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Practice Leading: for emerging and curious leaders of Microsoft partner practices
Insider Secrets to Succeeding as a Microsoft Partner with Chris McNulty
#8. Chris McNulty heads Strategic Markets at Synozur. For almost ten years, he was Senior Director of Product Marketing for Microsoft 365 at Microsoft. Chris’s prior experience as CTO includes companies such as Dell and Quest Software. He is the co-host of The Intrazone and host of the Polaris podcasts.KEY LESSONSUnderstand the Microsoft field. Navigating Microsoft requires you to “study up in your abbreviations” and truly understand the distinct roles (ATU, STU, PDMs, etc.) within the Microsoft sales organisation. There’s no easy button—successful partners learn where to plug in and how to make life easier...
2025-05-06
39 min
The Pursuit of Purpose
185 From Painter to Business Owner: How Legacy Paint Holdings Transforms Companies w/ Benson Fechter
Discover how Benson Fechter, CEO of Legacy Paint Holdings, helps painting companies achieve sustainable growth and operational excellence. Learn about the six pillars of success, the benefits of roll-up acquisitions, and how contractors can transition from a local business mindset to a capitalist approach. Don’t miss this inspiring conversation with Chris Kiefer on Pursuit of Purpose!Book Recommendations:Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life by Jordan B. PetersonLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr I. SolzhenitsynMovie/Series Recommendation:Unbreakable Boy Directed by Jon GunnSound of...
2025-03-04
35 min
The Chris Harder Show
The Future of Digital Education, AI’s Business Impact & 2025 Predictions with Justin Benson, Kat Norton, and Lindsey Schwartz
Is the digital course world too saturated, or is it still a smart business move? Will AI replace entrepreneurs? In part two of this roundtable conversation with Kat Norton AKA Miss Excel, Justin Benson of Shiloh AI and the Barra Agency, and Lindsey Schwartz from Powerhouse Women, we talk about what’s working NOW in business, digital education, and AI. We dive into the real ROI of doubling down on one offer vs. creating new ones, why most entrepreneurs chase new ideas out of fear, and how to future-proof your business. Plus, we debate what AI could make obsolete, th...
2025-02-10
41 min
The Chris Harder Show
The ROI Of Fashion, Convert More Sales On Social & Make Money From Your Competitors with Lindsey Schwartz, Kat Norton, and Justin Benson (P1)
The way you show up impacts your confidence, influence, and even how much money you make. Today’s episode is a roundtable featuring the three sharpest entrepreneurs I know: Justin Benson, a tech innovator and AI visionary; Kat Norton, a.k.a Miss Excel; and Lindsey of Powerhouse Women. We break down how to build a business that creates real impact (NOT just noise), the best social platform to convert sales, and the ROI on fashion. Plus, we share our business blunders, including the biggest failed launch Lori and I ever made. Trust me, it’s a painful (but hila...
2025-02-03
54 min
Chris Baran's Headcases
Chrystofer Benson
Today’s guest is not just a dear friend but a certified visionary who has left an indelible mark on the beauty industry. He’s an award-winning colorist and stylist, a former Global Artistic Director for Matrix, and a creative force whose work has graced international magazine covers, advertising campaigns, and stages worldwide.But that’s not all—he’s also an internationally acclaimed photographer, capturing breathtaking moments with his own creations and those of other exceptional artists. His passion for creativity and community led him to establish the CBC, a global collective of beauty talents and brands, sp...
2025-01-23
1h 05
The Chris Harder Show
Balance Ambition with Health and Happiness with Justin Benson, Steve Valentine, and Dr. David Boyd (Part)
What does success mean to you, and at what cost are you willing to achieve it? Today’s episode is a roundtable featuring three incredible entrepreneurs: Steve Valentine, a powerhouse in the real estate world with an impressive portfolio; Justin Benson, a tech innovator and AI visionary; and Dr. David Boyd, a concierge doctor to high-performing entrepreneurs. They’re here to dissect the personal and professional price tags of chasing your own version of success. We dive into the evolving definitions of success, the mistakes we’ve made along the way, and their impact on our health, relationships, and overal...
2024-12-23
36 min
Object Worship
Chris Benson and the Bogen Challenger PA
Today we're joined by Chris Benson of Benson Amps. We're catching up with him after a busy year of releases and Benson Fest, and talking with him about the Bogen Challenger PA that became the first Monarch. This one's a casual conversation, where we take roughly an hour before we get to the object, distracted along the way by discussion of how we interact with the internet, breaking assumptions about the sound of any given component, taking time to play the devices we've created, hot soldering, and getting some absolute gems of wisdom from Chris. It's a great time...
2024-10-24
1h 43
FIRE Social Worker Show
From Combat Boots to Entrepreneurial Roots: Joey Laswell and Chris Benson on Veteran Empowerment and Financial Literacy
Send us a textUnlock the secrets to a successful transition from military life to entrepreneurship with insights from Air Force veteran Joey Laswell and Army veteran Chris Benson. Joey, a certified financial social worker, sheds light on the psychological facets of money management and the pivotal role of financial literacy for veterans stepping into civilian life. His compelling insights highlight the transformative power of financial education, setting the stage for a conversation that’s both enlightening and practical.Feel the resilience and adaptability of Chris Benson's journey from the Army infantry to becoming an en...
2024-10-18
1h 01
The Chris Harder Show
Make More Sales In Today’s Economy and Leverage AI to Stay Ahead with Natalie Jill, Justin Benson, and Jim Carter
I’m doing something new I’ve never done on the podcast before. I brought together 3 business powerhouses to talk about the biggest topics impacting entrepreneurs today - Natalie Jill, the master of midlife health and wellness; Justin Benson, an AI visionary and CEO of cutting-edge tech companies; and Jim Carter, AI specialist and CTO extraordinaire. We have an honest conversation about how the upcoming election is impacting our businesses, how to make more sales, and AI tools you likely don’t know about yet to optimize efficiency, changing how you do business. HIGHLI...
2024-10-14
1h 27
The Cyber Business Podcast
Navigating IT Challenges in Luxury Movie Theaters at Emagine Entertainment with Chris Benson
In this episode… The world of IT is diverse, encompassing industries from corporate offices to entertainment venues. As Chris Benson shares his experiences working at Imagine Entertainment, he sheds light on how IT plays a critical role in maintaining a seamless movie-going experience. Imagine Entertainment is not your typical movie theater chain — they specialize in providing luxury experiences, from recliner seating to high-end dining, bowling, and more. In this episode of The Cyber Business Podcast, Matthew Connor interviews Chris Benson, IT Manager at Imagine Entertainment. Chris talks about his path into IT, from starting as a sy...
