Episodes

The Era of Brand Influencers: Whom Do YOU Trust?
Jan. 22, 2020

The Era of Brand Influencers: Whom Do YOU Trust?

“If you have to tell people on your social media profiles you're an ‘influencer’, you are probably not. Reality check” (Rebecca Aguilar). "Influencer marketing has grown from strength to strength over the last few years" (influencermarketinghub.co
Crystal Ball 2020 Predictions Special - Part 5
Jan. 15, 2020

Crystal Ball 2020 Predictions Special - Part 5

The buzz: “Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Turn and face the strange.” (David Bowie) If you’re hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what #2020 holds for your company, your industry, yourself and the world, we’ve got the next best th...
Technology Revolution The Future of Now  2020 Crystal Ball Predictions Part 4
Jan. 8, 2020

Technology Revolution The Future of Now 2020 Crystal Ball Predictions Part 4

The buzz: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards” (Søren Kierkegaard). If you’re hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2020 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we’ve go...
Crystal Ball 2020 Predictions Special  Part 3
Dec. 18, 2019

Crystal Ball 2020 Predictions Special Part 3

The buzz: “Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming” (David Bowie). If you’re hoping to gaze into a magical crystal ball to see what 2020 holds for your company, your career, your industry and the world, we’ve got the...
2020 Crystal Ball Prediction Special - Part 2
Dec. 11, 2019

2020 Crystal Ball Prediction Special - Part 2

The buzz: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards” (Søren Kierkegaard). That’s why this show is called Technology Revolution: The Future of Now!! If you’re hoping to gaze into a magical crystal b...
2020 Crystal Ball Prediction Special - Part 1
Dec. 4, 2019

2020 Crystal Ball Prediction Special - Part 1

The buzz: “The future is not what it used to be” (Laura Riding & Robert Graves, 1937). If you’re hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2020 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we’ve got the next best...
Fasten Your Seatbelt: Ready for Your Future Ride?
Nov. 20, 2019

Fasten Your Seatbelt: Ready for Your Future Ride?

The Buzz: "Auto makers look into their crystal balls – and their shops – to get an idea as to what's fueling the car of 2025…The next 10 years will see more change in the auto business than the last 20." theglobeandmail.com.
Future of Music and Technology: Sweet or Sour Notes?
Nov. 13, 2019

Future of Music and Technology: Sweet or Sour Notes?

Here’s today buzz: “Technology has changed how we listen to music…and the way music is made…and created new genres” (www.ronaldshannonjackson.com). The Internet has changed the music industry drastically…early issues like ill...
Is Your Smart Home Spying On You & Is It OK?
Nov. 6, 2019

Is Your Smart Home Spying On You & Is It OK?

Today’s Buzz: “I connected as many of my appliances and belongings as I could to the internet: an Amazon Echo, my lights, my coffee maker…baby monitor…my bed…to find out whether it would betray me” gizmodo.com. “In a world wh...
AI Goes Shopping: Humanizing the Retail Customer Experience
Oct. 30, 2019

AI Goes Shopping: Humanizing the Retail Customer Experience

Today’s Buzz: clickz.com reports that 44% of shoppers indicated they would become repeat buyers after a personalized experience, and adoption of AI by marketers is expected to increase by over 250% over the next two years. Ac...
Truth or Dare: Is AI the Future of Retail?
Oct. 23, 2019

Truth or Dare: Is AI the Future of Retail?

Today’s Buzz: “As the concept of “New Retail” spreads globally, many Fortune Global 500 retail companies are implementing AI technologies such as computer vision and NLP in unmanned stores and warehouses or virtual stores and...
Millennial Women Taking Charge: Badass Superstars
Oct. 16, 2019

Millennial Women Taking Charge: Badass Superstars

Today’s Buzz: “It's hard to believe that only a few generations ago, women had three career options: teacher, secretary or a nurse. Fast forward to 2017 and women have blurred the lines of traditional gender roles. … women an...
Future HR Human vs HR AI: Who Will Be Hiring and Firing You?
Oct. 2, 2019

Future HR Human vs HR AI: Who Will Be Hiring and Firing You?

