Send us a text In this inspiring episode of The Digital Executive, hosted by Brian Thomas, we dive into the remarkable journey of Joe Rojas, founder of Start, Grow, Manage, and author of "How Entrepreneurs Thrive." From overcoming a tumultuous childhood and finding his calling in the military to becoming a serial entrepreneur and revered business coach, Joe shares pivotal moments that shaped his career. He discusses the power of mentorship, the philosophy of running a human-centric business, and...
May 07, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 878
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, Brian Thomas chats with Alex Nocifera, the dynamic co-founder and CEO of LOMA, a leading venture in last mile technology for storefronts. With over 20 years of experience, Alex discusses how he leveraged early technological advancements to enhance local advertising for multi-unit brands like Starbucks and Walmart. He explains LOMA's approach to using data-driven strategies to optimize local marketing budgets, ensuring each dollar spent max...
May 02, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 877
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with Sam Rosen, co-founder and CEO of DeskPass, to discuss the evolution of coworking spaces and the innovative DeskPass platform. Sam shares his entrepreneurial journey, starting from operating Chicago's first coworking space, The Coop, to developing DeskPass—an online marketplace connecting thousands to diverse coworking environments. He elaborates on the initial challenges of pioneering coworking solutions an...
May 01, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 876
Send us a text In this engaging episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas welcomes Daniel Keller, co-founder of Flux and a seasoned IT professional with over 25 years of experience across technology, healthcare, and nonprofit sectors. Keller shares his journey from the early days of IT to becoming a pioneering force in blockchain and decentralized technologies. He delves into how Flux is carving out a unique space in the tech landscape with its decentralized platform and discusses the ...
Apr 30, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 875
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, Brian Thomas explores the cutting-edge intersection of technology and beauty with Sonia Khemiri, the innovative mind behind Beautyque NYC and its VR extension, Beautyque Verse. Sonia discusses her groundbreaking use of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and artificial intelligence (AI) to transform the online beauty shopping experience. Starting her journey during the pandemic, Sonia aimed to create a bridge between digital conv...
Apr 25, 2024•18 min•Season 1Ep. 874
Send us a text In this engaging episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas chats with Ashley Stanford, a seasoned digital marketing consultant and entrepreneur. With over 15 years in the field, Ashley shares invaluable insights into the evolution of digital marketing within the events and entertainment industries, emphasizing the transformative power of 1-to-1 marketing facilitated by advances in social media and CRM technologies. Ashley also introduces her latest venture, Ice Cream Soc...
Apr 24, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 873
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas welcomes Melanie Borden, a seasoned marketing strategist and founder of the Borden Group. Melanie discusses her strategic use of LinkedIn to transition from a challenging job market into establishing her own successful marketing consultancy. She shares insights into building personal brands and creating impactful opportunities through consistent and engaging content on LinkedIn. Melanie also explores universal marketing s...
Apr 23, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 872
Send us a text In this enlightening episode of The Digital Executive, hosted by Brian Thomas at Coruzant Technologies, we dive deep with Kevin Hewgley, a seasoned expert in risk management across healthcare, education, and financial services. Hewgley, who brings over three decades of experience and serves as the Senior Vice President at Lockton Companies, shares his journey from academia to a leading figure in executive risk. He discusses the evolution of cyber and management liabilities, the in...
Apr 22, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 871
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas engages with Sandy Carter, COO and Head of Business Development at Unstoppable Domains, to explore the transformative world of user-owned digital identities. Sandy discusses the significant opportunities and challenges in the adoption of digital identities, emphasizing their potential impact in sectors like healthcare and professional verification. With a rich background that spans startups and tech giants like IBM and AW...
Apr 18, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 870
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas chats with Kelli Wolansky, a dynamic professional from Ocean Townships, New Jersey, whose career spans across tech, health care marketing, and entrepreneurship. Kelli shares her journey from her early days working with Fortune 500 companies to discovering her passion for health care at HMP Global and how these experiences have shaped her marketing strategies. She also dives into the current trends impacting health care me...
Apr 17, 2024•9 min•Season 1Ep. 869
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with Yori Lavi, the visionary field CTO of SQream. With over 25 years in the tech industry and a background in developing influential technologies, Yori shares his journey and the evolution of SQream's GPU-accelerated data analytics software. He explains how this technology is revolutionizing big data analytics and AI/ML workloads by significantly improving processing speeds and cost-effectiveness. Yori also dis...
