18: S2 #18. Maribel Lopez Shares Her #1 Productivity Tip For the Year
I've tried many things but meeting free days provide the focused time to take certain projects to the next level and create more structure in your week. Give it a try and let me know what you think at podcast@lopezresearch.com. Also what topics would you like to...
17: S2# 17 The Power of Employee Engagement With WeSpire’s Susan Hunt Stevens
In this episode, I ask Susan Hunt Stevens, the founder and CEO of WeSpire, to discuss the methods and tools to tackle opportunities such as ESG, DEI and employee engagement. About SusanSusan Hunt Stevens is the Founder & CEO of WeSpire,, an award-winning...
16: S2 #16. Using AI Automation to Improve Work: An Interview with NTT’s Anisha Biggers
AI Automation is a hot topic in enterprise IT circles but getting it right requires more than a set of Robotic Process Automation tools. In this podcast, I speak with Anisha Biggers from NTT DATA Services on the how and why of automation. We discuss topics such as...
15: S2 #15 Paula Ratliff of Women Impact Tech Speaks on How Hybrid Word Can Benefit The Workplace
The future of the workplace looks different in a post COVID world. In this podcast, we discuss a changes in the workplace and how to to build a new culture with Paula Ratliff. She is the President of Women Impact Tech where she leads strategic direction and daily...
14: S2 #14. The Evolution of Hiring and Gig Work in a Distributed Workplace with PeopleCaddie’s Tim Rowley
In this episode, we talk about the changes in hiring such as how do we find and assess talent. Is is 9-5 a thing and is there a better way to find contract labor. We also touch on AI and diversity and inclusion. BioTim Rowley is CTO and COO at PeopleCaddie, a digital...
13: S2 #13 Creating an Edge Native Strategy: An Interview With Intel’s Sachin Katti
At Intel's VISION conference, Maribel Lopez interviewed Sachin Katti, the Chief Technology Officer for Intel’s Network and Edge Group, about the shifts he sees in embracing a distributed future of work. As a CTO he is tasked with setting the technology...
12: S2 #12 How Small Businesses Can Embrace Responsible Data: An Interview With Samuel Burmeister of Tall Books
Sam is the owner of Tall Books, an Australian -based bookkeeping business. He is passionate about small business and the role he plays in assisting business owners to succeed. Sam is a member of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers & the Institute of Public...
11: S2 #11. How to Improve Return to Office and Hybrid Workplaces With Larry Gadea of Envoy
Creating a hybrid work or distributed work isn't easy. It requires many decisions on who can work remotely, how to decide which days are in the office and how to create an office environment that's worth a commute. Larry Gadea of Envoy shares insights on...
10: S2 #10 Satisfi Labs On Opportunities for AI Assistants, Why They Won’t Replace People and Voice In The MetaVerse
Whether it's the virtual assistant on your phone, a chatbot in your mobile banking app or on a website, we've all experienced the good and the bad of virtual agents. Everytime there's a negative experience we blame the technology. Yet conversational...
9: S2 #9 Tips For Improving Distributed Work with Alfredo Ramirez of Vyopta
In this podcast, I interview Alfredo Ramirez, the CEO and co-founder of Vyopta. In this podcast, he tackles the challenges of creating culture for distributed work, the need to evolve current thinking and the role of AI in delivering business value. He also dispels...
8: S2 #8 Using Desktop-as-a-Service To Support a Flexible Future of Work With Citrix’s Vishal Ganeriwala
With the pandemic, companies reevaluated VDI and the market evolved to a new landscape of DaaS. In this podcast, Vishal Ganeriwala talks about how DaaS has evolved into several models and how various organizations are using it to create business value. You can...
6: S2 #7 Cloudera’s Sarah Shin on Changing Expectations in Hybrid Work
Sarah Shin shares how changing employee expectations on Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG), AI and DEI are changing work with insights from Cloudera's new studLimitless: The Positive Power of AI study. You can subscribe to the podcast, the...