Innovation Storytellers

Somi Arian, Founder/Managing Director at InPeak, joins me on the Innovation Storytellers podcast. Listen in as we discuss how this Web3 education platform is helping to prepare companies and individuals to participate in the ownership economy in the next generation of the internet. 

On the other side of bringing innovation and disruption into a marketplace is digital hesitation and fear from many businesses. Somi shares how an over-saturated Web2 should encourage everyone to break through traditional barriers to seize opportunities and how blockchain technology enables decentralization and provides an exciting opportunity to disrupt big tech. Join Somi and me on a journey from Web1 to Web3 and beyond.

Lisa Wardlaw, Chief Strategy Officer from McKenzie Intelligence Services, joins me on Innovation Storytellers to talk about all things innovation and some things you might not want to hear about the future of innovation. Lisa shares with me the importance of having a strategy to take you beyond mediocrity and basic automation. 

We discuss the current corporate obsession with incrementalism instead of going for the moonshots. Lisa passionately shares how many businesses spend so much on automation and creating widgets that they are no longer creating anything new. We discuss why innovation teams need to think bigger to achieve something monumentally different and avoid innovation saturation.

Cliff Justice and his team develop and incubate the next generation of businesses, technologies, and solutions for KPMG and its clients. They also make minority investments in a network of innovative startups that support KPMG's growth strategy. I invited Cliff to join me on today's episode of the Innovation Storytellers podcast to share his story and insights about their comprehensive and organic approach to innovation—including how they capture innovative ideas, and the discipline they call “Inside Out.”

Cliff also shares how a methodology they call Illuminate helps them to connect the dots and identify the ideas that are getting the most traction, so they can raise visibility and support those ideas more effectively. Cliff also talks about why digital twin technology and the metaverse are currently in the innovation stage, and why that’s so exciting.

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In this week’s episode, Sheila Phicil, Director of Innovation at Boston Medical Center’s Health Equity Accelerator, joins me to discuss how physicians and the entire healthcare ecosystem are embracing innovation in patient care and beyond. Sheila shares with me her mission to be a transformative leader who accelerates change and innovation, and makes a real difference in healthcare.

Tune in to this episode to learn how Boston Medical Center is innovating in spaces you wouldn't typically associate with healthcare. For example, the hospital grows its own food in a rooftop garden, and also offers classes that teach people how to cook food that will keep them healthy. I learn more about this proactive approach, which is not only about curing people of what ails them, but also proactively looking after them when they leave the hospital.

Most of our guests on the Innovation Storytellers podcast are so busy innovating they don't stop to take a breath and tell us how they did it or share their observations after years and years in the field. However, in today's episode, I am honored to sit down and learn some of the things Brian Ardinger has gleaned over years of doing his inspirational work.

In his new book, Accelerated: A Guide to Innovating at the Speed of Change, he reflects on the lessons learned innovating with working Microsoft, Apple, IBM, Nike, and Harley-Davidson and hundreds of interviews with founders, investors, plus leading innovators around the globe.

We talk about his new book, explore the changing landscape of disruption, and discuss how innovation can help develop builders, makers, and idea accelerators to adapt, grow, and harness untapped opportunities.

I was recently invited to Madison Square Garden for my first-ever experience watching WWE Raw Live. Surrounded by thousands of screaming fans,I couldn’t help but wonder, “How do you innovate one of the most innovative sports on the planet?” My curiosity led me to this interview with today's guests.

Peter Gonzalez, Senior Vice President, Media Technology, WWE, and Serena Ness, Vice President, Innovation Program Management, WWE, join me on Innovation Storytellers to discuss the strategic programs, financial, backend, and technological transformations that help deliver the wow factor to audiences around the world.

We also talk about the importance of an innovation mindset, and explore how emerging technologies unlock different ways of engaging with fans inside venues.

Did you know that only 17% of all the electronics sold and used on the planet are currently being responsibly recycled when they come to their end of life? As a result, the fastest-growing part of the world's waste stream is unwanted or unusable consumer electronics. But, electronic waste is not only an environmental hazard. It's becoming a cyber security problem too. 

John Shegerian, co-founder and Chairman/CEO of ERI, joins me on the Innovation Storytellers podcast to share the scale of the problem. We also discuss the increasing problem with hardware hacking, why everyone needs to understand the importance of efficient data destruction, and how e-waste plays a pivotal role in the circular economy.

Real estate has always been at the cornerstone of the ‘American Dream. However, on the flip side, there is also a history of structural inequity in the housing market. The global pandemic exacerbated this problem with the rise of housing inflation and the supply crisis. So, Trevor Bacon, CEO, and co-founder of Parcl, innovated to create a solution that would empower everyone to participate in real estate (renters, first-time buyers, enthusiasts).

Trevor shares with me how Parcl is leveraging cutting-edge technologies to invest in a digital square foot of physical real estate in neighborhoods worldwide. Listen in as he shares his entrepreneurial journey in decentralized finance, diversifying money in real estate, and how blockchain brings it all to life.

This episode explores innovation around tracking and treating different diseases and how this is reshaping the future of healthcare in new ways

Dr. Alex Abramson, Assistant Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, joins me as my guest to share his origin story of how tinkering with technology and a passion for science from a young age led him into the field of biomedical research later on.

He also talks about the ingestible, implantable, and wearable robotic therapeutic devices he has developed that provide measurable therapeutic outcomes—including how he believes pills will replace insulin and injections and how new patches will track cancer regression in real-time.

Did you know your physical, mental, and social health and life expectancy are impacted by the design and operation of the buildings in which you live and work? Ultimately, your zip code affects your well-being more than your genetic code. Joanna Frank, President & CEO, Center for Active Design, and President & CEO, Active Design Advisors, joins me on the Innovations Storytellers podcast to share her insights on this fascinating topic.

I learn more about the Center for Active Design's mission to transform design and development practice to support health, ensuring equitable access to vibrant public and private spaces that support optimal quality of life. We also discuss how CfAD operates the Fitwel healthy building certification system and applies its multi-disciplinary expertise to empower decision-makers, providing publications, original research, certification, technical assistance, and digital tools.