How Innovation Centers Navigate AI Hype and Deliver Real Results

Go Beyond the Connection podcast episode 027 featuring Michael Parlotto, Technology Leader

Michael Parlotto, VP of Emerging Technologies at InComm Payments, explains how innovation centers cut through AI hype by starting with the customer problem. His three-part framework — problem framing, design thinking, and futures analysis — connects bold ideas to results executives can measure.

When the Network Goes Down, Everything Goes Down

Go Beyond the Connection podcast episode 025 featuring Thomas Dewar, Technology Leader

Thomas Dewar, CIO at Acupath Laboratories Inc., shares how cloud architecture, data validation, and empathetic leadership create IT systems that outlast any disruption and any single leader.

Building High-Performance Teams

Go Beyond the Connection podcast episode 024 featuring Julian Jacquez, Founder and COO at BCN Telecom and Jeanne Duca, Technology Executive

BCN Telecom’s Julian Jacquez and Jeanne Duca share how trust, transparency, and their “three-legged stool” framework fuel sustainable growth.

How is AI Powering Business-Ready Networks?

Go Beyond the Connection podcast episode 022 featuring Greg Davis, Chief Executive Officer at Bigleaf Networks and Ajay Malik, Chief Executive Officer at StudioX AI

Wireless-first is not a future consideration for distributed enterprises. Ajay Malik and Greg Davis explain how bonded circuits, zero-touch deployment, and AI-driven routing deliver 30 to 50 percent faster rollouts and measurably fewer outages than wired alternatives.

Redefining Failure in Technology Teams

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Paul Davis, Field CTO at NetApp, shares how redefining failure helps CTOs balance execution with strategy, bridge silos, and prepare teams for the future.