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Mr. Ian Smith, the most interesting man alive… Serial Entrepreneurial andCo-founder of Lighthouse Technology, accelerating AI in the data center to optimize IT, Cloud and Data environments.


00:58 Meet Ian Smith
03:24 Knowing when to Walk Away
06:32 Back to Ian
08:14 Startup Companies
09:51 A Wine Making Distraction
14:54 Exercise?
16:01 Back to Exciting Tech
19:12 Lighthouse Technology
26:46 Optimize Cloud via Conversational AI

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/ian-smith-a803701
Website: https://lighthousetechnology.ai/

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Part 2 : Learning leadership from a 2-star General : "The harder right versus the
easier wrong". Hear about the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP)

• 00:12 How to become a 2-Star General
• 01:22 Raising 3 girls
• 4:10 Leadership style
• 05:21 MDMP to civilian leadership
• 09:55 General McConville's book recommendation
• 10:54 How military influences POV
• 14:06 Advice to others
• 15:52 Finally! The lighting round

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dianne-del-rosso-7950871
Website: https://www.ibm.com/products/expertlabs
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leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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More on GenAI, Hallucinations, RAG, Use Cases, LLMs, SLMs and costs with Armand Ruiz, Director watsonx Client Engineering and John Webb, Principal Client Engineering.  With this and the previous episode you'll be wiser on AI than 98% of the world.

• 00:12 Hallucinations
• 02:33 RAG Differentiation
• 06:41 Why IBM in AI
• 09:23 Use Cases
• 11:02 The GenAI Resume
• 13:37 watson.x 
• 15:40 LLMs
• 17:51 Experience Counts
• 20:03 AI that Surprises
• 23:46 AI Skills
• 26:47 Switching LLMs
• 27:13 The Cost and SLMs
• 28:21 Prompt Engineering
• 29:16 For Fun

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/armand-ruiz, linkedin.com/in/john-webb-686136127 Website: https://www.ibm.com/client-engineering

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We all need to tell a better story.

Meet Vinca LaFleur of West Wing Writers. As a writer, the West Wing is the dream job.  Learn how to embody "The story is the difference". Fascinating and only Part 1.

• 02:28 Meet Vinca LaFleur, the diplomate, wait?!
• 08:25 Politics? Continuous news?
• 10:40 "Hanging" with Bill Clinton
• 18:41 The craft of writing
• 23:53 Not a PowerPoint hater, but...
• 26:53 A writers process (case study)

President Clinton at the Mackie Plant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLCBP3o2kOM

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/vinca-lafleur-28909315

Website: https://www.westwingwriters.com/

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Talking data with Dima Spivak, Director of Product Management, StreamSets.  Data integration and real-time decision making.

• 02:02 Dima Spivak is Here! 
• 04:19 Why StreamSets?
• 06:00 What is StreamSets?
• 09:48 On Demand Expense
• 11:34 Regulated Industries
• 12:36 Secret Sauce
• 14:41 A Competitive View
• 15:50 Data Fabric and StreamSets
• 18:25 StreamSets and AI
• 21:12 Use Cases
• 24:02 The Future of Streaming
• 25:48 Quality and Testing
• 31:19 For Fun

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/dmitryspivak

Website: https://www.ibm.com/blog/announcement/ibm-acquires-streamSets/

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A watercooler talk with the incredibly smart, Greg Hintermeister, IBM
Distinguished Engineer, Master Inventor, and AI+ Enterprise
Transformation Lead. From Design, the AI Method, to Music.

• 00:40 What Are You Singing?
• 03:09 Meet Greg Hintermeister
• 06:16 The Role of Design
• 09:19 Becoming a Distinguished Engineer
• 11:33 The Game Changer
• 12:47 Monolithic Applications to Cloud
• 17:34 Avoiding Egress Charges
• 19:05 The AI Method
• 22:34 Reference Architectures
• 26:59 High Quality Data Sets
• 28:50 Finding Greg
• 29:04 Proving Musical Talent

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/greg-hintermeister
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Chris Konarski, VP Client Engineering, IBM, talks about how to place client obsession, co-creation, and curiosity to work within the Enterprise.

