John provides Intro on Humira and shares her Background:   00:37 – 02:11 Humira gives some additional info on her background and shares with us a bit about her AMAZING journey!  - 02:12 – 03:04 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Humira–  03:05 – 07:40  (Hint:  She’s an AMAZING HUMANITARION!) Humira shares with us her vision for DigiCounsel and how she intends to provide a unique brand of content leveraging a conversational style of learning from some of the most amazing Legal & Business minds in industry today.    07:41 -  12:22  Humira dives into her obsession with Legal Technology and discusses what it takes to build a platform as comprehensive as DigiCounsel and how important it is to the law community. - 12:23 – 17:07Humira talks about her strategy for leveraging her networking skills to bring together such an amazing roster of talent to build all the content required to develop the DigiCounsel suite of content.  -   17:08  -  25:06Humira wraps up by providing a look at how she sees DigiCounsel disrupting the the Legal industry her plans for how it scales.  (some absolute gems in this section!) -  25:07 – 30:05John Reviews some of the things that ABSOLUTELY DIDN’T SUCK today!!  30:06 – 31:13   31:14 Humira’s Contact Info:LinkedIn – Humira Noorestani:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/humira-noorestani/DigiCounsel Website:  www.DigiCounsel.coConclusion:  32:09Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

John provides Intro on Lisa and shares her Background:   00:37 – 01:42Lisa gives some additional info on her background and shares with us a bit about her journey and focus  - 01:43 – 02:15 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Lisa –  02:16 – 05:36  (Hint:  She’s a Pop Star Turned Lawyer!) Lisa shares with us the background on her article from Lawyers Weekly and where her deep love of technology comes from.    02:17 -  08:02  Lisa dives into the origins of the term “Split Chain” and talks about why it better applies to Legal technologies than just the Blockchain tech as it takes into consideration the natural language context of the law - 08:03 – 11:21Lisa talks about “Split Chain” functionality and the benefits of this hybrid model -   11:22  -  14:30Lisa shares a technology that Landers & Rogers have developed an assessment and risk ranking application and how it will be leveraged along with the “Split Chain”  -   14:31  -  17:46Lisa wraps up by providing a look into the future and gazing into that Legal Tech crystal ball and shares with us what she sees for the industry on the horizon (some absolutely FANTASTIC nuggets here!) -  17:47 – 22:55John Reviews some of the things that ABSOLUTELY DIDN’T SUCK today!!  22:56 – 24:10   24:11 Lisa’s Contact Info:LinkedIn – Lisa Fitzgerald:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisamfitzgerald/Landers & Rogers:  https://landers.com.au/Conclusion:  24:42Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

Join us as Nonopa, one of the most influential voices in Legal Tech today when it comes to leveraging successful technologies and methodologies from outside the Legal domain discusses why Legal Tech needs to follow their lead! John provides Intro on Nonopa and shares her Background:   00:37 – 02:15Nonopa gives some additional info on her background:    02:16 – 03:06 Don't SUCK Fun Fact – Nonopa is a certified No-Code developer and as such has actually built her very own BOT !  It’s really quite cool as it is an automated SAFE agreement (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) which is a quite a popular agreement for startups looking for an IPO in the future.:  03:08 – 05:39 Nonopa talks about what inspired her to write the article in Legal Business World Magazine regarding technologies that the Legal Domain could take some lessons from:   05:40 -  07:04  Nonopa discusses why in the article she chose to focus primarily on 4 domains, Pharmaceuticals, Technology, FinTech and Marketing.:  07:05 – 09:15Nonopa shares how Legal Tech is becoming saturated with document management solutions and how everyone is attempting to sell them to the same prospects….and that a better model might be one that FinTech is deploying.   :  09:16  -  12:01  Nonopa talks about all the learning that can come from the Marketing domain as other industries are really taking advantage of AI and Big Data to hone in on the sector of firms they are targeting but also the custom tailored messaging that technology can now provide.  Lawyers need to be on social media platforms Nonopa says!:  12:02 – 15:34Nonopa shares her strategy on aligning the right technology for a firms needs: 15:35 – 17:16Nonopa shares her views on where the industry is heading in the future: 17:17 – 18:50 John Reviews some of the things that ABSOLUTELY DIDN’T SUCK today!! :18:51    20:05  Nonopa’s Contact Info:LinkedIn – Nonopa Vanda https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvanda/Email:  nonopa28@gmail.comTwitter:  NonopaVandaConclusion:  20:40 Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

