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Brains Byte BackWill AI Take Your Job or Just Rewrite It?It’s predicted that AI could replace half of all entry-level white-collar jobs in the next five years, especially in the U.S., where fewer regulations and bigger investments are speeding things up. Routine tasks like document review and data entry could is already be being picked up by AI, so what does that mean for the future of entry-level work? Redefine it or eliminate it?Leslie Thomas, Chief Psychometric Officer at Kryterion, breaks down what this means for your career and how certification is evolving to keep up, including avoiding cheating. She explains how her team wo...2025-06-2329 min
Certified Skills in Ai+Tech28 - How AI Has Shifted Over 50 Years? with Dr. Sam Arafeh, Senior Consultant at SkillSoftDr. Arafeh is a Lead Investor, CTO & Advisor, Digital Transformation, Optimization & Scaling, Business Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) deploying State-of-The-Art Innovations, Science & Technology, Human recourses & Talents Acquisition, to Lever People Life in Aspiration, Wealth, Health & Wellness.40 years Practitioner and Advisor in Stakeholders-Centric Enterprise Digital Transformation; Analysis & Optimization 200+ High Profile Institutions, 1,000+ US & International personnel. Including, a senior Consultant Post with the city of Los Angeles Mayor's Office www.LACity.org governing 4 Million Population. Task targeting Performance Maximization of 45 City Departments CEOs and 40,000 employees, $1 Billion Infrastructure Human Resource Restoration Mayor's executive directive. Former active member of the Economic Development Committee for Pe...2024-10-2227 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech27 - Learning to Flourish in the Age of AI with Stephen Kosslyn
Stephen Kosslyn, Ph.D., previously was the Founding Dean and Chief Academic Officer at Minerva University. Before that, he was the director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Prior to that, he was chair of the Department of Psychology, Dean of Social Science, and Lindsley Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He also served as co-director of the Mind of the Market Lab at Harvard Business School and was on the staff of the Neurology department at Mass. General Hospital.
His research has focused primarily on...2024-08-2834 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech26 - How will AI Impact Sales? with Mike Fister, Prospecting Strategist at Seamless.aiSeamless.AI helps professionals in the world create new relationships, opportunities, and revenue, faster than ever before. We are built on the core purpose of creating “great lives for great people,” which extends beyond our great employees to our clients, partners, and supporters.
2024-08-2024 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech25 - What's so scary about AI? with T. Scott Clendaniel, Director of Data & Analytics/ AI Expert
T. Scott Clendaniel has been a pioneer and leader in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence since his career began in 1986. Scott’s employers/ clients have included 3M, Ameritrade, Biogen, Booz Allen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, FDIC, Mercedes, Morgan Stanley, The Los Angeles Times and a host of other marquee names. He sits on several boards of directors and is constantly mentoring the next generation. Additionally, he has been a guest lecturer at both Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland.His specialties include strategic planning for analytics, feature engineering, development and deployment of machine learning models, along with training an...2024-07-1026 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech24 - How AI is Changing the Certification Industry? with Trushant Mehta, Co-Founder of OpenEyes Tehchnologies
With more than 20 years of experience assuring the successful execution of the many client's business mission through development and deployment of the their web presence. Identifying opportunities and risks for delivering the client's services as a web-based business, including identification of competitive services, opportunities for innovation, and assessment of marketplace obstacles and technical hurdles to the business success are few of the key responsibilities Trushant have served.
A Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and a Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications with Masters degree in Computer Applications, Trushant have corss-domain expertise working with Federal Government like U...2024-06-1315 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech23 - How to prepare employees for AI? with Indranil Sen, People Transformation ExpertIndranil Sen, the Co-Founder at Alter Ego Accelerators, is a trailblazing advocate for reshaping workplace culture with a strong emphasis on employee-centricity. His strategic philosophy revolves around the equation EX equals CX, underscoring the intrinsic connection between Employee Experience and Customer Experience.
With a wealth of corporate experience garnered from renowned organizations like American Express and IBM, Indranil places employees at the forefront, considering their satisfaction as the catalyst for customer loyalty.
As an executive alumnus of IIM Calcutta, University of Georgia Howard, and Cornell, his values are deeply rooted in prioritizing employees, viewing a...2024-05-2420 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech22 - The opportunities for AI in digital asset management with Jake Athey, Vice President, Sales and Go-To-Market at AcquiaJake Athey leads Acquia’s go-to-market motion for its digital asset management (DAM) and product information management (PIM) solutions. An expert on DAM and PIM, Jake is responsible for evangelizing the solutions and their ability to fuel productive digital customer experiences. He brings together first-hand understanding of evolving customer requirements with expertise in martech and commerce platforms, making him a trusted advisor on DAM, PIM, and DXP topics for organizations across industries.
