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Ask An Innovator

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Ask an Innovator is a weekly interview series with industry experts discussing their take on innovation. Learn about innovative strategies and tactics to apply to your own organization or role, innovating internally and externally and creating an overall culture of innovation.

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  1. Innovation in Collaboration | EP. 026

    Episode Notes: The intersection between the enterprise and start-up worlds can seem vast. Matt Kammerait, the Director of Digital and Emerging Technology at AAR sits down with Josh this week to discuss innovation in collaboration. Matt has spent his career split between the riskier, more agile...

  2. Innovation Through Entrepreneurship | EP. 025

    Finding the perfect work-life balance can be hard and throwing in a side hustle in the mix can make it even more challenging. Melissa Byrn is on AAI today teaching us about innovation through entrepreneurship. Melissa is the founder of FORESEEaBILL and the Director of Innovation Programs at the...

  3. Innovation through Transparency in Healthcare | EP. 024

    Alex Rozenbaum joins us this week. He is the Director of Product Management at the American Hospital Association. Josh sits down with Alex and talks about all things healthcare. They dive into why the medical field needs to be more transparent. Alex and Josh discuss the use of data and how it…

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  4. Innovation Starts With Empathy | EP. 023

    This week we talk about all things e-commerce, innovation and empathy with Jyll Rademacher. Jyll is the Head of E-Commerce and Marketing at NorthShore Care Supply. Josh talks to Jyll about how to use marketing when your product has a stigma surrounding it, why technology and innovation should…

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  5. Innovation Through Relationships | EP. 022

    Saim Salahuddin is here this week. He is the VP of Development at Level Construction. Josh and Saim sit down and discuss what innovation means in the construction industry. Saim talks about efficiency, transparency and safety and how they spark innovation in his industry. They chat about all the...

  6. Innovation as a Discipline | EP. 021

    Nicolette de Guia joins us on Ask an Innovator this week. She is the Managing Director at N7 Momentum and she is an expert on all things innovation and digital transformation. Nicolette teaches us why innovation is a discipline, why marketing should be involved from the very beginning and why we...

  7. Innovation Through Acceptable Failure | EP. 020

    We dive into all things construction with Dan Smolilo this week. He is the Director of Process and Innovation at the Walsh Group. Here we go! We talk with Dan about the balance between analog and digital innovations in the construction industry. We dig into what projects need technology and which...

  8. Innovation is Creativity | Ep. 019

    Ben Brenton, the Chief Innovation Officer at Snap-On Tools sits down with us this week and we discuss what innovation means to him. We learn that innovation is creativity put to practice and that creativity outside of innovation becomes art. Ben tells us that innovation is a journey and we…

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  9. Why Innovation Must Provide Value | Ep. 018

    Just in time for the end of August – we have one more episode for you this month. Dominique Betancourt joins us today! At the time of the interview, she was the Open Innovation Manager at Carlson Wagonlit Travel. She is now the Senior Innovation Program Manager at Equity Lifestyle Properties.…

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  10. Innovation is Persistence | Ep. 016

    Bill Smith is the Founder and CEO at GDI International. Bill’s interested in how we can turn waste into usable energy. We chat with Bill about gasification and the impact of this technology on the environment. Listen in as Bill walks us through the tech that promises to help clean up the world’s...

  11. How Metrics Spark Innovation | Ep. 015

    Adam Bratt is the CTO at Indio Technologies. At Indio they simplify the insurance application process for brokers and their clients. We chat with Adam about metrics: why they’re important, when to start using them and how they can influence your business. We learn how to assess the market we’re...

  12. Building an Innovation Community | Ep. 014

    Bill Fienup is the Co-Founder & Director of Innovation Services at mHUB, a manufacturing innovation hub and co-working space for hardware entrepreneurs. We learn about the origins of mHUB, companies that are creating hardware as a service and the importance of community in innovation and...

  13. Innovation is Solving Problems Differently | Ep. 011

    We interview John Florek, the Director of Creative Innovation at ARC Worldwide about how innovation means solving problems differently. John talks about how brands need to create an ecosystem and connect with customers on their level, providing a greater sense of empathy and understanding. Learn...

  14. How to Innovate Using Old Ideas | Ep. 009

    Episode 9: Rachel Morgan is our guest this week. She is the Product & Marketing Development Director at Accurate Perforating We discuss why we should not underestimate the value of revisiting old ideas, how the metal industry hasn’t changed much – but combining two legacy ideas brings potential…

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  15. How SpotHero is Innovating the Parking Industry | Ep. 008

    Episode 8 is here: This week we interview Greg Svitak, the head of SpotHero labs about how the heck they are disrupting the parking industry. We talk about SpotHero’s roots, how they’re using IoT to develop “mobility hubs” and how creating partnerships has been an integral part of their business...

  16. How to Create a Culture of Innovation | Ep. 006

    In Episode 6: Heidi Brown the Director of Strategy and Innovation at OMI Industries gives us some insight into the odor industry and how to cultivate a culture of innovation within the workplace. Being a department of one, Heidi is creating an innovative culture from the ground up. She shares…

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  17. How to Innovate Legacy Systems | Ep. 005

    In Episode 5: Gibran Hadj-Chikh the VP of Strategic Transformation and Innovation at Parsons talks with us about how to innovate within cities. We talk about the importance of framing innovation around adjectives instead of nouns, explore smart mobility and smart cities and how cities are trying…

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  18. How to Make Education Innovative | Ep. 004

    In Episode 4: John Rumery of Grand Circus discusses how a company can be innovative in the education sector. How can you change a conventional institution such as education? Enter the Grand Circus method, bootcamps that can teach you a coding language in 10-12 weeks. Believing that anyone can…

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  19. How to Create Innovation Opportunities Internally & Externally | Ep. 003

    In Episode 3 we interview Josh Stauffer, the CEO of Blue Flame Thinking. BFT helps manufacturing and financial clients that are in a certain arc of digital transformation solve their toughest marketing challenges. This episode explores innovating with companies who are behind their competitors…

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  20. How to Innovate in Publishing | Ep. 002

    In episode #002 Josh Barker interviews Tom Klausing the Director of Digital Media at Amos Media. Founded in 1876, Amos Media is the leading resource for coin and stamp collecting and investing. Josh talks with Tom about how a small niche publisher can innovate in the digital space and how to...

  21. How to Innovate Using Building Information Modeling | Ep. 001

    In this episode Josh Barker interviews Ian McGaw the VP of Technology and Innovation at ENGworks. ENGworks is a leader in the building technology space. Josh chats with Ian on how to innovate using Building Information Modeling (BIM), Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). We discover…

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  22. That Android Show Episode 29: Ye Skeptical Bodies

    Listen to That Android Show Episode 29: Ye Skeptical Bodies Google i/o is just about to descend upon San Francisco. However, there is still a lot of news and info to cover before that event. Plus, our own Access Ana is on the gound at i/o and we’ll get a first hand account of the […]

  23. Triple-click Home Episode 29: Eat Something

    Listen to Triple-click Home Episode 29: Eat Something To help remake accessibility training as we know it, visit http://www.a11y.tv/ to view training subscription options and make your contribution to EZFire’s A11YTV funding campaign. Welcome to the post-April-Fools, pre-WWDC edition of the...

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Ask an Innovator is a weekly interview series with industry experts discussing their take on innovation. Learn about innovative strategies and tactics to apply to your own organization or role, innovating internally and externally and creating an overall culture of innovation.

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