John provides Intro on Susann and shares her Background:   00:37 – 03:39Susann gives some additional info on her background and shares with us her journey    03:39 – 06:19 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Susann –  06:20– 10:22  (Hint:  It was one of the experiences that led Susann to start LEX AI) Susann takes a look back at and shares some of the motivation that prompted her to become an entrepreneur.    10:23 -  14:17  Susann discusses the LEX AI product and how it has been designed to speed up regulatory research internationally:  14:18 – 19:27Susann talks about how LEX AI is also creating a community function but with much more depth and value than traditional Social Media.  Susann shares how valuable a resource this could be in the future:  19:28  -  26:41Susann wraps up by providing a look into the future and gazing into that Legal Tech crystal ball and should with us what she sees for the industry on the horizon: 26:42 – 30:56John Reviews some of the things that ABSOLUTELY DIDN’T SUCK today!!  30:57   32:24 Susann’s Contact Info:LinkedIn – Susann Funke:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/drsusannfunke/LEX AI Website:  LexAI.co Conclusion:  33:10Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

Join us as George, John & Bill talk about how we’re leveraging our Digital Twin technology to revolutionize the Legal Domain.From Litigation Algorithms to Legal Tech Readiness Assessments, we are making some serious inroads.  John provides Intro on George and shares his Background:   00:37 – 01:59George gives some additional info on his background:    02:00– 03:13 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about George – In this episode we share how George’s brilliance doesn’t necessarily make Bill and I any smarter!! :  03:14 – 06:04 George give our listeners an idea of what we mean by Digital Twins & Algorithms and how they might be connected to the Legal domain to begin with:   06:05 -  09:04  George dives into some of the areas of how we are leveraging advanced technology to assist in legal matters by sharing some cases we are involved in where we are developing some radically cool tech can take a Legal SME and give them SUPERPOWERS using our amazing Digital Twins.:  09:05 – 14:41George shares how Technology like digital twins is clearly allowing us to find patterns of malice within a system that up until now would have required massive teams of people to monitor and police…and how it can be scaled for similar cases in the future.:  14:42  -  21:18  George talks to us about our assessment technology can assist law firms and legal departments by ensuring they are ready for all the latest legal tech software they would like to take advantage of in the future. : 21:19 – 23:44 George wraps up by providing a look into the future and how he sees Technology in the legal domain taking advantage of future trends: 23:45 – 27:02John Reviews some of the things that ABSOLUTELY DIDN’T SUCK today!!  27:03    28:14 George’s Contact Info:Website:  www.georgedanner.comConclusion:  29:05Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

Join us as Scott, one of the most influential voices in Legal Tech today when it comes to alternatives to hourly billing, shares how their new AltFee Software could revolutionize how legal billing is done today!  John provides Intro on Scott and shares his Background:   00:37 – 02:24Scott gives some additional info on his background:    02:25– 02:33 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Scott – And in this episode we find Scott’s journey leading to AltFee is really a “family affair”!  So Scott shares with us how they all work together in harmony, it’s a great story! :  02:36– 05:03 Scott takes us on a trip back to the early days as he saw some brokenness and disjointedness in the Legal domain , specifically as it pertains to how services were being billed:   05:04 -  08:18  Scott shares with us a little bit about the technology itself and how it allows Lawyers to spend more time practicing law, leveraging massive efficiency gains, and provides them with a tool that gives them the ability to scope and price out their services:  08:19 – 10:55Scott talks about why he feels that now is the time for widespread adoption of this innovative software solution and what will make Lawyers want to jump on board! :  10:56  -  14:01  Scott talks to us about how a model like this could actually help increase access to the legal advice many need but can’t afford.: 14:02 – 17:50Scott wraps up by providing a look into the future and how he sees the practice of billing by the hour losing its shine and why AltFee is the perfect tool for the future!: 17:51 – 21:25John Reviews some of the things that ABSOLUTELY DIDN’T SUCK today!!  21:26    23:24 Scott’s Contact Info: LinkedIn – Scott Leigh:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-leigh-a1239b40/Email:  scott@altfeeco.comWebsite:  www.altfeeco.com Conclusion:  24:00 Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