Jake joined Acquia via its 2021 acquisition of Widen, where he led all marketing, sales, and customer experience efforts pivotal to Widen’s growth and transformation story...2024-05-1426 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech21 - How Customer Training Helps Business? - with Nikhil Parwal, Regional Sales Manager at LeadSquaredNikhil Parwal is the Business Head of the healthcare for LeadSquared, Inc. He contributes a vast base of knowledge in the CRM and healthcare software industry, which is seen throughout our relationships with clients. He has an acute ability to see growth opportunities in client driven customisations and services. Nikhil is always anticipating how LeadSquared can create a better, more efficient product to promote customer success.
2024-04-3021 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech20 - How is Nvidia using generative AI? with Subhan Ali, Product Lead at NvidiaSubhan Ali is a Product Lead at NVIDIA. Previously, he was a Product Manager at eBay where he built Machine Learning models that improved trust on the platform. Subhan was also a Data Scientist at Symantec on the Customer Retention Analytics team for the Norton and LifeLock consumer security products.
2024-04-1626 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech19 - What Generative AI means for business? with Jeremy Kirshbaum, Generative AI ExpertJeremy Kirshbaum is a venture builder and strategist who has been working with clients to understand, plan and implement generative AI projects since 2019. He founded the generative AI consultancy Handshake. Alongside his work with Fortune 500 executive teams, governments, and NGOs, he is building the Library of Babel platform for collaborative LLM exploration at libraryofbabel.ai. He teaches the Generative AI Masterclass -- one of the top-rated courses on Maven.com.
2024-03-1927 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech18 - How AI will Impact Organizations and People? with Mehmet Tuzel, Global Solutions Lead at SlalomMehmet Tuzel is a Global Solution Lead at Slalom specializing in AI-Enabled Organizations. With over 20 years of experience in both corporate and consulting roles, Tuzel focuses on leveraging AI and machine learning to enhance decision-making, optimize workforce, and create stakeholder value. He has led various projects in AI solutions, workforce strategy, operating model design, and business transformation in various industries.2024-02-2727 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech17 - How Will AI Change Communication? - Ram Rajagopalan, Vice President of Product Management at RIngCentralWith over 15 years of experience in product management, Ram has been leading and scaling AI initiatives for RingCentral's Unified Communication & Contact Center Communication product portfolio as the Vice President of Product Management since April 2023. He delivers innovative and customer-centric solutions that enhance user experience, improve business outcomes, and drive competitive advantage.
Ram has a strong background in conversational AI, product strategy, GTM, customer acquisition, and business growth, and a proven track record of launching successful SaaS products for enterprises. Previously, he led the product team at Observe.AI, where he augmented real-time AI capabilities that helped the...2024-02-0819 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech16 - How can AI be used to Solve Business Problems? with Antonio Pagano, AI ExpertAs a Business Strategy and Innovation Consultant at vGeneration, Antonio is known for his outside-the-box thinking and innovation, particularly through the cross-pollination of ideas across various industries. His role within a leading D2C organization involves staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in new technologies, such as AI, marketing automation, blockchain, crypto assets, and web3. With a career spanning 25 years across education, professional sports, legal services, and consumer products, Antonio has demonstrated excellence in guiding his organization to proactively pursue new opportunities and stay ahead of the curve.
Antonio possesses a unique blend of legal and business...2024-01-1029 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech11 - How to Develop People to their Highest Potential with AI? with Brad Palmer, VP at Eightfold.aiA skilled Sales, Go-To-Market, Strategic Alliances, and Business Development leader, Brad is focused on helping CHROs drive better business outcomes by connecting their talent strategy to the CEO's business strategy, and helping them achieve optimal results from their investments in data-driven solutions using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies.
2024-01-0326 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech15 - Human-Centered AI Unlocking Supply Chain Potential with Faez Ahmed, VP at KinaxisFaez is a senior education services leader with over 20 years experience in education management. Faez is currently VP of Training & Enablement at Kinaxis. Kinaxis® believes human-centered AI, expertly combined with the power of concurrency , can drive the most intelligent supply chains on the planet. Our approach is to embed AI across the end-to-end supply chain, expertly fusing the best techniques to reimagine what is possible in supply chains.