2024-09-23
36 min
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Part 2 - Chris Gregory - Grassroots Clubs and How to be the BIGGEST and your BEST
In part 2 of 2 in our chat with Chris Gregory we look at his involvement in volunteering and the significant story he has to share, as part of the leadership team at one of the UK's largest grassroots sports clubs. Chris Gregory is father of 3 young boys that spends his working hours as Head of Strategic Relationships at Leap. He is responsible for getting the most of partnerships with Public Health Teams, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Charities and National Governing Bodies. In part 1 we learned from over two decades of experience that Chris has gathered in his career. Check it out from...
2024-09-05
39 min
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Part 1 - Chris Gregory - Leading the Movement Movement
Chris Gregory is father of 3 young boys that spends his working hours as Head of Strategic Relationships at Leap. He is responsible for getting the most of partnerships with Public Health Teams, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Charities and National Governing Bodies. In part 1 we learn from over two decades of experience that Chris has gathered in his career. Chris is also heavily involved in volunteering and has a significant story to share as part of the leadership team at one of the UK's largest grassroots sports clubs. Hear about this is part 2. You can contact Chris through the meet the team...
2024-09-05
37 min
Corner Booth Podcast
Episode 88: Benson Lau with Fluffy Fluffy Dessert Café
Fuwa Fuwa is Japanese for Fluffy Fluffy, which, in this case, also translates to a successful, fast-growing soufflé pancake concept. Benson Lau started in 2018 with one small cafe in Toronto and has quickly grown his business to 40 locations throughout Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. During the summer of 2024, Benson and his team opened their newest unit in Orange County, California. “It's incredible to experience this. I am overwhelmed by the acceptance of our unique soufflé pancake menu,” says Benson. “Our point of difference is truly the menu offering. Guests tell us they have neve...
2024-07-03
37 min
El Fuego Pod
episode 73: Heat, Fuel & Dembor Benson
Chris and Leah chat about CV Fuego's draw against Richmond Kickers. Coach Jermaine Jones talks with Chris post-match. We discuss the signing of former El Fariloto striker Dembor Benson. Will he be the spark that changes our fortunes this season? All this plus league news, listener questions and a preview of the fifth round of the Jägermeister Cup at home against South Georgia Tormenta Get in touch with us: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter email: elfuegopod@gmail.com
2024-06-18
1h 00
Changelog Master Feed
Generating the future of art & entertainment (Practical AI #260)
Runway is an applied AI research company shaping the next era of art, entertainment & human creativity. Chris sat down with Runway co-founder / CTO, Anastasis Germanidis, to discuss their rise and how it’s defining the future of the creative landscape with its text & image to video models. We hope you find Anastasis’s founder story as inspiring as Chris did. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members save 4 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: Neo4j – Is your code getting dragged down by JOINs and long qu...
2024-03-12
42 min
Practical AI
Generating the future of art & entertainment
Runway is an applied AI research company shaping the next era of art, entertainment & human creativity. Chris sat down with Runway co-founder / CTO, Anastasis Germanidis, to discuss their rise and how it’s defining the future of the creative landscape with its text & image to video models. We hope you find Anastasis’s founder story as inspiring as Chris did.Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 4 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Neo4j – Is your code getting dragged down by JOINs and long query times...
2024-03-12
42 min
Changelog Master Feed
Leading the charge on AI in National Security (Practical AI #257)
Chris & Daniel explore AI in national security with Lt. General Jack Shanahan (USAF, Ret.). The conversation reflects Jack’s unique background as the only senior U.S. military officer responsible for standing up and leading two organizations in the United States Department of Defense (DoD) dedicated to fielding artificial intelligence capabilities: Project Maven and the DoD Joint AI Center (JAIC). Together, Jack, Daniel & Chris dive into the fascinating details of Jack’s recent written testimony to the U.S. Senate’s AI Insight Forum on National Security, in which he provides the U.S. government with thoughtful guidan...
2024-02-20
52 min
Practical AI
Leading the charge on AI in National Security
Chris & Daniel explore AI in national security with Lt. General Jack Shanahan (USAF, Ret.). The conversation reflects Jack’s unique background as the only senior U.S. military officer responsible for standing up and leading two organizations in the United States Department of Defense (DoD) dedicated to fielding artificial intelligence capabilities: Project Maven and the DoD Joint AI Center (JAIC).Together, Jack, Daniel & Chris dive into the fascinating details of Jack’s recent written testimony to the U.S. Senate’s AI Insight Forum on National Security, in which he provides the U.S. government with thoughtful guidan...
2024-02-20
52 min
Changelog Master Feed
Large Action Models (LAMs) & Rabbits 🐇 (Practical AI #254)
Recently the release of the rabbit r1 device resulted in huge interest in both the device and “Large Action Models” (or LAMs). What is an LAM? Is this something new? Did these models come out of nowhere, or are they related to other things we are already using? Chris and Daniel dig into LAMs in this episode and discuss neuro-symbolic AI, AI tool usage, multimodal models, and more. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members save 5 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: Read Write Own – Read, W...
2024-01-30
48 min
Practical AI
Large Action Models (LAMs) & Rabbits 🐇
Recently the release of the rabbit r1 device resulted in huge interest in both the device and “Large Action Models” (or LAMs). What is an LAM? Is this something new? Did these models come out of nowhere, or are they related to other things we are already using? Chris and Daniel dig into LAMs in this episode and discuss neuro-symbolic AI, AI tool usage, multimodal models, and more.Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 5 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Read Write Own – Read, Write, Own: B...
2024-01-30
48 min
Using AI at Work
2: Using AI for Sales Copywriting Strategies with Jon Benson
Send us a textChris Daigle interviews Jon Benson, a bestselling author, and well-recognized as one of the top copywriters and sales copy strategists in the world. Jon is also an early pioneer in the AI copywriting space, having released training for Jasper.ai and ChatGPT in 2022, and his own app, BNSN.AI, in 2023. In this conversation, John Benson, discusses the capabilities of BNSN.ai, a promptless AI tool for generating copy. He highlights the tool's unique features, such as the magic button and avatar blueprints, emphasizing its application in various business scenarios. John also...
2024-01-08
1h 01
Final Approach With Chris Gregory
Ben Benson AWCF
Let me proudly introduce to you Ben Benson. I knew Ben only by reputation before this interview. He and I both did clinics in Brazil for the same farriers out there, so I had heard his name and I knew of his reputation. When I was asked to speak at the BFBA, which is the British Farrier and Blacksmith Association Annual Farrier Focus in Stoneleigh for 2023, I got the chance to know Ben a little bit better. Now, there's a lot going on in the UK farriery at the moment, and so I thought this interview would b...
