IT Visionaries

Abhi Yadav is the founder and CTO of Zylotech , a company focused on A.I.-driven analytics that businesses can use to help efficiently retain customers and reduce churn. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Abhi explains what all of that means, and he dives into how the field of machine learning will continue to grow.   Salesforce and MIT recently teamed up to create a whitepaper exploring what happ...

Bryan Helmig ( LinkedIn ), co-founded Zapier with a couple of friends back in 2010 and since then, they’ve been dominating the world of automation. As CTO, Bryan is responsible for all the technology behind Zapier and making sure that all your Zaps are working the way they need to so that you and your company can be as efficient as possible.    On this episode of IT Visionaries, Bryan discusses ho...

Very few people are more plugged in to the world of A.I. than Rob May ( LinkedIn ), the CEO of Talla , which is an automation platform designed to completely change the way customer support is done. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Rob and Ian take a deep dive into everything currently going on in the A.I. industry, what should worry people and what they should be excited about. Plus, if you’re...

Autonomous cars aren’t the future, they are the present. And as more and more companies invest in the world of autonomous transportation, a market for a very specific kind of tech has grown bigger as well. Jun Pei ( LinkedIn ) is the CEO of Cepton , which makes Lidar systems. Lidar is an essential piece of technology that measures distance at a rate that is accurate down tot he millimeter. So, if...

On a very special episode of IT Visionaries, three women who are leading the way in the tech world join Mission co-founder and COO Stephanie Postles and IT Visionaries Producer, Hilary Giorgi for a discussion about all things leadership, tech and building a community of women in IT.  At the table was Alvina Antar ( LinkedIn ), the CIO of Zuora , Julie Cullivan ( LinkedIn ), the Chief People and Te...

On this episode of IT Visionaries, a couple of members of the ICIX team gathered around the table for a discussion about how they are helping to bring blockchain to the enterprise. Joining the discussion are Matt Cromar ( LinkedIn ), Vice President of Product and Elliott Yama ( LinkedIn ), Vice President of Marketing, both of whom have long histories in the tech industry and have been working with...

Welcome to our third CIO Roundtable. Joining us at the table this time are Brian Lillie ( LinkedIn ), who won CIO of the Year for Silicon Valley in 2014 while he was in the role for Equinix, and Kumud Kalia ( LinkedIn ), a multiple-time CIO who most recently held the title at Cylance. Together with Ian they discuss having a sounding board of other CIOs to talk to, leveraging your network to get th...

Imagine accepting the CIO job at Facebook right as the social media network was about to take off. Now imagine that your first task is to fix a complex calendar system that is causing headaches throughout the company and, oh by the way, if you can’t do it you’re fired. That was the scenario Tim Campos ( LinkedIn | Twitter ) found himself in but don’t worry because, spoiler alert, he was able to fi...

Imagine accepting the CIO job at Facebook right as the social media network was about to take off. Now imagine that your first task is to fix a complex calendar system that is causing headaches throughout the company and, oh by the way, if you can’t do it you’re fired. That was the scenario Tim Campos ( LinkedIn ) found himself in but don’t worry because, spoiler alert, he was able to figure it ou...

Fred Santarpia , former Chief Digital Officer for Conde Nast, had a huge job helping bring all of the Conde Nast brands like Vogue, The New Yorker, Wired and GQ from the print world to the digital realm. On this episode of IT Visionaries, he discusses the challenges of the role and how to build digital experiences and brands that keep you relevant in an increasingly crowded landscape. Plus, he and...

Good communication is one of the most important aspects of any organization. But the communication process gets exponentially harder the more your company grows. From various apps and tools and email chains, employees are constantly communicating in different ways. It’s a process that can be frustrating, and that’s why Laurent Perrin ( LinkedIn ) co-founded Front . Front is an application that sim...

Gavin Sherry ( LinkedIn ) got his start in technology when he pulled a computer out of a dumpster and taught himself how to code. Now he is the CEO of Autonomic , which was acquired by Ford and is helping to connect the transportation industry to the digital world.  On this episode of IT Visionaries, Gavin talks about the future of transportation and how his team is building ways for mobility and...

