Technology Executives Club

Meet Omar Shanti, CTO of Hatchworks AI and our newest Board of Advisor member. Omar is an exciting fast-moving Technology Leader with expertise in: * Generative Driven Development * Data Science and MLOps * Data Architecture at Scale * Web3 and Decentralized Applications * Cultivating a Culture of Innovation * Product Thinking and Customer Centricity. Plus a special quote on the Art of Creating a...

We're excited to share our interview with Allen Darragh, a long time member of our virtual peer advisory community and one of our newest board of advisor members. Allen is the CIO of Spencer Fane, LLP and an Associate Faculty member of Columbia University. In this excellent interview, Alex Jarett and Allen discuss a variety of lessons learned from Allen's successful journey, including: * How and w...

Here is an insightful keynote panel on Data Strategy, Hosted by Alex Jarett and with: Prabir Chatterjee, CTO of SPAAtech and Tom Drez, former CIO of Christian Brothers Services. We covered a lot of critical issues around Data Strategy, esp in this Age of AI, including: *Alignment with Business Objectives * Leadership & Governance * Data-Driven Decision Making * Data Security & Compliance *...

Enterprise CIOS, CTOs, CDOS and other similar executives are mandated now to embrace AI, both within the internal business processes, and the external products and services. And many companies are experimenting with AI as a path towards significant innovations. But how do you accomplish this with good stewardship? The key, according to our Speaker Uday Ayyagari, is by leveraging "Enterprise AI and...

AI has changed the hiring and recruiting process. In this Technology Executives Review mentoring session, Tom Welke, was interviewed by Alex Jarett on how hiring managers should change their approach to hiring to account for the dramatic changes in the process created by AI. Tom is Partner at RSM Solutions and a member of our Board of Advisors. In this discussion, Tom and Alex reviewed: * How Hiri...

Meet Board of Advisor member :  Neil Goodrich, Chief Innovation Officer at Envista Forensics. In this excellent interview with our host, Alex Jarett, Neil shares a number of insights and strategies for a successful career, including: * Why his recent awards are really awards for his team; * How creative people fit really well in Information Technology and Innovation; * How a career that start...

Join Alex Jarett as he hosts a special Highlights Edition of Technology Executives Review. In this edition, Alex highlights our most recent Board of Advisor Interviews and Mentoring Sessions that have been posted on-demand in the past month. Speakers highlighted for this session are: * Nathan Rajen, Global Head of Technology, Strategy & Solutions at Joyson Safety System - Board of Advisor Inte...

Meet Nathan Rajen, The Global Head of Technology, Strategy & Solutions at Joyson Safety Systems Nathan shares the great story of his career that has led to his current role. He included lessons learned, and key insights and strategies on the following areas: * Enterprise Digital Transformation * GenAI, ML, IIOT, Big Data, Digital Twins * Accelerating Innovation and Growth * CyberSecurity, Gove...

Meet Stan Hammond, our newest Board of Advisor member. Stan has had an incredible career, including Group CIO at both Pfizer and GKN Aerospace and is now Enterprise Platform Architect and Cyber Security expert at Service Now. Stan's interview is full of great advice and insights. You'll enjoy hearing his story of how he learned that helping companies solve big problems was one of the keys to his s...

Join Alex Jarett as he hosts a special keynote panel discussion on AI and Data: Keynote panelists for this session are: Prabir Chatterjee, CTO of SPAAtech Tom Drez, Former CIO of Christian Brother Services and Board of Advisors of SPAAtech. This is an excellent segment that will give you strategies and insights on the following topics related to AI & Data in the Enterprise. Here's the topics w...

In this next Technology Executives Review Highlights session, join us as our host, Alex Jarett, provides insights from the following Board of Advisor interviews. * Tony Sabaj, Office of CTO and CyberSecurity Evangelist, Check Point Software, "Cyber Security Strategies from a career CyberSecurity Evangelist." * Tom Drez - Part 2, Former CIO, Christian Brothers Services - "Lessons Learned from a Car...

Welcome Uday Ayyagari to our Board of Advisors. Uday is VP of AI Innovation for Ascendum Solutions. In this excellent introduction to Uday, you'll learn both his background and some of his key processes and strategies that have made him an expert in helping companies in: * Future Proofing * Cognitive Computing and AI * Digital Transformation * Machine Learning. * Governance If you are interested i...

In this next Technology Executives Review Highlights session, join us as our host, Alex Jarett, provides insights from the following Board of Advisor interviews. • Tom Drez, Former CIO, Christian Brothers Services - "Lessons Learned from a Career as CIO" • Anaf Durani, VP Of Engineering, Grainger - "The Keys to Career Growth in Technology" • Thomas Irvine, CIO of Monosol- "Where the return on AI w...

