Ever to Conquer

Every company says they put the customer first. But for Bradon Rogers, it’s not a slogan, it’s the job. In this episode, Jamie sits down with Bradon, Chief Customer Officer at Island, to talk about what it really takes to build trust at scale, lead with empathy, and deliver on every promise in a fast-moving tech landscape. With more than 25 years in cybersecurity, enterprise software, and cloud te...

Florida has been ranked the #1 state university system in America for nine years running. But what does it really take to build and keep an education system at the top? In this episode, Jamie sits down with Ray Rodrigues, Chancellor of the State University System of Florida, to talk about how Florida became the nation’s model for affordable, high-quality higher education and what it will take to s...

We talk a lot about protecting our kids’ future, but the real fight is happening in classrooms, living rooms, and phone screens every single day. In this episode, Jamie sits down with Dr. Lisa Strohman, clinical psychologist, former FBI profiler, and founder of Digital Citizen Academy, to talk about the real psychological and societal cost of unchecked technology and what it’s going to take to rev...

The public sector doesn’t need more point solutions. It needs partners who can actually help solve the right problems. In this episode, Jamie sits down with Rajeev Bajaj, EVP of Education Solutions at MGT, to talk about what it really takes to modernize public sector go-to-market, from both sides of the table. Rajeev brings a rare perspective, having led in the classroom, at city hall, and in the...

Government isn’t broken because of bad tech. It’s broken because it was never built for the talent we need now. In this episode, Jamie sits down with Jon Rogers, Director of Strategic Workforce Planning at the Indiana Department of Child Services, to unpack what it really means to build the future of public sector work, from the inside out. Jon shares his unconventional journey from high school te...

Startups don’t fail because the ideas are bad. They fail because the systems weren’t built to let them win. Cam Doody is flipping the script. In this episode, Jamie sits down with Cam Doody, Co-Founder and General Partner at Brickyard, to explore what it really takes to build in broken markets, navigate entrenched power structures, and reimagine the role of venture capital. From moving college kid...

Government tech isn’t broken. It’s just missing the keys. And Nate and Burch think it’s time to change the locks. In this episode, Jamie sits down with Nate McKervey, CEO of Subkeys, and Burch, Prince of Puns at Subkeys, to unpack how virtual API keys are unlocking a new era of public sector modernization. With analog APIs acting more like snail mail, Subkeys is flipping the model, turning them in...

The public sector isn’t short on talent. It’s short on alignment. And Mike Vichich is on a mission to fix it. In this episode, Jamie sits down with Mike Vichich, CEO of Pursuit, to break down why legacy procurement processes are actively working against innovation and how data-driven models can realign the ecosystem. From growing up in a family steeped in public service to building and exiting a s...

Welcome to Ever To Conquer: The Relentless Pursuit of Public Sector Innovation. An unfiltered…(ish) podcast that pulls back the curtains on all aspects of public sector technology to give you an authentic look at how it all works. Your host, Jamie Grant, is a recovering lawyer, retired and reformed state legislator, former CIO for the State of Florida, and has co-founded several technology compani...