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Featuring Doug Lange, VP of IT Strategy at Choice Hotels International and fmr. CSO for the State of Arizona Connect w/ Doug: LinkedIn Sponsor: The TechTables Suite Talk Series [Live Podcast Tour] Join us for these small, intimate live podcast conversations across the U.S. July 22nd in Raleigh, NC September 23rd in Sacramento, CA October 14th in Tallahassee, FL   In today's episode, you will learn: There’s no winning formula to success, but consistent success is normally found in people who constantly push themselves. Talk about how you’re pushing IT strategy at Choice Hotels. The public sector is known for collaboration across state lines - now that you’re back in the private sector how are you collaborating with industry peers to go to the next level? Like the Oregon Ducks when they had Marcus Mariota - speed is critical to success - and crushing your competition. Talk about the speed of execution you can enjoy back in the private sector that was missing in the public sector? What advice or improvements - if any - are possible to improve the speed of delivery in the public sector? You also mentioned off camera that you go to a board of directors for the budget now instead of the legislative body in AZ. What are some similarities and differences in selling the vision and details for your projects that the audience in the public sector and private sector could glean from? ---------------------------------------------- Want to dive deeper? Check out my episode on TechTables - https://www.techtables.com/ And if you're a CIO or technology leader interested in coming on TechTables, shoot me an email at [email protected] Thank you for supporting Levity Media LLC ❤️, a small business growing private and public sector technology communities through fun and engaging conversations with top technology leaders. Learn more about Joe Toste (me) at https://www.joetoste.com/about/ See what episodes I'm creating at https://www.techtables.com/

Featuring Justin Fair, CIO at the City of Goodyear & Bradley Pristelski, CIO at CommonSpirit (Southwest) Connect w/ Justin: LinkedIn, Twitter (no social for Bradley) Sponsor: The TechTables Suite Talk Series [Live Podcast Tour] Join us for these small, intimate live podcast conversations across the U.S. July 22nd in Raleigh, NC at The Dock at Seaboard Station October 14th in Tallahassee, FL   In today's episode you will learn: Justin - You have a lot of technical and infrastructure experience from the Yuma Medical Center to the UMC Health System in Lubbock, TX. Give the audience some context around what you were working on in the medical IT field - from cybersecurity, to electronic plan reviews, to IT infrastructure, and how a decade of medical IT work has influenced you as a city CIO. Walk the audience through what most excites you in 2022 for Goodyear? Bradley - what excites you most with CommonSpirit in 2022? Is it building a better EMR system, simplifying patient payments, cybersecurity, and more digital experiences? What are you looking at? Justin - I know you’re a big fan of Jocko and Echelon Front. I noticed an article online How Do You Create Buy in? I’ll spoil the answer - give ownership to your team. I was curious - what spoke to you in that article that you’re trying to apply to the City of Goodyear? Bradley - Giving ownership is a super important leadership trait. How are you growing leaders at CommonSpirit (Southwest) to take better ownership of their teams and the challenges they face? Bradley - I was curious - what are the similarities and differences you see at CommonSpirit in the Southwest division?  Justin - let’s move over to what you’re working on in the City of Goodyear. You have big projects in flight from Cybersecurity to broadband to smart city to moving the City of Goodyear IT from a mom-and-pop shop to an enterprise shop.   ---------------------------------------------- Want to dive deeper? Check out my episode on TechTables - https://www.techtables.com/ And if you're a CIO or technology leader interested in coming on TechTables, shoot me an email at [email protected] Thank you for supporting Levity Media LLC ❤️, a small business growing private and public sector technology communities through fun and engaging conversations with top technology leaders. Learn more about Joe Toste (me) at https://www.joetoste.com/about/ See what episodes I'm creating at https://www.techtables.com/

