The Smart IT Podcast, where IT professionals can assemble and hear from each other, industry leaders, thought leaders, and those in adjacent fields to collaborate and learn from each other and explore what’s next for IT. The Smart IT Podcast explores what’s next for IT as it continues to find ways to get the important things done for our organizations. Preparing for the next decade, we need to think differently about how we approach our work to continue to thrive into the future. Smart IT is ...
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In conversation with APAC's nutrition research pioneers. A podcast brought to you by the team behind NutraIngredients-Asia.com.
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Welcome to the Podcast where we interview the everyday people, facing the everyday struggles to become the best version of themselves in pursuit to Take Over Their World's!
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Exploring Organizational Change Management
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Summary: On this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Hattie Horn, to the show. We discussed the why, what, and how of managing change in organizations. The topic was Organizational Change Management (OCM), a discipline that helps organizations navigate and implement changes effectively. It involves activities and processes that focus on peo…
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Leadership, Facilitation, and UX Skills in Action
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On this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Ashley Morgan to the show. We discussed the importance of design and the experience of the end user. We kicked off the episode reflecting on our recent facilitation certification program with Voltage Control and the process of creating a portfolio to showcase our facilitation skills. We discussed …
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Leveraging Improv to take Technology Sales to the Next Level
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On this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Tess Hermes and Lauren Guilbeaux, founders of yes&sell, to the show. Their company provides Improv-based sales training. We tackled the frustration buyers often experience when salespeople fail to actively listen and adapt their approach based on the their feedback. They discussed the importance o…
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Smart IT: An Approach to Getting the Important Things Done. Announcing the SMART IT Workspace Construct! A Workspace Construct to facilitate Exploration & Collaboration across a wide & diverse IT and business audience. Explore your IT through the lens of Hathagan, Inc. - Business Model Innovation - Enterprise Architecture - IT Operating Model - Cyb…
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PODCAST: Malaysia postbiotics firm My Myracle sets ambitious goal of reducing import reliance
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A Malaysia homegrown postbiotics company has set the ambitious goal of reducing the country's reliance on imports of overseas “biotics” raw materials, managing director of the firm told NutraIngredients-Asia in the latest episode of our Nutrachampion podcast.By William Reed Ltd
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In this week's episode of the @the smart it podcast, I welcomed Robert Hart and Pam Cheesman from Device42 to the show. We discussed the importance of asset management for IT. We highlighted the persistent challenge of manual processes and basic tools used by many organizations to track their technology assets. The conversation revolved around the …
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“Hidden talents”: Malaysia’s biopharma firm sees vast R&D opportunities in over 3,000 local medicinal plants
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There are vast R&D opportunities in the botanical health supplements and therapeutics sector across Malaysia, where there is already a pool of over 3,000 local medicinal plants to be tapped on, says the CEO of local biopharma firm Medika Natura.By William Reed Ltd
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In this week's episode of @the smart it podcast, I chatted with Randy Lariar at Optiv Security on "AI: Full Speed Ahead with Guardrails". We explored a wide range of topics related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). We discussed the potential and challenges of AI technology in the enterprise. Key topics included the impact of AI on jobs and workforce…
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In this episode, I chatted with Harvey Nusz on "Exploring Privacy Challenges" on this week's episode of The Smart IT Podcast. We explored a wide range of topics related to data privacy. This included personal data collection, data brokers, privacy laws and regulations, and the responsibility of organizations to protect consumer data. Harvey discuss…
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On this episode of the The Smart IT Podcast, I chatted with Christal Russ, of ERP International, on her extensive experience in Enterprise Architecture (EA) across various government agencies. Those included the likes of the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Crystal shared insights …
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Summary: In this episode of the Smart IT Podcast, Diane discusses the importance of the people aspect of IT and the need for continuous learning in the field. She emphasizes the need for IT professionals to be intentional with their learning and to stay updated on new technologies and industry trends. Diane also highlights the role of IT leaders in…
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Discovering, Validating, and Experimenting for the Biggest Business Impact
