Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Twice-weekly conversations with top executives and thought leaders at the intersection of business, technology, and innovation. Each episode explores the technology trends transforming business and the leaders driving digital change inside their organizations. Produced by Metis Strategy and hosted by firm President Peter High, it is the premier podcast for IT and technology professionals with the largest collection of interviews with elite CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs.
Episodes
95% AI Adoption: How Zoetis Built a Model-Agnostic Platform That Stuck
Most generative AI programs stall at the pilot stage. Zoetis reached 95% computer-based colleague adoption.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Keith Sarbaugh, Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Zoetis, about how the world’s leading animal health company built an AI platform that colleagues actually use, and how Sarbaugh measures whether any of it is working.
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Lior Susan on Why Now Is the Time to Build Industrial Giants
The next generation of technology giants may not be built in software. They may be built in factories.
In this episode of Technoventure, Peter High speaks with Lior Susan, Founder and Managing Partner of Eclipse, about why AI, robotics, and industrial innovation are transforming the economics of American manufacturing.
Lior explains Eclipse’s five-forces framework for building industrial com
How Mastercard Stopped $13B in Fraud With Real-Time AI
Mastercard processes billions of transactions, and fraud doesn’t wait for rules-based systems to catch up. In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Nirav Mehta, Chief Technology Officer at Mastercard Services, about how the company uses AI to score transactions in the milliseconds between a card tap and approval, and what it takes to build that kind of infrastructure at scale.
From Demos to Deployments: How U.S. Bank Is Industrializing AI
Proving AI works was never the hard part. The hard part is industrializing it. In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Dilip Venkatachari, Chief Information and Technology Officer at U.S. Bank, about what it actually takes to move from scattered AI experiments to a common platform with reusable components and measurable outcomes. Drawing from eight years leading technology at one o
From Patterns to Prompts: Pawan Verma on AI Across the Pharma Value Chain
AI is reshaping every stage of pharmaceutical distribution, but only if the organization is built to absorb it.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Pawan Verma, Executive Vice President and Chief Data and Information Officer at Cencora, about leading technology and data strategy at one of the world’s largest healthcare companies ($320B+ in revenue, 5 million pharmaceutica
Security by Design: How Ally Financial’s CISO Builds Resiliency Into the Cloud
A digital-only bank can’t afford to retrofit security. Ally Financial builds it in from the start.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Spencer Cremers, Chief Information Security Officer at Ally Financial, about designing security and resiliency into cloud infrastructure by default — and what that requires organizationally.
Cremers spent 20+ years at Ally progressing thro
Ross Fubini on Finding the Wave Behind Breakout Startups
What separates a great founder from a great company? For XYZ Venture Capital Founder and Managing Partner Ross Fubini, execution is only part of the equation. The company also needs to find its “wave.”
In this episode of Technoventure, Fubini joins Peter High to unpack the investment philosophy behind XYZ’s bets on founder networks, defense technology, and AI. Drawing on his experience as an engin
How Nationwide CTO Michael Carrel Is Building an AI-Ready Workforce
In this episode of Technovation, Nationwide CTO Michael Carrel joins Peter High to discuss how the company is building an AI-ready workforce while modernizing technology across its insurance and financial services businesses. Carrel explains why Nationwide made everyday AI available to associates across the company and paired access with future-ready learning sprints, manager certifications, and r
How Trane Technologies Uses AI to Make Buildings More Autonomous
What happens when AI moves beyond generating content and starts autonomously optimizing the physical world?
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Riaz Raihan, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of Trane Technologies, about how the company is applying AI, connected equipment, and massive volumes of IoT data to make buildings more autonomous and energy efficient.
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Goodyear CIO Raman Mehta on Making Speed the Strategy for Enterprise AI
For Goodyear CIO Raman Mehta, enterprise AI cannot remain stuck in pilot mode. His mandate is to bring a startup mindset to a 128-year-old manufacturer by making speed a strategy and turning AI experimentation into measurable business impact.
