Modern CTO

Today we’re talking to Jim Lawton, Vice President and General Manager of Robotics Automation for Zebra Technologies; and we discuss the cutting-edge technology of warehouse robots; how robotics can be designed outside of the workplace to better society; and the parallels of being a great dad and a great leader. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  For more about Zebra, ch...

Today we’re talking to Domenic Colesante, CEO and co-founder at 2X. We discuss how their marketing-as-a-service strategy is changing the game in the B2B space, how building marketing capability enables sustainable growth versus one-off campaigns, and why remaining open to serendipity creates opportunities that structured planning alone may miss. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO...

Today we have an episode of Tech Titans. It features summary episodes of our best leadership advice from Modern CTO. Arthur Hu, SVP at Lenovo, joins us in this episode to share his greatest leadership advice on taking a helicopter view of company problems and seeking root causes to solve issues permanently. All of this, right here, right now on the Modern CTO Podcast! Check out more about Tech Tit...

Today we’re talking to Ariel Shiftan, CTO at Piiano. We discuss how Piiano's platform works to encrypt sensitive data and centralize privacy controls, how Israel cultivates strong technology talent through direct communication norms, and Ariel’s award-winning AI project that combats malaria in Africa. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  For more about Piiano, check out t...

Today we have an episode of Tech Titans. It features summary episodes of our best leadership advice from Modern CTO. Clay Magouyrk, Executive Vice President at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, joins us in this episode to share his greatest leadership advice on attracting top talent by crafting an ambitious mission, enabling growth by developing leaders and being ready to learn new skills as your organ...

Today we have an episode of Tech Titans. It features summary episodes of our best leadership advice from Modern CTO. Duncan Epping, the Chief Technologist of VMware, joins us in this episode to share his greatest leadership advice on taking steps forward in your career and how to get out of your comfort zone. All of this, right here, right now on the Modern CTO Podcast! Check out more about Tech T...

Today we’re talking to Sean Mullaney, CTO at Algolia. We discuss Sean’s entrepreneurial journey that brought him to leadership, why internet search is largely outdated, and how AI is transforming search and bringing us into the future. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  For more about Algolia, check out their website: https://www.algolia.com/ Have feedback about the sho...

Today we have an episode of Tech Titans. It features summary episodes of our best leadership advice from Modern CTO. Parker Harris, CTO at Salesforce joins us in this episode to share his greatest leadership advice on how to scale your culture as your company grows and how to deal with stress as a leader. All of this, right here, right now on the Modern CTO Podcast! Check out more about Tech Titan...

Today we have an episode of Tech Titans. It features summary episodes of our best leadership advice from Modern CTO. Marcus East, former Technical Director of the Office of the CTO at Google joins us in this episode to share his greatest leadership advice on how to genuinely network and his philosophy of “team swarming.” All of this, right here, right now on the Modern CTO Podcast! Check out more...

Today we’re talking to Robert Hann, Global Sales VP at Entrust. We discuss the oncoming threat of a post-quantum world, the risk of “harvest now, decrypt later,” and when we’ll really know that we’ve moved into the post-quantum future. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  For more about Entrust, check out their website: https://www.entrust.com/ Have feedback about the sho...

Today we’re talking to Sasha Siddhartha, Co-founder & CTO at Thrive Market. We discuss Sasha’s tactics for scaling Thrive Market as a technologist, the magic of hiring domain experts to grow your business, and why every team member should play a mission critical role. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  For more about Thrive Market, check out their website: https://thriv...

Today we have an episode of our newest podcast, Tech Titans. It features summary episodes of our best leadership advice from Modern CTO. Ashley Goodall, then SVP at Cisco joins us in this episode to share his greatest leadership advice on getting out of your own way, and why a leader should act as a symphony conductor. All of this, right here, right now on the Modern CTO Podcast! Check out more ab...

Today we have an episode of our newest podcast, Tech Titans. It features summary episodes of our best leadership advice from Modern CTO. Chris Slowe, CTO of Reddit joins us in this episode to share his greatest leadership advice on how he’s changed his approach to 1on1s, and why the journey is more important than the destination. All of this, right here, right now on the Modern CTO Podcast! Check...

