The Story of Software

Hugh O’Brien , CTO at Thrive Global , joins the Story of Software podcast to share his insights on employee well-being as a competitive advantage for companies. Hugh has held a variety of software engineering positions, including senior leadership roles throughout his career. He is used to managing high-profile, high-value systems and is currently the CTO at Thrive. Thrive helps individuals and co...

Marion Verles , CEO at SustainCERT , shares her insights on bringing credibility to various climate action projects through technology. Marion Verles is a mission-driven entrepreneur who dedicated her career to the transformation of our economic system through the redefinition of value. She believes that we need to measure and price what really matters - looking beyond profit to also include peopl...

Stephanie Sheehan , VP of Engineering at Keelvar , joins the Story of Software podcast to share her insights and experience on becoming an impactful technology leader. Stephanie has over 20 years of experience building software products across multiple industries including Telecommunications, Financial and Medical Compliance, and more. She is now the VP of Engineering at Keelvar, which provides so...

Jonathan Larbey , CEO at T-Pro , joins us to discuss how the world can benefit from innovation in healthcare & the technologies solving the biggest problems.  Jonathan is the CEO at T-Pro, the winner of the Deloitte 2021 Impact award, and a global leader in clinical documentation improvement software. T-Pro’s technology allows healthcare providers to voice-enable their existing processes, redu...

Benktesh Sharma, Ph. D., Senior Director of Technology Solutions at Verra , joins us to talk about the effective use of technology in the fight against the biggest issue of our time, climate change. Benktesh Sharma is a Technology Leader holding a Ph. D. in Forest Sciences and Biology from West Virginia University, along with a M.S. in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. As...

Peter Rose , CTO of TEKenable , joins us to discuss the growing demand for low code software development in the technology market.  The Guest - Peter Rose, Owner & CTO at TEKenable: Peter founded TEKenable with Nick Connors in 2002 to provide high-quality software solutions to Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Agri-Food companies, and the Public Sector. After 20 years in business, TEKen...

Rónán Dowling-Cullen , CTO at Bounce Insights joins us to discuss how technology can be used to improve market research, and how tech can enable data-driven decision making. The Guest - Rónán Dowling-Cullen, CTO at Bounce Insights: Rónán is the Chief Technology Officer of Bounce Insights. Bounce Insights enables companies to validate the assumptions behind their pivotal business decisions. The Bou...

Paddy Finn , CEO at Viotas , joins us to discuss how software can make energy systems more efficient and pave the way towards more wide-spread renewable energy adoption.   Dr Paddy Finn is the CEO at Viotas - a technology company in the energy sector that focuses on balancing supply and demand in the electricity grid and helping us ease into a low-carbon world of energy. Viotas won the Deloitte Fa...

Padraig‌‌ ‌‌Coffey‌‌ ,‌‌ ‌‌CEO‌‌ ‌‌at‌‌ ‌‌‌‌ Zartis‌‌‌‌ ‌‌and‌‌ ‌‌podcast‌‌ ‌‌host,‌‌ ‌‌is‌‌ ‌‌joined‌‌ ‌‌by‌‌ Kevin Ruthen , ‌CTO ‌at‌  Fora Financial , to‌‌ ‌‌discuss‌‌ ‌‌the principles and challenges of effective tech leadership. Successful Technology Leadership: As technology takes a more central role within modern businesses, having a well-run, efficient, and engaged software engineering team...

Padraig‌‌ ‌‌Coffey‌‌ ,‌‌ ‌‌CEO‌‌ ‌‌at‌‌ ‌‌‌‌ Zartis‌‌‌‌ ‌‌and‌‌ ‌‌podcast‌‌ ‌‌host,‌‌ ‌‌is‌‌ ‌‌joined‌‌ ‌‌by‌‌ Arjun Mendhi , Founder and CEO ‌at‌ MOLTEN , to‌‌ ‌‌discuss‌‌ the process of bringing successful products to market. The Guest - Arjun Mendhi, Founder and CEO at Molten: Arjun has extensive experience across the process of product innovation and is the CEO and Founder at Molten. Molten’s...

Padraig‌‌ ‌‌Coffey‌‌ ,‌‌ ‌‌CEO‌‌ ‌‌at‌‌ ‌‌‌‌ Zartis‌‌‌‌ ‌‌and‌‌ ‌‌podcast‌‌ ‌‌host,‌‌ ‌‌is‌‌ ‌‌joined‌‌ ‌‌by‌‌ Thomas Norman Canguilhem , ‌CEO‌ and Co-founder ‌at‌ ‌ EcoTree International , to‌‌ ‌‌discuss‌‌ ‌‌the latest trends in sustainable forestry as well as the technologies that enable it. The Guest - Thomas Norman Canguilhem, Co-founder and CEO at EcoTree: Thomas is a climate-entrepreneur wit...

Padraig‌ ‌Coffey‌ ,‌ ‌CEO‌ ‌at‌ ‌‌ Zartis‌‌ ‌and‌ ‌podcast‌ ‌host,‌ ‌is‌ ‌joined‌ ‌by‌ David Ives , CTO at Patchwork Health to‌ ‌discuss‌ ‌the‌ ‌latest‌ trends in healthcare workforce management and the technologies that enable them. The Guest - David Ives, CTO at Patchwork Health David Ives has extensive experience in the tech world, mostly in senior roles leading teams and businesses. He is now...

