Enterprise Podcast Network

William Santana Li, Chairman and CEO of Knightscope, an advanced security technology company based in Silicon Valley that builds fully autonomous security robots that deter, detect and report joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests William Santana Li discuss the following:

* What is Knightscope’s mission?

* How can robots help combat crime in America?

* How do Knightscope robots work with humans?

* Where can the robots be seen at work?

* You are gearing up for an IPO. How can our audience invest in the safety of America?

William (“Bill”) Santana Li has served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) since April 2013. Mr. Li is an American entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience from working in the global automotive sector and founding and leading a number of startups. From 1990 to 1999, Mr. Li held multiple business and technical positions at Ford Motor Company across four continents.

His positions at Ford ranged from component, systems, and vehicle engineering with the Visteon, Mazda, and Lincoln brands; to business and product strategy on the United States youth market, India, and the emerging markets in Asia-Pacific and South America; as well as the financial turnaround of Ford of Europe. In addition, he was on the “Amazon” team, which established an all-new modular plant in Brazil. Subsequently, he served as Director of Mergers & Acquisitions.

After internally securing $250 million in financing, Mr. Li founded and served as COO of GreenLeaf LLC, a Ford Motor Company subsidiary that became the world’s second largest automotive recycler. Under his leadership, GreenLeaf grew to more than 600 employees, 20 locations worldwide, and annual sales of approximately $150 million. At the age of 28, Bill was the youngest senior executive at Ford Motor Company worldwide.

After successfully establishing GreenLeaf, Mr. Li was recruited by SoftBank Venture Capital to establish and serve as the President and CEO of the Model E Corporation, a newly established automobile manufacturer that focused on the “Subscribe and Drive” model in California. Mr. Li also founded Carbon Motors Corporation in 2003, and as its Chairman and CEO until February 2013, focused it on developing the world’s first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle.

Mr. Li earned a BSEE from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the University of California Berkeley.

Website: https://knightscope.com

Social Media Links:

Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/knightscope-inc-

Instagram: https://instagram.com/iKnightscope

Twitter: https://twitter.com/iknightscope

People also listened to this:  How Bloom Health Partners is helping companies and schools return to work safely

Andrew Morton, the CEO of Bloom Health Partners, an occupational health tech company, helping businesses of all sizes stay safe and operational even through the wildest times joins Enterprise Fit Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Andrew Morton discuss the following:

* What exactly is Bloom Health Partners?

* How would you describe the company and the services you provide?

* Tell us about the Custom Covid testing programs you have built and how they help companies get safely back to work.

* Who are your primary clients both corporate and government (industry)? Why do companies choose Bloom versus traditional health companies?

* How has the new wave of pandemic uncertainty brought about by the Omicron variant, discussions around vaccine and testing mandates, an abundance of new home Covid testing options impacted your business?

* What does the future of work, school, and entertainment might look like, based on Bloom’s proven track record.

* How has the company changed since the launch and onset of covid and how have your resources been scaled to this development – such as the pop modular labs, and across what industries- corporate and education?

* Tell us based on your expertise, the overall challenges of a health care system that allowed a company like Bloom to come into existence?

Andrew Morton is a seasoned global technology executive with a track record of successfully building and running innovative companies. Morton was SVP Global Sales for Zodiac Interactive, a private equity held software company focused on advanced software for Tier 1 Cable and Telecom providers. He headed up Broadband TV for Entone where he launched successful operations on multiple continents. Entone was acquired by Amino Communications LON AMO where he served for several years post transaction on the senior executive team, Morton co-launched global operations for Comtrend Corporation, a leader in telecom hardware and software. Earlier in his career, he held growth roles at 3Com and at IBM spinoff company Lexmark. 

Bloom Health Partners was born in the midst of the pandemic and has had a huge hand in helping Hollywood productions, theme parks, events, Fortune 500 companies—and now, schools—safely reopen their doors. Bloom helps companies and industries navigate the covid crisis and continue to function by offering flexible Covid-19 testing and advisory solutions.

Their innovation is backed by an impressive management team, board of directors, and advisors with experience in healthcare, public sector, logistics, supply chain, technology, and capital markets, including the Chief Medical Officer at GE, former Secretary of US Dept of Health and one of the world’s foremost specialists in infectious diseases.

Bloom had gone from a B2C drive-thru testing site to a full-service B2B company in a matter of months— with the central goal of democratizing the availability of healthcare in the workplace at a time when communities needed it most.

