Episodes
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AI’s Rapid Rise: The February Deep Dive into Tech Disruption
In this February Deep Dive, we explore the AI revolution reshaping our world. From Deep Seek's disruptive impact and AI’s role in health care to the Beatles' Grammy-winning AI collaboration, we break down key insights from the latest Hotwire report. Join us as we unpack AI's innovations, ethical...
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January’s Biggest Trends, Breakthroughs & Controversies
In this January Deep Dive, we explore AI’s rapid evolution—from the rise of intelligent AI agents to the global AI arms race. We discuss emerging players like DeepSeek, AI’s emotional impact, and ethical concerns around misinformation. Plus, we highlight AI’s growing role in healthcare, retail…
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December Deep Dive: Navigating AI’s Transformative Impact
In this December Deep Dive, we explore AI's sweeping influence across industries and daily life. From healthcare breakthroughs to debates on authenticity and ethics, we uncover trends, innovations, and concerns shaping our AI-powered world. Discover how AI reflects our values and shapes our future.
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Navigating AI's Impact: Breakthroughs, Ethics, and Emerging Trends
In this November Deep Dive, we'll uncover how companies are achieving massive ROI with generative AI, ethical challenges, and groundbreaking uses across industries—from Jerry Garcia’s voice recreation to AI-driven sports broadcasting. Dive deep into the opportunities and risks shaping AI's...
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Balancing Innovation, Ethics, and Impact in a Changing World
In this October Deep Dive, we explore AI’s rapid mainstream integration, discussing its environmental impact, ethical issues around creative work, misinformation risks, potential for innovation across sectors, and the need for responsible regulation to shape a beneficial future for all.
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Wellness at Hotwire: What have we learned?
In this episode, Head of People & Culture, Kristin Weddick and Director, Nikeisha Maddox talk all things wellness and how we have progressed in our learnings of what has worked and what hasn't at Hotwire.
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My Journey Isn't Yours: The Black Executive Experience
The AfroTech experience was truly something to be remembered. In this HotTakes edition, Hotwire Global VP of Marketing, Nicholas Love, and Director of Media Strategy, Azizza Brinson, speak about their experience at this year’s AfroTech Conference 2022. From attending sessions about energy...
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Importance of AfroTech: Addressing Issues in the Industry
Hotwire Global VP of Marketing, Nicholas Love and Global Content Strategist, Alexcia Lewis, sit down in this new episode of HotTakes to discuss some of the issues in the tech industry that disproportionately affect Black leaders. What are the everyday situations where we see these things happen?...
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DE&I and Authentic Allyship
Hotwire Global CEO, Heather Kernahan sits down with Senior Associate, Brooklynn Miller and Account Coordinator, Alexcia Lewis to talk about DE&I in the tech landscape and within Hotwire and explore the experience black and brown professionals have when joining a white-centric work environment.
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Building True Agency Client Partnerships
In this HotTakes episode, Vicki Cook, Associate Director at Hotwire London, talks to Aaron Goldman, CMO at Mediaocean. Following Mediaocean and Hotwire celebrating five years working together, the two discuss what it takes to create a good partnership as well as the highlights and low lights from...
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A Day in the Life of a Broadcast Journalist
Senior Media Strategy Associate, Amber Roberts speaks with Jenyne Donaldson, Professional TV Broadcaster about what happens behind the curtains— including how broadcast journalists identify hard-hitting stories, insights into the various types of on-air journalists, and a perspective on advocacy...
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Behind the Headlines: Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability, and Climate Change
In this HotTake episode, Charlene Gage, Senior Media Strategy Manager at Hotwire, speaks with Brian Kahn, Climate Editor at Protocol. The two delve into the movement around climate journalism, what companies are shifting to, and what the future of this space looks like.
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PR Nightmares: Views from a Journalist
Senior Media Strategy Manager, Azizza Brinson speaks with Sasha Lekach, Tech Writer at Mashable, about some standout PR experiences she's had during her career. From general pitching pet peeves to some down-right scary stuff, these two cover it all.
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Life of a Trade Show Journalist
Senior Media Strategist Rahat Rashid talks to Mike Andronico from CNN Underscored about the good and the not-so-good experiences of a trade show journalist.
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Hotwire acquires McDonald Butler
In this HotTakes episode Tara O'Donnell, Maeve McDonald and Mike Butler discuss Hotwire's acquisition of McDonald Butler.
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Hotwire Ignite Possibility Program
How do we ignite possibility? In this HotTakes episode, Heather Kernahan, Hotwire CEO, North America dives into some key aspects of the Hotwire Ignite Possibility Program, which is directing up to $1 million USD of pro bono brand, marketing, and public relations services to a selected tech or…
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Reframing Innovation - Six Steps to Implementing AI
In this episode of HotTakes, we talk to Tom Taulli, Forbes contributor and author of “Implementing AI Systems: Transform Your Business in 6 Steps" about how companies can use AI effectively to get ahead of the competition.
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Digitalization is an imperative for innovation in Manufacturing
In this HotTakes episode, we chat with Brenda Discher, SVP of Strategy and Marketing, at Siemens Digital Industries Software. Brenda shares recent examples of how Siemens customers have adopted a digital mindset to reframe their business models for innovation, and also shares her thoughts on why...
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Remote Evolution: Partnering and the Power of Ecosystems
Why do companies partner? How can they build bi-directional partnerships and relationships successfully? In this HotTakes episode, we discuss these questions with Anne Vondrak, Director of Strategic Partnerships at industrial network security startup Claroty. Anne draws from her career managing...
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Talking Remote Lite to Remote Right
In this episode, Hotwire’s Tannis Baldock speaks with Maribel Lopez, an analyst, speaker, author, founder of Lopez Research and Forbes contributor. Maribel's work centers on digital businesses and how organizations think about collaboration, culture and narratives, such as her recent piece on the...
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Industrial Innovation: How is the industry responding in a time of great change?
Part two of this conversation features Sarah Kalhorn, of Hotwire’s Industrial Technology practice, talking with Steven Freedman, global head of the Hoistway Information Systems business for CEDES AG, and Keith Larson, VP of Content at Putnam Media, about how the industrial tech industry is...
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Industrial Innovation: How is the pandemic transforming industrial innovation?
In part one of this conversation, Sarah Kalhorn, of Hotwire’s Industrial Technology practice, talks with Steven Freedman, global head of the Hoistway Information Systems business for CEDES AG, and Keith Larson , VP of Content at Putnam Media, about how the global pandemic is transforming the...
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Hotwire with Kiva: How to Lean into Your Superpowers
Hotwire talks with Henrique Saboia, VP of Growth at Kiva, on how businesses had to adapt during the COVID19 crisis, what the next steps are for brands and marketers as we enter the 'hopeful recovery' phase, and why in a moment of crisis, we should all lean into our superpowers.