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ITsmiths: Angela Williams, Director II, Enterprise Information Security for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Imagine getting straight A’s… Having one of the highest GPA’s in school… Getting tons of accolades for your academics… … and then your parents tell you “good job, but you’re not that smart. You need a more challenging school.” That’s…
ITsmiths: Trisha Walsh – Director of IT for Yelp
Trisha Walsh, is a global IT leader who has succeeded with some of the world’s biggest brands and coolest companies. She is currently the Director of IT for Yelp… a company with over 6,000 employees and year after year, one…
Jim Rinaldi: Chief IT Advisor & former CIO of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
After we all just watched the NASA launch of the SpaceX rocket in May of this year… when you think of one of the coolest places to work, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory has to be one of them, right?…
ITsmiths: Michael McGovern – SVP, CTO and CISO for Metro Credit Union
If you’re looking for a good story of an IT professional who worked their way up through the IT department, and eventually became a c-level executive, this is a great episode. Michael McGovern is currently the SVP, CTO and CISO…
ITsmiths: Tyson Lutz, VP of Infrastructure Engineering at Salesforce.com
Have you ever had a great idea for something that might really be able help your company… but it was a little outside the scope of your actual title? Tyson Lutz did. And he found a way to bring it…
ITsmiths: Wes Williams, VP and CIO at Mental Health Center of Denver
Ever wonder if you chose the right profession? Wes Williams did. Today, Wes is the Vice President and CIO at Mental Health Center of Denver, a $100M organization, with 850 employees and 35 locations. But back in 2005, while working…
ITsmiths: Jon Santee, Vice President of IT for Hayes Locums
Have you ever wondered if you should work less, and spend more time on the things that really matter? But what will that do to your livelihood? Are you willing to pay the price? Jon Santee faced this decision, and decided…
Paul Edmisten – CIO of Tivity Health, and Orbie awards finalist
On this episode you’ll hear the story of Paul Edmisten, CIO of Tivity Health, and finalist for the 2020 CIO of the year Orbie awards, from Arizona CIO. Some people work hard because they enjoy the journey. Some people work…
ITsmiths: Boris Kogan, VP of Infrastructure Operations for Fisher Investments
Boris Kogan is the VP of Infrastructure Operations for Fisher Investments, a global Financial Management company with over 2,000 employees, & over $100 Billion in Firm assets under management. His climb in IT is centered around hard work, that started…
ITsmiths: Jason Berryhill, CIO at OmniTRAX, Inc.
Jason Berryhill, CIO of OmniTRAX, has had an extraordinary amount of success in a relatively short amount of time. He’s only in his mid-forties, yet he’s already been the CIO of two mid-size companies. But the road hasn’t always been…