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Modern CTO

ProSeries Media

Modern CTO is the #1 place where technology leaders and CTOs hang out. We live to bring tech leaders value. Listen in on our fun, intelligent and engaging podcast. We hang out with interesting and popular CTOs in Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics + Many more industries. All of this, right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast. What do you think of the show? Let us know here!

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60:44

CES and WEF 2026: What’s the Global State of Tech?...

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2026/01/29

He went to the biggest tech and economic gatherings in the world.Today, we're talking to Jim Harris, AI Strategist and Keynote Speaker. We discuss how companies are achieving 80%+ efficiency gains with AI-first thinking, why most employees still fear AI and what to do about it, and how humanoid robots and AI are revolutionizing everything from healthcare to housework. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Jim's website: https://www.jimharris.com/ Jim's YouTube video:

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54:25

How AI Will Dissolve Our Brains Just Like Google Maps...

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2026/01/26

If you don’t use it, you lose it. Does the same apply to AI and our brains?Today, we're talking to Jacob Ward, journalist, AI ethics and safety advisor, and author of The Loop. We discuss why AI will dissolve our brains just like Google Maps dissolved our sense of direction, how our unconscious decision-making makes us vulnerable to AI manipulation, and why kids saying "clankers" might be our best hope for the future. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more

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60:49

Why We Need the Rich for Democracy & Tech Progress...

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2026/01/22

The culture is turning on billionaires, but who do you think is funding our technological progress? Today, we're talking to John McGinnis, Professor at Northwestern University and author of "Why Democracy Needs the Rich." We discuss why wealthy individuals are essential to technological progress and democracy, how professional influencers create incentive structures against the rich, and why America's AI dominance depends on venture capital and entrepreneurial coordination. All of this right here,

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52:30

The 9 Skills Every Tech Leader Needs in the Age of AI...

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2026/01/19

How should you respond to the fastest shift in tech we've ever seen? Make more mistakes.Today, we're talking to Andrea Iorio, author of Between You and AI and former Chief Digital Officer at L'Oréal. We discuss why asking better questions matters more than having all the answers, how reverse mentoring can transform organizational learning, and why becoming antifragile through smart mistakes is the key to thriving alongside AI. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To

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51:59

The Cost Crisis Facing CTOs and How to Solve It with...

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2026/01/15

THIS is how you keep your infrastructure costs from spiraling out of control.Today, we're talking to Albert Strasheim, CTO at Rippling. We discuss the cost crisis facing CTOs in the age of AI, how he reduced infrastructure costs by 30% while growing traffic by 25%, and why holding back feedback is actually the most selfish thing a leader can do. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Rippling, check out their website here.

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33:04

How Agentic SDLC Turned a 5-month Project Into 5 Days...

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2026/01/12

Has AI really become THIS powerful in the enterprise?Today, we're talking to Brian Elliott, CEO at Blitzy and Tom Jackson, CTO at RSM US LLP. We discuss how AI agents are autonomously completing months of development work in days, why organizational change management is now the biggest bottleneck in software development, and how enterprises are achieving 5x engineering velocity with agentic SDLC platforms. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Blitzy,

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19:38

The Modern CTO of 2025 is Rob Duffy, CTO at HealthEdge!

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2026/01/08

This was the most useful, actionable advice we got on AI in 2025.Today, we're compiling the best AI content we got from our Modern CTO of 2025: Rob Duffy, CTO at HealthEdge. We discuss why AI demos aren't translating to production ROI, how to treat AI migration with the same rigor as cloud migration, and why technical leaders must use AI tools themselves to drive organizational transformation. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about HealthEdge, check

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46:16

The Business Strategy of the Biggest Player in Travel...

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2026/01/05

Most people know booking.com. Almost nobody knows about the $100B+ travel empire behind it.Today, we're talking to Rob Ransom, Senior Vice President at Booking Holdings, about the business strategy behind booking.com, KAYAK, OpenTable, and more. We discuss how AI is transforming travel booking like mobile did a decade ago, why the best strategies prioritize simplicity over complexity, and how booking.com's legendary A/B testing culture removes politics from product decisions. All of this right

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31:23

The MCTO Awards: Who is THE Modern CTO of 2025?

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2025/12/31

Today, we're doing something different: crowning the Modern CTO of 2025!In our first-ever year-end awards episode, we discuss the moments that stood out the most this year. From the most controversial moments to the wisest insights, we revisit the guests and clips that defined 2025 and reveal which tech leader earned the title of Modern CTO of the Year.

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40:30

How Shazam went from a 4-digit Phone Number to $400m...