Apr 16, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 868
Send us a text In this enlightening episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with Brad Micklea, Founder and CEO of Jozu and project lead for the KitOps.ml Project. Micklea shares his journey from founding CodeEnvy, a pioneering container-based development environment acquired by Red Hat, to launching his latest venture, Jozu, aimed at advancing the integration of AI and machine learning in production environments. With deep dives into the challenges and innovations of bringi...
Apr 15, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 867
Send us a text In this engaging episode of The Digital Executive, Brian Thomas sits down with Kimberly Crowe, an accomplished public speaker, author, and founder of Entrepreneur's Rocket Fuel. Kimberly shares her journey from a corporate career to becoming a renowned speaker and advocate for empowering others to share their stories. She explains the importance of knowing what emotion you want your audience to feel and what action you want them to take after your talk, which are critical to audie...
Apr 12, 2024•9 min•Season 1Ep. 866
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, Brian Thomas hosts Anne Kim, co-founder and CEO of Array Insights. Based on her innovative work at MIT, Anne discusses her journey from academia to entrepreneurship, driven by her desire to implement privacy-enhancing technologies in healthcare. She explores the pivotal role of federated learning and blockchain in clinical trials and patient data security, offering a primer on these technologies for the uninitiated. Anne outlines Array Ins...
Apr 11, 2024•9 min•Season 1Ep. 865
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, Brian Thomas engages with Karla Jo Helms, the Chief Evangelist and Anti-PR Strategist at JOTO PR Disruptors. Karla Jo shares her journey from crisis management to pioneering the Anti-PR approach, a method leveraging crisis management techniques and media algorithms to safeguard and enhance the reputations of innovative startups against established giants. She discusses the strategic use of AI in public relations, emphasizing its role as an...
Apr 10, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 864
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, Brian Thomas converses with Nick Rubright, the founder and CEO of Ranko Media. Nick shares how his background as a musician and his passion for creativity have profoundly influenced his approach to running a successful content-focused SEO and Digital PR agency. He discusses the importance of balancing SEO techniques with creative content that resonates emotionally with audiences, setting it apart in a competitive digital landscape. Nick al...
Apr 09, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 863
Send us a text In this illuminating episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with Roshan Shah, co-founder and CEO of Decimal Digital Currency and President of Hamilton Road Capital. Roshan delves into the strategic integration of his vast experience in real estate with innovative cryptocurrency ventures. He discusses Decimal Digital's aggressive expansion amidst the Bitcoin halving and the unique approach of their new SMA offering aimed at making Bitcoin mining accessible to...
Apr 08, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 862
Send us a text In this insightful episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, host Brian Thomas engages with Akli Adjaoute, the visionary founder of Exponion and the former CEO of Brighterion. Akli shares his remarkable journey from founding Brighterion, a company that has become a cornerstone in enterprise AI applications across various industries, to his venture capital pursuits with Exponion. He recounts the challenges faced and the resilience required to navigate the competitive landscape of a...
Apr 05, 2024•25 min•Season 1Ep. 861
Send us a text In this enlightening episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, host Brian Thomas welcomes Vaibhav Srivastava, the visionary behind PhotoSpot, a groundbreaking platform designed to revolutionize the way photographers discover unique photo locations. With an illustrious 13-year tenure at tech giants like Meta, Pinterest, and eBay, Srivastava's shift from leading database decisions to entrepreneurship is both inspiring and insightful. PhotoSpot emerges from Srivastava's personal pass...
Apr 04, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 860
Send us a text In this inspiring episode of The Digital Executive, Aggie Tuxhorn, a seasoned marketing professional and the Senior Vice President, Chief Growth Officer at Citizens Bank of Edmond, shares her journey and insights into the banking sector's evolving landscape. With over a decade of experience, Aggie's transition to Citizens Bank was sparked by an unexpected encounter and subsequent mentorship with Jill Castilla, the bank's CEO, during an awards ceremony in New York. This pivotal mom...
