Best Georges Carrier Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 65: Episode 65 Sonny Vaccaro - Nike Legend That Signed Jordan! 29:19

10M ago29:19

29:19

If you have seen the movie Air our next guest will be someone you want to hear from - If you have not then just know this is the man that got the Jordans to sign with Nike & helped create the shoe that we all wear 30 years later the Air Jordans!

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Episode 64: Episode 64 ABA Legend Darel Carrier 36:27

10M ago36:27

36:27

We chat with the ultimate shooter in the ABA and the Auctioneer that is Darel Carrier What A Show!

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Episode 63: Episode 63 George Tinsley ABA- NBA 27:50

12M ago27:50

27:50

We interview a very interesting Player / Entrepreneur / Speaker & Leader in his community George Tinsley - ABA - NBA & Hall Of Famer

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Episode 62: Episode 62 Hall Of Fame Coach Del Harris 21:49

1+ y ago21:49

21:49

We interview recent inductee and former ABA coach for the Utah Stars Del Harris. What a great guy..

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Episode 61: Episode 61 Johnnie Dawkins NBA 37:51

2y ago37:51

37:51

Coach Johnny Earl Dawkins Jr. is an American basketball coach and former NBA player who is the head coach for the UCF men's basketball team. We have a great chat with him about his career & this years Slam Dunk Contest & The Slam Dunk Contest he took part in 1987.

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Episode 59: Episode 59 Cazzie Russell 38:22

2+ y ago38:22

38:22

We chat with Cazzie Russell a true legend and mentor of the game & the man tied to Historic Jersey numbers 32 & 33 Tune In to find out how!

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Episode 57: Episode 57 Gene Banks 38:39

2+ y ago38:39

38:39

We chat with former San Antonio Spur & Chicago Bull Gene Banks NBA Player. Gene made special effort to be on our show after he was at a fundraiser then drove 2 hours! Great Guy Great Show!

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Episode 53: Episode 53 Lanard Copeland NBL Hall Of Famer 34:48

2+ y ago34:48

34:48

We chat with NBA/NBA player and hall of famer Lanard Copeland, what an amazing journey a must listen!

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Episode 50: Episode 50 Reggie Theus NBA Legend 35:18

2+ y ago35:18

35:18

We chat with former NBA player and current Athletic Director Bethune Cookman. This was great check it out!

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019 - Modern OSS/BSS Transformation Techniques that start with the Customer Journey with Martin Pittard 1:10:52

3y ago1:10:52

1:10:52

Digital transformation is a term that's entered the modern vernacular, but here in the world of OSS/BSS it's just what we've been doing for decades. Whether aimed at delivering digital services, collecting data from all points of an organisation's compass, increasing the internal efficiencies of operational teams or improving user experiences exter…

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018 - How a NaaS Transformation can Revolutionise your OSS_BSS Stack with Johanne Mayer 1:11:12

3y ago1:11:12

1:11:12

OSS/BSS stacks can be incredibly complex and cumbersome beasts, especially in large carriers with many different product, process and network variants. We don't make that task any easier by creating many unique product offerings to take to market. And this time to market can be a significant competitive advantage, or be a serious impediment to it. …

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017 - Leading Global OSS/BSS Transformation through Collaboration, with George Glass 55:25

3y ago55:25

55:25

Our OSS and BSS are highly complex by nature. However, we seem to do a great hob of making them more complex, more challenging, less repeatable and hence, more difficult to change. Perhaps that caters to our deeper desires - so many of us in this industry love to prove our worth by solving complex problems Our guest on this episode, George Glass, h…

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016 - Leading the Network Strategy and Operations at a Tier 1 Carrier with Carolyn Phiddian 1:11:04

3y ago1:11:04

1:11:04

If the network is ultimately the product for any network operator, then OSS/BSS are the great connectors, connecting customers to that product. Both for initial activation, but also ongoing utilisation of network resources. Whilst everyone has a different perspective on the relevance / importance of OSS/BSS, there tend to be even broader divergence…

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015 - Using Modern OSS/BSS Architectures to get Offerings to Market Fast with Greg Tilton 1:10:28

3y ago1:10:28

1:10:28

When it comes to OSS/BSS implementations (and products), Time to Market (TTM) is one of our most important metrics. Not just for the network operator to deliver new offerings to market, but also in getting solutions up and running quickly. Faster TTM provides the benefits of cost reduction and faster turn-on of revenue, but potentially allows the o…

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Episode 47: Episode 47 Brian Shaw NBA 34:34

3y ago34:34

34:34

We Chat With The One & Only B Shaw Former LA Laker!

