Episodes

  • Will Yafi: Innovating Ecosystems with AI| Ep. 21

    Will Yafi: Innovating Ecosystems with AI| Ep. 21
    Apr 9 2024
    Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and the remarkable Will Yafi, Founder & CEO of TIDWIT, for a fascinating conversation on innovating ecosystems with AI. Will Yafi is the Founder & CEO of TIDWIT, bringing more than 30 years of experience in knowledge management, alliances, and ecosystems. Will founded TIDWIT with the strong belief that healthy partnerships are the core of any ecosystem. TIDWIT’s award winning ecosystem platform was conceived to co-enable enterprises at unprecedented scale. TIDWIT’s customers now span the globe, among whom are organizations such as Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, PWC, Accenture, Verizon, and Adobe. Will’s work has taken him to five continents launching enablement and learning initiatives and certification programs. Recently Will launched the TIDWIT Foundation to learn from and help natural ecosystems thrive. Will holds a Master’s in Public Administration & Development from Harvard and an MBA from George Mason University. In his free time, Will writes and travels. Index: 01:01 – Introduction of Will 04:40 – Why organizations like Adobe, AWS, and PWC are expanding commitment to the TIDWIT platform? 10:12 – How is TIDWIT solving for the complex and time-consuming content that partners need? 15:15 – How is AI changing content & enablement, and the opportunities across verticals and partner segments? 20:02 – How the ecosystem model powered by AI will transform project management? 31:22 – Visibility and metrics; TIDWIT leveraging its own ecosystem 37:13 – What innovation would you most like to see gain adoption? Helpful Links – • TIDWIT - http://tidwit.com • TIDWIT AI - https://www.tidwit.com/blog/how-ecosystems-can-solve-critical-enterprise-ai-problems If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to subscribe to us on Soundcloud for more episodes and write us a review! Share this episode with anyone interested in unconventional ideas. Do you have questions, comments, insight on the topics discussed today? Send an email to support@ridgeinnovative.com with Subject: “Culture of Innovation E21”! Follow Us On: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-of-innovation/id1537650821 Website: https://ridgeinnovative.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/nancy_ridge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-ridge-085988a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjEMawW6iUoDcQDjvtKTBzA Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/culture-of-innovation Release Date: 9 April 2024
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    41 mins
  • Bernhard Friedrichs: Innovating Capital Efficiency with Partners | Ep. 20

    Bernhard Friedrichs: Innovating Capital Efficiency with Partners | Ep. 20
    Dec 12 2023
    Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Bernhard Friedrichs, Founder of PartnerXperience (PXP) for a fascinating conversation about innovating capital efficiency with partners. Nancy is honored to introduce Bernhard Friedrichs who is a seasoned partnerships strategy & operations expert and the founder of PartnerXperience (PXP). With about 20 years of global business development experience in Europe, the US, and Asia, he specializes in helping SaaS companies achieve capital-efficient growth through partnerships. Bernhard also provides strategic guidance for US firms entering the European market. Additionally, he shares his insights through mentoring startups and contributing to developing and promoting ISO 44001 at the Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW). Index: 00:53 – Introduction of Bernhard and Martin 03:25 – The Research 09:05 – Partnering impacts efficiency 20:53 – Extraordinary Outcomes and Pitfalls to watch out for 34:29 – The vision for business growth Helpful Links – • Leading the Way to Capital-Efficient Growth (CEG) - https://partnerxperience.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Leading-the-Way-to-Capital-Efficient-Growth-by-PXP.pdf?utm_campaign=pri&utm_source=podcast • Bernhard Friedrichs LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedrichs • Martin Scholz LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinscholz1975 • PartnerXperience LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/partnerxperience • PartnerXperience Website - https://partnerxperience.com If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to subscribe to us on Soundcloud for more episodes and write us a review! Share this episode with anyone interested in unconventional ideas. Do you have questions, comments, insight on the topics discussed today? Send an email to support@ridgeinnovative.com with Subject: “Culture of Innovation E20”! Follow Us On: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-of-innovation/id1537650821 Website: https://ridgeinnovative.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/nancy_ridge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-ridge-085988a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjEMawW6iUoDcQDjvtKTBzA Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/culture-of-innovation Release Date: 12 December 2023
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    37 mins
  • Feyzi Fatehi: Innovating SaaS for Everyone | Ep. 19

