Uncaged Show

Uncaged Show

The Uncaged Show celebrates thought leadership from today's top business leaders. The program provides a voice to amazing executives from around the globe who are shaping the world of business today and mapping the path to the world of commerce tomorrow.

  1. 1 day ago

    How Michael O'Driscoll Transformed Franchising with AI and Robotics

    Michael O'Driscoll serves as President and Chief Operating Officer at HomeFront Brands — a multi-brand home services franchise platform where he has scaled the portfolio from 1 to 6 acquired brands, grown system-wide revenue integrated 6 formerly founder-owned businesses into a unified, scalable platform of 300+ franchisees across 900+ locations in 2 countries. Michael is a Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) with an MBA in International Franchise Strategy. He has operated across home services, logistics, distribution, retail trade, business lending and consumer services — giving him the cross-sector pattern recognition that makes an Operating Partner effective across a diverse portfolio.

  2. 4 days ago

    The Hidden Challenges of Fiber Networks in the MEA Region | UNCAGED With Chidu Nachiappan

    Chidu Nachiappan is the VP of Sales EMEA at VertiGIS, a global software and solutions company that builds enterprise geospatial mapping and location intelligence tools. Skilled in key account management, solution selling, business development, people management, negotiating global contracts, brand building & maintaining healthy strategic partner community with key global partners. We spoke with Chidu about this and about ConnectMaster, a software created to plan, document and operate telecommunications networks — with full transparency, smarter design, and lower costs.

  3. 4 days ago

    AdWeek's Uncaged panel – Insights from industry leaders on technology adoption. The role of AI as a tool for marketers.

    The UNCAGED Show was at the Adweek and we were able to gather an amazing panel of specialists. Francois-Xavier Reodo (FX), Chief Marketing Officer at EY- ParthenonDoug Zarkin , Chief Marketing Officer at Driven Brands Inc. Michael Harrison , Chief Executive Officer Winterberry GroupLauren Pattani , AIA Transformation Lead at Pfizer Moderated by Bant Breen , CEO of Qnary and host of the UNCAGED show. In this episode, industry experts discuss the evolving landscape of advertising, the impact of AI, and the importance of aligning tools with meaningful work. They share insights on transforming business practices and navigating technological fatigue. In this panel, industry experts explore the evolving landscape of marketing, the role of AI, creator economy, and the importance of authenticity and strategic creativity in modern advertising.

  4. 5 days ago

    The Critical Reasoning Skills Every Finance Leader Must Cultivate in the Age of AI | UNCAGED With Jeff Schwarcz

    Jeff Schwarcz is the Managing Director and Private Capital U.S. Leader at Alvarez & Marsal, a leading global professional services firm dedicated to helping organizations tackle their most complex business issues, maximize stakeholder value, and deliver sustainable change.

  5. 23 Oct

    5 Essential Secrets to Successful Networking You Never Knew | UNCAGED With Carsten Sudhoff

    Carsten Sudhoff is a Creator of Structured Networking and SPIEGEL Bestselling Author of the book 'No One Wins Alone'. His career has taken him across eight countries and three continents, spanning banking, the automotive industry, the World Economic Forum, career consulting, and entrepreneurship. As Chief Human Resources Officer at the World Economic Forum, Carsten collaborated with global leaders from business, government, academia, and civil society, contributing to the Think Tank on New Models of Leadership.It was there that one belief became impossible to ignore: The greatest opportunities rarely come from what you know. They come from who you bring together. That belief became the foundation of his work.Over the past decade, Carsten has helped more than 12.000 professionals and organizations turn relationships into measurable business value as the founder of CircularSociety and creator of the Structured Networking Method.He believes networking is no longer a soft skill. It is one of the most important business skills of the future because it helps people:• Turn conversations into opportunities.• Accelerate business growth.• Build strategic partnerships.• Advance their careers.• Increase their influence.• Create ecosystems that generate long-term value.• Walk into any room with confidence and purpose.

  6. 22 Oct

    The AI Twin Revolution: Transforming Cybersecurity Teams with Prasen Shelar

    Prasen Shelar has spent most of his career around security teams. Across Demisto, Palo Alto Networks, Fylamynt, and now Axari, he has seen the same thing over and over: security teams are expected to move incredibly fast, but so much of the work still depends on people manually holding everything together. Figuring out what matters. Finding the right owner. Following up. Making decisions. Keeping things from getting dropped. That’s the part of security Prasen has become obsessed with.Before this, Prasen was the first PM at Demisto, worked on Cortex XSOAR and Prisma Cloud at Palo Alto Networks, and later helped build Fylamynt, which was acquired by NetApp.

  7. 21 Oct

    The Hidden Challenges of Combining Marketing and Sales | UNCAGED With Madelyn Sheldon

    Madelyn Sheldon is the Global Chief Commercial Officer at UTR Sports. At Amazon, Madelyn led brand and product marketing for Prime, Alexa, and Amazon Devices, helping grow Prime from 30 million to more than 125 million U.S. members, taking Echo and Alexa from a nascent category to a household name, and directing nearly $1 billion in global marketing investment. She also led Super Bowl campaigns that ranked #1 on the USA Today Ad Meter and earned an Emmy nomination. In her marketing and commercial leadership roles at Tonal and UTR Sports, Madelyn carried full P&L responsibility: growing subscribers and recurring revenue, reducing churn, expanding internationally, launching and scaling new categories and services, and improving profitability across consumer, DTC, and platform businesses.

  8. 21 Oct

    The Surprising Shift in Travel: How Experiences Are Redefining Hospitality With Sam Jankovich

    Sam is the Co-Founder, Senior Investor, and CEO of GuideTime, where he has the opportunity to work alongside his son, Danilo, and a great team building technology for the hospitality industry.Their focus is pretty simple: Helping hotels, resorts, campgrounds, RV destinations, and other hospitality partners connect their guests with great local experiences, while helping the guides, outfitters, and small businesses behind those experiences reach more people.Sam worked his way through college in hotels and restaurants and earned his Hospitality Management degree from Washington State University. One of his favorite jobs and memories in college was working as the Front Desk Manager at East Glacier Park Lodge in Montana. From there, he joined the Management Training Program at Westin Hotels.His career eventually took him into enterprise technology, where he was fortunate to spend several decades working with some incredible people and organizations. That journey ultimately led him to IBM, with much of his work focused on digital transformation, Salesforce, AI, and customer experience.Then, in 2020, Sam began helping Danilo build GuideTime. After retiring from IBM in 2026, he had the opportunity to join him as CEO shortly after and bring his hospitality roots and technology experience together in a completely different way.

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The Uncaged Show celebrates thought leadership from today's top business leaders. The program provides a voice to amazing executives from around the globe who are shaping the world of business today and mapping the path to the world of commerce tomorrow.

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  • Creator
    Uncaged Show
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    810
  • Rating
    Clean
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