Peggy Smedley Show

Peggy and David Closs, John H. McConnell Chair Emeritus and Chair Emeritus of the Dept. of Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University, discuss how the supply chain has changed with the advent of new technology. He says consumers want more precise delivery and more customized product. They also discuss how there is a shortage of workers in the supply chain and what needs to be done to comba...

Peggy and Charlotte Blank, chief behavioral officer, Maritz,discuss the concept of leading like a scientist. She explains how leaders should do research, conduct experiments, and embrace a methodology. Further, evidence gives the power to influence people and controlled experimentations can give us good evidence. She says we should look at systems around us, instead of changing the way people are....

Peggy talks about opportunities and hurdles in procurement and the supply chain. She says that there will be an increased use of AI (artificial intelligence) that will enable proactive decisionmaking and there will be unknown challenges that crop up in the supply chain. She suggests that listeners ask themselves if resistance to change is at the heart of your team. Ask this: Is it a hurdle or a fe...

Peggy and Daniel Quant, vice president of strategic development, MultiTech, sit down to talk about CBRS, a type of private LTE and the opportunities for businesses that are looking for robust local connectivity. He explains that about 40% of coverage inside building is not that great and that we need to have better, more robust connectivity within buildings. He also discusses connectivity in remot...

Peggy and Joshua Peschel, assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, Iowa State University, talk about the power of prediction. He explains that there is a speed now where decisions have to be made in many industries and AI (artificial intelligence) can help. They discuss the biggest hurdle: people and biases. iastate.edu (12.03.19 - #643) IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedle...

Peggy talks about security best practices and laws from the Australian government and California, as well as details a new 2019 payment security report. She says California is the first of its kind in this country and it will set the tone for 2020 in terms of the IoT (Internet of Things) security. She also suggests businesses that depend on payment security need to look at common pitfalls for comp...

Peggy and Emily Lyons Soelberg, vice president, product management – Internet of Things, AT&T, discuss LPWA, NB-IoT, and LTE-M, and the benefits. She explains LPWA is one of the early ways that customers are benefiting from the 5G standard. They also discuss security, strategies for how customers can get started with 5G, and how to inspire other women in the space. att.com (11.26.19 - #642) IoT, P...

Peggy and John Dijulius, author, The Relationship Economy: Building Strong Customer Connections in the Digital Age, discuss what the relationship economy is, saying the primary currency is the emotional relationship made with the customer, where price is irrelevant. He adds that today's illiterate are those who have an inability to make a meaningful connection with others and there has come a lack...

Peggy journeys back to April 2018, detailing a big announcement from Microsoft about the IoT (Internet of Things) and how it has evolved since that time. She details how Microsoft is investing in its technology, its partnerships, and its customer experience. She adds manufacturers like the idea of a hybrid cloud environment, but face challenges moving to a hybrid cloud model. peggysmedleyshow.com...

Peggy and Sam George, vice president of Azure IoT, Microsoft, talk IoT (Internet of Things), AI (artificial intelligence), cloud, edge, and more. He dives into the topic of digital transformation and how Microsoft has gone through its own digital transformation and how it is helping its customers. He also discusses how Microsoft is empowering both the cloud and the edge, which is very powerful and...

Peggy explains how innovation is impacting CPG (consumer packaged goods). She explains how CPG is different from retail, reasons why CPG companies need to be thinking about innovation and the IoT (Internet of Things), and challenges. She explains how CPG companies need to start planning now how they are going to get their products in front of consumers. peggysmedleyshow.com (11.12.19 - #640) M2M,...

Peggy and Qingbin Yuan, senior director, R&D international, The Hershey Co., talk about how to leverage AI (artificial intelligence) to predict preference and formulate product to meet consumer needs. He explains the importance of understanding how to analyze and use data in CPG and that it is still in the early stage of leverage AI. thehersheycompany.com (11.12.19 - #640) IoT, Internet of Things,...

Peggy and James Arthur Ray, entrepreneur, author, and life and business coach, talk about the fundamentals of a leader. They discuss that in this disruptive world we live, we have to develop a large degree of self-awareness and that a challenge is that we think self-awareness equates to technical prowess. He says 70% of leaders are unfit to lead because they don't know how to inspire people. james...

