In this thought-provoking episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Brian Thomas sits down with Evyatar Ben Artzi, co-founder of Darrow, to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal landscape. Evyatar shares the story behind Darrow’s founding—sparked by a gap he noticed while clerking at the Israeli Supreme Court—and how the platform now acts as a legal "radar system," scanning billions of data points to uncover hidden legal violations in areas like finance, privacy, and consume...
Aug 24, 2025•9 min•Ep. 1103
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, host Brian Thomas sits down with Ritu Mehrotra—tech leader, cancer survivor, and founder of United We Care —to explore how AI can transform mental health support worldwide. With two decades of leadership at Booking.com, Zomato, Mahindra, and more, Ritu brings a rare blend of global business strategy, empathy, and deep tech vision. Ritu shares how her personal journey through cancer recovery and mental health challenges inspired her to launch Unit...
Aug 22, 2025•15 min•Ep. 1102
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, host Brian Thomas sits down with Tracy Wood, CEO of The DNA Company, to explore how functional genomics is reshaping personalized healthcare. Tracy shares the powerful personal story of her sister’s tragic passing that fueled her mission to reduce avoidable medical errors—one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. She discusses how pharmacogenomics (PGX) testing can prevent adverse drug reactions, reduce hospitalizations, and make precision m...
Aug 19, 2025•12 min•Ep. 1101
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Brian Thomas welcomes Vidya Ramanathan, high-performance mentor, multimillion-dollar tech founder, and creator of the True Resonance Method. Vidya introduces her five-dimensional framework—core alignment, emotional precision, vision integration, aligned action, and resonant communication—designed to help entrepreneurs break through invisible ceilings and achieve seven- and eight-figure growth with clarity and conviction. She shares insights on ho...
Aug 17, 2025•12 min•Ep. 1100
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Brian Thomas speaks with Valentina Flores , CEO and co-founder of Red Sentry , a proactive cybersecurity firm that “breaks into your network so hackers never get the chance.” With a career that spans from federal task force detective tracking cybercriminals to award-winning cybersecurity leader and advocate for women in tech, Valentina shares how her unique background shapes her approach to protecting organizations. She explains how Red Sentry’s ...
Aug 14, 2025•12 min•Ep. 1099
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Brian Thomas welcomes Chris Daigle , Founder and CEO of ChiefAIOfficer.com , to discuss how companies can move beyond AI hype and implement strategies that deliver measurable results. Chris shares insights from his Executive AI Immersion program , a two-day experience designed to help mid-market executives become expert-level users of AI tools without requiring years of technical training. Chris also introduces his Ignition Process , a framework ...
Aug 12, 2025•14 min•Ep. 1098
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Brian Thomas sits down with Drew Messer , CEO and co-founder of Urban SDK , to explore how geospatial AI and real-time data are transforming how local governments operate. From Drew’s early experiences in politics to launching Urban SDK after the U.S. DOT’s Smart Cities Challenge, listeners will hear how Drew’s vision led to the creation of a platform now used by over 250 municipalities across 34 states. Drew shares the challenges that cities fac...
Aug 10, 2025•16 min•Ep. 1097
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, host Brian Thomas chats with Pejman Roshan , CMO of Menlo Security , about how the rise of hybrid work and SaaS adoption is transforming the cybersecurity landscape. Pej shares how Menlo’s isolation-based browser security shifts the model from reactive defense to proactive protection—keeping malicious content out by never letting it reach the endpoint. With a career spanning Cisco, Aruba, and VMware, Pej reflects on how marketing in cybersecurity...
Aug 09, 2025•17 min•Ep. 1096
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Brian Thomas welcomes Fahd Rafi , founder of Noodle Seed , an AI startup transforming how modern organizations operate through intelligent automation. Drawing from a background leading AI and data strategy at Google Cloud and Microsoft, Fahd shares how his mission is to “automate the ordinary and enable the extraordinary” through a new paradigm: Agents-as-a-Service . Fahd explains how Noodle Seed builds agentic systems that go far beyond simple c...
Aug 07, 2025•15 min•Ep. 1095
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Brian Thomas speaks with Hunter Dickinson, Head of Partnerships at Whop , about his entrepreneurial rise from founding Zen Task to leading Whop’s sales and partnership strategy. Hunter shares how his early venture—born from the Web3 space and acquired by Whop—helped lay the foundation for a digital marketplace now generating over $1.3 billion in gross merchandise volume. His journey reveals the mindset shift from solo founder to team-driven opera...