In this episode of Technovation, Raman joins Peter High to discuss Goodyear’s push toward industrial-scale AI, Lighthouse Projects, enterprise-grade intellig
How Bobcat CDO Roy Greco Is Building a Digital Foundation for AI and Growth
Bobcat is transforming machines that were once physical “tool carriers” into software-enabled, connected products. Behind that evolution is a broader effort to modernize the digital foundation of the business.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Bobcat Chief Digital Officer Roy Greco about harmonizing global processes, building a trusted data intelligence platform, and scaling
Shardul Shah of Index Ventures on Why the Founder Is the Investment Thesis
Before the market is obvious, what gives an investor the conviction to act?
In this episode of Technoventure, Peter High speaks with Shardul Shah, Partner at Index Ventures, about why exceptional founders can matter more than early market signals. Shardul shares lessons from investing in companies including Datadog and Wiz and explains how he evaluates conviction, high agency, and founders who can
PG&E CIO Ajay Waghray on Building Trusted Data for Predictive AI
Moving from reactive operations to predictive AI starts with trusted data.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Ajay Waghray, EVP and Chief Information Officer of PG&E, about the technology, data, process, and people transformation behind the company’s shift toward more predictive and proactive operations.
Waghray explains how PG&E combines trusted asset, weather, enviro
Tines Co-Founder Thomas Kinsella on Governing the Rise of Wild Code
When AI makes everyone a software builder, who governs what gets built?
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Thomas Kinsella, Co-Founder and COO of Tines, about the rise of “wild code”: invisible and ungoverned agents, automations, scripts, and workflows spreading across the enterprise. Kinsella explores how CIOs can encourage AI experimentation while creating the visibility, se
Maximus CDIO Derrick Pledger on Putting Business Value Before AI
AI transformation should start with business value, not technology.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Derrick Pledger, Chief Digital and Information Officer of Maximus, about how he is reimagining work for an AI-driven enterprise. Derrick explains why Maximus defines ROI before launching AI pilots, how the company evaluates whether legacy processes can survive in an agentic w
Mouli Venkatesan on AI, Interoperability, and Connecting Healthcare at Scale
Healthcare doesn’t lack data. The challenge is connecting it.
In this episode of Technovation, Mouli Venkatesan, EVP and Chief Information & Technology Officer of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, joins Peter High to discuss how interoperability, AI, and shared technology foundations can help create a more connected healthcare system.
Mouli explores how the Blue system balances nat
Matt Witheiler on Why Great Companies Don’t Have to Be AI Companies
AI may be transformational, but that does not mean every great company needs to be an AI company.
In this episode of Technoventure, Peter High speaks with Matt Witheiler, Head of Late-Stage Growth at Wellington Management, about how one of the world’s largest asset managers evaluates companies approaching the public markets. Matt explains why valuation risk becomes critical at the late stage, what
Nikhil Narvekar on Driving Bottom-Line Value with AI at Graphic Packaging
Enterprise AI is moving beyond experimentation toward a harder question: where does it actually create measurable business value?
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Nikhil Narvekar, CIO and SVP of Global Business Services at Graphic Packaging Holding Company, about building an AI strategy around tangible outcomes. Narvekar explains how Graphic Packaging is applying AI to suppl
Simplify First, Scale AI Next with Vulcan Materials CIO Krzysztof Soltan
Better AI starts with better data, and for Vulcan Materials CIO Krzysztof Soltan that means simplifying first.
In this episode of Technovation, Krzysztof Soltan joins Peter High to discuss how Vulcan Materials is modernizing its technology foundation across more than 400 aggregate operations. He explains why reducing system complexity, strengthening master data governance, and investing in talent
Aetna’s Nathan Frank on Scaling AI to Give Healthcare Workers Time Back
What happens when AI gives healthcare workers more time to do the work only humans can do?
