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#224: There's Nothing at a Four-Year University You Can't Learn on YouTube
March 6, 2026

#224: There's Nothing at a Four-Year University You Can't Learn on YouTube

#224: There's Nothing at a Four-Year University You Can't Learn on YouTube Featuring: UCLA's Joe Way, Vanderbilt's BC Hatchett & Ericsson's Ben Moebes There's nothing at a four-year university you can't learn on YouTube. That...

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#223: Jess Evans, Adrienne Garber, Marie Breedlove - How Generative AI Enhances the Higher Education Experience
March 2, 2026

#223: Jess Evans, Adrienne Garber, Marie Breedlove - How Generative AI Enhances the Higher Education Experience

#223: Jess Evans, Adrienne Garber, Marie Breedlove - How Generative AI Enhances the Higher Education Experience How is generative AI transforming higher education? This episode dives into the real-world impact of AI on studen...

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#222: How ASU, UCSB & Tanium Are Making AI Actually Connect to the Mission
Feb. 26, 2026

#222: How ASU, UCSB & Tanium Are Making AI Actually Connect to the Mission

#222: How ASU, UCSB & Tanium Are Making AI Actually Connect to the Mission Quick Summary ASU Deputy CIO Kyle Bowen built the Create AI platform across 50 large language models and funded 700 innovation projects — turning the ...

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#221: 2026 World Cup, Fusion Teams, AI Wins, Leading Well
Dec. 7, 2025

#221: 2026 World Cup, Fusion Teams, AI Wins, Leading Well

#221: Lisa Kent, Melissa Kraft, Derek Williams - 2026 World Cup, Fusion Teams, AI Wins, Leading Well Featuring Lisa Kent is the CIO & Director, City of Houston leading IT for America’s fourth-largest city as she prepares for ...

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#220: From Admin to Youngest CIO — How Curiosity & Collaboration Built Two Public-Sector Leaders
Oct. 10, 2025

#220: From Admin to Youngest CIO — How Curiosity & Collaboration Built Two Public-Sector Leaders

#220: From Admin to Youngest CIO — How Curiosity & Collaboration Built Two Public-Sector Leaders Featuring: Erica Early , Chief Information Officer, Washington State Office of the State Treasurer Lisa Faison , Chief Informati...

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#219: How Seguin IT Built a 27+ Award Culture — And What Port Houston & Flower Mound Teach About Leadership
Oct. 6, 2025

#219: How Seguin IT Built a 27+ Award Culture — And What Port Houston & Flower Mound Teach About Leadership

#219: How Seguin IT Built a 27-Award Culture — And What Port Houston & Flower Mound Teach About Leadership Featuring: Shane McDaniel , CIO, City of Seguin & 2025 TAGITM President James O’Brien , Information Security Officer, ...

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#218: How 3 State CIOs Cut Through AI Hype to Save Millions with Bill Kehoe, Tim Galluzi, Alan Fuller
Sept. 29, 2025

#218: How 3 State CIOs Cut Through AI Hype to Save Millions with Bill Kehoe, Tim Galluzi, Alan Fuller

#218: How 3 State CIOs Cut Through AI Hype to Save Millions with Bill Kehoe, Tim Galluzi, Alan Fuller Featuring Bill Kehoe , Chief Information Officer and WaTech Agency Director, State of Washington Tim Galluzi , Chief Inform...

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#217: Supercharging Cyber Resiliency — How Texas Cities Achieve Enterprise-Level Security
Aug. 26, 2025

#217: Supercharging Cyber Resiliency — How Texas Cities Achieve Enterprise-Level Security

#217: Supercharging Cyber Resiliency — How Texas Cities Achieve Enterprise-Level Security [2025 TAGITM] Episode Highlights What if cybersecurity in government isn’t about buying the newest tools — but trusted relationships, s...

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#216: From Coast Guard to CIO — Craig Hopkins on Purpose-Driven Leadership in San Antonio
Aug. 21, 2025

#216: From Coast Guard to CIO — Craig Hopkins on Purpose-Driven Leadership in San Antonio

#216: From Coast Guard to CIO — Craig Hopkins on Purpose-Driven Leadership in San Antonio Episode Highlights What if the secret to transformational leadership isn’t being the smartest person in the room, but being the “humble...

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#215: CapMetro Built AI So Human Callers Can’t Tell + How Austin Put Data Stewardship Before AI Hype + UTSA’s “Humble, Hungry, Kind” Culture — All With Limited Resources
Aug. 18, 2025

#215: CapMetro Built AI So Human Callers Can’t Tell + How Austin Put Data Stewardship Before AI Hype + UTSA’s “Humble, Hungry, Kind” Culture — All With Limited Resources

#215: CapMetro Built AI So Human Callers Can’t Tell + How Austin Put Data Stewardship Before AI Hype + UTSA’s “Humble, Hungry, Kind” Culture — All With Limited Resources [2025 TAGITM] Brought to you by: SentinelOne —Learn how...

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#213: How 3 Texas Women CIOs Orchestrate Change — From TxDOT's 29% Crash-Reducing AI to CapMetro & Austin Breaking Silos
Aug. 11, 2025

#213: How 3 Texas Women CIOs Orchestrate Change — From TxDOT's 29% Crash-Reducing AI to CapMetro & Austin Breaking Silos

#213: How 3 Texas Women CIOs Orchestrate Change — From TxDOT's 29% Crash-Reducing AI to CapMetro & Austin Breaking Silos [2025 TAGITM Live Podcast Tour] Brought to you by: SentinelOne —Learn how SentinelOne empowers this stat...

