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The CXO of the Future Gamiel Gran
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Mayfield’s CXO of the Future podcast series seeks to elaborate on the challenges facing future CIOs by interviewing today’s leaders on what works and what doesn’t.The role of the CIO has always had lofty expectations, but today’s CIO has many responsibilities that range well beyond uptime metrics. Rather than focus on technology alone, the role is becoming more business-oriented: a partner to the business as opposed to a service provider. Increasingly, this partnership extends to the board level, where expectations have fallen on the CIO to orchestrate and enable a technology-driven transformation for the business.As a result, CIOs have been placed in the position of both near-term custodian and longer-term architect: managing future unforeseen change while leveraging new and existing technologies. They must help the company properly navigate the rapidly transforming business landscape, while remaining strong communicators. Digital Transformation is the often-used buzzword in press that drives urgency at the board level of an organization – the business-savvy CIO is generally the best equipped executive to guide this journey and consult with the board on impacts and tradeoffs to the business. Broadly speaking, all businesses are evolving into digitally-driven businesses. As a result, CIOs are closer to actually running the show than they’ve ever been before. The business side of organizations has always been dominant, but technology is the business now. CIOs often find themselves being the connector between products and operations groups and are increasingly involved in enabling execution across the organization.In Mayfield’s “CXO of the Future” podcast series, we seek to flesh out high-impact stories from those who are in the throes of this business transformation. Tune in to learn more from today’s industry leaders.
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Mayfield CXO Of The Future Podcast - Season 2 - "The Three Questions": Kartik Kumar, Global VP - Brand, Commercial and AI Technology at Levi Strauss & Co
Today we welcome Kartik Kumar, Global VP - Brand, Commercial and AI Technology at Levi Strauss & Co. to our CXO of the Future Podcast (“The Three Questions” edition). He is currently working with Levi Strauss & Co. as Global Vice President, leading digital transformation and associated product and technology portfolios. During the last 5 years of his tenure, he dramatically increased direct to consumer business revenues and championed digital transformation for the company globally. He also started several initiatives to create new revenue streams.
Additionally, Kartik led the Beyond Yoga acquisition and integrated the new business with LS&Co successfully. Prior, he served five years as VP, Software Development & Integrations at Lululemon Athletica and set up the technology office in San Francisco. In this role, Kartik had accountability for Global eCommerce, in-store, digital, and enterprise integrations strategy, roadmap, and end-to-end delivery of solutions. Kartik was instrumental in setting up the technology innovation labs based in San Francisco which co-created digital experiences across various guest touchpoints.
Listen in while he discusses our three big questions:
1. What was your first job, and how did it help you build your career?
2: What is the most important leadership skill that you have learned over your career that's had a positive impact? Can you explain with an example?
3. Do you have a prediction of one key technical skill or key technology that you believe is either underappreciated, or is just growing in importance? -
E1 | Mayfield CXO Of The Future Podcast - Season 2 - "The Three Questions": Ashwin Rangan, SVP, Engineering and Chief Information Officer at ICANN
Today we welcome Ashwin Rangan,SVP, Engineering and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at ICANN to our CXO of the Future Podcast (“The Three Questions” edition). He joined ICANN as Chief Innovation and Information Officer (CIIO) in March 2014 and works closely with the ICANN Operations teams in the US, Turkey, Singapore, Uruguay and other regions.
He is known as a visionary, strategist, and leader in applying creative and innovative IT solutions to the ever-evolving needs of businesses and organizations, and has served as CIO at several well known brands such as Rockwell International, Wal-Mart, and most recently at Edwards Lifesciences. He is a sought-after expert in defining, developing and delivering high-value process innovations.
Listen in while he discusses our three big questions:
1. What was your first job, and how did it help you build your career?
2: What is the most important leadership skill that you have learned over your career that's had a positive impact? Can you explain with an example?
3. Do you have a prediction of one key technical skill or key technology that you believe is either underappreciated, or is just growing in importance? -
Mayfield CXO Of The Future Podcast #36: Stuart Evans, Distinguished Service Professor, CMU & Director, CMU-Emirates iLab
There has been a massive shift in the way CXOs have been using innovation to adapt to changing business conditions. How do you use it in your business to keep up with the times? Our 36th CXO of the Future Podcast features Stuart Evans, a distinguished Service Professor at Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley, where he teaches innovation and entrepreneurship. Stuart’s professional career in the Valley started in 1980, and spans across many areas of entrepreneurship and the tech ecosystem. Listen in as he shares interesting insights on the topics of change, innovation, and adaptation.
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Mayfield CXO Of The Future Podcast #35: Mark Settle, Former CIO, Okta
As a chief information officer, triple down on the things you're excelling in instead of jumping into the new shiny toy. The role of the CIO has always been about knowing your business, in and out so that you know what is best for the company. It's all about that curiosity.
The CIO role has begun to change in recent years, but Gamiel Gran's guest today, seven-time CIO Mark Settle, believes that it was actually the CIO role that changed him and the way he performed over the course of his career.
Mark has broad business experience in IT services, enterprise software, consumer products, high tech distribution, financial services, and oil & gas. He has received multiple industry awards and is a three-time CIO 100 honoree. Mark sits on the advisory boards of several Silicon Valley venture capital firms and pioneered the adoption of service management and cloud computing technologies within several large enterprises. Additionally, he has authored multiple books, including Truth from the Trenches: A Practical Guide to the Art of IT Management and Truth from the Valley: A Practical Primer on Future IT Management Trends. He also received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from MIT and a Ph.D. from Brown University.
Learn more about the CIO role, achieving innovation, the vendor landscape, confidential computing, and more.
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Mayfield CXO Of The Future Podcast #34: Chris Allan, Corporate Vice President, Business Systems And Analytics, Applied Global Services, At Applied Materials
Everyone is in IT, but not everyone knows how to derive business value from it. Brendan Meyers invites Chris Allan onboard, the Corporate Vice President, Business Systems and Analytics, Applied Global Services, at Applied Materials. Chris talks about how IT is to be used for business systems to drive business results. Data won't mean anything unless you can gain actionable insights from it. Join the conversation to discover the perspective of a senior IT leader in the industry. Don't miss this episode!
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Mayfield CXO Of The Future Podcast #33: Steve Mills, Chief Information Officer, iHeartMedia
Many CIOs find success through a series of leadership roles in a single industry, but today's guest has bucked the trend with broad experience across numerous verticals. We are honored to welcome Steve Mills, a good friend and the Global CIO at iHeartMedia. Steve has over 30 years of experience in information technology, enterprise systems, and software engineering. In this episode, he joins Gamiel Gran to discuss the different aspects of his role as CIO in business and what leadership looks like from his position with a perspective on decision-making and cultivating culture.
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