This week on DisrupTV, we hosted a special edition episode to announce the top 15 books of 2023! It wasn't easy to narrow it down to just 15 books, so tune in to hear all details on these exceptional books and authors! 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: constellationr.com/CEN. DisrupTV Apple podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/Rgng7hGw
Dec 20, 2023•52 min
This week on episode 346 we interviewed Wendy Leshgold, co-founder of The Fast Forward Group and author Fast Forward: 5 Power Principles to Create the Life You Want in Just One Year and Jon Reed, Cofounder at Diginomica. We discussed how anyone can fast-forward to a better version of themselves in just one year, the importance of sharing your goals, AI and data platform preparation, the purpose of AI and more. DisrupTV is a weekly podcast with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs li...
Dec 16, 2023•1 hr
This week on episode 345 we interviewed Joe Corbin, CEO of Jumpmind, Marga Hoek, three-time CEO, Chair, and Board Member and author of Tech for Good: Imagine Solving the World’s Greatest Challenges and Rich Horwath, Author of Strategic: The Skill to Set Direction, Create Advantage, and Achieve Executive Excellence. We discussed, retail technology, returns management, the store experience, using tech for good, the future of work, strategic thinking, strategic leadership and the biggest issue many...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 5 min
This week on episode 344, we interviewed Hugo Sarrazin, CPO of UKG, Scott Osman and Jacquelyn Lane, Co-authors of Becoming Coachable and Michelle Penelope King (PhD), author of How Work Works. We discussed the importance of being coachable, AI and the HTM space, consumerization of AI in the enterprise, challenges of applying AI in a B2B context and the importance of HR policies. We also touched on the need for talent development and learning journeys and the importance of self-awareness and much...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 5 min
This week on episode 343 we interviewed Sonny Singh, Co-founder and CEO of Beluga and Suneel Gupta, Author of Everyday Dharma: 8 Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do. We discussed, cryptocurrency trends, FTX, the crypto winter in Silicon Valley, the arrival fallacy, what Dharma is and how to find yours and much more! 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 ...
Nov 17, 2023•59 min
This week on episode 342, we interviewed Marisa Thalberg, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, Inc., Dave Donatelli, CEO of Riverbed and Felice B. Ekelman and Julie P. Kantor, Authors of Thrive with a Hybrid Workplace: Step-by-Step Guidance from the Experts. We discussed the skills the modern CMO has to have, the best consumer brands, secrets to building connections with consumers, the hype cycle, thriving in a hybrid workplace, the importance of collab...
Nov 11, 2023•1 hr 1 min
This week on episode 341, we interviewed Thomas Kurian, CEO at Google Cloud, Bill Holstein & Michael G. McLaughlin, Co-authors of Battlefield Cyber: How China and Russia are Undermining Our Democracy and National Security. We discussed AI, cloud computing, detecting threats, leadership lessons, battlefield cyber, Tik Tok, cryptocurrency, the cyber war, digital currency policies and more. DisrupTV is a weekly podcast with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr
This week on episode 340 we interviewed Dr. Geeta Nayar, Nationally Recognized Leader in Health IT, Author of ‘Dead Wrong’ available Oct 2023, Rheumatologist, Zocdoc Advisor, ATA & UM Miller School of Med Alumni Boards, Former CMO of AT&T and Salesforce and James Burstall, CEO of Argonon and Author of THE FLEXIBLE METHOD: Prepare to Prosper in the Next Global Crisis. We discussed using social media for good, consumer responsibility, AI in medicine, dead wrong health care, health care as ...
Oct 20, 2023•59 min
This week on episode 339, we interviewed Oren Wortman, VP of Cybersecurity Services, Sygnia, Trevor Rodrigues Templar, CEO of Aviso AI and Catalina Daniels & James Sherman, authors of Smart Startups: What Every Entrepreneur Needs To Know—Advice from 18 Harvard Business School Founders. We discussed smart startups, fundraising, software supply chain attacks, AI increasing risk of threat, preventing cyber attacks, revenue operating systems, venture capital and more. DisrupTV is a weekly podcas...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 6 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 338, we interviewed Frances Frei and Anne Morriss, co-authors of Move Fast & Fix Things. Frances Frei and Anne Morriss discuss the trade-off between speed and excellence, metabolic rate, building trust, and empowering people to move fast. They emphasize the importance of urgency, empathy, and fixing things when trust is broken. 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. Br...