Join us as Sharan, one of the most influential Legal Tech voices today shares how technology is changing the Legal Landscape, how Josef is making Legal Automation available to everyone, and why she may be starring in the next Blockbuster Movie!John provides Intro on Sharan and shares her Background:   00:37 – 02:42 Sharan gives some additional info on her background and shares with us her journey    02:47 – 03:42 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Sharan – And in this episode we find Sharan’s “doppelgänger" and she happens to be a movie star!  So, we have Sharan take some of the most famous movie lines of all time and have her recite them, but with a Legal Tech twist!  It’s an absolute hoot!! :  03:43– 07:00 Sharan takes a look back at her early days as a Lawyer where she was exposed to processes that she knew could be more efficient and decided she had two goals:  To understand more about the theory and practice of business management, and then to apply that knowledge to help law firms and in-house legal teams implement operational excellence.   :   07:01 -  12:45  Sharan discusses how Digital Transformation has kicked into high gear within the Legal domain and she shares her opinion on what’s driving that acceleration and “why now”.:  12:46 – 19:37Sharan talks about what firms should be doing if “going digital” in order to transform their organization is on their radar screen, and what the first steps of that migration could be. :  19:38  -  25:05  Sharan shares a bit about her new role as the Head of Growth at Josef and give us an overview of their no-code platform and how it benefits everyone interested in legal automation!  25:06 – 29:25Sharan wraps up by providing a look into the future and gazing into that Legal Tech crystal ball and should with us what she sees for the industry on the horizon: 29:26 – 32:19John Reviews some of the things that ABSOLUTELY DIDN’T SUCK today!!  32:20   33:53 Sharan’s Contact Info: LinkedIn – Sharan Kaur:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharan-kaur-mba-%F0%9F%8C%95-0924377/  Conclusion:  34:24Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

SEASON 2 - Episode 1 - Brent Dykes, Data Analytics SuperHero and Author of a FANTASTIC Book called Effective Data Storytelling joins us to share tips on how to drive change with DATA!John provides Intro on Brent and shares his Background:   00:37 – 02:42 Brent gives some additional info on his background and shares with us his journey    02:43 – 03:03 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Brent – And in this episode, we actually have a Trifecta of fun facts for Brent from superhero comics collector, to being tri-lingual to supporting his Ironman triathlete wife!  He is a man of many interests and talents! :  03:04 – 04:53 Brent shares the VALUE that data could provide for organizations if used properly.  He refers to it as understanding the “language of data” and tells us a little bit about what that is and how he has developed that concept into developing these Data stories.   :   04:54 -  06:47  Brent discusses how for AI & ML to be successful, data is the necessary fuel…and the more you have the better you can train the models companies build.  He explains how data points become the building blocks of every data story and how relevance and trustworthiness play into this equation:  06:48 - 10:09Brent takes a quote from his book “Without knowledge, action is useless, and knowledge without action is futile.” , and share this as a preface to talk about Actionable Insights.  He then discusses how to go about determining if an insight merits becoming the basis of a data story and what that means to your audience.:  10:10  -  13:40  Brent shares his “state of the industry” opinion in regards to corporations ability to leverage the data they are collecting today?:  13:41 – 17:53Brent wraps up by providing a look into the future & pull out his Dr. Strange SuperHero Crystal ball to share where he sees all this going in the near future…and what he thinks based on his years of experience and wisdom in the analytics space?: 17:54 – 21:49   23:15 Brent’s Contact Info: LinkedIn – Brent Dykes:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentdykes/Book Website:   https://www.effectivedatastorytelling.com/  (You can buy the book there as well)Twitter:  https://twitter.com/analyticshero Conclusion:  25:30  Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