2023-11-13
1h 04
Talent Wins
Maximizing Results Using Lee Benson’s MIND Methodology
Lee Benson is the CEO of Execute to Win (ETW), a consulting firm helping organizations improve results through fostering intentional leadership, strategy, execution, and culture. He has over 25 years of experience as a CEO and has founded seven companies with exits ranging from low-figure millions to over nine figures. After selling Able Aerospace Services to Textron Aviation for nine figures, Lee committed to helping leaders maximize their potential. In June 2022, he published his first book, Your Most Important Number: Increase Collaboration, Achieve Your Strategy, and Execute to Win. In this episode… It is unlikely that mo...
2023-08-16
36 min
The SileightyMania Podcast - Drifting Interviews with OGs and Pioneers
Chris Forsberg: East Coast Drifting Pioneer and Nissan Z Icon (S2E2)
Chris Forsberg is a US drifting pioneer from Doylestown, PA. He has a 20 year long career as a professional driver in Formula D, and is well-known as a Nissan Z drifting icon. His love for drifting started in the early 2000s with his Mazda FC RX-7 after meeting Tony Angelo. The two would eventually run DGTA, an organization hosting events that would provide a legal alternative to street drifting. Chris towed his car all the way to Los Angeles for the D1 Grand Prix driver search in 2003, and eventually made the decision to buy a brand new Nissan Z as...
2023-08-02
2h 08
Drop the Mitts Hockey
Episode 4: Zach Benson
Chris and Mike sit down for another awesome episode and give their predictions on how the Atlantic Division will shape up. They also sat down with the 13th overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft to the Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson. Zach talks about what his process was like leading up to the combine and leading up to the draft. He talked to the boys about strange interview questions and what his expectations are for the upcoming season for himself and his current team the Wenatchee Wild of the Western Hockey League. You can follow Zach on Twitter @Zachbenson2020 and...
2023-07-22
55 min
Amazing Apps - learn how to build agile Dynamics 365 and Power Platform business apps using Scrum
Chris Huntingford Doesn't Believe in Citizen Developers
#145. We're back with another incredible episode of Amazing Apps, and this time we have an amazing guest on board. Neil Benson is joined by the Low Code Lead & Platform Evangelist at ANS Group, Chris Huntingford. Chris spills the beans on citizen developers, he talks about the concept of ecosystem enablement, the potential of low code platforms, the importance of enabling everyone to build apps and flows, hackathons, and more. Hit the play button and dive into this insightful conversation between Neil and Chris!TIMESTAMPS00:03:39 The importance of citizen developers00:07:24 The power of...
2023-07-20
38 min
Changelog Master Feed
Cambrian explosion of generative models (Practical AI #230)
In this Fully Connected episode, Daniel and Chris explore recent highlights from the current model proliferation wave sweeping the world - including Stable Diffusion XL, OpenChat, Zeroscope XL, and Salesforce XGen. They note the rapid rise of open models, and speculate that just as in open source software, open models will dominate the future. Such rapid advancement creates its own problems though, so they finish by itemizing concerns such as cybersecurity, workflow productivity, and impact on human culture. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members save 3 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear...
2023-07-06
42 min
The Radical Therapist
The Radical Therapist #115 – More Than “Affirmative” and Not Just for Queers w/ Julie Tilsen, Kristen Benson, and David Nylund
In episode #115 Chris meets with Julie Tilsen, Kristen Benson, and David Nylund and they discuss their forthcoming chapter in The Routledge International Handbook of Postmodern Therapies which is titled Queering Therapeutic Conversations: More than “Affirmative” and Not Just for Queers. Chris Hoff PhD, LMFT We want to hear from you! Youtube: http://bit.ly/2i0DmaT Website: http://www.theradicaltherapist.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRadTherapist Instagram: https://instagram.com/theradicaltherapist/ Email: theradicaltherapist@gmail.com
2023-07-03
1h 04
The Dreaded Archer Podcast
EP18. Bows Only with Chris Benson from OnlyBows
On this episode of the Dreaded Archer Podcast, I'm chatting with chris Benson, the mastermind behind the popular OnlyBows Instagram page. During this captivating conversation,Chris shares his firsthand experiences and insights into the world of archery hunting and social media. Discover the behind-the-scenes of Chris's journey as an archery hunter and the inspiration behind his renowned OnlyBows platform. From heart-pounding hunting stories to navigating the hunting community on social media, Chris offers a unique perspective on the ups and downs of sharing hunting experiences online. Don't miss a single minute of this action-packed episode. so grab a drink...
2023-06-28
2h 12
The Chris Voss Show
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Your Most Important Number: Increase Collaboration, Achieve Your Strategy, and Execute to Win by Lee Benson
Your Most Important Number: Increase Collaboration, Achieve Your Strategy, and Execute to Win by Lee Benson Do you know your most important number? Numbers make or break you. Ask any bankrupt business or successful startup and they’ll both agree, numbers don’t lie. Unfortunately, most teams focus on too many numbers or the wrong numbers or maybe no numbers at all! Author Lee Benson knows numbers. He grew his business from 3 employees to 500 with 15 consecutive years of 20 percent compounded average annual growth. Friends and families aske...
2023-04-28
51 min
The Chris Harder Show
How To Harness The Power Of Economic Downturns & Create Financial Freedom With Spiritual Business Strategist Natalia Benson
One of my good friends Natalia Benson recently had me on her show to break down some of the barriers that stop people from achieving financial freedom. I get into the three pieces of financial advice that I wish I would’ve taken seriously when I was younger and explain exactly how you can start applying those lessons to your life today. I also share what to do if you want to transform your current financial picture and create a solid foundation for investing. Natalia is an amazing example of what it looks like to take advantage of...
2023-04-26
53 min
The Breakdown
#4 - Chris Monroe ('Prison Gave Me a Reboot')
Chris Monroe is a client who attorney Benson Varghese will never forget. A former Division 1 basketball player, Chris got addicted to drugs in college. More than a decade later, he was arrested in a large-scale methamphetamine ring and sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Now free, Chris is sharing his incredible journey - and why going to prison was the best thing that ever happened to him.#chrismonroe #prison #breakdownwithbenson #secondshotVarghese Summersett PLLC https://www.versustexas.comBoard Certified Criminal Lawyers in Fort Worth, Texas. We handle state criminal cases in Tarrant County and surrounding counties. We also handle federal criminal...
2023-03-31
37 min
Natalia Benson
Financial Wisdom for a Recession w/ Chris Harder
Chris Harder is a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist that knows first-hand that doing good requires making good money. Chris teaches his students how to step into their worth and start earning their potential. In this episode, Chris and NB talk about what a recession is and how it doesn't have to affect you. WE EXPLORE:• Chris on going through the recession in 2008• Taking risks and choosing how you want to show up in the world• The truth about managing and spending money• What a recession is and how it doesn't...