Joshua Peschel, assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, Iowa State University, returns to continue the discussion on security and privacy with Peggy. They discuss if it is the responsibility of the individual, the business, or the government, while also looking at how over time there has been a slow erosion of personal freedoms. He explains that data has become a key commod...

Peggy and Joshua Peschel, assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, Iowa State University, discuss the difference between security and privacy. They identify the big five concerns and questions to ask when it comes to privacy and key ways to deal with privacy. He gives an example of how a colleague will put no personal information into email. iastate.edu (11.05.19 - #639) IoT...

Peggy shares about trends in consumer robotics and how it will impact businesses in the future. She looks at one example—GITA—that follows people while they are on the go, carrying 40 pounds. She also encourages businesses to consider how consumer robotic trends will impact what a customer will want or need 10 or 20 years from now. peggysmedleyshow.com (11.05.19 - #639) IoT, Internet of Things, M2...

Live from the NACV (North American Commercial Vehicle) show, Peggy and Maik Zeigler, Hyundai, VP, commercial vehicle R&D strategy group, talks about NEPTUNE Concept Class 8 heavy-duty truck, the first hydrogen-only concept for the company's commercial vehicles, on the show. He shares the reason for showing a concept truck, and says the bullet train is the most aerodynamic shape you can find. He al...

Peggy and Eyal Benishti, founder and CEO, IRONSCALES, joins the show again to talk about how to use AI (artificial intelligence) to make our lives better and easier. He says at some point we will have data that will show AI is better than human beings, but it will take time to build an AI. They also address the ethics of AI and why cybersecurity is becoming a major issue today. He also gives tips...

Peggy compares and contrasts how comfortable people are with AVs (autonomous vehicles). She points to differences in the U.S. and India and identifies the top concern with AVs today. She questions: What will it take to convince people it is safe? If we are going to drive a world of AV adoption, manufacturers will have to prove it is safer and more reliable than humans. peggysmedleyshow.com

Peggy and Eyal Benishti, founder and CEO, IRONSCALES,talk about the good and the bad of AI (artificial intelligence). He says AI will change the world, but we need to contemplate how to put it to good use. At the end of the day, the job of AI is not to be a silver bullet, but to help people do a better job. He adds that we have to use AI from an inventive perspective. It isn't a question anymore,...

Peggy and Susan Dalton, vice president of smart technologies and IoT, GCP Applied Technologies, and Mark Roberts, director of Verifi research and development, GCP Applied Technologies, talk big data. Research shows data is not being used to its potential and we need to recognize collecting data for the sake of collecting data provides no purpose. They explain that he who analyzes the data wins the...

Where are we going with AI (artificial intelligence)? Peggy answers, saying AI is fundamentally changing our society, but that we need to talk about the ethical concerns that AI raises. She asks: Do we know what fairness means in machine learning outcomes? Ironically, AI can reduce bias, but it can also bake in and scale bias. Perhaps it is time to request a bias check and make sure yours is the u...

Are we ready for an autonomous future? Peggy and Sandeep Sovani, global director of automotive & ground transportation industry, ANSYS, talk about concerns and trust of autonomous vehicles. He says some people have concerns, but there is still a lot of optimism and that the technology is maturing. He says within 5-10 years the autonomous technology will be ready. https://www.ansys.com/

Peggy and Thomas Serval, CEO of Baracoda and executive chairman of CareOS, discuss the pros and cons of connectivity in the bathroom. He shares his technology journey and how a connected platform for the bathroom can enable the use of all services on the phone, without privacy concerns. Peggy challenges him if we need connectivity in the bathroom, and he says that instead of hiding the problem, th...

Peggy gives some examples of how AI (artificial intelligence) is impacting transportation and healthcare. From a new pilot from Ford to Kia Motors contributing a big chunk toward a $25 million funding round for a startup developing an autonomous transportation-as-a-service platform, she details some example. She also shares how technology can help alleviate people's suffering and innovations in he...