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Saving a Small Business During a Pandemic With Mark Janus

Saving a Small Business During a Pandemic With Mark Janus

Chris Brandt
Ethics, Giving Back, Leadership, Lifestyle, Podcast, Sales, Work From Home

We are going to do a short two part series on the Coronavirus. In part 1 we are going to talk with Mark Janus who is seeing his travel business get crushed by the coronavirus pandemic. In part 2 we will be talking with Danial Hultin who survived COVID19 to get his perspective.

Welcome back to another FUTRtech video podcast. Today we are going to take a bit of a different approach. We have heard from various businesses about how they are adapting. And we’ve talked about the impact of the illness. We haven’t talked about the people who are out there really struggling for their futures. The tech sector has been fortunate, because it has been enabling business in this environment, but other sectors haven’t been so lucky. Travel is one of those sectors hardest hit, and there is no relief in site. So, today we have Mark Janus of Janus Travel to talk about what it is like for people with small businesses who are faced with the destruction of their dreams. I don’t think we hear enough about them.

Organizational Psychology with Nick Tasler - Part 2

Organizational Psychology with Nick Tasler - Part 2

Chris Brandt
Leadership, Mental Health, Podcast, Tips and Tricks, Work From Home, Workplace

Welcome back to another FUTRtech video podcast. Today we have Part 2 of our interview with New York Times Best selling author, Psychologist and Speaker, Nick Tasler who is CEO of Decision Pulse, a Global management consulting firm which helps companies manage their transformation with better decision making. He describes himself as a dad, a husband, and a total geek about the science of human nature. He is author of The Impulse Factor, Why Quitters Win, Domino and most recently Ricochet, What to do When Change Happens to You.

Welcome Nick.

Check out Nick at his website at nicktalser.com

Organizational Psychology with Nick Tasler - Part 1

Organizational Psychology with Nick Tasler - Part 1

Chris Brandt
Leadership, Podcast, Tips and Tricks

Welcome back to another FUTRtech video podcast. Today we are going to talk about Organizational Psychology, and we have a New York Times Best selling author, Psychologist and Speaker here to help us out. Nick Tasler is CEO of Decision Pulse, a Global management consulting firm which helps companies manage their transformation with better decision making. He describes himself as a dad, a husband, and a total geek about the science of human nature. He is author of The Impulse Factor, Why Quitters Win, Domino and most recently Ricochet, What to do When Change Happens to You.

Welcome Nick.

Check out Nick at his website at nicktalser.com

The Sales Machine with Phil Johanet - Part 1

The Sales Machine with Phil Johanet - Part 1

Chris Brandt
Cloud, Data Center, Data Protection, Giving Back, Leadership, Sales

Welcome back to another FUTRtech video podcast. Today we are going to talk about the world of sales in technology, and we have a great guest that I am very excited to introduce, Phil Johanet.

I have known phil for some time, and if the topic of all-time greatest sales people in the business comes up, Phil’s name is always at the top. Phil brings a sensibility and intelligence to the game that you rarely see. He is the perfect balance of getting it done and fun. I’m super excited to talk with him, Welcome Phil.

The CIO perspective with Dave Czeszewski - Part 2

The CIO perspective with Dave Czeszewski - Part 2

Chris Brandt
AWS, Cloud, Data Center, Leadership, Podcast, SaaS, Security, Workplace

Hi everybody, welcome back to another FUTRtech video podcast. This is part 2 of our interview with Dave Czeszewski. If you haven't seen part 1, check it out here

Today we have Dave Czeszewski who is CIO of Perdoceo education Corporation, formerly Career Education Corporation, an educational services company focusing on online education. I am really excited to have Dave here today, because not only does he bring the CIO’s perspective, Dave is particularly interesting, because he is one of the most transformational CIOs I have seen out there. So I’m excited to hear what the secret is to staying ahead in the technology game.

The CIO perspective with Dave Czeszewski - Part 1

The CIO perspective with Dave Czeszewski - Part 1

Chris Brandt
Cloud, AWS, Leadership, Security, Podcast, Workplace

Hi everybody, welcome back to another FUTRtech video podcast. This is part 1 of our interview with Dave Czeszewski. Today we have Dave Czeszewski who is CIO of Perdoceo education Corporation, formerly Career Education Corporation, an educational services company focusing on online education. I am really excited to have Dave here today, because not only does he bring the CIO’s perspective, Dave is particularly interesting, because he is one of the most transformational CIOs I have seen out there. So I’m excited to hear what the secret is to staying ahead in the technology game.

Leadership with Shawn O'Grady - Part 2

Leadership with Shawn O'Grady - Part 2

Chris Brandt
Charity, Ethics, Giving Back, Leadership, Podcast, Workplace

Here is the much anticipated Part 2 of our interview with Shawn O’Grady.

Today I am really excited to bring Shawn O’Grady to the show, because Shawn brings a really important perspective to the conversation. As a senior executive at Insight Enterprises, a 9 billion dollar technology reseller, he has a unique perspective on the business operations of a large company, but he is also constantly in the field talking with customers and working with them to find critical solutions to their problems, so he has a great perspective on what is happening in the industry. He has led technology companies through IPOs and mergers, and it is probably safe to say, he has seen it all in the biz.

FUTR New Year's Resolution

FUTR New Year's Resolution

Chris Brandt
Editorial, Emerging Tech, Entertainment, Ethics, Leadership, Lifestyle

As we approach the new year, I reflect on the past year. It has been incredibly busy, but satisfying. This FUTRtech website and YouTube channel have really matured, and I hope to make more videos in the new year, with more diverse content, more interviews, more cool companies and more great tech. There are also some very exciting things in the works for next year, all I will say at this point is keep April 30th open. More announcements to come in 2020.

The CIO Journey

The CIO Journey

Chris Brandt
Market Analysis, Video Briefing, Leadership

I have spoken in the past about the changing nature of IT. Businesses are increasingly becoming IT organizations. This is being driven by data becoming a strategic asset and driving top-line revenue. As IT moves from being a cost center to a profit center, it also moves from the sole realm of the infrastructure groups to the lines of business. Gartner published a somewhat controversial statistic that CMOs have larger technology budgets than CIOs.