Fail Faster

Keshav Pitani is a Vice President at Scientific Games, where he works with governments to create games that generate funding for schools and services. Keshav is a huge proponent of design thinking, and shares a bit about the challenges of bringing that perspective to a highly regulated space.

Elizabeth Greene is the Global Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Business Development ON Semiconductor where she's leading the charge on a digital transformation of the company's employee education. She shares her deep empathy for people, the importance of meeting them where they are, and invaluable techniques for driving engagement to help people embrace life-long learning.

Kevin Smith, Product Design Manager at Facebook shares his adventures in art, agency life, and how his crossover as an aesthete and technologist allows him to do some of his finest work today at Facebook as well as his previous successful startups.

Vitor Louzada, Data Science Manager at Banco Itaú discusses how his love of Asimov and Star Trek has led him to work at one of the most innovative banks in Brazil today.

Qadir Nawaz is the Director, Data and Technology Services at King's Hawaiian. Beyond helping power the efficiency that makes delectable bread, Qadir's story is inspiring. He discovered and fell in love with technology in a small city in Pakistan as a kid through a friend and that drive has stuck with him to today. You'll hear why Qadir thinks that technology should support people and be driven by a people-first mindset. He also shares how a 70 year old CPG company is fully embracing Digital Transformation and why that has led to enormous scaling.

Marisa Sires, VP of Product at BuildingLink shares her journey which has now found her helming the genesis of building a product and design practice within a global organization.

Brandon Searle is the Innovation Director of the Off-site Construction Research Centre at the University New Brunswick. He shares how research, development, and Building Information Modeling (BIM) are helping the construction industry reduce material waste and improve productivity. He manages to do all this while working with local high schools to inspire the next generation of designers and builders.

Tim Hampton is the Director of Computing at York University where he enables digital solutions for Arts, Media, Performace, and Design (AMPD). E-learning for arts is particularly challenging - how do you teach sculpting or dance online? He shares the value of such a diverse, creative environment and its role in spurring innovation.

Kirk Hay is the Chief Information Officer for JackCooper, North America's largest over-the-road finished vehicle logistics company. In this episode, Kirk shares the importance of kicking the tires on new product development, eg. testing - because when it comes to product launches, you only get one chance to make a good impression.

Kate Lybarger is the SVP, Head of Innovation at Huntington National Bank. She joined Huntington right before the pandemic started and has had the unique challenge of building an innovation team in a fully remote world. You'll hear how Kate thinks about innovation in banking and financial services. Kate shares why the team chemistry is so critical for innovation and how she is approaching the road ahead in an industry that is being turned upside down by the long-lasting low interest rates.