Culture of Innovation Leaders who innovate with a purpose

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and the remarkable Will Yafi, Founder & CEO of TIDWIT, for a fascinating conversation on innovating ecosystems with AI.

Will Yafi is the Founder & CEO of TIDWIT, bringing more than 30 years of experience in knowledge management, alliances, and ecosystems. Will founded TIDWIT with the strong belief that healthy partnerships are the core of any ecosystem. TIDWIT’s award winning ecosystem platform was conceived to co-enable enterprises at unprecedented scale. TIDWIT’s customers now span the globe, among whom are organizations such as Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, PWC, Accenture, Verizon, and Adobe. Will’s work has taken him to five continents launching enablement and learning initiatives and certification programs. Recently Will launched the TIDWIT Foundation to learn from and help natural ecosystems thrive. Will holds a Master’s in Public Administration & Development from Harvard and an MBA from George Mason University. In his free time, Will writes and travels.

Index:

01:01 – Introduction of Will
04:40 – Why organizations like Adobe, AWS, and PWC are expanding commitment to the TIDWIT platform?
10:12 – How is TIDWIT solving for the complex and time-consuming content that partners need?
15:15 – How is AI changing content & enablement, and the opportunities across verticals and partner segments?
20:02 – How the ecosystem model powered by AI will transform project management?
31:22 – Visibility and metrics; TIDWIT leveraging its own ecosystem
37:13 – What innovation would you most like to see gain adoption?

Helpful Links –
• TIDWIT - http://tidwit.com
• TIDWIT AI - https://www.tidwit.com/blog/how-ecosystems-can-solve-critical-enterprise-ai-problems

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Release Date:
9 April 2024

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Bernhard Friedrichs, Founder of PartnerXperience (PXP) for a fascinating conversation about innovating capital efficiency with partners.

Nancy is honored to introduce Bernhard Friedrichs who is a seasoned partnerships strategy & operations expert and the founder of PartnerXperience (PXP). With about 20 years of global business development experience in Europe, the US, and Asia, he specializes in helping SaaS companies achieve capital-efficient growth through partnerships. Bernhard also provides strategic guidance for US firms entering the European market. Additionally, he shares his insights through mentoring startups and contributing to developing and promoting ISO 44001 at the Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW).

Index:

00:53 – Introduction of Bernhard and Martin
03:25 – The Research
09:05 – Partnering impacts efficiency
20:53 – Extraordinary Outcomes and Pitfalls to watch out for
34:29 – The vision for business growth

Helpful Links –
• Leading the Way to Capital-Efficient Growth (CEG) - https://partnerxperience.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Leading-the-Way-to-Capital-Efficient-Growth-by-PXP.pdf?utm_campaign=pri&utm_source=podcast
• Bernhard Friedrichs LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedrichs
• Martin Scholz LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinscholz1975
• PartnerXperience LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/partnerxperience
• PartnerXperience Website - https://partnerxperience.com

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Release Date:
12 December 2023

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Feyzi Fatehi, CEO of Corent Tech for an in-depth conversation about “Democratizing SaaS”, the title of his new book, and how the technology allows everyone to “SaaS-ify” software.

Nancy is honored to introduce Feyzi Fatehi, CEO of Corent Tech, a digital transformation technology leader named among the Top 10 Most Disruptive Private Companies. A technology visionary, inventor, innovator, and entrepreneur, Fatehi was the recipient of the 2019 CODiE Lifetime Achievement Award, an award previously bestowed on Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Bill Gates, for his significant long-term contributions to the software industry as well as for his industry leadership, mentorship, and philanthropy. A Silicon Valley veteran, Fatehi studied at Cambridge, Princeton, UT Austin, and UCLA and has given talks at Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, CalTech, Carnegie Mellon, as well as the commencement speech at UC Irvine in 2022. He was featured in Forbes as a disruptor in the software industry and ForbesBooks published his book titled “Democratizing SaaS” on how Corent’s breakthrough technology that was named Best 2022 Platform as a Service, is poised to transform the software industry into as service industry and create tens of thousands of new high paying jobs in the process – which inspired me to title this segment “Innovating SaaS for Everyone”
Index:

00:50 – Introduction of Feyzi Fatehi and his background
03:45 – The difference between software & SaaS and the 3 mis-conceptions about SaaS
09:15 – Gaining high adoption rates for software
14:30 – Improving internal and external CX at scale with better software management
19:30 – Enterprise outsourcing of “as a Service”
22:12 – Enabling micro-financing through SaaS
26:08– The vision for business growth

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Release Date:
31 August 2023