Featuring Kevin Powers Founding Director, MS in Cybersecurity Policy & Governance at Boston College Connect: LinkedIn, Twitter   Podcast Sponsors These companies make the podcast possible, so go check them out and thank them for their support! Sponsor: The TechTables Suite Talk Series [Live Podcast Tour] Join us for these small, intimate live podcast conversations across the U.S. July 22nd in Raleigh, NC at The Dock at Seaboard Station October 14th in Tallahassee, FL ---------------------------------------------- Want to dive deeper? Check out my episode on TechTables - https://www.techtables.com/ Also, if you're a vendor interested in attending any events, please apply at https://www.techtables.com/ And if you're a CIO or technology leader, shoot me an email at [email protected] Thank you for supporting Levity Media LLC ❤️, a small business growing private and public sector technology communities through fun and engaging conversations with top technology leaders. Learn more about Joe Toste (me) at https://www.joetoste.com/about/ See what episodes I'm creating at https://www.techtables.com/

Featuring JP Dinnell, former U.S. Navy SEAL JP is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and now a Leadership Instructor, Speaker, and Strategic Advisor with Echelon Front, where he serves as Director of Experiential Leadership Training Programs.JP spent nearly a decade in the SEAL Teams with three combat deployments. Sent to the violent terrorist stronghold of Ramadi, Iraq in 2006 with SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser, J.P. served as point man, machine gunner, and lead sniper for Delta Platoon opposite the American Sniper, Chris Kyle, who was in Charlie Platoon.For his leadership and courage under fire, JP was awarded a Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars with Valor and the Army Commendation Medal with Valor helping Task Unit Bruiser to become the most highly decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War.He worked closely with SEAL Officers Jocko Willink, his Task Unit Commander, and Leif Babin, and was the driving force on many of the daring combat operations Jocko and Leif wrote about in Extreme Ownership. Connect: LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram The worst day of my life is somebody's dream. They would love to have those hardships because if they had those hardships, that meant they have all the other stuff that I have. ~ JP Dinnell Working your nine to five and going to the gym for an hour is not grinding it out. You're doing what humans are supposed to do. I look at people with two to three jobs, raising kids, and trying to go to school to get a degree -they're grinding ~ JP Dinnell You've been to the monster, you've read the books, you've listened to podcasts. You know this to be true. You can't fake ownership. You have to believe it. You have to truly look at the situation and find ways to make it your fault. And the problem with that is that means that you're going to have humility ~ JP Dinnell In today's episode we cover: [02:55) JP shares his journey "From 222 to 28:" Who quits and who endures? And what kind of mindset do you need to triumph? [04:30] From "Need to Know" to "Here's What I Know-" Using Truth to Build Trustworthy Teams [09:50] How changing one's perspective can be life-changing [15:49] What makes a good Navy Seal? What makes a good person in society? JP's answer may surprise you. [17:29] Real advice on how to climb out of the dark places in life [30:24] The danger of complacency, and how to fight it- every day. [33:08] Why protecting your marriage should be one of (if not the) most important priorities in your life [35:20] Have you ever thought, "I'm not a manager or a boss so therefore I'm not a leader?" JP disagrees and explains why you don't need a title to be a leader. [39:32] JP lists his top 3 pieces of advice for achieving an elite level of mastery [49:42] How to channel stress to build rather than destroy Podcast Sponsors These companies make the podcast possible, so go check them out and thank them for their support! Sponsor: The TechTables Suite Talk Series [Live Podcast Tour] Join us for these small, intimate live podcast conversations across the U.S. July 22nd in Raleigh, NC at The Dock at Seaboard Station October 14th in Tallahassee, FL   ---------------------------------------------- Want to dive deeper? Check out my episode on TechTables - https://www.techtables.com/ Also, if you're a vendor interested in attending any events, please apply at https://www.techtables.com/ And if you're a CIO or technology leader, shoot me an email at [email protected] Thank you for supporting Levity Media LLC ❤️, a small business growing private and public sector technology communities through fun and engaging conversations with top technology leaders. Learn more about Joe Toste (me) at https://www.joetoste.com/about/ See what episodes I'm creating at https://www.techtables.com/

