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What"s Up with Tech?

Tech Transformation with Evan Kirstel: A podcast exploring the latest trends and innovations in the tech industry, and how businesses can leverage them for growth, diving into the world of B2B, discussing strategies, trends, and sharing insights from industry leaders!With over three decades in telecom and IT, I"ve mastered the art of transforming social media into a dynamic platform for audience engagement, community building, and establishing thought leadership. My approach isn"t about personal

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22:34

Neutral-Host Small Cells: The Future of In-Building...

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2025/04/23

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Connectivity isn't just a convenience anymore—it's a baseline expectation that impacts everything from daily operations to property valuation. This eye-opening conversation with Mark from Dense Air reveals why in-building cellular coverage has reached a critical inflection point in commercial real estate. Did you know 80% of cellular interactions happen inside buildings? It's the underwater portion of the connectivity iceberg tha...

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15:49

Beyond the Record Button: AI-Powered Compliance...

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2025/04/18

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com The digital communications landscape has exploded, creating both massive challenges and exciting opportunities for financial institutions. What happens when you take the communications data you're already required to capture and apply advanced AI to extract genuine business value? Jeff from Smarsh takes us on a fascinating journey through the evolution of communications intelligence, revealing how compliance technology has transf...

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19:01

Automating Finance Controls: How SafeBooksAI Is...

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2025/04/17

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Financial data is money—yet most enterprises struggle to ensure its integrity across the numerous systems they use. Every CFO faces the challenge of validating transactions that flow through billing, ERP, payroll, spend management, and other platforms, often relying on manual processes that can't scale with business growth. In this fascinating conversation with Ahikam Kaufman CEO of SafeBooks.AI, we explore how artificial intelli...

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19:51

Building a Purpose-Driven BPO: How Horatio's...

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2025/04/16

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com When ose Herrera and his co-founders first surveyed the customer support landscape, they noticed something troubling: outsourced partners weren't prioritizing employees or truly embodying their clients' brand values. This gap between what brands needed and what traditional BPOs offered sparked the creation of Horatio, a revolutionary approach to customer experience that's now serving hundreds of U.S. clients from operations in the...

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25:38

Translation without Limits: AI is revolutionizing how...

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2025/04/14

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Imagine picking up your phone, dialing anyone in the world, and speaking in your native language while they hear you perfectly in theirs—no apps, no internet required. This isn't science fiction; it's the revolutionary technology created by OneMeta that's transforming how we communicate across language barriers. In this fascinating conversation, OneMeta founder and CEO Saúl Leal reveals how their proprietary technology enables re...

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20:08

Is Your Business Ready for the Edge Computing...

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2025/04/14

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com At the intersection of edge computing and simplicity sits StorMagic, a company that's redefining what's possible with hyper-converged infrastructure. In this fascinating conversation with Bruce Kornfeld, Chief Product Officer at StoreMagic, we dive deep into the technology transforming how businesses deploy mission-critical applications at the edge. The traditional data center approach—with its racks of servers, storage arrays, a...

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25:29

AI is Not What You Think: Insights From a Global Tech...

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2025/04/10

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Pattern recognition masquerading as intelligence - that's how Zensar Technologies CEO Manish Tandon provocatively reframes today's AI landscape. With refreshing pragmatism, he cuts through the hype to reveal why most enterprise AI initiatives struggle to gain traction. The fundamental problem? We're approaching AI deployment all wrong. "It's not the AI engine that needs to be made a hero," Manish explains, "it's the people ...

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16:17

Conversive AI: Revolutionizing Customer Communication...

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2025/04/08

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Remember when business communication meant just phone calls and plain text messages? Those days are rapidly disappearing as customers expect seamless conversations across multiple channels at any hour of the day or night. Nitin from Conversive AI takes us through the fascinating evolution of customer communication technology, from their beginnings as an SMS-focused company fifteen years ago to today's AI-powered omnichannel platf...

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17:09

Globalizing Communications: How LoopUp Streamlines...

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2025/04/07

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Cloud telephony is revolutionizing how multinational businesses communicate, and nobody understands this transformation better than Steve Flavell co-CEO and co-founder of LoopUp. After 20 years in remote communications, his company now specializes in integrating cloud telephony with Microsoft Teams—filling the crucial gap in Microsoft's otherwise comprehensive unified communications platform. The pandemic accelerated Teams a...

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20:27

Beyond Manual: The Future of Intelligent IT Management

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2025/04/04

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com The devices we rely on for productivity often become our biggest source of frustration. From patching nightmares to security vulnerabilities, managing technology creates endless headaches for IT teams—unless you've embraced automation. Peter from NinjaOne takes us deep into the world of IT automation, revealing the stark reality of organizational maturity: some teams spend half their working hours on repetitive tasks while others...