Apr 03, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 859
Send us a text In an illuminating episode of The Digital Executive, Arthur Petropoulos, Founder and Managing Partner of Hill View Partners, shares his insightful journey from a distinguished Wall Street career to establishing a boutique firm that caters to the unique needs of privately held companies. With over a billion in transaction value to his name, Arthur identified a critical gap in the market for family, entrepreneur, and small investment group owned companies seeking mergers and acquisi...
Apr 02, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 858
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, we're joined by Parker Ence, a serial tech entrepreneur with a rich background that spans teaching guitar to leading innovative tech companies. Parker shares his journey from a guitar teacher to becoming the CEO and co-founder of Jump, a company that leverages AI to revolutionize the financial advisory sector. Parker's diverse experiences have shaped his unique approach to leadership and innovation, emphasizing the importance of dedication...
Apr 01, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 857
Send us a text In this enlightening episode of The Digital Executive, we are joined by Davin Wedel, the visionary Founder and President of Global Protection Corp. For over three decades, Wedel has been at the forefront of public health innovation, steering his company to become a trusted name in sexual health and safety. Starting from his college days at Tufts University amid the AIDS crisis, Wedel was driven to change the perception of condom use from taboo to a norm as essential and socially a...
Mar 31, 2024•18 min•Season 1Ep. 856
Send us a text In this enlightening episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas engages with Refael Kubersky, a distinguished figure in international relations with a rich background working for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and a passion for migration technology and the global rise of populism. A Georgetown School of Foreign Service alumnus, Kubersky shares his journey from public policy to documentary filmmaking, highlighting the human impacts of U.S. for...
Mar 30, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 855
Send us a text In an insightful episode of The Digital Executive, Brian Thomas explores the innovative world of social media and intergenerational communication with Brielle Wohlenhaus, the visionary founder of CrossGen Media and a leading voice for Generation Z. Brielle shares her journey of eschewing traditional social media for LinkedIn, a platform she believes in for building a future while engaging professionally and effectively. Her mission is to empower individuals across all generations ...
Mar 28, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 854
Send us a text In this compelling episode of The Digital Executive, Brian Thomas delves into the world of telecommunications and security with Alex Quilici, CEO of YouMail and a pioneering force in the fight against robocalls. With a PhD in computer science and over 30 patents to his name, Quilici has spent more than two decades at the forefront of technological innovation. He shares his journey with YouMail, a company that has been dedicated to enhancing communication safety through its free ro...
Mar 27, 2024•9 min•Season 1Ep. 853
Send us a text In this enlightening episode of The Digital Executive, Brian Thomas sits down with Brian White, the visionary Chief Revenue Officer and co-founder of Doorspace. With a rich background of 14 years in business development and B2B software sales, White shares the transformative strategies and pivotal moments that propelled his journey from a Series B startup employee to leading a company to unicorn status, achieving a valuation of $1 billion. White reveals the essence of building str...
Mar 26, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 852
Send us a text In this insightful episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, host Brian Thomas delves into the innovative world of Paul Wnek, a Salesforce virtuoso and entrepreneurial force behind Coalescence Cloud and ExpandAP. With an impressive track record of 14 Salesforce certifications, Paul has carved a niche in the B2B solutions arena, emphasizing CRM, ERP, and automated financial solutions. Coalescence Cloud, a Salesforce consulting partner, and ExpandAP, a pioneering expense and AP auto...
Mar 25, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 851
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, Brian Thomas speaks with Ralf Sander, the innovative Founder and Chief Gelato Officer of Gimme Gelato. Starting his career in brewing and the food industry, Ralf transitioned his expertise into creating a unique gelato experience by blending traditional gelato making with advanced technology. Under Ralf's leadership, Gimme Gelato introduces zero waste, contactless transactions, and mobile vending solutions, setting a new standard in the fo...
Mar 24, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 850
Send us a text In this compelling episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas engages with Matt Tinney, Chief of Strategic Growth Partnerships at Windows Management Experts (WME), to explore the depths of cybersecurity, compliance, and strategic partnerships in the IT sector. With over 30 years of experience, Tinney shares his journey from the founder of WME to leading the charge in strategic growth and innovation, highlighting the constant evolution in the field of cybersecurity and the...
Mar 22, 2024•17 min•Season 1Ep. 849
