There's A Device For That

This week Esper's own CEO, Yadhu Gopalan, returns to the podcast to chat about the exciting road to building Esper. He dives into his extraordinary journey from a curious 5th grader exploring a mainframe room to becoming the visionary behind a game-changing product. He reminisces about his first and only job interview and the innovative projects he's been a part of since. He shares about the chall...

Byron Baker is the Head of Design at Blink UX, an Evidence-driven Design™ firm solving customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX) challenges for businesses. He joins the show to share his experience leading a team of design experts as they create user experiences that truly enhance the value and impact of devices. He dives into their diverse and fascinating portfolio, spanning from mode...

Ron Tobb is the Founder of Minor Decliner ( minordecliner.com ), a cutting-edge ID scanning system. He joins the show to share how their easy-to-use scanners help retailers prevent underage sales and avoid fines by verifying a customer's age in seconds. He reveals the strategies he’s used to make Minor Decliner a success including a focus on integrating technology that delivers direct customer val...

Joe Scanlin is the co-founder and CEO of Scanalytics, which transforms physical spaces into intelligent environments through smart floor sensors and predictive analytics. In this episode, Joe reveals how Scanalytics is harnessing the power of sensor-enabled flooring to unlock valuable insights into how people move through space and time and how it impacts their behavior. He shares the benefits thi...

Joe Saavedra is the founder and CEO of Infinite Objects, a revolutionary product that preserves your most cherished moving memories (like video and NFTs) in a whole new way. This week on the show he takes us on a journey through the inception of Infinite Objects, revealing the creative process that led to its unique and awe-inspiring product (including an unboxing moment straight out of Harry Pott...

Phil Duffy is the Chief Product Officer of Embodied, a groundbreaking robotics and AI company that's changing the face of human-centric care and wellness. In this episode, Phil shares the incredible work that Embodied is doing with their language-based robots to support children in overcoming social and emotional challenges. He discusses how his passion for robotics led him to focus on a unique mi...

Tom Falzani is the co-founder & CPO at Lula Convenience, a software company that enables delivery from convenience stores. He joins the show to share how Lula helps modernize the in-store experience to help convenience stores compete in the digital, post-pandemic era. He talks about his experience working in convenience stores from a young age and the complexity of managing them successfully....

Rashid Galadanci is the Co-founder and CEO of Driver Technologies , a mobile app that turns your phone into an AI-powered dash cam to help you protect your fleet and save money. Rashid rejoins the podcast to discuss how Driver Technologies can be used to protect small and large transportation fleets. He details how the app can help prevent the top causes of accidents, all while maximizing the hard...

Robin Mast is the Restaurant Technology Manager at Slice. Slice empowers independent pizzerias with the modern tools that have allowed major pizza chains to dominate until now. Robin joins the show this week to discuss how she found the best job she’s ever had with Slice. She highlights how Slice enables independent pizzerias to serve their digitally minded customers and move away from third-party...

Dan Brown is the President and CEO of CareMate, a continuous-data remote client monitoring solution that allows wellness agencies to provide a higher level of care for their clients. With a career spanning the military and telecom industry to becoming an entrepreneur in the tech space, Dan is a true innovator. He joins the podcast to discuss how CareMate breaks down silos to deliver real-time data...

Carl Osbourn is the author of Delivering the Digital Restaurant which gives restaurant leaders a roadmap to the Future of Food.  Brian Reece and Steve Crowley are the Principals and Founders of Service Physics helping restaurants build systems that deliver world-class customer experiences at scale. This trio joins the podcast today to talk about how technology and data are helping solve the r...

Yadhu Gopalan is the Co-founder and CEO of Esper and the author of DevOps for Devices: The Innovator’s Guide to Enterprise Fleet Transformation (https://www.esper.io/ebook/devops-for-devices-the-innovators-guide-to-enterprise-fleet-transformation). Yadhu joins the podcast today to discuss his career-long obsession with DevOps and why he thinks it’s critical to use a similar approach when managing...

Vishal Chandapetta, Co-founder/CTO of Portl Fitness, an Intelligent Home Mirror with applications spanning Healthcare, Fitness, and Wellness. Vishal joins the show to discuss the blooming connected fitness world that’s growing to include more than just workouts. He describes how PORTL custom-built an interactive mirror with highly customized content to deliver a personalized fitness and health exp...

Kelsey Tempel is a Senior Product Manager at Sonos, a wireless home sound system that fills your home with brilliant sound, room by room. Kelsey comes on the show to dive into all things product development like how to stay focused on your customer through the development process and how to find innovation even with an established product. She discusses what makes Sonos so unique and how they’ve a...

Rashid Galadanci is the Co-founder and CEO of Driver Technologies, a mobile app that turns your phone into an AI-powered dash cam to help you stay safe and save money. In this episode, Rashid discusses how Driver uses computer vision to see the world using your just phone and deliver the next generation of mobility safety. He highlights new premium services and features, including real-time safety...

Robby Hamblet is the founder and CEO of Teal Communications, which gives you the freedom to choose the network you want within one eSIM platform you control. In this episode, Robby discusses how other eSIM platforms have fallen short despite being around for decades and the ways TEAL’s solution fills the gaps. He highlights the increasing importance of solving roaming and data legislation complexi...

Arpan Desai is the CTO of Ordermark, which helps restaurants take charge of their online ordering. He joins the podcast to talk about the true innovation that lead to the development of Ordermark and Nextbite. He explains how the platform enables restaurants to grow their business, even in hard times like the pandemic, and how they can scale with delivery partners without the operational overhead....

Ray Riley is the Co-CEO of Progress Retail, a retail operations and learning platform focused on the development of front-line retail teams of the future. A lifelong retailer, Ray describes the revolution reshaping brick-and-mortar stores into customer education centers. He discusses how talent drains, outdated tools, and undocumented legacy knowledge have created the need for innovative yet pract...

Devin Miller is the co-founder and CEO of SecureSave, an employer-matched emergency savings account that enables employees to feel more financially secure. A veteran start-up executive, Devin joins the show to discuss his latest company SecureSave and how it’s changing what financial security looks like. He explains the best ways to enable your innovations from devices to agile processes like DevO...

Andy Vitus is a long-time investor with Scale VP and an Esper board member. In this episode, Andy goes deep on what’s causing fundamental shifts in tech and the ways our world is becoming more connected. He explains the crucial relationship between software and devices- how both have evolved and the challenging dichotomy that exists between them. He then takes us to the bleeding edge of technology...

A preview of our first episode with Andy Vitus, Esper board member and Scale VP investor. Get ready to hear about what’s causing deep fundamental shifts in tech, how to navigate the challenging dichotomy between software and devices, and the device innovations catching the attention of this long-time investor. There’s A Device For That is hosted by Sudhir Reddy, SVP of Engineering, of Esper. For m...

Technology is bringing to life moments we once didn't think possible. Join our host Sudhir Reddy, Senior VP of Engineering at Esper, to discover the unprecedented device-based solutions changing the world around us. In each episode, we’ll chat with an industry leader who is driving cutting-edge technology to explore what kind of impact they’re making and what’s in store for the future. Uncover the...