2023-03-24
1h 04
Deep Tracks Only
Ep. 11 - Chris Benson (Benson Amps)
Chris Benson, of Benson Amps, is a designer of amps and guitar pedals out of Portland, OR. In this episode, Colt and Philip talk with him about what inspires him to make what we think are some of the greatest amps ever designed.
2023-02-17
54 min
The Crime Is Up Podcast
Bonus Ep 2 - The Deadliest Weapon & Detective Benson or The Greatest Detectives and Gangsters
It’s our post-holiday special! Chris and Will offer up two hard-boiled tales from early in their writing careers… really early. The Deadliest Weapon comes from when Chris was 12-years-old and portrays a family in crisis, battling not just each other, but a terrible illness. And from the twisted mind of a 9-year-old Will comes a rollicking, action-packed police procedural that breaks all the conventions as it follows our protagonist Detective Benson, a suicidal TV junkie, and his loyal servant and friend Genjo. Can they solve the case? Is there even a case? And how many bullets can o...
2023-01-08
1h 19
Group Coach Nation with Chris Williams
The 5 Keys to Activating Valuable Partnerships with Melanie Benson
Step into the unexpected world of collaboration where persistence pays off, and connections are built through genuine value. Join Melanie Benson and Chris as they reveal the real-life journey of turning collaborations into exponential growth. It's not just about being on podcasts; it's about strategic connections and nurturing relationships to create lasting impact. And the best part? There's a surprising twist that makes this journey even more compelling. Dive into the unexpected world of nurturing connections and watch your collaborations multiply exponentially.A recognized expert in the realm of collaboration and strategic partnerships, Melanie Benson brings a...
2023-01-02
32 min
The TEC Talk Podcast: Presented by Natural Encounters, Inc.
Episode 135: Telling "White Dog Stories" to Save Lives (with Cindy Benson, Benson Ranch Livestock Guardian Training)
It's Contemporary Animal Training and Management Workshop Week at the Ranch, so Chris sits down to chat with one of our attendees, livestock guardian dog (LGD) trainer Cindy Benson! Cindy talks about how her work raising miniature donkeys led her to becoming a KPA certified trainer, the similarities between her work raising and training LGDs and the practices of other animals trainers across the industry, the priviledge of being able to teach others as a "big fish that found its pond," and the cool stuff we've been learning from our animals at the workshop this week! To...
2022-11-17
51 min
Changelog Master Feed
What's up, DocQuery? (Practical AI #196)
Chris sits down with Ankur Goyal to talk about DocQuery, Impira’s new open source ML model. DocQuery lets you ask questions about semi-structured data (like invoices) and unstructured documents (like contracts) using Large Language Models (LLMs). Ankur illustrates many of the ways DocQuery can help people tame documents, and references Chris’s real life tasks as a non-profit director to demonstrate that DocQuery is indeed practical AI. Discuss on Changelog News Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Featuring Ankur Goya...
2022-10-12
42 min
Practical AI
What's up, DocQuery?
Chris sits down with Ankur Goyal to talk about DocQuery, Impira’s new open source ML model. DocQuery lets you ask questions about semi-structured data (like invoices) and unstructured documents (like contracts) using Large Language Models (LLMs). Ankur illustrates many of the ways DocQuery can help people tame documents, and references Chris’s real life tasks as a non-profit director to demonstrate that DocQuery is indeed practical AI.Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Ankur Goyal – LinkedIn, XChris...
2022-10-12
42 min
Defense Unicorns, A Podcast
AFWERX Open Topic and Accelerator Origin Stories with Chris Benson
“Crossing the Valley of Death” has become a buzz phrase across the Department of Defense Acquisitions community. Join Chris Benson, a co-founder of AFWERX, as he shares his story on how he helped create what is now known and the SBIR Open Topic and the AFWERX Accelerator Program for the United States Air Force. Key advice Chris also shares is: “Don’t manage your time, manage your motivation.” He has since left the air force but is still doing great things across industry. You can connect with Chris on LinkedIn to learn more and stay tuned to his career and journe
2022-09-06
37 min
Changelog Master Feed
CMU's AI pilot lands in the news 🗞 (Practical AI #189)
Daniel and Chris cover the AI news of the day in this wide-ranging discussion. They start with Truss from Baseten while addressing how to categorize AI infrastructure and tools. Then they move on to transformers (again!), and somehow arrive at an AI pilot model from CMU that can navigate crowded airspace (much to Chris’s delight). Discuss on Changelog News Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Featuring Chris Benson – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website Daniel Whitenack – Twitter, GitHub, Website Notes...
2022-08-16
41 min
Practical AI
CMU's AI pilot lands in the news 🗞
Daniel and Chris cover the AI news of the day in this wide-ranging discussion. They start with Truss from Baseten while addressing how to categorize AI infrastructure and tools. Then they move on to transformers (again!), and somehow arrive at an AI pilot model from CMU that can navigate crowded airspace (much to Chris’s delight).Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Chris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XDaniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, XShow Notes:Truss on Git...
2022-08-16
41 min
Changelog Master Feed
The geopolitics of artificial intelligence (Practical AI #186)
In this Fully-Connected episode, Chris and Daniel explore the geopolitics, economics, and power-brokering of artificial intelligence. What does control of AI mean for nations, corporations, and universities? What does control or access to AI mean for conflict and autonomy? The world is changing rapidly, and the rate of change is accelerating. Daniel and Chris look behind the curtain in the halls of power. Discuss on Changelog News Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Featuring Chris Benson – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website Da...
2022-07-26
46 min
Practical AI
The geopolitics of artificial intelligence
In this Fully-Connected episode, Chris and Daniel explore the geopolitics, economics, and power-brokering of artificial intelligence. What does control of AI mean for nations, corporations, and universities? What does control or access to AI mean for conflict and autonomy? The world is changing rapidly, and the rate of change is accelerating. Daniel and Chris look behind the curtain in the halls of power.Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Chris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XDaniel Whitenack – Website, GitH...
2022-07-26
46 min
Almost Adulting with Violet Benson
Truth or Hoax n Stalker Ghosts w/ Chris Medina
Are love and success really in the future? Or is it all just a big hoax? Today Violet sits down with the self-proclaimed "Howard Stern of psychics" Chris Medina. They talk about how Chris knew he had a special gift, different types of magic, and stalker ghosts that end up watching you 24/7! CAN WE SAY SPOOKY!?! This episode obviously wouldn't be complete without a reading! Chris gives Violet a reading and there are many surprises in her very near future.... Let's just say that a new love interest is looping around and she must dump her current guy. Whether you're...
