Peggy Smedley Show

Peggy Smedley talks about the rebirth of local communities, all with the help of AI (artificial intelligence). She says we need both big vision and action to make real change happen, as it requires us to take the roughly 8 billion people who live on the planet Earth into consideration while also becoming an active participant in what is being done in our own communities. She also discusses: How th...

Peggy Smedley and Matt Sekol, sustainability industry advocate, Microsoft, define ESG (environment, social, and governance) and talk about where it is today. He says ESG refers to the material risks and opportunities around environmental, social, and corporate governance, often in the pursuit of this long-term resilience and growth. They also discuss: The nuances between ESG and other topics such...

Peggy and Russ Graney, founder and CEO, Aidin, talk about case management and the key players. He says he learned about case management through the context of his uncle getting sick—and case managers, who are typically former nurses, can be the heroes that make a broken healthcare system work. They also discuss: How technology can help patients get to the best quality provider available to them, o...

Peggy Smedley talks all about the labor workforce—the good, the bad, and the ugly. She shares details from a new construction jobs report and digs into the numbers. She also gives her thoughts on what needs to happen next in order to identify how we can build a better workforce. She also discusses: Three big risks general contractors often experience. The importance of finding the right skilled la...

Peggy Smedley and Mitch Lash, president/CEO, Jan-Lee Detective Agency, talk about the work that he does and what has changed to make his role more necessary. He says the company is a risk mitigation firm, which is a wide arena to operate in. They also discuss: How law enforcement is at an all-time low, and how intelligence security can help. How social media can help and hurt. What his company ass...

Peggy Smedley and Ateev Mehrotra, professor, Dept. of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, talk about remote patient monitoring and why doctors are so excited about the model today. He says it flips the healthcare model in the United States on its head.  They also discuss: The state of remote patient monitoring today. Aging in place and the advantages for people who live in more rural locat...

Peggy talks all about intelligent home charging systems, something many automotive and technology companies are beginning to tout. But is it too much too soon? How will we realistically make this all a reality in home and in cities? Peggy discusses on this segment. She also talks about: The current trajectory of electric vehicles. Two examples of cooperations for intelligent charging at home. The...

Peggy Smedley and Bob Rose, CEO & president, MedWand Solutions, Inc., converse about the Urban-Rural Healthcare Alliance. He talks about developing a product that would enable a physician to examine a patient remotely—but along the way realized it would need an entire ecosystem around the product to make it effective. They also discuss: The staffing shortages and how many rural hospitals have clos...

Peggy and Rahul Sen Sharma, president and co-CEO, Indxx, talk about change that is happening in the healthcare space. He says there are problems and solutions to challenges such as inflation, rate hikes, and labor costs. They also discuss: Labor shortages and the gap that is expected by 2025. The rise of telemedicine and how it drives down costs. How technology can help improve the way we get medi...

The construction and manufacturing industries are both heavily responsible for emissions—many of which come from Scope 3. Peggy talks about how best practices for procurement can help construction operate on slim margins and be more sustainable. She also discusses: How much emissions construction contributes both directly and indirectly. A new report that identifies total spending from procurement...

Peggy and Joseph Msays, global managing partner, EA Managed Services, IBM Consulting, talk about what IBM will showcase at SAP Sapphire—and how the SAP and IBM partnership has evolved over time. He says we will be showing many critical capabilities that span from advisory, to implementation, to migration to cloud, to managed services, industry solutions, and more. They also discuss: A new announce...

Peggy and Lawrence Slade, chief executive, Energy Networks Assn., talk all about net zero and how energy grids underpin global transition. He says the U.K. was one of the first countries to have net zero in legislation—and electricity networks are front and center in how to enable that transition. They also discuss: How to hit the targets, the need for skilled teams, and the importance of being in...

Peggy Smedley talks all about the industrial metaverse, breaking down the predictions and some new technologies that just might help. She says there is a lot of hype and headlines with the word metaverse in it, but it is time to look beyond that. She also discusses: Real case studies that are working for industrial companies. ROI numbers that show how technology can help. How you can do it in your...

