Flyover Future Presents

The demands on your IT infrastructure and the workload of tech teams are only increasing. It's time to consider a solution that enables you to do more with less, maximizes uptime, and allows IT to focus on the business strategy instead of day-to-day tactics.   The experts you will hear from:   Jeff Ready, CEO, Scale Computing  Benny Russert, vCIO, Prosource  Ryan Fackey, Sr. Solutions Architect, Prosource   You’ll learn: - Insights from an industry pioneer & his vision for a Future IT Utopia - How HCI simplifies deployments, automates operations, and lowers costs - The types of businesses that benefit most from HCI - Real-world use cases

Universities are where groundbreaking discoveries happen. From Google, the barcode, and Gatorade to the polio vaccine, research at universities plays a critical role in improving the world around us. Universities are growth engines that entrepreneurs and corporate innovators need. So how do you get started? Flyover Future discussed tech transfer and the commercialization process with three leaders from regional universities. You'll hear from: John Hanak, Chief Innovation and Corporate Officer, University of Oklahoma Kelly Sexton, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation Partnerships, University of Michigan Geoffrey Pinski, Assistant Vice President for Technology Transfer, University of Cincinnati

We talk a lot about how the Midwest is a better place to start a business than the coastal hubs. But this time we asked someone who has started businesses in Palo Alto AND Indianapolis. Flyover Future founder Tom Cottingham spoke with CEO and founder of Scale Computing Jeff Ready about edge computing, the Indianapolis ecosystem, and why Indy is a good place to start a business. The company recently raised $55M led by funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital.

Knowing what your company needs to stay secure is not easy. Do you need multiple, comprehensive tools? Do you need to spend a fortune on consultants? Can one tool do all the work? The answer you’ll likely get is, “It depends.”  Chris Roberts, founder of the HillBilly Hit Squad and CISO at Boom Supersonic, sat down with Flyover Future founder Tom Cottingham to talk about business boot camps, security culture, supply chain security, watch counterfeiters and more.

Why would a political scientist be the go-to guy for cybersecurity? Well, it turns out there’s a lot of crossover. That’s what Flyover Future’s founder Tom Cottingham found out when he interviewed Dr. Richard Harknett, professor and director of the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Cincinnati. The two chatted about cybersecurity, physical security, integrated circuits, the Ohio Cyber Range Institute and more. Here’s a brief summary of their conversation.

How do you build cyber resilience? How serious is the threat of cyber warfare? What’s new in cybersecurity training? These are things all business owners – large or small – need to know to keep their data safe. We recently asked about these issues and more with Matthew Butkovic, technical director – cyber risk and resilience at the CERT Division of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

How will Apple’s and Google’s new data rules affect your business? Can you deal with the most difficult person in an organization? What will the future of CIOs look like? These are all important questions we recently asked of global data privacy expert Debbie Reynolds, also known as the Data Diva. She took the time to chat with Flyover Future’s CEO Tom Cottingham about these issues and more.

Raamel Mitchell has built his career at Microsoft around being able to recognize when innovation is happening off the beaten path or out of the spotlight. He currently spends his days working to drive innovation, digital equity, and tech ecosystem development specifically in the central U.S. Hear him chat with host Ben Reno-Weber about his passion for helping everyone understand that we all have the opportunity to be part of the digital revolution. Learn more about Raamel here. 

Big change doesn't have to be that hard - at least according to Aaron Peabody of Untitled Firm. Aaron joins Innovators Podcast host Ben Reno-Weber to explain what is possible with just a standard set of tools when you've identified the problem. Inspiration for your data and digital transformation strategy is one podcast episode away!

What makes the middle of the country a good place to innovate when it comes to AI? Alan Berube, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director at Brookings Institution, joins our host Ben Reno-Weber to share his findings while working on the first AI strategy for an American city and why Flyover Country is perfectly primed to figure out how to apply new technologies.

What does it mean - and what does it take - to make space in the world of innovation for people who have never before had the chance? Monique Kuykendoll Quarterman has made a career out of doing this - from startups to consulting and now at the state level, working as Executive Director of Kentucky Commercialization Ventures (KCV). Hear her talk with our host Ben Reno-Weber about the real value found in encouraging diverse perspectives.

You won't be able to get your team behind data transformation by simply saying "because I said so." You need to say BECAUSE (and how) it will improve your company and customer satisfaction. That data may also point to money lying on the ground for you to pick up. John Clark and Jeremy Willes from Advanced Business Solutions join our host Ben Reno-Weber to explain and provide insight into leveraging data.

Enable.Ai's CEO Brian Dennett has parsed data for companies selling everything from toothpaste to snowboards during his career, but now he focuses on helping marketers and ad agencies unlock the "magical thinking" of data leveraging. Hear him talk "death to promoter score," the importance of risk management in tech decisions, and what bands he likes to listen to while deep inside the data. Dennett joins our host and partner Ben Reno-Weber from Microsoft's Future of Work Imitative for our final episode of Flyover Future's Innovators podcast inaugural season. Catch up all 12 episodes here.

Matt Doctrow turned a job analyzing equipment usage for the U.S. Army's special operation command into a career leading healthcare companies on the journey to operationalize their data. Now, heading up analytics for healthcare startup SentryHealth, Matt helps to solve health problems for people before they actually happen.