From an initial dream of being a doctor to interning with NASA to eventually landing in the C-Suite at Intuit , Atticus Tysen ( LinkedIn ) has traveled a long and winding road. As the CIO of Intuit, which makes products such as QuickBooks and TurboTax, and brings in more than $5 billion per year in revenue, Atticus has a lot of responsibilities on his plate. IT, he says, is the Achilles heel of an...

Brett Wingeier ( LinkedIn ) always dreamed of building things that could change the world. Those dreams led him to biomedical engineering and, eventually, to co-founding Halo Neuroscience , which is creating products that are breaking new ground in stimulating the brain to become more productive or high performing.  On this episode of IT Visionaries, Brett talks about all the science, research and...

Mike Rodgers ( LinkedIn ) is the chief strategy and information officer for Pilot Flying J, the largest operator of travel centers and travel plazas in North America. Mike is responsible for the enterprise technology and digital transformation that is making the Pilot Flying J app one of the most useful on the market for customers. Whether it’s automating fuel payments or making shower reservation...

Now in her second year as Salesforce ’s CIO, Jo-ann Olsovsky ( LinkedIn ) has been hard at work leading the digital transformation of the company while it continues to grow globally. She returns to this special episode of IT Visionaries co-hosted by Vidya Peters, the CMO of MuleSoft, to discuss how things have been going. Plus, Jo-ann gives a broad overview of what it means to be a CIO and be a pa...

When he became the CIO of Comcast , Rick Rioboli ( LinkedIn ) was amazed by just how broad his role had become. Moving from product engineering to having a hand in just about every aspect of the business was a big change for Rick, but one he enjoyed. He discusses that journey on this episode of IT Visionaries, and he also goes into how Comcast views the customer experience, the way he is leading i...

Everyone knows that drones are cool, but did you also know that drone technology is being used across industries to make work easier, safer and more efficient? Nicholas Pilkington ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) is one of the people help make that possible thanks to his company, Drone Deploy . Using Drone Deploy, anyone can send out a drone to map an area and then receive detailed imagery and data that can...

Throughout his career, Arijit Mukherji ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) has been able to learn, innovate and lead. As the CTO of SignalFx, he gets to do all those things at once. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Arijit details his rise through the tech industry, including a number of years at Facebook in the midst of its massive growth. Plus, he explains why he wanted to take a risk and join SignalFx, and...

After more than 20 years with Panasonic, Magnus McDermid ( LinkedIn ) has learned a lot about what it means to truly partner with a customer, and the types of innovations and advancements that can be born out of those relationships. Magnus holds a number of positions within Panasonic, including SVP of Panasonic North America and Panasonic Canada, President of Heartland Customer Solutions, SVP Mobi...

Steve Comstock  ( LinkedIn ,  Twitter ) went from simply wanting to be an “uber-engineer” to the role of CIO of CBS Interactive, where he managed the media conglomerate’s entire digital enterprise. After more than eight years with CBS, Steve recently left the company to pursue new opportunities. On this special two-part episode of IT Visionaries, Steve generously shares all of his experiences work...

Steve Comstock  ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) went from simply wanting to be an “uber-engineer” to the role of CIO of CBS Interactive, where he managed the media conglomerate’s entire digital enterprise. After more than eight years with CBS, Steve recently left the company to pursue new opportunities. On this special two-part episode of IT Visionaries, Steve generously shares all of his experiences worki...

Few people know disruption as well as Alex Mashinsky ( LinkedIn , Twitter ). Alex was one of the inventors of voice over IP, a technology that many people use every single day without a second thought to a time before when making calls was difficult, expensive and worked only inconsistently. With that experience in his back pocket — as well as many years and investments in a number of successful s...

Nitin Gaur ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) has been with IBM for more than 20 years and currently serves as the director of IBM’s Digital Asset Labs. But, prior to that role, Nitin was instrumental in developing and running IBM’s Blockchain Labs. In this episode, he and Ian discuss all things blockchain, the challenges, and opportunities of the technology, and what blockchain means to enterprises everywher...

From Cisco Systems to SAP to GE Transportation, Wesley Mukai ( LinkedIn )  has been building, selling and integrating new products and systems for huge companies and customers for a long time. He recently left GE Transportation after more than three years with the company to take some well-earned time off, and he was kind enough to spend some time with us at IT Visionaries. In this episode, Wesley...