Konaverse

Konaverse episodes:

• 06.25.2024

  Preston So on the Mountain West, Language, and dotCMS

  Preston So is Vice President, Product of dotCMS.  In this episode, Preston discusses growing up in the Mountain West region, cartography, his passion for language, school, Harvard, career, moving to the New York City area, writing, his hopes for his...

  
• 05.14.2024

  Matteo Frana on Bergamo, Entrepreneurship, and React Bricks

  Matteo Frana is Founder and Lead front-end at F2.net and ReactBricks.com.  In this episode, Matteo talks about Bergamo, Italy, growing up, family, his start with techology, the advent of the web, entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, and stories behind the founding of...

  
• 03.26.2024

  Mick McGurk on London, America, and Toastmasters

  Mick McGurk is Interim Chief Information Officer at Toastmasters International.  In this episode, Mick discusses growing up in London, England, sports, photography, career, moving to America, Texas, leadership, technology, Toastmasters, and so much more!

  
• 03.11.2024

  Joel Varty on Douro-Dummer, Canadian Football, and Agility

  Joel Varty is the Chief Technology Officer at Agility.  In this episode, Joel talks about growing up in Douro-Dummer, Ontario, living and working on a farm, music and playing guitar, The Canadian Football League, building a career in technology, Toronto,...

  
• 02.20.2024

  Balaji Kandasamy on Tamil Nadu, Pittsburgh, and Sitecore

  Balaji Kandasamy is Practice Director at CEI, a 4x Sitecore MVP, a Digital Experience Community MVP, and Organizer of PGHSUG and PGHDOTNET.  In this episode, Bala discusses growing up in Tamil Nadu, schooling, childhood interests, family, running a 100-employee garment...

  
• 02.05.2024

  Brian McKeiver on Grand Rapids, BizStream, and Kentico

  Brian McKeiver is Co-Owner at BizStream, a Microsoft Azure MVP, Kentico MVP, Kontent.ai MVP, Speaker, Podcast Host, and much more.  In this episode, Brian talks about growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, family, sports, the Detroit Lions, technology, the BizStream...

  
• 01.09.2024

  Bill Rogers on Massachusetts, Ektron, and Artificial Intelligence

  Bill Rogers is CEO and Co-founder of ai12z and has founded several companies, notably Ektron among them.  In this episode, Bill talks about growing up in Massachusetts, family, childhood interests, electrical engineering, and a life of startups and entrepreneurship, beginning...

  
• 12.06.2023

  Jason Cardillo on Cleveland, Career, and Marketing Leadership

  Jason Cardillo is a Global Marketing Executive who has held such roles as Vice President Experience and Digital Marketing at Emplifi and Director Of Web Marketing at Sitecore.  In this episode, Jason talks about growing up in Upstate New York...

  
• 11.29.2023

  Ben Haynes on Connecticut, Entrepreneurship, and Work-Life Balance

  Ben Haynes is the CEO & Co-Founder of Directus.  In this episode, Ben talks about growing up in Connecticut, family, entrepreneurship, military service, mergers and acquisitions, business leadership, the intersection of technology and design, personal pursuits and interests, and so...

  
• 11.20.2023

  Mickey Aharony on Delaware, Entrepreneurship, and Content Strategy

  Mickey Aharony is a Director of Content who has worked at Uniform, Cloudinary, among others.  In this episode, Mickey talks about growing up in Delaware, family, archaeological digs in Israel, traveling the world, business school, owning a moving company, living...

  
• 11.07.2023

  Jesper Ravnsgaard on Copenhagen, Technology, and Entrepreneurship

  Jesper Ravnsgaard is CEO & Founder of Copenhagen Mist ApS.  In this episode, Jesper talks about Copehagen, family, childhood interests, technology, entrepreneurship, Sitecore, and so much more!

  
• 10.30.2023

  Kentico Connection Nashville (2023) Day 2 with Bill Cunningham, Dan Ardelan, Dean Mavrikos, Michael Hennessey, Andrew Aquilini, and Brendan Maseda

  Recorded in person and on location in Nashville, Tennessee on Day 2 of Kentico Connection 2023, we welcomed several members of Kentico's North American team, including new Chief Revenue Officer Bill Cunningham, Channel Growth Managers Dan Ardelan, Dean Mavrikos, and...

