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Building the Future has quickly become one of the fastest rising nationally syndicated programs. With a focus on interviewing startups, entrepreneurs, investors, CEOs, and more, the show showcases individuals who are realizing their dreams and helping to make our world a better place through technology and innovation.
We help eCommerce, SaaS and technology brands create, manage and scale profitable PPC campaigns across North America, Europe, and Australia. Working with us is like having a Director of Marketing on your team. Need help with the training and education of your team? We do that too! https://www.takesomerisk.com https://twitter.com/duanebrown https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanebrown
In part two we cover UX/UI, how design & technology come together, what is creativity, art vs. functionality, bridging the gap between design & development, how the design landscape has changed & a lot more. Frits Habermann is a Tech Entrepreneur, Landscape Photographer and CEO at PicMonkey. He spent 20 years at Adobe, where he co-founded Adobe InDesign and later ran the Core Technologies group. More recently, Frits served as CTO for PopCap Games and CTO/Head of Product at Lynda.com. He holds degrees in both applied mathematics and computer science from Carnegie Mellon and University of Washington. His passion is combining technology with art and using fancy words like “leveraging synergy” to explain what he’s passionate about. Most at home with a camera in the outback running from grizzly bears or melting his shoes on lava fields, he’s more frequently seen in his hoodie at PicMonkey HQ working with a talented and passionate group of creative designers and tech innovators. PicMonkey, the leading photo editing and creative design tool for both web and mobile, with millions of users a month and over 5 billion photos edited. Our mission is to provide inspiring tools and services to empower the Everyday Creative. www.picmonkey.com www.twitter.com/picmonkey www.fritshabermannphotography.com
Spanner creates products that impact the world and the way we live. Our goal is to merge innovation, sustainability and responsibility to bring meaningful product experiences to life. Founded in 2014 by product development veterans Giles Lowe and Arne Lang-Ree, the duo set out to create a superior approach for engaging with innovators, entrepreneurs and designers. They achieved this through a highly collaborative process, in essence teaming up with their clients through all aspects of product evolution from idea to launch. Spanner’s portfolio boasts hundreds of companies including Apple, Google and Amazon and globally recognized products including Xbox, Fitbit and GoPro. The team has introduced many disruptive products to market including Brava, August Lock, Sana, and Arable. Spanner believes that with great products comes great responsibility. The company is dedicated to making the world a better place through its products and beyond. Most recently, Spanner has taken part in a philanthropic venture with Living Water International to drill a water well in El Salvador, providing clean, safe water for residents. Regardless the distance or the challenge, Spanner applies its global sensibilities and engineering experience to every aspect of its business and team culture. Spanner is headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley in a sustainable historic building complete with tail-wagging friends, bikes and an unstoppable creativity that reflects the firm’s best practices. Spanner prides itself on its unparalleled passion and determination to consistently deliver successful products to market… and the result is a better humanity. Giles Lowe is co-founder and CEO of Spanner, a firm committed to creating products that impact the world and the way we live. As a child in England, Giles was fascinated with how things worked and enjoyed taking apart radios and other appliances. Fast forward more than two decades later, and Giles is still deconstructing and making things work better. He has tenaciously led many successful high profile launches for world-renowned companies including Apple, Google and Microsoft and hundreds of emerging markets. Giles has a wealth of international experience in a diverse array of product markets including consumer electronics products for home, wellness, entertainment, agriculture, food and beverage, sports, and motorsports. When not creating the next disruptive product, he can be found paddle boarding or surfing along the California coast or making sandcastles with his triplets. Giles holds a BSC with honors in product design and manufacturing from Bournemouth University. Arne Lang-Ree is co-founder and CTO of Spanner. A tinker, thinker and deconstuctor, Arne challenges himself and Spanner’s clients to bring sustainable and responsible products to life. Born in Norway, Arne was schooled by his engineering father to look at things twice. At an early age, he was imagineering inventions that ultimately inspired him to earn his MSE in Product Design and BSME in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. In his career, Arne has racked up more than 25 years of product development and mechanical design experience for consumer products including Koosh, Fitbit, Bell, GoPro, and a host of disruptive products with start-ups. Arne is rarely without his trusted canine sidekick, Penny, and the duo can be found at the Spanner office creating together or walking the Silicon Valley for inspiration. http://www.spannerpd.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/spanner-pd https://www.instagram.com/spannerpd