• 01:55 Who is Chris Konarski?
• 04:41 Client Engineering
• 09:02 Client Obsesses, Biased to Action, Curiosity
• 11:49 Love to Designers
• 13:37 Four Weeks to Deliver
• 16:04 3 Most Successful AI Use Cases
• 18:14 AI Win Rate
• 21:05 Use Case Problems
• 30:36 What Client Engineering is NOT
• 37:12 Competitors 
• 39:33 Client Engineering's Future
• 41:36 Measuring Success
• 44:14 In Summary
• 44:37 For Fun
• 49:22 What's True
• 57:20 It's a Wrap

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-konarski/

Website: https://www.ibm.com/client-engineering

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The master of Artificial Intelligence: Ruchir Puri, Chief Scientist of IBM Research, an IBM Fellow, and Vice-President of IBM Corporate Technology.  AI questions you were afraid to ask, from hallucinations to watsonx. #makingdatasimple #watsonx

Welcome to the enlightening world of AI with Ruchir Puri, the Master of Artificial Intelligence and esteemed guest on our podcast. Join us as we embark on a captivating journey, delving deep into the realms of AI that you've always been curious about but hesitant to ask. From hallucinations to WatsonX, we leave no stone unturned in our quest for knowledge. Ruchir Puri, Chief Scientist of IBM Research and IBM Fellow, as well as Vice-President of IBM Corporate Technology, shares his expertise and insights, unraveling the complexities and potential of AI. Tune in to gain a comprehensive understanding of AI's capabilities and its impact on our lives. Prepare to have your questions answered and be amazed by the wonders of AI.

• 02:17 Meet Ruchir Puri the "Maker"
• 09:24 A day in the life 14:22 The AI hype 24:21 Why now?
• 27:36 The AI triangle
• 35:57 Why IBM 40:58 Deciding factors
• 43:57 Is bigger better?
• 47:59 Hallucinations 
• 49:53 watsonx
• 52:33 Who are you betting on?
• 54:23 First steps

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ruchir-puri-b117021a

Website: https://www.ibm.com/watsonx

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I took a much needed vacation and invited my favorite coach back on the show. Lynne Snead, Principal and Owner of Talent Evolution Systems, discusses how to maintain focus and expand influence, using the three circles model.  Leadership is is influence; are you a manager or leader? Would people follow you even if they didn't have to? If the answer is yes, that's leadership.

• 02:47 Meet Lynne Snead Again
• 03:47 The Circles Model 
• 09:30 The Circle of Personal Control
• 14:05 It’s the How You Say It, Also to Yourself!
• 20:43 Thought Management
• 22:53 Leadership = Influence
• 25:08 A Manager vs a Leader
• 27:05 Mindset & Energy
• 29:59 Stress
• 31:11 Atomic Habits 
• 33:47 Mindmapping
• 36:19 Emotional Intelligence
• 39:38 Read, Study, Learn or Be Left Behind 

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Reading list:
Stephen Covey, 7 Habits
James Clear, Atomic Habits
John A Daly, Advocacy: Championing Ideas and Influencing Others

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For the Electrical Engineers in Test out there, this is your episode.  Todd VanGilder, CTO and CRO, and Ryan Smith, Tech Fellow, for Genuen join the podcast to talk about achieving reliable performance through Systems Engineering and Custom Test Equipment.  And their secret sauce: Replica.

• 02:26 Meet Genuen Leaders
• 08:33 Boeing
• 09:21 Genuen
• 15:11 2-min Pitch
• 16:11 Client Profile
• 18:25 Use Cases
• 23:00 Replica
• 33:10 Reflective Memory Secret Sauce
• 37:16 Monetizing Replica
• 40:06 Coolest Use Case
• 41:42 True but No One Agrees

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/todd-vangilder, linkedin.com/in/hryansmith Website: https://www.genuen.com/

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Learn AI Ethics, Risks, and Regulation with Christina Montgomery, IBM's Chief Privacy and Trust Officer.  Yes, Law can be fun AND very interesting.   

• 01:00 Christina Montgomery!
• 04:36 My Daughter and the Bar
• 08:36 Chief Privacy and Trust Officer
• 11:37 Keeping IBM Out of Trouble
• 13:34 Client Conversations
• 16:23 Where to Be Bullish and Bearish
• 20:52 The Risks of LLMs
• 24:21 NIST and AI Alliance
• 28:26 AI Regulation
• 36:13 Synthetic Data
• 38:00 Misconceptions
• 40:07 Worries
• 41:27 The Path to AI
• 43:13 Aspiring Lawyers 

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/christina-montgomery-8776b1a
Website: https://www.ibm.com/impact/ai-ethics

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