Ep125: David Tennenhouse | Chief Research Officer at VMware
David is VMware’s Chief Research Officer, where he leads the research & innovation activities that are accelerating and extending VMware’s technology leadership. Previously he was Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, Partner at New Venture Partners, VP of Platform Strategy at Amazon (and CEO of its A9.com subsidiary), VP and Director of Research at Intel and DARPA’s Chief Scientist and Director of its Information Technology Office. Along with all that, he was also a faculty member at MIT and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge.
11 Sep 202021min
Ep122: Liraz Margalit | Behavioral Economics & Customer Experience
Liraz Margalit, PhD, is a Social Psychologist who specializes in Behavioral Design and Decision Making. She integrates Neuropsychology and Behavioral Economics perspectives to analyze User behavior and deliver actionable insights for business stakeholders. She is a lecturer at the IDC and a worldwide keynote speaker. She is a recipient of the Online Business Excellence prize and her research papers and studies can be found in top business magazines such as Entrepreneur, TechCrunch and Forbes.
11 Sep 202018min
Ep127: Gadi Bashvitz | President & Chief Customer Officer of NeuraLegion
Gadi Bashvitz in the President & Chief Customer Officer at NeuraLegion. A fast growing application security company providing application security from build to compliance. Originally from Israel and having grown up in a number of countries Gadi started his hi-tech career in product management. He has been in the US for the last 17 years and has been leading sales, customer success and marketing organizations throughout that period. Gadi has been part of some amazing success stories including Verint, Merced Systems and Nice Systems.
11 Sep 202021min
Ep128: Neil M Schloss | VP and Chief Financial Officer at Ford Mobility
Neil was a former VP and CFO of Ford Mobility and VP and Treasurer for Ford Motor Company. He joined Ford in 1982. In 1991, he joined the Treasurer's Office and held numerous positions in corporate treasury culminating in becoming VP Treasurer in 2007. In July 2016 he took on the role of CFO for Ford Mobility, a newly created subsidiary. Neil retired from Ford after 36 years at year-end 2018. Since retiring, Neil has taken on the roles of independent director at Karamba Security, has joined the advisory board of OurCrowd, and has joined the board of BNP Paribas USA, Inc. Neil is also on the non-profit board of Kids Kicking Cancer, whose mission is to ease the pain of very sick children while empowering them to heal physically, spiritually and emotionally.
11 Sep 202023min
Ep129: Hadas Bergman | MBA Candidate at Harvard Business School
Hadas Bergman is an MBA candidate at Harvard Business school and moved to Cambridge from Tel Aviv last summer. In her prior life, she was the manager of the Digital & Service Design practice at TASC, an Israeli consulting firm, was the 3rd employee at IT Central Station, a B2B Enterprise IT startup, and served in the Intelligence Corps of the Israeli Defense Force.
11 Sep 202021min
Ep117: Jeff Hyman | Chief Executive Officer at LWD Advisors Inc.
Jeff is the CEO of LWD Advisors, Inc., a Legal, HR and Business consulting firm focused on emerging growth companies. Previously he held several Executive roles at companies including Google, Pebble Technology Corp., Apple and Intel. He has volunteered thousands of hours in pro bono legal service through organizations like AIDS Legal Services and others. Jeff is also an Adjunct Professor at Santa Clara University’s School of Law.
11 Sep 202023min
Ep107: Jeff Epstein | Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, the Former CFO of Oracle (+ many others)
Jeff is an operating partner in Bessemer’s Silicon Valley office where he primarily works with chief executive and financial officers to share and implement best practices. He was the former CFO of Oracle (market value of $150B), and previously the CFO of several public and private companies. He teaches the Lean Launchpad class at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Engineering with Steve Blank. Additionally, Jeff serves on the Board of Kaiser Permanente, Twilio, Shutterstock and until recently Booking Holdings.
11 Sep 202024min
Ep114: Tal Brown | Co-Founder and CEO of Zone7
Tal has two decades of experience in product management, sales and AI. Prior to Zone7, he founded Salesforce's first AI team and shipped products used by millions of sales professionals. Tal began his career as a big data engineer with the IDF Intelligence Corps and later worked as a sales consultant and product launcher at Oracle.
11 Sep 202021min