2021-08-26
1h 13
Athletic Insights
Ep. 11 - Climbing Mountains & The Process with Chris Shibley
We are joined by former X-men Football player Chris Shibley to discuss his journey from Kingston, to Nova Scotia and beyond. Chris was also a member of the X-men track and field program in his off-seasons. Transitioning into his new role as a coach Chris has spent time with UOttawa and UBC with a defensive backs focus. Chris provides valuable information on what the recruiting process actually looks like for a lot of athletes outside of the big cities.
2021-04-17
35 min
Outside Sales Talk
Ultimate Lead Conversion with The Conversion Code - Outside Sales Talk with Chris Smith
Chris Smith is the co-founder of Curaytor, an Inc. 500 fastest growing SaaS business that builds marketing and sales tools. In less than five years, Chris used the blueprint in his book The Conversion Code to grow Curaytor to nearly $15 million in annual recurring revenue, without raising any venture capital. In this episode, Chris shares tips from his book - “The Conversion Code: Capture Internet Leads, Create Quality Appointments, Close More Sales”. Here are some of the topics covered in this episode: How to have the perfect 1st minute with a prospect Tips on us...
2021-04-14
45 min
Veteran Founder Podcast
#92 The Mama of Invention: Necessity - Chris Benson, AlwaysOnit
An Army Vet who worked on the "Big Rigs", diesel powered machines as a mechanic, Portland, Oregon native Chris Benson was part of a unit that moved equipment around for the New England National Guard. He was admittedly aimless after high school and when his parents became obviously concerned about his lack of direction, the military seemed like a good place to put some discipline and purpose to Chris' life. And since he loved cars growing up and enjoyed tinkering with them, it was a natural to become a mechanic in the Army. But after his first duty cycle and...
2021-03-16
39 min
The WIN-WIN Effect
Melanie Benson - Amplify Your Success | S4:E22
In Episode #089 of The Win-Win Effect Show, Chris Ross speaks with Revenue Strategist and Business Performance Optimizer, Podcaster, Entrepreneur, Melanie Benson. She specializes in aligning visionary, game-changing entrepreneurs emerging as leaders with the most powerful mindset, actions, and strategies that propel them to a level of success they never knew they could achieve.Not only is she the Host of Amplify Your Success Podcast, but she also serves on the Women Speakers Association Executive Team. Melanie is a member of the Association of Transformational Leaders and is co-author of Entrepreneur.com's "Start-Up Guide to an Information Marketing Business'' and "Voices o...
2021-03-01
58 min
The WIN-WIN Effect
Melanie Benson - Amplify Your Success
In Episode #089 of The Win-Win Effect™ Show, Chris Ross speaks with Revenue Strategist and Business Performance Optimizer, Podcaster, Entrepreneur, Melanie Benson. She specializes in aligning visionary, game-changing entrepreneurs emerging as leaders with the most powerful mindset, actions, and strategies that propel them to a level of success they never knew they could achieve.Not only is she the Host of Amplify Your Success Podcast, but she also serves on the Women Speakers Association Executive Team. Melanie is a member of the Association of Transformational Leaders and is co-author of Entrepreneur.com's "Start-Up Guide to an Information Marketing Business'' and "Voices of...
2021-03-01
58 min
Practical AI
The AI doc will see you now
Elad Walach of Aidoc joins Chris to talk about the use of AI for medical imaging interpretation. Starting with the world’s largest annotated training data set of medical images, Aidoc is the radiologist’s best friend, helping the doctor to interpret imagery faster, more accurately, and improving the imaging workflow along the way. Elad’s vision for the transformative future of AI in medicine clearly soothes Chris’s concern about managing his aging body in the years to come. ;-)Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 5 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disa...
2021-02-16
46 min
Machine Learning Archives - Software Engineering Daily
Practical AI with Chris Benson (Repeat)
Originally published December 9, 2019 Machine learning algorithms have existed for decades. But in the last ten years, several advancements in software and hardware have caused dramatic growth in the viability of applications based on machine learning. Smartphones generate large quantities of data about how humans move through the world. Software-as-a-service companies generate data about how these humans interact with businesses. Cheap cloud infrastructure allows for the storage of these high volumes of data. Machine learning frameworks such as Apache Spark, TensorFlow, and PyTorch allow developers to easily train statistical models. These models...
2020-12-17
44 min
For Chris' Sake
For Chris' Sake #19: "What Did You Think of Hulu's 'Happiest Season'? A Review"
On the nineteenth episode of For Chris' Sake, Chris brings on Angela Benson to chat about the newest Christmas flick from Hulu, Happiest Season! Chris and Angela talk about representation in film, what they liked/disliked about the movie, why Kristen Stewart is the best, the breakdown the movie with SPOILERS (spoiler warning in podcast) and so much more! Angela's writing: https://vocal.media/authors/angela-bensonHer interview with Chris: https://vocal.media/geeks/for-chris-sake-finally-a-podcast-worth-listening-to-interview Chris Anthony Lopez's socials:Twitter: @CAnthonyLopezIG: @c_anthonylopez
2020-12-07
46 min
Outside Sales Talk
Expert LinkedIn Tactics to Grow Your Sales & Brand - Outside Sales Talk with Chris J. Mohawk Reed
Chris J. Mohawk Reed is the most recommended LinkedIn marketing entrepreneur on LinkedIn with over 1,600 LinkedIn recommendations. As an entrepreneur with 5 marketing firms and an International Bestselling author of 4 No. 1 books, he also has the most viewed and searched LinkedIn profile in the whole world. In this episode, Chris discusses ways to grow your personal brand on LinkedIn and powerful strategies on how to sell yourself! Here are some topics covered in this episode: Branding your profile Utilizing Sales Navigator to find prospects Communicating your value Distinguishing yourself from th...
2020-12-02
54 min
Practical AI
A casual conversation concerning causal inference
Lucy D’Agostino McGowan, cohost of the Casual Inference Podcast and a professor at Wake Forest University, joins Daniel and Chris for a deep dive into causal inference. Referring to current events (e.g. misreporting of COVID-19 data in Georgia) as examples, they explore how we interact with, analyze, trust, and interpret data - addressing underlying assumptions, counterfactual frameworks, and unmeasured confounders (Chris’s next Halloween costume).Join the discussionChangelog++ members get a bonus 2 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. Join today!Sponsors:Linode – Get $100 in free credit...
2020-11-24
51 min
Practical AI
Learning about (Deep) Learning
In anticipation of the upcoming NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference (GTC), Will Ramey joins Daniel and Chris to talk about education for artificial intelligence practitioners, and specifically the role that the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute plays in the industry. Will’s insights from long experience are shaping how we all stay on top of AI, so don’t miss this ‘must learn’ episode.Join the discussionChangelog++ members get a bonus 2 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – DigitalOcean’s developer cloud makes it simple to launch in th...
