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DisrupTV

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. The audience can expect A-list guests, the latest enterprise news, hot startups, insight from influencers, and much more. Tweet questions to #DisrupTV or @DisrupTVShow.
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Episodes

Cloud technology and AI | Behshad Behzadi, Tom Davenport, AI Nitin Mittal, and Andy Thurai

This week on DisrupTV episode 317, we interviewed Behshad Behzadi, Vice President of Engineering, Conversational AI, Google Cloud, Tom Davenport and AI Nitin Mittal, Authors of All-in on AI: How Smart Companies Win Big with Artificial Intelligence and Andy Thurai, Vice President & Principal Analyst at Constellation Research. We discussed Google Cloud's Conversational AI Machine Learning, customer service, the enterprise and how to compete in the industry using cloud technology and AI. Disrup...

Apr 07, 20231 hr 5 min

The empathy advantage and how to be successful in 2023 | Caitlin MacGregor, and Chris Shipley

This week on DisrupTV episode 316, we interviewed Caitlin MacGregor, CEO of Plum and Chris Shipley, author of The Empathy Advantage. We discussed hiring, writing, learning, diversity, leadership, and more to spark conversations about the data missing to be competitive and successful in 2023. We also touched on the empathy advantage, eulogy mindset, the new normal and more. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET e...

Mar 24, 202359 min

The world economy, AI and talent management | Anne Fulton, Melissa Swift, and Jon Reed

This week on DisrupTV episode 315, we interviewed Anne Fulton, CEO of Fuel50, Melissa Swift, Author of Work Here Now and Jon Reed, Cofounder at Diginomica. We discussed the world economy, talent management, building a great company, AI, performance management, couples counseling, work availability, tech companies and banks, revolution, AI, and the enterprise. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series 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. B...

Mar 17, 20231 hr 5 min

Diversity & inclusion and personalized coaching | Rujul Zaparde, Christine Tao, & Sally Helgesen

This week on DisrupTV episode 314, we interviewed Rujul Zaparde, CEO of fintech unicorn, Zip, Christine Tao, Cofounder and CEO of Sounding Board and Sally Helgesen, author of Rising Together. We discussed leadership, personalized coaching, women's leadership, diversity and inclusion, Cancel Culture and Leaning Into Thought Partners. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series 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 Constellat...

Mar 10, 20231 hr 4 min

Cryptocurrency and the future of money | Jonathan Reichental, Lee Rainie, Gabriella Rosen Kellerman

This week on DisrupTV episode 313, we interviewed Jonathan Reichental, Author of Cryptocurrency Quickstart Guide, Lee Rainie, Director, Director of Internet and Technology research at Pew Research Center and Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Chief Product Officer at BetterUp and co-author of Tomorrowmind. We discussed cryptocurrency, NFTs, central bank digital currencies, cryptocurrency and tokenization, digital native behavior, autonomous automation, the future of money, and what the next big thing wi...

Mar 03, 20231 hr 8 min

The circular economy and how to increase B2I | Garr Punnett, Mark Goulston, and Aaron De Smet

This week on DisrupTV episode 312, we interviewed Garr Punnett, Chief Impact Officer at Rheaply & Host of Multi-usiverse Podcast, Mark Goulston, M.D., MG100 Coach, Founding Member Newsweek Expert Forum and Aaron De Smet, author of Deliberate Calm. We discussed the circular economy, connecting office environments, Chief Impact Officers, additive manufacturing, investors, performance in high stakes situations, and more. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. T...

Feb 24, 20231 hr 10 min

Real-Time Leadership & global disruption | Jack Azagury, Matt Mayberry, Carol Kauffman, David Noble

This week on DisrupTV episode 311, we interviewed Jack Azagury, Group Chief Executive – Strategy & Consulting at Accenture, Carol Kauffman, Assistant Prof at Harvard Medical School, founder of Institute of Coaching, David Noble, Leadership Coach and Advisor and Matt Mayberry, Author of Culture is the Way. We discussed how to make the most of every moment and build an amazing culture with a top-down, bottom-up approach to leadership. We also touched on self-awareness, reflexes, and why first ...

Feb 17, 20231 hr 7 min

The importance of creativity and AI, Metaverse & Web 3.0 | Miguel Gamino, and Jeremy Utley

This week on DisrupTV episode 310, we interviewed Miguel Gamino, Chief Experience Officer & Founding Partner at Simplicity and Jeremy Utley, Author of Ideaflow. We discussed creativity, overcoming obstacles, the pandemic, women inventors, and more. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series 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: constellationr.com/CEN.

Feb 10, 202359 min

Growth mindset, entrepreneurship, building brands | Cristina Vila Vives, David Boyle, Jennifer Moss

This week on DisrupTV episode 309, we interviewed Cristina Vila Vives, CEO at Cledara, David Boyle, Director at Audience Strategies and Jennifer Moss, author of Burnout Epidemic. We discussed growth mindsets, metrics, subscription models, first-time entrepreneurship, taking control of your destiny, building brands, understanding audiences, chat GPT, burnout, employee experience management and the future of work and business. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar...

