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230- The Humble Tech Trailblazer: Dakota Bates on Leadership, AI Risks, and Compassion
Dakota Bates Dakota Bates is an IT Manager at SCS AI Corp. With experience spanning help desk, system administration and management, Dakota brings a broad and pragmatic lens to...
229- Building the Future: How Mike Infinger is Revolutionizing Construction with Technology
Mike Infinger With over 20 years in construction information technology, Mike Infinger brings a wealth of knowledge to his role as Director of IT at Clancy & Theys Construction...
228- Rich Marchetti on AI, the Future of Tech, and Choking People Out
Rich Marchetti Rich Marchetti is a leading expert in artificial intelligence, with over 10 years of experience driving AI initiatives. Currently the IT Director at Seagate Development Group, Rich...
227- From Cockpits to C-Suites: Lessons in Leadership from Air Force Pilot Cliff Rich
Cliff Rich Cliff Rich brought over 20 years of military leadership experience to civilian roles at Cardinal Health, including managing a 120-person IT team. As an Air Force pilot,...
226- R.C. Johnson: Incubate a Multitude of Ideas for Maximum Business Impact
R.C. Johnson R.C. Johnson is an accomplished engineering leader skilled at rapidly building and scaling innovative products that drive business success. At Indeed, he created an internal “venture capital”...
225- Inside the Mind of an IT Leader: A Conversation with Benny Jones
Benny Jones Benny Jones is an accomplished IT executive and technologist with over 20 years of experience. Currently Vice President of Technology at Huddle 3 Group, Benny provides IT...
224- Securing Your Business in an Increasingly Connected World with Jace Randolph
Jace Randolph Jace Randolph is a seasoned IT security professional with over 15 years of experience spanning various industries. After an unethical start as a black hat hacker, he...
223- Navigating the Waters of IT with Marine Scientist Turned Tech Leader Chris Shumaker
Chris Shumaker With over 20 years of experience, Chris Shumaker is an IT leader focused on strategy, security, and delivering value. He began his tech career after pivoting from...
222- How Jacob Scagliotti Went from Desktop Support to Director of IT
Jacob Scagliotti Jacob Scagliotti is the Director of IT at Don Chaplin Equipment Company. With over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, Jacob has worn many hats...
221- The Past, Present and Future of Enterprise Infrastructure with Rick Nolan
Rick Nolan Rick Nolan is the Director of IT at United Structural Systems, overseeing technology strategy and infrastructure. With over 20 years of experience spanning engineering, infrastructure architecture, and...
220- From IT Leader to Storyteller: How Richard Lowe Jr. Found His Passion as The Writing King
Richard Lowe Jr. Richard Lowe Jr. is an experienced IT professional turned ghostwriter and book coach. After over 30 years leading IT teams, Richard made an unexpected career change,...
219- Keep Calm and Communicate: Andrew Landers on Being an Effective IT Leader
Andrew Landers Andrew Landers’ passion for technology started early and led to a degree in computer networking. His 6+ years refining technical skills across education, enterprise, medical, construction, and...
218- Dylan Sluder on Automating Logistics with AI
Dylan Sluder As Director of IT at UCW Logistics, Dylan leverages over 5 years of experience in IT management, disaster recovery, and capacity planning to oversee the company’s technological...
217- How Joe Willis Navigated the Highs and Lows of Building Manufacturing IT Empires
Joe Willis With over 15 years of experience, Joe Willis is skilled at guiding organizations through growth and change. He has extensive expertise directing international infrastructure expansion, managing complex...
216- From Combat Cameras to IT Director: Shawn Hardee’s Unexpected Career Path
Shawn Hardee A decorated veteran and accomplished IT executive, Shawn Hardee brings decades of experience transforming complex operations through principled leadership. Having served over 20 years in the United...
215- An Unfiltered Look at Disruption: Corey Glickman on Challenging Industry Norms
Corey Glickman An award-winning author and influential design leader, Corey Glickman serves as an expert advisor to organizations like the World Economic Forum and holds faculty positions at institutions...