To date, Bloom has built complex modular PCR laboratories, performed + 250k gold standard PCR lab tests, and created custom covid plans for a wide-range of clients, including PepsiCo, Six Flags (all 22 parks in North America), American Airlines, Amazon Studios, Netflix, Apple Studios, Hess Corporation and others.

Website: https://bloomhealthpartners.com

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Charles Meitus, the CEO of ESS Renewables, a global solar PV (Photovoltaics) distributor, committed to providing high quality products with superior service joins the Green Business Podcast Show.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Charles Meitus discuss the following:

* Talk to us about your Company and sector. What sparked your interest and subsequently your entry into the solar energy sector?

* What led to the inception of ESS RENEWABLES?

* What makes the company the one-stop source solar equipment supplier? How does it stand out from the competition?

* Talk to us about the recent surge in popularity for the solar industry. What does the future look like for the industry according to you?

* Moving forward, what does the future look like for you and ESS RENEWABLES? And how can the listeners get in touch with you when needed.

Mr. Charles Meitus is the CEO and Co-Founder at ESS RENEWABLES, an innovative provider of  renewable energy equipment and systems. An entrepreneur dedicated to creating modern solar energy solutions in the USA, Mr. Meitus is a pioneer who combines his strong knowledge and background in the solar panel sector with finance and business development to create ESS RENEWABLES, the next generation solar panel providing platform. He has patented a system in ESS RENEWABLES to build a global sales, technical and finance team with  a platform committed to providing high quality products with superior service.

As the Founder, Mr. Meitus created the first and only full pledge global solar PV (Photovoltaics) distributor, as the one-stop source solar equipment supplier, offering high quality, high efficiency film modules, with the most competitive pricing  and  valuable solutions in the solar market.

Disrupting the solar panel sector with Mr. Meitus’ state of the art technologies, competitive price points and excellent customer service solutions, ESS RENEWABLES is one of the leading renewable energy startups in the world.

He is an innovator, business leader, financier and a talented entrepreneur recognized for his product and technology innovations, leadership talents, business formulations skills and focus on solar energy investments. He combined synergies with the top Fortune 500 companies globally to offer the best product and service in the renewable energy sector.

Today, Mr. Meitus’ renewable energy solutions can be found in more than 10 states in the US, offering some of the world’s best known, full line high end solar products, from panels and inverters to mounting.

ESS RENEWABLES is a global solar PV (Photovoltaics) distributor, committed to providing high quality products with superior service. Established in 2013, ESS RENEWABLES is a one-stop source solar equipment supplier, offering high quality, high efficiency film modules, with the most competitive pricing  and  valuable solutions in the solar market. The company has a variety of choices for the customers with state of the art technologies, competitive price points and excellent customer service.   The Company supplies some of the world’s best known, full line high end solar products, from panels and inverters to mounting and accessories.

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Dr. Dagny Zhu, a nationally acclaimed, board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained specialist in cornea, cataract, and laser refractive surgery who is the Founder/Owner of NVISION Eye Centers in Rowland Heights, California joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Dr. Dagny Zhu discuss the following:

* Tell us your passion for medicine and why you chose eye-care as your specialty?

* How did you go about setting up your own practice?

* What do you believe it takes to be a successful entrepreneur?

* What advice would you give your younger self?

* Can you share with us how your treatment as a doctor changed during COVID-19?

* Where do you see yourself and your practice in 5 years?

* Do you have any advice for anybody looking to start their own practice?

Dr. Zhu is a Harvard-educated, board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in cornea, cataract, and laser refractive surgery. She was born in Shanghai, China and immigrated to the United States with her working-class parents at the age of 3. As a Southern California native, Dr. Zhu graduated top of her high school class as valedictorian and attended UCLA on a full-tuition Regents scholarship (the highest award granted in the UC system) where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in molecular, cell, and developmental biology.

Dr. Zhu received her M.D. from Harvard Medical School where she discovered her love for ophthalmology and performed cutting-edge research on corneal immunology at Harvard’s Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. As a medical student, she co-founded the Medical Mandarin course for doctors-in-training and embarked on a medical mission with Operation Burns in Mumbai, India where she worked alongside plastic surgeons to treat burn victims with debilitating skin and eyelid contractures. Dr. Zhu then returned to Southern California to complete her ophthalmology residency at the prestigious Doheny Eye Institute/University of Southern California (USC) + Los Angeles County Medical Center, where she served a predominantly Latino community and cared for the sickest patients at one of the largest public hospitals in the country. Described as a “gifted surgeon” by her mentors, Dr. Zhu elected to complete fellowship training in cornea and refractive surgery at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the #1 eye hospital in the world.

