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Conversation with Charlene Li - AlwaysOn Summit 2007
20/08/2007
Cullinane & Green Report regulars will enjoy this podcast as an update to last year's report from the AlwaysOn Innovation Summit at Stanford University -- and both old and new listeners are in for a real treat. Tony Perkins' AlwaysOn Innovation Summit is one of the top events of the year for those, like Cullinane & Green, who are on the bleeding edge of web and internet technologies and how they apply to business. This year Tony set the bar even higher in terms of outstanding speakers and showcased technologies -- and we will do our best to share the excitement through a series of interviews recorded live at the event. Joe had this plum assignment this year, since I'm on an extended business trip in my home town of Philadelphia. This first interview is with Charlene Li, and is an interesting update to her interview from last year's Summit, when podcasting was just beginning. Listen as she discusses with Joe how things have heated up in this space and what to expect in the future. Charlene is one of the driving forces behind Forrester's Social Computing and Web 2.0 research, she examines how companies can use technologies like blogs, social networking, RSS, tagging, and widgets for marketing purposes. During her eight years at Forrester, Charlene has also lead the Marketing and Media research team, and ran the San Francisco office. In her research, Charlene covers such marketing-related topics as consumer portals, search, and media site design. She also leverages her background in newspaper publishing and looks at online local media and online classifieds. In the past, she has also written about online advertising, online gaming, and media content strategies. She also contributes to her Groundswell blog and plans to publish a book by the same name in spring 2008. A former strategy consultant for Monitor Company, Charlene is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University and holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. So relax and enjoy this interview that puts you right at the leading edge of technology trends in business. Look for the rest of Joe's AlwaysOn 2007 interviews over the next few weeks. And, of course, thanks for listening to the Report. Remember, at Cullinane & Green "we're on the bleeding edge so you don't have to be!" (tm)
Conversation with Bill McDermott
10/06/2007
Bill McDermott is the President & CEO of SAP Americas & Asia Pacific Japan and a Corporate Officer of SAP AG, the largest business software company in the world. McDermott is responsible for managing SAP's strategic business activities in the United States, Canada and Latin America and in the Asia Pacific Japan region, which includes Japan, China and India -- directing more than 17,000 employees to serve the needs of customers. SAP Americas, headquartered in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, is the recognized leader in providing collaborative business solutions to companies of all sizes in more than 25 industries. In 2006, SAP appeared for the first time on Business Week's list of Most Innovative Companies. Additionally, SAP has been ranked #3 in the Computer Software category of FORTUNE magazine's America's Most Admired Companies. Since McDermott's arrival at SAP, the company in the U.S. has delivered 18 consecutive quarters of significant market share gains, revenue growth and customer satisfaction improvements. Prior to joining SAP, McDermott served as executive vice president of worldwide sales operations at Siebel Systems, and president of Gartner, Inc., where he led the company's core operations. He spent 17 years at Xerox Corporation, where he progressively rose through the ranks to become the company's youngest corporate officer and division president. McDermott is an active community leader and advocate for corporate social responsibility. He was recently named Humanitarian of the Year by Triangle, Inc., a social services organization that focuses on helping people with disabilities. In 2006, McDermott received the Yitzhak Rabin Public Services Award in recognition of his contributions as a civic leader who has demonstrated a commitment to Israel as a source of technological innovation. McDermott received an MBA degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and he completed the Executive Development Program at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Graduate School of Management. He received his B.S. degree in business administration from Dowling College. We are privleged to have Bill McDermott with us today on the Cullinane & Green Report. And remember: At the Cullinane & Green Report we're on the bleeding edge so you don't have to be!
Conversation with Bobby Yazdani
21/05/2007
On this podcast, Joe and Roger are delighted to have a conversation with Bobby Yazdani, the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Saba, Inc. Bobby Yazdani is the driving force behind the Saba vision, products, and market direction. He founded Saba in 1997 and took the company public in 2000. Today, Saba, headquartered in Redwood Shores, Calif., is the leading provider of Human Capital Development and Management solutions. Among the Global 2000, Saba customers include Allianz Group, DaimlerChrysler, EDS, Procter & Gamble, Ford Motor Company, and Cisco Systems.Yazdani is a frequent spokesperson at industry events held by such prestigious organizations as the United Nations and The Economist. Prior to founding Saba, Yazdani served as Senior Director at Oracle Corporation. Yazdani has a BA in Applied Mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley. We know that you'll enjoy Cullinane & Green's latest in our series of conversations with CEOs. As always, we're on the bleeding edge so you don't have to be!
Conversation with Jack Trout
20/03/2007
Jack Trout has been instrumental in developing the vital approach to marketing known as “positioning,” Jack is responsible for some of the freshest ideas to be introduced into marketing thinking in the last several decades. Jack Trout is president of Trout & Partners, one of the most prestigious marketing firms with headquarters in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, USA and offices in 13 countries. Jack Trout started his business career in the advertising department of General Electric. From there he went on to become a divisional advertising manager at Uniroyal. Then he joined Al Ries in the advertising agency and marketing strategy firm where they worked together for over twenty-six years. Jack has written or co-authored numerous books including the industry classic, Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind, Marketing Warfare, Bottom-Up-Marketing, The 22 Immutable Laws Marketing, The New Positioning, The Power of Simplicity – and Differentiate or Die , Big Brands Big Trouble and The Genie's Wisdom. We're sure our listeners will relish the chance to hear the words and anecdotes directly from Jack Trout -- a man who has had unparalled influence in the world of marketing. You can count on Cullinane & Green to bring you the best information available --- remember, we're on the bleeding edge so you don't have to be!
EDGIE Award Presentation to Philip Rosedale
14/01/2007
In this episode of the Cullinane & Green report we're making history by presenting the very first Cullinane & Green EDGIE award to Philip Rosedale, the Founder & CEO of Linden Lab. Linden Lab are the developers of Second Life, the online virtual world that is taking the REAL world by storm. At Cullinane & Green we believe that Second Life will be the "next big thing" in the world of online business. Philip has an extensive background in the development and pioneering of streaming technology, having built his first computer in 4th grade, and started his first computer software company while still in high school. In 1995 he developed FreeVue, a low-bitrate video conferencing system for Internet-connected PC's, resulting in the acquisition of his company in early 1996 by RealNetworks. For 3 1/2 years, Rosedale served at RealNetworks as Vice President and CTO, where he was responsible for the development and launch of RealVideo, RealSystem 5.0, and RealSystem G2. In 1999 Rosedale returned to San Francisco, joined Accel Partners as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and began the basic research that would become the technology behind Linden Lab. Rosedale holds a BS degree in Physics from the University of California at San Diego. We're delighted to bring our audience such interesting and timely guests -- further proof that at Cullinane & Green we're on the bleeding edge so you don't have to be!
