Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 16 in total of Looking Beyond With Michael Sikand with the tag “technology”.
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#25 Samir Patel, Director of Engineering at Instagram
July 3rd, 2020 | 15 mins 24 secs
careers, engineering, facebook, google, innovation, instagram, internships, jobs, social media, technology
In Episode 25, listeners hear from Samir Patel, Director of Engineering at Instagram, about his experience launching the Google Play Store, the complex challenges in building user trust on social media platforms, and his advice to students who to work in Big Tech. Join Our Future on Instagram @ourfuturerpodcast and Twitter @ourfuturepod.
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#23 Ed Bolian, Founder of VinWiki
June 29th, 2020 | 16 mins 27 secs
business, car, disruption, drakogte, drakomotors, ed bolian, electric, electric vehicle, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, ev, lamborghini, startup, startups, supercar, technology, vinwiki
In Episode 23, listeners hear from Ed Bolian, Founder and CEO of VINwiki Inc., former Cannonball Run record holder, and ex-Sales Director of Lamborghini Atlanta. He discusses why he started an exotic rental car company in college, how his VINwiki youtube channel went viral overnight, and his advice to young people who aspire to be shrewd negotiators.
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#22 Stephanie St. Thomas, Head of Marketing at Ribbon Health
June 26th, 2020 | 14 mins 19 secs
changing, consumer, disruption, healthcare, innovation, medical, ribbon, simplifying, technology
In Episode 22, listeners hear from Stephanie St. Thomas, Head of Marketing for Ribbon Health, a VC-backed startup looking to simplify healthcare. She discusses the companies pivot from a B2C to B2B model, the keys to marketing healthcare products, and her advice to students excited about the business of healthcare.
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#21 Sandy Plashkes, Co-Founder at OwnersBox
June 24th, 2020 | 10 mins 58 secs
athletes, athletics, business, digital, draft, entrepreneurship, fans, fantasy, football, nfl, players, sports, technology
In Episode 21, listeners hear from Sandy Plashkes, Co-Founder at Owners Box, a sports tech startup determined to disrupt the multi-billion dollar fantasy sports industry through a key advantage: social engagement. Sandy discusses how Owners Box's game plan for taking on giants like Draft Kings, the need for a comprehensive fantasy sports experience, and how he loves the sports tech space.
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#16 Carlton Fowler, Founder of Goat Rodeo Capital
June 9th, 2020 | 15 mins 2 secs
alcohol, disruption, drinks, dtc, happy hour, innovation, investment, technology, venture capital
In Episode 16, listeners hear from Carlton Fowler, Managing Partner of Goat Rodeo Capital, a venture firm focused on making investments in the alcoholic beverage space. He notes the emergent success of DTC alcohol brands, the surge in acquisitions by big suppliers, and his advice to students who want to start their own fund one day.
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#15 Rob Chesnut, Former Chief Ethics Officer at Airbnb
June 8th, 2020 | 14 mins 27 secs
airbnb, business, change, disruption, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, fake i.d.s, future, government, law firm, laws, lawyer, policy, technology
In Episode 15, hear from Rob Chesnut, Advisor and former General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer at Airbnb, about his company’s 500k donation to Black Lives Matter + NAACP, the importance of companies aligning with social missions, and his advice to students about how to affect change in the new war on racism and inequality.
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#12 Alicia Levine, Chief Strategist at BNY Mellon
June 1st, 2020 | 14 mins 58 secs
business, coronavirus, covid, fed, finance, monetary policy, technology, wall street
In Episode 12, listeners hear from Alicia Levine, Chief Strategist at BNY Mellon, about the state of financial markets, the role of monetary policy in a crisis, and career advice for young professionals interested in finance.
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#10 Derek Koenig, CMO at Buffalo Groupe
May 27th, 2020 | 14 mins 32 secs
advice, animal planet, business, career, discovery, disruption, entrepreneurship, innovation, streaming, technology
In today's episode, listeners hear from media executive Derek Koenig, Chief Content and Creative Officer at the Buffalo Groupe and former SVP of Global Creative at Discovery Channel and CMO at Vail Resorts. He discusses leading Discovery through a major rebrand, producing an Emmy winning commercial with Steve Irwin and Lance Armstrong, and working with mega-brands like Nike and McDonald's.
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#8 Shadi Mere Founder of Bedestrian
May 22nd, 2020 | 13 mins 30 secs
autonomous, biotech, business, disruption, electric vehicle, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, hopsitals, medicaltech, nurses, robots, startups, technology
Will hospitals soon be run by robots? In Episode 8, listeners hear from Shadi Mere, Founder & CEO of Bedestrian, a startup building robots for hospitals to improve efficiencies in patient care.
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#7 Josh Dzurlikowski, Controller of the NFL Buffalo Bills
May 20th, 2020 | 12 mins 20 secs
athletes, athletics, business, digital, draft, entrepreneurship, fans, football, nfl, players, sports, technology
What's it like to be an executive in the NFL? In today’s episode, listeners learn from Josh Dzurlikowski, controller of the Buffalo Bills, about the NFL during COVID-19, the Josh Allen draft pick, the infectious energy at a winning sports team, and advice to students who want to get into sports business.