FUTR Podcast

We have talked a lot about healthcare on this podcast, and we have heard a lot of good ideas for making healthcare better, but sometimes it isn't about fixing the one big thing, but the thousands of smaller things that are broken. Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt, here with another FUTR podcast. Today I have with me Dr. Craig Joseph, author of "Designing for Health, the Human Centered Approach", and Chief Medical Officer of Nordic Consulting Partners that helps healthcare organizations improve their processes to make the people they serve healthier. So let's talk with Craig about what needs fixing in healthcare, and what inspires him. Welcome Craig Nordic Consulting Partners: https://www.nordicglobal.com/ Designing for Health: https://amzn.to/44sSRxX Click Here to Subscribe: FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

Every VC firm is a bit different, today I want to focus on one that is looking to pair institutional investments with specifically targeted companies. Best of all, they are based here in Chicago, which I love. Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt, here with another FUTR podcast. Today I have with us Kaitlyn Doyle Vice President of TechNexus. TechNexus has a unique approach to the market directly aligning Investors to companies that are valuable to their business. So let's talk with Kaitlyn about what they look for and how their model works. Hopefully, we can learn a little about what it takes to start up a VC firm. Welcome Kaitlyn TechNexus: https://technexus.com/ Portfolio Companies Mentioned: Deep How: https://www.deephow.com/ Haven Energy: https://havenenergy.com/ Respeecher: https://www.respeecher.com/ Click Here to Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/FUTRtech?sub_confirmation=1 FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

Healthcare in the US is full of deep-rooted inequality and systemic flaws. How do we improve the system as it falls further into chaos and people are leaving the profession. Today we are going to talk with a company working to solve these problems Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt, here welcome to another FUTR podcast. Today I am joined by Chuck Rinker, CEO of PRSONAS which is working on creating a digital workforce with their personality engine that speaks any language has all the information you may need, all while doing it with empathy and emotion. So let's talk with Chuck about what he is seeing, and how it all works, Welcome Chuck https://www.prsonas.com/ https://ihealthassist.prsonas.com/ Click Here to Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/FUTRtech?sub_confirmation=1 FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

2024 is going to be an interesting year. Already we are seeing cyberattacks ramp up in severity and frequency, so what should we expect? Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt, here with another FUTR podcast. Today we have with us Anthony Spiteri, Regional CTO for data protection heavy weight, Veeam and host of the Great Things With Great Tech Podcast. So we are going to ask him about what he sees for 2024, how AI changes the cyber security landscape, and ask him about how we protect AI assets from attacks or failures. Welcome Anthony Veeam: https://veeam.com Great Things With Great Tech: https://www.gtwgt.com/ Click Here to Subscribe FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

Any leader will tell you that the people are the most important part of a successful organization. But how do you find those people and how do you keep them happy and motivated. Today we are talking with someone who can help us answer that question, so stay tuned Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt, here with another FUTR podcast. Today we have with us Andrew Bartlow, CEO of People Leader Accelerator. Andrew has more than 25 years in the business and co-authored the book, "Scaling for Success: People Priorities for High Growth Organizations" So let's hear from him about the state of employment in 2024. Welcome Andrew The People Accelerator: https://www.peopleleaderaccelerator.com/ Scaling for Success: https://amzn.to/3xeU7br Click Here to Subscribe: FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

Today we are going to do something a little different. We are talking to a tech company, but this one is at a very early stage. So I want to find out what is like for a woman of color to build a tech startup from the ground up. Stay tuned Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt, here with another FUTR podcast. Today we have with us Fisayo Oluwadiya, founder of Resactly a tool that helps groups of people find the best restaurants based on everyones individual food preferences and dietary restrictions. It finds the sweet spot of restaurants so nobody is left out. Fisayo is just at the beginning of her journey with this company. She has her MVP up and running, but now she needs to grow it into a profitable business. So we are going to talk to her about what that journey looks like. Welcome Fisayo Resactly: https://www.resactly.com/ Fisayo's Food Blog: https://www.nycfoodieadventures.com/blog/ Click Here to Subscribe FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

China has maintained an impressive growth trajectory for many years now, lifting millions from poverty, but the growth can't continue forever. We are seeing a slowing economy and trouble in the housing market. What can we make of it and where is China headed. Today we are going to talk to someone who was doing business in China during the boom, and talk about his new book to see what we can learn about its future. Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt, here with another FUTR podcast. Today I have with me Mark Atkeson, author of "Risky Business in Rising China", which chronicles his life as an American Entrepreneur in a surging superpower. So let's hear about his journey and what he sees as the next chapter in China's story. Welcome Mark Risky Business in Rising China: https://amzn.to/3VnHWDs Website: https://www.markatkeson.com/ LindkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markatkeson/ Click Here to Subscribe: FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

