DiscoPosse Podcast

Nathan Jones is the co-founder of WhiteCanyon Software .  What begins as a story about what to do with all the old systems in your company before you let them go traverses the spectrum as we discussion data protection, personal and corporate practices around data security, and much more.  Nathan and I have a fantastic conversation that also covers tons of great tips for navigating a career in tech...

Dr. Steven Tersigni is one of the world's first certified Light Adjustable Lens surgeons. Steven has operated on some of St. Louis' most famous influencers.  He has been published in national journals and has authored and edited content for numerous medical educational publications and websites. He has been an investigator on nine U.S. FDA trials involving advanced technology lens implants, cornea...

Brian Knudtson is the host of the CloudBytes Podcast and has also worked as a customer, value-added reseller, vendor, and service provider, including roles in web development, system administration, post-sales deployment, pre-sales architecting, public cloud design, and technical marketing.   We discuss the keys to successful podcasting and have an extensive discussion on how we came up in technol...

Steve Watson is a CFO and CHRO, and but not an insurance salesman. He is, however, the founder of Trendbreakers , a connector, and an educator who has used his network to help folks improve their health and insurance benefits while lowering annual premiums.  Steve shares how his role as a CFO and CHRO have shaped his career, how mission work influenced his life, and we explore into very interestin...

Nik Parekh is a founder and author of the new book The Future of Extraordinary Design . As Design Strategy Lead for Samsung, Nik bolstered earning potential by $35B by contributing product management to ‘go to market’ 17-person team for 4 separate ventures.   We discuss the values and vision of great human-centered design and how empathy is not just a buzzword when it comes to understanding how to...

Brandy Whalen is the co-founder of Kitcaster.  The Kitcaster agency begins each company engagement with a deep understanding of your ideal podcast audience to deliver 100% customized appearances to match you with the perfect podcast placements.  We explore the founding of Kitcaster, why the current PR process is broken, and how the new podcast media opportunity is fundamentally changing the way co...

Liza Huber is an entrepreneur, award-winning cookbook author, wife, mom of 4 and the CEO & Founder of Sage Spoonfuls; one of the most trusted brands in mealtime products for babies and kids available at major retailers both nationwide and internationally.  Liza shares some important lessons on how perseverance and grit combined with adapting to change has both led to successes in business, and in...

John McAfe e is an entrepreneur, privacy advocate, and a man who's personality is larger than life, backed by an incredible life story and set of experiences.  John believes that cryptocurrency offers a unique historical opportunity to the individual – a chance to liberate one’s self, without violence, and to become more free.  This conversation explores the destruction of privacy, the need for fr...

Larry Smith Jr is both an incredible technologist and a superb human being.  Larry shares his thoughts and lessons on how he has turned his own journey towards self-learning into both a way to give yourself goals and it has become a career creator for him as a result.  There are a lot of profound lessons that will come from this for anyone who’s in technology on either a development or the ops sid...

What if you finally got your dream job and realized that the dream changed, or it only appeared like the dream job because you didn’t have it?   Lior Kamrat is a Senior Open Source Cloud and Solutions Architect who also does a vast amount of community-facing work to help others become a better self.  Both as a technical and a lifestyle discussion, Lior shares how his first ideal job didn’t actuall...

Patrick Hubbard is the Principal Head Geek at SolarWinds, but more importantly, he’s someone who has great lessons in how to communicate in a world where tech teams seem to be on a different page.  This great conversation will be exciting for anyone who’s involved in developer advocacy, ops advocacy, or any cross-team work.  We cover how to communicate, how to create meaningful content, and meanin...

Peter Sisson ( @petersisson ) is a product-focused entrepreneur who has started four companies, all of which were acquired. He volunteers his time mentoring startup founders at the European Innovation Academy and StartOut Growth Lab, where during his tenure 24 companies graduated that have raised more than $45M in funding and created more than 200 new jobs.   This dynamic conversation covers every...

