This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed: - Brian Shield, CIO of Safe-Guard Products - Ravi Pal, CTO of Ogilvy One - Adam Brotman, former Chief Digital Officer at Starbucks, co-founder of Forum3 and co-author of AI First: The Playbook for a Future-Proof Business and Brand - Andy Sack, former Microsoft advisor, co-founder of Forum3 and co-author of AI First: The Playbook for a Future-Proof Business and Brand This week’s episode spotlighted how #AI is reshaping industries. Brian Shield, former CIO of...
Jul 18, 2025•1 hr 13 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed: - Christopher Lochhead, thirteen-time #1 bestselling Co-author, #1 charting business dialogue podcaster, co-creator of Category Pirates and best known as a "godfather" of Category Design - Sunil Karkera, Founder & Chief Engineer at Soul of the Machine Christopher Lochhead and Sunil Karkera explored how AI is reshaping the future of business. Lochhead warned of the “existing market trap”—a scenario where up to $13 trillion could be lost as AI vendors foc...
Jul 11, 2025•1 hr 1 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed: - David Roberts, CEO of SugarCRM - Jonathan Stutz, Co-author of Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders: A Guide to Building a Culture of Belonging - Wes Adams and Tamara Myles, Co-authors of Meaningful Work: How to Ignite Passion and Performance in Every Employee In this episode, we explore what’s broken and what’s possible at work today. David explored how AI is transforming CRM from a transactional system into a tool that empowers sellers. Jonathan emphasiz...
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 9 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed: - Karen Silverman, CEO and Founder of The Cantellus Group - Denise Holt, Founder and CEO of AIX Global Media - Dr. David Bray, Distinguished Chair of the Accelerator, Stimson Center & Principal/CEO, LDA Ventures Inc. - Lori Rosenkopf, Author of Unstoppable Entrepreneurs: 7 Paths for Unleashing Successful Startups and Creating Value through Innovation. Karen broke down the real-world need for practical AI governance—moving beyond theory to action. Denise...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 2 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Lord Tim Clement-Jones of the U.K., former Chair of the House of Lords Artificial Intelligence Select Committee and Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence, Dr. David Bray, Distinguished Chair of the Accelerator, Stimson Center & Principal/CEO, LDA Ventures Inc., Melody Wilding, author of Managing Up: How to Get What You Need from the People in Charge and Jon Reed, Co-founder of Diginomica. The 400th episode of DisrupTV f...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 5 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Karthik Narain, Group Chief Executive, Technology and CTO at Accenture, Patrick McGee, Author of Apple in China: the Capture of the World’s Greatest Company, and Andrés Tapia & Michel Buffet, Co-authors of The 5 Disciplines of Inclusive Teams: Unlocking Collective Power to Achieve Breakthrough. We discussed AI's transformative impact with Karthik, who highlighted the tech vision's 25-year history and the pivotal role of AI in driving future growth. Patri...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 6 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Sergey Davidovich is the Co-Founder and President of SparkBeyond, pioneer of the AI-powered Always-Optimized platform, Paula Davis, author of Lead Well: 5 Mindsets to Engage, Retain, and Inspire Your Team and Zach Mercurio, author of The Power Of Mattering: How Leaders can Create a Culture of Significance. We discussed the evolution of AI in decision-making with Sergey, who explained the shift from static automation to dynamic systems capable of continuous l...
May 02, 2025•1 hr 5 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Grant Halloran, CEO of Planful, Alex Yeh, CEO & Founder of GMI Cloud, Bob Goodson, Employee #1 at Yelp, CEO of Quid, and co-author of Like: The Button That Changed The World and Martin Reeves, Chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, and co-author of Like: The Button That Changed The World. We discussed the integration of AI in finance and accounting, highlighting the modernization of back-office processes. Grant shared insights on the adoption of AI, no...
Apr 29, 2025•1 hr 4 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Bruno Kurtic, CEO/Co-founder of Bedrock Security, previously Co-founder of Sumo Logic and Shanda Gore, founder of Mays Associates and author of The PinLeader Path: Identify, Engage, and Develop Effective Human and AI Leadership for Your Organizational Culture. Bruno discussed the convergence of AI and data security, emphasizing the importance of AI governance and the need for enterprises to center data in their security strategies. He highlighted Bedrock Sec...
Apr 18, 2025•58 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Chris Deaver, co-author of Brave Together and co-founder of BraveCore, Ian Clawson, co-author of Brave Together, Esteban Kolsky, Chief Distiller, VP and Principal Analyst at Constellation Research and Richie Etwaru, CEO of Mobeus. We focused today's conversation on leadership, innovation, and the role of AI in transforming business experiences. Chris and Ian emphasized the importance of building strong, adaptive cultures during uncertain times, advocating fo...