Peggy Smedley and Matthieu Menanteau, head of product, Withings, talk about the key changes in the past 12 months in terms of how consumers are embracing health. He says health is becoming a big topic today and everybody began to realize they need to understand themselves better. They also discuss: The category of connected scale and how it has evolved. The trend of monitoring health and communica...

Peggy Smedley and Tapio Vehmas, CEO, Carbonaide, talk about reducing CO2 emissions in the concrete industry. He says if you want to make carbon negative concrete you need some kind of precast concrete manufacturing line, then you need to combine Carbonaide technology into that precast construction line. They also discuss: The driving factor for this technology and process. New seed funding from co...

90. That is the percentage of commercial and industrial customers that want more external support for energy initiatives. Peggy talks about the drive for energy intensive industries to reduce energy, move to renewables, and save more money.  She also discusses: How many commercial and industrial companies already have a comprehensive energy strategy. Hurdles that still stand in the way and opportu...

Peggy Smedley and Zack Perconti, vice president of government affairs, National Utility Contractors Assn., talk about the subsurface infrastructure agenda that is in Congress. He says 2023 is going to be a huge year for underground utility infrastructure—as we are in the pivotal implementation phase. They also discuss: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and how everything is a gradual proc...

Peggy Smedley and Rich Humphrey, vice president of construction product management, Bentley Systems, and Andy Kaiyala, vice president of construction technology and controls, WSB, talk about how construction leaders can expand their adoption of 3D or 4D digital twins. Humphrey says they need to understand their state of how they are leveraging technology today and what the value of moving to digit...

Peggy talks all about Earth Day. She says everyone has a role to play in making our world more sustainable: manufacturers need to move to a more circular business model, businesses need more sustainable business practices, government needs to provide the right support and policies, and individuals need to take action in their own homes and in their own communities. She also discusses: The birth of...

Peggy and Chris Irwin, program manager for transactive energy, communications, and interoperability in smart grid, U.S. Dept. of Energy, talks about his work on the smart grid. He says he was in the utility industry on the vendor side and then joined the U.S. Dept. of Energy just at the dawn of the recovery act, which is when the U.S. Dept. of Energy was able to invest about $8 billion in grid mod...

Peggy Smedley and Sheeva Sairafi, cofounder & president, Hold-On, talk about the nuts and bolts of a new, sustainable product. She says the company created it because it saw a need in the trash bag and the ziplock bag space of innovation and a more sustainable alternative. They also discuss: The process of producing the products. The importance of a local supply chain. The goal of making sustainab...

At least eight people a day are killed in distracted driving crashes. Peggy Smedley discusses a summary of the last decade of distracted driving—and looks at where we have been and where we are headed. She says distracted driving is a topic very near and dear to her heart—and suggests what needs to happen next. She also discusses: The history of Distracted Driving Awareness Month. How many people...

Pam O'Donnell, founder, Catch You Later Foundation, tells Peggy Smedley the story of the loss of family members in a crash—and how she wants to make it better for her daughter when she grows up with a foundation. She says, sadly, about 40,000 people die every year on United States roadways.  They also discuss: The cognitive state of drivers and why drivers need to be aware while driving. What happ...

Peggy Smedley and Paul Ripley, CEO, Driver Safety DNA, talk about how distracted driving is a global issue. He shares what can be done to put down cellphone use and improve or reduce driver distraction to be safer on the road. He says driver distraction is a global issue that is growing by the day. They also discuss: How the phone is the controller rather than the person using the phone being the...

Are we passing down skills to the trades? Are we teaching what we learned? Are we really putting out the best trades with the best skills? Peggy addresses some very tough questions, as it relates to the labor shortage, and gives her thoughts on what needs to happen next. She also discusses: How many jobs are unfilled in construction as of January 2023. A program from the government that looks to e...