What does it take for someone who has won the corner office to walk away from it all, move to Hawaii, re-invent themselves, and launch a podcast that celebrates leaders' life stories in the technology space? In this inspiring #NomadFuturist podcast, technologist and futurist Nabeel Mahmood speaks with co-host Phillip Koblence about the physical and emotional journey that took him from the athletic fields to the halls of corporate America and to the incredible four minutes and nineteen seconds th...
Nov 23, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In this Nomad Futurist podcast, Luke Norris outlines his exciting journey as a tech wunderkind who jumped into the world of IT and networking while in high school to becoming the founder of Faction, a leading multi-cloud services provider. Norris worked at several companies while still in his teens and ended up at Silicon Graphics during the height of the dotcom boom. After securing CSSP certification at age nineteen, he became the top security resource for Marsh & McLennan. After this, Norr...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this #NomadFuturist podcast, Eli Scher talks about how his background as an investment banker propelled him into the world of IT. After an initial stint working in structured finance, Scher decided that he wanted to get closer to operations. “When you get out from behind a spreadsheet you see what’s happening in the real world.” The real world included five years in Shanghai, China developing media and networking companies. “Finance gave me a broad skill set, a set of tools to pull stuff toge...
Oct 26, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Dave Temkin was a precocious nerd with a natural passion for tech who got in on the ground floor of internet technology and networking as a high school junior by parlaying his curiosity and can-do approach into a series of jobs that led to success. In this #NomadFuturist podcast, Temkin shares a career trajectory that has encompassed work in networking, critical infrastructure, disaster recovery, ad tech and fintech, ultimately leading to his current position as VP of Network and Systems infrast...
Oct 05, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In this inspiring #NomadFuturist podcast, Cole Crawford talks about his journey from being an antisocial, nationally ranked, competitive tennis playing Goth kid to becoming the CEO and founder of Vapor IO, the world's first true edge computing company. Crawford got his first exposure to Linux at age 15 and was immediately hooked. “Linux was my religion for a decade.” Quickly realizing that he understood more than his teachers, he jumped into the workplace doing stints at ISPs, Baby Bells, Dell a...
Sep 21, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 20
As a trailblazer, I believe: “A title does not define... it keeps one in a box, and I like to say that I do not have boxes... because I am ultimately a child of our universe.” Transmute the now and transcend tomorrow. Dominique Luchart is a multi-faceted creative force, a prolific writer, director and producer. She is also an Author, Futurist, and Speaker. As an innovator, she changes the way people interact with content, designing experiences for a new marketplace in the global digital landscap...
Sep 08, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 19
We are living in a world in which people unwittingly give up their rights by glossing over the seeming mumbo jumbo found in the Terms and Conditions of the various apps they download to their devices, a world in which technology is advancing so rapidly that it is well beyond the understanding of hapless parents, let alone clueless lawmakers who are incapable of grappling with its nuances. Caroline McCaffery is an attorney who comes from a tech-savvy family; “we had a smart home with sensors in o...
Aug 24, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 18
As a boy growing up off the grid in the Australian bush, Bron Gondwana’s early exposure to electronics, and installing solar, and micro-hydro systems set the stage for his first forays into computer programming. In this #NomadFuturist podcast, Bron Gondwana traces his evolution from coder, developer, and system administrator to his current role as CEO of Fastmail, a flourishing SaaS business providing privacy-focused email. Gondwana discovered at university that he was good at Perl programming a...
Aug 10, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this freewheeling podcast Carrie Goetz talks about her extensive career in IT. Goetz recounts her accidental entry into the world of technology. Originally a theater education major, she shifted to architecture which led her to writing code for AUTO-CAD. She quickly realized that she would get paid more as a programmer than as architect. She next took on a project in the then nascent field of networking. Goetz fell in love with the constantly changing challenges of tech and has fearlessly pur...
Jul 27, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Mary Jane Horne is a holistic thinker and problem-solver with over 30 years of domestic and international network and operational experience in the technology, media and telecommunications industries. A computer/electrical engineer by training, Horne started out at New England Telephone (now Verizon) where she learned the value of moving around as much as possible at the lowest levels of management and acquiring a comprehensive understanding of how a business works. “Having the ability to take a...
Jul 13, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 15
From the halls of Julliard to the world of critical infrastructure, twin brothers Zachary Smith and Jacob Smith have been orchestrating their careers and approaching business through a balanced left and right-brain strategy that includes discipline, learning, rules, creativity, problem-solving and an openness to integrating “outside voices.” Innovating at the intersection of hardware and software and known in the industry as the founders of Packet, now an Equinix Company, the brothers started of...
Jul 06, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Amy Marks is Head of Industrialized Construction Strategy and Evangelism for Autodesk Inc, an American multinational software corporation. Before joining Autodesk, Ms. Marks, known as the Queen of Prefab, was the CEO of XSite Modular where she pioneered a path to becoming the world’s preeminent prefabrication consultant. Marks defined the language and process that has been adopted by companies, countries and builders around the world to enable prefabrication. Her work at XSite focused on large s...
