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Dec. 17, 2024

#183: Errika Celsy, Aaron Jones, & Sandeep Desai – The Untold Story o…

In episode #183 , I sit down with Errika Celsy , Aaron Jones , and Sandeep Desai to uncover Arizona’s untold story of creating a cybersecurity leadership pipeline —a playbook for shaping the workforce of tomorrow. Featuring: ...

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Nov. 20, 2024

#182: Frank Sweeney & Beth Neeley – From 46 DCS System Deployments to…

Check out the full episode on https://www.techtables.com/podcast/182/frank-sweeney-beth-neeley Featuring: - Frank Sweeney, CIO, Arizona Department of Child Safety - Beth Neeley, CIO, Arizona Department of Education In this ep...

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Nov. 1, 2024

#181: Dr. Bianca Lochner, Feroz Merchhiya, Dr. Muriel Reid, & Ken Wil…

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Featuring: Dr. Bianca Lochner , CIO, City of Scottsdale Feroz Merchhiya , CIO, City of Glendale Dr. Muriel Reid , CIO, City of Jackson, MS Ken Williams , National Sr Manager, Partner Solutions Engineering ...

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Oct. 30, 2024

#180: J.R. Sloan, Ryan Murray, Doug Lange [2024 Phoenix Live Podcast …

EPISODE DESCRIPTION J.R. Sloan , Chief Information Officer for the State of Arizona; Ryan Murray , Deputy Director of Homeland Security and Chief Information Security Officer for the State of Arizona; and Doug Lange , Vice Pr...

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Aug. 6, 2024

#179: Richard McHattie, Chris Chirgwin, Mike Hojnicki, Don Ingle - Tr…

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Richard McHattie, CIO of Maricopa County, Chris Chirgwin, CIO of Santa Barbara County, Mike Hojnicki, CTO of New Castle County, and Don Ingle, Industry Executive Advisor from SAP, share valuable insights i...

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Aug. 4, 2024

#178: Joe Toste – Behind the Mic: Insights from My First 100 CIO & Te…

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Join Joe Toste (hey that's me!), host of The Public Sector Show by TechTables, as he shares insights from his journey interviewing over 100 public sector CIOs, CISOs, and technology leaders. Known for his ...

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July 18, 2024

#177: Ryan Murray, Ralph Johnson, Owen Zorge, Cátia Pereira - Buildin…

WATCH ▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube *** Recorded at the 2024 Phoenix Live Podcast Tour at GMI on April 1st to 3rd. Featuring: Ryan Murray, Deputy Director and Chief Information Security Officer, State of Arizona See Ryan's...

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June 27, 2024

#176: Lester Godsey, Christian Taillon, Tina Carkhuff, and Gary Depre…

Recorded at the 2024 Phoenix Live Podcast Tour at GMI on April 1st to 3rd. Lester Godsey, CISO, Maricopa County Lester serves as the Chief Information Security Officer for Maricopa County, the fourth largest county in the Uni...

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June 25, 2024

#175: Ralph Johnson, Allen Ohanian, Martha Goodwin, and Dr. Muriel Re…

Recorded at the 2024 Phoenix Live Podcast Tour at GMI on April 1st to 3rd. Ralph Johnson, the State CISO, Washington State brings a wealth of experience to his role as having previously served as CISO for Los Angeles County …

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May 16, 2024

#174: Jack McCain & Tim Roemer - National Security from State to Loca…

In this never-before-seen, closed-door only recording from the ​ ​ 2024 TechTables Phoenix Live Podcast ​ ​ , Navy veteran Jack McCain, CEO of Blue Sky Vantage, and former Director of Homeland Security and State CISO Tim Roem...

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April 26, 2024

Ep.173 Exclusive Interview with 23rd Governor Arizona, Doug Ducey [20…

"Cybersecurity is homeland security, cybersecurity is national security." ~ Governor Doug Ducey I recently had the incredible opportunity to sit down with former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey for an exclusive interview on The P...

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March 20, 2024

Ep.172 Creating a Transformational IT Culture in Santa Barbara County…

Chris Chirgwin is the first Chief Information Officer for Santa Barbara County. Now you may know Chris from his remarkable journey in the news as the former CEO of Lanspeed, an IT services firm headquartered in Santa Barbara ...

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Feb. 21, 2024

Ep.171 How to Find and Identify Great Leaders with J.R. Sloan, CIO, S…

Featuring J.R. Sloan, CIO, State of Arizona (special rerelease) Mark your calendars for the 2024 Phoenix Live Podcast Tour April 1st-3rd, 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Learn more here: https://www.techtables.com/2024-phoenix-l...

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Feb. 6, 2024

ep.168 Racing to Get Left of Boom: How CXOs Stay Steps Ahead of Natio…

[NEW EPISODE] - UNLOCKED FROM THE VAULT - Orlando Live Podcast Tour at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel on Saturday, March 18th

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Feb. 2, 2024

Ep.167 Mastering Accountability: 4-Step Guide for CIOs to Boost Team …

I'm excited to share an exclusive interview with Brendan Wovchko, Chief Technology Officer at Ramsey Solutions, a $250 million organization. Brendan leads Ramsey's 250+ person technology organization, overseeing engineering, ...

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Jan. 31, 2024

Ep.166 [JUST ANNOUNCED] 2024 Final Four Live Podcast Tour - Cybersecu…

Mark your calendars for the 2024 Phoenix Live Podcast Tour April 1st-3rd, 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Learn more here: https://www.techtables.com/2024-phoenix-live-podcast-tour Before we get into this week’s podcast, I wante...

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Jan. 23, 2024

ep.165 Cultivating Community, Struggling with Bureaucracy, and The La…

Welcome to our TechTables' Team Spotlight Series, where we spotlight innovative teams and unpack the human stories behind their digital transformations. This limited 5-part series was live from Tallahassee at the Florida Digi...

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Dec. 28, 2023

ep.164 Deploying 800 Starlink Kits in 56 Hours: Inside Florida’s Digi…

In this episode, we speak with Keith Pruett, Emergency Support Function (ESF) 20 Coordinator at Florida Digital Service, about Florida's digital response efforts during Hurricane Ian, including the rapid deployment of over 800 Starlink kits.

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Dec. 13, 2023

Ep.163 The Secret Origin Story: How Florida Digital Service Built a W…

In this episode, we speak with Jen Cooke, the Partnership and Outreach Administrator at Florida Digital Services, who spearheaded the CoLab for cross-agency collaboration and bringing world-class thought leadership to state government and beyond.

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Dec. 5, 2023

Ep.162 The Relationship Manager's 5 Keys to Building Unbreakable Part…

Brad Oswald is the customer success manager at Florida Digital Service. In this episode, Brad unpacks why he pivoted careers to serve partners with a “get out of the office” approach centered on empathetic listening, disciplined systems, and relationship building …

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Dec. 1, 2023

Ep.161 The CISO's 3-Step Guide to Building an Unstoppable Cyber Commu…

Candace Wynn is the Cyber Community Ops Manager and Warren Sponholtz is the Deputy State CISO at Florida Digital Service. They discuss how Florida is taking steps to improve cybersecurity through grants, incident response, and community building.

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Nov. 21, 2023

Ep.160 Live from USC: How USC is Redefining EdTech & HigherEd with Dr…

Featuring Dr. Joe Way, Director of Learning Environments, University of Southern California 🌟 "The more we can say, 'Here's why you're going to come and pay that [tuition],' because we can actually prepare you for the workfor...

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