Interview with Chip Conley about Creating Joy

by Michael Rucker | Dec 23, 2016 | Thought Leader Interviews

Chip Conley began his journey in creating “joy” by transforming a seedy motel in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco into the legendary Phoenix hotel. Under the umbrella Joie de Vivre (translated to mean: the exuberant enjoyment of life), the endeavor grew to 40...

Interview at the Motionsoft Technology Summit about Big Data

by Michael Rucker | Sep 23, 2016 | Thought Leader Interviews

This quarter’s Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship interview is the compilation of getting to discuss “big data” analytics with four exceptional thought leaders at the Motionsoft Technology Summit this year (2016). These four gentlemen in no particular...

Interview with John Gengarella about Fitness Technology

by Michael Rucker | Jun 23, 2016 | Thought Leader Interviews

John Gengarella is known for his extensive experience in global operations, customer-centric design and application development. He has been connected with highly successful enterprise software businesses for over 25 years. However, John began his career in the...

Interview with Edgar Schein about Organizational Culture

by Michael Rucker | Mar 26, 2016 | Thought Leader Interviews

Dr. Edgar Schein is one of the most prominent organizational development figureheads alive. He earned his Ph.D. in social psychology from Harvard University and went on to teach at the MIT Sloan School of Management reaching Professor Emeritus distinction. Along with...

Interview with Kate Matsudaira about Productivity and Work

by Michael Rucker | Dec 23, 2015 | Thought Leader Interviews

Kate Matsudaira is a startup founder and technology executive with a passion for productivity. She has extensive experience building and managing high performance teams and has held leadership positions in companies such as Decide (acquired by eBay), Moz and...