Ask An Innovator Podcast

Bill Smith is the Founder and CEO at GDI International. Bill’s interested in how we can turn waste into usable energy. We chat with Bill about gasification and the impact of this technology on the environment. Listen in as Bill walks us through the tech that promises to help clean up the world’s oceans. Bill’s... The post Innovation is Persistence | Ep. 016 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Adam Bratt is the CTO at Indio Technologies. At Indio they simplify the insurance application process for brokers and their clients. We chat with Adam about metrics: why they’re important, when to start using them and how they can influence your business. We learn how to assess the market we’re trying to get into, why... The post How Metrics Spark Innovation | Ep. 015 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Bill Fienup is the Co-Founder & Director of Innovation Services at mHUB, a manufacturing innovation hub and co-working space for hardware entrepreneurs. We learn about the origins of mHUB, companies that are creating hardware as a service and the importance of community in innovation and collaboration. Bill’s explains the benefits and risks of working in... The post Building an Innovation Community | Ep. 014 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

This week our guest is Alana Sandel, the Mindful Marketing Ambassador at Marketing for Wellness. Alana believes that brands have the power to create positive or negative lifestyle habits. She leads teams to unleash the power of marketing to help brands that prioritize customer well being above all else to create compelling stories and drive engagement with their... The post Innovation and Wellness | Ep. 013 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

We interview Colette Matthews, the VP of Innovation and Marketing at Alpha Guardian. We talk with Colette about how consumer’s unarticulated needs provide the most insight and opportunity for innovation. Find out how to pinpoint the correct insights to drive innovation for consumers and how foresights and environmental scanning are important to get a glimpse... The post Innovation Through Consumer Insights | Ep. 012 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

We interview John Florek, the Director of Creative Innovation at ARC Worldwide about how innovation means solving problems differently. John talks about how brands need to create an ecosystem and connect with customers on their level, providing a greater sense of empathy and understanding. Learn how to create value for brands within your own team,... The post Innovation is Solving Problems Differently | Ep. 011 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Our TENTH episode is here! In this Ask an Innovator we interview Stacy Scopano the CTO at Skender about innovations in the construction industry. We talk with Stacy about developing full-scale room templates that offer a product mentality more so than a project mentality and how to prototype a module to gain customer feedback. We... The post Invention is Not Innovation | Ep. 010 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Episode 9: Rachel Morgan is our guest this week. She is the Product & Marketing Development Director at Accurate Perforating We discuss why we should not underestimate the value of revisiting old ideas, how the metal industry hasn’t changed much – but combining two legacy ideas brings potential for new products and innovation. We chat... The post How to Innovate Using Old Ideas | Ep. 009 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Episode 8 is here: This week we interview Greg Svitak, the head of SpotHero labs about how the heck they are disrupting the parking industry. We talk about SpotHero’s roots, how they’re using IoT to develop “mobility hubs” and how creating partnerships has been an integral part of their business model. Learn why Greg believes... The post How SpotHero is Innovating the Parking Industry | Ep. 008 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

In Episode 7: Matteo Dariol, the Lead Innovation Strategist at Bosch Rexroth leads us through how to create an innovation framework that inspires employees. We learn why it’s important to step out of the building and your comfort zone to meet new people, how embracing failure leads to better ideas and why it is necessary... The post How to Create an Innovation Framework | Ep. 007 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

In Episode 6: Heidi Brown the Director of Strategy and Innovation at OMI Industries gives us some insight into the odor industry and how to cultivate a culture of innovation within the workplace. Being a department of one, Heidi is creating an innovative culture from the ground up. She shares with us that empowering employees... The post How to Create a Culture of Innovation | Ep. 006 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

In Episode 5: Gibran Hadj-Chikh the VP of Strategic Transformation and Innovation at Parsons talks with us about how to innovate within cities. We talk about the importance of framing innovation around adjectives instead of nouns, explore smart mobility and smart cities and how cities are trying to operate more like start ups. Find out... The post How to Innovate Legacy Systems | Ep. 005 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

In Episode 4: John Rumery of Grand Circus discusses how a company can be innovative in the education sector. How can you change a conventional institution such as education? Enter the Grand Circus method, bootcamps that can teach you a coding language in 10-12 weeks. Believing that anyone can learn to code, Grand Circus is... The post How to Make Education Innovative | Ep. 004 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

In Episode 3 we interview Josh Stauffer, the CEO of Blue Flame Thinking. BFT helps manufacturing and financial clients that are in a certain arc of digital transformation solve their toughest marketing challenges. This episode explores innovating with companies who are behind their competitors, how failing is inevitable and how voice will be the wave... The post How to Create Innovation Opportunities Internally & Externally | Ep. 003 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

In episode #002 Josh Barker interviews Tom Klausing the Director of Digital Media at Amos Media. Founded in 1876, Amos Media is the leading resource for coin and stamp collecting and investing. Josh talks with Tom about how a small niche publisher can innovate in the digital space and how to transition customers from print... The post How to Innovate in Publishing | Ep. 002 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

In this episode Josh Barker interviews Ian McGaw the VP of Technology and Innovation at ENGworks. ENGworks is a leader in the building technology space. Josh chats with Ian on how to innovate using Building Information Modeling (BIM), Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). We discover why data is the future and how ENGworks... The post How to Innovate Using Building Information Modeling | Ep. 001 appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.

Josh Barker & Brad Hammond Discuss Innovation The post Josh Barker & Brad Hammond – City Innovation Labs appeared first on Ask an Innovator Podcast.