Listen to Tony Sabaj's recent session called: "Zero Trust". Tony is from Office of CTO, Check Point Software, and known as a speaker internationally on the topic of Cyber Security. In this session, Tony and Alex Jarett discussed Tony's key lessons, including: * Why Zero Trust? * The Key Concepts of Zero Trust * Key Strategies to Implementing Zero Trust * Common Challenges of Implementing Zero Trus...

Be sure to listen to Tim Bartel's recent session called: "Emotional Intelligence for Technology Executives". Emotional Intelligence is a key skill for success and leadership, and it's often the lack or a lower emotional intelligence that holds us back. Did you know that Emotional Intelligence is actually a skill, and it can be learned? Get started on your journey to improve your own emotional inte...

Join our host, Alex Jarett as he highlights key insights and strategies from our guest speakers. * Rob Zelinka - Chief Information Officer at Jack Henry and Associates: "Leadership Insights"​ * Prabir Chatterjee - CTO of SPAATech and Former Senior Director, BI, Data & Analytics Solutions at Spencer's: "Data as Fuel for the Business"​ * David Williamson - Chief Information Officer at Abzena: "T...

Meet our Board of Advisor member Tom Welke, who is Partner at RSM Solutions, Inc. and a leading recruiter for the Technology Field. Learn Tom's secrets to success, including his focus on spreading good Karma in all relationships, and more. You'll enjoy this excellent conversation with Tom. Listen to the Podcast, and then read about Tom here: https://www.technologyexecutivesclub.com/advisory-board-...

Meet our Board of Advisor member, Prabir Chatterjee, CTO of SPAATech, and former Sr. Director of BI, Data & Analytics Solutions at Spencer's Gifts. Prabir is an expert in Technology Modernization, Data Analytics, Data Governance, Technology Leadershop & Vendor Management & Outsourcing, to name a few. Enjoy Alex Jarett's interview with Prabir and learn some of his lessons learned and wi...

Meet our newest Board of Advisor member, Tony Sabaj, who works in the Office of the CTO of Checkpoint Software as both Cybersecurity Evangelist and Head of Americas Channel SEs. Tony's Specialties & Areas of Interest include: Cybersecurity Mentoring Sharing Thought Leadership Using Technology to Drive Business Outcomes Enjoy the episode? Learn more about Tony and reach out to him here: https:/...

​Join Alex Jarett as he highlights key insights and strategies from our guest speakers: * Our recent Board of Advisor Interview with Bill Hester, recent CIO of Dwyer/Omega. Learn lessons a long career of innovation, success and fun! * Key Strategies from our Technology Executives Review interview with: Jeff Scheetz, CIO of Avondale, AZ. Lessons learned from running an award winning office of CIO....

In this awesome interview, Rob Zelinka, CIO of Jack Henry & Associates, shares his hard earned wisdom and experiences from his career. We cover a lot of topics, ranging from knowing your "why" in technology, to leadership principles to remaining calm under fire. BTW did you know Rob was a professional baseball umpire? Want the full story? Be sure to listen to this episode today!

Jeff Scheetz is CIO of the City of Avondale, AZ, and he and his department consistently win awards for their efforts in helping the community through Technology. Jeff Scheetz's recent session called: "Insights on Managing an Award-Winning IT Department". In this session, Jeff and our Host, Alex Jarett discussed his key lessons, including: * Lesson learned from managing an award-winning IT Function...

Enjoy listening as our keynote panel discusses some of the key tech trends for the enterprise for 2023 and the upcoming trends for 2024. Included on our panel are: * Host / Moderator - Alex Jarett, Technology Executives Club * Thomas Irvine, Director of IT, MonoSol * John Parkinson, Partner & Managing Director, ParkWood Advisors * Tom Drez, CIO/CPO/CSO, Former CIO, Christian Brothers

In this episode Board of Advisor and CIO of Monosol, shares lessons learned and insights from attending the recent Gartner Symposium.

Learn the Key Cybersecurity Strategies to deploy from fellow CIOs, CTOs, CISOs and more. Michael Archuleta, CIO & HIPAA Security Officer, Mt. San Rafael Hospital Howard Taylor, Director of Information Security & Cyber Risk Management, Hollister Incorporated Barbara Shurtleff, President of Board of Directors, Hero Kids Foundation and CTO of SAIC Calvin Nobles, Ph. D., Department Chair and A...