In this AI age we are living in, the importance of having women in roles of leadership is more important than ever, but how do we make the path to leadership more straightforward. Stay tuned. Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt, here with another FUTR podcast. Today we have with us Lindsay Murphy who is host of the Women Lead Data podcast. She is also Head of Data at Secoda, who provides a all-in-one data management platform, with AI powered data search, catalog, lineage and monitoring. So let's talk to Lindsay about the what it is like to build a career in technology. Welcome Lindsay Harnham Global Diversity in Data Study (this contains data on gender and ethnicity across levels and geographies–lots of interesting information here): https://www.harnham.com/diversity-in-data-summary-2023/ Women More Likely To Negotiate Salaries But Still Earn Less Than Men, Research Says: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2023/11/02/women-more-likely-to-negotiate-salaries-but-still-earn-less-than-men-research-says/?sh=3eb547cde8b0 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsaymurphy4/ Click Here to Subscribe: FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

Our social and work lives have changed a lot recently. The Millenials and Gen Zers have a very different perspective on these places and how they fit into their lives. Today we are going to talk to someone who has a lot of insight into this world. Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt, here with another FUTR podcast. Today we have with us Tony Martignetti, Host of The Virtual Campfire Podcast and author of the newly released book, "Campfire Lessons for Leaders: How Uncovering Our Past Can Propel Us Forward." Tony is also Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of Inspired Purpose Partners, and Executive coaching and Leadership consultancy. So let's talk with Tony about how we can find purpose, fulfillment and connection while avoiding burnout in this challenging world. Welcome Tony www.ipurposepartners.com Click Here to Subscribe: FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

If you ask anybody in the United States, they will most likely say that our healthcare system is deeply dysfunctional. So what are we going to do about it? Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt, here with Sandesh Patel. Welcome to another FUTR podcast. Today I have with me Carolyn Ward, Director of Clinical Strategy at Particle Health, where she is responsible for developing the clinical product roadmap for the organization, ensuring that providers and patients are represented throughout the research and development process. Carolyn feels that a large part of the problem is access to data. Particle's modern API platform is designed to enable simple and secure access to actionable patient data to prevent digital friction and to promote positive patient outcomes. She also has some thoughts on what the future of healthcare may look like. So let's hear it directly from Carolyn Welcome Carolyn https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynleeward/ https://www.particlehealth.com/ Click Here to Subscribe: FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

ESG, Environmental, Social, and corporate governance, is a term that keeps getting discussed in the C-Suite and the corporate boardrooms, but how does it work and what are the impacts to business? Growing out of the UN's corporate social responsibility initiative over the last 20 years, it has grown to represent more that $30 trillion in managed assets. Some have argued that the initiative has failed to truly impact the cost of capital for irresponsible firms, but this has not stalled the initiatives to push companies towards social responsibility. Today we have with us Ricky Marton, Co-Founder and CEO of Koru which provides a data-driven platform for connecting companies with impact organizations for improved corporate sustainability, ESG and social impact initiatives. So let's talk with Ricky about why this movement is so important. Welcome Ricky http://koru.global Click Here to Subscribe: FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

Here is a report from the 2019 SXSW show. The video version of this was first published in April of 2019, the audio version has not previously been released.

One of the most challenging aspects in the energy sector, isn't necessarily producing the energy as much as it is in storing it and transmitting it. The ability to get the power where it needs to be and storing it can be the limiting factor on how clean our energy sources can be. Today we are talking with a company that is working on that challenge Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt, here with Sandesh Patel. Welcome to another FUTR podcast. Today we have with us, Chris Larsen, Senior Director of Clean Energy at Dynapower a company that is connecting Power to Purpose through clean energy storage and conversion systems to make our clean energy future a reality. So lets talk with Chris about how they are doing this. Dynapower Click Here to Subscribe: FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

AI is big. The news is full of stories about ChatGPT and Large Language models. Is AI going to replace you? Maybe. Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt here with another FUTR podcast. Not everybody is worried about AI replacing them. In fact some folks are looking forward to it. Imagine if instead of dealing with all the mundane tasks in your life, you could hand it all of to an AI version of yourself, that looks and sounds like you and would respond the way you would. Today we are talking with Suman Kanuganti, CEO of Personal.ai that aims to allow you to build an AI that is based on you. So we are going to chat with Suman about how it works and where it is all going Welcome Suman https://personal.ai Reach out to Suman directly at https://s.personal.ai Click Here to Subscribe: FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