    Feyzi Fatehi: Innovating SaaS for Everyone | Ep. 19
    Aug 28 2023
    Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Feyzi Fatehi, CEO of Corent Tech for an in-depth conversation about “Democratizing SaaS”, the title of his new book, and how the technology allows everyone to “SaaS-ify” software. Nancy is honored to introduce Feyzi Fatehi, CEO of Corent Tech, a digital transformation technology leader named among the Top 10 Most Disruptive Private Companies. A technology visionary, inventor, innovator, and entrepreneur, Fatehi was the recipient of the 2019 CODiE Lifetime Achievement Award, an award previously bestowed on Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Bill Gates, for his significant long-term contributions to the software industry as well as for his industry leadership, mentorship, and philanthropy. A Silicon Valley veteran, Fatehi studied at Cambridge, Princeton, UT Austin, and UCLA and has given talks at Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, CalTech, Carnegie Mellon, as well as the commencement speech at UC Irvine in 2022. He was featured in Forbes as a disruptor in the software industry and ForbesBooks published his book titled “Democratizing SaaS” on how Corent’s breakthrough technology that was named Best 2022 Platform as a Service, is poised to transform the software industry into as service industry and create tens of thousands of new high paying jobs in the process – which inspired me to title this segment “Innovating SaaS for Everyone” Index: 00:50 – Introduction of Feyzi Fatehi and his background 03:45 – The difference between software & SaaS and the 3 mis-conceptions about SaaS 09:15 – Gaining high adoption rates for software 14:30 – Improving internal and external CX at scale with better software management 19:30 – Enterprise outsourcing of “as a Service” 22:12 – Enabling micro-financing through SaaS 26:08– The vision for business growth Helpful Links – If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to subscribe to us on Soundcloud for more episodes and write us a review! Share this episode with anyone interested in unconventional ideas. Do you have questions, comments, insight on the topics discussed today? Send an email to support@ridgeinnovative.com with Subject: “Culture of Innovation E19”! Follow Us On: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-of-innovation/id1537650821 Website: https://ridgeinnovative.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/nancy_ridge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-ridge-085988a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjEMawW6iUoDcQDjvtKTBzA Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/culture-of-innovation Release Date: 31 August 2023
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    39 mins
  • Bob Moore: Innovation Through Ecosystem Led Growth | Ep. 18

    Bob Moore: Innovation Through Ecosystem Led Growth | Ep. 18
    Jul 20 2023
    Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Bob Moore, Co-founder and CEO of Crossbeam, for a fascinating conversation around Innovation through Ecosystem Led Growth Bob Moore is Co-Founder and CEO of Crossbeam, an Ecosystem-Led Growth (ELG) platform that helps companies use their partner ecosystems to generate leads, close deals, and grow faster. Moore previously co-founded the cloud data pipeline company Stitch (Acquired by Talend in 2018) and business intelligence platform RJMetrics (acquired by Adobe by way of Magento Commerce in 2016). Prior to RJMetrics, Moore worked on the Investment Team of Insight Partners, a leading software-focused venture capital and private equity firm based in New York. He is a graduate of Princeton University's School of Engineering and Applied Science. Bob is a proud Philadelphian, where he serves as a Trustee of The Franklin Institute, one of the oldest and premier centers of science education and development in the country. He has also previously served as the Board Chair of Philly Startup Leaders and Board Member of Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT). As a writer and speaker, Bob has been featured by The New York Times, Forbes, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Web Summit, TEDxPhilly, Business of Software, and many more. He guest lectures regularly at Princeton University and The Wharton School. Outside of work, Bob is an improv comedy performer, where he has performed over 100 shows as a member of the Philadelphia-based improv team Big Baby. Index: – Introduction of Bob Moore and his Background – ELG…new technology that pulls it all together – Moore’s Innovator Story – AI/ChatBGT disruptions and magnified goodness – Attributing the paradox and how we solve it – Trends and looking ahead to 2024 – What innovation would you most like to see gain adoption? Helpful Links – Crossbeam Resources - https://www.crossbeam.com/resources/ If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to subscribe to us on Soundcloud for more episodes and write us a review! Share this episode with anyone interested in unconventional ideas. Do you have questions, comments, insight on the topics discussed today? Send an email to support@ridgeinnovative.com with Subject: “Culture of Innovation E18”! Follow Us On: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-of-innovation/id1537650821 Website: https://ridgeinnovative.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/nancy_ridge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-ridge-085988a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjEMawW6iUoDcQDjvtKTBzA Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/culture-of-innovation Release Date: 20 July 2023
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    55 mins
  • Kathryn Rose: Innovating Channel Engagement Models | Ep. 17

