Red Sox SVP & CTO Brian Shield Honors Tradition, Innovates for the Future

It’s not every day you get to record an episode with a superstar guest at a superstar location, so when we had the opportunity to interview a legendary CIO on location at the historic Fenway Park, we couldn’t resist!

In this episode, recorded inside NESN’s onsite studio at Fenway, we are shining the light on the career journey, leadership philosophies and super powers of Boston Red Sox & Fenway Sports Management SVP & CTO Brian Shield. With his success at renowned companies like FTD, the Weather Channel, and now, the Boston Red Sox, Brian has earned his reputation as an industry innovator whose wide breadth of experience has helped him lead each organization through digital transformation with confidence.

Tune in to learn:

• How Brian has found success solving business challenges through building and maintaining a trusted network
• How leading with empathy has enabled Brian to lead his teams to breakthrough outcomes
• Why newer leaders should answer the call when given “stretch opportunities”
• The biggest benefits Brian has received from working in a variety of industries
• How Brian crafts a winning data strategy
• How to cut through the hype of AI to determine its real, tangible business value for your organization

Featuring submitted questions from:

• Jamie Head, Chief Digital & Technology Leader, Founder at JRH Advisory
• Bill Phelan, Chief Product Officer at Brillion
• Robert Strickland, Chief Executive Officer & Founder at M37 Ventures
• Kathy Kountze, Global Chief Information Officer at Bose Corporation
• Anne Margulies, Former Vice President & University Chief Information Officer at Harvard University