Agile Digital Transformation

Oliver Davies is a software developer and consultant with 16 years of professional Drupal development experience, including working on drupal.org for the Drupal Association and being an Acquia Triple Certified Drupal Expert. In this episode, we make the business case for test-driven development (TDD) and automated software testing, exploring  why non-developers should care about a proper testing p...

Emily Yorgey is a UX/UI designer at Modulous, a modern technology platform which aids in streamlining construction projects. In this episode, we dive into the importance of intentional UX design in the current digital age which is dominated by persuasive and manipulative tech, drawing key insights from Emily's great article "How to build intentional UX in an era of persuasive technology&...

Greg Kihlstrom is a customer experience and marketing technology transformation consultant, author, and keynote speaker, as well as the host of The Agile Brand podcast. In this episode, we talk about continuous improvement of AI and customer experience. We break down the concept of AI maturity and discuss how agility goes hand in hand with continuous improvement. We also speak about the need for r...

Jan Pilhar is the Executive Director at IBM iX DACH and Co-Leader of their Digital Advisory Practice DACH. In this episode, we talk about unlocking the power of AI for business-wide transformation, focusing more on the possibilities & challenges for larger enterprises versus small/medium businesses. One of the key points in the discussion is also the question of "buy vs. build" when...

Nick Petroski is the founder of Promethean Research, a boutique consultancy which helps digital agencies grow more reliably with higher margins and simpler operations. In this episode, we discuss how generative AI and large language models are impacting digital agencies. We cover why and how the decline in agency growth started and how the explosion of generative AI since last year's public r...

Matt Ellis is Senior Manager of the CIO Advisory Practice at BearingPoint, an independent multinational management and technology consulting firm. In this episode, we talk about the 1972 Volkswagen Beetle and what modern-day digital   transformation lessons we can learn from it, focusing on exponential growth and the costs of remaining on outdated legacy technology. Links & mentions: bearingpo...

Richard "RJ" Kedziora is the co-founder of Estenda Solutions, a leading company specializing in custom software and data analysis for healthcare and medical companies. In this episode, we discuss the topic of digital health, starting by defining the term, then then covering topics such as regulated software development for healthcare, the current and future impact of AI, and concluding w...

Ryan Breen is the CTO of Fastr, creator of the first Frontend-as-a-Service platform, Fastr Frontend, with over 20 years of experience in scaling businesses and building products & teams. In this episode, we discuss why digital optimization is the new digital transformation, with a particular focus on the field of e-commerce. We talk about why e-commerce project can never be considered "do...

Ramiro Berrelleza is the CEO and co-founder of Okteto, the leading platform for Development Experience Automation. In this episode, we talk about redefining the developer experience. We cover both culture and technology, discuss the impact of AI tools such as Chat-GPT and GitHub's Copilot, and break down the concept of ephemeral development environments. In conclusion, Ramiro also shares an e...

Peter Voss is the CEO and chief scientist of the advanced chatbot platform Aigo, as well as one of the people who came up with the term artificial general intelligence (AGI). In the second conversation with Peter (our first one revolving around AGI), we discuss what's missing in modern-day AI technologies and how we can responsibly unlock their potential. Peter also shares insights and lesson...

Rick Yvanovich holds numerous credentials and qualifications in business management, and he's also the founder of the professional services firm TRG International, as well as the author of Business as Unusual: How To Thrive In The New Renaissance . In this episode, we break down the concept of being future fit and its vital importance for not falling behind in today's rapidly changing wo...

Garik Tate is an AI Futurist, Serial Entrepreneur, AI Strategy Consultant, and founder of Valhalla.team. In this episode, we discuss the state of artificial intelligence and the world. We take a closer look at the history of AI development, the AI wars and what they mean, and explore the biggest potential risks and benefits of further innovation in AI. Garik also shares his first-principles perspe...

