What if the key to getting technology right has less to do with the software and more to do with how you lead the people behind it?
Technology is often viewed as a tool, but for Jason Esch, it's a vehicle for solving meaningful business challenges and creating lasting impact. Greg Weimer sits down with Jason, entrepreneur, technology executive, and owner of TeamLogic IT Pittsburgh, to discuss his unconventional path into the technology industry, why he considers himself a business leader first and a technologist second, and how empathy has become a defining force in both his professional and personal life.
CHAPTERS
00:56 Welcome to Living Your Legacy
01:27 Meet Jason Esch
02:07 Business Leader First, Technologist Second
06:14 Making Technology Purpose-Driven
07:20 Cybersecurity and AI: Where to Start
08:03 Passwords, Vaults, and Two-Factor
08:52 Using AI Without Giving Away Your Data
11:00 The Consultant Approach to IT
12:49 Core Values as a Differentiator
14:38 Leading With Empathy
16:42 Leadership Washington County
17:40 Investing in Your Network
19:11 Vulnerability and Authentic Leadership
20:22 Legacy Is Built While You're Alive
22:05 Three Lessons for the Next Generation
26:03 Family, Balance, and Priorities
26:42 What His Son Has Taught Him
30:02 The Title He's Most Proud Of
GUEST
Jason Esch — President & Owner, TeamLogic IT (Pittsburgh)
HOST
Greg Weimer — Founder and CEO, Confluence Financial Partners
TOPICS
Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Technology & Innovation