Apr 11, 2025•1 hr 5 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Vint Cerf, VP & Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, Dr. David Bray, Distinguished Chair of the Accelerator, Stimson Center & Principal/CEO, LDA Ventures Inc. and Irene Yam, author of Build a World-Class Customer Advisory Board: How To Create Deeper Relationships And Validate Strategies. Vint highlighted the internet's rapid growth, now used by 5.6 billion people, and its advancements in speed and technology, including AI and interplanetary connectiv...
Apr 04, 2025•1 hr 3 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Jason Averbook, Global Lead on HR Transformation and AI at Mercer, Cynthia Kane, author of The Pause Principle: How to Keep Your Cool in Tough Situations and Faisal Hoque, award-winning entrepreneur, globally recognized management thinker and technologist, a #1 Wall Street Journal best-selling author and author Transcend: Unlocking Humanity in the Age of AI. This episode was focused on the evolving role of AI in the workplace. Jason emphasized the need for a...
Mar 28, 2025•1 hr 2 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Crawford Del Prete, President of IDC and Gurvinder Sahni, Chief Marketing Officer at Persistent Systems. We focused on AI's impact on enterprise transformation and leadership. Crawford predicted 8-13% IT spending growth for 2025, driven by 18% server and storage growth and 20% infrastructure as a service. Gurvinder highlighted Persistent's 19.9% revenue increase and the importance of AI in marketing, noting a 12.2% increase in cybersecurity spending. They al...
Mar 21, 2025•53 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Lev Gonick CIO of Arizona State University, Ellen McCarthy, CEO and Founder of Trust in Media Cooperative (TIM), Dr. David Bray, Distinguished Fellow - Stimson Center and Business Executives for National Security and Sabina Nawaz, author of You're the Boss: Become the Manager You Want to Be (and Others Need). Lev discussed ASU's innovative educational strategies, including its top rankings in innovation, sustainability, and AI initiatives. Ellen emphasized t...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Josefine Campbell, author of 12 Tools for Managing a Selfish Leader: Unlock Authenticity for Resilience. Josefine discussed the traits of selfish leaders, emphasizing their focus on personal interests and lack of empathy. She draws parallels between managing such leaders and martial arts, highlighting core values like self-awareness and situational awareness. Campbell introduced the "power barometer," a technique for managing personal energy levels at work. ...
Feb 21, 2025•39 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Jennifer Moss, author of Why Are We Here?: Creating a Work Culture Everyone Wants and Ron Miller, Operating Partner and Head of Editorial at boldstart ventures. Jennifer emphasized the importance of purpose and well-being in the workplace, highlighting the burnout crisis and the need for a reset. She outlines her book's structure, focusing on psychological barriers, business challenges, and the necessity of belonging and recognition. She also discussed the e...
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr 2 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Ronnie Sheth, CEO of Senen Group and Deborah Perry Piscione and Josh Drean, co-founders of Work3 Institute and Co-authors of Employment is Dead: How Distruptive Technologies Are Revolutionizing the Way We Work. Ronnie emphasized the importance of business-first approaches in AI adoption, highlighting the need for a lean startup mentality and risk management. She noted that successful AI implementations focus on high-impact use cases and data quality. Deborah...
Feb 02, 2025•1 hr 5 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Manar Morales, Founder & CEO of Diversity & Flexibility Alliance and author of The Flexibility Paradigm: Humanizing the Workplace for Productivity, Profitability, and Possibility and Dr. Christopher DiCarlo, author of Building a God: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and the Race to Control It. Manar discussed the importance of workplace flexibility, emphasizing the need to shift focus from presenteeism to productivity and intentional relationshi...
Jan 24, 2025•59 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Gerd Leonhard, Futurist, Public Thinker, Author of Technology vs. Humanity, and CEO of The Futures Agency, Sandra Matz, Columbia Business School professor, computational social scientist, and pioneering expert in psychological targeting and author of Mindmasters: The Data-Driven Science of Predicting and Changing Human Behavior and Jon Reed, Cofounder at Diginomica. We discussed the evolving nature of leadership in the context of AI and AGI. Gerd emphasized ...
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 7 min
This week on DisrupTV, Vala and Ray discussed our Top 24 Books of 2024. This elite list recognizes top authors focused on making an impact in the world through exceptional leadership, innovation, out-of-the-box ideas, mindset shifts and lessons learned that can be helpful in one’s professional and personal life. DisrupTV is a weekly podcast with hosts R "Ray" Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: c...