Padraig Coffey , CEO at Zartis and podcast host, is joined by Colm O'Donaill , CTO at ESW to discuss the latest technology and business trends in the e-commerce fulfillment sector. International E-commerce Fulfillment The Guest - Colm O'Donaill, CTO at ESW : Colm O'Donaill has been at the forefront of technology leadership for over 20 years. He has worked for O2, Citi, Ding and is c...

Padraig Coffey , CEO at Zartis and podcast host is joined by Arnout Asjes , CTO at Land Life Company & Ariel Delgado , Lead Engineer at Land Life Company, to discuss the role of software in optimizing reforestation initiatives. Software and Reforestation Projects The Guests - Arnout Asjes & Ariel Delgado, Land Life Company: Arnout Asjes is the founding member and current CTO and Ariel Delg...

Padraig Coffey , CEO at Zartis and podcast host, is joined by Corey Stedman , CEO of Greenfire , as they discuss the technology behind crypto wallets and exchanges. Cryptocurrency Wallets and Exchanges The Guest - Corey Stedman, CEO of Greenfire Corey Francis has over 10 years of experience in the IT world, mostly leading teams and projects in the fintech industry, working on blockchain technologi...

Padraig Coffey , CEO at Zartis and podcast host, is joined by Levi‌ ‌Malott ,‌ ‌VP‌ ‌of‌ ‌Engineering‌ ‌at‌ ‌Pachama‌ , to discuss the opportunity for technology to measure the carbon capture of forests and guide decision-making. On the Carbon Sequestration of Trees and Forests The Guest - Levi Malott, VP of Engineering at Pachama: Levi Malott is an engineer and engineering leader with over a deca...

Padraig Coffey , CEO at Zartis and podcast host, is joined by Stuart Cochran , CTO of BridgeU ,  to discuss change management in technology companies, particularly within software engineering teams. Change Management in Tech Teams The Guest - Stuart Cochran, CTO at BridgeU Stuart is currently the CTO of BridgeU, a company declared as one of the most innovative Edtech companies in Europe by assisti...

Padraig Coffey , CEO at Zartis and podcast host, is joined by Roy Robinson , VP of Product & Engineering at Aylien , as they discuss technology-enabled news analytics. On the Opportunity of Understanding News At Scale The Guest - Roy Robinson, VP of Product & Engineering at Aylien Roy is an Entrepreneur, Product Leader and Executive with over 25 years at the forefront of technological inno...

Padraig Coffey , CEO at Zartis and podcast host, is joined by Juha Ristolainen , CTO at Upvest , as they discuss technology-enabled democratized access to investments. On Investments: The Guest - Juha Ristolainen, CTO at Upvest: Juha has 34 years of programming experience and two decades building digital services for a living. He has worked in big companies and has enabled small ones to scale acro...

Padraig Coffey , CEO at Zartis and podcast host, is joined by Chris Brook , Co-founder at FINBOURNE Technology . Chris Brook is a Co-Founder and Engineer at FINBOURNE Technology. FINBOURNE Technology builds tools that power investment data processes for everyone from start-up fund managers to global investment institutions. The company was founded in December 2016 and just over 4 years later has g...

Padraig Coffey , CEO at Zartis and podcast host, is joined by ‌ Dominik Harz , Co-founder and CTO at Interlay . On Cross Chain Technology: The Guest - Dominik Harz, Co-founder and CTO at Interlay Dominik has a unique blend of academic and professional expertise in the crypto field. He is the Co-founder and CTO of Interlay - the first fully decentralized and trustless gateway for Bitcoin into other...

Padraig Coffey , CEO at Zartis and podcast host, is joined by Jason Maude , Chief Technology Advocate at Starling Bank , as they discuss challenger banks. The Guest - Jason Maude, CTA at Starling Bank Jason Maude, Chief Technology Advocate at Starling Bank. Jason has over a decade long experience working in the fintech sector. Coming from a software engineering background, he has the unique perspe...

Padraig Coffey , CEO at Zartis and podcast host, is joined by Oisin Hurley , CTO at Swrve , as they discuss cloud economics and how to maximize your return on investment. The Guest - Oisin Hurley, CTO at Swrve: Oisin has spent the last 15 years leading software teams and is currently working as the CTO of Swrve, delivering real-time, multi-channel customer engagement software. Oisin is an expert i...

Padraig Coffey , CEO at Zartis and podcast host, is joined by David Boundy , CTO at Innowatts , as they discuss the opportunity for software to reduce the global carbon footprint of electricity production. On Electricity Grids and Decarbonised Grids: Energy production accounts for 72% of the global emissions . Moving this sector towards cleaner options is key in fighting climate change.   This epi...

Padraig Coffey , CEO at Zartis and podcast host, is joined by Tyler Patterson , Managing Director at C.H. Robinson , as they discuss the challenges and opportunities of logistics and supply chain technology.   On logistics and supply chain technology: Tyler has spent the last decade in the logistics and supply chain space at C.H. Robinson, where he is currently Managing Director. Coming from an en...