Disruptive Ceo Nation

Mickey Balter is the CEO & Co-Founder of Oriient, an in-store navigation technology provider that offers hyper-accurate indoor positioning using the earth’s magnetic field and built-in smartphone sensors. Mickey is a serial entrepreneur and a veteran of the Israeli semiconductor industry, with over 20 years of experience in combining deep technology to solve business challenges. Prior to founding Oriient, Mickey founded and led Scientra which developed the world’s fastest High-Frequency Trading platform. Before that Mickey held senior leadership positions at Siverge Networks and Broadlight (acquired by Broadcom).   In this conversation we touch on: - The beginning of indoor GPS. - Practical applications of the technology, inside and outside large retailers. - The principles that guide the staff at Oriient. - The need for speed and the willingness to share. - The future vision for Oriient and its GPS tech.   Mickey started his career in the IDF’s elite cyber-security unit. Mickey holds an MBA from Tel-Aviv U

90% of cyberattacks start with human error. In this episode, we speak with the founder of Riot, a platform designed to protect your company by preparing your employees to deal with cyberattacks in a modern and engaging way. The number of cyberattacks exploded last year, and everything suggests it will be even worse going forward. Long before AI steals our jobs, it will enable hackers to craft much more sophisticated attacks at scale. These attacks will be far more personalized, far more difficult to discern, and far more devastating. Riot started at Y Combinator in 2020 and is now protecting more than 200,000 employees worldwide.   In this conversation we touch on: -Benjamin's personal experience with the attack on his first company. -The mission of making cyber security accessible to everyone and affordable for small business and non-profits. -How an intelligent tool, 'Albert', makes the experience personable for employees by offering training in small bites based on the user's role and digital habits. -Why

Dmytro Gryn, CEO at Jooble, Job Aggregator. Dmytro is an expert in the information technology industry with 15 years of experience. He joined the Jooble team in May 2007 as a Software Engineer, becoming the first employee in the company after its two founders. Before becoming CEO of Jooble Job Aggregator, Dmytro worked as an engineer, team leader of the development team, and CTO of Job Aggregator. It was our pleasure to speak with Dmytro about Jooble and what is like leading a global company whose international headquarters is in Ukraine. Here is what we covered: - Dmytro's personal commitment to the mission of Jooble and how he rose from his start as a software engineer, to be the CEO. - Why he believes part of their success story is their culture story. He explains that people are attached to the culture and that brings commitment. - Lessons learned from expanding into nearly 70 countries. - What it is like to be a wartime CEO to manage global operations and remind people to take care of themselves. - How

Chloe Duckworth is the co-founder and CEO of Valence Vibrations, an AI startup delivering emotional classifications in real-time conversation to improve communication and promote empathy across demographics, including neurotypes. Chloe is personally motivated by democratizing access to wellness in every facet of what it means to be well. In the wake of the pandemic, she co-founded Hope Hearted, a Bay Area-based nonprofit that has provided PPE to thousands of unhoused people. Here is what we discussed: - Her path to becoming a computational neuroscience expert and how she was inspired by exposure to haptic feedback and sensory augmentation work. - What neurodiversity is. - Partnership on Vibes for Apple Watch. - How one function of their platform provides emotional subtitles in digital spaces to enable people to connect, and the details of how that works. - Her approach to pricing and having a fee-based app versus a free one that may sell data for money. - How a digital accessibility tool like theirs ca

201 Mohammed Widdi, CEO of Soul Detox, Brooklyn, NY, USA The main purpose of business, in our guest’s opinion, is to make a difference in people’s lives. In this episode, Mohammed ‘Moe’ Widdi speaks about his latest business venture, Soul Detox, and his feelings about holistic healing and business practices.  Always intrigued by the ways CEOs and high-performing business leaders manage stress, I was curious about what Moe would have to share. Here is what we discussed: -      What does it mean to cleanse your soul? -      Why we need to explore alternative ways to relieve stress. -      How to choose the right kind of healing for you. -      The interconnections of life- spiritual, physical, financial, etc. -      Thinking of business as interacting with fellow humans instead of money moves. -      Taking care of yourself and your business. Mohammed Widdi is a Brooklyn-based social entrepreneur with a background in fitness science. He has founded several startups. Mohammed is passionate about health, wellnes