Episode 19 – Jodie Baker, Founder & CEO of Xakia.  Jodie joins us for the last Episode of the year & talks about being listed in the prestigious Gartner Guide for Corporate Legal Matter Management, Xakia’s ability to REVOLUTIONIZE in-house Legal Department efficiency in HOURS & how SIMPLE it can be!John provides Intro on Jodie and shares her Background:   00:37 – 03:30Jodie gives some additional info on her background and shares with us her journey from private practice & in-house counsel roles to starting Hive Legal and then ultimately founding Xakia Technologies, a much needed Matter Management Software Platform that is revolutionizing how in-house legal departments are managed:   03:31 – 07:12 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Jodie and Xakia – We discuss how Xakia just got recognized as one of 19 Vendors listed in the 2021 Gartner Guide for Corporate Legal Matter Management!!!!  What a HUGE & FUN accomplishment:  07:13 – 08:53 Jodie takes a trip back and talks about HIVE legal and her time in the US, telling us about her desire to build a unique law firm with the goal of providing a virtual and flexible schedule while servicing high-end clients with an amazing team that really embraced this new working model:   08:54 -  13:58  From Jodie’s unique perspective on both sides of the legal domain, she shares her take on the need to deploy tech & AI and the effect that the pandemic has had on the legal domain:  13:59 - 18:04Jodie shares her opinion on why the legal domain may have been lagging behind as it pertains to implementing the latest legal tech solutions, and how Xakia’s approach is breaking down those barriers and helping organizations move forward with successful innovation deployment! (Hint:  It’s all about simplicity) :  18:05  -  25:06  John and Jodie talk about how there is an assessment process for Xakia customers and the importance understanding what a customer’s “readiness profile” is and what their goals are and how Xakia gets away from the “one size fits all” model.  Jodie discusses how Xakia understands how to integrate legal tech into the overall business strategy via customization functionality:  25:07 – 30:09Jodie wraps up by providing some vision on where technology, legal tech systems and Xakia are headed in the future: 30:10 – 33:22   34:34 Jodie’s Contact Info: LinkedIn – Jodie Baker:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodiebakerxakia/LinkedIn – Xakia:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/xakia-technologies/Website:   https://XakiaTech.comEmail:  Jodie.Baker@XakiaTech.comTwitter:  https://twitter.com/jodiebaker74   Conclusion:  35:42Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

Episode 18 – Jackie joins us from Seattle WA, and shares what motivated her to develop one of the most unique AI driven, Legal Tech software products on the market today.  You're also in for a treat as Jackie sings a Christmas jingle about what makes Clearbrief so special!  It’s a FUN and informative episode with one talented entrepreneur!  John provides Intro on Jackie and shares her Background:   00:37 – 02:22Jackie gives some additional info on her background and shares with us her musical background and how she and her Husband (who is also her partner at Clearbrief) met and still play music together:   02:23 – 03:16 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Jackie (Jackie is an AMAZING singer, so we wrote her a song about her company and turned it into a Christmas Jingle).  You are not going to believe her ANGELIC voice as we ask her to SING on the spot:   03:17 – 06:25 Jackie shares some insight as to how Clearbrief came to be and how her experience at Casey Family Program coupled with her interest in data influenced her decision to take the leap into the startup world:   06:26 -  10:11  Jackie digs into what it takes from a discovery process as she shares how much customer discovery they did as they researched the market for pain points prior to Clearbrief product development, talking to well over 200 lawyers, paralegals and judges to get a feel for some of their issues and more importantly validate the same patterns she experienced.  She shares the importance of incorporating potential customers into the development and testing process:  10:12 - 14:59Jackie discusses some of the features and functionality of the software and gives a fantastic overview of what the Clearbrief software does:  15:00  -  23:14  Jackie talks about the powerful NLP (Natural Language Processing) and AI behind Clearbrief and its capability to pull all publicly available legal sources for all legal citations since it ID’s every site in your document.  She shares the “easy button” functionality and how much time it can save in the process:  23:15 – 26:54Jackie wraps up by providing some vision on where technology, the court systems and Clearbrief are headed in the future: 26:55 – 30:17   31:39 Jackie’s Contact Info: LinkedIn – Jackie Schafer:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackieschafer/Website:   www.clearbrief.aiEmail:  jackie@clearbrief.ai  Conclusion:  32:40  Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