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014 - The challenges and pitfalls awaiting OSS implementation teams with Michael De Boer 1:08:33

3y ago1:08:33

1:08:33

There are three distinct categories of organisations that interact with OSS/BSS - those who create them, those who use them and those who implement them. But no matter how good the first two are (ie the products / creators and the users), if the implementation isn't done well, then the OSS/BSS is almost pre-destined to fail. There are many, many ch…

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013 - Using a Commercial and Open Source approach to Tackle Network Assurance with Keith Sinclair 1:49:05

3y ago1:49:05

1:49:05

Have you noticed the rise in trust, but also the rise in sophistication in Open Source OSS/BSS in recent years? There are many open-source OSS/BSS tools out there. Some have been built as side-projects by communities that have day jobs, whilst others have many employed developers / contributors. Generally speaking, the latter are able to employ dev…

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012 - Building an OSS/BSS from Scratch for a Mid-Market Telco with Steven White 1:25:07

3y ago1:25:07

1:25:07

While it's the tier-1 telco OSS/BSS that get all the attention, it's actually the mid-market that makes up the largest number of OSS/BSS by customer count (in most deregulated telco markets). The mid-market consists of Tier 2/3 telcos and ISPs with subscriber counts measured in the thousands rather than hundreds of thousands or millions. However, t…

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011 - Developing a Market for your OSS/BSS with Steve Hateley 1:14:01

3y ago1:14:01

1:14:01

There are just so many vendors in the OSS/BSS market (our vendor directory has over 400 listings - https://passionateaboutoss.com/directory) that it can be incredibly challenging to differentiate one product or vendor from the next. OSS/BSS customers may only know of a handful of possible solutions, but there are plenty of others out there. Cutting…

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Episode 44: Episode 44 Eric Lewis NBA Referee 40:37

3y ago40:37

40:37

We chat with one of the Koolest Ref's In The NBA .... Who Started Out As A Player First & A Chance Meeting Got Him Into The Ref Game!

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010 - Building Next-Generation Situational Awareness Operations Centres with David Nestic 1:19:44

3y ago1:19:44

1:19:44

You've possibly been inside a NOC (Network Operations Centre) and seen the video wall covered with network maps, activity / alarm / event lists and network health graphs. These OSS tools are the ultimate insurance policy for any organisation that runs a network. They help coordinate the activities to repair a network when the inevitable network out…

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Episode 42: Episode 42 Artis Gilmore ABA NBA Legend 40:26

3y ago40:26

40:26

We chat with the one and only A Train! Artis Gilmore ABA & NBA legend and Hall Of Famer...

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009 - Managing OSS/BSS Transformation at a Mid-Tier Telco with Steven Cocchiarella 1:01:52

3y ago1:01:52

1:01:52

Much of the focus within OSS/BSS centres around the big-budget projects being done by the Tier-1 telcos. They get attention because there are lots of people involved, lots of OSS horsepower, with big, ambitious goals. But there's another part of the industry that doesn't tend to get so much public recognition - the mid-market telcos and utilities. …

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008 - Making OSS Mega Projects Happen with Ashley Neale 1:18:32

3y ago1:18:32

1:18:32

While it might sometimes feel like OSS mega projects just happen, there's usually a lot that must first play out up-stream, long before us technologists get the chance to design and build. First someone must spawn the idea, then be able to persuade a bunch of other people, exciting them with the possibilities of the idea. In many cases, this happen…

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007 - Building Products to Solve Fundamental OSS Problems with Jay Fenton 1:52:45

3y ago1:52:45

1:52:45

Jay Fenton is the Founder and CEO of Savvi (www.savvi.io), makers of innovative and highly performant OSS/BSS components that redefine the state of the art. Savvi's portfolio notably includes SNMP, Streaming Telemetry, Netflow and IoT collectors each of which operate in the 10s of millions of events per second on a single server, solving collection…

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006 - A Career of Innovation in OSS with Francis Haysom 1:23:14

3y ago1:23:14

1:23:14

Francis Haysom is a Principal Analyst for Appledore Research Group, a global research and consulting firm specialising in the telecommunication and software markets with a particular focus on OSS/BSS. In this episode, Francis takes us on a ride through his career leading OSS/BSS innovation across the last three decades with iconic companies such as…

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005 - Making Standardised Open-Source a Strategy for OSS with Vance Shipley 1:11:44

3y ago1:11:44

1:11:44

Vance Shipley is the CEO and Founder of SigScale. SigScale is a provider of standardised, open-source, cloud-native OSS/BSS tools, including flagship product, OCS (Online Charging System). In this episode, Vance takes us on a fascinating journey through a career that started three decades ago with his first role as a high-tech lumberjack through to…

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004 - An Analyst's Perspective on the OSS Industry with James Crawshaw 43:37

3+ y ago43:37

43:37

James Crawshaw is a Principal Analyst with Omdia, one of the world's top-three technology analysis agencies. James specialises in analysis of OSS, telecommunications and IT industries, which means he spends more time researching OSS technologies and firms than almost anyone on the planet. In this episode, James provides insights into what's current…