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26:11

Transforming Enterprise Data Protection: How Eon's...

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2025/04/02

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Cloud infrastructure is undergoing a dramatic shift, and with it comes the need to rethink how we approach data protection. In my conversation with Ofir Ehrlich, co-founder of Eon, we delve into why traditional backup approaches fall short in modern cloud environments and how his company is pioneering a fundamentally different approach to enterprise cloud backup and recovery. Ofir, whose previous company CloudEndure was acquired ...

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36:15

Transforming the C-Suite: Why Every Leader Needs a...

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2025/04/01

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Doug from CEO Sales Strategies takes us on a remarkable journey through the evolution of sales leadership, beginning with his first entrepreneurial venture at just six years old in his father's industrial machinery business. That early lesson—realizing he could earn $10 in eight minutes selling a part versus working 40 hours for the same amount—sparked a lifelong passion for sales efficiency that led him to build 36 businesses thr...

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16:55

Transforming Developer Velocity: How CodeMetal is...

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2025/03/31

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com The gap between AI research and deployable software has long been a bottleneck for innovation. Peter Morales, CEO of CodeMetal, is bridging this divide with an approach that's fundamentally different from the AI coding assistants flooding the market. Drawing from his physics background and experience developing AI systems for the F-35 fighter jet and drone defense systems protecting Washington DC, Peter recognized a pattern: whet...

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26:59

From AI to Quantum: Security's Wild Ride

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2025/03/28

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com The cybersecurity landscape is evolving at breakneck speed, and few understand this better than Bob Carver, a 25-year veteran who built Verizon Wireless's security incident response team from the ground up. Our conversation at RSA Conference cuts through the hype to examine what's really happening on the digital battlefield. Artificial intelligence stands at the forefront of cybersecurity discussions, functioning as what Bob call...

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22:49

Behind the Scenes at Curiosity Lab: Atlanta's...

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2025/03/27

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com At the cutting edge of urban innovation sits Curiosity Lab, a groundbreaking "living laboratory" in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, just outside Atlanta. Brandon Branham, who serves as both Assistant City Manager/CTO for the city and Executive Director/CTO for Curiosity Lab, is pioneering a new model for how municipalities can accelerate technological advancement. Unlike traditional testing facilities, Curiosity Lab offers something ...

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19:45

From Telecom to AI: How 8x8 Simplifies Employee and...

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2025/03/26

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Cloud communications has evolved far beyond buzzwords and technical features—today it's about delivering real business outcomes. In this engaging conversation with Bruno, CMO of 8x8, we explore how one of the original players in the communications technology space continues to adapt and innovate in a highly competitive market. Bruno shares a refreshingly straightforward approach to making complex technology accessible: focus on t...

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Voice, AI, and the Future of Communications

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2025/03/25

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com The communication technology landscape is evolving at breakneck speed, and Mitel is at the forefront with a clear strategy focused on "innovation with purpose." In this enlightening conversation, Mitel's Chief Technology Officer Luiz Domingos reveals how his 30+ years of industry experience shapes the company's approach to modernizing communications. Domingos articulates Mitel's four strategic pillars—experiences, hybrid deployme...

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19:38

The Global Battle for Critical Minerals and Why It...

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2025/03/24

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com What powers the smartphone in your pocket or the electric vehicle in your garage? In this eye-opening conversation with Ernest Scheyder, author of "The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives," we dive deep into the hidden world of critical minerals that make our modern technological existence possible. Scheyder, who spent decades covering the energy industry before turning his focus to critical miner...

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Autonomous Enterprise: The Future of AI-Driven...

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2025/03/21

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com The dream of an autonomous enterprise has been theoretical for decades, but Digitate is making it a tangible reality. Rajiv Nayan Vice President and General Manager reveals how their Ignio platform is transforming how global organizations operate by eliminating the 80-90% of repetitive tasks that consume valuable human potential. What makes Digitate's approach revolutionary is their unified layer of intelligence that shifts enter...

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Convergence: How NextMed Health Is Reimagining...

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2025/03/17

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com At the convergence of breakthrough technologies, visionary thinking, and human ingenuity lies healthcare's most promising future. Dr. Daniel Kraft's NextMed Health stands as a beacon for those looking to navigate this dynamic landscape, offering a unique gathering unlike conventional healthcare conferences. "We're at an inflection point with health and medicine," shares Dr. Kraft, painting a vivid picture of healthcare transforma...

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