10-Minute Tech Talks: Business Insights and Growth Hacks for Time-Crunched Entrepreneurs

Set your dial to 100.1 FM AM 1020 KDKA as TechVibe Radio welcomes Sean Ways of eHealth Technologies.

Sean will discuss how eHealth Technologies has helped over 2 million patients receive prompt treatment for critical health needs, like cancer and organ transplant, by retrieving, organizing, and aggregating medical information, pathology reports, and images from disparate systems into a searchable digital medical record.

Best of all, eHealth Technologies is growing its Pittsburgh offices. Tune in to learn more about the company and all of the local opportunities.

On this episode of the One Mic Stand, the Pittsburgh Technology Council/FortyX80's Marie Pelloni joins Jonathan Kersting as cohost to explore opportunities to get more women and girls into the tech industry.

They start by detailing a unique partnership with NCWIT, the National Center for Women and Information Technology. Stephanie Weber, Director of K-12 and Regional Initiatives for NCWIT talks about the nonprofit community of over 1,500 universities, companies, nonprofits and even government organizations nationwide that work to increase the influential and meaningful participation of girls and women in computing and technology. 

NCWIT offers the Aspirations in Computing (AiC) program to provide encouragement, enable persistence, open doors and change lives for women in technology from K-12 through career. High school awards opened Sept. 1. Learn more at: https://www.aspirations.org/award-programs/apply-for-the-award-for-aic

We talk to AiC National Winner Paige Frank, a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh majoring in information science, about the award and how it is inspiring her passion to pursue a career in technology. Paige will also talk about her experience taking part in FortyX80's LAUNCH Program as a primer for AiC.

Plus, get details on the upcoming Winning Talent Together: Innovation, Culture, and You event set for October 5, 2023.

And, applications for the Fall LAUNCH Cohort close Sept. 8. More info here.

Learn more about NCWIT at www.ncwit.org

When it comes to geeking out, TechVibe Radio is always there! Especially when it benefits STEM education and career development.

Tune in to TechVibe Radio as we welcome Carnegie Science Center Director Jason Brown to geek out on the upcoming Geek Out Gala set for October 5.

Brown tells us how imagination meets innovation as we celebrate the intersection of science, technology and creativity at the Geek Out Gala. Be prepared to be awestruck and enjoy delectable food, signature cocktails, and live music – all under the stars in the most stunning location on Pittsburgh’s riverfront.

It's the biggest night of the year for Science Center. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

HIKE2's Innovation Summit is set for September 26-28 and Matt Lydic steps up to the One Mic Stand to give us all of the details!   The Summit is where innovation in the world of digital transformation takes center stage! HIKE2 invites you to embark on a transformative journey, exploring cutting-edge ideas and practical applications that will empower you to navigate the ever-evolving digital landscape.   With speakers from Ansys, Carnegie Mellon University, Highmark, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, City of Pittsburgh, Salesforce, PPG, and more, the agenda is packed with trend updates, actionable insights from market leaders, and hands-on sessions to inspire change. Register here.

Tune in to TechVibe Radio as we welcome Jeremy Walker from Teledyne FLIR.

FLIR provides superpower vision and sensing capabilities that help people around the world save lives, protect the environment, and enhance productivity. Through its nearly 3,500 employees, FLIR’s vision is to be “The World’s Sixth Sense” by safeguarding people and property around the world and delivering superior situational understanding to expedite decision-making during defense, counterterrorism, homeland security, HAZMAT, law enforcement, public safety, health, environmental and commercial missions.

Listen and learn how Pittsburgh is homebase for this amazing company!

IKM’s mission is to provide innovative and informed design solutions that create enduring value in a changing world. It uses curiosity, knowledge and technology to improve the human experience through design.

IKM's Samara Wheaton Brian Roth step up to the One Mic Stand to explore how office spaces are changing post pandemic and how technology is creating new opportunities and efficiencies.

Learn how IKM works with the region's tech industry, how it deploys the latest technology and how it can work with your business to design a space that meets the new demands of of the workplace.

As one of Pittsburgh's top strategy and design consultancies for more than 40 years, ThoughtForm helps companies solve tough problems through compelling design.

ThoughtForm's Steve Frank and Katie Schmiedicker step up to the One Mic Stand for a deep dive exploration on how they helped University Hospitals in Cleveland reimagine a man's experience visiting a doctor because men just don’t like going to the doctor. And, this hesitance results in delayed diagnoses and treatments, which can bring serious consequences. ThoughtForm set out to change that!

Steve and Katie detail how ThoughtForm partnered with University Hospitals convening innovators, clinicians and patients to build a visionary new experience together. The result is a healthcare delivery model that addresses men’s unique needs and invites them to be the leaders of their own health care journey.

Discover how from the moment a man enrolls in the UH Cutler Center for Men, he has access to team of health concierges who share the nickname “Joe.” Joe guides each man through healthcare’s hassles with a warm human touch, and acts as the gateway to a wide spectrum of services that extend beyond typical healthcare — including financial wellness, building and managing relationships, and integrative medicine. At the Center’s flagship clinic, men have the opportunity to meet a “Joe” in person — receiving concierge-level care far above what you might expect from a doctor visit. Nor is the clinic’s lobby typical. It offers a range of waiting areas designed to meet varying needs and preferences: entertainment, contemplation or socialization. A “Cutler Bar” offers tech support for apps and wearables that help maintain engagement and wellbeing between doctor visits. As part of a plan for ongoing engagement, men who choose to become members of the Center can earn rewards and recognition for taking positive health steps. 

Tim Parks, President and CEO of Life'sWorks stops by TechVibe Radio for two interviews in one!

As leader of Life'sWorks, Tim will detail how the nearly 100 year-old organization helps people with disabilities, people with other barriers, young adults, children and families to pursue their hopes and dreams through strengthening workplace abilities, building life skills and developing meaningful relationships.

Plus, Tim was the first President and CEO of the Pittsburgh Technology Council, so we have to ask him about where he sees the future of our region's tech industry, while also taking a short walk down memory lane.

Can technology and entrepreneurship revitalize a small city along the Allegheny River just north east of Pittsburgh?

Penn State New Kensington Chancellor Kevin Snider knows it can and it is doing that right now!

Tune in to TechVibe Radio to hear how the university's Corner Launchbox and Digital Foundry are bringing new resources, creating businesses and introducing STEM to students in New Kensington.

TechVibe Radio welcome Ron Schuler of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, to overview his book THE STEEL BAR: PITTSBURGH LAWYERS AND THE MAKING OF AMERICA.

The book is a definitive history of the legal profession in Pittsburgh ten years in the making!

It examines Pittsburgh's part in the development of American democratic and commercial institutions and how its lawyers helped to shape American history in significant ways.