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Summary In this episode, Monique and I discussed various topics related to user experience (UX) and working in large teams. She emphasized the importance of active listening, empathy, and debriefing to improve collaboration and problem-solving. Monique highlights the value of UX in understanding user needs and aligning them with business outcomes. …
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LISTEN: South Korea’s functional probiotics market sees faster growth than generic strains – AceBiome CEO
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South Korea’s functional proprietary probiotics market is growing at a faster rate than the generic gut health category, says the CEO of biotech firm AceBiome in our latest Nutrachampion podcast.By William Reed Ltd
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How Technology Helps Improve Student Learning Outcomes
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In this episode of the Smart IT Podcast, William interviews Scott Lipton, an education consultant, about the intersection of IT and education. They discuss Scott's background in education and the changes that have occurred in the field over the past two decades. They also explore the use of technology in the classroom and the potential for data to …
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‘Mind-boggling creatine boom’: MuscleBlaze founder on huge growth in India, Singapore, US – LISTEN
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There is a never-before-seen demand and online searches for creatine among gym and sports enthusiasts, says Kaustuv Paliwal, who founded India-based sports nutrition brand MuscleBlaze about 12 years ago.By William Reed Ltd
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Australia's retail revolution: Award-winning industry pioneer reflects on two decades of success down under - LISTEN
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After 25 years playing a pivotal role in the evolution of Australia's thriving supplements sector, Ian Chant was recognised for his long-standing industry support at the Complementary Medicines Australia Awards in December, before reflecting on the huge changes seen in the market in this exclusive podcast.…
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Retailer success strategies: Renovatio founder on why nutra start-ups should learn to say no
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Nutraceutical start-ups should “learn to say no” to questionable retail strategies and “know where their boundaries are” as they seek to grow the distribution of their products, says Renovatio Bioscience’s founder Dr Vincent Candrawinata in the first episode of year 2024's Nutrachampion podcast.By William Reed Ltd
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Technology on the Front Lines of the Business
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On this weeks episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Harsha Bellur, CIO at James Avery, to the show. Harsha is a technology executive with brand and function leadership to inform and influence business strategies, adept at driving a customer-focused culture and inspiring digital innovation. He is effective at the intersection of technology and…
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Thinking about how we Think about Cyber Security - Part 2
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On this weeks episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed back Prachee Kale, Co-Founder of Think.Design.Cyber., to the show. This was a great follow-on to Part 1 session. We continued our discussion on thinking and cyber security, including: How to structure our teams to work in the most optimal ways, looking to striking the right balance. This is …
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Thinking about how we Think about Cyber Security - Part 1
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On this weeks episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Prachee Kale, Co-Founder of Think.Design.Cyber., to the show. Prachee is a business and strategy galvanizer that excels in building cultures developing and executing strategy to accelerate organizational growth. Her career has focused on bridging gaps between the business bottom line, techno…
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A ‘chicken or the egg’ situation: More research needed on whether gut dysbiosis affects the brain or vice versa
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Research on the gut-brain axis is growing, but it is still a ‘chicken or the egg’ situation when it comes to whether it is gut dysbiosis that affects brain health or vice versa, says the guest on the latest episode of our Nutrachampion podcast.By William Reed Ltd
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Exploring New Digital Capabilities for the Business
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On this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Nick Maravich, an Innovation Consultant, to the show. We talked about how to approach and explore new technology capabilities for businesses. We discussed the culture and leadership needed to allow organizations to play in the "sandbox of possibilities", experimenting with what A.I. can bring to t…
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Preparing the Next Generation of IT Professionals
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On this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Terry Kim, CEO and Founder of NexGenT, to the show. We talked about a path forward to both those looking to get into IT for the first time and those looking to move up in their existing tech careers. We discussed about the the opportunities out there, from working with a wide array of companies to…
