In the first episode of our podcast series, we sit down with Dan Yarmoluk to discuss all things Cloud. Nat Schooler was joined by Adjunct Professor and IoT / Technology / AI Expert Dan Yarmoluk. And he's an industrial IoT professional, a full-stack technology solution provider from hardware through to cloud API integration. It's a work order systems is an adjunct professor in data science and software engineering. And we've done a couple of podcasts before. And today, we're actually going to be talking about cloud and getting higher or in fact, deeper in the cloud.  Show notes and full transcription is here: https://www.influentialvisions.com/getting-higher-or-deeper-in-the-cloud/

In the second episode of our podcast series, Nat Schooler sit down with Mike Briercliffe to discuss all things Cloud, Big Data and the Four Vs.  This podcast covers the most important topics in technology. It is an interview with long-standing IT veteran Mike Briercliffe, MIke has over 40 years in the industry. Here are the shownotes: https://www.influentialvisions.com/cloud-big-data-analytics-and-the-four-vs/

In the third episode of our podcast series, Nat Schooler sat down with Dr. Melissa Sassi to discuss digital inclusion and digital empowerment. This episode was updated 09/05/23. Stay until the end we will tell you the 4 ways to increase access to the internet. We discussed: How to make sure everyone has access to the internet: steps to digital inclusion The Digital Divide: What You Need to Know How artificial intelligence is changing the digital divide.

This is one of our favourite interviews from the archives. Nat Schooler sat down to discuss Work-Life Balance, or as Mike calls it work-life integration. Michael Tobin OBE shares so much wisdom here, he even tells some funny stories about the time he took his management team to swim with sharks without telling them!  This is one of my favourite interviews from the archives. Mike Tobin OBE shares so much wisdom here he even tells some funny stories about the time he took his management team to swim with sharks without telling them! In this episode Mike shares his decades of management experience in how to manage stress and how to develop a work-life integration, clearly, commercial awareness is thrown in for good measure... Mike had been talking to his management team for some time, about merging with a big competitor, and all the management team could see was the negatives of what they would see, and what those synergies mean. You know, two people one job going forward and potentially they would be in competition or lose their jobs. So Mike decided to get them to swim with sharks and various other management "fun" days out! Mike's books are both on Amazon. Kindle and audiobook. First one is Forget Strategy, Get Results. It’s a little bit of an alternative view on leadership. And the second one is Live, Love, Work Prosper, which is kind of a fresh, fresh approach to integrating life and work as opposed to trying to find a balance. Influential visions episode page here: https://www.influentialvisions.com/work-life-balance-michael-tobin-obe/

Nat Schooler sat down with Monique Morrow to discuss the future and AI for jobs. I’d like to introduce Monique Morrow. Monique is a Chief Technology strategist, ground breaking technologist and a proven innovator. Monique is a former CTO at Cisco who has worked tirelessly to align technologies to society’s needs. Monique is also the co founder of the humanized internet. And involved with The AI for Action Group, actually co-chair of the extended reality committee. M.M. :- "I’ve been thinking about AI for a few years. And like most people, I was initially worried. But I think now I’m actually more excited about the possibilities of working less hours, which is hopefully something that we should be able to do in the near future." Tune in to the episode to learn more about the future of technology from an informed perspective!  If you want to learn more about Monique please visit her website www.moniquemorrow.com Episode webpage can be found here: https://www.influentialvisions.com/ai-for-jobs-the-future-of-innovation/

Nat Schooler has the pleasure of discussing Big Data and Gamification with Nicolas Babin, one of the top experts in the world and Nicolas Babin shares his secrets from 30+ years within the tech industry, working with some of the top names including Sony. These are the questions and talking points we discussed. Gamification:  – what is gamification  – why did you start using gamification?  – what is the purpose of gamification  – how can you use gamification  – which area is best for gamification  – what results can you see with gamification  – could gamification be misused?  – could you give us some examples of gamification you have used in the past?  – pros and cons of gamification  – could you find gamification in everyday online tools? Data and technology:  – Are we talking on line or off line data?  – What is open data?  – what marketing techniques use data?  – how can data and technology go together?  – does AI use data?  – what is predictive analytics?  – what is big data and how can anyone use it?  – what activities use big data?  – should I be scared of data being available so widely?  – could anyone access all data, is there any type of safety involved? Shownotes can be found here: https://www.influentialvisions.com/big-data-and-gamification/