Nathan Frank, Chief Digital and Technology Officer of Aetna, joins Peter High to discuss how Aetna is scaling AI across healthcare while keeping people at the center. Frank shares how AI-enabled workflows are giving care-management nurses 90 minutes back per day, reducing the administrative burden of navigat
Michael Kempe on How AI Is Reinventing the Professional Services Business Model
AI may make professional services faster, but Grant Thornton Advisors CIO Mike Kempe believes the bigger opportunity is to rethink what clients are actually buying.
In this episode of Technovation, Kempe joins Peter High to discuss how Grant Thornton is using AI to reimagine professional services from the ground up. He explains why simply automating individual steps leaves much of AI’s potential u
How Sequoia’s Bogomil Balkansky Identifies Outlier Founders
What separates an exceptional executive from an outlier founder? For Sequoia Capital partner Bogomil Balkansky, learning the difference required recalibrating his own definition of talent.
In this episode of Technoventure, Peter High speaks with Balkansky about how Sequoia evaluates founders when there is little data to rely on, why intuition matters in early-stage investing, and what his experien
Retool CEO David Hsu on Why AI Models Are No Longer the Bottleneck
The smartest AI model may no longer be the biggest constraint on enterprise AI.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Retool Co-Founder and CEO David Hsu about why the next frontier is the “harness” around the model: the context, tools, governance, and human approvals that allow AI to do meaningful work inside an enterprise. David explains why knowledge workers are still too ofte
Verizon CTO Yago Tenorio on Building the Autonomous Network
The next evolution of enterprise networks is not more automation, it is autonomy.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Verizon CTO Yago Tenorio about how Verizon is building toward Level 4 network autonomy, where AI agents operate as “digital colleagues” under human supervision. Yago explains how autonomous systems could reduce incident resolution from hours to seconds, identify
The Infinity Machine: The Untold Story of Demis Hassabis and DeepMind
What drives someone to spend decades pursuing artificial general intelligence, not for wealth, but for scientific discovery?
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with bestselling author and financial historian Sebastian Mallaby about his new book, The Infinity Machine, which chronicles the remarkable journey of DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis and the global race to build artificia
How M&T Bank Built a Technology-First Culture with Michael Wisler
Technology transformation isn’t about AI, it’s about building the foundations that make AI possible.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High sits down with Michael Wisler, Senior Executive Vice President of Technology and Operations at M&T Bank, to explore how the bank spent nearly a decade rebuilding its engineering culture, reducing technical debt, modernizing its data founda
Wesley Chan on Building 100-Year Companies and Investing Against Consensus
The companies that define an era often appear irrational before they appear inevitable.
In this episode of Technoventure, Peter High speaks with FPV Ventures Co-Founder & Managing Partner Wesley Chan about building products at Google, founding Google Ventures, investing against consensus, and recognizing founders with 100-year visions. Wesley explains how first-principles thinking helped him i
Kimberly-Clark’s Francesco Tinto on Leading AI-First Enterprise Transformation
Artificial intelligence isn’t the transformation, it’s the catalyst.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Francesco Tinto, Chief Information & Global Business Services Officer at Kimberly-Clark, about why enterprise AI success depends on far more than technology. Francesco explains how Kimberly-Clark’s Powering Care strategy combines data, AI, operating mod
How AGCO’s Jena Holtberg-Benge Is Using AI to Transform Precision Agriculture
How can AI help farmers produce more with fewer resources?
That’s the challenge driving digital transformation at AGCO. In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Jena Holtberg-Benge, Chief Digital & Information Officer at AGCO, about how AI, precision agriculture, connected equipment, and data are reshaping modern farming.
