Peggy Smedley Show

Peggy and Dennis Jaffe, author, Borrowed From Your Grandchildren: The Evolution of 100-Year Family Enterprises, talk about family-owned businesses. He says there are two things that make a family business special—and that the next generation can be a resource to develop our companies. They also discuss: What keeps a family-owned business alive and effective. The impact of technology empowering the...

Peggy defines and shares potential applications of the Internet of Skills in the business world. She gives examples of the Internet of Skills, including cases in healthcare, industrial, and more. She talks about the pros and cons of the Internet of Skills including how it will change existing jobs and the socioeconomic impact. She also poses the questions: Can the Internet of Skills widen the digi...

Peggy and Colin Thomson, head of infrastructure, Access Partnership, discuss how to set international radio regulations. He explains it is important to set an international framework and the WRC (World Radiocommunication Conference) can help come to the consensus on the best way to use limited resources. They also discuss: 5G: While it means different things to different people, it generally provi...

Peggy and Alyssa Rapp, CEO, Surgical Solutions and author of Leadership and Life Hacks: Insights from a Mom, Wife, Entrepreneur, and Executive, examine how to lead and motivate employees and general life hacks. Rapp doesn't believe in cutting corners but does encourage blasting through walls. She also shares that breaking bread matters and looking people in the eye over a meal also matters. They a...

Peggy zooms out and talks about AI (artificial intelligence)—the technology behind voice assistants. She explains how the technology works, saying natural language processing is kind of like magic. Looking to the future, she says tasks will become more complex for voice assistants and we need to be aware that there are going to be some ethical questions that arise. peggysmedleyshow.com (02.18.20 -...

Peggy and Ron Babich, CEO and co-founder, Easy Voice, talk about how to increase adoption of voice assistants in business. He gives several real life examples and explains there is more traction in large enterprises, but big opportunities for small companies if they can get past feeling overwhelmed and the cost. easy-voice.com (02.18.20 - #655) IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial in...

Peggy and Chris Vandersluis, president and founder, HMS Software, talks about how voice is leading the way in how enterprises function. He explains that using technology has become natural now and will be the default in business. They also discuss privacy and security considerations. timecontrol.com (02.18.20 - #655) IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning...

Are privacy and security a top concern with voice assistants? Peggy answers, indicating how many people find it creepy when they get ads based on something they have talked about around a voice assistant. She explains while most people enjoy the benefits of personalization of voice assistants, we still need to be asking: What are we giving away when we talk to our voice assistants? peggysmedleysho...

Peggy and Steve O'Brien, president of staffing, Job.com, discuss the surveillance economy and how it is impacting our lives. Steve says the basic definition of this economy is that data is produced online and has been modified, it produces value, and it is used in exchange for services. When looking at it he explains we must ask ourselves how it is taxed, how it regulated, and how we keep it up. w...

Peggy and Al Cook, vice president and general manager, artificial intelligence, Twilio, define conversational AI (artificial intelligence). He says many people say it is a messaging bot or voice assistant, but it is about how computers can understand humans at an essential level. He also shares about a report about conversational AI. twilio.com (02.11.20 - #654) IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smed...

Peggy kicks off the month by providing an overview of voice assistants. Currently they are most often used for simple tasks as trust seems to be one of the biggest hurdles this technology faces. Delving in a PWC report, she tackles voice assistants and discusses the possible use cases for the technology, including healthcare and retail. peggysmedleyshow.com (02.04.20 - #653) IoT, Internet of Thing...

Peggy and Konrad Konarski, AI & IoT practice head, V-Soft Consulting, discuss the hot topic of AI (artificial intelligence) how to maximize chatbots for good. As AI is evolving – see autonomous vehicles and computer visions/disease predictability in healthcare – this technology is only going benefit us as humans while complimenting the work we are currently doing and jobs we are preforming. vsoftc...

Joshua Peschel, assistant professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, joins Peggy to talk about the wider availability of voice assistants and the possible implications of what that could mean for people's personal data. They also discuss the concept of leaving a trail of data, a "voice cookie" and what the future might look like for the data gathered by these assi...