Featuring Vanessa Kenon, Associate Vice President of Technology Compliance and Community Engagement Connect with Vanessa on LinkedIn Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/showcase/9412155/video/712608272  Podcast Sponsors These companies make the podcast possible, so go check them out and thank them for their support! Sponsor: The TechTables Suite Talk Series [Live Podcast Tour] Join us for these small, intimate live podcast conversations across the U.S. May 18th in Austin, TX at the Commodore Perry Estates July 22nd in Raleigh, NC at The Dock at Seaboard Station Sunsama The daily planner for busy professionals. Organize everything you need to do today in one place. Tasks, meetings, emails, you name it. Grab a free trial at https://sunsama.grsm.io/techtables  ---------------------------------------------- Want to dive deeper? Check out my episode on TechTables - https://www.techtables.com/ Also, if you're a vendor interested in attending any events, please apply at https://www.techtables.com/ And if you're a CIO or technology leader, shoot me an email at [email protected] Thank you for supporting Levity Media LLC ❤️, a small business growing private and public sector technology communities through fun and engaging conversations with top technology leaders. Learn more about Joe Toste (me) at https://www.joetoste.com/about/ See what episodes I'm creating at https://www.techtables.com/

Featuring Meghan Steele, Senior Director, Public Sector East at Cisco Connect with Meghan on LinkedIn Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/showcase/9412155/video/710626160 Podcast Sponsors These companies make the podcast possible, so go check them out and thank them for their support! Sponsor: The TechTables Suite Talk Series [Live Events] Join us for these small, intimate live podcast conversations across the U.S. May 18th in Austin, TX at the Commodore Perry Estates July 22nd in Raleigh, NC at The Dock at Seaboard Station Sunsama The daily planner for busy professionals. Organize everything you need to do today in one place. Tasks, meetings, emails, you name it. Grab a free trial at https://sunsama.grsm.io/techtables  ---------------------------------------------- Want to dive deeper? Check out my episode on TechTables - https://www.techtables.com/ Also, if you're a vendor interested in attending any events, please apply at https://www.techtables.com/ And if you're a CIO or technology leader, shoot me an email at [email protected] Thank you for supporting Levity Media LLC ❤️, a small business growing private and public sector technology communities through fun and engaging conversations with top technology leaders. Learn more about Joe Toste (me) at https://www.joetoste.com/about/ See what episodes I'm creating at https://www.techtables.com/

Featuring Todd Ryan, CIO at Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Connect with Todd on LinkedIn Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/708300628  Podcast Sponsors These companies make the podcast possible, so go check them out and thank them for their support! Nagarro Public Sector - Diamond Sponsor And a huge thank you to Nagarro Public Sector. This live podcast would not be possible without the support and love of Nagarro. Nagarro Public Sector excels at helping senior technology leaders in digital disruption from Cloud, AI, Big Data, and digital product engineering to system integration work across platforms. To learn more about Nagarro, check out nagarro.com. Sponsor: The TechTables Suite Talk Series [Live Events] Join us for these small, intimate live podcast conversations across the U.S. May 18th in Austin, TX at the Commodore Perry Estates June 17th in Sacramento, CA at the SimpliGov Offices July 22nd in Raleigh, NC at The Dock at Seaboard Station September 16th in Milwaukee, WI   Sunsama The daily planner for busy professionals. Organize everything you need to do today in one place. Tasks, meetings, emails, you name it. Grab a free trial at https://sunsama.grsm.io/techtables  ---------------------------------------------- Want to dive deeper? Check out my episode on TechTables - https://www.techtables.com/ Also, if you're a vendor interested in attending any events, please apply at https://www.techtables.com/ And if you're a CIO or technology leader, shoot me an email at [email protected] Thank you for supporting Levity Media LLC ❤️, a small business growing private and public sector technology communities through fun and engaging conversations with top technology leaders. Learn more about Joe Toste (me) at https://www.joetoste.com/about/ See what episodes I'm creating at https://www.techtables.com/