  
• 10.23.2023

  Jenda Perla on Brno (Czech Republic), Social Media, and Kentico

  Jenda Perla is VP Marketing at Kentico.  In this episode, Jenda discusses his name, growing up in Brno, journalism, politics, being a social media "maniac," digital marketing, community, leadership, technology, family, and so much more!

  
• 10.16.2023

  Petr Klouda on Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Sales, and Kentico

  Petr Klouda is VP Global Sales at Kentico.  In this episode, Petr discusses growing up in Czech Republic, the shift from communism to capitalism, family, Northern Ireland, sales, doubt, Kentico, and so much more!

  
• 10.09.2023

  Debbie Tucek, PhD on Australia, Education, AI, and Kentico

  Debbie Tucek, PhD is Director of Product at Kentico.  In this episode, Debbie talks about growing up in Australia, childhood interests, education and learning, teaching, living and traveling the world, a career in product and technology, artificial intelligence (AI), working...

  
• 10.02.2023

  Sean Wright on Akron, Entrepreneurship, and Kentico

  Sean Wright is Lead Product Evangelist at Kentico and Founding Partner of Craft Brewing Business.  In this episode, Sean talks about Akron, Ohio, living in the home he grew up in, LeBron James, family, entrepreneurship, remote work, mathematics, Kent State, diabetes, career trajectory, moving outside...

  
• 09.18.2023

  Christian Bach on Copenhagen, Entrepreneurship, and Netlify

  Christian Bach is the Co-founder/CSO at Netlify, Board Member at MACH Alliance, and angel investor.  In this episode, Christian talks about growing up in Copenhagen, family, childhood struggles with Asthma, creative pursuits, storytelling, digital strategy leadership, career trajectory, entrepreneurship, investing,...

  
• 09.12.2023

  Malena Manterola on Argentina, Technology Career, and World Travel

  Malena Manterola is a Senior Software Engineer at Konabos.  In this episode, Male discusses growing up in Argentina, family, childhood interests, educational pursuits, finding her career in technology, community, and world travel, including her whirlwind past year working and traveling...

  
• 08.07.2023

  Nishant Patel on India, America, Entrepreneurship, and Contentstack

  Nishant Patel is CTO & Founder of Contenstack.  In this episode, Nishant talks about growing up in India, family, childhood hobbies, emigrating to Columbus, Ohio as a teenager, Ohio State University, calculators, entrepreneurship, moving to California, building a career in...

  
• 07.31.2023

  Lauren Johnston on Liverpool, Language, and Strategic Partnerships

  Lauren Johnston is Manager Strategic Partnerships at XTM International and a Growth Council Member at the MACH Alliance.  In this episode, Lauren talks about growing up, family, Liverpool, interest and hobbies, language and localization, travel, teaching English in Bogotá, Colombia,...

  
• 07.25.2023

  Rasmus Leth Skjoldan on Copenhagen, Creativity, and Product Leadership

  Rasmus Leth Skjoldan is Chief Evangelist at Magnolia.  In this episode, Rasmus talks about growing up, Copenhagen, Buffalo (NY), childhood interests, family, the creative process, business, technology, Apple, and so much more!

  
• 07.17.2023

  Paul Bratslavsky on Russia, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and Coding

  Paul Bratslavsky is a developer advocate at Strapi.  In this episode, Paul talks about growing up in Russia, family, moving to America, Connecticut, education, interests, parenthood, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, technology, Austin (Texas), Coding After Thirty, and so much more!

  
• 07.11.2023

  Dawn Bobeck on Northeast Pennsylvania, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership

  Dawn Bobeck is the Chief Executive Officer of Vintage Tub & Bath.  In this episode, Dawn talks about Northeast Pennsylvania, childhood, family, schooling, career, entrepreneurship, leadership, and so much more!

  
• 07.04.2023

  Bob Cotton on Great Yarmouth, Travel, and International Business

  Bob Cotton is a Consultant and Executive Coach in the Technology industry.  In this episode, Bob talks about growing up in Great Yarmouth (UK), travel, education, University of Nottingham, International Business, BP, Supply Chain, Oracle, living in America, hobbies, and...

