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RIoT Underground is a technology podcast hosted by RIoT. It has 96 episodes, with the latest published September 2025.

Welcome to RIoT Underground — the podcast that pulls back the curtain on the innovators transforming our world with disruptive technology. We talk with fearless founders, tech leaders, and changemakers about their journeys — the wins, the failures, and everything in between. Discover how they learn from mistakes, build meaningful careers, and lead with purpose. Produced by RIoT Studios, part of the nonprofit RIoT, which drives innovation through events, conferences, startup accelerators, programs, thought leadership, and more. Tune in, subscribe, and join the underground at riot.org.

technology ·en-us ·96 episodes

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V: The Power of Industrial Design in an AI World, LIVE with Mike Laut, Founder & CEO, Laut Design

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IV: Adapting For Success As AI Reshapes Business, LIVE with Don Shin, Founder & CEO, CrossComm

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III: Culture vs Code, Rethinking Strategy & Leadership in the AI Era, LIVE with Ryan Abel, Managing Partner, Atomic Object

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II: Breaking Barriers & Building Deep Tech, LIVE with Krista Covey, President & CEO, First Flight Venture Center

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I: Smart Sight, Safe Site - Video Analytics for Injury Prevention with Bobby Shkolnikov, Principal IoT Commercialization, SAS

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V: Growing Innovation in Eastern NC with Stefanie Keen & Brittany Smith, City of Wilson, NC

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IV: Not Your Parent's Farm or Bluetooth with Clay Hine, Business Development Manager at Nordic Semiconductor

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III: Breaking Bureaucracy, Unconventional Paths to Government Innovation with the Information Technology team at the Town of Cary, NC

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II: Navigating Change, The Value Driven Pivot with Marcus Aman, Founder & CEO of Bayley

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I: 10 Years of Smart City Evolution with Rich Erb, Executive Director at TechConnect

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XV: RoGO's Vision of Saving Lives through Technology Innovation with Rod Goossen

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XIV: A New Era of Emergency Response with Tony Sammarco, Director of Technology Strategy at Device Solutions

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XIII: Innovation and Academia, SKEMA's Unique Approach to International Education with Thomas Ragot

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XII: Sustainable Agriculture and the Power of Plasma Technology with John Ireland of NTP Technologies

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XI: The Transformation of Smart Agriculture and Asset Tracking with Clay Hine, Business Development Manager at Nordic Semiconductor

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X: Navigating the Future of Building a Skilled Workforce and Embracing Change with Seth Berman, CEO of Instantiations

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IX: Diversity in Tech and the Power of AI with Stefan Youngblood

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VIII: Smart City Innovations with Richard Erb Executive Director of TechConnect

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VII: Harnessing Tech to Grow Business with John Petitte and Jason Farrell at Amplifi Labs

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V: Smart Government with Jonathan Levitt, Vice President of Growth at Cocoflo

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VI: New Technology Standards in Smart Homes and Building Management with Jesus Arias of KNX Association

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IV: Open Source 101 with Todd Lewis, Founder of All Things Open

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III: Optimizing Wireless Protocols & Communication Networks with Phil Beecher, President & CEO of the Wi-SUN Alliance

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II: Engaging at the IoT Evolution Conference with Carl Ford, CEO of Crossfire Media

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I: Leveraging Data in Successful IoT Ecosystem Partnerships with Josh Becker, Sr. Global Director & Head of IoT Commercial at SAS

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XIV: Taking data and making it useful with Trish Geloso, CEO of Lifescale Analytics

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XII: Evolving the IoT Industry with Kevin Taylor, Development Manager in Smart Cities at Axis Communications

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XII: Designing the Future of Antennas & RF Integration with Tadd Scarpelli, Founder of Field Theory

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XI: Creating the Smart City Movement with Nicolette Reyhani, Director of Sales and Marketing for Cocoflo

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X: Getting Ready for IoT Evolution with Moe Nagle, Editorial Director for IoT Evolution, and Carl Ford, CEO of Crossfire Media

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IX: Pushing the Boundaries of Autonomous Systems with John Breitenbach, Regional FAE Manager at Real Time Innovations (RTI)

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VIII: Integrating Emerging Tech Innovations into Government with Sindhu Menon, Chief Information Officer at City of Raleigh

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VII: Understanding the Legal Environment of Intellectual Property with Letao Qin, Intellectual Property Partner at Rimon Law

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VI: Leveraging Real Time Data Responses for Success with Zach Jory, Director of Enterprise Marketing, and Brandon Templeton, Strategic Partnerships lead, of Axon

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V: Utilizing Emerging Tech for Community Growth with John Holden, Director of Economic Development & Tourism for Stafford County

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IV: Maximizing customer value from data with Oliver Schabenberger, Chief Innovation Officer of SingleStore

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III: How to Bring Innovative Products to Market with Vina Kerai, Telecommunications Certification Manager at Nemko

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II: Building IoT Driven Solutions in the Data Economy with Brian Bielawski, VP of Sales at Calchip Connect

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I: Utilizing data's full potential with Jesús Centeno, Chief of Staff & Innovation Strategy at TIBCO

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XXIII: Integrating Entrepreneurship in Higher Education with Katie Gailes, Director of Entrepreneurship at Wake Technical Community College

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XXII: Disrupting the World through Emerging Tech with Swathi Young and Ujjwala Kashkari, founders of DC Emerging Tech Group

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XXI: Embracing Data Driven Solutions

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XX: Building a Diverse Future in Tech with Kurt Merriweather, Head of Products at the Diversity Movement

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XIX: Creating a Safer & Healthier World with IoT

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XVIII: Leaning in to COVID Market Changes

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XVII: Entering the Data Era with Timothy Humphrey, Vice President, Chief Data Office at IBM

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XVI: IoT Innovation in Government with Nicole Raimundo, the Chief Information Officer for the Town of Cary

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XV: Achieving Success in Technological Entrepreneurship with Scot Wingo, Founder and CEO of Spiffy

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XIV: How Technology is Upping the Game with Dr. Jen Welter, Professional Football Coach, and Keith Smart, NBA Basketball Coach

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XIII: Bridging the Digital Divide with Jess George, Government and Community Affairs Manager at Google Fiber

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