John provides Intro on Jon and shares his Background:   00:37 – 02:20Jon gives some additional info on his background and journey as an entrepreneur (one is his superpower!):   02:21– 03:49 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Jon (Yup, he goes full-on “Tin Cup”!):   03:50 – 06:00 Jon shares how Jameson Legal saw the need in the market to launch Jameson Legal Tech and tie together Lawyers they have placed all over the world into a network of prospects in need of AI and Legal Tech solutions and full of questions as to what technology to focus on :   06:01 -  08:29  Jon shares some of the strategies deployed when a law firm or legal department reaches out and would like to engage with Jameson Legal Tech.  Jon talks about what a good starting point might be and how they determine how to best serve their needs:  08:30 - 12:48Jon discusses how “one-size fits all” tech solutions don’t work anymore.  Jon talks about how Jameson Legal Tech pulled together their consortium of Legal Tech solution offerings.  He shares how the tech needs to be best in class, how it can’t price firms out of the solution, and how they need to really like and believe in the ownership of the technology they bring in:  12:49  -  18:45  Jon looks into his legal tech crystal ball and predicts what he sees in the future for AI, Jameson Legal Tech and the legal tech industry:  18:46 – 22:29   24:22 Jon’s Contact Info: LinkedIn – Jon Bartman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-bartman-4578777/Website:   www.JamesonLegal.com                     www.JamesonLegalTech.com Conclusion:  25:25  Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

Episode 16 – Gary Sangha, Founder & CEO of LexCheck joins us to discuss LexCheck’s AI Powered Contract Negotiation Platform, why firms need Digital Playbooks, and where he believes AI usage within the Legal Tech industry is headed.  John provides Intro on Gary and shares his Background:   00:37 – 01:50Gary gives some additional info on his background and journey as an entrepreneur (one is his superpower!):   01:51 – 02:36 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Gary (Hint:  He’s going to speak Punjabi!!):   02:37 – 04:00 Gary shares with us his take on AI and more importantly what AI is not!  He shares his take on how to Turbo-Charge deals through AI technology :   04:01 -  06:11  Gary shares some of the uniqueness of LexCheck’s Contract Negotiation Platform and the Digital Playbook and how “legal” can be a Deal Accelerator:  06:12 -  08:47Gary discusses the pandemics influence on Digital Transformation & AI Acceleration:  08:48 -  11:54  Gary looks into his technology crystal ball and predicts what he sees in the future for AI, LexCheck and the legal tech industry:  11:55 – 14:08   15:00 Gary’s Contact Info: LinkedIn – Gary Sangha:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsangha/Website:   www.LexCheck.com Conclusion:  15:24  Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

Rodney shares some of the amazing technology innovation The Mundy Companies are bringing to the industrial space.   AI, Digital Twins & Augmented Reality are just some of the topics Rodney touches on as he describes Mundy’s push to help their clients innovate.John provides Intro on Rodney and shares his Background:   00:37 – 01:44Rodney gives some additional info on his background and journey starting out as a software developer and culminating as a corporate technology executive focused on innovating for The Mundy Companies and their clients:   01:45 – 02:20 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Rodney (His smile put a smile on EVERYONE’S face!!):   02:21 – 03:16 Rodney shares with us how the industrial space is really leveraging the latest technologies and how rapidly they are innovating these days :   03:17 -  05:56  Rodney shares some insights regarding the NEW vision for technology at The Mundy Companies and its clients:  05:57 -  10:00Rodney discusses one of the latest software tools The Mundy Companies are deploying both internally and for their clients for field data collection, called CollectLogix:  10:01 -  12:32  Rodney looks into his technology crystal ball and predicts what he sees in the very near future for the industrial space and Mundy:  12:33 – 14:50   15:47 Rodney’s Contact Info: LinkedIn - The Mundy Companies:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-mundy-companies/LinkedIn - Rodney: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodney-adams-b7024413/Email:  RodneyAdams@mundycos.com Website:   https://www.mundycos.com/ Conclusion:  16:45Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

