Innovation Nation

Innovation Nation

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Innovation Nation episodes

  • Continuous Innovation Through Data Analysis w/ Jim Marsh

    We’ve all had enough of grand, sweeping changes with COVID-19. 

    What we would benefit most from right now is gradual, continuous, and client-focused innovation. 

    In this episode, I interview Jim Marsh, President & CEO at TÜV SÜD, about best practices for continuous improvements. 

    What we talked about:  

    • Hearing the voice of the client 
    • Kaizen focus groups 
    • How data & technology are only as good as the use to which they are put 
      • 18 min
    • Mark Alpert on Hygiene Audit Innovation w/ Mark Alpert

      Once upon a time, customers didn’t ever want to see people cleaning. Now they expect it. 

      The ways we have innovated in the hygiene industry are here to stay. 

      In this episode, I interview Mark Alpert, VP of Business Assurance at TÜV SÜD, about innovations in hygiene audits. 

      What we talked about:  

      • The hidden industry that makes us feel safe during COVID-19 
      • How Mark has innovated on innovation 
      • The qualities of communication & responsiveness that are here to stay 
        • 14 min
      • Start Valuing Your Time Like a Corporate Asset w/ David Grady

        With today’s remote work culture, we all feel trapped on Zoom for 9 hours a day…  

        Well, there’s an easy way to save yourself from bad meetings. Ask why you were invited. 

        In this episode, I interview David Grady, CISM & Security Evangelist at Verizon, about innovating our mindset about time. 

        What we talked about:  

        • Not everyone on a team needs to go to the meeting! 
        • In security as in life, you need to clarify your goals 
        • Digital transformation actually starts with communication 
        • Being continually available for work erodes your resilience 
          • 29 min
        • Diverse Team Members for Diverse Clients w/ Marta Araujo

          When you evolve from a chemistry postdoc to the head of sales, marketing & communications at a fragrance company, you learn something about innovation. 

            

          One of the things you learn is to ask many questions. Another thing? Gratitude. 

            

          In this episode, I interview Marta Araujo, Board Member & former CEO of Castelbel, about how her roles at Castelbel evolved. 

            

          What we talked about:  

          • The strength of an interdisciplinary team 
          • Before launching a product, ask for as many opinions as you can 
          • The social responsibility of manufacturers to give back 
            • 20 min
          • The Only 2 Kinds of Cybersecurity Victims w/ Matthew Rosenquist

            We’re all working from home not thinking about cybercriminals at all. 

            They’re thinking about us, though. 

            In this very first episode of Innovation Nation, I interview Matthew Rosenquist, CISO at Eclipz.io, about cybercrime in the time of COVID-19. 

            What we talked about:  

            • Hardware vs. software vs. wetware (people) 
            • We’re vulnerable during quarantine not because technology but our behaviors 
            • Cybersecurity issues that SMBs need to consider with IOT 
            • Security fears that we have & education that we need 
              • 26 min

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            Innovation is all around us. In fact, everyone innovates, often unbeknownst to themselves. Many mistakenly assume that innovation is either a big capital project, or a figurative bolt of lightning…