    Kathryn Rose: Innovating Channel Engagement Models | Ep. 17
    May 23 2023
    Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Kathryn Rose, Innovator and founding CEO of getWise and channelWise, for a fascinating conversation around Innovating Channel Engagement Models. Nancy is honored to introduce Kathryn Rose. Kathryn is an innovator, and the founding CEO of award-winning global expert marketplaces (getWise, channelWise) that provide business owners and professionals in targeted markets, access to thousands of vetted executives, coaches/mentors, education, and resources that accelerate business or career growth. She is a former Wall Street executive sales leader and an author of 9 books. She has been featured in Forbes, Inc. Magazine, CBS Marketwatch, Fox News and more. She was recently named Worth Magazine Top 100 Entrepreneurs, Forbes Top 1000 innovators and a member of the prestigious Nasdaq Milestone Makers program. Kathryn is a highly sought after speaker at leading global industry events--Google, IBM, Dell Technologies, Women in Tech Summit and the Grace Hopper Celebration. Kathryn has received accolades for her vision, commitment, and leadership including the CompTIA Advancing Women in Technology Mentor of the Year Spotlight award and more. Index: 01:10 – Introduction of Kathryn Rose and her Background 03:07 – An Innovation delivering great business outcomes 06:35 – Inspiration behind channelWise Coaching Café 26:05 – Why coaching and consulting is so hot right now 31:13 – Measuring success 39:06– What innovation would you most like to see gain adoption? Helpful Links – channelWise Coaching Café - https://www.channelwise.com/coaching-cafe If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to subscribe to us on Soundcloud for more episodes and write us a review! Share this episode with anyone interested in unconventional ideas. Do you have questions, comments, insight on the topics discussed today? Send an email to support@ridgeinnovative.com with Subject: “Culture of Innovation E17”! Follow Us On: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-of-innovation/id1537650821 Website: https://ridgeinnovative.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/nancy_ridge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-ridge-085988a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjEMawW6iUoDcQDjvtKTBzA Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/culture-of-innovation Release Date: 23 May 2023
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    41 mins
  • Jeanette DePatie: The Innovation of Integration in a Non-SKU World | Ep. 16

    Jeanette DePatie: The Innovation of Integration in a Non-SKU World | Ep. 16
    Dec 15 2022
    Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Jeanette DePatie, Writer, Producer, and professional “Techsplainer”, for a fascinating conversation around The Integration of Integration. Nancy is honored to introduce Jeanette DePatie. Jeanette DePatie has been talking NFTs, DAOs, DeFI and blockchain since 2015 and about technology since forever. DePatie is a seasoned producer of interactive content and has created hundreds of hours of streamed video. She has produced, managed, marketed, and created materials for a wide range of clients including Apple, AT&T, DirectTV, Disney, Fox, HBO, Heuris, Hitachi, HP, Intel, Microsoft, Monsanto, Panasonic, Paramount, Pulitzer Broadcasting, Sony, Southwestern Bell, Spruce, Sundance, Twitter, Universal, and Warner Bros. Frequently contacted by the media, she has appeared on or in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Dr. Drew, The Katie Couric Show, ABC News, CBS Interactive and Huffington Post. Jeanette has also served as a national board member for the Producers Guild of America. Index: 01:00 – Introduction of Jeanette DePatie and her Background 03:24 – Becoming a “Techsplainer” extraordinaire 06:47 – Future of Distribution 14:30 – Blockchain technology in the supply chain 29:40 – Eliminating Bias and Identity Tools 34:25 – What innovation would you most like to see gain adoption? Helpful Link – https://www.linkedin.com/in/techsplainer/ If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to subscribe to us on Soundcloud for more episodes and write us a review! Share this episode with anyone interested in unconventional ideas. Do you have questions, comments, insight on the topics discussed today? Send an email to support@ridgeinnovative.com with Subject: “Culture of Innovation E16”! Follow Us On: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-of-innovation/id1537650821 Website: https://ridgeinnovative.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/nancy_ridge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-ridge-085988a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjEMawW6iUoDcQDjvtKTBzA Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/culture-of-innovation Release Date: 15 December 2022
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    37 mins
  • Dan Albaum: The Culture of Servant Leadership | S1 Ep. 15