Aug 05, 2025•17 min•Ep. 1094
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, host Brian Thomas sits down with Rohan Nayak, CEO and co-founder of Pocket FM , to explore how he made the bold transition from investment banking to building one of the most disruptive platforms in the entertainment industry. Rohan shares how his passion for storytelling and content innovation led to the birth of Pocket FM, an audio OTT platform designed to empower writers and give voice to untold stories. Rohan explains how Pocket FM is redefin...
Aug 03, 2025•17 min•Ep. 1093
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Brian Thomas welcomes Ed Watal, founder and principal of Intellibus, a top-ranked Inc. 5000 software firm. Ed shares his insights into how artificial intelligence is reshaping the financial sector, particularly around the challenges of fraud and deepfakes. He explains how his ethical AI platform, Big Parser, was born from a long-standing vision to build transparent, responsible AI systems using community-sourced, human-curated data. The conversat...
Aug 01, 2025•12 min•Ep. 1092
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Tom LeNoble—international speaker, resilience coach, and former executive at Facebook, Walmart, Palm, and Verizon—joins host Brian Thomas for a thoughtful conversation on what it truly takes to lead in high-pressure environments. Now a sought-after coach and advisor, Tom shares how his journey through startups, Fortune 500s, and personal challenges shaped the trademarked Risk Ability Factor and his people-first leadership philosophy. Listeners wi...
Jul 30, 2025•8 min•Ep. 1091
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Geoff Haydon, CEO of Ontinue, shares how his leadership journey—from SecureWorks and VMware to heading Ontinue—has helped shape a new era of cybersecurity services. Geoff dives into how Ontinue's MXDR platform, Ontinue ION, is transforming legacy MDR practices by combining automation, AI, and a holistic approach to threat management. He explains how today’s cybersecurity demands go beyond just alerting and into proactive risk reduction across clo...
Jul 28, 2025•16 min•Ep. 1090
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Elliot Johnson, CEO of Bitcoin Treasury Corporation and CIO of Evolve ETFs, shares his journey pioneering Canada's first spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs. He offers a behind-the-scenes look at the regulatory and operational challenges of launching these crypto investment products, highlighting how Evolve ETFs now manages nearly $300 million across multiple digital asset funds with institutional-grade infrastructure and custody. Elliot also unpacks the...
Jul 26, 2025•17 min•Ep. 1089
On The Digital Executive podcast, Pratik Balar, co-founder and tech lead at NodeOps, shares his vision for how decentralized compute systems are reshaping the future of AI and cloud services. He explains how DPN 2.0—short for Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks—offers scalable, cost-effective, and privacy-focused alternatives to traditional cloud computing by leveraging blockchain and global participation. Balar emphasizes that enabling anyone to contribute compute power—such as GPUs ...
Jul 24, 2025•14 min•Ep. 1088
On The Digital Executive podcast, Ani Mishra shares his insights as a seasoned software engineering leader at DoorDash, where he oversees the logistics systems powering grocery, retail, convenience, and alcohol delivery. Mishra emphasizes the importance of solving a single customer problem deeply and effectively before generalizing the solution for other verticals, ensuring both speed and scalability. He explains that high-performing teams thrive when they are built with top talent, are given au...
Jul 22, 2025•14 min•Ep. 1087
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Mukarram Mawjood shares how his diverse upbringing across Asia, the Middle East, and the United States shaped his global investment philosophy. With over 15 years of experience trading in equities, commodities, and crypto, he emphasizes the importance of cultural sensitivity and international awareness in navigating global markets. Mawjood discusses how true risk is often misunderstood—not as a guaranteed loss, but as a probability that can be ma...
Jul 20, 2025•14 min•Ep. 1086
In this powerful episode of The Digital Executive podcast host Brian Thomas welcomes Eric Winegard, co-founder and CEO of Rare Balloon Moon Marketing . Eric shares his incredible journey from homelessness and the foster care system to leading an eight-figure digital marketing firm alongside his wife, Alexis. He reflects on the two life-changing turning points that shaped his path—first, a brush with the justice system in his 20s, and later, a bold decision to leave corporate leadership in his 40...
Jul 18, 2025•10 min•Ep. 1085
In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, host Brian Thomas sits down with Jared Navarre, a seasoned founder, strategist, and the creative force behind Zillion , a multi-sensory music and storytelling project. Jared shares insights from launching and exiting ventures across industries like IT, logistics, and entertainment, and reveals the foundational principles he looks for in any business—purpose, product-market fit, and real exit potential. Jared also dives deep into the evolution of ...
