The Duco Podcast

Sidney Olinyk, Founder and CEO of Duco, is joined by special guest and Duco investor, Jason Kampf. Jason is the Vice President and Director of Research at CoVant. An investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Jason has founded two successful software startups and is deeply involved in start-up communities on both the East and West Coasts. He discusses the differences in start-up cultures between the coasts, and underlines why he invests in people, not companies.

Sidney Olinyk, Founder and CEO of Duco, sits down with special guest, Aline VornDick. Aline is currently consulting for Approach Research Center, where she works closely with renowned think-tank experts on crucial Saudi-related topics. She has spent more than 15 years in the US and the Middle East working at MBC Group, Endemol, and Al-Hurra TV. She offers a unique perspective on how Duco is supportive of women, which enables her to be a mom while continuing to work with a flexible schedule.

Duco founder and CEO, Sidney Olinyk, sits down with special guest Vann Van Diepen. Vann is a world-class expert in the nonproliferation and counterproliferation of missiles and weapons of mass destruction with 34 years of U.S. Government and international experience in the Intelligence Community, serving as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation. He has a fascinating answer to what national security issues the US should be most concerned about in today’s hostile political climate. He also discusses the role that artificial intelligence and cyber warfare will likely play in global military operations.

Duco founder and CEO, Sidney Olinyk, is joined by special guest Barry McManus. Barry has spent 26 years with the Clandestine Service of the CIA as the Chief Forensic Psychophysiologist and currently serves as a leading international consultant with McManus International. In addition, he’s played a major role in supporting U.S. government agencies and allied countries in developing programs to combat terrorism. He shares a powerful story about his path to the CIA from segregated schools in the ‘70s, and how his experience in government prepared him for success in the private sector.

Sidney Olinyk continues her conversation with special guest and Duco investor, Stephen Rodriguez. Stephen analyzes how innovation takes on a variety of different meanings from Silicon Valley to Washington D.C. He also highlights leaders in the artificial intelligence space and breaks down the United States’ need to catch up to foreign countries and create an in-depth global AI strategy.

Duco founder and CEO, Sidney Olinyk, sits down with Duco investor and founder of One Defense, Stephen Rodriguez. Stephen is a leader in the Artificial Intelligence space, serves as a board director or advisor of seven venture-backed companies and four non-profits, and is a regularly published thought-leader. Stephen tells a remarkable story of his interest in the field of geopolitics rooted in his 9/11 experience in Washington, D.C.