Genetics has been at the forefront of the news since the pandemic started.  It has been the basis for several of the vaccines and drug therapies developed to fight COVID.   AI's role in expediting the research required to advance these initiatives has been key!You're not going to want to miss this episode as we talk to Jeff Mohler, CEO of IQ Genetix Laboratories.  Jeff has been in the genetics industry for over 3 decades and has been on the front lines of COVID testing during the pandemic.Jeff shares with us COVID's impact on expediting advanced technologies, where he sees AI being leveraged today and into the future in the genetics industry, and also how AI will impact how we manage our personal healthcare in the future.John provides Intro on Jeff and shares his Background:   00:37 – 01:43Jeff gives some additional info on his background and journey from the research arena into the business side of the genetics industry:   01:44 – 03:02 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Jeff (Time is not his friend):   03:03 – 04:23 Jeff provides some background on why AI failures have held back adoption of AI in the genetics space:   04:24 -  09:06  Jeff shares some insights on the pandemic and how IQ Genetix is unique in the genetics laboratory space and where they are heading in the future with “omics” and AI:  09:07  -  15:26  Jeff looks into his genetics & AI crystal ball and predicts what he sees in the very near future:  15:27 – 20:11   20:12 Jeff’s Contact Info:Email:  JMohler@iqgenetix.com Website:   www.iqgenetix.com  Conclusion:  20:56  Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

In Episode 13 Colin Levy, the Michael Jordan of Legal Tech, joins us for a spirited discussion on the current state of technology in the legal domain.  He provides some critical advice for firms considering deploying AI & Legal Tech solutions (or rethinking a failed implementation) within their firms, and cautions about why they should ALWAYS BBYB - "Benchmark Before You Buy".  Colin also gives us a glimpse of where Legal Tech is headed in the very near future.  Colin has amassed an enormous following on various professional and social networks where he is considered one of the prominent Legal Tech influencers as he guides his followers with legal technology advice and wisdom.  If you are interested in Legal Tech, you are not going to want to miss this episode!!!John provides Intro on Colin and shares his Background:   00:37 – 2:24Colin gives an overview of his diverse background  and how working with some small startups as well as a big corporate firm got him exposed to Legal Tech tools:   02:25 – 03:22 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Colin (Hint: He hit a LinkedIn Milestone):   03:23 – 6:37 Colin provides his definition of “Legal Tech” and explains why it is “a thing”:   06:38 -  09:06  Colin shares some of his thoughts on the overall state of the Legal Community as it pertains to adopting Legal Tech, AI, and technology in general.  Leading or Lagging and is it growing???:  09:07  -  10:55  Colin provides some CRITICAL insights to how IMPORTANT it is for firms to “Take a step back before looking to purchase any Legal Tech” and get your baseline FIRST!  In other words, BBYB – Benchmark Before You Buy:   10:56– 12:50Colin shares his thoughts on whether the legal domain looks to other, more progressive industries that have successfully deployed AI technology for best practices and methodologies that they can deploy & benefit from:    12:51 – 15:31  Colin looks into the Legal Tech & AI crystal ball and predicts what he sees in the very near future:  15:32 – 17:30   18:30 Colin’s Contact Info:Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Clevy_LawLinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinslevy/Website:  https://www.colinslevy.com/ Conclusion:  19:00  Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