Drawing on her unique background leading both busin
How PPG’s CIO Turned IT into a Competitive Advantage
Technology creates competitive advantage when it helps the business move faster, remove friction, and solve customer problems more effectively.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Bhaskar Ramachandran, Vice President and Global CIO of PPG, about transforming IT from a support function into a strategic business capability. Bhaskar explains how PPG’s cloud-only strategy accelerat
How ElevenLabs Turns AI into Measurable Business Outcomes
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Alex Holt, Field CTO at ElevenLabs, about what separates successful enterprise AI initiatives from those that never move beyond the proof of concept. Alex explains how ElevenLabs combines cutting-edge AI research, enterprise-grade products, and forward-deployed engineering to help organizations deploy voice AI at scale. He also discusses why
Annie Lamont on Reinvention and Winning Across Four Decades of Venture Capital
For more than four decades, Annie Lamont, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Oak HC/FT, has invested through every major technology wave, from the early days of personal computing and biotech to cloud software, fintech, and today’s AI revolution.
In this episode of Technoventure, Annie joins Peter High to discuss what separates enduring investors from those who fade with changing markets. Sh
Gary Sorrentino on How Zoom Is Moving AI from Conversation to Completion
Zoom became synonymous with video meetings, but its next chapter is about delivering business outcomes through AI.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Gary Sorrentino, Global CIO of Zoom, about the company’s evolution from a video conferencing platform to an enterprise AI platform designed to move organizations “from conversation to completion.” Drawing on nea
David Epstein: How Constraints Drive Innovation, Creativity, and Better Leaders
What if the key to breakthrough innovation isn’t more freedom—but better constraints?
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with bestselling author David Epstein about the surprising ideas behind his newest book, Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better. Drawing on examples from Apple, Pixar, Bell Labs, General Magic, Bach, Dr. Seuss, and scientific research, David explain
Priceline CTO Sejal Amin on Building AI-Powered Travel
AI is transforming travel, but according to Priceline CTO Sejal Amin, technology alone isn’t enough. The real competitive advantage comes from redesigning how organizations work.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Sejal about leading technology strategy at one of the world’s largest online travel platforms. They explore how Priceline built Penny, its fully agentic
Tamar Yehoshua on Building AI with Enterprise Context at Atlassian
What gives one enterprise an AI advantage over another? According to Atlassian Chief Product & AI Officer Tamar Yehoshua, it’s not simply access to the latest models, it’s the depth of enterprise context.
In this episode of Technovation, Tamar joins Peter High to discuss how Atlassian is leveraging decades of workflow history through its Teamwork Graph to power AI across Jira, Conf
Avi Eyal on Why Great Founders Still Matter Most in the Age of AI
Artificial intelligence may be transforming how companies are built, but Avi Eyal believes the fundamentals of identifying exceptional founders haven’t changed.
In this episode of Technoventure, Peter High sits down with Avi Eyal, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Entrée Capital, to discuss what separates enduring companies from the rest. Drawing on years of experience investing in early-st
Jim Peko on Building the Future of Professional Services at Grant Thornton
Professional services is undergoing its biggest transformation in decades, and AI is only part of the story.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Jim Peko, CEO of Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, about how the firm is redefining the professional services model through private equity, platform consolidation, strategic acquisitions, and a $1 billion technology investment. Jim explains
The Complexity Problem: Gus Shahin on Simplifying the Enterprise for AI
Most companies don’t have a technology problem. They have a complexity problem.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Gus Shahin, EVP of Business Technology and Operations at NetApp, about consolidating IT, operations, global security, and enterprise process under a single leader. Shahin joined NetApp in 2024 after 24-plus years at Flex, where he served as CIO and led globa
How Jack Henry Uses AI and Data Science to Transform Community Banking
What happens when a technology provider can see patterns across 244 million account holders and thousands of financial institutions?
