Where Humanity Meets Technology Podcast

In this episode, Kurt Stein and Maurice O. Hamilton Sr discuss: Lessons Learned from humble beginnings | The importance of Coaching and Mentorship for both personal and business relationships | Sales techniques learned when presenting digital strategies to customers 

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During this podcast, business Entrepreneur Tom Brainsky shares lessons learned from business acquisitions and how he deployed operational efficiencies to improve quality and productivity.  Tom also shares thoughts on Artificial Intelligence and how process improvement enhanced employee morale, attitudes, and behaviors within his organizations. 

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This episode speaks to Managing Cloud Based Digital workflows with the utilization of ServiceNow SaaS to scale, automate, and improve efficiencies while accelerating high levels of Customer Service from a pragmatic viewpoint. 

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There aren’t many brands as universally recognizable around the world as the one Walt Disney started creating one century ago. And despite the changes that have taken place over the decades, we can still learn a lot from the decisions that made Walt Disney an entertainment icon.

Today, we sit down with Jeff Barnes, the author of “The Wisdom of Walt: Leadership Lessons from the Happiest Place on Earth,” to discuss the outstanding leadership and storytelling of Walt Disney and how he used technology to attract the masses.

Outline:

• [1:02] - Introduction of Guest Expert
• [1:40] - How Jeff started his journey with Disney
• [6:35] - How Mickey was born from failure
• [10:16] - How Walt Disney developed his theme park and the hardships he faced
• [20:40] - How Walt Disney used storytelling as his philosophy
• [25:52] - How Disney keeps such high standards of customer service
• [28:56] - Jeff’s view on the future of leadership
• [35:43} - The hidden symbols in Disneyland
• [41:47] - Jeff’s book: “The Wisdom of Walt: Leadership Lessons from the Happiest Place on Earth.”

Important Quotes:

• “Success comes down to four Cs: courage, consistency, curiosity, and confidence.”
• “Every great story requires conflict.”
• “Each of us, if we look back on our lives, we've been through our own conflict.”
• “The question isn't, are you going to fail? The question is, how will you respond when you fail?”
• “The bigger your dragon, the better your story.”
• “Hiring well starts with making sure that the individual is a cultural fit.”
• “We have to recognize that leadership, like every other whatever in the universe, is going to change and is going to evolve.”

Get in Touch:

Email: [email protected]
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricehamilton/
Website: www.infinavate.com 

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Today, we sit down with Dr. Knapton, the Chief Information Officer at Progrexion, where he leverages the latest findings in cybersecurity to provide a range of credit repair services.

In the episode, we discuss the changes in the IT and cybersecurity industry in the face of the latest regulations and court rulings to see how organizations can stay one step ahead and provide their clients with the level of security they expect, given today’s landscape.

Outline:

• [1:00] - Introduction of Guest Expert
• [1:33] - How Dr. Knapton got into IT and became a CIO
• [6:36] - Areas of focus of a modern IT company
• [10:39] - Transition from office work to homes
• [13:08] - How to protect customer data
• [18:38] - The challenge of Big data
• [23:14] - The future of cybersecurity
• [27:06] - What keeps Dr. Knapton up at night

Important Quotes:

• “Challenges are similar; it comes to technical debt.”
• “The pandemic taught us that we can have jobs done from a remote environment.”
• “The challenges we’re facing now from a data perspective are immense.”
• “The concept of consent is very challenging.”
• “I think blockchain provides some very promising capabilities for voting.”
• “You never want to find yourself on the front page of any newspaper talking about a breach.”

Get in Touch:

Email: [email protected]
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricehamilton/
Website: www.infinavate.com

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Manufacturing is one of the most important industries in our lives. Every item around you was manufactured using some form of technology, making advancements a critical part of success in every individual’s and business’s lives.

In today’s episode, we sit down with Tom Ferrucci, the Chief Information Officer at the Natco Home Group, a company delivering the most on-trend home fashion colors and designs. We talk about the importance of technology, especially artificial intelligence, and machine learning, in manufacturing and how manufacturing plants leverage the latest technology to streamline their operations.

Outline:

• [0:43] - Introduction of Guest Expert
• [1:43] - How Tom started in technology
• [4:52] What is the Natco Home Group
• [7:02] The future of automation according to Tom 
• [9:35] - How data is used in the manufacturing industry
• [11:48] - Software development at manufacturing plants
• [14:00] - Improving supply chain efficiency with technology
• [15:23] - What keeps Tom up at night
• [18:27] - Tom’s view on cloud migration
• [22:18] - What Tom wishes we could achieve with automation

Important Quotes:

• “You can have the lowest cost system that has the most functionality that will last forever, but if it's not secure, you can't do anything with it.”
• “Cybersecurity is the one thing people always have to work on every single day because it doesn't go away.”
• “You always have to be aware of your environment; you always have to be aware of everything that you open up.”
• “People want to keep their system automated to process information as fast as possible.”

Get in Touch:

Email: [email protected]
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricehamilton/
Website: www.infinavate.com 

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We are witnessing a digital transformation brought about by artificial intelligence and machine learning. During those times, we will see the most changes in the world, which, in a decade, might be nothing like what we know now.

In today’s episode, we sit down with Geoff Hughes, the vice president of cloud operations at Digital.ai, a company accelerating digital transformation with AI. We discuss how technology will change the world and what it means for businesses.

Outline:

• [1:14] - Introduction of Guest Expert
• [1:58] - How Geoff got into technology
• [4:15] - Geoff‘s Career at Cisco and Wells Fargo
• [11:15] - The agility of Digital.ai
• [17:49] - Working with FedRAMP
• [22:17] - Using machine learning for digital transformation
• [24:26] - Simplifying business intelligence
• [26:08] - The unique value proposition of Digital.ai
• [28:01] - Geoff’s industry prediction for the next 5 years

Important Quotes:

• “Sometimes you learn things directly in education, and then sometimes you have life skills and things that translate to different opportunities.”
• “If you are not looking at it through the right lens, if you are not asking the right questions, the data has little to no value.”
• “A lot of the value is based on working with our customers to realize the value based on the uniqueness of their data or the uniqueness of their business and how they want to see that day.”
• “In order to automate something, you really have to understand what it is doing. “
• “The world is changing so fast; we have got to do a better job of taking care of the generations to come.”

Get in Touch:

Email: [email protected]
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricehamilton/
Website: www.infinavate.com 

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In this episode, I had a wonderful conversation with Lou Senko the Chief Availability Officer for Q2, a financial institution that provides banking and lending services. He goes into detail about how the institution focuses on its mission to improve customer success, automate its processes and continue to protect its data visibility at the same time.

This is an episode you won’t want to miss!

Outline:

• [1: 30] - Introduction of Lou Senko - Chief Availability Officer
• [2:30] - How Lou Got To Into This Particular Field 
• [6:30] - What is Q2 and Lou’s Role With the Company
• [10:13] - Q2 Has a Mission to be Humanitarian, They Put The Community First 
• [14:00] - Steps He Has Taken To Reach His Customers and Deploy Automation in The Company
• [18:15] - There Is An Importance In Always Looking For Improvement 
• [19:53] - The Process Of Looking At The Improvement of The Organization as A Whole 
• [21:55] - Where Lou Sees The Evolution Of the Industry Is Heading
• [26:48] - Why They Decentralize Their Data in Order to Protect Their Information
• [29:13] - If Hackers Get In, Now What?
• [31:00] How AI & Technology Plays A Part In Q2

Get in Touch:

Email: [email protected]
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricehamilton/
Website: www.infinavate.com
Website: www.q2.com

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