We are doing a happy dance at the Disruptive CEO Nation podcast because this is our 200th episode, and to celebrate, we made Allison the guest. In this episode, Bruce Corris from Market Domination takes the interviewer's seat and helps listeners get to know Allison better and what is behind the career that has enabled her to work with CEOs and senior leaders in over 90 countries. Through the conversation, we explore: - A glimpse into Allison's childhood and how that formed her life's work. - The unique position of being a first-generation college student and what that meant to her. - Her early years in business when she figured out her drive to want to achieve more. - Why she embraces the philosophy 'The start of amazing begins with a question'. - Lessons learned being a podcast host (and why she wishes there was a podcast hall of shame for bad guests). Allison K. Summers, CAE, is a global business expert and recognized association management professional with 30-plus years of experience on the international

Eric carries more than two decades of experience in the healthcare advisory space and leading teams at Southwind and The Advisory Board Company. His background in financial operations, mergers and acquisitions, technology innovation, and traditional consulting services sets the foundation for creative and bold solutions. Here is what we discussed: -      Why 'curiosity meets clarity' is important to the DNA of the business. -      Insights into working with physicians and administrators and other key individuals to design better outcomes. -      Why understanding data compared to the perception of data is so important when working with people and systems to find opportunities for an optimal future. -      Why looking at data analytics alone without having the right subject matter expertise will cause failure and why you must have all the key stakeholders and players in the room. -      How boldly walking away from a corporate job with a young family to start his own business ended up being the right equation

Did you know that in the US alone, almost 55 billion is spent on conducting online surveys, and another 10 billion on conducting product research interviews? And do you know if all that data gathered is trustworthy? Well, Sharekh Shaikh founded CleverX on a mission to not only make it easier for marketers and researchers to reach the right audiences, but to also make sure that the data is reliable to count on for business decisions and strategic planning. CleveX is a platform that powers market research teams by providing them with access to the tools and the hardest-to-reach commercial audiences. The company's platform allows users to build a network with business professionals and fellow entrepreneurs via video calls, enabling entrepreneurs to avail expert advice and grow their businesses. CleverX is building the next generation of work collaboration platform, where you can collaborate with >20K senior professionals ranging from the world’s leading companies like Apple, McKinsey, NASA to founders of excitin

DevSquad is a bootstrapped, profitable, ~90-person boutique consulting firm that specializes in strategizing, designing, and developing SaaS products. We build SaaS products for bootstrapper founders, VC-funded fast-growing startups, and big enterprises like ADP, Box, and the US ski team. Here is some of what we touched on: -Phil's journey from Brazil to the United States and how he has developed his team, their core values, and why simplicity is so important to them. -The mindset difference between a founder and CEO and the beauty in founder thinking. -Insights into lessons learned through rapid scaling. -How Dev Squad seeks to reduce the chance of SaaS development horror stories and increase the odds of success and satisfaction for clients who build custom SaaS products.  -The importance of their website in lead development and how relevant content is to inbound pull and then the story will help potential customers self-select that the fit is right for them. -Technologies they are coding in today such as Ja

CytoReason is supporting some of the largest pharma companies and research institutes with their boldest attempts to improve people lives through improved clinical design and speeding the discovery of new life-saving drugs. Using the knowledge the world has accumulated to intelligently augment clients’ data and to identify patterns within it and generate a system-level understanding of immunity. These patterns then become powerful tools for explaining, predicting and optimizing outcomes proving guidance in both drug discovery and clinical trials. I spoke with David from his office in TelAviv and here is some of what we touched on: - What it means to be the first cell-centered computational model for human disease. - How CytoReason's massive database and AI-led platform supports the pharma and the biotech space to make decisions on what drug to give to what patients. - It's not one company, it's not one person, it's not the brilliance of one researcher or one invention but rather a long, long, long chain of