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2025/12/29

Shazam struggled to turn any profit for 6 straight years. But then the App Store changed everything.Today, we're talking to Chris Barton, Founder of Shazam. We discuss why they built a music recognition app eight years before the App Store launched, how they survived six consecutive years of near bankruptcy, and why eliminating the right friction is the key to massive user adoption. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about what Chris is up to, check out

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1:36

Merry Christmas from Modern CTO!

Modern CTO ·

2025/12/25

Merry Christmas! Tune in next week to two of our favorite episodes of the year.

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55:05

How to Nail Business Automation in the Agentic Age...

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2025/12/22

How did they reduce customer onboarding from 5 days to 7 minutes?Today, we're talking to Misha Keener, CTO at Flowable. We discuss why orchestration is more important than automation, how context engineering beats prompt engineering in agentic AI, and why enterprise readiness will separate winners from losers in 2025. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Flowable, check out their website here.

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55:02

Building Peacock at Scale with António Vieira,...

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2025/12/18

Peacock has become a streaming giant. How did they scale it to millions of users?Today, we're talking to António Vieira, Director of Global Apps Engineering at Sky. We discuss how Peacock handles 30% of internet traffic during major NFL games, why live streaming is exponentially harder than video on demand, and how AI is being used to create personalized content experiences with synthetic voices. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Sky, check out

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54:22

MIT Sloan’s Guide to Navigating a New Age of AI, with...

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2025/12/15

All tech is witchcraft…until it isn’t.Today, we're talking to Sam Ransbotham, AI editor at MIT Sloan Management Review and host of the Me, Myself, and AI podcast. We discuss why 76% of executives now view AI as a coworker rather than a tool, how healthcare privacy laws from 1996 can't handle modern AI capabilities, and why cheaper coding will create more programming jobs instead of eliminating them. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Thank you to Digital Ocean for

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36:01

How Morpheus is Transforming the Hybrid Cloud Model...

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2025/12/11

They’ve created a “Google Translate” for the cloud, and it’s changing everything.Today, we're talking to Brad Parks, CloudOps and Private Cloud Leader at HPE. We discuss how Morpheus is bringing cloud operating models to on-premises infrastructure, why hybrid cloud is an inevitability rather than a strategy for most enterprises, and how HPE is helping IT teams eliminate vendor lock-in while maintaining workload portability across any infrastructure. All of this right here, right now, on the

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51:44

How the New York Times is Harnessing Tech in the News...

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2025/12/08

How is the biggest newspaper in the United States using GenAI?Today, we're talking to Jason Sobel, CTO at The New York Times. We discuss how technology is transforming journalism for the digital age, why 70% of journalism jobs have disappeared in the last 25 years, and how The New York Times uses AI to enhance reporting without replacing human journalists. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Thank you to Digital Ocean for sponsoring this episode. For simple cloud and

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48:07

Transforming IT at Hewlett Packard Enterprise through...

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2025/12/04

Gartner placed them in the highest corner of their Magic Quadrant. Why is HPE leading their industry?Today, we're talking to Brian Gruttadauria, CTO of Hybrid Cloud at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. We discuss how agentic AI is transforming hybrid cloud infrastructure, why human-in-the-loop will remain critical for enterprise AI adoption, and how HPE went from 20% to 92% GitHub Copilot adoption in just over a year. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To get learn more

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59:00

How AI Agents Are Redefining Customer Experience with...

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2025/12/01

When will customer service be run entirely by bots?Today, we're talking to Adrian McDermott, CTO at Zendesk, about how AI agents are transforming customer experience. We discuss why automation drives escalation instead of elimination, how Zendesk is moving from seat-based to outcome-based pricing with their resolution platform, and why the future of leadership requires being more like a slot machine than a vending machine. Thank you to Digital Ocean for sponsoring this episode. For simple cloud

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25:41

Our Best Advice on Communication and Hiring...

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2025/11/27

This is some of the best advice we’ve ever heard on managing teams.Today, we're talking to Mark Porter, CTO at dbt Labs. We discuss why knowing your audience is the foundation of effective communication, how to create psychological safety for escalation without surprises, and why hiring remarkable talent requires unconventional tactics like asking for negative references and spending six hours with final candidates. Thank you to Digital Ocean for sponsoring this episode. For simple cloud and

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56:30

The Father of the Cable Modem on Broadband, AI & Hype...

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2025/11/24

When he went to investors, nobody believed that the internet would be a big deal.Today, we're talking to Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard, the Father of the Cable Modem. We discuss how he invented broadband when no one believed home internet would succeed, why letting your product do the talking beats PowerPoint presentations, and how to distinguish between technology hype and delivery reality in the age of AI. Thank you to Digital Ocean for sponsoring this episode. For simple cloud and powerful AI that’s

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