Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive , Brian Thomas speaks with Greg Auerbach, co-founder of Fytted and creator of All Athlete. Greg shares his journey from revolutionizing athletic recruitment at the University of Michigan to creating an AI-driven platform that democratizes sports recruitment and improves online shopping through precise body measurements. He explains how Fytted is enhancing customer satisfaction and retailer sustainability by providing personalized fashion re...
Sep 03, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 938
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast , host Brian Thomas sits down with Eric Müller, VP of Engineering and CISO at Presence . With over 20 years of experience spanning industries like banking, retail, online gaming, and social media, Eric shares his approach to building high-performing tech teams, fostering empathetic leadership, and ensuring security across digital products. He discusses the evolution of security challenges in a cloud-driven world, the importance of d...
Sep 02, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 937
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast , host Brian Thomas sits down with Giri Devanur, the visionary CEO and founder of ReAlpha, a real estate investment firm revolutionizing the short-term rental market through cutting-edge AI technology. Giri shares his inspiring journey from growing up in a small town in India to leading a successful NASDAQ listed company. He discusses the inception of ReAlpha, his motivations for entering the real estate space, and how his platform ...
Aug 31, 2024•19 min•Season 1Ep. 936
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast , host Brian Thomas welcomes Dr. Lara Hochman, a family medicine physician and the founder of Happy Day Health, a boutique matchmaking agency dedicated to helping physicians avoid burnout by connecting them with well-run private practices. Dr. Hochman shares her personal journey from experiencing burnout to rediscovering her passion for medicine by finding work environments that prioritize physician well-being. She discusses the sys...
Aug 30, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 935
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast , host Brian Thomas engages with Bob Bowdon, the innovative founder and CEO of Vidafair, a pioneering pay-per-stream video platform. Bob shares his journey from a television producer and satirical news commentator to a visionary entrepreneur reshaping how we consume and support video content. He discusses the inspiration behind Vidafair's unique model, born out of his own frustration with subscription fatigue, and how it offers a fa...
Aug 29, 2024•17 min•Season 1Ep. 934
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast , host Brian Thomas sits down with Marcus "Bellringer" Bell, a visionary in the music industry whose career spans decades of innovation and creativity. Marcus shares his journey from his early days at the Berkeley College of Music to becoming a renowned music producer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. As the CEO of Bellringer Productions, Marcus discusses his groundbreaking work in music sync licensing and his passion for nurturing ove...
Aug 28, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 933
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast , Brian Thomas interviews Vince Gaydarzhiev, the founder and president of Alcatraz AI, a leader in frictionless AI-powered biometric access control solutions. Vince shares his journey from working on Apple's Face ID to pioneering facial authentication technology for the physical world. He discusses the importance of privacy and security in biometric data management, the challenges of navigating evolving AI regulations, and how Alcat...
Aug 27, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 932
Send us a text In this insightful episode of The Digital Executive Podcast , Brian Thomas sits down with Anne Baker, Chief Marketing Officer of Adaptiva, a global leader in autonomous endpoint management. Anne shares her expertise on the critical importance of patching in protecting organizations from cyber-attacks, particularly in the wake of recent incidents like the July CrowdStrike outage. She discusses the challenges of balancing aggressive patching with maintaining security and customer ex...
Aug 26, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 931
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast , Brian Thomas interviews Dan Thomson, the visionary founder of Sensei, a groundbreaking platform dedicated to creating AI-based digital clones and pioneering the concept of digital immortality. Dan shares his unique journey from the hospitality industry to the tech world, explaining how his background in customer service and entrepreneurship shaped his approach to launching Sensei in 2023. Dan delves into the inspiration behind Sen...
Aug 23, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 930
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast , Brian Thomas sits down with Annie Lespérance, Head of Americas at Jus Mundi, a leading legal tech company revolutionizing the fields of international law and arbitration with AI-powered solutions. Annie shares her journey from her extensive legal background to her current role at Jus Mundi, where she oversees strategic initiatives across the Americas. She discusses the transformative impact of generative AI on legal research, arbi...