Episode #12 - Flo, also known as “The -Non-Boring Lawyer”, joins us to talk about AI’s role in LegalTech & ContractTech.  Flo brings ENERGY like no other & even Slade, her dog can’t help but get in on the Podcast!  Flo is a MAJOR force in Legal Technology adoption.  Your not going to want to miss this one!John provides Intro on Flo and shares her Background:   00:37 – 1:52Flo gives an overview of her diverse background (and this is where Slade makes his presence known) and how she got started in tech and became an advocate for leveraging LegalTech tools:   01:53 – 03:06 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Flo (Hint: She has officially divorced Tom Brady!):   03:07 – 4:10 Flo discusses LegalTech & ContractTech and areas of application as well as her focus…and talks about how she brings ENERGY to the domain:   04:11 -  06:18  Flo shares some of her thoughts on why Legal Community has been slow to adopt AI and technology.  She also discusses a NEW Platform (think Angie’s List but for Legal Tech) that will assist firms as they attempt to decide what technology is a good fit for their firm.  06:19  -  12:33  Flo gives her views on how AI needs a different marketing message to help it be both less confusing as well as less “fearful & complicated”…in other words, “Don’t SUCK at AI” Marketing!:   12:34 – 18:02Flo talks about contract workflow and how the latest technology removes the delays in the process:    18:03 – 21:45  Flo looks into the AI crystal ball and predicts what she sees in the very near future as it pertains to AI in LegalTech & ContractTech (and no, she can’t tell you if the Patriots ever win the Super Bowl again)  21:46 – 23:34    24:20 Flo's Contact Info:Twitter:  https://twitter.com/nonboringlawyerLinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nonboringlawyer/ Conclusion:  24:50Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

Liziana Carter is the CEO of GR0W.AI , a full-service conversational AI firm, working exclusively with established Shopify brands in the beauty and fitness industry.   GR0W.AI develops conversational AI creating a personal shopping experience for consumers within Facebook Messenger, Instagram and now WhatsApp with the goal of providing brands with the right digital infrastructure to accelerate revenue by delivering exceptional customer experiences through 1-on-1 conversations at scale.John provides Intro on GR0W.AI and Guest Background:   00:37 – 3:24Liziana gives an overview of her background and how she got started:   03:25 – 07:00 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Liziana (Hint: it’s a surf story):   07:01 – 9:12 Liziana discusses how conversational AI works (for a non-shopper!):   09:13 -  13:10  Liziana shares some insights as to how to train these conversational AI models to understand the personality of the brand as well as the specific needs and shopping history of the consumer.  13:11 -  16:27  Liziana discusses advantages of conversational AI over live person.  She also shares where these AI Models will reside:   16:28 – 20:30Liziana gives us some insights as to how to solve the “right problem” with AI technology and some of the things she has learned as she has grown her Conversational AI business.  Re-engagement is one of her keys!:    20:31 – 22:42  Liziana looks into the AI crystal ball and predicts what she sees in the very near future as it pertains to Conversational AI in retail and the industry as a whole:   22:43 – 25:13   26:00 Contact Info:Company Site:  https://GR0W.AI/LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/liziana-carter/ Conclusion:  26:35 Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

You already know Steve Cadigan is “the goto source” when it comes to questions about leadership, talent, culture and most importantly the future of work.  But we flip-the-script on the former Chief People Officer at LinkedIn & Silicon Valley Legend and talk to Steve about how people are also the key to successfully implementing (AI) Artificial Intelligence.  We tackle the “FEAR of losing jobs to technology” narrative head-on and Steve provides some language that can help us as leaders to get our team onboard with all this technology & disruption and actually advance your skillset and increase your value to the company! It’s an encouraging message of how incredible the Post WORKQUAKE future of work can be if we learn what’s important and heed the QUAKE-UP-CALL !John provides Intro on Company and Guest Background:   00:37 – 02:13Steve gives an overview of his background and the company:   02:14 - 05:36 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Steve:   05:37 – 08:42 Steve discusses how he was able to out-recruit big TECH giants in Silicon Valley by flipping-the-script (hint: if you are having trouble recruiting tech resources today, you are going to want to listen to this!):   08:43 -  18:17  Steve shares why he believes that “Learning Velocity” is one of the most important values in the job market of the future.  (ie.  It’s not what you know, it’s what you CAN know).  So technology professionals DON’T MISS THIS, it’s your potential that’s your value!!:  18:18 -  24:14  Steve discusses how NEW leadership skills can impact a company’s ability to deploy successful AI!  We have always said technology is EASY, most tech projects fail due to people.  Steve gives leaders language that can be the difference between AI being scary and something people FEAR to something people embrace as being beneficial to them and their career:   24:15 – 31:08Steve gives us some insight on what leaders need to focus on in a climate where AI is producing so much DATA!   Steve advises us to be an “information broker” more than an “information gatherer” or decision maker.  Listen as he describes why :   31:09 – 39:25  Steve looks into the AI crystal ball and predicts what he sees in the very near future as it pertains to AI, remote work, scheduling & compensation in the new working model:   39:26 – 41:57  42:48 Contact Info:Company Site:  https://stevecadigan.com/LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/cadigan/WORKQUAKE BOOK ON AMAZON:  https://www.amazon.com/Workquake-Embracing-Aftershocks-COVID-19-Working-ebook/dp/B098D67JKK/ref=sr_1_3?crid=35HTTBTSQ7DDM&dchild=1&keywords=workquake+steve+cadigan&qid=1630931564&sprefix=workquake%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-3 Conclusion:  43:40Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

