The Tech Talks Daily Podcast

In just two years, WAVE has become one of the largest digital publishers in the world, generating over 2.5B video views and 90M+ engagements per month. WAVE has over 40M followers/subscribers and reaches over 300M sports fans each month. With the Coronavirus pandemic stopping sport across the globe, I also wanted to learn more about how they are overcoming the challenges that COVID-19 is bringing. But also why they are optimistic about the future and how they are creating opportunities.

If you have ever found yourself asking, What are Design Sprints? Why are Design Sprints so valuable? When should teams conduct Design Sprints or just want a few tips for running a successful Design Sprint and what to do with the information after the Design Sprint is over, you are in a for a treat today. Voltage Control was founded by Douglas Ferguson, an entrepreneur and technologist with over 20 years of experience.

John Lincoln is CEO of Ignite Visibility, and he joins me on today's episode of the Tech Talks Daily Podcast. He is one of the top digital marketing agencies in the US and an Inc. 5000 company. Lincoln has written two books (The Forecaster Method and Digital Influencer. We discuss voice tech, digital marketing, SEO, and how the COVID-19 outbreak is changing the digital landscape. But why there are many reasons to be optimistic about the road ahead.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new level of uncertainty. But how can you or your business actively shape the future? Daniel Burrus advises, “Nobody’s moving or buying, and everybody is hurting. But this presents every business with an opportunity to help their customers and grow their brand by doing something extraordinary.” We should all shift our focus to be a significant business and a significant leader. Success is all about you. Significance is about what you do for others.

Rytis Lauris, the co-founder, and CEO of Omnisend, a marketing automation platform. I wanted to learn more about why email marketing alone isn't effective in a digital age. As a successful entrepreneur, Rytis has spent the last 10 years building and bootstrapping startups and getting involved in the eCommerce world. Rytis discovered eCommerce marketers have very particular needs pertaining to automation. Since then he has been on a mission to empower small and medium-sized eCommerce merchants

The Smart Cube researches, analyses, and addresses the needs of businesses in today’s intelligence age with tailored sector-specific solutions. They work with a third of companies in the Fortune 100, helping them make smarter decisions, accelerate value and gain a competitive edge. Prasad Kothari, VP Data Science, and AI join me on the Tech Talks Daily Podcast. We explore several data science and AI topics and discuss the future of AI/Machine Learning/Data Science.

James Henry is the CTO at PureWeb, an interactive 3D streaming service focused on photorealistic 3D visualization, configuration, and simulation. I invited him on to the Tech Talks Daily Podcast to talks about interactive technology in the Age of Experience. James shares his extensive experience leading international software organizations. James has set and led strategies for startups, turnarounds, and pivots in a variety of industries experiencing rapid technology change.

Bitfury Group, leading security and infrastructure provider for the Bitcoin Blockchain, has launched a music entertainment division named Surround last year, the first initiative of which is a fully interoperable digital ecosystem for the tracking, storing, and monetization of music and entertainment copyrights. Stefam Schulz joins me on Tech Talks Daily to talks about Surround and how the platform deploys blockchain technology.

Tanzil Bukhari might be Europe's top programmatic expert. He led DoubleClick's EMEA business before Google acquired them. After that, Google kept him on for ten years, overseeing the DoubleClick Ad Exchange. Now, programmatic is facing mounting challenges – from ads being placed next to hate speech and terrorist videos, to bots taking advantage of the automation to steal billions from brands. Tanzil joins me for a chat about the future of programmatic and how it can adapt to these threats.

Cosmas Wong, Founder, CEO of GNY, joins me on today's edition of the Tech Talks Daily. Cosmas is a London based tech investor and entrepreneur who has been building companies for more than 20 years. We discuss how GNY is helping businesses unlock the hidden value in their data with a machine learning platform that is secure, affordable, and customizable.

Sean Harper is the co-founder and CEO of Kin, an insurance company built from scratch on modern tech to make it easier and more affordable to insure a home (especially in areas prone to extreme weather). The insurtech startup is on a mission to fix home insurance through intuitive tech, affordable pricing, and world-class customer service. We discuss how tech is changing the home insurance industry. But the impacts of climate change on home insurance too.

Have you ever wondered how you could leverage your incredible online professional network to improve your face-to-face business and community? These are just a few reasons why Sarah Elkins decided to tear down the barriers between online and offline and connecting beyond the keyboard. Sarah Elkins shares the story behind her No Longer Virtual event. Amy Blaschka, Heather Younger, Melissa Hughes, Kevin Strauss, Arlene Mendoza & Hannah Bratterud also share what NLV means to them too.

Mait Müntel was part of the Higgs boson discovery team at CERN, where he was frustrated by being unable to speak French fluently. In typical scientist fashion, he decided to look at the French language as a mathematical problem that could be fun to solve-- and soon used CERN's machine learning capabilities to run his language-as-math hypothesis, then began building out software to test it. Lingvist uses AI to create personalized language experiences, with 1.4 million language users.

Last year Dentons launched its Driverless Commute blog geared toward the latest news and analysis on the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry. Authored by Dentons' Autonomous Vehicles team, the Driverless Commute interprets emerging innovations and implications facing the AV sector. Eric Tanenblatt is the Global Chair of Public Policy and Regulation of Dentons, the world's largest law firm. I invited him back onto the podcast to explore The Global Guide to Autonomous Vehicles 2020 report.

I invited Doodle CEO, Renato Profico onto the podcast to talk about how productivity tools like Doodle are streamlining the workplace operations and enabling effective digital transformation results. Renato shares his experiences managing a global tech firm and the role of collaboration technology. We also discuss why businesses need to focus on integration across enterprise tools to prevent app overload and the future of work as digital natives take over our workforce.