Category: Podcasts

Using the power of intention with integrity as a one-prong approach for success in the tech and entertainment industries.

A fifth-degree black belt in Shotokan karate, Erik Passoja lived in Japan for a year and was brutally beaten by men far smaller than he.

Besides being a tech entrepreneur as the CEO of Seventh Planet, a web development company in Los Angeles, this classically-trained actor is a graduate of Yale University and a lifetime member of the Actors Studio. He recently starred in the Actors Studio West production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, directed by Barbara Bain. He also recently originated the role of Claude in Cheyenne, written by Liz Tuccillo (Sex and the City, He’s Just Not That Into You).

The DojoLIVE international frontline team shares what it’s like to turn a humble internal hangout into a full-fledged digital media company that seeks to bridge cultural gaps for tech companies across the globe.

Six energy habits that you can use to leverage the road and that will help you to improve your work, health, and home life, leading to a mastery of the business travel life.

Bryan Paul Buckley is a business traveler performance expert and a domestic and international experienced road warrior. He’s traveled as a bottom of the barrel manager to the height of a vice president and knows the challenges of both worlds. He pushed so hard on the road he was sidelined with major health issues that could’ve been avoided. He also found himself 40 pounds overweight and struggled with his energy until one day “had enough” and made major life changes that produced tremendous results in every area of his road life.

Reasonable but often-ignored tips on how to increase closing rate and advancement in negotiations by selling yourself first.

Alex Rodriguez helps successful companies raise their visibility, transform their brand, and attract more business. His specializes in attractive launch campaigns for brands, events, products, and ideas.

How organizations are utilizing technology enhancements to create efficiencies and compliance in corporate mobility.

Anand Diraviyam has over 15 years of experience in agile software development, technology transformation and product strategy.He joined Aires in 2008 and over the last 11 years held leadership positions of increasing responsibility as a Senior Project Manager, Applications Development Manager, and Director of Product Management.Anand led highly successful and award-winning teams that developed technology products with new capabilities for our clients and employees. He has earned numerous certifications, including the Certified Relocation Professional designation (CRP) from Worldwide ERC®, the Certified Software Quality Analyst designation, and the Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) designation in Agile development techniques.

In his current role as Director of Strategic Technology Initiatives, Anand is responsible for identifying and validating new product opportunities, technology partnerships and developing the technology sales strategy

Modular, plug-in, micro-hotel as the key that unlocks a whole new market niche.

Mikhail Krymov (CEO) Co-founded Sleepbox in 2016 with Peter Chambers (COO) after meeting through an M.I.T fellowship program. Mikhail comes from an extensive background in architecture and design. He first experimented with the concept of Sleepbox when he was Chief Architect and CEO of Arch Group in Moscow, Russia. He lead himself and the company to success by winning prestigious national and international awards. Krymov began developing the concept of Sleepbox in Moscow and opened a few locations to gain a deeper understanding of this untapped market. Krymov hopes that Sleepbox empowers individuals to travel more often and freely.

“Traveling is my passion. I have always felt that my home is not one city or country, but the world. I feel that for many people, including myself, traveling is a need, not a luxury. Without travel, I feel trapped and new experiences are the only cure.” – Mikhail Krymov

Using technology for real-time travel risk intelligence in travel disruption.

John M. Rose, Global Intelligence, Insurance & Risk Expert at Altour, possesses 33 years of subject matter experience, with 22 of those years as a C-Suite Executive in the Insurance, Assistance and Intelligence industries. John has expertise in, P&L Responsibilit, business development, strategic planning, operations, international expansion and Management of Global Offices, mergers & acquisitions, development and implementation of global business plans.

How to build a culture of data and develop enterprise-wide role-specific data literacy.

Piyanka Jain is a leading expert in Data Literacy, Machine Learning, Data Science and Analytics. She is an Amazon bestselling author, a paid keynoter at conferences as well as contributor to Forbes, HBR, InsideHR, TDWI, Experian, Modern Workplace, Predictive Analytics World, etc. She is in the ‘2019 top 100 keynote speakers’ list by Databird. Her book ‘Behind Every Good Decision’ is Amazon #1 best seller in Data Mining.

Nurses create iN: The World’s First Cognitive Patient Care Assistant and become founders of an award winning technology company.

Michael Wang and Paul Coyne are nurses, friends, the founders of Inspiren and the inventors of iN, the world’s first cognitive patient care assistant. iN is a hybrid sensing, wall-mounted device, that uses computer vision, deep learning, BLE, and multiple sensors, to identify and analyze the hospital environment, including the interactions of people and medical equipment within a hospital room.

Come join us as we discuss with Jon Morra how he built a data product at Zefr powered by machine learning.

Jon Morra is the Vice President of Data Science at Zefr, a video ad-tech company. His team’s main focus is on figuring out the best videos to deliver to Zefr’s client to optimize their advertising campaign objectives based on the content of the videos.

How macro trends are driving innovation and disruption in software development.

Dmitry Shapiro, co-founder and CEO of GoMeta.io, fell in love with coding in 1983, inspired by the movie “War Games.”  Since then, his love of software led him on an amazing career journey. He left Google in 2016, after spending four years working on many core features of Google’s identity and communications products.

An entrepreneurial executive, Gilad Salamander enjoys visioning and creating innovative solutions for cloud, mobile and web technologies. Gilad co-founded eClincher, a platform to manage and analyze social media and online presence.

Previously, Gilad held senior management positions at Ultratech, Bloom Energy, Verigy, KLA-Tencor, and Applied Materials. Gilad has proven track record in Business Management, Product Management, Engineering Management, New Product Introduction (NPI), and Manufacturing and Support.

Gilad is an active investor in several startup companies and a co-founder/partner at EpiMetrix Inc. Strengths include product vision, strategic planning for growth, full P&L management and operational excellence. Gilad has the proven ability to implement strategies that support business growth.

New technology that is revolutionizing language support and access to demographic data.

David Rhodes

David Rhodes, VP of Innovations at Akorbi, oversees the development, deployment, maintenance and operations of the various technologies used by Akorbi’s family of companies. Most notably, David’s team oversees the ADAPT platform.

Kenneth Anders

Kenneth (Ken) Anders, COO of Akorbi, has engaged in an array of character building and knowledge development roles from cryptographic intelligence with the U.S. military to executive roles within Fortune 500 companies such as Walt Disney, Raytheon and Misys Healthcare Systems to start up language service companies like CyraCom International.

Ruth Yomtoubian is a pioneer in the corporate innovation space. As Partner at Before Alpha, Ruth works with clients to evaluate, test, and scale products and processes throughout an organization. She is hired by technology, retail, and cannabis companies to design guidelines and metrics that promote an organization’s culture and vision.

From market insights to operations – she helps teams diagnose obstacles, refocus efforts and ultimately design a plan of action. As former Director of the AT&T Foundry in Silicon Valley, Ruth spearheaded global innovation initiatives for the company, preparing AT&T’s business units for the impact of transformative trends. In this role she created digital thought leadership platforms to capture forward-looking insights that provide a direction for AT&T leadership.

Helping build to order companies cross the digital divide and power the configurable e-commerce revolution.

Dan VanOrden provides the engineering skills at the core of IdeaRoom Inc.’s success. Dan and his engineering team aim to provide the highest quality 3D configuration and visualization software on the market.