214- From Printers to the Cloud: John Massie’s Colorful Career Navigating Ever-Changing IT Landscapes.
John Massie John Massie is an accomplished IT leader with over 20 years of experience. Currently serving as IT Director at Journey Group, he previously held director roles overseeing...
213- The Secret Excel Skills That Landed Craig Hatmaker Dream Jobs and Big Budget Approvals
Craig Hatmaker With over 40 years of experience, Craig Hatmaker is a results-driven IT professional skilled in optimizing technology investments. He has held director roles at global companies like...
212- Inside Healthcare IT Challenges with David Caicedo
David Caicedo David Caicedo is a tech sales leader with 15+ years of experience driving digital transformation and cloud adoption at major companies. He specializes in building strategic partnerships...
211- Securing the Future: Rick Schwab on Cybersecurity Leadership and Mentoring the Next Tech Generation
Rick Schwab Rick Schwab is a distinguished professional in the IT and cybersecurity industry, with a rich history in managing complex ransomware attacks and identifying banking fraud. His career...
210-If you’re routing, you fail with Jeremiah Ginn
Jeremiah Ginn Jeremiah Ginn is a father, teacher, engineer, architect, author, advocate, and veteran focused on investing in others. He leads SDN evangelism across Fortune 500 companies. His 25...
209-Niel Nickolaisen: From IT Micromanager to Influential Leader
Niel Nickolaisen As a CIO and IT strategist, Niel Nickolaisen has over 25 years driving digital transformation. He has led major initiatives at Western Governors University and other organizations....
208 – The AI Takeover: How Mike Yeh Says It’s Transforming IT and Content
Mike Yeh As CTO and product leader, Mike Yeh draws on 15+ years optimizing enterprise tech and cloud systems to help health tech and supply chain companies achieve 7-figure...
207 – Decoding the Hype: The Fight to Focus AI on What Matters with Edward Chenard
Edward Chenard Edward Chenard is an experienced AI and data leadership expert, currently serving as Head of Data and Analytics at Shipwell. Specializing in building industry-specific AI, Edward created...
206- Nerding Out on Cybersecurity with Douglas Pierre O’Knightly
Douglas Pierre O’Knightly Douglas Pierre O’Knightly is an Air Force veteran and lifelong gamer who brings creative solutions to high-value enterprises as a cybersecurity expert. His varied 20-year IT...
205- Keith R. Worfolk: The cloud is different, it’s just too expensive
Keith R. Worfolk Keith R. Worfolk is an Innovative CTO, Transformative CIO, and Growth VP with expertise in product software, mobile, cloud engineering, architecture, big data pipeline, analytics, AI/ML,...
204. Brett Settles: Tech-Driven Change in Construction
Brett Settles Industry expert Brett Settles, serving as CTO and key advisor at PENTA ENGINEERING CORPORATION, wields a 20-year career marked by tech innovation. Brett’s focus on emerging tech...
203. Michael Noe: Challenges of building an IT department from scratch
Michael Noe Michael Noe is a highly seasoned IT professional with over four decades of diverse experience across various sectors. He currently serves as the Director of Information Technology...
202. Climbing to Success in IT: Reflections from James Ronyak
James Ronyak James Ronyak, with almost four decades of experience, holds pivotal roles as VP of Technology at Mercatus Center, Managing Director at Institute of Humane Studies, and Chief...
201. Navigating the IT Landscape: Expert Advice from Dana Majid
Dana Majid Dana Majid works at PCE Inc. and has a second-degree connection with the company. He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Area....
200. Optimizing Your Legacy Telecom with Darin Ward: Consolidating Systems, Cutting Costs, and Enabling the Business
Darin Ward With a background in telecom technology and extensive experience in managing PBX systems, Darin Ward brings expertise in navigating the challenges of the industry. From discussing security...
199. What Adam Nold Has Learned from Working in So Many IT Environments
Adam Nold Adam Nold is the IT Manager at inDinero, an accounting software and services company founded in 2009 which had no internal IT until he joined. Throughout his...
