#AskTheCEO Podcast

Tina Gravel is the Senior Vice President of Channels and Alliances at Cyxtera Technologies, where she helps businesses migrate their mission-critical applications to The Cloud. She is an award-winning executive with more than 25 years of experience in the IT outsourcing, cloud, security and SaaS industries. Contact Tina: Web: TinaGravel.com Twitter: @tgravel Contact Avrohom: Web: https://asktheceo...

We are living in an era of information overload, where there is an overabundance of information, yet at the same time, it’s hard to ascertain what’s credible and what’s not. Technology changes rapidly, and innovation is on the rise. How can we educate ourselves to know: (1) What products are available on the market? (2) What solutions to search for? (3) Which technology trends will be long-lasting...

Rob Kirk has been with IBM and Lenovo for a combined 32 years of experience in the PC industry. As currently a member of Lenovo's Technical Client Advisor unit, Rob covers Corporate and Healthcare customers, providing technical expertise regarding Lenovo's end-user services, products, and capabilities. With a strong focus on Lenovo's security products and solutions, Rob has been a part of the team...

Inma Rodriguez is the VP of 5G Core, and Cloud Solution and Service Line for Ericsson’s Europe and Latin America Market Area, where she supports Digital Services Operators and their customers with complex Cloud transformation projects, including the introduction to 5G technology. Contact Inma: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/inma-rodriguez-606771/ Contact Avrohom: Web: https://asktheceo.biz...

Adam LG Ring is a startup mentor who’s helped many startups & organizations change the world for the better. He has 25 years' digital experience and has helped businesses through the digital transformation process, as well as comply with GDPR data privacy regulations. Contact Adam: Twitter: @AdamLGRing LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/adamlgring Contact Avrohom: Web: https://asktheceo.biz Twitter: @avroh...

Xavier Gomez is founder & COO of INVYO, a SaaS company that uses machine learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to help financial institutions see tomorrow’s opportunities in Fintech. He is also Co-Editor-in-Chief at Invyo Insights powered by INVYO, a global provider of Fintech insights and analysis. As a banker, Xavier has been sharing his vision of the sector with industry pioneers over...

Tina M. Tarquinio is the director of the IBM Z team, building the mainframe of the future. Currently, she leads a team of forward-thinking engineers building the z/OS Operating System, focused on enabling workloads to be flexible, and creating a true end to end DevOps experience. In her time at IBM, she has held both technical and leadership roles, across multiple platforms (IBM Z, Power, Storage...

Mirko is Co-Founder and CEO of Digital Worx, a mobile Software Development Company. He is also the co-founder of asvin.io, a new venture that provides a secure, open source-based update and patch delivery for the Internet of Things. Mirko is a well-practiced international speaker and coach on the field of Open Innovation, Internet of Things, IoT Security, and disruptive business modeling. Contact...

Melissa Sassi is a Startup Program Manager at IBM focused on empowering early-stage entrepreneurs to transform their lives through technology and business mentorship. She is a division-level lead for IBM’s Call for Code initiative which involves preparing for and responding to natural disasters with technical innovation. Prior to joining IBM, she spent several years in Microsoft's Airband Initiati...

Maor Cohen is an Entrepreneur at heart, and a former combat soldier, who served his country as part of an elite undercover commando unit. He’s the founder and CEO of New York-based Pickspace, a global booking platform for shared office space, where he’s built the Airbnb of offices; a disruptive new solution for busy entrepreneurs around the world. Prior to starting Pickspace, he was the founder an...

Kai Hermsen is the Global Coordinator for the Charter of Trust with Siemens, where together with his team in the Central Technology department, he is driving the Siemens Cybersecurity Strategy, Initiatives, and Innovation. Previously, he was head of Security Business Strategies for Siemens, as well as a Project Manager in Siemens Management Consulting in Germany and India. He is at the front lines...

Neil Cattermull is a global Cloud technology influencer and leading independent analyst, who consults, educates, and delivers Cloud strategies for vendors and client organizations. His specialties include: Service Delivery Management, Business Continuity Management, Technical Architecture, Management Consulting, and Cloud Computing. He’s held multiple Director level positions at international bank...