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003 - Hints on Finding a Role in the OSS/BSS Industry with Michael Jones 54:17

3+ y ago54:17

54:17

Michael Jones is a Practice Principal at Analytica Resources, a recruitment role that sees him connecting employers and employees. Analytica is a niche agency that specialises in BSS and OSS placements. This provides Michael with an insider's perspective on the successful techniques that applicants use to find their first, or next, job in the OSS /…

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002 - The Importance of Physical Network Inventory (PNI) in an Increasingly Virtualised World with Peter Dart 1:07:15

3+ y ago1:07:15

1:07:15

Peter Dart describes his journey working with some of the world's earliest geospatial software to his current role as Chief Architect with Synchronoss. In this role, he helps to guide the roadmap of Synchronoss' Spatial Suite, a set of tools that assist leading network operators to manage and maintain their Physical Network Inventory (PNI). In a wo…

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001 - From OSS Startup to IPO with Tony Kalcina 1:02:41

3+ y ago1:02:41

1:02:41

Tony Kalcina recounts the story of taking Clarity International from its founding team and customer to IPO (Initial Public Offering) and beyond. He also describes an extensive career starting with Telstra OTC through to his current role as the APAC CTO for Tech Mahindra and Ambassador for TM Forum. Tony provides insights into the formation and lead…

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000 - Introduction to The Passionate About OSS Podcast 3:45

3+ y ago3:45

3:45

Welcome to the Passionate About OSS podcast, the show for people who are just that – Passionate About OSS – Where the OSS stands for Operational Support Systems. In other words, the software solutions that help manage and operate the complex telecommunications networks of today. Thanks for joining me on the episode that isn’t quite an episode – it’…

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Episode 65: Episode 65 Sonny Vaccaro - Nike Legend That Signed Jordan! 29:19

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Episode 64: Episode 64 ABA Legend Darel Carrier 36:27

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Episode 63: Episode 63 George Tinsley ABA- NBA 27:50

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Episode 62: Episode 62 Hall Of Fame Coach Del Harris 21:49

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Episode 61: Episode 61 Johnnie Dawkins NBA 37:51

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Episode 59: Episode 59 Cazzie Russell 38:22

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Episode 57: Episode 57 Gene Banks 38:39

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Episode 53: Episode 53 Lanard Copeland NBL Hall Of Famer 34:48

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Episode 50: Episode 50 Reggie Theus NBA Legend 35:18

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019 - Modern OSS/BSS Transformation Techniques that start with the Customer Journey with Martin Pittard 1:10:52

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018 - How a NaaS Transformation can Revolutionise your OSS_BSS Stack with Johanne Mayer 1:11:12

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017 - Leading Global OSS/BSS Transformation through Collaboration, with George Glass 55:25

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016 - Leading the Network Strategy and Operations at a Tier 1 Carrier with Carolyn Phiddian 1:11:04

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015 - Using Modern OSS/BSS Architectures to get Offerings to Market Fast with Greg Tilton 1:10:28

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Episode 47: Episode 47 Brian Shaw NBA 34:34

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014 - The challenges and pitfalls awaiting OSS implementation teams with Michael De Boer 1:08:33

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013 - Using a Commercial and Open Source approach to Tackle Network Assurance with Keith Sinclair 1:49:05

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012 - Building an OSS/BSS from Scratch for a Mid-Market Telco with Steven White 1:25:07

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011 - Developing a Market for your OSS/BSS with Steve Hateley 1:14:01

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Episode 44: Episode 44 Eric Lewis NBA Referee 40:37

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010 - Building Next-Generation Situational Awareness Operations Centres with David Nestic 1:19:44

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Episode 42: Episode 42 Artis Gilmore ABA NBA Legend 40:26

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009 - Managing OSS/BSS Transformation at a Mid-Tier Telco with Steven Cocchiarella 1:01:52

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008 - Making OSS Mega Projects Happen with Ashley Neale 1:18:32

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007 - Building Products to Solve Fundamental OSS Problems with Jay Fenton 1:52:45

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006 - A Career of Innovation in OSS with Francis Haysom 1:23:14

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005 - Making Standardised Open-Source a Strategy for OSS with Vance Shipley 1:11:44

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004 - An Analyst's Perspective on the OSS Industry with James Crawshaw 43:37

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003 - Hints on Finding a Role in the OSS/BSS Industry with Michael Jones 54:17

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002 - The Importance of Physical Network Inventory (PNI) in an Increasingly Virtualised World with Peter Dart 1:07:15

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001 - From OSS Startup to IPO with Tony Kalcina 1:02:41

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000 - Introduction to The Passionate About OSS Podcast 3:45

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