Podcast 004: Chris Kemp on Innovation, Leadership, and Disruptive Technology

Chris Kemp is an author, multiple-patent holder, and leader with over 25 years of experience in technology. He is the co-author of "Professional Heroku Programming" published by Wiley, the world’s biggest technology publisher, and has had seven patents issued for his inventions. Chris was the Senior Director and founder of Salesforce's Emerging Technologies business unit. He led a number of North America-wide teams of architects and futurists with expertise in machine learning, #blockchain, and data architecture. He is now focused on freelance work with Vandelay Enterprises helping companies of all sizes get the most value out of their Salesforce and overall technology investments, as well as leveraging innovative technologies like A.I. and blockchain to future-proof their organizations. Links from the podcast: The Exponential Age https://amzn.to/41NnQSQ 🙏 If you love this show, please leave me a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/coachfulcoaching and follow the simple instructions. Chapters 0:00 - Introduction 4:32 - Careers are not linear 8:23 - Leading the Seal Team 6 of Technologists 10:58 - Managing clashing egos 13:07 - Create boundaries for conflict 14:36 - Let the team resolve their issues 17:20 - Ready for leadership 23:00 - Failures and networking 26:33 - Influential coaches 34:02 - Staying away from social media 36:45 - Generative AI and the future 38:07 - AI will not take our jobs 41:53 - Cryptocurrency 45:11 - Advice to 20 year old self 47:01 - Question for David