Elephant in the Room

Dr. Timiebi Aganaba has a fascinating resume and an inspiring story that has brought her to where her life is today. She is an assistant professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society with a courtesy appointment at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. She is currently on the Advisory Board for the Space Generation Advisory Council supporting the United Nations.

Tammy Mcleod is CEO of Arizona’s Flinn Foundation, a ($300M) privately endowed nonprofit foundation dedicated to advancing biosciences, civic leadership, higher education, and the arts. As CEO, she oversees the bioscience strategic roadmap for the state of Arizona.

Ever had a tummy ache thinking about a social event? Does meeting new people scare you? Our guest Shideh Doerr is the founder and inventor of JabberYak – a unique combination of technology and real world solutions to help get people talking–because when people connect, communities form.

Jenny Poon is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of two resources that have changed the face of entrepreneurism: HUUB a city-wide virtual platform for entrepreneurs for on-demand training and access to experts available for free through the support of participating city’s funding and Co-Hoots a purpose-driven co-working and entrepreneur center.

Francine Hardaway, Ph.D., is a Phoenix Icon. She is a rockstar entrepreneur and seasoned communications strategist. As co-founder of Stealthmode Partners, she brings people and companies together to help those starting a new business, while serving as a coach to those wishing to be their best entrepreneurs.

As the leader of Adopt Technologies, President, CEO, and Managing Partner Brett Helgeson talks about the intention behind the Elephant in the Room Podcast. We’ll hear how celebrating Giant Tech Stories not often heard is in line with the core values of Adopt and what role Brett sees the company plays in the advancement of those working to make the world a better place through technology.

1.1 billion people began this millennium hungry. This is the unsettling fact that started two brothers on a journey. What began as a college thesis is emerging to be one of the most groundbreaking technologies to impact farming, and global food production since the invention of the tractor. But that’s not enough for our guest Sam Bertram, the co-founder of OnePointOne–a revolutionary vertical farming technology company.

Dasha Tyshlek grew up in Kansas City, KS, knowing she wanted to become an entrepreneur, leading and organizing people to do innovative things. Today Dasha serves as Director of Business Development and Micro-Ant, LLC, where they develop and manufacture custom antennas for land, maritime and aerospace applications operating within the Microwave Frequency Spectrum.

Eva Kuehnert’s career path has been challenging over the years, and that has been by her own doing. Starting in banking, Eva soon found she needed a change. She received her Master’s Degree in Economics and landed a position at Google, where her tech career began. Eva flourished from hard work and a company environment that celebrated your ideas no matter how outrageous they seemed.