Chris Kemp is an author, multiple-patent holder, and leader with over 25 years of experience in technology. He is the co-author of "Professional Heroku Programming" published by Wiley, the world’s biggest technology publisher, and has had seven patents issued for his inventions. Chris was the Senior Director and founder of Salesforce's Emerging Technologies business unit. He led a number of North America-wide teams of architects and futurists with expertise in machine learning, #blockchain, and data architecture. He is now focused on freelance work with Vandelay Enterprises helping companies of all sizes get the most value out of their Salesforce and overall technology investments, as well as leveraging innovative technologies like A.I. and blockchain to future-proof their organizations.
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Chapters
0:00 - Introduction
4:32 - Careers are not linear
8:23 - Leading the Seal Team 6 of Technologists
10:58 - Managing clashing egos
13:07 - Create boundaries for conflict
14:36 - Let the team resolve their issues
17:20 - Ready for leadership
23:00 - Failures and networking
26:33 - Influential coaches
34:02 - Staying away from social media
36:45 - Generative AI and the future
38:07 - AI will not take our jobs
41:53 - Cryptocurrency
45:11 - Advice to 20 year old self
47:01 - Question for David