Steve Lambright, CMO of AEYE joins us for a look into AEYE's iDAR technology for autonomous vehicles.  This episode is just as entertaining as it is informative!  We cover how iDAR differentiates AEYE from LiDAR vendor offerings, AEYE's epic rise culminating with a listing on the NASDAQ: (LIDR) last week.  Finally, Steve shares what he sees as the future of autonomous travel and AI's role in tying it all together into an ecosystem where vehicles and infrastructure communicate as one.  It's an unbelievably lofty goal and a great overview of their story starting back in the DARPA Grand Challenge days! John provides Intro on Company and Guest Background:   00:37 – 02:15 Steve gives an overview of his background and the company:   02:17 - 05:39 Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Steve:   05:40 – 07:19 Steve discusses taking on the AEYE marketing challenge and what was required to educate people on the technology’s goal of matching the power of human perception :   07:19 -  12:17 Steve shares some of the technical challenges of marketing to the automotive industry and passing the tests on the 6 levels of autonomy:  12:18 -  15:55 Steve discusses on this technology comes to the market so that we as consumers can start to benefit from it:   15:56 - 18:09Steve gives us some insight on AEYE’s new partnership with Continental and how the partner ecosystem and business model integrates with automotive OEM’s:   18:10 - 20:24 Steve looks into the AI crystal ball and predicts what he sees in the very near future as it pertains to AI, iDAR and infrastructure playing a part in the autonomous driving landscape:   20:25 - 22:05  22:47 Contact Info: Steve Lambright – slam@aeye.alCompany Site:  Aeye.ai LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/aeye-inc./ Conclusion:  23:25 Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade

Join us as we kick off our SPECIAL ESG SERIES focused on the different components and solutions for ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) compliance.  In this first ESG episode we dive into ESG and Energy Transition and discuss how Digital Twins can be the centerpiece of the "E" part of the solution.  ESG and Energy Transition are two connected domains that hold substantial technical complexity. They essentially involve a retooling of the value chain in many ways, large and small. Examples include: green hydrogen bolt-ons, renewable power, decarbonizing a production network, and water (and other effluent) management to name a few. John provides Intro on ESG Topic and George Danner, our Guest:   00:37 - 01:30George outlines the ESG Topics - Industry Focused, Improved Operations & how it was historically managed :   01:31 -  02:24Greener as a Goal (Focus on the "E") -  George digs into some stated goals regarding many company's Net Carbon Neutral aspirations and how technology will play a role.   02:25 -  05:38Bill asks George about how "real time data" plays into applying new sustainable business models and how collecting data, analyzing data & reporting on the data are 3 of the 4 steps required.  Don't forgot that "Feedback Loop"  05:39 - 10:46George discusses the Digital Twin's role in the "What-If-Intervention Simulations" necessary for  a company's SUCCESSFUL journey to ESG Compliance:   10:47 - 14:31George discusses the value drivers for leveraging technology investments into ESG projects :   14:32 - 18:37John summarizes the episode with some items that "Don't SUCK!!"    18:38 - 19:16 Contact Info for George Danner:   19:28 LinkedIn:  linkedin.com/in/george-danner/Website:  GeorgeDanner.comConclusion  20:08Bob Miller Intro with Music Fade