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On this episode of @The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed @Ramsay Millar, an expert in Enterprise Architecture (EA), to the show. Ramsay Millar is a global expert in the arena of digital transformations involving the collaboration of many business leaders, enterprise architects, business analysts, projects managers, solution architects, and software eng…
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‘Very much conservative’: How India’s regulatory approach can pose innovation problems – Ex-FSSAI director
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India is still taking a “very conservative” approach in its regulations of nutraceuticals since it introduced the first set of policies seven years ago, which can pose problems for brands and suppliers seeking to introduce innovative new products.By William Reed Ltd
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Confronting Burnout on the Frontlines of Cyber Defense
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On this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Daniel Waters, a Cyber Risk Advisor, to the show. We talked about professionals on the frontlines of cyber defense and the role of strategy. Cyber threats are at the forefront of news for business leaders. They have more expectations of their security teams to keep pace with the evolving threat la…
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Workable Risk Management at scale with ERM
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On this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Carol Williams, CEO @ Strategic Decision Solutions, to the show. We talked about Enterprise Risk Management, aka ERM, and its role within the business. We explored the nature of its value to decision makers. For IT, understanding the risk associated with the business use of technology is important…
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On this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Dan Holden, VP, Cyber Security from BigCommerce. For IT, the focus on defending its organization from cyber risks is led by the security team. When an organization is fortunate to have that team led by a CISO, focus can be directed to managing cyber risk that frees the rest of IT to focus on keepi…
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On this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Douglas Ferguson, President @ Voltage Control, to the show. We talked about facilitation. What it is and why it’s important, along with some of the techniques and tools that can be used by leaders of meetings to drive better team outcomes. Improving our ability to facilitate team collaborations an…
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On this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I did an overview of the Smart IT Framework. Smart IT is an approach to getting the important things done by transforming the way traditional IT thinks, works, and leads. It supports the disruption of the status quo, simplifies the complex, and mitigates risk. This is the next generation of information techn…
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On this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Katherine R. Dollar, Lead Storyteller and Content Strategist @ Moxie Blue Media, to the show. We talked about improving communicating with others by using stories. Effectively communicating across different teams is a vital skill in today’s fast-paced and highly connected groups of teams. To get t…
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Data delivery: Larger databases key for personalised nutrition to bloom, says Amway, Amorepacific-backed start-up - LISTEN
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The ability to establish a large database of human health data is key for the personalised nutrition sector to flourish, says the co-founder of HEM Pharma – a South Korean start-up which counts industry big names, including Amway, Amorepacific, CJ Cheiljedang, and COSMAX-NBT, as its investors.By William Reed Ltd
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The Opportunity to Intentionally Design our Everyday Conversations
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On this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Daniel Stillman, Founding Conversation Designer @ The Conversation Factory, to the show to have a chat about conversations. Conversations are that fundamental thing all of us do every day. For IT and what it must do to deliver for its organizations, being heard and understood is especially importa…
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On this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Evelina Deleanu, Head of Experience @ ChaiOne, to the show. We talked about design, end users, and experience. In IT, we often talk about the back end of the digital infrastructure that powers business services. It is important as well to take a step back and think about the experience of the peop…
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On this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Chris Norris, Chief Technologist Cloud & Datacenter @ Computacenter, to the show to have a chat about modern infrastructure. Chris has seen a lot over the years in technology. His vantage point as a thought leader who spends time analyzing the trends in the industry was invaluable for our conversa…
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On this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Gerald Caponera, GM Risk Products at ThreatConnect, to the show where we chatted about the value of IT to the business by pivoting to the challenges IT faces in communicating what it does it as opposed to its intrinsic value. That value is all work enabling innovative technology to work in a way t…
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One in three children at risk of anaemia: Malaysian paediatric health expert calls for corrective steps