Oct 06, 2023•49 min
This week on episode 337, we interviewed Mike Hayes, Chief Operating Officer, VMware; and Author, Never Enough: A Navy SEAL Commander on Living a Life of Excellence, Agility, and Meaning and David Dodson, Author of The Managers Handbook. Mike Hayes joined us first and dove into what he's learned across all the different organizations and roles he's had throughout his incredible career. He discussed transforming from selling perpetual licenses to software-as-a-service (SaaS) at VMware, what agili...
Sep 29, 2023•53 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 336, we interviewed Chris Roeder, Executive Managing Director, Broker Lead, Lisa Sun, Author of GRAVITAS: The 8 Strengths That Redefine Confidence and Henry King and Vala Afshar, Co-Authors of Boundless. Chris joined us for a deep dive into the commercial real estate landscape. He discussed what makes him optimistic about the San Francisco office market, what building owners are doing to adopt to the new normal, and how he thinks the office market will change over t...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 6 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 335, Sharon Vinderine, founder of Parent Tested Parent Approved (PTPA), Laurel Taylor, CEO & Founder of Candidly and Katie Novak, EdD, and Kristan Rodriguez, PhD., Authors of In Support of Students: A Leader’s Guide to Equitable MTSS. We discussed traditional advertising getting crushed, the power of community-building, award washing, financial wellness and student debt, enabling simultaneous progress, fundraising, inflationary CAC, MTSS, struggles and challenge...
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr 8 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 334, we interviewed Kirsten Fontenrose, President at Red-6 International, Trent Teyema, Founder and President at CSG Strategies, Inc. and Dr. David Bray, Distinguished Fellow - Stimson Center and Business Executives for National Security. On this episode we discuss topics related to National Security, including working at the National Security Council, drone warfare, cyber security, AI and trust, and other issues. Kirsten dove into a discussion on counter-drone stra...
Aug 25, 2023•56 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 333, we interviewed Rahul Ponnala, Co-founder and CEO of Granica, Mike Fuller, CTO at the FinOps Foundation and William Eggers and Donald Kettl, Authors of Bridgebuilders. We discussed cloud efficiency, FinOps, six principles of collaboration, maximizing cloud efficiency in Fortune 2000, bridge building in government reform, the 2024 Top 50 bridge builders, The Problem Solvers Caucus and much more. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afs...
Aug 18, 2023•58 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 332, we interviewed Richie Etwaru, Co-founder and CEO at Mobeus and Rajesh Vashist, CEO of SiTime. We discussed The Career Gym, Dominant Logic, Resiliency, Mobeus, AI Hate, 2050, Venture Capital, Semiconductor Industry, Automated Driving Vehicles, Entrepreneurship and much 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: co...
Aug 11, 2023•1 hr 1 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 331, we interviewed Mika Yamamoto, Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Engagement and Marketing Officer at F5, Kara Sprague, Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer at F5 and Mike Fitzsimmons, Cofounder & CEO of Crosschq. We covered topics such as the data office, customer experience, talent acquisition strategies, candidate fraud, learning models and more. Mika started the show by discussing hot topics like digital transformation within GTM, ...
Aug 04, 2023•58 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 330, we interviewed Yusuf Tayob, Group Chief Executive of Accenture Operations, Lee Rainie, Director, former director of internet research at Pew Research Center and Damon Lembi, CEO of Learnit and Author of Learn-It-All leader. We discussed Generative AI and Automation, Social Impact of the Internet, Best and Worst Trends, Future of the World, Trust Tax, Imposter Syndrome, Hiring based on Potential, Natural vs Field of Dreams, Technology and Humanity and more. Disr...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 3 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 329, we interviewed Dr. Anthony Scriffignano, Global award-winning Chief Data Scientist, Sharron McPherson, CEO of The Green Jobs Machine, Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Town, Natalie Barrett, Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council, and Dr. David Bray, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center. We discussed topics such as A.I. voice, large language models, responsible A.I., defense innovation unit, trust in A.I, privacy, green jobs machine, resilience and the...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 1 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 328, we interviewed Neha Mirchandani, CMO & head of people at BrightPlan, Adam Nathan, CEO of Almanac and Josefine Campbell, Author of Power Barometer. We discussed the Awareness Matrix, Coaching Leadership, increasing energy levels, Power Barometer, Show Economy, Trust in the workplace, Employee Well-Being, Data and AI, and Financial Literacy. 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....