Dec 20, 2024•1 hr 13 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Stefan F. Dieffenbacher, author of How to Create Innovation: The Ultimate Guide to Proven Strategies and Business Models to Drive Innovation and Digital Transformation. This week we focused on innovation strategies with Stefan Dieffenbacher, author of "How to Create Innovation." Dieffenbacher emphasized the importance of differentiating between execution (Horizon 1), disruption (Horizon 2), and innovation (Horizon 3), noting that most organizations fail due ...
Dec 13, 2024•1 hr
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed George Conrades, ex- CEO of Akamai Technologies, and board member at Oracle and Stephan Meier, author of The Employee Advantage: How Putting Workers First Helps Business Thrive. Conrades emphasized intentional leadership, active listening, and kindness, sharing his experiences at IBM and Akamai. Meier highlighted the importance of employee-centricity, citing examples like Best Buy's turnaround under Hubert Joly. Both stressed the need for personalized employ...
Dec 06, 2024•58 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Ilias Simpson, President at Cart.com and Payam Zamani, Chairman & CEO, One Planet Group and Inspirato and author of Crossing the Desert. Ilias discussed his journey from a college athlete to a CEO, highlighting his experience in logistics and supply chain management. He emphasized the importance of leadership, teamwork, and adapting techniques across industries. Payam shared his immigrant experience and advocated for "spiritual capitalism," emphasizing t...
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 1 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Kirstie Papworth, author of Compassionate Leadership and Ravin Jesuthasan, co-author of The Skills-Powered Organization: The Journey to the Next-Generation Enterprise. Papworth emphasized the misconception that compassionate leadership is weak, citing research showing that compassionate leaders foster higher employee engagement and retention. Jesuthasan highlighted the rapid shift in skill premiums due to #AI and the climate crisis, stressing the need for or...
Nov 09, 2024•59 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Terence Mauri, founder of the Hack Future Lab, and author of The Upside of Disruption, Mark Abraham, Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and co-author of Personalized, David Edelman, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School and co-author of Personalized and Jon Reed, Cofounder at diginomica. Terence Mauri emphasizes the importance of bold decisions and the need for leaders to adapt to the rapid changes brought by AI. He introduces the concept o...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 4 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Matt Yanchyshyn, VP, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace and Partner Services and John Nosta, President at NostaLab. Matt highlighted the growth of AWS Marketplace, which now offers over 42,000 products with ROIs over 200-300%. He emphasized the importance of speed and innovation, noting that AI and large language models (LLMs) are transforming procurement by offering sophisticated recommendations and automated validation. John discussed the cognitive age,...
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 2 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Brian Solis, Head of Global Innovation at ServiceNow & author of Mindshift: Transform Leadership, Drive Innovation, and Reshape the Future and Pascal BORNET, the founder and former leader of the “AI and Automation” practices at McKinsey & Company and Ernst & Young and author of Irreplaceable: The Art of Standing Out in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Brian discussed his new book "Mindshift," emphasizing the need for leaders to embrace innovat...
Oct 13, 2024•1 hr
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Laura Urquizu Barasoain, CEO & President of Red Points, George Mathew, Managing Director at Insight Partners and William Ury, Author of Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict. Laura discussed the evolution of digital risks and the importance of AI in combating online fraud, highlighting Red Points' growth from 9.2 million infringing sites in 2019 to 26.5 million in 2023. George shared Insight's $4.6 billion investment in AI and ML, e...
Oct 05, 2024•1 hr 2 min
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed John Kreul, Chief Information & Digital Officer at Jewelers Mutual Group, Krystle C., Senior Vice President, Marketing & Digital Business at Jewelers Mutual Group and Barry Conchie and Sarah Dalton, Co-authors of The Five Talents That Really Matter: How Great Leaders Drive Extraordinary Performance. This episode featured discussions on leadership talents, data technology, and customer personalization. John Kreul and Krystle Craycraft from Jewelers Mu...
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Jeremy Kahn, author of Mastering AI: A Survival Guide to Our Superpowered Future and AI Editor at Fortune Magazine and Larry Dignan, Editor in Chief, Constellation Research. We focused the discussion around the dual promise and pitfalls of AI integration across industries. Jeremy Kahn's recent book, "Mastering AI," addresses the potential threats posed by AI, such as diminishing human intellect, over-reliance on chatbots for social connection, and ethical co...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 2 min