[Special Re-release episode] Featuring Brian Benn, CIO at the Atlanta Housing Authority Connect with Brian on LinkedIn Podcast Sponsors These companies make the podcast possible, so go check them out and thank them for their support! Nagarro Public Sector - Diamond Sponsor And a huge thank you to Nagarro Public Sector. This live podcast would not be possible without the support and love of Nagarro. Nagarro Public Sector excels at helping senior technology leaders in digital disruption from Cloud, AI, Big Data, and digital product engineering to system integration work across platforms. To learn more about Nagarro, check out nagarro.com. Sponsor: The TechTables Suite Talk Series [Live Events] Join us for these small, intimate live podcast conversations across the U.S. May 18th in Austin, TX at the Commodore Perry Estates June 17th in Sacramento, CA at the SimpliGov Offices July 22nd in Raleigh, NC at The Dock at Seaboard Station September 16th in Milwaukee, WI October in Tallahassee, FL Sunsama The daily planner for busy professionals. Organize everything you need to do today in one place. Tasks, meetings, emails, you name it. Grab a free trial at https://sunsama.grsm.io/techtables   We're Covering: Background as a NASA software engineer to wanting to move to the PHA side. Digital transformation is a buzzword, but I want to push back a little bit because everyone said they had a digital transformation plan before Covid and then got blown up in early 2020. Gary Brantley and I laughed that no one had this in their strategic plan coming into 2020. Where is the Atlanta Housing Authority at with its digital transformation journey right now? What do you think about innovation and leveraging cutting-edge technology on the PHA side? Let’s talk about the narrative with CIOs like yourself who experience from C-Suite that IT is simply a cost center. You had some great points in your last podcast on changing the narrative along with a new mindset & shareholder-like buy-in. Expand upon that for us today. This might be more on the CTO side – but – how can the PHA leverage new analytics about its participants to make better decisions? Is this something you’re thinking about? What’s your technology vision for the public housing authority in Atlanta post-Covid? Lastly, before we hit the 60 Second “TechTables” segment – what’s the number one problem you seek to solve as the CIO at the Atlanta Housing Authority? 60 Second “TechTables” What do you know now that you wish you had known at the beginning (either personal, business, or blend)? LeBron James or Steph Curry? What are your top 3 personal development books you’d recommend right now?  ---------------------------------------------- Want to dive deeper? Check out my episode on TechTables - https://www.techtables.com/ Thank you for supporting Levity Media LLC ❤️, a small business growing public sector technology communities through fun and engaging conversations with top technology leaders. Learn more about Joe Toste (me) at https://www.joetoste.com/about/ See what episodes I'm creating at https://www.techtables.com/

Featuring Stephanie Dedmon, CIO at the State of Tennessee Connect with Stephanie on LinkedIn, Twitter Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/showcase/9412155/video/705479613 Podcast Sponsors These companies make the podcast possible, so go check them out and thank them for their support! Nagarro Public Sector - Diamond Sponsor And a huge thank you to Nagarro Public Sector. This live podcast would not be possible without the support and love of Nagarro. Nagarro Public Sector excels at helping senior technology leaders in digital disruption from Cloud, AI, Big Data, and digital product engineering to system integration work across platforms. To learn more about Nagarro, check out nagarro.com. Sponsor: The TechTables Suite Talk Series [Live Events] Join us for these small, intimate live podcast conversations across the U.S. May 18th in Austin, TX at the Commodore Perry Estates June 17th in Sacramento, CA at the SimpliGov Offices July 22nd in Raleigh, NC at The Dock at Seaboard Station September 16th in Milwaukee, WI   Sunsama The daily planner for busy professionals. Organize everything you need to do today in one place. Tasks, meetings, emails, you name it. Grab a free trial at https://sunsama.grsm.io/techtables   We're Covering: [4:23] Stephanie talks about the success of their Coffee & Conversations program and how that has nurtured relationship building throughout her team of 1,200. [7:28] The power of the invitation: how opening up Round Table Conversations by inviting anyone with skills or experience in that area helped leverage expertise they otherwise would not have known about. [9:02] Catch them early: using internships at both the high school and college levels to instill the desire to serve in the government [9:40] "A career in state government is not something folks necessarily think of all the time. And so we are starting small, but hope to grow" Stephanie Dedmon on utilizing high school internships to expand career possibilities. [10:50] Federated vs. Centralized IT models [12:26] "We came back with a consolidated model that doesn't repeat the same org chart across all the agencies because some positions are needed when you need them, but they're not needed 365 days a year." [13:41] The benefits of consolidation [14:50] Tackling budget and its implications  [17:54] Creating the citizen experience through the My TN app [21:47] Texas vs. vs. North Carolina vs. Memphis BBQ [22:39] Cyber Security, Enterprise Data, Process Automation, Infrastructure, Modernization, and Cloud: How Tennessee is going big to transform these five key areas [23:40] "You need to think much bigger, and you need to come forward with what you need to accelerate... and you need to tell the story about what that gets us." [24:36] "the citizen doesn't care which department they have to go to, to do something. They just want to get it done. And as fast as they can, preferably not in a line in person or with a form." [30:08] I have a unique appreciation that vendors are needed and can be very helpful, and we need to lean in and leverage those relationships and the capability. I love that relationships are king." [30:08] The local cybersecurity grant program in Tennessee  ---------------------------------------------- Want to dive deeper? Check out my episode on TechTables - https://www.techtables.com/ Also, if you're a vendor interested in attending any events, please apply at https://www.techtables.com/ And if you're a CIO or technology leader, shoot me an email at [email protected] Thank you for supporting Levity Media LLC ❤️, a small business growing private and public sector technology communities through fun and engaging conversations with top technology leaders. Learn more about Joe Toste (me) at https://www.joetoste.com/about/ See what episodes I'm creating at https://www.techtables.com/