Founder of Shazam and Tatari, former president TrueCar, and some big company experience with Google/YouTube. TV viewing is rapidly changing: from linear in the living-room, to on-demand and anywhere. With that, TV advertising is changing. Tatari is a technology company built on data & analytics that helps both media companies and brands through this industry transformation. Our platform and services simplify the process of measuring and optimizing ad campaigns across both linear and connected TV. Tatari is headquartered in San Francisco, California with further offices in Santa Monica, California and Toronto, Canada. Clients include established brands such as Monster.com or Mrs. Fields cookies, as well as many fast-rising companies such as MVMT, Roman, Turo, TouchNote, Rent the Runway, Keeps, and Quip. https://www.tatari.tv https://twitter.com/tataritv https://www.facebook.com/tatari
Tara's goal… Improving the quality of life for thousands, if not millions of people throughout the nation. Realizing that the base of a happy and successful life is health and wellness, she provides cutting edge information that shows people how to take charge of their well-being. We live in a country where obesity is the norm. So, what better way to attack this drastic issue than to travel to the State with the highest obesity levels. Tara launched a State campaign named “A Million Pounds in Mississippi” with great responses. She has educated thousands in Mississippi, and is continuing that pursuit of destroying obesity in all 50 States. The word is spreading in New Jersey, Louisiana, Illinois, Texas, California, Alabama and even jumping to Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Are you ready to drop unwanted pounds and improve your quality of life? You can have a better quality of life… Tara will show you how! https://tarachristopher.net https://twitter.com/taranewlife https://www.facebook.com/Taradelaneychristopher/?fref=ts
Founded by Harvard/MIT-trained PhDs, pymetrics uses behavioral science data and AI to help global clients like Unilever, Accenture and LinkedIn make their hiring and internal mobility more predictive and less biased. pymetrics replaces the resume as a first-pass filter by assessing candidates based on their true potential -- their inherent cognitive and emotional make-up. Using algorithms that are trained on high-performing employees at a company, pymetrics builds a trait profile of a company's top performers to select best fit talent. These algorithms are then audited to remove any gender or ethnic bias. pymetrics also serves as a common application for candidates, ensuring that everyone finds their best-fit job, regardless of where they apply. With over 80 enterprise clients and offices in NYC, London, Sydney and Singapore, pymetrics is powering the future of hiring: efficient, predictive, and bias-free. https://www.pymetrics.com https://twitter.com/pymetrics https://www.facebook.com/pymetrics
A groundbreaking smart motorcycle helmet from down under. It’s called the MK1 and features Forcite’s patented RAYDAR™ helmet system, combining the latest Formula 1 LED technology, audio interactivity, military-grade camera recording and a fingertip handlebar controller into a smart, seamless and sensory rider experience. Forcite launched the MK1 in Australia to overwhelming demand, selling out within weeks and will deliver the helmet to the United States in 2020. Forcite is led by Alfred Boyadgis, 29, a visionary and industrial designer with a passion for motorsports. A serious motorcycle accident inspired Alfred to create the MK1 and provide motorcyclists with a complete riding ecosystem, providing relevant information to keep them connected and aware of everything going on around them without unnecessary distractions. “Forcite’s mantra is ‘Know Everything’ and our RAYDAR system enables just that, setting a new standard in motorcycle connectivity and awareness,” said Alfred Boyadgis, founder & CEO, Forcite. “Forcite is here to wage war with the big brands and fly the flag high as the leader in smart helmet tech globally.” Forcite is transforming the motorcycle helmet industry with a range of helmets designed to make the riding experience