Website: https://dzeyemd.com

Social Media Links:

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dagny-zhu-m-d

Instagram: https://instagram.com/dzeyemd

People also listened to this:  Anna Lowder: How she became an award-...

Anna Lowder, Co-founder and Director of Hampstead, a 416-acre New Urbanist community in Montgomery, Ala., where she leads the town planning, design, construction, and marketing joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Anna Lowder discuss the following:

* You’re a female in what has historically been a male dominated industry. What inspired you to build a career in the housing industry, and what advice would you share with others who aspire to be entrepreneurs?

* How did your personal and professional experiences influence how you designed and developed Hampstead?

* The national housing market has seen strong demand for more than a year. How has demand and the labor/lumber shortage impacted Hampstead?

* What’s next for you, and what is your prediction for the housing market? Will supply finally catch up with demand?

* We are currently seeing more demand than supply in the housing market. What advice would you give to a potential home buyer who wants to set themselves apart from competing offers for a home?

Anna Lowder is a co-founder and director of Hampstead, a New Urbanist community located in Montgomery, Alabama. Together with her husband, Harvi Sahota, Lowder moved to Montgomery from London, England, in 2005, where the couple set out to contribute to the revitalization of urban areas and historic city centers. After restoring a warehouse in Downtown Montgomery to lofts and commercial space, they redeveloped a former A&P Grocery site in a Montgomery neighborhood. For their efforts on The A&P, the couple received an international design award, the 2008 Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) Charter Award – the first awarded in Alabama. They would go on to receive the 2011 CNU Charter Award for Hampstead.

While establishing Hampstead, the couple founded Mercer Home, a development company focused on creating “forever homes” of long-term value in Hampstead, where residences vary from town homes and condominiums, to spacious courtyard plans and large estate homes.

Lowder graduated Summa Cum Laude from American University in London, England with a Bachelor of Arts in Design; and, Cum Laude from Boston University with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Print Journalism. She is a member of the National Town Builders Association, the Congress for the New Urbanism, and a TedX Dexter Avenue presenter. Together with her husband and two children, Lowder resides in Hampstead and Alys Beach.

Website: https://hampsteadliving.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://facebook.com/hampsteadliving

Instagram: https://instagram.com/hampsteadliving

People also listened to this: Brands Don’t Win: How Transcenders Change the Game

Stan Bernard, the President of Bernard Associates, LLC, the creator of The Transcender System™ and the author of his new book “Brands Don’t Win: How Transcenders Change the Game”joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is in association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Stan Bernard discuss the following:

* The title of your book, Brands Don’t Win, is definitely contrarian and seems to go against what we all believe about branding. Why don’t brands win?

* The book explains the Transcender System – a unique, three-step system that you’ve developed. Can you explain it and tell us how it can change any organization or brand?

* Can you give us some examples of companies that use the Transcender System effectively?

* In the book you draw parallels between branding and politics – and political campaigns. Can you explain why?

* Is the Transcender System a marketing strategy or a company-wide initiative? Can it work for brands or companies of any size or in any market?

* Where do you see branding heading in 2022 and beyond? Do you see any trends taking shape that brands need to start planning for?

Stan Bernard, MD, MBA is an internationally-recognized, award-winning global competition consultant, keynote speaker, and published author. He is the President of Bernard Associates, LLC and the creator of The Transcender System™. A former Senior Fellow at The Wharton School of Business, Dr. Bernard has been a consultant to leading businesses around the world for nearly four decades, working with more than 150 companies across six continents.

Over 15,000 professionals have participated in his firm’s competitive simulations (“business war games”), Transcender System training workshops, Transcender System seminars, and speaking engagements.

Website: https://brandsdontwin.com

People also listened to this: Lessons Learned from 200 Years of Booms and Busts in the U.S. Economy

Paul Campaniello, VP of Global Marketing at Login VSI that maximizes the end-user experience for all digital workspaces joins joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Paul Campaniello discuss the following:

* Can you give us the high-level rundown of your company’s technology offerings?

* Talking about your product solutions, can you give readers a few examples of how your offerings are unique?  What are your differentiators?

* The pandemic has a shifted to working from home.  What are your thoughts on this?  And how has it changed things for your company?

* Do you have any tips and tricks on what people should be doing now to better prepare for this to either continue, or happen again down the line?

* Will workers decide they want to go back to the office when this thing passes, or is there a small or large percentage of workers who will demand to continue to work from home?  Or is there a cost savings for them to keep people at home instead?

Paul Campaniello is the Vice President of Global Marketing at Login VSI. He is responsible for global marketing and communications, including GTM strategy, sales enablement, brand management, product marketing, demand generation, and analyst & public relations. Paul has held senior marketing roles at a variety of technology companies, and he holds both a BS and a MBA from Bentley University.