Aug 18, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 929
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast , host Brian Thomas interviews Natalie Swan, the founder of Swan Associates, a firm specializing in providing fractional CMO support to B2B companies. Natalie shares her journey from early entrepreneurial experiences to building a company that partners with $5 million and up B2B companies, helping them transform their marketing strategies. She explains how Swan Associates combines strategic marketing with hands-on implementation, ma...
Aug 17, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 928
Send us a text In this enlightening episode of The Digital Executive Podcast , host Brian Thomas interviews Rudhir Krishtel, CEO, keynote speaker, and executive coach at Krishtel LLC. Rudhir shares his journey from practicing law for 15 years, including his role as senior in-house counsel at Apple, to becoming a transformative executive coach. With a unique background that blends legal expertise, mindfulness, and leadership coaching, Rudhir discusses his mission to help high-performing professio...
Aug 16, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 927
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast , host Brian Thomas sits down with Pamika Horsaengchai, the founder of Sapiens, to discuss her remarkable journey from launching her own fashion e-commerce business in 2014 to becoming a leader in digital marketing. Pamika shares the challenges she faced as a young entrepreneur navigating the complexities of the online world, where she learned the ropes of SEO, social media, and e-commerce through self-teaching and perseverance. She...
Aug 15, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 926
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast , host Brian Thomas sits down with Jassem “J” Osseiran, a seasoned entrepreneur and operational investor, currently the Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of PlaysOut Technologies. Jassem shares his journey from launching tech ventures in New York to founding startups across the Middle East and North Africa, eventually leading to the creation of 611 Capital Investments. Now, with PlaysOut Technologies, Jassem is pioneering a new wav...
Aug 14, 2024•9 min•Season 1Ep. 925
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, host Brian Thomas sits down with Shanna Adamic, an executive at Oracle and a beacon of audacious optimism. Shanna's two-decade career at Oracle, spanning corporate philanthropy, global nonprofit work, and community engagement, is marked by her relentless optimism and dedication to creating a more equitable world through intelligent, connected healthcare. Shanna shares her deeply personal and inspiring story of overcoming a rare, li...
Aug 08, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 924
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas speaks with Kris Pahuja, the co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Piramidal. With an impressive background in AI and healthcare from roles at Google and Spotify, Kris is on a mission to transform medical diagnostics by teaching AI to read brainwaves. He shares the story behind founding Piramidal, alongside his co-founder Dimitri, and their vision of building the largest model trained on brainwave data to understand th...
Aug 05, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 923
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas engages in a compelling conversation with John Munsell, the CEO of Bizzuka. Known for its distinction as a three-time Inc 5000 company, Bizzuka specializes in helping businesses leverage AI to maximize efficiency and profitability. John shares his journey from financial services to becoming a leading AI strategist, detailing how his innovative AI Strategy Canvas and Scalable Prompt Engineering methodologies have transfor...
Aug 04, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 922
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with Katelynn Minott, the dynamic CEO of Bright!Tax, a pioneering cloud-based tax firm specializing in the needs of American expatriates. Katelynn shares her inspiring journey from starting at PwC in Denver to becoming a leader in expatriate tax compliance while living in Chile and now Spain. She delves into the innovative technological advancements Bright!Tax has implemented, such as customized tax organizers ...
Aug 03, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 921
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas welcomes Dr. Amy Beckley, an experienced infertility expert and the inventor of Proov. Dr. Beckley shares her deeply personal and inspiring journey through infertility, detailing how her scientific background led her to discover a luteal phase defect as the root cause of her struggles. Driven by her own experience and the broken healthcare system, she developed Proov, an at-home hormone monitoring system designed to help...
Aug 01, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 920
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with Jodie Kelley, CEO of the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA). With over 25 years of experience, Jodie leads the charge in representing the dynamic payments technology industry. She discusses her journey from practicing law to becoming a key figure in the payments ecosystem, highlighting pivotal career moments and the invaluable advice from her mentor. Jodie sheds light on the rapidly evolving payment...