    Dan Albaum: The Culture of Servant Leadership | S1 Ep. 15
    Oct 5 2022
    Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Dan Albaum, Marketing Leader & Author, Market Impact, for a fascinating conversation around The Culture of Servant Leadership. Nancy is honored to introduce Dan Albaum. Dan Albaum is an accomplished marketing leader with experience launching new products and driving world-class results in global technology companies including Verizon Wireless, Cisco, Honeywell, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), and the non-profit space. He is a passionate servant leader enabling teams to create stronger internal and external customer relationships with clarity of purpose within collaborative, healthy cultures. A founding co-partner of marketing consultancy Market Impact, he is the host of the weekly podcast series Market Impact Insights, recognized by Forrester as a Top 100 Channel Podcast, sharing leadership best practices from around the world. Index: 00:54 – Introduction of Dan Albaum and his Background 02:00 – Motivation behind the new book, “Market Impacts” 08:05 – Innovation, Relationships, Diversity, Data, Leadership, and Optimism intersecting uniquely 12:40 – Using Data to Build Trust in Relationships 23:41 – Power of Small Increment Goals 32:00 – What is Servant Leadership and Importance to Dan Albaum 40:48 – What innovation would you most like to see gain adoption? Helpful Link – Market Impact – https://www.marketimpactnow.com If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to subscribe to us on Soundcloud for more episodes and write us a review! Share this episode with anyone interested in unconventional ideas. Do you have questions, comments, insight on the topics discussed today? Send an email to support@ridgeinnovative.com with Subject: “Culture of Innovation S1 E15”! Follow Us On: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-of-innovation/id1537650821 Website: https://ridgeinnovative.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/nancy_ridge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-ridge-085988a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjEMawW6iUoDcQDjvtKTBzA Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/culture-of-innovation Release Date: 5 October 2022
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    43 mins
  • Skyler Stewart: Cultivating an Innovative Mindset – All Things IoT and AI | S1 Ep. 14

    Skyler Stewart: Cultivating an Innovative Mindset – All Things IoT and AI | S1 Ep. 14
    May 23 2022
    Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Skyler Stewart, leader of AI+IoT of Epic iO, for a captivating conversation around Cultivating an Innovative Mindset. Nancy is honored to introduce Skyler Stewart. Skyler has been successful for the last 19+ years in building national and global channel partner sales organizations in the wireline, wireless, Voice, Data, and Cloud industries. He has served in various channel sales and executive leadership roles for successful start-ups that included such notable telecom companies as Stewart Electric & Communications, Mountain Telecommunications Inc. now Eschelon Telecom and Integra Telecom. Prior to that, he served as Channel Chief at Telesphere overseeing all Indirect Channel Sales nationally, and was instrumental in the expansion of the Indirect Channel, which was then acquired by Vonage Business in 2015. Currently, he serves as the head of AI+IoT for Epic iO leading a team of experts making a safer, smarter, & more connected world for smart cities across the country. In addition to being the recipient of numerous performance and President’s Club Awards during his career, Skyler specializes in customizing solutions for large enterprise customers seeking a superior solution, ranging from Security, AI, IoT, UCaaS, CCaaS, CPaaS, SDWan, and various other SaaS services. While away from the office, Skyler enjoys spending time with his wife and two boys while seeking ways to fulfill his need for speed. Prior to his professional telecom career, Skyler raced motocross professional around the globe. Index: 00:52 – Introduction of Skyler Stewart and his Background 03:25 – Cultivating an Innovative Mindset; Definition of IoT 06:00 – Solving Business Problems; Core Pillars 07:58 – How can we put the concept of billions of connections and the metadata into our lives? 09:57 – Seeing applications everywhere; projected rate of adoption 13:27 – Countering resistance; Profitability 15:15 – The mindset and seeing the applications everywhere 18:49 – Solving for customer experience and reducing costs 21:15 – AI notifications immediately 23:19 – Customer and Employee Experience; Culture of Caring 25:28 – What innovation would you most like to see gain adoption? Helpful Links – Epic iO – https://epicio.com/ If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to subscribe to us on Soundcloud for more episodes and write us a review! Share this episode with anyone interested in unconventional ideas. Do you have questions, comments, insight on the topics discussed today? Send an email to support@ridgeinnovative.com with Subject: “Culture of Innovation S1 E14”! Follow Us On: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-of-innovation/id1537650821 Website: https://ridgeinnovative.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/nancy_ridge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-ridge-085988a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjEMawW6iUoDcQDjvtKTBzA Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/culture-of-innovation Release Date: 24 May 2022
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    29 mins