Episode 67
- Episode 67
Gayatri Narayan, President of Technology at Builders FirstSource, shares how she is driving 3–4x engineering velocity and turning technical debt into a competitive advantage.
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EPISODES
Episode 66
- Episode 66
What does it take to manage IT at the scale of 85 million connected devices? In this episode, Ravi Thadani shares how he’s leading transformation at Enphase Energy—where technology decisions affect millions of global customers in real-time.
Episode 65
- Episode 65
Jason Adams, Interim CTO of Charles River, a State Street Company, and Sid Pardeshi, Co-Founder and CTO of Blitzy, discuss how State Street’s 800-engineer organization uses AI-augmented SDLC to modernize a 30-million-line codebase managing $60 trillion in assets.
Episode 64
- Episode 64
Brian Elliot, Co-Founder and CEO of Blitzy, reveals how autonomous software development is compressing years-long modernization projects into months and helping enterprises finally tackle legacy system transformation.
Episode 63
- Episode 63
Three-time CIO Chetna Mahajan describes how AI-first strategies can drive high-impact automation and productivity across organizations.
Episode 62
- Episode 62
From supply chains to strategy, CIO Chidi Alams shows how AI and data are driving real-world results inside one of America’s most iconic candy companies.
Episode 61
- Episode 61
How do you digitally transform a manufacturing giant while securing legacy tech and scaling AI? Ben Davis shares the blueprint CIOs need to hear.
Episode 60
- Episode 60
Eric Johnson, CIO at PagerDuty, shares why today’s most impactful CIOs are evolving into strategic business leaders and how AI is accelerating the shift.
Episode 59
- Episode 59
Siroui Mushegian, CIO at Barracuda, shares how she’s building a smart, secure foundation for AI—from setting up an AI council, to governing agents, and creating employee guidelines that protect innovation.
Episode 58
- Episode 58
Saket Srivastava, CIO at Asana, shares how his team at Asana is using AI to reshape the workplace by improving the employee experience.
Episode 57
- Episode 57
Rich Horwath, CEO of Strategic Thinking Institute and best-selling author, shares strategies that help CIOs to improve their strategic thinking—providing a roadmap for transitioning from technical leaders to business executives.
Episode 56
- Episode 56
Carl Froggett, CIO, Deep Instinct shares his top cybersecurity strategies for CIOs to enhance data protection and minimize cyber threats.
Episode 55
- Episode 55
Jason LaFollette, CTO at Yext, breaks down his product-driven approach to leading agile engineering teams, balancing tech priorities, and keeping momentum strong.
Episode 54
- Episode 54
Naveen Zutshi, CIO at Databricks, shares his strategies for successful AI implementation.
Episode 53
- Episode 53
Cisco Sanchez, SVP and CIO at Qualcomm, shares his business-first philosophy to technology cultivated over 25 years of IT experience.
Episode 52
- Episode 52
Carter Busse, CIO at Workato, discusses the impact of AI on business decisions, empowering citizen developers, and future trends in automation and technology.
Episode 51
- Episode 51
Shelia Anderson, CIO at Aflac, discusses how the company is using AI to modernize while handling legacy systems.
Episode 50
- Episode 50
In this episode, our guests draw insights from their own collaboration between Zendesk and the International Rescue Committee to talk about the many ways partnerships can be powerful—from bringing in new perspectives to providing resources and solutions.
Episode 49
- Episode 49
In this episode, IT leaders from the public and private sectors tell us about times their investments paid off, and share advice for CIOs to keep pace with the increasing demand for digital transformation.
Episode 48
- Episode 48
The competition to attract and retain talent remains fierce, and today’s leading CIOs understand that creating an employee experience model should be just as high of a priority as technology and innovation. In this episode, we’ve compiled advice from CIOs and technology leaders who are creating employee-centric cultures at their companies.
Episode 47
- Episode 47
Key partnerships between CIOs and their internal departments are evolving rapidly. In this episode, we talk to a leading CISO and CTO about where they see relationships with CIOs going in the future and ask them their secrets for success when it comes to cloud infrastructure, data security, and more.
Episode 46
- Episode 46
The impact of today’s economic climate is felt everywhere – even in the CIO’s office. In this episode, we ask two leading CIOs how they save money on IT and talent while still producing results.
Episode 45
- Episode 45
In this episode, Darren Person, Global CIO at The NPD Group, and Max Chan, CIO at Avnet, share their insights about the use of AI in enterprise industries and reveal how to reap its benefits without breaking the bank. They address knowing when it is time to introduce AI, how to approach boards about it, and how to leverage AI to drive employee experience and expand your business.
Episode 44
- Episode 44
Sanjay Macwan, CIO and CISO at Vonage, and Harry Temkin, CIO at DriveWealth, discuss their evolving roles before revealing what makes an effective leadership model, including the main drivers behind employee productivity and retention.
Episode 43
- Episode 43
Brian Shield, SVP & CTO, Boston Red Sox and Fenway Sports Management, and David Vidoni, VP of IT at Pegasystems, reveal how they’re simplifying their IT departments in order to remain agile, and share their secrets to providing a world-class experience that’s constantly changing with consumer preferences.
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