Advanced supply chain software companies, like Kinaxis, have introduced techniques, including AI, on several fronts, including both demand and supply, to take the guess work out of forecasting and drive o...2023-12-2733 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech14 - The Future of AI-Powered Analytics with Ronen Avidor, VP of Field Engineering at Sisense
Ronen Avidor has extensive work experience in various roles within the technology industry. From 2018 onwards, they worked at Sisense, starting as a Senior Sales Engineer and progressing to Director Sales Engineer, Director Sales Engineering, VP of Sales Engineer for the US, and ultimately VP of Sales Engineer for the US West & APAC region. In their most recent role as Global VP of Customer Support, Ronen's focus is on streamlining the process of accessing insights and empowering business leaders to make critical decisions quickly.
2023-11-1026 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech13 - The State of EdTech in Asia with Dirk Hopfl, ED of Asaya GroupDirk has 20+ years of experience in the higher education industry. He worked for one of the most progressive, global top-tier higher education institutions, IE Business School, and the largest online education provider in the Spanish-speaking world, Proeduca Group.
Dirk acquired his wealth of knowledge in Admissions by innovating and leading the Admissions Department. He developed and executed the market development strategy for Asia for a European institution.
During his 15 years living and working in Asia, he localized student recruitment strategies and build both academic and non-academic partnerships across the region. Understanding educational institutions as community...2023-10-2723 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech12 - How AI is Changing Software Testing with Chakri Devarakonda, Senior VP at Cigniti
Chakri is Solution Oriented Executive Leader experienced in managing large Quality Engineering Organizations to support global IT projects within Budget, Time & Quality Standards. He has directly managed globally disbursed teams from 150 - 750 and IT Budgets ranging $20 Million - $50 Million USD. He is a Certified SAFe DevOps Practitioner and Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager He has built QE CoE's ground up at multiple locations. He has been instrumental in defining overall Test strategies, Capacity/Resource planning, Test coverage approaches resulting in highest level of Customer Satisfaction.Chakri is an industry recognized Security Testing Expert. With more than 16...2023-09-0425 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech10 - Higher Education and the Rise of Micro-Credentials with Dr. Joe Sallustio, Founder of the Ed-Up ExperienceIn this episode, we speak with Dr. Sallustio about how credentials and AI is going to impact the higher education landscape.
Dr. Joe Sallustio has brought his leadership to a broad range of educational institutions including a regionally accredited non-profit university, a regionally accredited for-profit university, & a nationally accredited for-profit college, giving him a unique & effective breadth of knowledge in online & on-ground higher education administration.
In today's ever-evolving & competitive higher education enrollment & marketing consulting landscape, this diversity of experience is necessary to successfully lead a university into the future. With nearly two decades of experience in higher e...2023-08-0224 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech09 - Reshape Business through Science and Data with Biju Domininc, Fractal.aiIn this episode, we speak with Biju about how Ai is going to reshape business and the role of science and data. Biju is the Chief Evangelist of Fractal and Chairman of FinalMile Consulting. At Fractal, he is playing the new game that is emerging at the intersection of human and machine intelligence. He is driven by the belief that the more we understand the inscrutable algorithm in our brains, the better will be the technology we develop for our machines.
In the first 18 years of his career, while working with various advertising agencies, he had a...2023-07-2024 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech08 - The Future of Healthcare and AI with Dr. Ira Klein, VP at Tempus Labs
In this episode we speak with Dr. Ira Klein of Tempus Labs about the emergence of AI in the healthcare industry. Tempus Labs is bringing the power of data and artificial intelligence to healthcare with AI-enabled precision medicine. Dr. Ira Klein is the Vice President of Medical Affairs for Payor Relations for Tempus Labs. Previously, he was the Chief Medical Officer of Health New England, and before that, led Healthcare Quality Strategy for J&J Health Care Services for 5 years. Prior to that, in his 10 years at Aetna, he was the National Medical Director for Clinical...2023-07-0628 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech07 - How AI will Change the Workplace? with Paul Andrews, VP at Opera SoftwareIn this episode, we speak with Paul about how AI is going to change human behavior and transform the workplace. As Vice President of Expansion & Distribution at Opera Software, Paul Andrews led significant growth initiatives, including the development of a Fintech business unit and the establishment of strategic AI partnerships. With a career spanning two decades in tech leadership, Paul has a passion for leveraging emerging technologies like Web3 and AI to drive business transformation. He's an avid speaker within the industry and a firm believer in the potential of entrepreneurship. In his free time, Paul enjoys leading an...2023-06-2632 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech06 - How AI Will Shape the Future Workforce with Mohan Reddy, CTO & Co-Founder of SkyhiveMohan is the CTO of SkyHive and oversees all aspects of developing and delivering SkyHive’s technology capabilities and innovation. Mohan is a hands-on technologist in Machine Learning / Deep Learning systems, specialized in building scalable systems, robotics, and computational neuroscience.