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Keith Fulton, Chief Data Officer at Jack Henry, about how data science and AI are transforming community banking. Keith explains how Jack Henry is leveraging industry-scale data to help banks reduce fraud, predi
How SailPoint’s CIO Is Securing AI Agents, Machine Identities, and Enterprise
As AI agents gain access to enterprise systems, identity security is becoming the control layer for responsible AI adoption.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Sree Kancharla, CIO of SailPoint, about how identity governance is evolving from managing human access to securing machine identities, AI agents, and autonomous workflows. Sree discusses SailPoint’s role as “
Stephen Ward on Why Great Cybersecurity Leaders Think Beyond Technology
Cybersecurity leadership isn’t ultimately about technology, it’s about judgment, influence, and the ability to lead through uncertainty.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Stephen Ward, cybersecurity executive, investor, and former security leader at several large enterprises. Stephen reflects on his unconventional journey from government service to corporate cyber
How Freudenberg Built a Startup-Style Innovation Engine for Emerging Tech
How does a 177-year-old industrial company maintain startup speed while preparing for technologies that may not mature for another decade?
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Vishwanath Hegadekatte, Director of Innovation at Freudenberg Technology Innovation (FTI), about building an internal innovation engine designed to identify, test, and scale emerging technologies across a
How Curt Garner Built Chipotle’s $5B Digital Commerce Engine
Most digital transformation stories begin with customer-facing technology. Chipotle’s began by redesigning operations.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Curt Garner, President, Chief Strategy & Technology Officer at Chipotle Mexican Grill. Curt shares how Chipotle evolved from accepting fax orders in 2015 to operating a $5 billion digital commerce engine today. He e
Inside Southwest’s Modernization Journey: Resilience and Operational Excellence
Southwest Airlines has spent the last several years modernizing one of the most complex operational environments in the world. In this episode of Technovation, Lauren Woods, EVP and CIO of Southwest Airlines, shares how the company transformed a period of operational disruption into a catalyst for long-term technology modernization and resilience.
Lauren discusses Southwest’s investments in
Sankar Chinnathambi on AI, Forecasting, and Digital Agriculture at Driscoll’s
How do you apply AI to one of the world’s most perishable supply chains?
In this episode of Technovation, host Peter High speaks with Sankar Chinnathambi, CIO of Driscoll’s, the world’s largest berry company. With operations spanning more than 30 growing regions and products sold in approximately 60 countries, Driscoll’s faces a unique challenge: moving billions of berries
Arpan Shah on AI Agents, Venture Capital, and the Future of Knowledge Work
Artificial intelligence is changing how knowledge work gets done, and AI agents may be the next major leap.
In this episode of Technoventure, Peter High speaks with Arpan Shah, General Partner at Spark Capital, about how AI is reshaping research, investing, software development, and enterprise productivity. Arpan shares how he uses AI agents to accelerate diligence, synthesize information, and exp
How Vanguard Is Preparing for an AI-Powered Future
Artificial intelligence may be the most transformative technology in decades, but only if it moves beyond automation.
Recorded live at Vanguard’s unlimITed Technology Conference, Peter High sits down with three Vanguard leaders: Joe Davis, Global Chief Economist; Nitin Tandon, Global Chief Information Officer; and Joanna Rotenberg, Managing Director of Personal Wealth. Together, they explore
Toward Clinical-Grade AI: Shaping the Healthcare Experience
Healthcare accounts for nearly one-fifth of the U.S. economy, making it one of the most consequential sectors for AI-driven transformation. In this special Technovation summit panel moderated by Mike Bertha, Partner at Metis Strategy, Michael Pfeffer, Chief Information & Digital Officer at Stanford Health Care and Stanford School of Medicine, and Chad Wasserman, CIO of HCA Healthcare, explore
How Ralliant Is Building AI-Native Operating Systems for Industry
AI is changing more than software, it’s redesigning how enterprises operate.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Amir Kazmi, Chief Technology and Growth Officer at Ralliant, about how precision technology companies are embedding AI into operational workflows, industrial systems, and critical infrastructure. Amir explains how the Ralliant Business System (RBS) is evolving into a
From Pilot to P&L: Scaling AI with Financial Discipline
Enterprise AI is entering a new phase, one defined less by experimentation and more by measurable business value.