Feb 03, 20231 hr 6 min

Startups, cloud computing & opportunity zones | Crawford Del Pete, Jon Reed, and Rebecca A. Fannin

This week on DisrupTV episode 308, we interviewed Crawford Del Prete, President of IDC, Jon Reed, Cofounder at Diginomica and Rebecca A. Fannin, Author of The Silicon Heartland. We discussed tech scaling, chip markets, recession, cloud computing, net moves, normalization, tech titans, opportunity zones, startups, success factors, rise of the rest, Davos, supply chains, metaverse, and AI. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/...

Jan 27, 20231 hr 5 min

Storytelling and creating change | Whitney Johnson, Tina Opie, Beth A. Livingston, Jacob Harold

This week on DisrupTV episode 307, we interviewed Whitney Johnson, Founder and CEO at Disruption Advisors, Tina Opie, PhD, Associate Professor of Management at Babson College and award-winning teacher, researcher, consultant, and speaker, Beth A. Livingston, PhD, Associate Professor in Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business and Jacob Harold, former GuideStar CEO/Candid co-founder, social impact strategist and author of The Toolbox. We discussed bri...

Jan 20, 20231 hr 5 min

Special Edition Live From Davos - the Metaverse, automation, building trust & social change

This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Perry Hewitt, Chief Marketing and Product Officer at DataDotOrg, Jim Harris, Principal at Strategic Advantage, Dirk Lueth, CEO and co-Founder of Upland and Gurvinder Singh Sahni, VP Strategic Advisor, Chief Growth Office at Wipro. We discussed data, analytics, automation, social change, the Metaverse, and more at Davos 2023. We touched on building trust and creating new asset classes while looking to the future with optimism. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series ...

Jan 19, 202347 min

Risk taking and investing in cryptocurrency | James Altucher & Mauro Porcini

This week on DisrupTV episode 306, we interviewed James Altucher, Founder at "The James Altucher Show" podcast and Mauro Porcini, Chief Design Officer at PepsiCo and Author of The Human Side of Innovation. We discussed 100 experiments, fantasy sports, investing in cryptocurrency, risk taking, mentors, innovation, and creating something extraordinary. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series 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...

Jan 13, 20231 hr 8 min

Digital empathy and industrial tech | Deb Mills - Scofield, Joe Hart, & Nick Santhanam

This week on DisrupTV episode 305, we interviewed Deb Mills-Scofield, Strategic & Innovation Consulting, Venture Capitalist, Mentor, Advisor, Joe Hart, President & CEO at Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. and Author of Take Command and Nick Santhanam, CEO & President of Fernweh Group and Author of The Titanium Economy. We discussed the new book "Take Command" along with Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People". We also touched on creating digital empathy, relation...

Jan 06, 20231 hr 6 min

One Bold Move a Day & leadership in a downturn | Anand Deshpande, Satyen Sangani, & Shanna Hocking

This week on DisrupTV episode 304, we interviewed Dr. Anand Deshpande, Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Persistent Systems, Satyen Sangani, CEO of Alation and Shanna Hocking, Leadership Consultant, Philanthropic Advisor, and author of One Bold Move a Day. We discussed the recession, the Metaverse, advice for entrepreneurs, leadership in a downturn, data intelligence platform, impostor syndrome, self awareness, and New Year's resolutions. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ra...

Dec 16, 20221 hr 4 min

American Inequality and data governance | Jonathan Reichental, Senator Phil Gramm, & Linda Yates

This week on DisrupTV episode 303, we interviewed Senator Phil Gramm, author of The Myth of American Inequality, Jonathan Reichental, founder, professor, and author, and Linda Yates, author of The Unicorn Within. We discussed the Myth of American Inequality, Income Inequality in the West, Data Governance, Venture Capital, Customer Pain versus Product Fit, and Digital GM. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET eve...

Dec 09, 20221 hr 8 min

Growth trends for 2023 and leadership lessons | Tiffani Bova, and Dr. Richard Winters

This week on DisrupTV episode 302, we interviewed Tiffani Bova, Global Growth Evangelist at Salesforce and Dr. Richard Winters, author of YOU’RE THE LEADER. Now What?. We discussed growth trends for 2023, the pandemic of employee success, machine scale, customer-based penetration, IQ set growth, leadership lessons from the Mayo Clinic, burnout emergency physicians, developing a shared perspective, the leader's mindset, executive coaching, and CX. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray...

Dec 04, 202256 min

Design thinking and behavior design | Daphne Jones, BJ Fogg, and Ron Miller

This week on DisrupTV episode 301, we interviewed Daphne Jones, Fortune 500 board member and author of Win When They Say You Won’t, BJ Fogg, Founder and Director of the Stanford Behavior Design Lab, BJ Fogg's Behavior Design Bootcamp, and NYT best-selling author of Tiny Habits and Ron Miller, Enterprise Reporter at TechCrunch. We discussed the book "Win When They Say You Won't," Design Thinking, building relationships, behavior design and more. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” ...

