Piyush Poddar in conversation with leaders in digital who are transforming platforms for big brands the world over. Listen in to hear the human stories behind their successes and failures, and what it takes to change experiences online for the better.
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George DeMet: On Building A Remote-First, Sustainable Business & Enabling Regeneration With Open Source
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George DeMet started building websites at a time when the internet was just emerging as a new medium of communication. And ever since for the past 25 years, he has worked in the field of Drupal, Open Source, and digital experiences through his business Palantir.net. His focus on creating a sustainable business for the long haul, reducing the carbon…
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Teri Sun: Wild Safari Rides, B2Me, And Creating Augmented Reality Experiences
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As the Chief Strategy Officer at White Rhino, Teri helps organizations in the B2B and healthcare industry build trust across their buyer's journey. With psychological and neuroscientific studies, her team uncovers what motivates audiences on a personal level to drive a deeper brand engagement. Teri has always been fascinated by the human brain and …
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Jessica Drislane: Private Equity, Lewis Carroll & Incubating The First Research Project Out Of Harvard
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Jessica Drislane started her career in Private equity, where she learned a ton of things crucial to be an entrepreneur. When she felt she needed to be in the thick of things, she took a hiatus from her Private equity world and explored a completely different area- art school. The new career pivot allowed her to do some soul searching, and, after de…
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Jeff Walpole: Telecom Sales, Creating An Internal CRM System For The NFL, On How Tech Unites Us, & More
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Computers first piqued Jeff’s interest when he volunteered to help with them at his first job in addition to his sales responsibilities. After that, Jeff decided he wanted to work in software so he moved to Washington DC for bigger opportunities. In 2001 Jeff founded his agency, Phase2, which has become a pillar of the Drupal community it was forme…
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Dave Terry: Nonlinear Paths, Answering A Tech Ad In Paper To Co-founding An Agency
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He started his first business in his mid-twenties, collaborating with a business partner out of a makeshift office: a one-bedroom apartment with a shared computer and one phone line. Years later Dave founded Mediacurrent with Paul Chason, a friend that goes back to his elementary school days, The two of them saw a huge void in the marketplace for a…
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Michael Meyers: On Work Ethic, Startup Burnout, & Making Change At Acquia & Tag1
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One of Michael’s first jobs was working at the district of the high school he attended, installing closed-circuit and cable T.V. systems with a lift and a hammer drill. After graduating college, he worked for a hosting company building on Lotus Notes by day and working on his startup ideas at night. After launching his startup, he encountered Drupa…
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Mitchell Lawson: Rescue Swimming, Special Projects, & Man’s Search For Meaning
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Mitchell joined the US Navy at the age of 19 because he realized he didn’t have the maturity to continue college. After serving six years in the military, this rescue swimmer pursued his business administration degrees and took up a “Special Projects” position at a travel guidebook publishing company, Lonely Planet. Today, he plays a major role in …
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Bill Whitebone: Ditching the Comfort Zone, Drupal, EdTech & Racing Cars
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While studying environmental design at college, he became interested in the newly created World Wide Web, and found it aligned perfectly with the things he liked to do. Soon after, he pivoted over from engineering to project management, and further to customer success—before launching his own company: Advance Velocity. In this episode, we're speaki…
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Sam Zimmerman: Kitchens, Psychic TV, & Data Ethics
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He drives digital transformation roadmaps for some of the biggest nonprofits and NGOs the world over (e.g. UN Agencies like UNICEF) at the agency that led digital strategy for Barack Obama’s historic ‘08 presidential campaign. Meet Sam.Von Sam Zimmerman
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