Website: https://loginvsi.com

Social Media Links:

Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/loginvsi 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/loginvsi

People also listened to this: Mark Tattersall discusses the importance of insurtech in today’s world

Ray Arata, an award-winning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leader and speaker, consultant, and trainer, with global clients from PwC to Verizon to Toyota to Bloomberg joins Enterprise Radio. His new book is Showing Up: How Men Can Become Effective Allies in the Workplace.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is in association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Ray Arata discuss the following:

* What’s your story on how you got into this work?

* Who did you write the book for and what do you hope to accomplish with it?

* What is different and unique about how you do what you do?

* What have been some of the obstacles you have faced doing this work and how have you overcome them?

* Given that you are a white straight male doing this work, what are some of your observations and tactics for working with white men?

* What is your big vision?

Ray Arata is an award-winning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leader and speaker, consultant, and trainer, with global clients from PwC to Verizon to Toyota to Bloomberg. He founded the Better Man Conference for the development of healthy masculinity and men as allies and partners. He was recognized by UN Women in 2016 as a HeForShe Champion for Change and received the Ron Herring 2020 award. His new book is Showing Up: How Men Can Become Effective Allies in the Workplace.

Website: rayarata.com | bettermanconference.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://facebook.com/BetterManConference 

Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/better-man-movement

Instagram: https://instagram.com/bettermanmvmt

People also listened to this: Lessons Learned from 200 Years of Booms and Busts in the U.S. Economy

Mark Tattersall, Principal of BackNine Insurance and Co-Founder of Quote & Apply, a leading, full-service e-application life insurance platform with 24/7 instant quoting and sales capabilities joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Mark Tattersall discuss the following:

* What made you decide to pivot to insurtech with your Quote & Apply and BOSS CRM software?

* Why are you so passionate about democratizing life insurance sales?

* What’s your take on entering the life insurance sector today, as a new agent?

* Tell us about your plans to expand into a SaaS model.

* What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned as a founder?

Mark Tattersall’s insurance industry expertise spans 45 years in the business. He began his career in the life and health space, later transitioned into property and casualty, and ultimately returned to his life insurance roots with the formation of BackNine in 2008. But this time, his perspective shifted; thanks to his two sons Brett and Reid who identified a major market gap in the wholesale life insurance space. So, the Tattersalls pivoted to focus on the untapped potential in that sector and are now the forces behind the life insurance CRM platform, BOSS, and the newly-released insurtech platform Quote & Apply, an intuitive e-application software with 24/7 policy quoting and selling capabilities. These platforms are intended to optimize sales for anyone selling life insurance–agents, financial advisers, wealth managers, mortgage brokers, and beyond–and ultimately help to make what was once a cumbersome process of life insurance sales into one that is highly efficient and attainable. Mark has now partnered with agencies, independent agents, and enterprise customers such as Redtail to help bring life insurance sales to the masses. He is based in Westlake Village, California, where he lives with his wife and is surrounded by family.

Website: https://back9ins.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://facebook.com/Back9Ins

Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/backnine-insurance

Instagram: https://instagram.com/back9insurance

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Back9ins

People also listened to this:  Thomas P. Miller & Associates Launches Dynamic Survey, Its VP Raises Call to Action On Bridging the Broadband Divide in America

Andrea Adkins-Hutchins, Vice President of Economic Development & Community Resiliency for Thomas P. Miller & Associates, a national economic development and consulting firm joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Andrea Adkins-Hutchins discuss the following:

* What were the motivations behind Thomas P. Miller & Associates launching their nation-spanning ‘Prosperity Through Equity’ Survey?

* Tell us about the Survey’s findings on broadband access particularly – The disparities as your survey suggests between rural and urban communities?

* Is there an information gap accessing the funds necessary to solve issues like broadband? Why is this the case?

* Tell us about the ‘evolving outlooks’ of Thomas P. Miller & Associates and who your clients tend to be..?

* Where do you see TPMA and the Survey in future?

Andrea Adkins-Hutchins is the Vice President of Economic Development & Community Resiliency for Thomas P. Miller & Associates. For over 30 years, Thomas P. Miller & Associates (TPMA), a national workforce and economic development consulting firm, has empowered organizations and communities to reach their goals through strategic planning and partnerships that create positive sustainable change.

Website: https://tpma-inc.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://facebook.com/tpmainc

Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/thomas-p–miller-and-associates

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tpma_inc

People also listened to this: Lessons Learned from 200 Years of Booms and Busts in the U.S. Economy