The Buzz: “Despite the intrinsic contradiction, it’s clear that artificial intelligence and machine learning are primed to play a leading role in HCM’s future.…AI’s ability to consume and analyze massive quantities of data, m...
CyberSecurity Wars: Will Tech Help YOU or THEM?
Sept. 25, 2019

CyberSecurity Wars: Will Tech Help YOU or THEM?

Here’s today’s Buzz: “If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked…you deserve to be hacked” (Richard Clarke). “People are doing things on free Wi-Fi that are really alarming” (Doug Shadel). “As the wor...
Grocery Expiration Date: Automate or Die?
Sept. 18, 2019

Grocery Expiration Date: Automate or Die?

Here’s today’s Buzz: In a Kantar Retail study, only 2% of US food and alcohol sales are made online. 84% of respondents in a 2017 Morgan Stanley study prefer to grocery shop in person. But change is coming to grocery! Superma...
Banking on the Future: Fintechs Finance Makeover
Sept. 11, 2019

Banking on the Future: Fintechs Finance Makeover

The Buzz: “Like many technology driven industries, [Fintechs] regulations are horribly outdated, authored at a time when an app meant fries for the whole table, and spam was just canned meat. Imagine running a business under ...
Encore: Her First 100K: The Tech-Fueled FemPreneur
Sept. 4, 2019

Encore: Her First 100K: The Tech-Fueled FemPreneur

It's fairly clear that women are starting businesses faster than ever According to the ABS, 34 Percent of businesses operators in 2014 were women an increase in business ownership by females of more than 46 Percent in the last twenty years.
Tech Goes To College: Opening Doors for Unique-Ability Students.
Aug. 28, 2019

Tech Goes To College: Opening Doors for Unique-Ability Students.

The Buzz: “The transition from high school to college life is difficult enough for any number of students without considering a disability” (edsmart.org). Bryan Stromer describes Cerebral Palsy as a part of his identity: “If ...
Her First 100K: The Tech-Fueled FemPreneur
Aug. 21, 2019

Her First 100K: The Tech-Fueled FemPreneur

It’s fairly clear that women are starting businesses faster than ever According to the ABS, 34 Percent of businesses operators in 2014 were women an increase in business ownership by females of more than 46 Percent in the last twenty years.
Look Up! It Is Not a Bird or a Plane. It Is A Drone!
Aug. 14, 2019

Look Up! It Is Not a Bird or a Plane. It Is A Drone!

Drones in the sky, drones in the sea, drones on land: this is the future of human augmentation. There are few pieces of technology that excite tech lovers and the general public quite like drones.
Welcome To Your Digital Life: Science Fiction vs. Science Fact
Aug. 7, 2019

Welcome To Your Digital Life: Science Fiction vs. Science Fact

The buzz: “From tin-can robots to sophisticated, sentient virtual environments, artificial intelligence is a dominant theme in science fiction. With real-world advances in machine learning and deep learning, the gap between f...
Are YOU Talking To ME? Podcasts, Radio, Live-Streaming: Craze or Classic?
July 31, 2019

Are YOU Talking To ME? Podcasts, Radio, Live-Streaming: Craze or Classic?

How are you hearing me: Live on internet radio? On a recorded podcast? Steve Jobs said in 2005: “Podcasting is the next generation of radio and users can now subscribe to more than 3,000 free podcasts and have each new episod...
AI At Work: Ready to Meet Your Robot Co-Workers?
July 24, 2019

AI At Work: Ready to Meet Your Robot Co-Workers?

Who’s at the desk next to me? What – a robot? The buzz: “They record our shows, cook our food, play our music, and even run our cars. We just don't see it because these robots don't have a face we can talk to or a butt we can...
A.B.C.D -CBD: Miracle Med, Dubious Drug or Wishful Woo-Woo?
July 17, 2019

A.B.C.D -CBD: Miracle Med, Dubious Drug or Wishful Woo-Woo?

The buzz: '[CBD] is a Disneyland for a pharmacologist. There are so many possible mechanisms, so many possible ways it can be useful' (Francisco Guimaraes, Brazil pharmacologist, www.washingtonpost.com). According to board-ce...