Jul 30, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 919
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with Dr. Masha Petrova, an accomplished executive with a rich background in aerospace engineering and marketing. Dr. Petrova shares her unique journey from growing up in the Soviet Union and being inspired by her grandfather's work in the space race, to pursuing her own dreams of space travel and eventually transitioning into the world of engineering and marketing. With over 15 years of experience leading multi...
Jul 25, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 918
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas interviews Anna Zege, President and Co-founder of Groomit. Anna shares her entrepreneurial journey from a banker in Manhattan to co-founding an innovative on-demand pet grooming service. Driven by her love for her dog and a passion for convenience, Anna created Groomit to provide pet owners with a reliable and transparent grooming experience. She discusses the challenges of finding quality grooming services, the importan...
Jul 23, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 917
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, host Brian Thomas welcomes Projjal Ghatak, founder of OnLoop, to discuss his innovative approach to collaborative team development (CTD) and the future of work. Projjal shares his journey from leading roles at Uber and Accenture to creating OnLoop in response to the inefficiencies in traditional performance management systems. He delves into how OnLoop addresses the unique challenges of hybrid and remote teams by fostering intentio...
Jul 21, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 916
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas interviews Ian McIntyre, a seasoned entrepreneur and coach who has navigated two decades of challenges to build successful ventures and guide aspiring entrepreneurs. Ian shares his compelling story of overcoming a decade-long misdiagnosed injury that catalyzed his entrepreneurial spirit, leading him to the realms of e-commerce and coaching. Ian delves into the mental hurdles faced by entrepreneurs, such as decision paraly...
Jul 18, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 915
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, Brian Thomas sits down with Catalina Valentino, the dynamic Group CEO and Co-Founder of ELIXR. ELIXR, known for being the world’s first global giga project, aims to develop smart cities that align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Catalina discusses the company's comprehensive approach to creating interconnected technological solutions for infrastructure, energy, education, and more. She highlights innovative tools like Metaconnex...
Jul 16, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 914
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with Kirk Marple, the visionary CEO and founder of Graphlit. Kirk shares his impressive journey from key roles at Microsoft, General Motors, and STATS to the founding of Graphlit, a company revolutionizing the way unstructured data is handled. Graphlit's serverless, cloud-native platform automates data ingestion, knowledge extraction, and LLM conversations, bringing unprecedented efficiency to data processing an...
Jul 12, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 913
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas interviews Jim Scapa, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Altair. With nearly 40 years of experience in business growth, innovation, and cultural stewardship, Jim shares his journey from founding Altair in 1985 to leading it as a global leader in computational intelligence. He discusses the early challenges of starting the company with limited resources and how they overcame these obstacles through innovation and agility. J...
Jul 08, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 912
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas welcomes David Phillips, the accomplished CEO of Elf Labs. David shares his remarkable journey from co-founding Journey, a hospitality tech company, to leading Elf Labs, a company that reimagines iconic character IP through next-generation storytelling. He discusses the motivation behind his transition, emphasizing his desire to combine innovative technology with classic and beloved characters to create high-value IP fran...
Jul 07, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 911
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas interviews Chandra Duggirala, the CEO and co-founder of Portal. Chandra, a medical doctor turned entrepreneur, discusses his transition from the medical field to technology and finance. He shares insights into his journey, from starting a medical device company to founding an AI-based personalized nutrition company, and now leading Portal, a company focused on providing the safest and easiest path to Bitcoin from any othe...
Jul 05, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 910
Send us a text In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas interviews Raul Wald, the visionary founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Estu, a groundbreaking student life fintech company. At just 20 years old, Raul has created an innovative platform that integrates finances, academic responsibilities, and social events into one seamless app. Raul shares his unique journey as an international student from Brazil, the inspiration behind Estu, and the challenges he has faced as a you...
Jul 03, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 909