Jose Gaztambide thought he would be a  baseball insider but instead is leading the charge on a new kind of  mapping that is literally changing how people navigate the world. Hear  the details on Jose's journey, his company GoodMaps and the concepts,  ideas and data they are harnessing to change the way we think about  movement.

Kentucky is a national leader when it comes to leveraging state data for improving policy and programs. Yes, you read that right - Kentucky. Dr. Jessica Cunningham and Kris Stevens (from the Kentucky Center for Statistics) are encouraging folks across the country to think differently about how longitudinal data can be used to make lives better. This week, Jessica and Kris talk with Innovators podcast host Ben Reno-Weber from Louisville's Future of Work Initiative. Hear how their non-traditional backgrounds and love for data, math, and storytelling have come together to change the way business leaders and lawmakers think about how they can help people.

The IoT of barbed wire? Data you can dig out of dirt, literally? Jon Clark and Travis Triplett at ADK Group manage every aspect of a digital journey - from the website all the way to the manufacturing floor. Hear how a love of analog and an appreciation for the value of a digital "waste product" have helped them figure out how to run companies more efficiently and solve problems before they surface. They join hosts Ben Reno-Weber from Louisville's Future of Work Initiative and executive producer Brian Eichenberger for a new episode of Flyover Future's Innovators podcast.

Two international scholars land in Flyover Country to be at the forefront of data and logistics. Hear their insights on how data could possibly find willing kidney donors on Facebook, improve logistics, and even identify the most adoptable puppies. Dr. Lihui Bai and Dr. Monica Gentili join host Ben Reno-Weber, from Louisville's Future of Work Initiative, to talk about the work they are doing inside the University of Louisville Logistics and Distribution Institute. You will come to appreciate that regardless of industry sector, the efficiency, effectiveness, and power of data are deep in the details.

Dr. Sharon Kerrick is disrupting tech education and teaching teenagers to make bots. Alisia McClain is creating programs for women of color to make apps and pursue careers in technology. In this week's Innovators podcast, both of these women tell host Ben Reno-Weber, from Louisville's Future of Work Initiative, the same thing - it is time for EVERYONE to jump into the data revolution. Diverse backgrounds and decades in business have taught both guests that big changes in data will take more than giving people of different backgrounds access to the field. It will also require technology to reinvent and rebrand itself as a creative field. NOTES: "You Can't Take My Door" by Botnik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPs6wdM7S3U

Prioritizing data to prioritize care Tawanda Chitapa never had the opportunity to touch a computer in his native Zimbabwe. He did however recognize the opportunity in technology. Upon arriving to the Western Kentucky University campus, Chitapa declared computer science his major. Now, he's at the forefront of leveraging data and AI at Norton Healthcare to help patients at high risk avoid infectious diseases and improve recovery for those leaving the hospital. In this week's episode of Flyover Future's Innovators podcast, hosts Ben Reno-Weber from Louisville’s Future of Work Initiative and our executive producer Brian Eichenberger talk with Chitapa about data strategy, governance, and how to serve multiple stakeholders.

How does data keep your refrigerator from breaking down on you? Can data select the best colors for your company logo? Hear  different data-centered perspectives from two longtime collaborators -  creative marketer Jenn Callahan (liveFire) and fintech veteran Julie  Messer (Hornbeam Insurance) on this week’s episode of Flyover Future’s Innovators podcast.  These guests have a conversation about data culture, legacy systems,  and solving problems with hosts Ben Reno-Weber from Louisville’s Future of Work Initiative and our executive producer Brian Eichenberger.

If it wasn't for the GI Bill, Len Napolitano wouldn't be our guest on this week's Flyover Future Presents: Innovators podcast. Instead this U.S. Army veteran and EdTech pioneer (now CEO of Capture Higher Ed) talks with us about how data can align students with the right schools and schools with the right students. Join our hosts Ben Reno-Weber from Louisville’s Future of Work Initiative and our executive producer Brian Eichenberger, in a fascinating podcast on how data is redefining the way students find the best education options.

Can loneliness kill you? What’s the difference between treating diabetes and treating the diabetic? Can where I live impact the future of my health? These are among the vital questions being answered today through a new approach to gathering and analyzing healthcare data. This week we sit down with Rebecca Brown Rice, neuroscientist turned data expert, and Director of Operations at the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council (LHCC). Hosts Ben Reno-Weber from Louisville’s Future of Work Initiative and our executive producer, Brian Eichenberger, talk with Rebecca about how LHCC’s new data collaboration is using social determinants of health to reduce loneliness and social isolation in aging care.

Predicting cardiac arrest, discovering why ER admissions increase for one town when it rains, and optimizing supply chain — thank you data revolution! Frontline data worker turned CEO Judy Nichols of Breakpoint Technology is our guest in the inaugural episode of Flyover Future Presents: Innovators podcast, we talk with Judy about how harnessing data fundamentals and fostering a data culture through change management will transform our future.

A new podcast that has conversations with fascinating innovators who are pushing the boundaries, whether that’s starting a company from scratch, getting a multi-billion dollar company to reimagine its industry, or finding new ways to look at emerging technology.