Nat Schooler had the pleasure of interviewing Brian Gracely and discussing digital transformation.  Digital Transformation and digitization are two huge topics and Brian Gracely shares his insights here in this great interview! Since we recorded this interview IBM Closed the Landmark Acquisition of Red Hat for $34 Billion. Brian Gracely (@bgracely) is Director of Product Strategy at Red Hat, the world’s leading open source software company.  He brings 20+ years of experience (Red Hat, Wikibon, EMC, Virtustream, NetApp, Cisco) in Strategy, Product Management, Systems Engineering, Marketing and M&A. He is recognized as an industry thought-leader in Cloud Computing and DevOps, as well as being co-host of the award-winning podcast, The Cloudcast. He has a BS/MBA from Wake Forest University. Brian Gracely On LinkedIn The Cloudcast Podcast The Cloudcast Video Channel Here is the current post: https://www.influentialvisions.com/digital-transformation/

Nat Schooler sat down to discuss startups and technology with tech entrepreneur Michael Tobin OBE. In this live interview at “The Arts Club” Dover Street Mike shares many sales and success secrets to get you rolling! Michael Tobin received an OBE (Order of the British Empire) with recognition from Her Majesty The Queen for his contribution to the UK digital economy.  In his business life, Mike was CEO of Telecity, a company he helped successfully from a market cap of 6 Million to well over 3 Billion. We also discuss the technology of course... This recording was originally released in 2018, but as Mike shared so much value we are re-releasing it. In his business life, Mike was CEO of Telecity, a company he helped successfully from a market cap of 6 Million to well over 3 Billion. Here are some of the questions that Nat asked Mike. How do people stay focused on that one idea that is going to get their business rolling? How do people stay focused on that one task that is going to get them to the next level? I know you are a big believer in taking action before strategy? How do you think big data affects scaling a start-up business? Do you think it is important to create a clearly defined target market or can you go wide? Why are you a maverick? In your book Live Love Work Prosper you don’t believe that there is a work-life balance? In Mike’s book, he shares some great stuff with 3D technology. Get Mike’s book here Live Love Work Prosper Originally released here And on Influential Visions here: https://www.influentialvisions.com/sales-and-success-secrets-to-scale-up-your-startup

Nat Schooler was joined by Tech expert Neil Cattermull. They discussed the World Economic Forum 2020, the future of technology,  and of course the worries many people have about their jobs being taken by AI.

Nat Schooler thoroughly enjoyed interviewing Jeremiah Marble and Dona Sarkar; they both are from Microsoft and were such inspirational guests.  Internal Communications and Teamwork are two really important topics and who better to discuss them with than the Microsoft Insiders: Jeremiah Marble and Dona Sarkar. Jeremiah was Director of Developer Marketing for Windows and was the founder of the windows insider program with well over 16 Million members.  Dona Sarkar was Head of the Insider Program at Microsoft -You know how everyone calls you for tech help like “which laptop should I get” or “do I need an anti-virus” The Windows Insiders are a community of 16M+ people who constantly get asked those questions. Currently, with her amazing team, they are co-creating products and services with these curious, passionate learners to fulfil their mission: to empower EVERY person on the planet to achieve more–that especially includes the next 5 billion under served people all over the world. Jeremiah Marble on Twitter https://twitter.com/jeremiahmarble Dona Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dona_Sarkar The episode page is here If you want to contact Nat you can do that here: Nat Schooler's Website: Nat Schooler on LinkedIn Nat Schooler on Facebook Nat Schooler on Twitter

Nat Schooler and Steven Dickens discussed: Generating More Leads, Closing More Deals, and Working Less. Steven Dickens shares many insights from decades of experience in selling. If you want to contact Nat you can do that here: Nat Schooler's Website: Nat Schooler on LinkedIn Nat Schooler on Facebook Nat Schooler on Twitter

