The Digital Executive

In this powerful episode of The Digital Executive podcast host Brian Thomas welcomes Eric Winegard, co-founder and CEO of Rare Balloon Moon Marketing. Eric shares his incredible journey from homelessness and the foster care system to leading an eight-figure digital marketing firm alongside his wife, Alexis. He reflects on the two life-changing turning points that shaped his path—first, a brush wit...

In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, host Brian Thomas sits down with Jared Navarre, a seasoned founder, strategist, and the creative force behind Zillion, a multi-sensory music and storytelling project. Jared shares insights from launching and exiting ventures across industries like IT, logistics, and entertainment, and reveals the foundational principles he looks for in any business...

In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, Brian Thomas sits down with Andrew Coppin, co-founder and CEO of Ranchbot, to discuss how remote monitoring is transforming water management in agriculture. With deep roots in rural Western Australia and decades of experience in finance and agritech, Andrew shares how his team at Ranchbot—and his other venture, Farmbot—are solving an age-old challe...

In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, host Brian Thomas sits down with Charlie Thomas, a veteran tech leader known for scaling startups to $100M+ in recurring revenue. Now at the helm of Mitiga, Charlie shares his approach to building exceptional teams, anticipating market shifts, and mentoring founders—several of whom have led companies to billion-dollar exits. His emphasis on culture...

In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, host Brian Thomas speaks with Jim LaRoe, a uniquely skilled leader whose background spans engineering, law, and entrepreneurship. As CEO of Symphion, Jim shares how his diverse experience has shaped a high-performing culture centered around relentless work ethic, continuous innovation, and uncompromising customer service. The conversation dives dee...

In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, host Brian Thomas welcomes Aaron Tate, Senior Vice President and CIO at TechnoMile. With over 15 years in government contracting and defense, Tate shares how his diverse background in engineering, consulting, and field deployment shaped his product-first, customer-centric approach. At TechnoMile, he leads the development of secure, AI-enabled cloud...

In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, host Brian Thomas welcomes back Daniel Fallmann, CEO and founder of Mindbreeze, to explore how his product-first philosophy has shaped a powerful, scalable platform built to simplify enterprise AI. Fallmann explains how Mindbreeze InSpire and Insight Workplace reduce the need for complex customizations by embedding core functionality out of the box...

In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, host Brian Thomas speaks with Ahikam Kaufman, co-founder and CEO of Safe Book’s AI. With over two decades of experience in corporate finance, including leadership roles at Intuit, Kaufman shares how his team is revolutionizing financial data governance through intelligent automation. He highlights the unique challenges CFOs face with fragmented fin...

In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, host Brian Thomas interviews Chris Condon, founder and CEO of Aircon, a Dallas-based platform that’s transforming air freight logistics through AI-driven workflow automation. Drawing on over 26 years of leadership experience in global logistics, Chris shares how his competitive spirit and firsthand frustrations with traditional freight forwarding i...

In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, host Brian Thomas sits down with Krishna Gupta, co-founder of Presto and founding partner at Remus Capital. Gupta shares the story of launching his venture capital firm while still at MIT and how his early exposure to AI led to his co-founding of Presto, a company pioneering voice AI for restaurant drive-throughs. He breaks down the technical and o...

In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast Gino Ferrand shares the journey behind TECLA, the AI-driven platform he founded to connect top Latin American developers with U.S. companies. Drawing from his personal experience and technical expertise, Ferrand explains how staying hands-on with development shaped TECLA’s evolution into a fast, smart, and human-centric solution for remote hiring. W...

In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast Brian Peckrill, Executive Director of the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund, shares how the Fund is driving real-world change through place-based philanthropy. He explains why scaling national programs must start with a local lens and how deep community engagement leads to measurable, long-term impact. Brian also discusses the McGowan Fellows Progr...

In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Josh Hicks, Senior Technical Sales Engineer at Jumpmind, shares his decade-long journey shaping the company’s evolution from its startup roots to a retail tech powerhouse. Hicks dives into the development of JumpMind’s mobile point of sale platform, used by brands like American Eagle Outfitters and Petco, and explains how his transition from coding...