[Special Re-release episode] Featuring Samuel Navarro, Director, Customer Strategic Solutions Division, Information Technology Category (ITC) at the GSA Connect with Samuel on LinkedIn Podcast Sponsors These companies make the podcast possible, so go check them out and thank them for their support! Nagarro Public Sector - Diamond Sponsor And a huge thank you to Nagarro Public Sector. This live podcast would not be possible without the support and love of Nagarro. Nagarro Public Sector excels at helping senior technology leaders in digital disruption from Cloud, AI, Big Data, and digital product engineering to system integration work across platforms. To learn more about Nagarro, check out at nagarro.com. Sponsor: The TechTables Suite Talk Series [Live Events] Join us for these small, intimate live podcast conversations across the U.S. May 18th in Austin, TX at the Commodore Perry Estates June 17th in Sacramento, CA at the SimpliGov Offices July 22nd in Raleigh, NC at The Dock at Seaboard Station   Sunsama The daily planner for busy professionals. Organize everything you need to do today in one place. Tasks, meetings, emails, you name it. Grab a free trial at https://sunsama.grsm.io/techtables   We're Covering: What’s important to understand about 5G from Latency to Network Slicing Why it matters for the U.S. to be a leader when it comes to 5G wireless technology What CIOs and CTOs need to know now about 5G today Top 5 Enterprise Use Cases for 5G The future of telemedicine in the context of 5G Las Vegas as a smart city, and the private 5G network the city is building out right now. What “slice the network,” and the possibilities are for 5G when it comes to the future of smart cities.  ---------------------------------------------- Want to dive deeper? Check out my episode on TechTables - https://www.techtables.com/ Also, if you're a vendor interested in attending any events, please apply at https://www.techtables.com/ And if you're a CIO or technology leader, shoot me an email at [email protected] Thank you for supporting Levity Media LLC ❤️, a small business growing private and public sector technology communities through fun and engaging conversations with top technology leaders. Learn more about Joe Toste (me) at https://www.joetoste.com/about/ See what episodes I'm creating at https://www.techtables.com/