In this summit panel episode of Technovation, Steven Norton speaks with Richard Jardim of CIBC, Sears Merritt of MassMutual, and Shekar Pannala of The Hartford about what it really takes to scale AI responsibly inside large, highly regulated enterprises.
The discussion explores how lea
Paige Craig on Why Great Founders Matter More Than Great Ideas
What makes a founder truly exceptional?
In this episode of Technoventure, Peter High speaks with Paige Craig, Founder and Managing Partner of Outlander VC, about the founder characteristics that separate resilient entrepreneurs from persuasive storytellers. Drawing from his experience as a Marine sergeant, intelligence operator, entrepreneur, and early investor in companies like Lyft, Paige shares
Steve Jobs in Exile: How Failure at NeXT Forged a Legendary Leader
Steve Jobs’ greatest leadership lessons did not come during Apple’s rise, they came during exile.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with award-winning journalist and author Geoffrey Cain about Steve Jobs in Exile, his new book examining the overlooked NeXT Computer years that transformed Jobs from a volatile founder into one of the most influential business leaders in history.
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The Insight Economy: Turning Intelligence into Revenue
AI is quickly evolving from a productivity tool into a growth engine, and the organizations that can operationalize enterprise intelligence at scale will define the next era of competition.
In this summit panel episode of Technovation, Peter High and Andrew Krusell speak with Steve Bronson, CIO of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, and John Gigerich, SVP & CIO of Keurig Dr Pepper, about how
Reinventing the Operating Model in an Era of Disruption
AI productivity gains alone are no longer enough. The organizations creating real enterprise value are redesigning their operating models around data, decision advantage, and differentiated capability.
In this episode of Technovation, we feature a panel from our most recent Metis Strategy Summit where Peter High moderated a conversation with Alexandra Guenther, SVP & CIO at Leidos, and Kelly F
Redefining the Modern Tech Leader
As AI reshapes enterprise operating models, the profile of the modern technology leader is changing just as quickly.
In this special Technovation Summit May 2026 panel, Metis Strategy’s Steven Norton sits down with executive search leaders Tarun Inuganti of Korn Ferry, Ryan Bulkoski of Heidrick & Struggles, and Mike Doonan of SPMB Executive Search to discuss how AI is redefining executive hiri
Enrique Salem on Founder Leadership, Trust, and Scaling Technology Companies
What separates founders who successfully scale companies from those who struggle to evolve beyond the startup phase?
In this episode of Technoventure, Peter High speaks with Enrique Salem, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures and former CEO of Symantec, about leadership, cybersecurity, enterprise software, and the evolving role of AI in both business growth and cyber threats. Enrique shares lessons fr
Inside Charter’s Shift From Network Hardware to Software-Driven Infrastructure
As telecom infrastructure becomes increasingly software-defined, technology leaders must rethink everything from engineering talent to AI operations and customer experience.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Jake Perlman, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Information Officer at Charter Communications, about how one of the nation’s largest connectivity provider
From Tools to Transformation: How Expedia Operationalizes AI at Scale
AI isn’t just a capability, it’s an operating model shift.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Ramana Thumu, CTO of Expedia Group, about how one of the world’s largest travel platforms is embedding AI into the core of how it operates. From AI squads integrated into business units to enterprise-wide AI literacy, Ramana shares how Expedia is aligning culture, processes, and techn
Inside Target’s Experience-First Strategy with CIO Prat Vemana
Retail is no longer about transactions, it’s about designing experiences that create joy.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Prat Vemana, Chief Information and Product Officer at Target, about how one of the world’s largest retailers is redefining customer experience across digital and physical channels.
Prat shares how Target is embedding design into every layer of the organi
How Catalyst Brands Uses Data and AI to Scale Across Retail Brands
What does it take to turn a portfolio of legacy retail brands into a scalable technology platform?