In almost 200 episodes I have not repeated a guest until now. Dr. Jeffrey Magee is an incredible leadership and business expert who works with business owners and leaders and someone I thoroughly enjoy speaking with. Here are some highlights of our conversation on our second go around: - Why business leaders need to pay more attention to human capital (because every problem and challenge you have in your business is because of human capital). - The reality for most of us is that there are disruptions, interruptions, challenges, unforeseen opportunities, and problems that pop up for all of us every day so we need to understand that change is where we live. - Transformational leaders are the people that create change. Transformational leaders are the people that write the rule. - We operate in a time when people have not been taught how to make a decision so he often trains on the STOP method: stop and look at a new stimulant, target and think, organize options, and pick and proceed. - The importance of divers

Simply put, Aric Dromi fascinates us. A self-proclaimed futurologist, innovation strategist, philosopher and professional trouble maker, we caught up with Aric to discuss his new book The Intellectual Rage and his views and work in the area of innovation and disruption. On the day we caught up with Aric he was in Sweden and energized with insights and ideas. In our conversation he touched on: - The excitement he holds in helping companies see the forces that can help shape their future and view into what could happen and the great potential of would could be. - That most businesses need to hone a culture of innovation but they settle for modification and simple change. - The true purpose of leadership is not commanding but building a vision that others will follow. Great leaders are driven by curiosity and the passion of discovery and are intellectually hungry. - That you need to recognize that if you are the smartest person in the room then you are in the wrong room. - How most consulting has brilliantly fai

Jeffrey is an engaging and brilliant executive coach who has knowledge that you and your teams need to know. Currently, he is motivating business leaders to evaluate the topic of integrity via his book and program The Integrity Game®️. Jeff is also serving as a Professor of Communications at San Diego State University where he is challenging emerging leaders to understand their values and how to carry and communicate them into the world. Here are some highlights from our conversation: - The motivation behind The Integrity Game®️ and why integrity isn't what everyone thinks it is. - The importance of personal accountability and self-leadership and that The Integrity Game®️ was born in the land of personal accountability.  - Why companies, their KPIs and the shareholders need teams to know how to operate within the framework of integrity for increased opportunity for success. And why leaders who get permission to lead achieve a higher level of employee engagement. - The concept that there is never any traffic o

Maxwell Nee's journey began with a burning desire for freedom, experiences, and meaningful relationships. As a young professional climbing the corporate ladder, he found himself feeling unfulfilled and unhappy, despite his impressive achievements. Maxwell realized that the path laid before him in the corporate world did not align with his core values, leading him to make a bold decision to quit his job and pursue a more fulfilling life. It wasn't easy – Maxwell had to sell personal belongings, sleep on couches, and live frugally – but this challenging period taught him the value of persistence and determination. Through sheer hard work and a keen eye for unique opportunities, Maxwell eventually found success in the world of coaching and business development. Now, as the managing partner of Ono Wine and Whiskey Investment, Maxwell continues to embrace a growth mindset, pursuing new and exciting ventures while cherishing the simple joys of life. While Maxwell is originally from Australia, he's worked in plac

B2B Growth Team is not an agency or coaching program. It is a B2B growth company with a unique hybrid model that provides education, advisory and coaching together with our own technology platform. The company is on a huge mission to help 5k B2B Consultants and Professional Services Businesses to stop chasing clients on social media. In this chat we touch on: -The need for CEOs to have an impenetrable personal brand that compliments the business. -That your marketing goal should be to lead people to feel safe, that your marketing provides subconscious tick marks that their need will be met. -Listening to the challenges you hear your customers talking about. -That we need to focus on sales behaviors and how to respond to the human buying mind more than avatars. -Why mini-events can be a strong catalyst for growth. -That for all business leaders progress takes place in the face of discomfort. Mark Firth is the CEO of B2B Growth Team. Mark Firth spent a large portion of his life working a corporate job in Londo