Featuring Lynn Fyhrlund, CIO at Milwaukee County Connect with Lynn on LinkedIn and Twitter Watch on Vimeo! - https://vimeo.com/showcase/9412155/video/697151441 Podcast Sponsors These companies make the podcast possible, so go check them out and thank them for their support! Nagarro Public Sector - Diamond Sponsor And a huge thank you to Nagarro Public Sector. This live podcast would not be possible without the support and love of Nagarro. Nagarro Public Sector excels at helping senior technology leaders in digital disruption from Cloud, AI, Big Data, and digital product engineering to system integration work across platforms. To learn more about Nagarro, check out at nagarro.com. Sponsor: The TechTables Suite Talk Series [Live Events] Join us for these small, intimate live podcast conversations across the U.S. April 21st in Phoenix, AZ, at the Kimpton Hotel Palomar [This Thursday!] May 18th in Austin, TX at the Commodore Perry July 22nd in Raleigh, NC at The Dock at Seaboard Station   Sunsama The daily planner for busy professionals. Organize everything you need to do today in one place. Tasks, meetings, emails, you name it. Grab a free trial at https://sunsama.grsm.io/techtables   We're Covering: Operation Desert Storm - Background, history, and Lynn's service 128th Civic Dinner Dance Honoring Desert Storm Veterans Lessons learned from the battlefield to the IT field End-user experience and no one left behind Highly effective teams and the chain of command The need for affordable, reliable broadband internet and device access in the metro Milwaukee area Gaps with IT systems Leveraging data and analytics in Milwaukee County  ---------------------------------------------- Want to dive deeper? Check out my episode on TechTables - https://www.techtables.com/ Also, if you're a vendor interested in attending any events, please apply at https://www.techtables.com/ And if you're a CIO or technology leader, shoot me an email at [email protected] Thank you for supporting Levity Media LLC ❤️, a small business growing private and public sector technology communities through fun and engaging conversations with top technology leaders. Learn more about Joe Toste (me) at https://www.joetoste.com/about/ See what episodes I'm creating at https://www.techtables.com/

Featuring Ed Toner, CIO at the State of Nebraska. Connect with Ed on LinkedIn  Watch on Vimeo! - https://vimeo.com/showcase/9412155/video/697107505  Podcast Sponsors These companies make the podcast possible, so go check them out and thank them for their support! Nagarro Public Sector - Diamond Sponsor And a huge thank you to Nagarro Public Sector. This live podcast would not be possible without the support and love of Nagarro. Nagarro Public Sector excels at helping senior technology leaders in digital disruption from Cloud, AI, Big Data, and digital product engineering to system integration work across platforms. To learn more about Nagarro, check out at nagarro.com. Sponsor: The TechTables Suite Talk Series [Live Events] Join us for these small, intimate live podcast conversations happening live across the U.S. April 21st in Phoenix, AZ at the Kimpton Hotel Palomar [one spot left] May 18th in Austin, TX at the Commodore Perry [Sold Out] July 22nd in Raleigh, NC at The Dock at Seaboard Station [6 spots left]   Sunsama The daily planner for busy professionals. Organize everything you need to do today in one place. Tasks, meetings, emails, you name it. Grab a free trial at https://sunsama.grsm.io/techtables   Quotes [12:40-13:06] "Throughout my career, it seems that when you set a goal, the one thing that you have to do is make sure you communicate not only what the goal is but why is that a goal? Why is that important? Why do we need to do it? And so my entire. The basis for that was to let them know that I was going to communicate that there was nothing that I was going to ask them to do that I wouldn't back up with. This is why we need to do it."                                                         ---------------------------------------------- [14:39-15:32] "Was really important that we were always going to have each other's back. And what. In those first few bonds was, you've got my loyalty. That's guaranteed. And now what I need is I need to earn your loyalty. And by doing that, we're going to move the state forward. And that loyalty involves in adopting those new ways of doing business that they've never even heard of before. But now they're evangelists. They go out there and I was not. That's not standard. That's not industry standard. That's not the way we should do it. And that's really where it was. It was a combination of all communicate, always letting you know what I'm thinking, and I'll always have your back. You can come to me. I always have your back, but at the same time, I need you to embrace some of the new things that I'm bringing. And I know that change is hard. And that was the message I was trying to get across."                                                         ---------------------------------------------- [17:07-19:22] "And we're all going to learn more from our mistakes. And sometimes what you think is a mistake at the time, turns out to be a success in the most recent one that I can remember is. We had a project here at the state that was an enterprise resource planning and ERP project that was going south. And I pulled the plug on it and at the time I knew immediately, okay, this is going to get scrutiny and criticism. Of course it was in consultation with the governor. He said, yep, that's the right thing to do it. The next thing I knew. All the newspapers were wanting interviews. Everybody wanted to know, why did you do this? Why, what were you thinking? And of course you never really want that level of spotlight on anything, but it comes with the job. And I knew that. And so I did multiple interviews and explained my reasoning behind what I was doing and why I was changing the direction of the. Which was initiated by another agency. And I was really what happened was I was asked to review the project. And when I did, I made that decision that did not make me very popular. But it was amazing that