Nov 20, 20221 hr 7 min

Company culture and decision-making | Grad Conn, Christopher Frank, Paul Magnone, Oded Netzer

This week on DisrupTV episode 300, we interviewed Grad Conn, CMO of PROS, Christopher Frank, Paul Magnone, and Oded Netzer, authors of Decisions Over Decimals and surprise guests for our 300th episode recap. We discussed B2B and B2C marketing, decision-making, the culture of a company, storytelling, ESG Awards, diversity, and the success of the podcast. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series 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...

Nov 11, 20221 hr 3 min

Reverse mentoring and entrepreneurship | Brian A. Wong, Ajeet Singh, and Derek Lidow

This week on DisrupTV episode 299, we interviewed Brian A. Wong, entrepreneur and investor, former Alibaba executive and Author of THE TAO OF ALIBABA, Ajeet Singh, co-founder and executive chairman at ThoughtSpot and Derek Lidow, Author of THE ENTREPRENEURS: The Relentless Quest for Value. We discussed career pathing within Alibaba, building great products, reverse mentoring, entrepreneurship in the classroom, the history of entrepreneurs and advice for young entrepreneurs. DisrupTV is a weekly ...

Nov 04, 20221 hr 5 min

The power of scarcity in marketing and strategic planning | Tom Peters, and Mindy Weinstein

This week on DisrupTV episode 298, we interviewed Tom Peters, Business Author & Speaker and Mindy Weinstein, author of The Power of Scarcity. We discussed the power of scarcity in marketing, design, strategic planning, compassion in health care, the Rainbow Doughnut and more. Order Tom Peters new book here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/tom-peters-compact-guide-to-excellence-tom-peters/18701816?ean=9781646871247 DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show...

Oct 21, 20221 hr 3 min

DisrupTV Episode 297, Sanjib Sahoo, Jon Reed, Joel Bines

This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Sanjib Sahoo, EVP and Chief Digital Officer at Ingram Micro, Jon Reed, Cofounder at Diginomica and Joel Bines, author of THE METAIL ECONOMY. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series 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: constellationr.com/CEN.

Oct 14, 20221 hr 6 min

DisrupTV Episode 296, Perry Hewitt, Keith Krach, Roger Premo

This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Roger Premo, General Manager, Strategy and Corporate Development at IBM, Perry Hewitt, Chief Marketing Officer at data.org and Keith Krach, Chairman and Co-Founder, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue; former U.S. Under Secretary of State; 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series 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 Ne...

Oct 07, 20221 hr 4 min

DisrupTV Episode 295, Teresa Barreira, Brian K. Reaves, Cindy McGovern

This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Teresa Barreira, CMO of Publicis Sapient, Brian K. Reaves, Executive Vice President, Chief Belonging, Diversity, and Equity Officer at UKG and Cindy McGovern, Author of SELL YOURSELF. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series 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: constellationr.com/CEN.

Oct 03, 20221 hr 3 min

DisrupTV 294, Suja Chandrasekaran, Joanne Moretti, Christie Hunter Arscott

This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Suja Chandrasekaran, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Digital and Information Officer at CommonSpirit Health, Joanne Moretti, Chief Revenue Officer at Fictiv and Christie Hunter Arscott, award-winning advisor, speaker, and author of the book Begin Boldly. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series 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: constellatio...

Sep 23, 20221 hr 2 min

DisrupTV Episode 293, Byron Reese, John Landry, Howard Wolk

This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Byron Reese, CEO of JJKent and Author of Stories, Dice, and Rocks That Think and John Landry & Howard Wolk, Authors of Launchpad Republic. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series 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: constellationr.com/CEN.

Sep 16, 20221 hr 4 min

DisrupTV Episode 292, Christopher Lochhead, Ross Dawson

This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Christopher Lochhead, 12X #1 Bestseller, #1 Biz Podcaster and Category Designer and Ross Dawson, Futurist, Parallel Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker and Author of 5 books including Thriving on Overload. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series 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: constellationr.com/CEN.

Sep 09, 20221 hr 2 min

DisrupTV Episode 291, Brian Solis, Hamza Khan, Mei Lin Fung, Michelle Segar

This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Brian Solis, Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce & 8x Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker, Hamza Khan, Partner at McKinsey & Company, Mei Lin Fung, Co-Founder and Chair of People Centered Internet and Michelle Segar, PhD, Author of THE JOY CHOICE. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series 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: constellat...

Aug 28, 20221 hr

DisrupTV Episode 290, Michael Duffy, Anshu Narula

This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Michael Duffy, Vice President of Product at Electric Power Systems and Anshu Narula, Vice President, Digital Technology of Rivian. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series 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: constellationr.com/CEN.

Aug 19, 202250 min

DisrupTV Episode 289, Jeff Tarr, Saul Kaplan, Touraj Parang

This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Jeff Tarr, CEO of Skillsoft, Saul Kaplan, Founder & Chief Catalyst at Business Innovation Factory and Founder & CEO of LunaYou and Touraj Parang, Author of EXIT PATH: How to Win the Startup End Game. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series 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: constellationr.com/CEN.

Aug 12, 20221 hr 4 min
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