Ask An Innovator Podcast

We’ve been podcasting here at Ask an Innovator for a year now. A year, folks. That’s a long time. We’re pretty thrilled with all the amazing interviews we’ve had. We’re so excited to keep bringing you innovative news and all sorts of ideas on how to keep innovating. Whether it’s innovation culture, new technology or... The post Listen to the 1st Ever Ask an Innovator Episode appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

SUMMARY Jennifer Garbos is on the show today. She is the Design Engineering Manager at Hallmark. We dig into the intersection of work and entrepreneurship and how that inspires change and growth. We also get into Hallmark as an innovation company: the process, what technology they’re looking at next, and what human-centered design means to... The post How is Hallmark Emerging as an Innovation Company? appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

SUMMARY Gina Chung is the Vice President and Head of Innovation Americas at DHL. Gina leads the research and innovation activities of DHL and is in charge of the DHL Americas Innovation Center: a state-of-the-art platform to engage startups and industries on the future of logistics. Since 2012, she has shaped DHL’s global innovation agenda... The post DHL’s Innovation Center is the Future of Logistics appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

SUMMARY Alex Hejazi the founder of Ballbox joins us, today, to share how they’re creating an item share revolution. With kiosks full of sporting equipment, beach chairs, and AR/VR sets – they are swiftly innovating this space. They are setting up kiosks around the country at the beach, in apartment buildings and even at hotels.... The post Ballbox is Launching an Item Share Revolution appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Cindy Poiesz and Mickey Burnett from Evolve Brands join us on AAI today. Evolve Brands prioritizes eating nourishing food that can sustain you in between meals, or more mindful snacking. Cindy & Mickey school us on all things plant-based snacks and what the consumer REALLY wants. Learn how Cindy got started and how she and... The post How to Innovate in the Snack Industry appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Spencer Gordon is the VP of Digital at Anheuser-Busch, he’s been with AB his entire career. He even launched Draftline, an in-house creative agency that is full service with over 70 people across 42 brands. Josh and Spencer talk about the changing digital marketing landscape, where Draftline fits into that and how marketing is changing... The post Draftline is changing Marketing | Ep. 33 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

How can we do a better job of supporting women in technology? Women-owned businesses tend to hit a lot more roadblocks than their male-driven counterparts. Nicole Yeary is the Founder and CEO at Ms. Tech, a company focused on advising women on how to start and scale companies. She talks with Josh about the challenges... The post Supporting Women in Technology | EP. 032 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

How can we do a better job of supporting women in technology? Women-owned businesses tend to hit a lot more roadblocks than their male-driven counterparts. Nicole Yeary is the Founder and CEO at Ms. Tech, a company focused on advising women on how to start and scale companies. She talks with Josh about the challenges... The post Supporting Women in Technology | EP. 032 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Welcome back to Ask an Innovator! It’s 2020 and we’re here with some new and exciting episodes for you guys. Kicking us off is Tyler Clark. He is the Director of Public Affairs & Innovation at Serafin and Associates. He comes to Serafin from the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) so we asked... The post Innovation in Government | EP. 031 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Welcome back to Ask an Innovator! It’s 2020 and we’re here with some new and exciting episodes for you guys. Kicking us off is Tyler Clark. He is the Director of Public Affairs & Innovation at Serafin and Associates. He comes to Serafin from the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) so we asked... The post Innovation in Government | EP. 031 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

This week we interview Jochen (Joe) Renz, the Managing Director at New Mobility Labs. Josh and Joe jump right into considering innovation in big data, moreover how data will be as essential as oxygen. They talk about smart products and a human-centric system of systems. The system of systems diagram mentioned in the beginning can... The post Driving Innovation with Data | EP. 029 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

This week we interview Jochen (Joe) Renz, the Managing Director at New Mobility Studio. Josh and Joe jump right into considering innovation in big data, moreover how data will be as essential as oxygen. They talk about smart products and a human-centric system of systems. The system of systems diagram mentioned in the beginning can... The post Driving Innovation with Data | EP. 029 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Episode Notes: What’s up? Aram Karapetian is on Ask an Innovator today. Aram is the President at Woodland Foods. Woodland Foods is a company dedicated to helping people experience the world through culinary exploration. You can learn more about them here. Today the topic is innovation in food, so let’s get after it. Aram impresses... The post Innovation In Food | Ep. 028 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Episode Notes: What’s up? Aram Karapetian is on Ask an Innovator today. Aram is the President at Woodland Foods. Woodland Foods is a company dedicated to helping people experience the world through culinary exploration. You can learn more about them here. Today the topic is innovation in food, so let’s get after it. Aram impresses... The post Innovation In Food | Ep. 028 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Episode Notes: Josh interviews Tim Kelley this week. He’s the CEO of Nautilus Medical and we sit down with him to discuss why innovation is learning. Tim has spent his career in the healthcare world and developed Nautilus because of things he learned and pain points he saw along the way. In this one, Tim... The post Innovation is Learning | Ep. 027 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Episode Notes: Josh interviews Tim Kelley this week. He’s the CEO of Nautilus Medical and we sit down with him to discuss why innovation is learning. Tim has spent his career in the healthcare world and developed Nautilus because of things he learned and pain points he saw along the way. In this one, Tim... The post Innovation is Learning | Ep. 027 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Episode Notes: The intersection between the enterprise and start-up worlds can seem vast. Matt Kammerait, the Director of Digital and Emerging Technology at AAR sits down with Josh this week to discuss innovation in collaboration. Matt has spent his career split between the riskier, more agile start-up environment and the slower moving enterprise world. In... The post INNOVATION IN COLLABORATION | EP. 026 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Episode Notes: The intersection between the enterprise and start-up worlds can seem vast. Matt Kammerait, the Director of Digital and Emerging Technology at AAR sits down with Josh this week to discuss innovation in collaboration. Matt has spent his career split between the riskier, more agile start-up environment and the slower moving enterprise world. In... The post Innovation in Collaboration | EP. 026 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Finding the perfect work-life balance can be hard and throwing in a side hustle in the mix can make it even more challenging. Melissa Byrn is on AAI today teaching us about innovation through entrepreneurship. Melissa is the founder of FORESEEaBILL and the Director of Innovation Programs at the Polsky Center. Not an entrepreneur by... The post Innovation Through Entrepreneurship | EP. 025 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Finding the perfect work-life balance can be hard and throwing in a side hustle in the mix can make it even more challenging. Melissa Byrn is on AAI today teaching us about innovation through entrepreneurship. Melissa is the founder of FORESEEaBILL and the Director of Innovation Programs at the Polsky Center. Not an entrepreneur by... The post Innovation Through Entrepreneurship | EP. 025 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.