The Tech Talks Daily Podcast

Many of the world's largest enterprises, including 72 of the Fortune 100, trust Dynatrace to modernize and automate enterprise cloud operations, release better software faster, and deliver unrivaled digital experiences. However, this story could have had a very different ending. Dynatrace CEO John Van Siclen shares the story where they were forced to disrupt rather than be disrupted at Perform2020 in Las Vegas.

This week I am reporting live from the show floor at Dynatrace Perform 2020. Today, I speak with Mark Kaplan, director of IT, BARBRI, about their digital transformation story. At the core of The BARBRI Group Companies is BARBRI Bar Review, which has helped more than 1.3 million lawyers around the world pass a U.S. bar exam. Mark Kaplan shares their LegalTech success, and digital transformation story with me on the show floor at Dynatrace Perform in Las Vegas.

This week I am reporting live from the show floor at Dynatrace Perform 2020. Today, I speak with Prakash Kota, CIO, at Autodesk about their digital transformation story. Autodesk makes software for people who make things. If you’ve ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you’ve experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with their software.

As an industry leader, Rack Room Shoes’ has a rich history of success in the traditional retail market. But how did they approach the digital transformation of its traditional business? Kevin McNall, Director, Digital Projects at Rack Room Shoes shares their long history and how he has seen tech transform their business. We also talk about the benefits Rack Room Shoes has seen and what he expects to see from using Dynatrace.

Matthew Glotzbach is the CEO of the largest user-generated consumer learning platform in the US, Quizlet. Matthew has experience working as a mechanical engineer, on product at YouTube, and was on the founding team of Google Apps—where he worked for over a decade. We explore why edtech funding is on the rise. I learn what makes Gen Z students different than previous generations and we also discuss the role of AI and machine learning in the larger education ecosystem.

SyncDog challenges the status quo and changes the game on how organizations empower their mobile workforce. The company prides itself on enabling companies to reset expectations on how employees can get work done on the go. SyncDog recently announced their unrivaled support for small businesses and franchises by reducing the complexity and costs of outfitting and enabling employees with mobile devices. SyncDog CRO, Brian Egenrieder talks about all this and much more

The usage of traditional IT models is causing regulatory hurdles for many financial firms. As a result, many financial service firms have begun their quest for upgrading technical infrastructure, both at the backend and the front-end. We talk about how a new standard and how high expectations for service that can be tough for other businesses & industries to match up on, particularly ones in highly regulated businesses such as financial services.

Ampverse is a gaming and eSports entertainment company that was founded by senior Twitch and Media executives in Asia. Charlie Baillie, Co-founder at Ampverse joins me on the Tech Talks Daily podcast to talk about the future of the gaming industry and what makes Asia so attractive to the gaming and eSports industries. We also discuss the hurdles that lie ahead for eSports industries and the intersection of gaming and emerging tech.

Paul Coggins is the CEO at Adludio who’s revolutionary ‘Sensory Ad Science’ technology delivers 10x results for blue-chip clients – like Unilever, Nestle & PayPal – compared to traditional mobile advertising solutions. Paul Coggins talks about the evolution of the advertising industry. He shares his insight into why mobile-first advertising is the future of advertising and 2020 trends for the advertising industry. I learn more about exactly what sensory advertising and why it matters.

Zvi Frank is a serial entrepreneur, former Israeli Air Force pilot and Emmy Award-winning producer who currently serves as the Co-CEO and founder of Copilot, an automated customer experience (CX) management platform for consumer electronics. He shares his story and discusses everything from his biggest obstacle that he overcame as an entrepreneur to the tech trends in the consumer electronics space that he anticipates we will see in 2020.

Selfie culture has become the norm. Kim Kardashian West has published an entire book of selfies, and Ellen DeGeneres' Oscar selfie went viral in seconds. Jeff Zucker noted in his TEDx talk if we're going to use selfies to indulge every aspect of our lives, why not use them in ways meaningful to our health? Imagine you had an accident or are in a healthcare crisis and can't communicate. When you need it most, you cannot communicate your wishes to doctors, nurses, or other caregivers.

Go Instore is a unique technology that closes the gap between the online and offline worlds. They appeared on my radar after reading how they partner with leading global brands, including Dyson, Porsche, Cartier, and Marriott International. It provides website customers shopping for high ticket and premium items with the opportunity to engage in a human-led one-to-one shopping experience, instantly connecting them to an intelligently matched instore product expert via HD live video.

Cameron Worth, is the CEO and founder of SharpEnd, the London-based The IoT Agency. Cameron is a pioneer in helping brands harness IoT. SharpEnd has also become the first-ever IoT agency to be recognized as ‘One to Watch’ in Econsultancy’s Top 100 Digital Agencies Report – the definitive listing of the UK’s leading digital agencies. Cameron joins me on Tech Talks Daily to share his insights on the impact of innovation at scale, smart buying, and the impact it has had on big brands.

OST is an integrated, cross-functional business technology firm bringing together strategy & insights, digital experiences, connected products, data center transformation and enterprise managed services and help clients to optimize and grow their businesses. I learn how they are helping their customers bridge the distance between insights, technology, and strategy—in smart, meaningful ways that yield transformative results. Meredith Bronk, President, and CEO of OST shares her story.

Kyle Campbell is a 3x startup founder and current CEO of CTO.ai, a platform that makes it easy for startups to empower teams through automation of DevOps tasks without writing any lines of code. At the core of CTO.ai's mission is to uplevel developers by giving them the tools to perform like senior engineers and make teams 10x more efficient. We discuss how collaboration, not competition, will drive the success of tomorrow's startups and jow tech is making tech jobs more accessible.