This is a startup and product builder's dream episode as we speak with John Steele, founder of Series Code .  John shares how his team at Series Code creates what I would almost term a Developers-as-a-Service with a powerful twist on how they operate:  they split the cost to their customers between equity and cash.  Beyond Series Code as a business model, John shares his lessons on product buildin...

Kellan McCarvel is the founder of Joybees Footwear and an entrepreneurial leader with an expansive experience in total business management roles who's focused on profitable growth and product development.  Kellan shares startup lessons that could easily be the foundation of a great business leadership and business building course. We talk about building products on customer need, the challenges an...

Aditya Nagrath is the founder of Elephant Learning Academy and shares a heartfelt story of how our school system and the math learning programs are not doing what they need to do.  You are hearing the story about how this project is the pinnacle of Aditya's life's work as a mathematician, software engineer & technologist, and entrepreneur.   The lessons he shares are amazing and the numbers and st...

Ellie Dailey is founder and CEO of an innovative online recruiting platform— Intro30.com . The platform allows job seekers to record an online video introduction as part of a shareable profile including a resume.  Ellie shares insightful lessons in how to differentiate yourself from the pack during the recruiting process, how empathy in hiring and in tech companies in general is game-changing for...

Missy Young is the CIO of Switch , and someone who has proven herself as a leader both in business and in the community.  We discuss the challenges of diversity and inclusion in STEAM, mentoring within the community and at work, and explore how we can all do something for ourselves and others in small ways every day.  Missy truly lives a life to bring good to her community and her team through str...

Ed Vincent founder of Festival Pass , the world’s first festival and live events subscription service providing access to music, film, food and wine, and tech and innovation.  We explore how to create positive experiences in both business and life and the benefits of being absolutely focused on the customer experience.  Ed shares great insights into how the Festival Pass program was designed, the...

Cody Barbo is the co-founder of Trust and Will.  Cody brings a heartfelt discussion to the podcast about hard lessons learned through difficult early startup experiences that shaped how he build Trust and Will.  The conversation includes a broad set of lessons for every startup founder that shows how to set yourself up for success and building a successful culture as you grow your team.   Bonus co...

Happy 100th podcast!!  Rob Hirschfeld is the founder and CEO of RackN .  Rob has been along for many podcasts with Eric and is also a premiere podcaster himself at the L8ist Sh9y Podcast . This show introduces the freshly minted Edge Lab which is finally a way to do bare-metal provisioning for an edge scenario with the magic (and science) of Digital Rebar, K3s, and most importantly, this is a refe...

Tyler Kemp is the founder of RollSocial.co and LeadRoll.co ,  Tyler works with small businesses, influencers, and sales/service professionals to help you cut through the noise and own the attention of your market.  Our conversation covers everything from the fundamentals of effective social strategy, creating empathy through social media outreach, and building a sustainable business with a bootstr...

Colin is Founder & CEO of Sheets & Giggles, a Denver-based, fast-growing brand in the $12B US bedding space. Launched on Indiegogo in 2018 with a $284,000 crowdfunding campaign.  Colin brings an incredible amount of passion and knowledge to the discussion which covers what could be the foundations of a top-level business course including creating successful growth strategy, building a business fou...

Kristin Rulon is the founder of the Mind Star App and the self-care community and programs that led to its creation.  Kristin joins us and shares heartfelt lessons in the challenges of postpartum depression, PTSD, life as a busy family, and how she turned her situation into a startup. This show teaches us both how health and wellness are challenging and absolutely necessary, plus Kristin gives som...

Ned Bellavance is the voice and talent being NedInTheCloud.com and also the Day 2 Cloud Podcast .  Ned shares some powerful insights and fun lessons on how to learn, how he got into teaching and education, and what learning can do for the personal and community development in positive ways.

Aeva ( @aevavoom ) joins me for a very insightful, thoughtful discussion that covers some very interesting and challenging aspects of tech and society.  We delve into the challenge of bias in data which can influence ML and AI, but more importantly, how we must think about it and how we can mindfully approach ways to deal with and hopefully alleviate these issues.   You can find more about Aeva at...