Bio-sciences have made huge strides recently, and the pace is only accelerating. Much of this is being driven by data. Now, a new generation of Artificial Intelligence is pushing the boundaries even further. Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt here with another FUTR podcast. We have with us Luca Parisi, Director of Clinical Analytics and Data Science at Citeline, a Bio-Pharma R&D Intelligence company dedicated to taking ideas from inception to delivery, using a lot of data a bit of artificial intelligence. So let's hear how they navigate this complex process to bring important new discoveries to market. Welcome Luca Citeline: https://www.citeline.com/ Click Here to Subscribe: FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt, here with another FUTR podcast. Databricks hosted their Data + AI World Tour event in Chicago on October 3rd, and with all of the hype around AI, Generative AI and Large Language Models, this was the perfect place to get a feel for what is going on. To start with, it was a well attended event, in fact it was a sold out event, and I understand that similar events in other cities around the world were also sold out. The theme for the show was Generation AI, a clever play on Gen AI, but certainly this is a kind of generational change we are seeing. Databricks is coming off a hot streak, with their last raise valuing them at $43 Billion Ari Kaplan, Databricks' Lead Evangelist, was there to deliver a keynote address, "Welcome to Generation AI." If you aren't familiar with Ari Kaplan, he is considered to be the "Real Moneyball Guy". Ari regaled us with stories from his time in Chicago sports which went over well with the local crowd... Click Here to Subscribe: FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

Education can be the gateway to a better life. The world also needs more and more qualified tech workers. So today we are talking with a company that is trying to solve these problems Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt, here welcome to another FUTR podcast. Today we are talking with Daniel Ponciano and Grace Yao from PerScholas. Per Scholas believes that a thriving, diverse, workforce requires equitable access to education. They are educating the whole student, having given more than 20,000 students the hard and soft skills they needed to succeed. The best part of this is that they do this for free. So let's talk with them about how it all works. Welcome Daniel and Grace Per Scholas: https://perscholas.org/chicago/ Donate: https://perscholas.org/donate/ Click Here to Subscribe: FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

Many of us have an interesting relationship with alcohol. What is it that brings us to drink. How did it become so normalized in our lives. Today we are going to talk with someone who decided to take a look at his relationship with alcohol. Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt, here with Sandesh Patel. Welcome to another FUTR podcast. Today we are talking with Scott Burton who has had a complex relationship with alcohol throughout his life. This inspired Scott to take a look at his history, creating a hybrid documentary called Earnest Drinker, that asks the questions, why do we drink and why we stop. He takes a look at the spectrum of alcohol use and its normalization. So let's talk with Scott to hear the story of making this documentary Welcome Scott Earnest Drinker: https://earnestdrinker.com/ Click Here to Subscribe: FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

People have really started to focus on the issue of wellness, and the endocannabinoid system is often central to wellness. There are, however, a lot of challenges to this, especially when it comes to professional sports. Today we are talking with a company that has a solution Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt here with another FUTR podcast. Today we are talking with Daniel Huerter, CEO and Co-Founder of Pure Spectrum CBD. This year, they became certified as both USDA Organic and NSF-Certified for Sport, and are the first American company in this market to partner with a Major League Baseball team, the Kansas City Royals. So let's get the full story on all this, Welcome Daniel If you want to try it out go to https://purespectrumcbd.com/ and use the coupon code futr Click Here to Subscribe: FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.

Starting a company is hard. There are so many things that need to be built, processes to be created, people to be hired. When the company has raised money, the urgency to get everything done all at once is intense. Today we are talking with a company that can help short cut that process. Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt, here with Sandesh Patel. Welcome to another FUTR podcast. Today we are talking with the leadership team of Launch GTM, Pat McNallan, and Craig Heile. LaunchGTM is a company designed to accelerate the creation of a sale program for startups. They offer advisory services and automation solutions to accelerating a business' channel engagement strategy for less than the cost of one employee. So let's talk to Pat and Craig about what a channel program is, why it is so important, and how they build one. Welcome Pat and Craig LaunchGTM: https://launchgtm.com Pat McNallan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-mcnallan-0559636/ Craig Heile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigheile/ Click Here to Subscribe: FUTR.tv focuses on startups, innovation, culture and the business of emerging tech with weekly podcasts featuring Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel talking with Industry leaders and deep thinkers. Occasionally we share links to products we use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases on Amazon.