A Practical Methodology for Selling B2B Enterprise Software, Hardware Or Services. Steve shares knowledge from his decades of experience in sales and this is not an episode to miss.  If you want to contact Nat you can do that here: Nat Schooler's Website: Nat Schooler on LinkedIn Nat Schooler on Facebook Nat Schooler on Twitter

This weeks panel features a diverse knowledge base and experience in working with the technology industries top names. Neil Cattermull (Seasoned tech industry analyst and Ceo of The Future as a Service) Sarbjeet Johal (Has worked in the technology industry for the last 25 years. He lives in San Francisco, Bay Area) Tony Flath (Engaged technology influencer and sales executive in telecom with Shaw Business) We discuss:- 1. The latest move by the Eu to discuss regulation in AI. Will hampering innovation in this area allow the USA and China to be ahead? 2. In 2020 European Organisations will spend over 271 Billion USD on Digital transformation but only 16% will deliver new revenue streams.  Why? 3. By 2025 60% of European organizations will modernize their core IT leveraging the cloud resulting in a 25% business productivity improvement --  What will they benefit from the most in the short term? If you want to contact Nat you can do that here: Nat Schooler's Website: Nat Schooler on LinkedIn Nat Schooler on Facebook Nat Schooler on Twitter

In this interview, Sarah Austin and Nat Schooler shed some light on the World of HR. Sarah Austin: - Forbes 30 Under 30, Author & Keynote Speaker, she has worked with brands such as Ford, Oracle, SAP, HP and many others. Sarah Austin Using Social Media in HR  Sourcing Candidates Using Social Media  Using technology to find the right talent  Matching resumes to job opportunities Using AI Scoring within Recruitment. If you want to contact Nat you can do that here: Nat Schooler's Website: Nat Schooler on LinkedIn Nat Schooler on Facebook Nat Schooler on Twitter

Influencer marketing will more than double by 2022. According to Business insider brands are predicted to spend up to $15 billion on influencer marketing by 2022. Sarah Austin and I share some of our experiences in influencer marketing: –  Sarah, a Forbes 30 Under 30, Author & Keynote Speaker, has worked with brands such as Ford, Oracle, SAP, HP and others. Nat and Sarah discuss:- Identifying influencers B2B Influencer MarketingInfluencer Marketing ROI Influencer Relationship Management If you need help with your influencer marketing program please message nat@natschooler.com If you want to contact Nat you can do that here: Nat Schooler's Website: Nat Schooler on LinkedIn Nat Schooler on Facebook Nat Schooler on Twitter

Nicolas Babin- shares his wisdom from working all over the world for huge brands like Sony. This is part 1/3 on feedback and we cover: - Staying calm before giving feedbackHow senior executives should give feedback The differing cultures of giving feedback You can get Nicolas here. If you want to contact Nat you can do that here: Nat Schooler's Website: Nat Schooler on LinkedIn Nat Schooler on Facebook Nat Schooler on Twitter

Martin Brooks (Impacttologist) and Nat Schooler discuss : - Exercise Posture  Remote Meetings

Experienced international pr and communications professionals Dan Gold and Nat Schooler discuss these important topics. How to get your brand message without being an idiot Crisis and social media management  Criminal advertisements and how to get them right in a crisis If you want to contact Nat you can do that here: Nat Schooler's Website: Nat Schooler on LinkedIn Nat Schooler on Facebook Nat Schooler on Twitter Here is the episode webpage.

Futuristic Podcast Host Nat Schooler and International Communications Expert Dan Gold discuss: How to engage with the media to get your message across How to encourage thought-leaders to share and engage with your content How to engage with company insiders to share your messages If you want to contact Nat you can do that here: Nat Schooler's Website: Nat Schooler on LinkedIn Nat Schooler on Facebook Nat Schooler on Twitter Here is the webpage for the episode.

Ray Wang (Founder of Constellation Research) and Nat Schooler discuss: -  The Future of Work   Work from home isolation   Future events - online or? What is going to happen to the gig economy? If you want to contact Nat you can do that here: Nat Schooler's Website: Nat Schooler on LinkedIn Nat Schooler on Facebook Nat Schooler on Twitter Here is the episode webpage.