Poland Outsourcing Technology Podcasts

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Technology and data are transforming who, what and how we trust. Never before have online security and trust been more crucial. I speak to Derek Gottfrid, cofounder of Caisson, a New York based company who have built numerous products centered on trust. Derek & his cofounder Ken Little identified that most systems available are either a loose workaround or overly complicated. There was a gap in the market for a better solution.

How do you go about building a product that your customer will love and what does a good product mean? These are some of the questions I put to Benjamin Horst, a product strategist, and CEO at EvolvEd Technologies. As a former product manager at Bloomberg, Ben shares his wealth of experience on product design, how to reach your customer, and at what stage do you build a revenue model? Ben is currently building a very exciting EdTech platform and learning community, however, he also finds time to speak at the product school in New York giving industry insights and participating as a product design critic. This is a must listen for anyone looking to make the perfect product launch!

To answer this question, I turn to Adtech enthusiast and expert, Oliver Klander, Vice President of Sales at Think Jam. Oliver is a regular speaker at industry-leading events across Europe, including DMEXCO. With vast experience in Media, Data, and Technology, Oliver predicts considerable changes in Adtech over the next 18 to 24 months. We discuss the future of engagement marketing, the many issues around privacy, and what will be the impact of the 3rd Party Cookie demise. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did 😀

Our AdTech mini-series continues this week as I delve into the world of video advertising with Spirable Cofounder, Ger O’Meara. Ger envisages a better future for marketing using exciting and relevant data-driven video ads.

We discuss many dimensions of this fascinating tech, such as how retailers are adapting to the Covid-19 crisis using video marketing to stay connected with customers. We take a look at the strategies companies are using when optimising the many social media channels and what are the future trends in this rapidly evolving space.

I speak to Peter Krishnan, founder of InfinAl, a platform to help you understand where you are and where you want to be. Peter was becoming increasingly frustrated by his inability to capitalise on his vast array of accumulated knowledge. He discovered first-hand how spending large amounts of precious time learning about ways to improve one’s life is not always enough.

With this in mind, he set about building a platform to help you better understand their inner mind, to realise happiness in the here and now, achieving a better future in your career, home, or personally.

This is the question I asked the winning team from the IPMA Hackdays 2020 event. It was a pleasure to co-chair my first virtual Hackathon around project management. This was an incredibly successful event despite the remote challenges. I go behind the scenes and ask the victorious team about their winning formula on Self-Organisation .

The team shares their experience and the challenges they faced to work remotely for the first time together, brainstorming and resolving challenging difficulties. We also take a closer look at some of the collaboration tools, aspects of leadership, some key takeaway points, and finally, lessons learned.

This week's podcast revisits the ever topical Blockchain and Cryptocurrency discussion. The global blockchain technology market is estimated to accumulate a staggering $20 billion in revenue by 2024. Gartner state, blockchain only comes second to artificial intelligence and machine learning as the most disruptive technologies in recent times.

With all of this in mind, I get an update on this fascinating phenomenon from Pete Townsend, founding partner of Norio Ventures, a Fintech advisory firm. Pete is also a co-host of the hugely popular podcast, Money Never Sleeps as well as serving on several Fintech company boards including Coinbase.

Following the huge hype and investment in Blockchain a few years ago, Pete brings us up to speed with the most recent developments and what current trends are. Pete is a passionate Blockchain enthusiast, he shares exciting future predictions with us and the reasons why Blockchain & digital assets are only beginning to take off. 

This week I am delighted to chat with Karen Weeks, SVP People at Ordergroove in New York. With a massive wealth of knowledge in the HR field, Karen shares her insight with me on how best to build a culture in tech startups, when to introduce HR to a tech company, and her view on the key elements to implement a successful HR strategy, especially given the new dynamics that exist in a Covid 19 world.

As a podcast host, a professional coach, and a management and HR strategy teacher, Karen has quickly risen to the forefront of her sector. She was named one of the 2020 Notable Women in Talent by Crain’s New York Business and has been a driving force behind Ordergroove's enviable success in winning Best Companies to Work for in New York two years in a row. A must listen to for tech companies and tech startups alike that want to stay ahead of the HR curve.

 According to research by the SAVO Group, a staggering  90% of employees that receive training, forget the subject material within 6 months, with a further 65% forgetting, within the first week. For too many companies, training has become little more than a check the box process, futile and expensive.

I discuss Virtual Training with Travis May, winner of several globally recognised innovation and technology awards. As a Director of Technology and Innovation at a major international company, Travis looks at opportunities to collaborate, optimise, and modernise processes across the business, thus positioning teams for success.

With this in mind, Travis embarked on a journey towards a more effective and engaging means of providing staff training. He identified lack of engagement as a major problem within traditional training. Through research and innovation Virtual training presented as the winning formula. Travis discusses his experience of this process, the enormous benefits of virtual training including ROI, and how he is now applying this to other areas of the business. 

 This week Marc Einstein shares his fascinating insight into the world of technology in Japan. As Chief Analyst at the ITR Corporation in Japan and with more than15 years’ experience in telecommunications & media, Marc is a frequent subject matter expert on international TV broadcasts of CNN, CNBC, BBC Global, and Channel News Asia. Marc outlines how COVID 19 has caused major changes in the way people work in Japan and the opportunities it has created for tech companies that sell their services and software there.

I also talk to Marc about his new book Tech Native Company: 7 Strategies to Survive the Digital Age where he explains how a virtual strategy will be the next big disruptor after digital as companies move towards mainstream use of VR and other virtual technologies.

This podcast is an excellent insight to learn about future technology and also for anyone considering the Japanese market for their tech product or service!

