Feel trapped, lost, confused, or just everywhere all at once? Then you've reached a space between realities. A place where there's tons of room beyond what you were given and what you've experienced. If you trust in your higher self then jump on board as we travel this vast universe we call Galatraic.
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Rou Chater has conducted a host of interviews over the years, in this podcast he shares some of those conversations with you. Each week he sits down with a new guest to talk about their life and some of the adventures they have been on, interesting things they have done and their achievements. This podcast aims to inspire, educate and intrigue.
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Meet your hosts, Dave and Dan, a father and son team interviewing experts from around the IT ecosystem. Dave’s a serial entrepreneur, CIO, board member, author, speaker and advisor with a lifetime of frontline tech industry experience. He wants things to work—perfectly! His son and cohost Dan, is Head of Sales for PlanetScale (a Silicon Valley software company). He wants to get things done—now! While they certainly have their differences, they’re both driven to understand what business custo ...
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46: Leo Koenig - CEO/Founder WOO Sports - The man responsible for the gamification of kiteboarding!
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Leo Koenig, the founder of WOO Sports, shares his journey of getting into the water sports world and developing the WOO device. The small blue box that attaches to a kiteboard and measures the height of jumps. Leo discusses the challenges of manufacturing and finding reliable suppliers and the importance of trust and good relationships in business.…
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Intriguing Beings - Season 03 Epsisode 10 - Philip Schinnagel - CEO of CORE one of the world's largest water sports brands!
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I sit down with Philip Schinnagel from CORE, one of the world's largest watersports brands based out of Fehmarn in Germany.
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A little jam I had going on. Check it out on tiktok and Instagram
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They're all Connected. Every thing and us. Comes join us
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Intriguing Beings - Season 3 - Episode 9 - Raphael and Julien Salles - The incredible father and son team who head up F-ONE and Manera, two of the biggest brands in the watersports industry!
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I sit down in a rare opportunity to have both Raphael Salles and his son Julien in the room together. Raphael started F-ONE at the end of the 90's and it's grown to become one of the biggest watersports businesses in the world. Julien was never that keen to work at the family business but when the opportunity arose to head up Manera, their wetsuit …
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Season 3 Episode 8 - Kent Marinkovic - Old school windsurf racer, passionate kiter and CEO of Cabrinha!
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Back in January, I sat down with Kent Marinkovic, a long-time waterman and businessman who is currently the CEO of Cabrinha. One of the world's largest watersports companies, we talk about the old days, the new days and everything in between! Enjoy!
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Season 3 Episode 7 - Till Eberle - CEO of Boards and More, one of the world's largest watersports businesses and parent company of Duotone and ION.
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I sit down with Till Eberle to talk all things Duotone, the rebrand of Fanatic and how the industry has been during these difficult times... It's an episode that is well worth a listen!
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Here's an episode I did when I had time and space to do one. I really hope you all enjoy it.
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These podcasts are dedicated to bridging the gap between business & IT. Each episode looks at different aspects of this relationship as we explore ways to help the two groups better communicate. We're passionate about this topic because it's a failure to communicate that causes 75% of all IT project failures and costs the US $1.8 Trillion every yea…
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These podcasts are dedicated to bridging the gap between business & IT. Each episode looks at different aspects of this relationship as we explore ways to help the two groups better communicate. We're passionate about this topic because it's a failure to communicate that causes 75% of all IT project failures and costs the US $1.8 Trillion every yea…
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This is how we speak with each other. A bond that no one.can break. In this outta no where episode, I speak with my son. We just ramble on and on hitting different things. Listen while I try to pick his brain lol. And stay tune for more.
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Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 3 Episode 6 - Hannah Whiteley - Social media superstar, one of the worlds best female kite boarders!
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I've wanted to get Hannah on the podcast for a while now, so this was a great opportunity to catch up. I've known Hannah since the start of her kiteboarding career, and to see her progress from a young talent to a global superstar of the sport has been impressive. Now she has cultivated a career through social media that most can only dream of. She…
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Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 3 Episode 5 - Titouan Galea - Kites, Foils and Wings!