  
• 06.26.2023

  Sheila Armitage, Ph.D. on England, Austin (Texas), and Leadership

  Sheila Armitage, Ph.D. is Principal at Sheila Armitage: Wind Horse Journey.  In this episode, Sheila discusses growing up in England, family, education, law, moving to the United States and Austin, Texas, career, executive coaching, leadership, and so much more.

  
• 06.19.2023

  Dominik Pinter on the Czech Republic, Entrepreneurship, and Kentico

  Dominik Pinter is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kentico.  In this in-person interview recorded in New Hampshire, Dominik talks about growing up in the Czech Republic, family, technology and entrepreneurship at an early age, education and schooling, his evolution...

  
• 06.06.2023

  Chris Byrne on Ireland, Entrepreneurship, and Sea Swimming

  Chris Byrne is the CEO of Sensorpro.  In this episode, Chris talks about growing up in Ireland in a big family, interests as a child, college, starting his career in America, returning to Ireland, entrepeneurship, sea swimming, Generative AI, and...

  
• 05.31.2023

  Paul Abdool on Guyana, Toronto, and Relationship-Building

  Paul Abdool is Global Director of Partnerships at dotCMS.  In this episode, Paul discusses growing up in the Greater Toronto Area, Guyana, family, interests, career, the importance of relationships, and so much more.

  
• 05.22.2023

  Janel Joseph on Colorado, Psychology, and Executive Coaching

  Janel Joseph is Owner/Founder of JE Joseph Consulting and has worked for the likes of Apple and Dell.  In this episode, Janel discusses growing up in Colorado, family, education, interests, a career in Human Resources, psychology, executive coaching, and so much more!

  
• 05.17.2023

  Chris Bryce on Toronto, California, the B-Corporation, and Entrepreneurship

  Chris Bryce is CEO, Digital Foresight & Innovation, at Dotfusion.  In this episode, Chris talks about growing up in Canada, childhood interests, getting his start in technology, California, building a B-Corporation, hobbies, and so much more!

  
• 05.08.2023

  Justin Sanders on Mississippi, Politics, and Technology Strategy

  Justin Sanders is Vice President of Strategy at BlueModus.  In this episode, Justin discusses growing up in Mississippi, early political aspirations, entrepreneurship, sales, strategy, finding a career in technology, remote work, and so much more!

  
• 05.01.2023

  Casper Ninteman on a Traveling Childhood, Sales, and Farming

  Casper Ninteman is VP Global Sales at Enonic.  In this episode, Casper talks about growing up in South Africa, The Netherlands, and Scotland, family, school in England, growing a career in technology sales, moving to Norway, buying a farmhouse built...

  
• 04.25.2023

  Michael West on Texas, Blockbuster, Technology, and Sitecore

  Michael West is an Application Architect at Concentra and nine-time Sitecore MVP.  In this episode, Michael talks about growing up in La Porte, Texas, family, childhood interests, college at The University of Texas at Dallas, working at Blockbuster, finding a...

  
• 04.17.2023

  Alan Anderson on Northern Ireland, Career, and Digital Transformation

  Alan Anderson is Transformation Strategy & Partner Alliances Lead at Kontent.ai.  In this episode, Alan talks about growing up in Northern Ireland, family, working in print, career in technology, digital transformation, parenting, community, and so much more.

  
• 04.11.2023

  Suresh Devanan on India, Cincinnati, and Entrepreneurship

  Suresh Devanan is Founder & CEO of Nishtech.  In this episode, Suresh discusses growing up in India, family, education, interests, coming to America, Cincinnati, starting and sustaining a technology business, , Sitecore, and so much more.

  
• 04.04.2023

  Lasse Fredslund on Denmark, Tech, and Entrepreneurship

  Lasse Fredslund is Product Owner at Umbraco.  In this episode, Lasse talks about growing up in Denmark, military service, teaching, career in technology, music, entrepreneurship, parenting, community, and so much more.

  
• 03.28.2023

  Pete Navarra on the South, Mental Health, and Career

  Peter Navarra is Vice President, DXP Solutions at SearchStax.  In this episode, Pete talks about growing up in Indiana and Tennessee, family, interests, Oreo stacking contests, career, turmoil, moving to Boston, politics, mental health, and so much more.