Previously Mohan was the CTO of The Hive in Palo Alto, where he co-founded many startups. In his 25 years of career Mohan has worked at multiple companies including Zynga, IBM, Schlumberger, Expedia/Travelocity/Sabre, etc., where he architected and built platforms to scale to hundreds of millions of users.
Mohan currently also serves as Associate Di...2023-06-0928 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech05 - How Government is Navigating AI with Dr. Farooq, Chairman of California Workforce Development BoardIn this episode we speak with Dr. Farooq about how state government and workforce departments are navigating the challenges of emerging demand for AI and tech skills. Dr. Angelo Farooq is an entrepreneur and has had a lifelong dedication to education. Angelo and his wife, Vessy, have a daughter named Maya. Maya is currently a student in preschool at Riverside Unified School District. He is proudly born and raised in the Inland Empire and was inducted into the Hall of Fame from his hometown high school - Jurupa Valley.
Dr. Farooq has been elected for two terms...2023-05-2726 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech04 - How Can Colleges Adapt to AI? with Dr. Rahim, University Dean
Dr. Rahim is widely regarded as an academic innovator and collaborative higher education leader, having served as the Dean at Colorado Technical University, Strayer University and Claremont Lincoln University. In his role at these universities, he led in the development of over two dozen new degree program offerings (online and on-campus), achieved multiple programmatic accreditations and professional degree alignments, earned specialized business degree rankings and awards and founded multiple Centers of Excellence.
Dr. Rahim currently serves as the Kotouc Family Endowed Chair and Professor at Bellevue University and Founding Director of the Project Management Center of Excellence...2023-05-0421 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech03 - Is AI Good for Investing ? with William Jacobsen of TOGGLEToday, we speak with William Jacobsen, Head of Partnerships at Toggle. TOGGLE was founded on a simple idea: that investors of all shapes and sizes should have help finding good ideas - making the latest investment technology and insights accessible to all. Will Jacobsen is the Head of Partnerships at TOGGLE AI, an award-winning AI-powered market analytics firm. Will began his career in Equity Research and Derivatives and has worked for Raymond James, Wells Fargo, and Citi in various capital markets roles. Will came to Toggle in 2022 after helping start Kiva Capital Management, an impact investing platform.
2023-03-2925 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech02 - How AI Improves Customer Experience? with Mary Poppen, Chief Customer OfficerBefore joining involve.ai, Mary was Glint's Chief Customer Officer at LinkedIn. Mary was responsible for driving and scaling the company's ability to delight customers. Prior to that, she was the Chief Customer Officer for SAP's Global Cloud business and Chief Customer Officer for SuccessFactors before that. With over two decades of experience in customer success, business consulting, and executive leadership, Mary frequently speaks at global events and has authored several publications in this space.
She's a proud wife and mother of two boys, holds a Master's Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, loves to travel and exercise, a...2023-03-0224 minCertified Skills in Ai+Tech01 - All About Certification Programs with Dr. Leslie ThomasFor more than 20 years, Dr. Leslie Thomas has been helping clients create assessment programs to effectively measure and evaluate professional competence. In her role at Kryterion, Dr. Thomas and her team work closely with clients to translate their business goals into a credentialing program that provides real value to their stakeholders such as increased public safety, enhanced product adoption, mitigate risk, or lower support costs.
Prior to joining Kryterion, Leslie was the Chief Psychometric Officer at Brainbench, a leading provider of IT certifications which was later acquired by SHL. She also ran a successful consulting business providing...2023-03-0217 minCertified Skills in Ai+TechComing SoonStay Tuned for the Launch of the Kryterion Podcast2023-02-0300 min
The EduGals PodcastTips To Help You Ace Your Google Certified Educator Level 1 Exam - E012In this episode, we discuss the Google Certified Educator program. We'll go over some of the benefits of the program and give you some tips to help you be successful on the Level 1 exam.If you like what you hear, we would love it if you could share this episode with a colleague or friend. And make sure you subscribe so that you don’t miss out on any new content!We would love to hear from you – leave us a message on our FLIPGRID!News and UpdatesGoog...2020-07-2134 min
USDLAOnline Secure TestingPam Cabalka of Kryterion - Distance Education programs often avoid proctored exams, favoring other forms of assessment, because secure online testing has not been a reality, new technologies are changing that.2008-06-1200 min