smarter and safer. Initially designed for motorcycle police officers to help with response times and ultimately save lives, Forcite has evolved its smart helmet to include all motorcyclists, resulting in a complete platform for the riding ecosystem that connects riders to roads, communities and cities. Alfred Boyadgis is founder & CEO of Forcite. A visionary and industrial designer with a passion for motorsports, Alfred was involved in a serious motorcycle accident in 2014. The near-fatal wreck inspired Alfred to create what would ultimately become the Forcite MK1: the “Know Everything” helmet that keeps motorcyclists fully informed of what is going on around them using a patented light display. Alfred has a rich history of industrial design, branding and mechanical engineering experience and has received several industry design awards and accolades including being named to the Forbes “30 Under 30” list and an Australian Good Design award. Alfred holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design and Product Engineering with first-class honours from University New South Wales, Sydney. www.forcitehelmets.com https://twitter.com/ForciteHelmets www.linkedin.com/in/alfred-boyadgis-3759563b
Silke is an Executive Coach and Consulting Psychologist M.A. with an over 15-years career in counselling and coaching. She supports executives and experts in overcoming burnout, anxiety and stress in 4 sessions so that they can take their work and life to the next level. All her programs are built on 3 pillars: Strength, Skill & Success. These pillars acknowledge that everyone is on their own health and wealth journey - and give them the right interventions to move forward. Silke trained with a broad range of international experts like the world-renowned therapist Marisa Peer (Rapid Transformation Therapy Practitioner®) and Prof. Dr. Justin Kennedy (Applied Neuroscience Coaching). She is a recognized member of Forbes Coaches Council and a Rapid Transformational Therapy Practitioner. https://silkcelia.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqhPTT5RzEgyDazgMhhxa0Q https://www.linkedin.com/in/silkeglaab
I'm living a life I never expected to have. Growing up, I was shy and didn't think I had much to say. When I was 24 an insightful manager of mine encouraged me to find my voice so I could be a stronger leader. At that time, I was panicking before staff meetings, worried about being singled out, and working harder than ever to fit in. I decided to take him up on his advice and spent the next four years working through my fear of speaking (to anyone, really) and found confidence to not only get on stage and present, but also to quit my job and start a business. At 28, I became an independent career consultant and wrote my first book, The Anti-Resume Revolution. Since then, I've become an award-winning professional speaker, written four more books, helped thousands of people find or create work they love, and got invited to the TEDx stage twice. I am now running the Speaking School for Women, hosting Claim the Stage, a public speaking podcast for women. The Speaker Sisterhood is a network of public speaking clubs for women who want to follow their dreams by finding their voice. If you want to be a better facilitator at meetings, feel more confident speaking up, and present yourself with a stronger presence, this club is for you. The first club started in August 2016 in Springfield, MA and in the first few months, five more clubs launched due to popular demand. The network is growing and more clubs are launching all the time. The goal is to create a worldwide network of women who are speaking their truth and becoming role models for the next generation. Join us! https://speakersisterhood.com https://twitter.com/speakersisterhd https://www.facebook.com/speakersisterhood
Tradeshift is the business commerce company, and leader in supply chain payments. Get your supply chain connected to the future with digital marketplaces, payments, and apps. Tradeshift connects over 1.5 million companies across 190 countries, processing over half a trillion USD in transaction value, and its supply chain marketplaces contain more than 35 million SKUs. Procurement, treasury, and AP departments use Tradeshift’s supply chain payments and marketplaces to digitally transform their supply chain. With the company’s unique app platform, they have access to more than 200 third-party apps and can also build their own applications. Tradeshift was positioned as a Visionary in the Gartner 2018 Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites. Tradeshift is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Copenhagen, New York, London, Paris, Suzhou, Sydney, Oslo, Frankfurt, Shanghai, Bucharest, Kuala Lumpur, Stockholm, Tokyo and Munich. https://tradeshift.com https://twitter.com/Tradeshift https://www.linkedin.com/company/tradeshift
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