  
• 03.20.2023

  Guillermo Rauch on Buenos Aires (Argentina), Entrepreneurship, and Vercel

  Guillermo Rauch is the CEO and Founder of Vercel.  In this episode, Guillermo discusses growing up around Buenos Aires, Argentina, family, childhood, business and technology in his teenage years, entrepreneurship, community, San Francisco, advice to entrepreneurs and his younger self,...

  
• 03.13.2023

  Carrie Hane on Dearborn (Michigan), Washington D.C., and a Career in Content Management

  Carrie Hane is Principal Evangelist at Sanity.io.  In this episode, Carrie talks about growing up in Dearborn, Michigan, family, childhood interests, college, swimming, politics, Washington, D.C., a career in content management and operations, and so much more.

  
• 03.06.2023

  Kimberly McCabe on Her Story, Adoption, and Marketing Career

  Kimberly McCabe is Senior Director, Solutions at Icreon.  In this episode, Kimberly talks about the unbelievable tale of her upbringing, including adoption, her Indigenous Canadian mother, and a Canadian policy called the "Sixties Scoop," where indigenous children were taken and...

  
• 02.28.2023

  Randy Woods on Listowel (Ontario), Entrepreneurship, and Building a Global Business

  Randy Woods is SVP North America, Strategic Growth Opportunities at Valtech and was Co-Founder of Non-Linear Creations.  In this episode, Randy talks about growing up in Listowel, Ontario, family, entrepreneurship, schooling, hobbies, growing an internet business in Canada in the...

  
• 02.21.2023

  Oleh Voronko on Ukraine, History, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  Oleh Voronko is Chief Product Officer at Drafter AI.  In this episode, Oleh discusses growing up in Ukraine, family, history, competitive swimming, career, AI (Artificial Intelligence), ChatGPT, being displaced by war, and much more.

  
• 02.13.2023

  Mark Cassidy on Denmark, Career in Technology, and Hobbies

  Mark Cassidy is Director Technology Solutions - Sitecore Practice Head EMEA at EPAM Systems.  In this episode, Mark talks about growing up in Denmark, family, finding his way to computers and technology, community, gaming, career, Sitecore, virtual reality, cars,...

  
• 02.07.2023

  Dan Berry on Britain, Family, and Career

  Dan Berry is CEO at UNRVLD.  In this episode, Dan talks about growing up in Britain, publicans, family, The Isle of Man, interests and hobbies, career, becoming a businessman, leadership, and so much more!

  
• 01.30.2023

  Jasmin Guthmann on Germany, Wanderlust, and Career Trajectory

  Jasmin Guthmann is Vice President of MACH Alliance and Head Of Corporate Communication at Contentstack.  In this episode, Jasmin discusses growing up in Germany, family, being an exchange student in Utah, travel, career, advice, and interests.

  
• 01.23.2023

  Jason St-Cyr on Ottawa (Canada), Music, and Leading Teams

  Jason St-Cyr is Director of Developer Relations at Sitecore.  In this episode, Jason talks about growing up in Ottawa (Canada), family, interests, music, technology, video games, sports, leadership, and much more!

  
• 01.16.2023

  James Petillo on Long Beach (NY), The Pacific Northwest, and Content Management

  James Petillo is a Content Management Specialist and Sitecore Digital Strategy MVP.  In this episode, Jim talks about growing up in Long Beach (NY), family, career, interesting jobs, interests, and moving to the Pacific Northwest.

  
• 01.09.2023

  David Crouch on Rhode Island, Entrepreneurship, and Headless Commerce

  David Crouch is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Ultra Commerce and was previously the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Slatwall Commerce.  In this episode, David discusses growing up in Rhode Island, British parents, family, soccer, public relations, Syracuse University,...

  
• 12.20.2022

  Martin Michalik on Ostrava (Czech Republic), Product Management, and Kontent.ai

  Martin Michalik is Vice President of Product at Kontent.ai.  In this episode, Martin talks about growing up in Ostrava, Czech Republic, family, video games, university, studying abroad in Belgium, painting, business, product management, technology, hobbies, and so much more.

  
• 12.12.2022

  Jon Gibbs on Boston, Partnerships, and E-commerce

  Jon Gibbs is Senior Partner Manager at Ultra Commerce.  In this episode, Jon talks about growing up in Boston (MA), family, interests, career, technology, partner relations management, remote work, and so much more.