In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with Adam Hamadache , founder and CEO of Formula and ScorePlan, and one of the most respected voices at the intersection of AI, SEO, and hospitality . Adam shares the key turning points that helped him transform his agency from early hustle to a scalable, systemized growth engine—including the reset brought by COVID, adopting the EOS operating model, and ultimately reinventing the agency structure around senior talent and cli...
Dec 04, 2025•16 min•Ep. 1163
In this episode of The Digital Executive , Brian Thomas interviews Ashish Aggarwal , Co-Founder of AppBroda—a no-code ad network empowering mobile app and game developers to scale revenue without writing a single line of code. Drawing on his experience at Google working with thousands of developers, Ashish explains the industry’s biggest friction point: developers don’t want additional SDKs or code that slow apps, risk crashes, or violate privacy rules. Ashish shares how AppBroda solves that cha...
Dec 03, 2025•12 min•Ep. 1162
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with technologist, educator, and futurist Colin Cooper , whose lifelong passion for computing began at age 13 when he dismantled and rebuilt his father’s Olivetti 486. Now with 26+ years of global experience across 38 countries, Colin works at the intersection of AI, human behavior, and immersive learning—helping governments, universities, and organizations prepare for the rapidly evolving future of work. Colin explains how p...
Dec 02, 2025•11 min•Ep. 1161
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas speaks with Roland Austrup, Chief Growth Officer and Executive Committee member at Innventure—an industrial growth platform that transforms validated R&D from multinational corporations into high-growth standalone companies. With deep experience as CFO, Head of Capital Markets, and now CGO, Roland brings decades of financial and strategic expertise to the challenge of commercializing breakthrough technologies. Roland shares lessons...
Dec 01, 2025•11 min•Ep. 1160
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas welcomes Joshua Scott, Vice President of Security at Hydrolix and a veteran with nearly 30 years of experience turning complex security risks into clear business value. Josh shares how Hydrolix is redefining what’s possible with massive-scale log data—processing everything from terabytes to petabytes and delivering insights in seconds. Josh breaks down why security leaders must speak the language of business, translating technical risk...
Nov 30, 2025•9 min•Ep. 1159
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with Maksim Ovsyannikov, a veteran enterprise product leader with over 25 years of experience shaping productivity solutions across supply chain, HR, marketing automation, customer success, and CRM. Now leading product and design at SugarCRM, Maksim shares how his diverse background led him to focus on redefining CRM for the AI-native era. Maksim breaks down why traditional CRMs fail sellers, how SugarCRM’s “precision selling...
Nov 29, 2025•19 min•Ep. 1158
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas welcomes Piet Buyck , global technology executive, AI strategist, and author of AI Compass for SC Leaders . With more than 30 years leading innovative IT solutions, Piet is on a mission to make AI-driven planning easy, accessible, and human-centered. Piet introduces the concept of the AI Compass —a framework that blends generative, agentic, and narrow AI to guide leaders through the complexities of modern supply chain planning. Instead...
Nov 28, 2025•14 min•Ep. 1157
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with Dr. Hany Demian , physician innovator, regenerative medicine pioneer, and CEO of the Biop Spine Institute . With over 20 years of experience treating chronic pain, Dr. Demian has shifted away from traditional pain management toward a groundbreaking model that blends AI-driven diagnostics, cellular-level therapies, and microinvasive procedures—all aimed at restoring the body rather than simply masking symptoms. Dr. Demian...
Nov 27, 2025•15 min•Ep. 1156
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas welcomes Chirag Agrawal , a senior technologist and AI infrastructure expert with deep experience building large-scale platforms, distributed systems, and multi-agent orchestration for Alexa. With over a decade in advanced AI systems, Chirag shares his perspective on what it really takes to move from “having a model” to running resilient, scalable AI agents in production. Chirag explains why models should be treated as dependencies—not...
Nov 26, 2025•16 min•Ep. 1155
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas welcomes Jack Griffin , CEO of Light Up Ventures and bestselling author of Luminary . As a certified executive coach with experience supporting leaders at Google, Meta, Amazon, and Yahoo, Jack specializes in helping tech executives strengthen their leadership through compelling storytelling, systems thinking, and personal development. Jack shares the defining moment that inspired Light Up Ventures: witnessing a senior leader lose an en...
