Disrupting corporate management through AI, Blockchain and humanizing digital communication with trio of innovators

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The funny thing about working with technology is that many times it’s people who limit growth

Before the pandemic, 92 percent of business leaders surveyed by McKinsey believed that their business model would not remain viable at the speed of digitization at the time. (1) Experts noted that the road to recovery is paved with data-driven decisions. This can be good news or terrifying news for management in all businesses; small for business.

Enter Teresa Spangler, Plazabridge Group CEO and growth strategist, whose AI-powered decision-making tools leverage data and emerging technologies to create business value. She explained to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption/Interruption podcast, how AI helps the C-suite make better and faster decisions based on accumulating data versus assessing risk. “During the pandemic, we turned, changed and reborn in many ways. However, we are missing the element of future planning for competitive agility by not focusing our efforts on future growth.”

Enter Jai Arun, a technology innovator with over 23 years of experience leading startups to enterprises, who has seen the value of blockchain to protect systems and information through its distributed ledger technology. He explained to host Karla Jo Helms why the monetization of information has created more distrust and the impact of sovereign identity and how we view information. “Blockchain enables companies to bring trust and security to their systems. Distributed Ledger technology can bring trust and transparency into businesses to solve multiple problems.”

Enter Hoyin Cheung of Remo, whose company reveals the nuances of creating and engaging workplaces for all team members and establishing real relationships in virtual and hybrid environments. He explained to host Karla Jo Helms how their technology humanizes digital communication and helps managers tap into the engagement levels of their workers. “The funny thing about working with technology is that a lot of times it’s people who limit growth.”

Key takeaways:

  • Why the C-Suite Desperately Needs a Decision Framework (Spangler)
  • The difference between accumulating data and assessing risk (Spangler)
  • Why monetization has created mistrust; why security is a factor (Arun)
  • Where blockchain can have the greatest impact on rebuilding public trust (Arun)
  • Why telecommuting requires training managers at all levels (Cheung)
  • How Remo.co helps companies create a remote workplace culture (Cheung)

Disruption Interruption is the podcast where you hear from today’s biggest Industry Disruptors. Find out what motivated them to innovate and how they overcame resistance to adoption.

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About interruption interruption:

Disruption is happening on an unprecedented scale, affecting all kinds of industries – medtech, finance, IT, e-commerce, shipping and logistics and more – and COVID has moved their timelines up a full decade or more. But WHO are these disturbers and when did they say, “THAT’S IT! I’VE GOT IT!”? Time to Disrupt and Interrupt with host Karla Jo “KJ” Helms, veteran communication disruptor. KJ interviews bad people who are disrupting their industries and changing economic networks that have become obsolete with an establishment resistant to progress. She delves into uncovering the secrets of industry rebels and quiet revolutionaries that uncover common—and not so common—characteristics that are changing our financial markets…and lives.

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About Karla Jo Helms:

Karla Jo Helms is Chief Evangelist and Anti-PR® Strategist for JOTO PR Disruptors™.

Karla Jo learned firsthand how unforgiving business can be when millions of dollars are at stake – and how the control of public opinion often determines whether one company is happily chosen, or another is brutally rejected. As an alumnus of crisis management, Karla Jo has worked with trial lawyers, private investigators and the media to help restore corporate goodwill into the public mind – Karla Jo operates on the ethic of getting it right the first time, not relying on others chances and do what it takes to excel. Helms talks globally about PR, how the PR industry itself has lost its way and how, in the right hands, companies can harness the power of Anti-PR to drive markets and influence market perception.

About Teresa Spangler:

Teresa Spangler is a growth strategist with a background in innovation and digital transformation who is dedicated to helping companies of all sizes achieve their goals. Theresa has extensive experience in creating products and solutions that utilize data and new technology to drive business value. She is the founder of Plazabridge Group and the GameDay Decisions Analytics Platform™, an AI-powered decision-making tool. Her book, “All That I Am Now That I Know,” shares 17 lessons she learned as an entrepreneur and growth strategist.

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About Jai Arun:

Jai Arun is a technology and innovation evangelist, with a firm belief in the transformative power of blockchain and how it can impact the way we do business. With over 23 years of experience leading teams from startups to billion-dollar companies like IBM, Jai has seen the impact of compromised systems, the importance of security, and how blockchain protects the systems and information we value most.

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About Hoyin Cheung:

Ho Yin Cheung is a business technology innovator dedicated to humanizing technology and creating meaningful relationships in the workplace. After working in the social media industry, Ho Yin became dissatisfied with the psychological impact it had on society. He now uses his skills and experiences to offer engaging and exciting virtual and hybrid events through technology. “I am passionate about humanizing technology to create authentic conversations that drive meaningful relationships in the most human way possible.

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References:

1. Staff writer. “How Six Companies are Using Technology and Data to Transform Themselves”, McKinsey.com, 12 Aug. 2020, mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/how-six-companies-are-using-technology-and – data-to transform-self.

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