Jul 16, 2025•15 min•Ep. 1084
In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, Brian Thomas sits down with Andrew Coppin, co-founder and CEO of Ranchbot, to discuss how remote monitoring is transforming water management in agriculture. With deep roots in rural Western Australia and decades of experience in finance and agritech, Andrew shares how his team at Ranchbot—and his other venture, Farmbot—are solving an age-old challenge: checking water systems across vast and remote ranches. With over 4,000 ranches now using Ranchb...
Jul 14, 2025•16 min•Ep. 1083
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, host Brian Thomas sits down with Charlie Thomas, a veteran tech leader known for scaling startups to $100M+ in recurring revenue. Now at the helm of Mitiga , Charlie shares his approach to building exceptional teams, anticipating market shifts, and mentoring founders—several of whom have led companies to billion-dollar exits. His emphasis on culture, go-to-market excellence, and strategic timing has been central to repeated success across the cyb...
Jul 11, 2025•16 min•Ep. 1082
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, host Brian Thomas speaks with Jim LaRoe, a uniquely skilled leader whose background spans engineering, law, and entrepreneurship. As CEO of Symphion , Jim shares how his diverse experience has shaped a high-performing culture centered around relentless work ethic, continuous innovation, and uncompromising customer service. The conversation dives deep into Symphion’s flagship offering— Print Fleet Cybersecurity as a Service —a fully managed, vendo...
Jul 09, 2025•10 min•Ep. 1081
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, host Brian Thomas welcomes Aaron Tate, Senior Vice President and CIO at TechnoMile . With over 15 years in government contracting and defense, Tate shares how his diverse background in engineering, consulting, and field deployment shaped his product-first, customer-centric approach. At TechnoMile, he leads the development of secure, AI-enabled cloud solutions that help GovCon businesses find the right opportunities, remain compliant, and accelera...
Jul 06, 2025•15 min•Ep. 1080
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, host Brian Thomas welcomes back Daniel Fallmann, CEO and founder of Mindbreeze , to explore how his product-first philosophy has shaped a powerful, scalable platform built to simplify enterprise AI. Fallmann explains how Mindbreeze InSpire and Insight Workplace reduce the need for complex customizations by embedding core functionality out of the box—leading to faster adoption and immediate value for enterprise users. Daniel also breaks down the g...
Jul 04, 2025•11 min•Ep. 1079
In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, host Brian Thomas speaks with Ahikam Kaufman, co-founder and CEO of Safe Book’s AI. With over two decades of experience in corporate finance, including leadership roles at Intuit, Kaufman shares how his team is revolutionizing financial data governance through intelligent automation. He highlights the unique challenges CFOs face with fragmented financial systems and explains why today's tools often fall short in ensuring accuracy, compliance, and...
Jul 02, 2025•13 min
In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, host Brian Thomas interviews Chris Condon, founder and CEO of Aircon, a Dallas-based platform that’s transforming air freight logistics through AI-driven workflow automation. Drawing on over 26 years of leadership experience in global logistics, Chris shares how his competitive spirit and firsthand frustrations with traditional freight forwarding inspired him to create Aircon. His mission: to empower small and mid-sized freight forwarders with th...
Jun 30, 2025•11 min
In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, host Brian Thomas sits down with Krishna Gupta, co-founder of Presto and founding partner at Remus Capital. Gupta shares the story of launching his venture capital firm while still at MIT and how his early exposure to AI led to his co-founding of Presto, a company pioneering voice AI for restaurant drive-throughs. He breaks down the technical and operational challenges of deploying AI in noisy, high-volume environments, and how Presto overcomes t...
Jun 26, 2025•12 min
In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast Gino Ferrand shares the journey behind TECLA, the AI-driven platform he founded to connect top Latin American developers with U.S. companies. Drawing from his personal experience and technical expertise, Ferrand explains how staying hands-on with development shaped TECLA’s evolution into a fast, smart, and human-centric solution for remote hiring. With over 50,000 users and a 97% success rate, TECLA leverages AI not just for efficiency, but to fos...
Jun 23, 2025•10 min
In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast Brian Peckrill, Executive Director of the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund, shares how the Fund is driving real-world change through place-based philanthropy. He explains why scaling national programs must start with a local lens and how deep community engagement leads to measurable, long-term impact. Brian also discusses the McGowan Fellows Program and its unique focus on ethics and leadership development for MBA students. Drawing from his glob...
Jun 20, 2025•9 min