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Multiple world champion Titouan Galea sits down with me to chat about where he came from and how he embraced the sport of wing foiling so quickly. His kite-foil skills were an easy transfer, and his career has been nothing short of exceptional so far. Recently he moved to Cabrinha, and he loves the new gear and the new team!…
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S3 Ep7: A Conversation with the CIOs of Marriott, IRS, FDA and JPL Part 2
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But we're talking to just one man. Today is the first part of our conversation with a uniquely accomplished IT professional, Jim Rinaldi. Over Jim's long career he's been the Vice President of IT for Marriott Hotels, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and most recently, the Jet Propulsion La…
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S3 Ep6: A Conversation with the CIOs of Marriott, IRS, FDA and JPL Part 1
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But we're talking to just one man. Today is the first part of our conversation with a uniquely accomplished IT professional, Jim Rinaldi. Over Jim's long career he's been the Vice President of IT for Marriott Hotels, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and most recently, the Jet Propulsion La…
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This is part II of a conversation with Nalin Vahil. Nalin is a professional Sales leader who has worked at some of the biggest brands in Silicon Valley. Part I talks about some of his background and operating philosophy. Part II kicks off with some of the groups commentary on the state of the economy and the role of IT leaders during a macro econom…
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This wide ranging conversation with Nalin Vahil Part 1 spans Dan and Nalin's history of friendship and Nalin's career history. With parents that wanted him to become a Doctor, Nalin forged his own path first as an Entrepreneur and then as a Sales Professional for some of Silicon Valley's hottest tech companies. Nalin has an expertise in applying th…
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Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 3 Episode 4 - Scott Harrison - Beer, Guns and Kiteboarding
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Ex US Special Forces and brewery founder Scott Harrison sits down with me to talk about some of his adventures in various warzones over the years, his love of brewing beer and how kiteboarding brought all that together to put us in the same room in Mexico. The world moves in mysterious ways, and this episode is well worth a listen.…
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The Fear for moving ahead and why it's a thing in my life.
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S3 Ep3: 2022 PMI Global Summit Presentation - The Biggest Constraint in IT Projects is the Human Brain
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In December, 2022 the Project Management Institute held their Global Summit Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada . Of the more than 250 talks and break out sessions, about 10% were featured live. These were selected to showcase the most important issues in project management. As fate would have it, Dave was asked to give one of those live talks. It's wi…
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S3 Ep2: A Candid Look at the Road from College to Tech VC and PE Partner: Part II
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If you're in the tech sector and looking for investment funding, it a good idea to understand a little bit about the people you're pitching. Today’s conversation is a continuation of our last episode with one such investor, Brent Granado. Brent's a JD, MBA who started out as a corporate attorney working on deals, moved in-house running corporate de…
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S3 Ep1: A Candid Look at the Road from College to Tech VC and PE Partner: Part I
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After an unexpected hiatus, we’re back at it. If you're in the tech sector and looking for investment funding, it really helps to understand a little bit about the people you're pitching to. That's why today’s conversation is with an old and very close friend, Brent Granado. Brent's a JD, MBA who started out as a corporate attorney working on deals…
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Was on Instagram lastnight and decided to record. There were so many rabit holes I just fell into all of them lo. Hope you enjoy
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The birth of GALATRAICMINDS ,and an even deeper dive into why it exists today. There's always more to find in yourself so search amongst that fantastic galaxy expanded in your inner world.
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Let's dive into the ways of manifesting good and bad
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This is GalatraicMinds and as always I'm here to expand our consciousness and the awareness of outer thoughts.. Please join me as I dive into remembering the early stages of self, and understand if what we remember was and is what it is and was.
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Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 03 Episode 03 - Ralf Grösel - Welcome To A Sustainable Future
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Ralf Grösel is one of the highest functioning humans I know, a kite designer, paragliding designer, racing car driver and successful businessman his accolades are many. He recently got in touch to invite me to North Macedonia to have a look at Brainchild Production, a new project which has set up a sustainable production facility in the country. At…
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Alchemy and the wonders that creates it.
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Galatraic Minds on the move: How would you define God?
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In this episode I'm live and raw at the market in my home town. Listen to others opinions on how they identify God from their views, as I ask "how would they define God and other follow ups. Please enjoy and as always peace blessing and I love you, peace.
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In this episode, I speak on how to basically time travel with out physically leaving where you are. I break it down to where anyone can pick it up. Please enjoy this one as you will be mentally amazed. See you on top.
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Just speak about what I was feeling in the moment
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Hi, hello, hey. In this episode I explain the different laws with the spiritual realm. From ouji boards to common spiritual practices; and how there's a spiritual law attached to those individual things. Please take listen and enjoy. If I'm wrong let's discuss on GalatraicMinds instagram page.
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I'm back. Still on my journey through life, but I'm here. A quick understanding of where I was and where I'm at. And how I've gotten over and beyond those moments. I hope you enjoy.