Richard van der Blom is on a mission to help sales and marketing teams leverage the world of LinkedIn for brand awareness, lead generation, thought leadership, and more. Personally, Richard has been a valuable member of my LinkedIn network for years and I thought it was about time that you got to know him as well. Richard founded Just Connecting in 2009 in the Netherlands and today leads operations from Spain with an international team. Richard strongly believes that the sales environment is changing rapidly and requires a different approach and those that will win have a knowledge network to support them. In this chat we touch on: - The power of LinkedIn as the ultimate B2B tool. - The ability of their team to deliver LinkedIn training in seven languages focusing on marketing, content and employee advocacy training. - Why businesses need to stop playing numbers games of bad one-to-one pitching and optimize LinkedIn campaigns and ads. _ Using content strategy on LinkedIn. - His journey of building his company

Ivan Anz is an INC 500 Magazine-recognized international serial entrepreneur operating companies in 14 countries. Throughout his journey, Ivan has always viewed himself as the Chief Dream Officer considering hiring a solid CEO as his top priority for his companies. We invited him on as a guest because we admire his approach to leading teams and inspiring those around him. Here are some highlights of our time together: - Brands he has built, expanding from Argentina to the US and what it was to be one of the youngest individuals to found a family office. - The CEO handles the creation of right now - or present activities, and the reason he needs to be the Chief Dream Officer creating the future aspects that do not exist yet. - Why you need to be a leader who allows people the space to grow and how to get team members to take on ownership responsibilities to achieve better results. - You can't grow if you live in the past, that you need to learn to let things go and being mad is expensive. - Insights into what

Daniel James has a unique mind for performance growth marketing because he has successfully navigated the wave of digital trends and the social media landscape from the early days of MySpace to influencer marketing and everything in between. What you get with Daniel is an innovative mind with an edge of 'been there done' that practicality that delivers results and this is what makes him a man worth listening to. Mint Performance Marketing is a full-service growth marketing agency working with e-commerce brands across everything from creative influencer marketing, paid advertising on social and Google as well as email, SMS, and website development. In 2021, the business was acquired by Social Chain, a world-leading social media and e-commerce group, but Daniel remains at the helm. So what did we learn from our sit down with Daniel? - Various digital platforms and the challenges and myths around metrics. - That what must remain true of any brand is a real focus on customer experience and customer attention. -

In honor of International Women's Day, we had the great privilege of speaking with Natalie Ruiz, CEO of AnswerConnect. Natalie is a business builder with a unique background. In fact, she started with her company as a temporary employee in an operation of 30 employees. In 2015, she assumed the role of CEO and today AnswerConnect has over 1,500 global employees who operate 24/7 365 days a year.  Natalie is a big believer in the human spirit and in mentoring others to succeed. Her motto is "Leaving people and places better than I find them." Here is some of what we covered in our conversation: - The importance of human connections in a business world that leverages so much technology and her belief that business should strive to provide customers with the shortest distance between 'I have a problem' and 'my problem is solved' and her belief that it is still a human. - Learning that there are many paths to success but it really comes down to grit, resiliency, and curiosity. - The revolutionary leadership les

If you want to follow the innovations happening in the blockchain and NFT space then you need Manuela in your network. Manuela Seve is co-founder and CEO of Alpha’a & alphaa.io through which she is changing the way we think of asset ownership by connecting the physical and digital realms via blockchain certification, licensing, and dropshipping.   She has been in the tech and art sector for the past 8 years successfully raising funds from industry leaders such as: Metaprop vc, EOS VC, Chingona Ventures, and Gaingels among others funds. With a background in finance, Manuela worked as an equity analyst at GáveaInvestments, one of Brazil’s most reputable investment management firms.   Alphaa.io gives brands verified proof of who their biggest fans are and provides special access to anything online or offline.   Some great intelligence and insights shared with us: - How Alphaa.io is using blockchain for authenticity, resale tracking, and community building for sports teams, luxury brands, and companies. - How th