198. Influencing in All Directions of Your Organization with John Hust
John Hust John Hust is the Director of IT at Specialty Dental Brands. His career in IT initially started off with temporary telecom work in the 90s, but it...
197. The most valuable skills for IT leaders: Insights from Barry Goldstrom
Barry Goldstrom Barry Goldstrom is an experienced and esteemed IT professional with a broad career in various IT roles across the United States. With a career spanning over two...
196. Why George Horta Focuses on People and Process Before Technology
George Horta George Horta is the Vice President Information Technology at ACS Industries. He is responsible for managing, leading, and cultivating a team that operates internationally. In George’s work,...
195. Kennie Rotunda: Bridging the Gap Between Business and Technology
Kennie Rotunda Kennie Rotunda is the Vice President of IT & Business Change Management at Loenbro, a construction company that provides a single-source solution for a full range of...
194. How James Alvis Has Helped Cut Ties With an MSP
James Alvis James Alvis is the IT Manager at The Trevino Group. He was brought into the company with the mission of transitioning them from utilizing a management service...
193. Michael Faucher Explains the Constant Theft Attempts of Personal Health Information
Michael Faucher Michael Faucher is the Director of Information Technology for Columbia Center for Translational Immunology. Interestingly, Michael actually started his professional trajectory as a journalist, but in his...
192. How Business Project Management Helps IT Leaders with Tony Hart
Tony Hart Tony Hart is the Director of Information Technology at Essentium. The organization manufactures 3D printers, including the plastic filaments that go along with them. Essentium also does...
191. Why Mentoring in IT is So Important with Matt Huffman
Matt Huffman Matt Huffman, AKA Huff, is the Information Technology Manager at Reinders Inc. Matt wasn’t always drawn to computers. In fact, in his younger years his only experience...
190. How Municipal Government IT Operates with Doug Start
Doug Start Doug Start is the Director of Information Technology for the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business education, Doug pursued a...
189. How the Oil and Gas Industry is Finally Catching Up in IT with Joshua Stewart
Joshua Stewart Joshua Stewart is the Director of IT at 1888 Industrial Services, an oil and gas company. While Josh didn’t grow up feeling like a computer nerd, he...
188. How Can IT Leaders Prepare for What’s to Come with AI? Matthew B. Parks Sr. Tells Us
Matthew B. Parks Sr. Matthew B. Parks Sr. is the Vice President of Information Technology and Security at the Pace Center for Girls. He’s been working for this non-profit...
187. Ryan Lee Explains How He Fills IT Roles
Ryan Lee Ryan Lee is the Director of IT at E.W. Wylie. Ryan knew at a young age that IT was the right path for him, and today there...
186. How to Get Your Team to Buy In to Change with Michael Hanna-Butros Meyering
Michael Hanna-Butros Meyering Michael Hanna-Butros Meyering is the Director of Information Systems and Technology for ZLINE Kitchen and Bath. He has a very interesting background that brought him to...
185. Why the Cloud Isn’t for Everyone with Anthony Darden
Anthony Darden Anthony Darden is the Vice President of Information Technology at Protective Industries. Anthony is well-versed in CRMs, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), board-level management, and global talent development....
184. What Makes Biopharma IT So Unique with Matthew Dawson
Matthew Dawson Matthew Dawson is the Senior Director of IT at a biopharma company in the Dallas area. The biopharma space is uniquely different from his past experiences, especially...
183. David Stevens Reveals the One Skill You Need to Have to Move Up in IT
David Stevens David Stevens is the Vice President of Information Technology at TIE Industrial just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. David began his career as a programmer in 1994 before...
182. Prioritizing Your Approach to Cybersecurity with Rob Carson
Rob Carson Rob Carson is the Founder and CEO of Semper Sec. His company is a cybersecurity consulting firm that helps small to mid-sized businesses build security programs and...
181. Rob Glass Explains What It’s Like to Be an MSP
Rob Glass Rob Glass is the CEO of Computer Systems Plus Inc. The company was started by his father 38 years ago, and operates as an MSP (managed service...
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