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Started an episode but didn't get to finish. He's the unfinished clip. Enjoy
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Remembering your the light in the darkness
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In this last episode of season 1, I speak from the heart and mind about my thoughts and experiences through my journey. Also expanding on them and finding a point to where I can start to see my light. Stay till the end to answer and to shine a little light on your self discovery journey. It would be an honor to know.…
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S2 Ep 4 - Society for Information Management Seminar
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This episode is a little different. In late 2021 Dave was asked to conduct a seminar for the New Jersey chapter of the Society of Information Management to talk about the findings and focus of Bridging Business & IT. A small group of senior IT executives were invited and this is the recording of that roundtable. SIM New Jersey Website: https://njsi…
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S2 Ep 3 Agile Epiphanies at a $41B Company
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We were very fortunate today to have Barb Mastrianni, AVP and Senior Program Manager for the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Inc. Barb shares the lessons that Chubb has learned about what it takes to do Agile "right" and how they've gone from a somewhat shaky start to an exponential growth in successful project outcomes. The secret is all about…
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This one is a great...moment lol.
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A collection of My 3rd Eye moments. Starting with this moment here. More to come!!!!
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Hi there, I'm here with a bonus episode for you. In this, I speak on the things that popped up in my mind and what I've been thinking about. So please hold on while I take you on a cosmice ride with GalatraicMinds. Apologies advance for not staying consistent but just know with all the info there is around I was like a kid in the candy store lol.…
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Our guest today is Jeffrey Sherow. Jeff has spent a long career at the intersection of business and technology. He started out with Andersen Consulting, rose through the ranks to become an Accenture partner, and stayed there for several years. Jeff has become extremely interested in the role of the product manager. The primary reason for this inter…
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S2 E1: Four IT Perspectives: Public, Private, Customer & Vendor
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Today we’re talking to Joyce Hunter, former CIO of the USDA and currently CEO of Vulcan Enterprises. Joyce brings a long and storied career full of insights from both the public and private sectors, from both sides of the fence—she’s been both customer and vendor. We discuss the similarities between the public and private sector, talk about some te…
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We all believe in someone or thing; but what if we could take that same belief and turn it in ward. The belief in self is not wrong nor evil or selfish. In this podcast I talk about self belief and how it is the key toward manifestation and many other opportunities. Enjoy!!!
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This episode is with Dan Kelly, founder and CEO of The Negotiator Guru. Dan is the person we have to thank for our podcast as he was the one who originally invited Dave to be on his, “The State of the CIO”. The feedback from that show was so good it convinced us to launch our own. As the title implies we’ll be talking about (among other things) the…
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Roger Moore (no, not 007) is our guest today. Roger currently teaches Analytics at the University of Chicago where he’s also an alum of their MBA program. Over his 30-plus year career he’s been with a number of major consulting groups such as BCG, Gartner, Booze and PWC. He’s currently running his own Data and Analytics firm. This conversation is f…
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S1 E8: Ethical EQ in IT Project Management
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Our guest in this episode is Jomo Starke, Director of Innovation at Canton & Company. Jomo’s 30-plus year tech career started with developing video games—which he almost sold to Atari before they realized he was twelve. From his early days as a 17 year old wunderkind analyst to his years in project management, sales and biz dev, Jomo shares his ins…
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S1 E7: Nestles, SAP & the Greater Good
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We’re joined today by Ray Weale, currently COO of IDMerit and formerly Director of Digital Innovation at Nestle. Ray helped lead the global unification of literally thousands of Nestles processes and systems on to 34 standard processes on SAP—realizing staggering benefits along the way. Our conversation starts with Ray’s background and carries into…
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Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 03 Episode 02 - Dom Moore - Science, Surfing And Sober Among Other Things
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As promised a new episode with an old favourite, Dom Moore. Last time we spoke he was embarking on treatment for the big C. This time he's in the clear, sober, surfing and learning science. We have an entertaining conversation about what he's been up to, his 9 odd months sober and how he hasn't bought any meat or fish in the last 5 or so years, ins…
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S1 E6: Five Ground Rules for Every Tech Team
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In the last episode we talked about how a CIO (or IT leader) needs to prepare their business counterparts for their roles and responsibilities in an upcoming tech-enabled business project. In this episode we talk about IT department leadership, expectations and accountability. We share five “ground rules” that tech leaders need to share with their …
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S1 E5: Five Things to Share With the Business Before the Project Starts
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This episode shares five things that the tech team needs to share with business executives, project sponsor(s), process owners and subject matter experts to set their expectations and explain their obligations before a project kicks off. We’re joined on this episode by an old friend and colleague, John Fisher, who has held multiple CIO positions ov…
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