In this episode of Technovation, Kumar “Kartik” Kartikeya, SVP and Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Catalyst Brands, shares how he is building a shared operating model across data, AI, and customer experience to unlock enterprise value at scale.
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Ro Gupta on Toyota’s Speedboat Strategy for Venture-Driven Innovation
Most enterprises struggle to see beyond their immediate priorities. Toyota built a system to solve that.
In this episode of Technoventure, Ro Gupta, Managing Director of Woven Capital, explains how Toyota uses a “speedboat” venture strategy to identify and act on emerging technologies before they become obvious. Drawing on his experience as both a founder and investor, Ro shares how corporate vent
Andrew Yang on AI Job Disruption and Why Policy Is Falling Behind
AI disruption is no longer a future scenario, it’s already reshaping the workforce. In this episode of Technovation, Andrew Yang, Founder & CEO of Noble Mobile, author of Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks? shares why job displacement is accelerating faster than leaders and policymakers can respond.
A former presidential candidate and founder of the Forward Party, Yang has been warning
Feroz Sheikh on AI as the Final Puzzle Piece in Modern Agriculture
AI is becoming the missing layer that transforms agriculture from a physical practice into a data-driven system.
In this episode of Technovation, Feroz Sheikh, Chief Information and Digital Officer of Syngenta, shares how AI, data, and digital platforms are reshaping how farmers make decisions and how innovation scales across global agriculture.
Key highlights include:
How AI completes the evolut
How Kamini Lane Is Modernizing Real Estate at Scale with AI and Standardization
What does it take to modernize a 120-year-old real estate powerhouse without losing its entrepreneurial edge?
In this episode of Technovation, Kamini Rangappan Lane, President and CEO of Coldwell Banker Realty, shares how she is transforming one of the largest residential real estate networks in the U.S. by standardizing the back end while preserving the human, local nature of the business.
She di
Why AI Transformation Fails Without Culture: CIO & CPO Insights from Genesys
AI transformation doesn’t fail because of technology, it fails because of culture.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Trevor Schulze, CIO, and Eva Majercsik, Chief People Officer, of Genesys, about how they are jointly leading a human-centric AI transformation across a 6,000-person global organization. Together, they unpack why AI must be treated as a cultural shift and how or
The Career Insight Most People Miss: Bill Gurley on Fascination & The Dream
Most career advice gets one thing wrong: it always tells you to follow your passion.
In this episode of Technoventure, Bill Gurley, recent Author of Runnin’ Down a Dream, General Partner at Benchmark and investor in companies like Uber and Zillow shares a more actionable framework: follow your fascination. Drawing from decades in venture capital and insights from his new book, Gurley explains how
Inside Swiss Re’s AI Strategy: Faster Claims, Smarter Insights, Better Outcomes
What if claims processing could be 10x faster without sacrificing accuracy?
In this episode of Technovation, Pravina Ladva, Group Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Swiss Re, shares how one of the world’s leading reinsurers is using AI to transform claims processing, unlock insights, and redefine how work gets done across the enterprise.
Key highlights include:
How AI is reducing claims proc
David Pogue on How Apple Turned Failure into Breakthrough Innovation
Apple’s greatest successes were built on failure.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with David Pogue, an Emmy-winning journalist, former New York Times technology columnist, CBS News correspondent and author of Apple: The First 50 Years, about how Apple transformed early product missteps into category-defining innovation.
Drawing on 150 interviews and decades of coverage, Pogue un
Lisa Davis on Why the Workplace Is Broken, and How Leaders Can Redesign It
The modern workplace wasn’t designed for today’s leaders, and it’s starting to break under the pressure.