In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, host Brian Thomas sits down with Dr. Robert P. Murphy, co-founder and chief economist at Infineo, to explore how Austrian economics is shaping a new era of financial products. Dr. Murphy discusses how Infineo is bringing life insurance to the blockchain with innovative tools like Life Notes, and why decentralized finance (DeFi) offers a natural evo...

In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Peter Murphy Lewis, founder of Strategicpete.com and a fractional Chief Marketing Officer, shares his unique entrepreneurial journey. Lewis recounts how he built and successfully sold a nationally recognized tourism company, gaining invaluable lessons in leadership, brand building, and growth hacking along the way. Now, through Strategicpete.com, h...

In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Michel Langlois, former CTO and Senior Vice President at Calix Networks, shares insights from his 30-plus year career in the networking and software industry. Langlois discusses how his leadership style evolved across significant transformations at companies like Cisco, Juniper Networks, and Calix Networks, emphasizing the importance of building tr...

In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Dallas Counts, Chief Operations Officer at Vendormint, discusses his extensive background in retail operations, merchandising, and supply chain management. With nearly a decade at Walmart and Sam's Club, Counts shares how his experiences prepared him to champion Vendormint's mission to revolutionize supplier compliance, operations, and deductions m...

In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Brian Thomas interviews Neil Batlivala, co-founder and CEO of Pair Team, an AI-enabled medical group dedicated to improving healthcare access for underserved and Medicaid populations. Neil shares how his early experiences in India and Singapore shaped his passion for equitable healthcare, leading him to combine medical technology, machine learning,...

In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, Brian Thomas sits down with Ashanti Abdullah, founder and CEO of Ternwheel, a platform built to solve two of the most pressing challenges in the music industry: financial sustainability and tour management. Drawing from nearly 20 years of experience managing artists, Ashanti shares how Ternwheel empowers musicians to plan, budget, and streamline ev...

In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Brian Thomas welcomes Chat Joglekar, co-founder and CEO of Baton, a marketplace revolutionizing how small businesses are bought and sold. With prior leadership roles at Zillow, Spotify, and Google, Chat shares how his background in scaling tech platforms shaped his vision for Baton—to become the “Zillow for small businesses.” He explains how Baton...

In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Brian Thomas welcomes Jakob Wahl, CEO of IAAPA, the leading global association for the attractions industry. Jakob shares his inspiring journey from program manager to CEO, highlighting pivotal moments like honoring trailblazing members and expanding IAAPA's mission of connection, innovation, and inclusivity. With heartfelt stories, including the c...

In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, host Brian Thomas speaks with Vivek Kumar, CEO and co-founder of Social Trait, the world’s first audience behavior simulation engine. Vivek shares his journey from public service at HMRC and investment banking to launching a breakthrough AI platform in Australia. He reveals how a social media backlash moment sparked the idea for Social Trait, leadi...

In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Ken Gavranovic, a seasoned technology leader and keynote speaker, shares his insights on turning vision into scalable growth, having guided over 18 successful exits and one IPO. With executive experience at top-tier brands like Disney and 7-Eleven, Ken dives into the patterns he looks for when evaluating a company’s potential for high-impact growth...

In this episode of The Digital Executive podcast, Brian Thomas speaks with Sebastian Pfeiffer, Managing Director of Impossible Cloud Network. Sebastian shares how Impossible Cloud is disrupting the cloud computing industry by building a decentralized, community-driven infrastructure that offers enterprise-grade performance without the risks of centralized control. He explains the advantages of com...

Joseph Noor, co-founder and CTO of Ownwell, joins The Digital Executive podcast to share his entrepreneurial journey from coding sneaker bots and MMORPGs to building advanced property tech solutions. Born into a multi-generational real estate family, Joseph found a way to unite his background in computer science with his heritage—ultimately creating a company that helps property owners reduce cost...