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Bob Moore, Co-founder and CEO of Crossbeam, for a fascinating conversation around Innovation through Ecosystem Led Growth

Bob Moore is Co-Founder and CEO of Crossbeam, an Ecosystem-Led Growth (ELG) platform that helps companies use their partner ecosystems to generate leads, close deals, and grow faster. Moore previously co-founded the cloud data pipeline company Stitch (Acquired by Talend in 2018) and business intelligence platform RJMetrics (acquired by Adobe by way of Magento Commerce in 2016). Prior to RJMetrics, Moore worked on the Investment Team of Insight Partners, a leading software-focused venture capital and private equity firm based in New York. He is a graduate of Princeton University's School of Engineering and Applied Science. Bob is a proud Philadelphian, where he serves as a Trustee of The Franklin Institute, one of the oldest and premier centers of science education and development in the country. He has also previously served as the Board Chair of Philly Startup Leaders and Board Member of Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT).
As a writer and speaker, Bob has been featured by The New York Times, Forbes, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Web Summit, TEDxPhilly, Business of Software, and many more. He guest lectures regularly at Princeton University and The Wharton School. Outside of work, Bob is an improv comedy performer, where he has performed over 100 shows as a member of the Philadelphia-based improv team Big Baby.
Index:

– Introduction of Bob Moore and his Background
– ELG…new technology that pulls it all together
– Moore’s Innovator Story
– AI/ChatBGT disruptions and magnified goodness
– Attributing the paradox and how we solve it
– Trends and looking ahead to 2024
– What innovation would you most like to see gain adoption?

Helpful Links –
Crossbeam Resources - https://www.crossbeam.com/resources/

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Release Date:
20 July 2023

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Kathryn Rose, Innovator and founding CEO of getWise and channelWise, for a fascinating conversation around Innovating Channel Engagement Models.

Nancy is honored to introduce Kathryn Rose. Kathryn is an innovator, and the founding CEO of award-winning global expert marketplaces (getWise, channelWise) that provide business owners and professionals in targeted markets, access to thousands of vetted executives, coaches/mentors, education, and resources that accelerate business or career growth. She is a former Wall Street executive sales leader and an author of 9 books. She has been featured in Forbes, Inc. Magazine, CBS Marketwatch, Fox News and more. She was recently named Worth Magazine Top 100 Entrepreneurs, Forbes Top 1000 innovators and a member of the prestigious Nasdaq Milestone Makers program. Kathryn is a highly sought after speaker at leading global industry events--Google, IBM, Dell Technologies, Women in Tech Summit and the Grace Hopper Celebration. Kathryn has received accolades for her vision, commitment, and leadership including the
CompTIA Advancing Women in Technology Mentor of the Year Spotlight award and more.
Index:

01:10 – Introduction of Kathryn Rose and her Background
03:07 – An Innovation delivering great business outcomes
06:35 – Inspiration behind channelWise Coaching Café
26:05 – Why coaching and consulting is so hot right now
31:13 – Measuring success
39:06– What innovation would you most like to see gain adoption?

Helpful Links –
channelWise Coaching Café - https://www.channelwise.com/coaching-cafe

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Release Date:
23 May 2023

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Jeanette DePatie, Writer, Producer, and professional “Techsplainer”, for a fascinating conversation around The Integration of Integration.

Nancy is honored to introduce Jeanette DePatie. Jeanette DePatie has been talking NFTs, DAOs, DeFI and blockchain since 2015 and about technology since forever. DePatie is a seasoned producer of interactive content and has created hundreds of hours of streamed video. She has produced, managed, marketed, and created materials for a wide range of clients including Apple, AT&T, DirectTV, Disney, Fox, HBO, Heuris, Hitachi, HP, Intel, Microsoft, Monsanto, Panasonic, Paramount, Pulitzer Broadcasting, Sony, Southwestern Bell, Spruce, Sundance, Twitter, Universal, and Warner Bros. Frequently contacted by the media, she has appeared on or in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Dr. Drew, The Katie Couric Show, ABC News, CBS Interactive and Huffington Post. Jeanette has also served as a national board member for the Producers Guild of America.
Index:

01:00 – Introduction of Jeanette DePatie and her Background
03:24 – Becoming a “Techsplainer” extraordinaire
06:47 – Future of Distribution
14:30 – Blockchain technology in the supply chain
29:40 – Eliminating Bias and Identity Tools
34:25 – What innovation would you most like to see gain adoption?

Helpful Link –
https://www.linkedin.com/in/techsplainer/

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Release Date:
15 December 2022