In this week’s podcast, we discuss personal agility with authors Michal Raczka and Raji Sivaraman. Their latest book, Discoveries Through Personal Agility a book for all industries looks at the importance of developing an agile mindset for business and professionals. Michal and Raji share their invaluable insights and how their personal agility model is helping companies, now more than ever at a crucial economic time for so many organisations. Enjoy the show :-)

The Fintech industry market value is expected to be $305 billion by 2025 as an increasing number of financial services become disrupted and replaced by new technologies. In my new series of Fintech industry podcasts, we examine the latest technology, trends, and challenges facing this fascinating industry.

My first guest is Dan Feaheny, founder of Feeney Ventures Ltd, assisting and advising the next generation of Fintechs. In this episode, Dan shares his valuable insights from working within various fintechs across the world. We look closely at current trends and what the future holds. I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I have :-).

his week we learn how the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a surge in demand for the Care to Translate, innovative medical translation app. I discuss the viral growth in this healthcare translator app with co-founder and COO, of Care to Translate, Maja Magnusson. As a female entrepreneur, she throws light on the benefits of starting a business in Sweden. We look at the challenging obstacles and the inspiring vision which is fast becoming a reality. Technology assisting medical efficiency by removing the human interpreter.

This week we hear from Lindsay West, cofounder of Mixed Reality company VISR. Based in Hull, North of England, Attracting and retaining a skilled and innovative workforce was a major obstacle in this area. 

His vision to create and offer highly skilled and sought after job opportunities to local people is gradually becoming a reality by encouraging local people into coding and similar fields, ultimately ending the brain drain and capitalising on a massive opportunity for the region.

This week I pick up my conversation once again with Malgorzata Kusyk, the founder of AgilePMO & Akademia Zwinnej Liderki.. As an expert leader in her field of coaching, we discuss trust as a fundamental element between leaders and remote teams. Trust was never more prevalent, with more and more employees working from home. Trust can present major challenges for employees however Malgorzata has many suggestions to build, retain, and even restore trust in teams.

Culture means people, what they value, and what they bring to the organisation. It is constantly changing and not just a statement on a wall. This is what Nicolas Blier-Silvestri, founder of Platypus truly believes.

I chat with Paul Sheedy, founder of Unifi.id. Paul outlines the benefits of the contactless door in terms of security, safety, and its vast potential. Not only in an effort to avoid disasters such as Grenfell in London but it’s practical uses to monitor student’s attendance and potentially curb the spread of Covid-19. Paul shares his entrepreneurial journey with us, how he overcame the challenges of the Chinese market, and internationalising a product.

With expected revenues for 2020, in excess of $159B, the gaming industry has never been so vibrant. This week is the first in a series of gaming industry podcasts. My first guest is Gavin Isaacs, a Gaming Executive, based in Las Vegas with over 20 years of experience in this fascinating sector. Gavin shares with me his incredible journey from developing penny slots to digital gaming. 

In this second gaming podcast episode, I interview Tom Beardsmore, CEO & co-founder of Coatsink. At Coatslink software, Tom’s mission is to create games that players love. When it comes to achieving success in the early days, Tom quickly realised that essential partnerships were crucial. He also saw the importance of investing in and being surrounded by the right people. Tom shares his experience and insight into surviving those early days and ultimately transforming a gaming idea into a hugely successful gaming business.

Our gaming podcast series continues this week with an inspirational story from Robin Flodin, CEO of Enad Global 7. Based in Stockholm, Robin began programming at the young age of 11. Early success followed soon after, with his game, Dwarfs, selling 250k units. How then did he almost lose it all? How did failure ultimately lead him to the success he enjoys today as company CEO listed on the stock exchange. Robin believes his early and harsh failure taught him essential lessons to achieve and realise his position today, sharing invaluable advice, strategies, and insight with us in this incredibly admirable story.

Tommy Palm CEO of Resolution Games compares the future of AR/VR gaming to the revolutionising internet phenomenon.   He is passionate about what the future holds in this fascinating sector. He gives a candid opinion about the very positive benefits of gaming in the lives of certain people and his aspirations for it to be used as an educational tool. Tommy also fills us in on his two eagerly awaited VR games, Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale and Blaston., which will be launched very soon 😀. This is a must-listen for enthusiasts of this amazing industry and loyal gaming fans around the world.

I enjoy an enlightening chat with a lively and straight-talking guest, Hendrik Lesser, CEO of Remote Control Productions, Europe’s biggest game developer family with 20 teams in 4 countries. Based in Munich, Hendrik discovered a love of gaming at the age of 4 and this passionate hobby has also led him to become President of the European Games Developer Federation, EGDF.

Hendrik gives a fascinating insight and shares some invaluable lessons he has learned over the years in the gaming industry. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did 😀!

The global gaming market is expected to grow to  $256.97 billion by 2025. How then, can one enter this very attractive industry without massive funding? Simple, Niche Gaming! Colin Cragg is the creative director of Toadman Interactive and the Cofounder of RazorSecure. Colin has had huge success in the niche gaming space, working on games such as Anarchy Online with Funcom and Star Stable with Star Stable Entertainment.

Colin shares his incredible experiences and offers unmissable advice for anyone that wants to develop the next big hit in niche gaming. Enjoy!

In this week’s Podcast, we discover everything about AR and learn how it is solving industries' toughest problems. I have a very insightful discussion with Scope AR CEO, Scott Montgomerie who is based in San Francisco. Working with some of the world’s leading multinational companies and government agencies, Scope AR is leading the way in this emerging market, using the latest in augmented glasses and software to provide an incredible real-time 3D overlay training solution.

Scott has been working in this space since 2012 and with the much anticipated Apple iPhone with 3D camera, he believes this will take AR apps to a whole new level. Scott shares his own fascinating journey with us including some essential tips to be successful in this field. A must listen to discover more about this fascinating technology.