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One in three children aged six to 36 months old is at risk of anaemia, according to a new study from Malaysia. In our latest Nutrachampion podcast, a prominent paediatric endocrinologist who led the study discusses the prevalence of anaemia in young children and how policymakers should take steps to address the issue.…
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On this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Timothy Laudell Jackson, CIO @ Diamond Offshore, to the show to have a chat about what IT has been through over the last two decades and what professionals can do to be prepared for the next decade. His vantage point as a CIO was invaluable in this discussion. We talked about IT and its continued …
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Make it a double: Outgoing Australia trade body chief reflects on a decade of growth, regs gains and innovation - PODCAST
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When Carl Gibson took at the helm at supplements industry trade body Complementary Medicines Australia in 2013 he was told that the market was saturated and had little prospects for growth. A decade later it has doubled to become a $6bn sector.By William Reed Ltd
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Transforming science into action: Immunity probiotic pioneer Prof Francis Chan on innovating for human health
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Understanding and fulfilling pressing health needs is just as important as making ground-breaking scientific discoveries, said a leading professor behind probiotic products for immune health.By William Reed Ltd
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Bone / muscle health and nutrition: Prof Marlena Kruger on promising deer milk findings and plans for vegan studies
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A leading researcher from New Zealand’s Massey University has detailed how new findings show that deer milk could be promising base for a healthy ageing formula, as well as revealing plans to study the impact of vegan and vegetarian diets on bone health.By William Reed Ltd
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Beyond the gut: Singapore’s AMiLi to drive microbiome science in immunity, allergies, cancer care
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Singapore biotech start-up AMiLi is driving microbiome science in the areas of immune health, allergies, and cancer care, on top of its existing expertise in gut microbiome research, says the founder and CEO Dr Jeremy Lim in our latest Nutrachampion podcast.By William Reed Ltd
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India insights: Leading academic on mainstreaming millets and innovative nutrition profiling programme - LISTEN
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India is on a mission in popularising millet consumption and will also be embarking on first-of-its-kind nutrition profiling of the most commonly consumed cooked foods across the country.By William Reed Ltd
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Botanicals and beyond: How Australia’s National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine is bridging science and tradition
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There is more work to be done to bridge the gap between science and tradition across botanicals and other nutritional products, as well as strengthening international co-operation to further the sector, says the foundation director of Australia’s National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM).By William Reed Ltd
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‘People think obesity is normal’ – How Indonesian Nutrition Association president is taking to social media to fight the fat
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Shock statistics showing that one in five adults in Indonesia is obese is a wake-up call that needs to be urgently addressed through public education via social media, argues the president of the Indonesian Nutrition Association (INA).By William Reed Ltd
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Innovation opportunity: Newly crowned NutraChampion sees huge scope to cater to Thailand’s ageing population
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Like several Asian countries, Thailand is experiencing a greying population. While interest in healthy ageing is high, the level of innovation for this category of products remains relatively low.By William Reed Ltd
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Local food sources for sports nutrition: Rice biopeptides and palm oil among prospects – Malaysian expert
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Sports nutrition research coming out of Malaysia could explore local foods sources, such as palm oil, goat’s milk, and black pepper, said the vice-president of Nutrition Society of Malaysia, who has previously studied biopeptides extracted from locally grown rice on athletes.By William Reed Ltd
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CBD and cancer pain relief: India’s national research institute boss outlines study plans – LISTEN
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India’s national research agency is hoping to study cannabidiol (CBD) and its effects on cancer pain relief, the director of the agency has revealed in our latest NutraChampion podcast.By William Reed Ltd
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Three is the magic number: Australia’s CSIRO principal scientist reveals how to deliver high-quality nutra trials– LISTEN
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With consumers increasingly demanding scientifically-validated nutra products and ingredients, one of the key scientists in Australia’s national research agency has revealed the three factors that are crucial for a high-quality trial.By William Reed Ltd
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