Today we’re talking to Thomas Benjamin, EVP, CTO & Head of Platform and Analytics R&D for NI. We discuss the impact of the test and measurement industry in our current technological climate, the ways in which generative AI is making waves in test and measurement, and why Thomas looks at technology through the lens of making the world a better place.. All of this right here, right now, on the Moder...

Today we have an episode of our newest podcast, Tech Titans. It features summary episodes of our best leadership advice from Modern CTO. David Singleton, CTO of Stripe, joins us in this episode to share his greatest leadership advice on how he cultivated a strong hybrid work culture and how his experience growing up in school informed his future as a leader. All of this, right here, right now, on...

Today we have an episode of our newest podcast, Tech Titans. It features summary episodes of our best leadership advice from Modern CTO. We’re bringing you a throwback from 2018: Fletcher Previn, then CIO at IBM, joins us in this episode to share his greatest leadership advice on how he leveled up in his career and how he is both the mentor and the mentee in his professional relationships. All of...

Today we’re talking to Christopher Williamson, Global Director Of Technology at TUI. We discuss Chris’s methodology of going from idea to project, the ways in which AI is being utilized to further TUI’s technology, and the ways that Joel and Chris approach technology for their kids and the next generation. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  For more about TUI, check out...

Today we have an episode of our newest podcast, Tech Titans. It features summary episodes of our best leadership advice from Modern CTO. We’re bringing you a throwback from 2018: Douglas Terrier, CTO at NASA, joins us in this episode to share his greatest leadership advice on how to precisely implement the right amount of safety, and why you should act like you don’t know what can be done. All of...

Today we have an episode of our newest podcast, Tech Titans. It features summary episodes of our best leadership advice from Modern CTO. We’re bringing you a throwback from 2021: Michael Cole, Civilian CTO at GDIT joins us in this episode to share his greatest leadership advice on how he got an edge as a leader and how he conceptualizes culture in order to work hard and play hard. All of this, rig...

Today we have an episode of our newest podcast, Tech Titans. It features summary episodes of our best leadership advice from Modern CTO. We’re bringing you a throwback from 2020: Sri Shivananda, CTO at Paypal joins us in this episode to share his greatest leadership advice on how he transformed his failures into growth, his four phases of leadership, and how Sri developed confidence in his career....

Today we’re talking to Hrishi Talwar, Chief Product Officer at Vesta. We discuss Hrishi’s philosophy of being joined at the hip with his COO, the current state of financial fraud in eCommerce, and the trajectory that fraud will have in the age of AI. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  For more about Vesta, check out their website: https://www.vesta.io/ Have feedback abo...

Today we have an episode of our newest podcast, Tech Titans. It features summary episodes of our best leadership advice from Modern CTO. Tom Marshburn, a NASA astronaut, joins us in this episode to share his greatest leadership advice on the psychological challenges we would face if we set off for Mars, and advice to the next generation of Astronauts. All of this right here, right now, on the Mode...

Today we have an episode of our newest podcast, Tech Titans. It features summary episodes of our best leadership advice from Modern CTO. We’re bringing you an episode from 2020. Rathi Murthy, then CTO of Verizon and current CTO of Expedia, joins us in this episode to share her greatest leadership advice on how she’s managed to lead several incredible technology giants, and what she defined as the...

Today we have an episode of our newest podcast, Tech Titans. It features summary episodes of our best leadership advice from Modern CTO. We’re bringing you a classic from 2018: Kevin Scott, CTO at Microsoft joins us in this episode to share his greatest leadership advice on how to think about patience as a leader, and overcoming cynicism as a technologist. All of this right here, right now, on the...

Today we have an episode of our newest podcast, Tech Titans. It features summary episodes of our best leadership advice from Modern CTO. Brian Dhatt, CTO at BigCommerce, joins us in this episode to share his greatest leadership advice to younger entrepreneurs looking to make it in the world of tech, what's going on in the future of BigCommerce, and who is around him as a CTO of a large company. Al...