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When did you say ”THAT’S IT! I’VE HAD IT!”? Time to Disrupt and Interrupt with host Karla Jo. Every week KJ interviews professionals who are disrupting their industries and altering economic networks that have been antiquated with bull-headed predecessors holding up the progress.
KJ delves into uncovering more from industry rebels and innovators that you didn’t know you needed in your life.
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Disrupting Harm in the Digital Age, with Kathryn Kosmides of Garbo
Kathryn Kosmides is the founder and CEO of Garbo, a background check platform helping individuals create safer relationships through accurate reporting of past violent and harmful behavior. In this episode Kathryn shares how digital harm is impacting the real lives of individuals worldwide and how Garbo is changing the conversation around reporting and accountability of harmful behavior
Key Takeaways:
How harassment has changed with online relationships
Why over half of romance scams occur on social media platforms
How Garbo connects the dots between users and reporting tools
How quizzes are helping survivors identify and process violence
Quote of the Show (12:30):
“99% of domestic violence situations will have some sort of financial abuse occurring because that makes it difficult for the person to leave. If you control the money, you control everything.
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Ways to connect with Kathryn Kosmides:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynmkosmides/
Company website - https://www.garbo.io/
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Disrupting the Future of Accessibility, with Anthony Franklin
Anthony Franklin, the Head of Revenue for Ava, a SaaS platform that provides real-time captions using AI and human intelligence. In this episode, Anthony dives into the topic of accessibility for underserved populations and how it impacts the business bottom line. He shares insights on understanding what your target audience wants and building a product-led growth strategy.
Key Takeaways:
How sales have fundamentally changed when marketing innovative products
The importance of having demos to prove that you can solve a customer's problem
How Ava is improving the accuracy of captions for the 450 million people globally who have some form of hearing loss?
The importance of having real people behind the technology and being passionate about the work.
Quote of the Show (12:30):
“There's a stigma around getting an accommodation. People are afraid to say, I need this tool to be productive at work. So they don’t. They just suffer.”
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Ways to connect with Anthony Franklin:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyfranklin1/
Company website - https://www.ava.me/
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Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755
Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGlzcnVwdGlvbmludGVycnVwdGlvbi5jb20vZmVlZC54bWw
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlD
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Disrupting Corporate Childcare with Technology, with Carleen Haylett
Carleen Haylett is the CEO and Founder of EnrichedHQ, a marketplace changing the way families engage school-age kids. Through live virtual activities, EnrichedHQ is bringing together activity providers and content with families who need flexible childcare options. In this episode Carleen discusses how her company is working with corporate clients to provide access to working families as an extension of traditional childcare options.
Key Takeaways:
How EnrichedHQ addresses the gap in childcare options for older children
Why women are heavily impacted by access to child enrichment activities
How SaaS platforms are influencing diversity and inclusion in corporations
The importance of flexibility for today’s working parents
How childcare options can save companies millions in employee retention costs
Quote of the Show (7:00):
“Every time an employee leaves an organization, it flat out costs them one and a half times that employee's annual salary.”
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Ways to connect with Carleen Haylett:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carleen-haylett-18a5521/
Company website - https://enrichedhq.com/
Ways to get more Disruption/Interruption:
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Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755
Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGlzcnVwdGlvbmludGVycnVwdGlvbi5jb20vZmVlZC54bWw
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlD
Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/disruption-interruption
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Disrupting AI Decision Making for Innovation with 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 leverage data and new technologies 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.
Key Takeaways:
How AI is helping humans make better, faster decisions
Why the C-Suite is in desperate need of a decision-making framework
How to get “unstuck” through communication habits
The difference between accumulating data vs. assessing risk
Why millions of dollars are lost on the critical thinking gap
Quote of the Show (4:00):
“It all comes back to people. If we're not serving and protecting the environment, we're hurting people.”
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Ways to connect with Teresa Spangler:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresawspangler/
Company - https://www.plazabridgegroup.com/
Ways to get more Disruption/Interruption:
Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/eccda84d-4d5b-4c52-ba54-7fd8af3cbe87/disruption-interruption
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755
Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGlzcnVwdGlvbmludGVycnVwdGlvbi5jb20vZmVlZC54bWw
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlD
Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/disruption-interruption
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Disrupting Trust with Blockchain, with IBM’s 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 is protecting the systems and information we value most.
Key Takeaways:
Why security is a factor in everything we do
How blockchain technology simplifies transactions
The impact of self-sovereign identity and how we view information
Why monetizing information has created more distrust
Where blockchain can make the biggest impact in rebuilding societal trust
Why Jai looks to his childhood to stay inspired to help others.
Quote of the Show (26:00):
“Blockchain enables companies to bring trust and security to systems. Distributed Ledger Technology can bring trust and transparency into businesses to solve more problems.”
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Ways to connect with Jai Arun:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsarun/Company - http://www.ibm.com/
Ways to get more Disruption/Interruption:
Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/eccda84d-4d5b-4c52-ba54-7fd8af3cbe87/disruption-interruption
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755
Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGlzcnVwdGlvbmludGVycnVwdGlvbi5jb20vZmVlZC54bWw
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlD
Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/disruption-interruption
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Disrupting Humanity in the “Immersive Web,” with Ho Yin Cheung
Ho Yin Cheung is a business technology innovator devoted to humanizing technology and driving meaningful relationships in the workplace. After working in the social media industry, Ho Yin became disenchanted with the psychological impact it had within society. He is now using his skills and experience to offer engaging and exciting virtual and hybrid events through technology.
Key Takeaways:
How people are rethinking engaging online
Why there’s still room to make communication more human
How social media is creating distrust
Why remote work requires retraining of leaders at all levels
Which industries are embracing virtual workspaces best
How Remo.co is helping businesses create a remote workplace culture
Quote of the Show (15:00):
“The funny thing about working in technology is that a lot of times the thing that limits growth is humans.”
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Want PR that actually matters? Get 30-minutes of expert advice in a fast-paced, zero-nonsense session from Karla Jo Helms, a veteran Crisis PR and Anti-PR Strategist who knows how to tell your story in the best possible light and get the exposure you need to disrupt your industry. Click here to book your call: https://info.jotopr.com/free-anti-pr-eval
Ways to connect with Ho Yin Cheung:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hoyincheung/
Website: http://remo.co/
Ways to get more Disruption/Interruption:
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Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755
Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGlzcnVwdGlvbmludGVycnVwdGlvbi5jb20vZmVlZC54bWw
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlD
Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/disruption-interruption
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Customer Reviews
So much fun!
Karla Jo does such a great job of balancing very serious business challenges with wit to cone to a proposed solution. These are always creative, innovative people who are fighting the status quo. Many people are just too comfortable in mediocrity, but not this crowd!
Listen in and enjoy the witty banter!