Nov 25, 2025•11 min•Ep. 1154
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with Jesse Lipson , founder and CEO of Levitate, a relationship marketing platform helping small businesses build genuine, human connections at scale. A seasoned entrepreneur, Jesse previously founded ShareFile, growing it to millions of users before its acquisition by Citrix, and has since become a key leader in North Carolina’s tech ecosystem. Jesse shares the inspiration behind Levitate—observing firsthand how traditional ...
Nov 24, 2025•11 min•Ep. 1153
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas welcomes Mike Miglio , CEO and founder of DEIN , the decentralized marketplace transforming how risk and insurance function across the DeFi ecosystem. With a deep history in crypto law, blockchain protocols, and decentralized innovation, Mike brings firsthand insight into why insurance—at its core—is really about trust. Mike explains how DEIN aims to replace reputation-driven DeFi risk assessment with transparent, on-chain market dynam...
Nov 24, 2025•14 min•Ep. 1152
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with David Windley , CEO and Executive Chairman of HootRecruit , the AI-powered talent sourcing platform reshaping how companies find and engage top talent. With a distinguished HR leadership background at Yahoo and Microsoft, David brings decades of expertise to his mission: transforming recruiting through intelligent automation—without eliminating the human touch. David explains how advancements in AI inspired him to rethin...
Nov 23, 2025•13 min•Ep. 1151
In this episode of The Digital Executive , Brian Thomas welcomes Dr. Duane Varan , CEO of MediaScience and MediaPet, and one of the world’s most published researchers in advertising science. Dr. Varan shares the remarkable story of how a call from Disney unexpectedly pulled him from academia into commercial research—leading to the creation of the Disney Ad Innovation Lab and ultimately the rise of MediaScience as a global leader in audience measurement. Dr. Varan explains how neuro metric tools—...
Nov 21, 2025•24 min•Ep. 1150
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with Erik Braund, founder and CEO of Katmai—a groundbreaking virtual office platform designed to restore spontaneity, human connection, and real collaboration in the age of meeting overload. Erik shares his journey from music and video production to building one of the most innovative remote-work platforms on the market. He discusses how his creative background, love for hardware, and pandemic-era problem-solving led to Katma...
Nov 20, 2025•26 min•Ep. 1149
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas welcomes renowned futurist, bestselling author, and strategic advisor Daniel Burrus . As the creator of the Hard Trends methodology and the Anticipatory Organization model, Daniel teaches leaders how to predict disruption before it happens—and turn certainty into a competitive advantage. Daniel breaks down the power of distinguishing hard trends (future facts) from soft trends (assumptions) , explaining how this clarity reduces uncerta...
Nov 18, 2025•12 min•Ep. 1148
In this episode of The Digital Executive , Brian Thomas welcomes Santosh Kaveti , CEO and founder of ProArch , a leader in cloud, data, app modernization, and cybersecurity solutions. With over 18 years of experience as a technologist, entrepreneur, investor, and advisor, Santosh shares the pivotal lessons that shaped his approach to building technology services—including the realization that technology alone is never the solution; people, processes, and change management are the true drivers of...
Nov 17, 2025•19 min•Ep. 1147
In this episode of The Digital Executive , Brian Thomas sits down with Nicolas Genest , veteran CTO, two-time CEO, and founder of CodeBoxx Technology Academy . With a career spanning multiple hypergrowth startups—The RealReal, ModCloth, Veepee (Vente Privée), and Walmart—Nicolas shares the turning point that shifted his mission from building companies to building people . Nicolas explains how years of leading high-performing teams revealed a core truth: success in technology is never about the s...
Nov 16, 2025•18 min•Ep. 1146
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas welcomes Yakir Golan , CEO and Co-founder of Kovrr , a global leader in cyber and AI risk quantification. Drawing from his early career in Israeli intelligence and later roles in software, hardware, and product management, Yakir explains how his background shaped his holistic approach to understanding complex, interconnected risk systems. Yakir breaks down why quantifying AI and cyber risk —rather than relying on subjective, color-code...
Nov 14, 2025•15 min•Ep. 1145
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with futurist and founder of M7 Innovations, Matt Maher . Named one of Vogue’s Top 100 Innovators of 2024, Matt shares how his journey from major media firms to launching M7 positioned him at the forefront of AI, immersive tech, and the evolving internet. He discusses how brands can thrive in the new age of AI-powered search through his “Align, Design, Refine” framework, and why spatial computing could help us reclaim our att...