Peggy continues her discussion on the New Future of Devices report from GSMA Intelligence. She talks about the adoption of wearable devices across different demographics, their impact on healthcare, work, and homes in the future. She also touches on how AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Realty) can have benefits for work, life, and play. peggysmedleyshow.com (01.28.20 - #652) IoT, Internet of...

Peggy and Michael Biercuk, founder and CEO, Q-CTRL, discuss the possibilities of quantum computing and the types of hurdles the technology is facing. He touches on the need for a diverse field of companies when it comes to exploring the problem-solving skills of quantum computing and how they are able to leverage computational acceleration to benefit both industry and science. q-ctrl.com (01.28.20...

Peggy and Michael Bianco-Splann, transformative life coach and author of Conscious Leadership: 7 Principles That Will Change Your Business and Change Your Life, examine a more personal and spiritual approach to leadership and mentorship. Michael addresses the need for change in the attitudes of the leadership structure and how his personal experiences shape his style of coaching. illuminateambitio...

With the promise of lower latency and faster speeds, Peggy talks about how 2020 is going to a big year in the progression of 5G. This year alone, the 5G market is expected to be $45.5 billion. She discusses how 5G was the talk of CES again this year, and the New Future of Devices report from GSMA Intelligence. peggysmedleyshow.com (01.21.20 - #651) IoT, Internet of Things, AI, Peggy Smedley, artif...

Peggy is joined by Olivier Bloch, principal program manager, Azure IoT developer ecosystem, Microsoft, and they discuss the complexity of the IoT. He says every IoT application is unique, but there are ways to build upon what others have already developed to transform and grow businesses, which is where IoT Plug and Play comes in. This open source language is a way for partners, such as hardware a...

Peggy talks about Cisco's Silicon One and its three pillars for the Internet for the Future that it announced in December 2019. Technology is getting aggressive and changing the way companies must adapt to serve their customers and Cisco is an excellent example of this: embracing the change and disputing themselves. peggysmedleyshow.com (01.14.20 - #650) IoT, Internet of Things, AI, Peggy Smedley,...

Peggy and Jon Clarine, head of digital services, Thyseenkrupp talk about how the most used transportation system in the world, elevators, are changing with technology. He explains how it is using predictive analytics to make elevators more intelligent and efficient as well as using Azure cloud technology, big data, and machine learning to make maintenance more efficient. thyssenkrupp-elevator.com...

Charlie Gilkey, author, "Start Finishing: How To Go From Idea to Done" chatted with Peggy to provide his tips on how to get unstuck, which includes: figuring out the joy in the project, don't take on too much, and avoid getting disconnected from those that your work benefits. He also suggests tips on doing work that matters. startfinishingbook.com (01.14.20 - #650) IoT, Internet of Things, AI, Peg...

Mike Zeto, vice president, advanced solutions – IoT solutions, AT&T Business, knows a thing or two about smart city infrastructure. He says we are just beginning to see dramatic changes, case in point with Las Vegas and Atlanta. But there is much more to come with partners and true connected platforms. He dives into how a smart connected city will change the way we work, live, and play live from C...

With CES 2020 underway, Peggy looks at what to expect from the annual event. She shares her predictions on what to expect in regard to smart homes, AI, cybersecurity, 5G, and more. She discusses the importance of examining trends and seeing how things have changed during the past decade. peggysmedleyshow.com (01.07.20 - #647) IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine...

Peggy and Irene Petrick, senior director of industrial innovation, Intel, discuss her research on digital transformation in the manufacturing sector. Her research examines what can be improved in IoT for both employers and employees and what manufacturing needs to do in order to prepare for the worker of the future. intel.com (01.07.20 - #647) Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial intellig...

Peggy and Joshua Peschel, assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, Iowa State University, discuss the importance of sustainability and resiliency in 2020. They tackle the long-term results of adopting sustainable practices and how consumer perceptions will affect the future of sustainability. iastate.edu (01.07.20 - #647) IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial in...