Jun 22, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 13
From cartophargy and a desire to build maps during the 80’s recession lead Gary to teach soccer and learning Cobol. Learning early on that programming wasn’t his forte, yet being an excellent communicator was imperative has helped him excel in his career. It is not always talent that makes one the MVP; it is collaboration and teamwork. One doesn’t have to be silky silk; being the backbone of your team is the most critical task in bringing the best out of others, which brings the best out of you....
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 12
To a Technology outsider, it may seem like everyone is “technical.” Internet giants dominate the job market, and online startups are a dime a dozen, and there aren’t very many women in tech. Working in tech is not just about coding. It’s about all aspects of one's career. Tech is a hot sector, and it’s exciting to see more women getting involved. But let’s not count our chickens before they hatch. We still have a long way to go before we reach gender equality at the core of the industry, and the...
Jun 08, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 11
The computers in our lives are remarkably multitalented devices. They perform classic computer tasks, such as running word processing and spreadsheet applications, as well as handling Internet applications, such as e-mail, Web browsers, and calendars. Yet these miracles of modern computing still work in much the same way as the first electronic computers did more than half a century ago. At their heart, all computers perform the same inner functions, manipulating sequences of zeros and ones (OFF...
Jun 01, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Technology is bananas; even the current state of the world is scary. But some people are thriving, and we’re going to figure out how. Christian Koch, “Network Ninja,” analyst and a philanthropist, unearths his story from his early start laying network cable to defining networks and developing new products to get data to you. How do you crack the code to succeed in our new economic reality? People, Products, and Profits. Technology and Robots are not stealing jobs, and the future of the economy m...
May 26, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 9
There can be no doubt that technology hugely changed how we lived and died in the 21st century. However, it also masks changes that are arguably even more profound. In the year 2001, a few people seriously considered the future. Many of us have envisioned a utopian world; however, none has given serious consideration of where we were going as a society. Today we predict almost everything: what the weather will be, what housing we will need, what our pensions will be worth, where we will dispose ...
May 18, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 8
A big picture thinker, intellectually curious, savvy problem solver, artfully combines technology and business expertise to help global corporations in the pharmaceutical, life science, and electronics manufacturing drive corporate and stakeholder value improvement through innovation and emerging technologies. Nick-named "the firehouse" for the depth and breadth of her knowledge, Joanne Friedman has lead the transition of tech R&D into a respected product ideation and technology consulting f...
May 11, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 7
A bold journey from the slow death of yellow pages to high tech. Learning early on that all businesses are eventually going to be supplanted helps lead to thinking through these challenges. David Bartholomai, COO, and partner at Archer Data Centers discusses the balancing act between #technology and #realestate. To cloud or not to; isn’t the question, it is a matter of flexibility, availability, accessibility, and the economies of scale. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are the keys ...
May 04, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 6
The world is changing, literally right before us - the last time there was a non-war global disruption was Atlantis or Noah. David McCall talk about how AI, Remote Work and other tools will usher in a new world of augmentation, risk and opportunity. David believes good relationships and purpose affects one's life at every moment. He has been able to realize his calling to create teams that simplify and enhance people’s interactions within the world of technology. In the industry since 1997, his ...
Apr 27, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 5
From humble beginnings growing up in Hawaii, Mark Thiele found himself doing odd jobs after high school trying to find his way in the world. He found himself in the unlikely position of being a computer technician, and with no formal education quickly became a self-taught engineer; rebuilding computers and then complex software environments such as kernels and operating systems. Mark then got involved with data centers quite by accident, just being in the right place at the right time. Throughou...
Apr 17, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 4
From an early exposure to B52 aircraft and wanting to be a NASA engineer to supporting the global supply chain. A heartwarming discussion with Dale Pickering. This moment of near-global quarantine is an excellent opportunity to do a bit of fact gathering and get to know industry leaders like Dale, who developed a passion for electricity at an early age. From the moment Dale’s father told him that his birds always come home, he strived to live upon his father’s shoulders. Though he might be behin...
Apr 09, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Kevin McNicholas, an information technology executive with a keen focus on connectivity, bandwidth, and latency, joins Phil and Nabeel at the #NomadFuturist podcast. Kevin discusses the current state of economy and technology during #covid19 and how do we to ensure business continuity through this turmoil. Remote employee count has increased significantly within the last 30 days to curtail the spread of #Coronavirusm; additionally we are seeing a significant increase in live streaming, social me...
Apr 02, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The #nomadfuturist show is a true tech podcast phenomenon. The two hosts Phillip Koblence and Nabeel Mahmood are technologists and futurists, so they really know their stuff, and following their in-depth conversations feels like you have a backstage pass to a gathering of the best of the best in the industry. The future is now is a discussion on covid19 and how the two technologists came up with the idea of starting the podcast.
Mar 23, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 1