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 3 min
This week on DisrupTV Episode 327, we interviewed Dr. Megan Palmer, Senior Director for Public Impact at Ginkgo Bioworks and Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford University, Dr. Divya Chander, Anesthesiologist, Neuroscientist, and Data Scientist and Dr. David Bray, Distinguished Fellow - Stimson Center and Business Executives for National Security. We discussed Synthetic Biology, biotechnology, data stewardship, and more. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Val...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 1 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 326, we interviewed Michael Amori, CEO of Virtualitics, Jason Del Rey, Author of Winner Sells All and Jon Reed, Cofounder at Diginomica. We discussed how companies, led by Walmart and Amazon, use data-driven storytelling, multidimensional modeling, AI-based exploration, and VR visualization to succeed in business, the importance of incentives, reaching B2B informed buyers, and remaining trusted and more. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Va...
Jun 16, 2023•1 hr 6 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 325, we interviewed Alex Yampolskiy, CEO of SecurityScorecard, Dr. Anastasia Volkova, co-founder and CEO of Regrow and Adam Bryant, Author of The Leap to Leader: How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership. We discuss topics such as cyber security, regenerative agriculture, climate-smart agriculture, leadership and networking. We also touched on how ambitious managers can make the jump to leadership and discussed the paradox of leaders. DisrupTV is a weekly W...
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr 4 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 324, we interviewed Tiffani Bova, Global Growth Evangelist at Salesforce, Priya Krishnan, Chief Digital and Transformation Officer for Bright Horizons and Morra Aarons-Mele, Author of The Anxious Achiever. We discussed the Experience Mindset, customer experience, investing in talent, marketing spend, global growth, work life balance, leadership in a crisis, intrinsic motivation, technology and its implications, anxiety, imposter syndrome, and more. DisrupTV is a wee...
Jun 02, 2023•1 hr 1 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 323, we interviewed Paul Daugherty, Group Chief Executive - Technology and Chief Technology Officer at Accenture, Uri Levine, 2x Unicorn Builder-Waze & Moovit, Author of “Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution”, Entrepreneur, Disruptor, Speaker, Mentor, and Board Member and Andrea Kramer & Alton Harris, Authors of Beyond Bias: The PATH to End Gender Inequality at Work. We discussed Generative AI, large language models, customer service experience, c...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 4 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 322, we interviewed Dirk Lueth, CEO and co-Founder of Uplandme, Inc, Andrew Wolfe, co-CEO of Bloomfilter, Erik Severinghaus, co-CEO & co-founder of Bloomfilter and Jenna Fisher, Author of To The Top. We discussed topics ranging from the metaverse to product engineering, women in the workplace, mentorship and networking in a digital environment, 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/...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 7 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 321, we interviewed Paul Sheard, Author of The Power of Money and former Vice Chairman of S&P Global, Sue Watts, President at Sapience Analytics and Phil Simon, Author of The Nine: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace. We discussed quantitative finance, money and trust, decentralization of currency, workplace analytics, and the future of remote/hybrid work. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:0...
May 05, 2023•1 hr 1 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 320, we interviewed Jason M. Lemkin, SaaS Founder, Enthusiast & VC, Dheeraj Pandey, CEO & Co-Founder of DevRev and Paulo Savaget, Author of The Four Workarounds. We discussed venture capital fundraising, startups, efficient trading, sales and marketing, AI, product management, workarounds, cryptocurrency, and new leadership. 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...
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 7 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 319, we interviewed Pat Calhoun, CEO of Espressive, Eduarda Camacho, Senior Vice President, Customer Success and Chief Customer Officer at BMC and Sheena Iyengar, author of THINK BIGGER: How to Innovate. We discussed customer success, innovation, and the modern economy with conversations about AI, generative AI, virtual agents, Open AI security, brainstorming, and more. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11...
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 2 min
This week on DisrupTV episode 318, we interviewed Cathy Hackl, Chief Metaverse Officer & Founder at Journey and Founder of VerseLuxe, Celia Fleischaker, CMO of Verint and Aliza Licht, award-winning marketer, mentor, bestselling author, podcaster, personal branding expert, and the founder of LEAVE YOUR MARK, a multimedia brand and consultancy. We discussed fashion and the Metaverse, blockchain, cloud computing, customer engagement surveys, ChatGPT, marketing, personal branding and social medi...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 5 min