Mr. Scott N. Schober is the President and CEO of Berkeley Varitronics Systems (BVS), a 45 year-old New Jersey-based privately held company and leading provider of advanced, world-class wireless test and security solutions. Since the beginning of Mr. Schober’s BVS tenure in 1989, the company’s product line of wireless test and security instruments has increased to over 100 products with a core focu...

Jola Burnett is Vice President at GfK Consumer Life, where she consults with many Fortune 500 clients, looking at disruptive shifts and forces to make sense of the future (and she is really obsessed with the future!). She studies US and global consumers, as well as, disruptions and innovation, around the world, to guide her clients on how to connect with today’s and tomorrow’s consumers, to pinpoi...

Paul Colmer is an engaging digital architect, coach, and trainer, who empowers others through the transfer of knowledge. He is currently working for ALC Training & Consulting in Brisbane, Australia, where he develops and runs public and custom courses tailored to their clients’ needs. He also coaches and mentors his clients, empowering them to bring cloud, cybersecurity, agile expertise, and best...

What is the business opportunity with eSports Marketing? Alex Martin is a workaholic, software engineer, creator, and gamer. He’s the founder & CEO of esports and professional gaming startup, athletes.gg. Prior to starting athletes.gg, he was an Integrations and Professional Services Manager at Tenfold, where he managed a large engineering team, as well as relationships with partners and Enterpris...

Bill Mew is a leading advocate for digital ethics and digital transformation. A former global leader for IBM Financial Services Sector, CMO for Compare the Cloud and Cloud Strategist for UK Cloud, he is a strategic advisor to a number of leading tech firms, including Govtech specialist Advice Cloud. As an evangelist for the transformational value of technology, he is the world’s top social influen...

Jennifer Esposito is the Worldwide General Manager of Health and Life Sciences at Intel Corporation. She believes that technology - like AI, VR/AR, 5G and computer vision - have the power to accelerate the transformation of healthcare and to improve health, quality of life, safety and security worldwide. She works with companies, organizations, and governments around the world to help make this di...

Tony Flath is the founder of TManSpeaks, a tech and media consulting practice, focusing on Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, HR Tech, Social Media, and Emerging Technologies. His aim is to help organizations keep their information protected, make better use of cloud computing, and more effectively use various technologies as well as social media. He is an advocate for Millennials and Generation Z,...

David Schwartz is a partner at Gerstman, Schwartz, Malito, LLP, a Government relations, and litigation law firm. He has spent his entire career practicing law as a litigator and for the past decade as a lobbyist and advocate on behalf of businesses, trade associations, not-for-profits, and individuals. He lobbies for a wide variety of large corporations, not-for-profits, trade associations, and in...

Sudha Jamthe is the CEO of IoTDisruptions.com and a globally recognized Technology Futurist with 20+ year mix of entrepreneurial, academic and operational experience from eBay, PayPal, GTE, and Harcourt. She is the author of "2030 The Driverless World: Business Transformation from Autonomous Vehicles" and 3 IoT books, teacher of IoT and Autonomous Vehicles business courses at Stanford Continuing S...

Paul Maher has over 20 years in the IT industry across a variety of technology-focused roles. He was recently asked to return to Microsoft to build a new team in Azure engineering called Industry Experiences. The team is focused on helping industry customers and partners with their move to the cloud. Prior to Microsoft, he was the CTO at Milliman, where he and his team built one of the largest sol...

Yuval Boger served as chief executive, chief marketer, and evangelist for technology companies, from seed stage to NASDAQ. He led business and product development programs that generated over $200M in revenue. As CEO of Sensics, and a VR/AR pioneer, he created a business with industry leaders in consumer electronics (Samsung, LG, Microsoft, Apple, Intel), defense and medical. A frequent presenter...

As a Global Executive in Branding & Creative Design, Nova Lorraine's journey reflects over 15 years of influence and expertise in entrepreneurship, branding and creative design. She specializes in brand leadership, content development, marketing and design strategy for brands in fashion, art, culture, and technology. A prior contributor for the Huffington Post, and Editor in Chief of Raine Magazin...

Kai Grunwitz is an Innovative and established executive with a high impact career in conceptualizing, developing and, driving business strategies on behalf of dynamic enterprises. He is currently the Senior Vice President EMEA at NTT Security in Frankfurt, Germany, where he is responsible for both the business and the development of go-to-market strategies for consulting & managed security areas,...