Nov 12, 2025•13 min•Ep. 1144
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas welcomes Dr. Robert B. Kerstein , a pioneer in digital occlusal analysis and long-time advocate for advancing dental science through technology. A former Tufts University professor and prosthodontic expert, Dr. Kerstein has spent decades perfecting how dentists measure and correct the human bite using T-Scan technology —the world’s first computerized system for analyzing occlusal forces in real time. Dr. Kerstein explains how early too...
Nov 11, 2025•18 min•Ep. 1143
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with Kaarel Kotkas , founder and CEO of Veriff , a global leader in digital identity verification trusted by brands like Uber and Bumble . Kaarel shares how a childhood experience on a small island in Estonia sparked his lifelong mission to make the internet safer. What began as a teenager’s curiosity about online IDs evolved into Veriff , a company now protecting millions of users worldwide through AI-driven, video-based ver...
Nov 09, 2025•16 min•Ep. 1142
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas welcomes Charles Lambert , founder and CEO of Digital Life Box , a secure SaaS platform built to preserve what defines us—our memories, assets, and identity—across generations. Charles shares the personal story that inspired Digital Life Box: a realization that our growing digital lives—from crypto wallets to cloud photos—often have no plan for continuity. He explains how his platform bridges the physical, emotional, and digital worlds...
Nov 07, 2025•21 min•Ep. 1141
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas welcomes Alberto Rizzoli , serial entrepreneur and CEO of V7 , a UK-based company pioneering AI systems to automate knowledge work across industries like healthcare, finance, and insurance. Alberto shares his journey from creating AI Poly , a groundbreaking app that empowered the visually impaired, to leading V7 , where AI agents now handle complex, document-heavy workflows with accuracy, traceability, and compliance at scale. He expla...
Nov 05, 2025•16 min•Ep. 1140
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with Bryan Murphy , CEO of Smartling , the leading AI translation platform powering global communication for brands like British Airways, DoorDash, Verizon, and MasterCard . Bryan shares how Smartling is transforming translation and localization from a slow, manual process into a fully automated, enterprise-grade solution —delivering human-quality translations six times faster and at half the cost . He explains how Smartling’...
Nov 03, 2025•11 min•Ep. 1139
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with Tim Callan , Chief Experience Officer at Sectigo and one of the leading voices in SSL and PKI technology. With over 20 years shaping the standards of digital trust, Tim unpacks how the invisible infrastructure behind certificates and encryption keeps our digital world secure. Tim explores the coming shift toward shorter certificate lifespans , why automation is essential for enterprises, and how post-quantum cryptography...
Nov 02, 2025•13 min•Ep. 1138
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas welcomes Andrea Luoni , founder and CEO of Rate Craft, who’s redefining transparency and ethics in the insurance industry. Andrea shares how her lifelong instinct to defend others fuels her mission to protect clients from hidden costs and industry abuse. She explains why too many businesses accept rising premiums without question—and how getting a second opinion can save millions. From her front-row view of the industry’s consolidation...
Nov 01, 2025•14 min•Ep. 1137
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with Martin Lucas , founder and CEO of Decision Boundaries , to explore how decision science and deterministic AI are reshaping the way humans and machines think together. Martin unpacks the psychology of brand trust—how emotion, timing, and tone influence decision-making—and explains why most marketing fails to connect at a subconscious level. He then takes listeners inside his breakthrough work combining decision science, d...
Oct 30, 2025•13 min•Ep. 1136
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with Behdad “B” Jamshidi , founder of CJAM Marketing Connector , to explore why most businesses struggle to choose the right marketing agency—and how to fix it. After evaluating over 1,000 agencies and curating a lean network of top performers, Behdad shares his proven framework for identifying “A-player” partners who deliver exponential growth versus “B-player” agencies that stall momentum. He unpacks red flags to watch for,...
Oct 28, 2025•12 min•Ep. 1135
In this episode of The Digital Executive , host Brian Thomas sits down with Dan Benveniste , founder and CEO of SkillWaze and serial entrepreneur with over $150M in successful exits . Dan shares how his latest ventures— SkillWaze and AlumniBridge —are reshaping how we prepare the next generation for the workforce. From his early startup success to pioneering AI-powered “learn and earn” platforms, Dan reveals how he’s tackling the global skills gap by helping employers identify, train, and verify...
Oct 26, 2025•17 min•Ep. 1134