In this episode of Technovation, board director, author and former CIO Lisa Davis joins Peter High to examine why the workplace system, built decades ago, no longer supports the realities of modern careers. Drawing from her leadership experience across government, academia, and the private sect
The 90% Model: Dr. Ram Charan on China’s Manufacturing War
China is competing on control. In this episode, Ram Charan explains the “90% Model,” a strategy designed to dominate global manufacturing through scale, pricing power, and long-term positioning.
Drawing on decades advising CEOs and global leaders, Charan breaks down how this model is reshaping industries—and what it means for business leaders navigating a fragmented, multi-polar world.
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From $2B to $20B: Jon McNeill on Tesla’s Hypergrowth Algorithm
What does it really take to scale a company 10X in just a few years? Jon McNeill argues it’s not genius, it’s a system.
In this episode of Technoventure, Jon McNeill, former President of Tesla and CEO of DVx Ventures, breaks down “The Algorithm,” a five-step framework that powered Tesla’s rise from $2B to $20B in revenue. He shares how questioning assumptions, eliminating friction, and acceleratin
Why Citi Re-Engineers Workflows Before Applying AI
Why do most AI initiatives fail to deliver real value? Because they automate broken processes instead of fixing them.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Shobhit Varshney, Global Head of Artificial Intelligence at Citi, about how one of the world’s largest banks is rethinking AI from the ground up. With experience spanning Citi and IBM, Shobhit shares how a value-first, platfor
From Projects to Value Streams: Gilbane’s CTO on Outcome-Driven IT
What happens when IT stops delivering projects—and starts delivering outcomes?
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Alex Gutman, CTO of Gilbane, about how a 150-year-old construction leader is transforming its IT operating model around value streams. Gutman shares how aligning technology to client-defined value is driving agility, accountability, and measurable business impact.
Scaling Technology at Omnicom: Craig Cuyar on Post-Acquisition Transformation
What does it take to scale technology across one of the world’s largest marketing organizations?
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Craig Cuyar, Global CIO of Omnicom, about leading technology transformation across a $25B global enterprise.
Craig shares how Omnicom is evolving from a holding company to a more centralized operating model, particularly in the wake of its acquisi
Why Good Companies Go Bad: Eric Ries on Corporate Corruption
Why do so many successful companies eventually lose their way?
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Eric Ries, entrepreneur, founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, and author of The Lean Startup and his new book Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Companies Stay Great.
Eric argues that corporate corruption rarely begins with bad actors. Instead, it emerges f
Software to Digital Workers: Sandhya Venkatachalam on the AI Economy
Is AI evolving beyond software into a new form of digital labor?
In this episode of Technoventure, Peter High speaks with Sandhya Venkatachalam, Co-Founder and General Partner at Axiom Partners, about the next phase of artificial intelligence.
Sandhya argues that AI is moving from a tool that assists humans to systems capable of performing entire jobs, from data science to network engineering. Thi
Kellie Romack on How ServiceNow Generated $355M in AI Value
Enterprise leaders are investing heavily in AI, but many struggle to generate measurable business value.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Kellie Romack of ServiceNow about how the company is scaling AI across its operations to produce real, quantifiable results.
ServiceNow has already generated $355 million in AI-driven value internally, with automation resolving many servic
From Encounters to Journeys: Rajan Mohan on Digital Healthcare Transformation
Healthcare systems have traditionally been designed around individual encounters, not the patient journey.
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Rajan Mohan, Chief Marketing and Digital Experience Officer at Ascension Health, about how digital platforms, marketing strategy, and AI are reshaping how healthcare organizations engage patients.
Drawing from leadership roles at Marriot
The Thinking Machine: How Jensen Huang Won the GPU War for NVIDIA
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Stephen Witt, award-winning journalist and author of The Thinking Machine, which has been named Business Book of the Year by Financial Times. Witt writes about Jensen Huang’s improbable journey from near-bankruptcy in the 1990s GPU wars to leading NVIDIA at the center of the AI revolution. Witt unpacks how NVIDIA defeated nearly 70 competitor
