Another season of Inspired Execution is in the books! After 11 phenomenal conversations, DataStax Chairman and CEO Chet Kapoor wraps up season two with the top takeaways and lessons learned. This episode highlights the greatest moments from: Cisco, Wells Fargo, DBS Group, PayPal, Macquarie Group, Goldman Sachs, iHeartMedia, Wiley, Verizon, and Microsoft. Stay tuned for season three!
Hosted by DataStax Chairman and CEO Chet Kapoor, Inspired Execution is a Q&A-style podcast series featuring technology leaders from global enterprises. Each episode will follow a leader on their journey to scaling a multi-billion dollar business while inspiring and energizing their teams. You will hear their stories, their unique perspectives, the advice they’d tell their younger selves and much more.
As technology leaders work to power modern data apps with simplicity and true cloud economics (at scale), Inspired Execution focuses on how to spark transformation, overcome challenges and celebrate innovation.
S1 E9
With Guest: Albert Hitchcock, CTO & COO at Pearson
S1 E8
With Guest: Sebastian Thrun, Founder & Executive Chairman at Udacity, CEO at Kitty Hawk
S1 E7
With Guest: Sorabh Saxena, EVP, Customer Service & Operations at AT&T Business
S1 E6
With Guest: Edmond Mesrobian, CTO at Nordstrom
S1 E5
With Guest: Dev Ganguly, SVP & CIO at Jackson
S1 E4
With Guest: Cody Sanford, EVP, CIO & Chief Product Officer at T-Mobile
S1 E3
With Guest: Aiaz Kazi, Chief Platform Officer at Banco Santander
S1 E2
With Guest: Fahim Siddiqui, SVP, Information Technology at Home Depot
Chet Kapoor is Chairman and CEO of DataStax. Prior to DataStax, Chet served as the CEO of Apigee and took it public, prior to Google’s acquisition in 2016. He is a proven leader and innovator in the tech industry with more than 20 years of experience working with global enterprises.
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