2020-09-21
53 min
Practical AI
Hidden Door and so much more
Hilary Mason is building a new way for kids and families to create stories with AI. It’s called Hidden Door, and in her first interview since founding it, Hilary reveals to Chris and Daniel what the experience will be like for kids. It’s the first Practical AI episode in which some of the questions came from Chris’s 8yo daughter Athena.Hilary also shares her insights into various topics, like how to build data science communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic, reasons why data science goes wrong, and how to build great data-based products. Don’t miss thi...
2020-08-24
56 min
Practical AI
Attack of the C̶l̶o̶n̶e̶s̶ Text!
Come hang with the bad boys of natural language processing (NLP)! Jack Morris joins Daniel and Chris to talk about TextAttack, a Python framework for adversarial attacks, data augmentation, and model training in NLP. TextAttack will improve your understanding of your NLP models, so come prepared to rumble with your own adversarial attacks!Join the discussionChangelog++ members get a bonus 2 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. Join today!Sponsors:Linode – Our cloud of choice and the home of Changelog.com. Deploy a fast, efficient, native SSD cloud se...
2020-08-04
48 min
Practical AI
Practical AI Ethics
The multidisciplinary field of AI Ethics is brand new, and is currently being pioneered by a relatively small number of leading AI organizations and academic institutions around the world. AI Ethics focuses on ensuring that unexpected outcomes from AI technology implementations occur as rarely as possible. Daniel and Chris discuss strategies for how to arrive at AI ethical principles suitable for your own organization, and what is involved in implementing those strategies in the real world. Tune in for a practical AI primer on AI Ethics!Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 2 minutes on this...
2020-07-14
52 min
Practical AI
The ins and outs of open source for AI
Daniel and Chris get you Fully-Connected with open source software for artificial intelligence. In addition to defining what open source is, they discuss where to find open source tools and data, and how you can contribute back to the open source AI community.Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Linode – Our cloud of choice and the home of Changelog.com. Deploy a fast, efficient, native SSD cloud server for only $5/month. Get 4 months free using the cod...
2020-07-07
47 min
Practical AI
Roles to play in the AI dev workflow
This full connected has it all: news, updates on AI/ML tooling, discussions about AI workflow, and learning resources. Chris and Daniel breakdown the various roles to be played in AI development including scoping out a solution, finding AI value, experimentation, and more technical engineering tasks. They also point out some good resources for exploring bias in your data/model and monitoring for fairness.Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – DigitalOcean’s developer cloud makes it simp...
2020-06-22
50 min
Practical AI
The long road to AGI
Daniel and Chris go beyond the current state of the art in deep learning to explore the next evolutions in artificial intelligence. From Yoshua Bengio’s NeurIPS keynote, which urges us forward towards System 2 deep learning, to DARPA’s vision of a 3rd Wave of AI, Chris and Daniel investigate the incremental steps between today’s AI and possible future manifestations of artificial general intelligence (AGI).Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – DigitalOcean’s developer cloud makes it s...
2020-06-15
50 min
Amazing Apps - learn how to build agile Dynamics 365 and Power Platform business apps using Scrum
Dynamics 365 for Recruitment Industry with Chris Kendrick, Mercury xRM
#50. Chris Kendrick is the founder and CEO of Mercury xRM, who develop recruitment software on Dynamics 365 Sales. We discuss parsing resumes (and fine-tuning your own resume), as well as entity model designs, ISV product development, implementation approaches, remote training and user adoption incentives.Support the showCONNECT🌏 Amazing Apps website🟦 Customery on LinkedIn🟦 Neil Benson on LinkedIn MY ONLINE COURSES🚀 Agile Foundations for Microsoft Business Apps 🏉 Scrum for Microsoft Business Apps 📐 Estimating Business Apps Keep experimenting 🧪-Neil
2020-06-01
36 min
Practical AI
Exploring NVIDIA's Ampere & the A100 GPU
On the heels of NVIDIA’s latest announcements, Daniel and Chris explore how the new NVIDIA Ampere architecture evolves the high-performance computing (HPC) landscape for artificial intelligence. After investigating the new specifications of the NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPU, Chris and Daniel turn their attention to the data center with the NVIDIA DGX A100, and then finish their journey at “the edge” with the NVIDIA EGX A100 and the NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX.Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponso...
2020-05-26
53 min
Practical AI
AI for Good: clean water access in Africa
Chandler McCann tells Daniel and Chris about how DataRobot engaged in a project to develop sustainable water solutions with the Global Water Challenge (GWC). They analyzed over 500,000 data points to predict future water point breaks. This enabled African governments to make data-driven decisions related to budgeting, preventative maintenance, and policy in order to promote and protect people’s access to safe water for drinking and washing. From this effort sprang DataRobot’s larger AI for Good initiative.Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join...
2020-05-11
42 min
Practical AI
Ask us anything (about AI)
Daniel and Chris get you Fully-Connected with AI questions from listeners and online forums:What do you think is the next big thing?What are CNNs?How does one start developing an AI-enabled business solution?What tools do you use every day?What will AI replace?And more…Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – DigitalOcean’s developer cloud makes it simple to launch in the cloud and scale up as you grow. They have an intuitive contro...
2020-05-04
50 min
The Reagent Podcast
How to Make Podcasts and LinkedIn Work for Your Business (with Chris Conner)
If you run a biotech, research lab, or even a non-scientific business, branding and marketing growth is a necessity. We asked Chris Conner, a science branding guru and host of the Life Science Marketing Radio Podcast about his strategies for growing your digital footprint.Connect with Chris on LinkedInListen to Chris' PodcastConnect with Matt on LinkedInNeed help building, renovating, or expanding your laboratory? Contact OnePointe Solutions for full design-build services.
2020-04-30
30 min
Practical AI
Reinforcement learning for chip design
Daniel and Chris have a fascinating discussion with Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini from Google Brain about the use of reinforcement learning for chip floor planning - or placement - in which many new designs are generated, and then evaluated, to find an optimal component layout. Anna and Azalia also describe the use of graph convolutional neural networks in their approach.Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Linode – Our cloud of choice and the home of Changelog.co...
2020-04-27
44 min
Practical AI
Exploring the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Daniel and Chris have a timely conversation with Lucy Lu Wang of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence about COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19). She relates how CORD-19 was created and organized, and how researchers around the world are currently using the data to answer important COVID-19 questions that will help the world through this ongoing crisis.Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Linode – Our cloud of choice and the ho...
2020-04-20
43 min
Practical AI
Achieving provably beneficial, human-compatible AI
AI legend Stuart Russell, the Berkeley professor who leads the Center for Human-Compatible AI, joins Chris to share his insights into the future of artificial intelligence. Stuart is the author of Human Compatible, and the upcoming 4th edition of his perennial classic Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, which is widely regarded as the standard text on AI. After exposing the shortcomings inherent in deep learning, Stuart goes on to propose a new practitioner approach to creating AI that avoids harmful unintended consequences, and offers a path forward towards a future in which humans can safely rely of provably beneficial...
