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E61: Julie Shah, Assistant Professor at MIT in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics – Interview

September 29, 2016

Julie's page at MIT This interview is all about robotics. I was fortunate enough to interview Julie Shah. Julie is an Assistant Professor at MIT in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and leads the Interactive Robotics Group in CSAIL, known as the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Julie's research is fascinating. It's around collaborative robots, which ...

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E60: Celeste Baranski, VP of Engineering at Numenta – Interview

September 27, 2016

https://www.linkedin.com/in/celestebaranski This is a great interview with Celeste Baranski. Celeste is the Vice President of Engineering at Numenta. Numenta is a small company with an interesting dual mission:Â to reverse engineer the neocortex, and then apply these neocortical principles to create intelligent machines. Numenta does basic neuroscience research and technology development, all of which is available in the opensource. Celeste has a varied engineering background, from managing large teams to helping startups innovate as a designer. We talk about w...

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E59: Hari Nair, Group Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at Sime Darby – Interview

September 22, 2016

https://www.linkedin.com/in/harianair This great interview is with Hari Nair. Hari is the Group Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer for Sime Darby. Many of you may not know Sime Darby, but you should. They are a huge multinational conglomerate located in Malaysia with approximately $12 Billion in revenue. Their divisions include plantations, industrial equipment, motors, ports and property and energy. Hari executes strategy and innovation across all of these sectors. Hari actually grew up in Wisconsin and went to the

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E58: Hao Li, CEO and Co-Founder of Pinscreen and Computer Science Professor at USC – Interview

September 20, 2016

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lihao Hao Li likes to push the cutting edge around 3D graphics reconstruction and graphics. Hao is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southern California where he is the director of the Vision and Graphics Lab. He is also co-Founder and CEO of Pinscreen, a startup currently in stealth mode. In 2013, MIT Technology Review na...

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E57: Tak-Sing Wong, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University – Interview

September 15, 2016

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tak-sing-wong-6b35a7b Tak-Sing gets inspired and develops new ideas by looking at nature. In 2014, MIT Technology Review named Tak-Sing to their top innovator group under the age of 35. He's Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University where he heads up Wong Laboratory for Nature Inspired Engineering. I love that name. Nature inspired engineering. His research includes super slippery ...

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E56: John Michel, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer and President at MV Global – Interview

September 13, 2016

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnemichel John Michel has a refreshing view on leadership and innovation. John is the Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer and President atÂ MV Global, America's largest private transportation company. Before that John was a General in the US Air ForceÂ where he lead numerous large-scale national and international organizations and deployments. The leadership and innovation lessons he learned while in the Air Force can help all of us on a daily basis. He's also written at le...

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E55: Jody Holtzman, SVP of Market Innovation at AARP – Interview

September 08, 2016

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jody-holtzman-b1a6a5 This interview is with the SVP of Market Innovation at AARP, Jody Holtzman. Some people wouldn't expect AARP to be innovative, but they are. Jody has a fascinating role at AARP. He thinks about and implements innovative programs to help people ages 50 and over, now and in the future. That's a tall order and a very meaningful mission. I invited Jody on the show to tell us more about his views on innovation and what he's doing at AARP. I think you'll be surprised how innovative AARP really is. Here are some o...

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E54: Steve Cousins, CEO at Savioke – Interview

September 06, 2016

I was lucky enough to interview Steve Cousins. Steve has a deep robotics background. He was the CEO of Willow Garage for 6 years before starting Savioke, maker of the robot, Relay. Relay is in several hotels, delivering items to guest rooms. The next time you stay at a hotel and call the front desk for toothpaste, you might meet Relay. That would be cool. It's also a beautiful robot. I invited Steve on the show to tell us more about his very interesting and robotic-rich background and exactly wh...

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E53: Katherine Manuel, SVP of Innovation at Thomson Reuters – Interview

September 02, 2016

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-gilbert-manuel-823285 This interview is all around financial services and innovation. I was fortunate to be able to interview Katherine Manuel. Katherine is the Senior Vice President of Innovation at Thomson Reuters. As you probably know, Thomson Reuters is a huge financial services and information company. They operate in more than 100 countries. In 2015 they had $12.2 billion in revenue. Katherine is in charge of innovation across this gigantic company. I invited her on the show because I was qu...

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E52: Sid Gorham, President and CEO of Granular – Interview

August 31, 2016

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sid-gorham-a54314 This interview is all about farming analytics. For this interview, I was lucky enough to talk with Sid Gorham. Sid is the President and CEO of Granular. Granular is focused on making farms more efficient by leveraging data intelligently to help farmers make better decisions about their farming operations and crops. I invited Sid on the show to tell us more about his background and exactly what they're doing at Granular. It's also quite relevant to Flyover Labs. We're based in Madison, WI so we're in farm country...

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