John Faber is a managing partner at the full service web agency Chapter Three which specializes in Drupal and in Next.js. In this episode, we discuss the Open Web and what role composability can play in it. We talk about the importance of owning your own content and the advantages of open source over proprietary platforms in this context. We also discuss other key pillars of the Open Web, such as...

Mike Lenox is an award-winning professor, consultant, author and speaker who teaches at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. In this episode, we discuss some of the key insights from Mike's latest book, Strategy in the Digital Age: Mastering Digital Transformation . We talk about why digital transformation is changing the nature of competition and why digital disruptio...

Pari Natarajan is the CEO of Zinnov, a global management and consulting firm with core expertise in globalization, product engineering and digital transformation. In this episode, we talk about the evolution of digital transformation 1.0 to digital transformation 2.0, the current phase we're in now. We break down the concepts of digital plumbing and integrated experience, then discuss the rol...

Chris Stegner is a visionary tech entrepreneur and the founder & CEO of the award-winning digital products agency Very Big Things. In this episode, we talk about product-led digital transformation, covering the differences with product-led growth and the leadership mindset necessary for effective product-led digital transformation, as well as examples of successful product-led DT in practice f...

Juliana Marulanda is the founder of the agency growth consultant ScaleTime with over 20 years of experience across Wall Street, the nonprofit sector, technology startups, and family-owned businesses. In this episode, we discuss the most common challenges in project management and how to address them. We talk about the main changes from the pre-Covid era, the differences with in-house verses outsou...

Barbara Turley is the founder and CEO of The Virtual Hub, providers of virtual assistants that help businesses streamline their processes and optimize their growth. In this episode, we discuss the importance of a healthy work-life balance in the era of digital transformation and remote work. Barbara draws from her own experience of founding and growing The Virtual Hub while raising her kids, and s...

Michael R. Wagner and Ian Evans are the co-founders of Metify, providers of the bare metal as a service platform Mojo which powers the digital infrastructure of Major League Baseball. In this episode, Michael and Ian tell us more about Mojo and how it has benefited Major League Baseball. We first define the concept of bare metal, what kind of use cases it's best suited for, and why now is the...

Aron Clymer is the founder and CEO of the full-stack data analytics consulting firm Data Clymer which helps companies become data driven. In this episode, we talk about how to do data right, with Aron sharing his unique approach to data analytics based on his background in science. We discuss how to empower your team to become data heroes, the importance of the cloud and of visualization, and we f...

Peter Evans is the CEO of Xtract One Technologies, a leading technology-driven threat detection and security solution which prioritizes the patron access experience through the use of AI. In this episode, we explore how modern day problems require modern day solutions, focusing on the physical security context and how new technology innovations such as AI can help here. We also talk more generally...

Janne Kalliola is the founder and chief growth officer of the digital services agency Exove. He has recently published a book about sustainable coding, Green Code . In this episode, we talk about the need for more sustainable coding practices, drawing on the main points from Janne's book. We discuss the impact of different data-intensive technologies, the differences between software versus h...

Bar Geron is the CEO and co-founder of Balance, providers of a leading e-commerce B2B payment solution. In this episode, we talk about why payments are the missing piece of the puzzle for B2B digital transformation. We focus majorly on how to translate the unique trustworthiness of the in-person B2B sales process to a digital experience, and we also discuss important lessons to take from B2C as we...

Jeffrey "jam" McGuire is the co-founder of the B2B content marketing agency Open Strategy Partners and an active member of Drupal and other open-source communities. In this episode, we talk about the value of value-based decision making in a business strategy, focusing on the importance of trust and broadcasting trust signals. We cover this in the context of an open-source software proje...

Zeljko Plesac is the Infinum Alliance Director at the digital agency Infinum. In this episode, we discuss the importance of good collaboration in modern digital product development and the key challenges to tackle here. We also cover how product management tools can help, with Zeljko telling us a little bit about Productive, the platform they use at Infinum, and how it compares to other similar te...