2020-04-13
52 min
Practical AI
Mapping the intersection of AI and GIS
Daniel Wilson and Rob Fletcher of ESRI hang with Chris and Daniel to chat about how AI powered modern geographic information systems (GIS) and location intelligence. They illuminate the various models used for GIS, spatial analysis, remote sensing, real-time visualization, and 3D analytics. You don’t want to miss the part about their work for the DoD’s Joint AI Center in humanitarian assistance / disaster relief.Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – DigitalOcean’s developer cloud makes it...
2020-03-30
49 min
Practical AI
Welcome to Practical AI
Practical AI is a weekly podcast that’s marking artificial intelligence practical, productive, and accessible to everyone. If world of AI affects your daily life, this show is for you.From the practitioner wanting to keep up with the latest tools & trends…(clip from episode #68)To the AI curious trying to understand the concepts at play and their implications on our lives…(clip from episode #39)Expert hosts Chris Benson and Daniel Whitenack are here to keep you fully-connected with the world of machine learning and data science.Please...
2020-03-25
01 min
Practical AI
Speech recognition to say it just right
Catherine Breslin of Cobalt joins Daniel and Chris to do a deep dive on speech recognition. She also discusses how the technology is integrated into virtual assistants (like Alexa) and is used in other non-assistant contexts (like transcription and captioning). Along the way, she teaches us how to assemble a lexicon, acoustic model, and language model to bring speech recognition to life. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Linode – Our cloud of choice and the ho...
2020-03-23
49 min
Practical AI
Real-time conversational insights from phone call data
Daniel and Chris hang out with Mike McCourt from Invoca to learn about the natural language processing model architectures underlying Signal AI. Mike shares how they process conversational data, the challenges they have to overcome, and the types of insights that can be harvested. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Linode – Our cloud of choice and the home of Changelog.com. Deploy a fast, efficient, native SSD cloud server for only $5/month. Get 4 months free us...
2020-02-17
51 min
Practical AI
AI-powered scientific exploration and discovery
Daniel and Chris explore Semantic Scholar with Doug Raymond of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Semantic Scholar is an AI-backed search engine that uses machine learning, natural language processing, and machine vision to surface relevant information from scientific papers. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Douglas Raymond – GitHub, LinkedIn, XChris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XDaniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, XShow Notes: Semantic Scholar Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence ELMo SciBERT: A Pretrained Langua...
2020-02-10
42 min
Practical AI
Insights from the AI Index 2019 Annual Report
Daniel and Chris do a deep dive into The AI Index 2019 Annual Report, which provides unbiased rigorously-vetted data that one can use “to develop intuitions about the complex field of AI”. Analyzing everything from R&D and technical advancements to education, the economy, and societal considerations, Chris and Daniel lay out this comprehensive report’s key insights about artificial intelligence. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – DigitalOcean’s developer cloud makes it simple to launch in...
2020-02-03
44 min
Practical AI
How the U.S. military thinks about AI
Chris and Daniel talk with Greg Allen, Chief of Strategy and Communications at the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC). The mission of the JAIC is “to seize upon the transformative potential of artificial intelligence technology for the benefit of America’s national security… The JAIC is the official focal point of the DoD AI Strategy.” So if you want to understand how the U.S. military thinks about artificial intelligence, then this is the episode for you! Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, a...
2020-01-13
48 min
Practical AI
2019's AI top 5
Wow, 2019 was an amazing year for AI! In this fully connected episode, Chris and Daniel discuss their list of top 5 notable AI things from 2019. They also discuss the “state of AI” at the end of 2019, and they make some predictions for 2020. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – The simplest cloud platform for developers and teams Whether you’re running one virtual machine or ten thousand, makes managing your infrastructure too easy. Get started for free wit...
2020-01-06
58 min
Machine Learning Archives - Software Engineering Daily
Practical AI with Chris Benson
Machine learning algorithms have existed for decades. But in the last ten years, several advancements in software and hardware have caused dramatic growth in the viability of applications based on machine learning. Smartphones generate large quantities of data about how humans move through the world. Software-as-a-service companies generate data about how these humans interact with businesses. Cheap cloud infrastructure allows for the storage of these high volumes of data. Machine learning frameworks such as Apache Spark, TensorFlow, and PyTorch allow developers to easily train statistical models. These models are deployed back to the...
2019-12-09
44 min
Practical AI
Flying high with AI drone racing at AlphaPilot
Chris and Daniel talk with Keith Lynn, AlphaPilot Program Manager at Lockheed Martin. AlphaPilot is an open innovation challenge, developing artificial intelligence for high-speed racing drones, created through a partnership between Lockheed Martin and The Drone Racing League (DRL). AlphaPilot challenged university teams from around the world to design AI capable of flying a drone without any human intervention or navigational pre-programming. Autonomous drones will race head-to-head through complex, three-dimensional tracks in DRL’s new Artificial Intelligence Robotic Racing (AIRR) Circuit. The winning team could win up to $2 million in prizes. Keith shares the incredible st...
2019-10-07
47 min
Practical AI
Worlds are colliding - AI and HPC
In this very special fully-connected episode of Practical AI, Daniel interviews Chris. They discuss High Performance Computing (HPC) and how it is colliding with the world of AI. Chris explains how HPC differs from cloud/on-prem infrastructure, and he highlights some of the challenges of an HPC-based AI strategy. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – DigitalOcean now offers three managed databases — PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Redis. Get started for free with a $50 credit. Lear...
2019-09-17
48 min
Outside Sales Talk
Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It: How to Apply FBI Tactics in Sales - Outside Sales Talk with Chris Voss
Chris Voss is the CEO of the Black Swan Group, a firm that works with companies and individuals to take their negotiation skills to the next level. He is a 24-year veteran of the FBI, and he retired as the lead international kidnapping negotiator. Chris is also the author of the national best-seller: "Never Split The Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It," which was named one of the seven best books on negotiation. In this episode, Chris explains how to apply high-stake negotiation techniques to never lose a sale. Here a...
2019-08-07
53 min
Outside Sales Talk
How to Break out of a Sales Slump - Outside Sales Talk with Chris Spurvey
Chris Spurvey is an entrepreneur, consultant and keynote speaker. He hosts the “It’s Time To Sell” podcast, which profiles entrepreneurs who have learned to sell their offering in a way that feels good for them and delivers results. He is also the author of the bestselling business book “It’s Time to Sell: Cultivating the Sales Mind-Set”. In this episode, Chris explains how salespeople can work on themselves and strive towards change to get back to success. Here are some of the topics covered in this episode: Taking action to prevent falling into a...
