Ten Thousand Feet, the Vervint Podcast

CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show is a behemoth of a conference that takes over Las Vegas, Nevada in January every year. Several employees attended CES this year and came back with some interesting takeaways. On this episode, Andrew Powell interviews Design Lead, Chris Chiles and Sr. UX Designer, Bethany Boyd. From their favorite connected kitchen to a robotic cat litter box, th...

This is the second episode in our MedTalk series where we interview professionals in the medical field both on the delivery side and the clinical side. Through these interviews, we hear more about their story, their field and how they are dealing with the shift to digital. This time we talk with Dr. Scott Brasseur, an Internal Medicine Physician practicing at Spectrum Health. Dr. Brasseur shares h...

So you had an innovative idea. You followed all the right processes and through a lot of hard work and a little luck, you found that it's feasible, viable AND desirable to your customers. But now comes the hard part: scaling that new idea or product throughout your organization. On this episode, CIO Jim VanderMey and Design Director, Brian Hauch discuss a common issue with innovation teams: scalin...

Are you interested in digital innovations in a healthcare setting? If so, our new MedTalk series is for you.  As we work with many health systems on their IT Infrastructure and Digital Ecosystem, we're excited to interview experts in the medical field as part of this series. On it, we will feature health professionals to learn more about their experience with technology and digital innovations in...

Company culture can be a true competitive advantage. But how do you grow without losing the parts of your culture that made you successful in the first place?  On this episode we talk with Tamara Iakiri, our Director of Talent Experience. Tamara has been with us through several growth periods, starting when the company had just 50 employees through now with over 265 people across multiple location...

In 2019, 29% of senior management roles are held by women, the highest number ever on record, but there is still so much opportunity for women to have a seat at the table.  Our VP of Sales & Marketing, Lisa Jilek, moderated a panel with four female leaders at Twin Cities Startup Week in Minneapolis.  Joining her was:  Beth Klawitter - Sr Director Customer Success & Operations, Attivo Networks Kath...

While we've used many different delivery frameworks over the years, we have grown quite fond of SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprise) as a way of bringing business and IT together to move faster and create value. If you've done any research on this methodology, you might be a bit overwhelmed with what it is, how it works and how to get started, so we recorded a quick episode to break it dow...

Have you ever spent a bunch of time and money building an MVP for your product and it still falls flat with customers? What if you could test out those assumptions before you even build an MVP? You can - it's called the Riskiest Assumption Test. For short, we call it a RAT (which Jim loves to say) and it's a usually quick, usually inexpensive way to test if the things you think are true about your...

You spend countless hours shaping your idea, interviewing customers, securing funding and resources, making financial models and perfecting your product. But understandably by the time it comes to communicate what you've built to the rest of your organization and stakeholders, you may have run out of steam. So you document the product in a Powerpoint deck and send off an email. And then...crickets...

By 2020, there will be over one million computer programming job opportunities, and far fewer computer science grads to fill those roles. As an enterprise with growing development needs, you're probably more than familiar with this problem. Thankfully, innovative programs like Minneapolis-based Prime Digital Academy and self-learners are rising to the occasion. On this episode, Application Develop...

If you've ever been sick in bed and have to pull yourself together to head into the doctor's office, you've probably had the thought, "I wish the doctor could just come to me." And because of our phones, that's actually sort of possible. It's called Telehealth and health systems across the world are in the process of figuring out the best way to meet their patients where they are. Joe Br...

If there's one focus area we hear from IT professionals over and over again, it's some version of: How are we partnering with the business and helping to create new opportunities, not just serve as a help desk? In education, that theme is no different. On this episode, Principal Consultant, Ryan Moseman, talks with Casey Gordon, CIO at College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, about t...

When it comes to making things, there may be no region with more experience than the Midwest. And when it comes to business diversity, the Minneapolis market has it all from healthcare to retail and manufacturing. On this episode of Ten Thousand Feet, Principal Consultant, Jake Trippel, talks with Vicki Stute, Vice President of Programs and Business Services at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce an...

Welcome to the first episode in our Copilot series, a regular feature where we invite a customer, industry leader or trusted consultant to share their journey toward digital transformation. On this episode our Principal Consultant and resident Identity and Access Management expert, Chad Willaert interviews Regis Corporation's Director of Information Security, Bernie Rominski. Regis is the world's...

There are inherent security risks as we invite 'things' onto our networks and into our homes. As a business, we're charged with managing the devices on our network and making sure they only have access to the right data at the right time for the right reasons. But as consumers, we are often fueled by excitement, going through installation steps and loving the new way we can set our temperature, un...

Earlier this year, two of our own headed to Experience Design Week in Denver, Colorado to give a keynote presentation and participate in the conference. On this episode, Andy VanSolkema, VP of Digital Strategy and Josh Paro, User Experience Lead recap the talk they gave, titled, The Complex New Realities of Designing a Successful Experience and share a bit about their time in Denver. Andy & Jo...

Designers, developers, marketers, operations and finance are just a sampling of the parties that are coming together to make digital products for enterprises. As you can imagine (and have probably experienced), getting these often separate groups of people to march in the same direction can be difficult. On this episode, we talk with Director of Product Design, Christy Ennis-Kloote & Connected...

If what you’re building today is front page news tomorrow, how are you going to feel about that? As business models evolve and data becomes a primary method of currency, the decisions we make as product creators become ethical considerations. What data are you collecting and why? How do your users know what you intend to do with it? And most importantly, how does that align to your company’s value...

Welcome to the Pilot episode of 10,000 Feet! As a technology firm, we've been helping companies launch digital initiatives for more than two decades. Throughout that time, there’s been several waves of change across organizations, but none quite as strong as the digital transformation facing enterprises today. On 10,000 feet, you can expect us to talk through the issues organizations face as they...

As companies build deeper connections to their customers through IoT, a whole new world of customer data opens up to them. And while data is valuable, we can’t forget that the only way to get data is through people consistently using your product. And the only way to get people to consistently use your product is through making something that people want to use. On this episode, Lizzie Williams ta...