2019-06-26
54 min
Practical AI
AI adoption in the enterprise
At the recent O’Reilly AI Conference in New York City, Chris met up with O’Reilly Chief Data Scientist Ben Lorica, the Program Chair for Strata Data, the AI Conference, and TensorFlow World. O’Reilly’s ‘AI Adoption in the Enterprise’ report had just been released, so naturally Ben and Chris wanted to do a deep dive into enterprise AI adoption to discuss strategy, execution, and implications. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOce...
2019-05-21
57 min
ClickFunnels Radio
Instagramming for Clients and FREE Hotel - Zach Benson - FHR #330
Free hotel trips and thousands of followers are just some of the things Zach Benson specializes in: Instagram and Influencing. With his knowledge and expertise in these two areas he helps big names like Russell Brunson and Gary Vaynerchuck dominate their social media presence. Zach Benson tells Dave today how the Funnel Hacker community can dominate Instagram through simple reposting and crediting. Of course, he also walks you through how to get free hotel rooms as an influencer as a bonus for you guys. Now about those hashtags, you’re doing them wrong. While it does seem li...
2019-04-30
23 min
Practical AI
Deep Reinforcement Learning
While attending the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference in Silicon Valley, Chris met up with Adam Stooke, a speaker and PhD student at UC Berkeley who is doing groundbreaking work in large-scale deep reinforcement learning and robotics. Adam took Chris on a tour of deep reinforcement learning - explaining what it is, how it works, and why it’s one of the hottest technologies in artificial intelligence! Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – Check out Digi...
2019-04-23
45 min
Practical AI
AIs that look human and create portraits of humans
In this new and updates show, Daniel and Chris discuss, among other things, efforts to use AI in art and efforts to make AI interfaces look human. They also discuss some learning resources related to neural nets, AI fairness, and reinforcement learning. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – DigitalOcean is simplicity at scale. Whether your business is running one virtual machine or ten thousand, DigitalOcean gets out of your way so your team can bu...
2018-10-31
34 min
Practical AI
PyTorch 1.0 vs TensorFlow 2.0
Chris and Daniel are back together in another news/updates show. They discuss PyTorch v1.0, some disturbing uses of AI for tracking social credit, and learning resources to get you started with machine learning. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – DigitalOcean is simplicity at scale. Whether your business is running one virtual machine or ten thousand, DigitalOcean gets out of your way so your team can build, deploy, and scale faster and more efficiently. Ne...
2018-10-15
44 min
Practical AI
Artificial intelligence at NVIDIA
NVIDIA Chief Scientist Bill Dally joins Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson for an in-depth conversation about ‘everything AI’ at NVIDIA. As the leader of NVIDIA Research, Bill schools us on GPUs, and then goes on to address everything from AI-enabled robots and self-driving vehicles, to new AI research innovations in algorithm development and model architectures. This episode is so packed with information, you may want to listen to it multiple times. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:
2018-10-08
44 min
Practical AI
AI in healthcare, synthesizing dance moves, hardware acceleration
Chris and Daniel discuss new advances in AI research (including a creepy dancing video), how AI is creating opportunity for new chip startups, and uses of deep learning in healthcare. They also share some great learning resources, including one of Chris’s favorite online courses. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – Enjoy CPU optimized droplets with dedicated hyper-threads from best in class Intel CPUs for all your machine learning and batch processing needs. Easily spin...
2018-09-03
20 min
Practical AI
Robot Perception and Mask R-CNN
Chris DeBellis, a lead AI data scientist at Honeywell, helps us understand what Mask R-CNN is and why it’s useful for robot perception. We also explore how this method compares with other convolutional neural network approaches and how you can get started with Mask R-CNN. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – Enjoy CPU optimized droplets with dedicated hyper-threads from best in class Intel CPUs for all your machine learning and batch processing needs. Easi...
2018-08-27
46 min
The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source
Putting AI in a box at MachineBox [rebroadcast] (Interview)
In this special episode of The Changelog we’re sharing a full-length episode of our newly launched podcast called Practical AI — covering AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science. In this episode Mat Ryer and David Hernandez joined Daniel and Chris to talk about MachineBox, building a company around AI, and democratizing AI. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Airbrake – Airbrake is an exception reporting service, currently providing error monitoring for 50,000 applications with support for 18 programming languages. Linode...
2018-07-11
47 min
Changelog Interviews
Putting AI in a box at MachineBox [rebroadcast]
In this special episode of The Changelog we’re sharing a full-length episode of our newly launched podcast called Practical AI — covering AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science. In this episode Mat Ryer and David Hernandez joined Daniel and Chris to talk about MachineBox, building a company around AI, and democratizing AI. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Airbrake – Airbrake is an exception reporting service, currently providing error monitoring for 50,000 applications with support for 18 programming languages. Linode...
2018-07-11
47 min
Practical AI
Meet your Practical AI hosts
In this inaugural episode of Practical AI — Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo sit down with Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson to discuss their experiences in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science and what they hope to accomplish as hosts of this podcast. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Hired – Salary and benefits upfront? Yes please. Our listeners get a double hiring bonus of $600! Or, refer a friend and get a check for $1,337 when they acce...
2018-07-02
35 min
The Future of What
Gear Makers: Philip Graham (Ear Trumpet) / Saul Koll (Koll Guitar Co.) / Chris Benson (Benson Amps)
Episode #119: Portland, OR is one of many cities that have become known as hubs of creativity. The city's "maker culture" includes a large community of creators of music gear. In fact, you could put together an entire stage set up and backline just using instruments and gear made in Portland. On this episode, we hear about how some of these businesses got started and how the city's development has affected their industry. Guests include Philip Graham of microphone company Ear Trumpet Labs, Chris Benson of Benson Amps, and Saul Koll of Koll Guitar Co. Subscribe to The Future of What...
2018-04-20
52 min
Dan Cable Presents
Episode 94: Chris Benson (Benson Amps)
Chris Benson is the owner/founder of Benson Amps, a Portland, Oregon based guitar amplifier company, as well as a musician, and singer songwriter. We chatted about his early exposure to music, his love of poetry, alt-country, and how he got Benson Amps off the ground. This episode also features tracks from Chris's most recent project Terry Time Brother, which he just put an album for titled "Never Alone". To keep up with Benson Amps and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, please check out the links below. http://www.bensonamps.com www.dancablepresents.com
2018-01-20
1h 17
The Guitar Knobs
059-Interview With Benson Amps Founder Chris Benson
The Knobs interview Chris Benson, Founder of Benson Amps and get his point of view on the amp industry, the decisions that shaped his brand and the craft that put him at the top of his game. Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook Group: Follow us and give us a like on our Facebook Page
2017-09-21
1h 46