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#212: From COBOL to Salesforce: Washington State Liquor Board’s 9-Year, Multi-Million Modernization + Army Leadership Lessons
Aug. 6, 2025

#212: From COBOL to Salesforce: Washington State Liquor Board’s 9-Year, Multi-Million Modernization + Army Leadership Lessons

#212: From COBOL to Salesforce: Washington State Liquor Board’s 9-Year, Multi-Million Modernization + Army Leadership Lessons Brought to you by: SentinelOne —Learn how SentinelOne empowers this state to stay secure. Verizon F...

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#211: South Florida CIO Roundtable: 1,000+ Sensor Network, Centennial Celebration, Miami Beach's AI Agents & More
Aug. 3, 2025

#211: South Florida CIO Roundtable: 1,000+ Sensor Network, Centennial Celebration, Miami Beach's AI Agents & More

#211: South Florida CIO Roundtable: 1,000+ Sensor Network, Centennial Celebration, Miami Beach's AI Agents & More Brought to you by: SentinelOne —Learn how SentinelOne empowers this state to stay secure. Verizon Frontline — T...

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#210: Maricopa County's AI Teams Save 100s of Hours (Plus AZ's Child Safety 30-Year Data Strategy & Building AI for Service-First Gov.)
July 27, 2025

#210: Maricopa County's AI Teams Save 100s of Hours (Plus AZ's Child Safety 30-Year Data Strategy & Building AI for Service-First Gov.)

#210: Maricopa County's AI Teams Save 100s of Hours (Plus AZ's Child Safety 30-Year Data Strategy & Building AI for Service-First Gov.) Brought to you by: SentinelOne —Learn how SentinelOne empowers this state to stay secure....

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#209: Teena Piccione, J.R. Sloan, Mark Wittenberg, Jonathan Feldman & Joe Durante
July 16, 2025

#209: Teena Piccione, J.R. Sloan, Mark Wittenberg, Jonathan Feldman & Joe Durante

#209: Teena Piccione, J.R. Sloan, Mark Wittenberg, Jonathan Feldman & Joe Durante [Better Together Series] Brought to you by: SentinelOne —Learn how SentinelOne empowers this state to stay secure. Verizon Frontline — The adva...

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#208: Texas County Women Leading 6M+ Residents: From Flooded Data Centers to AI Innovation Lab to Building Unbreakable Teams
July 9, 2025

#208: Texas County Women Leading 6M+ Residents: From Flooded Data Centers to AI Innovation Lab to Building Unbreakable Teams

#208: Texas County Women Leading 6M+ Residents: From Flooded Data Centers to AI Innovation Lab to Building Unbreakable Teams [2024 Houston Live Podcast Tour] Brought to you by: SentinelOne —Learn how SentinelOne empowers this...

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#207: Bringing Soldiers Home to Building the Digital Identity with Blake Hall, Founder & CEO, ID.me
July 5, 2025

#207: Bringing Soldiers Home to Building the Digital Identity with Blake Hall, Founder & CEO, ID.me

#207: Bringing Soldiers Home to Building the Digital Identity with Blake Hall, Founder & CEO, ID.me Brought to you by: SentinelOne —Learn how SentinelOne empowers this state to stay secure. Verizon Frontline — The advanced ne...

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#206: Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown - Navy SEAL to Extreme Ownership
July 4, 2025

#206: Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown - Navy SEAL to Extreme Ownership

#206: Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown - Navy SEAL to Extreme Ownership Brought to you by: SentinelOne —Learn how SentinelOne empowers this state to stay secure. Verizon Frontline — The advanced network that keeps first...

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#205: From Hurricane Harvey to Beryl: Houston's "One Family" Emergency Response [Houston 2024]
June 30, 2025

#205: From Hurricane Harvey to Beryl: Houston's "One Family" Emergency Response [Houston 2024]

#205: From Hurricane Harvey to Beryl: Houston's "One Family" Emergency Response [2024 Houston Live Podcast Tour] Brought to you by: SentinelOne —Learn how SentinelOne empowers this state to stay secure. Verizon Frontline — Th...

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#204: Why Texas DMV Chose $6M in Planning Over $150M (Plus TDLR's 25-Program Modernization)
June 26, 2025

#204: Why Texas DMV Chose $6M in Planning Over $150M (Plus TDLR's 25-Program Modernization)

#204: Why Texas DMV Chose $6M in Planning Over $150M (Plus TDLR's 25-Program Modernization) [Houston 2024] Brought to you by: SentinelOne —Learn how SentinelOne empowers this state to stay secure. Verizon Frontline — The adva...

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#203: UHCL's 6-Week Leadership Pivot + AI Student Concierge + NASA Innovation Culture [Houston 2024]
June 17, 2025

#203: UHCL's 6-Week Leadership Pivot + AI Student Concierge + NASA Innovation Culture [Houston 2024]

#203: UHCL's 6-Week Leadership Pivot + AI Student Concierge + NASA Innovation Culture [Houston 2024] Brought to you by: SentinelOne —Learn how SentinelOne empowers this state to stay secure. Verizon Frontline — The advanced n...

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#202: UTSA's Bold Careers 85+ Student Program + UCLA's 2028 Olympics Campus Transformation [EDUCAUSE 2024]
June 6, 2025

#202: UTSA's Bold Careers 85+ Student Program + UCLA's 2028 Olympics Campus Transformation [EDUCAUSE 2024]

#202: UTSA's Bold Careers 85+ Student Program + UCLA's 2028 Olympics Campus Transformation [EDUCAUSE 2024] Brought to you by: SentinelOne —Learn how SentinelOne empowers this state to stay secure. Verizon Frontline — The adva...

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#201: UHCL's NASA Partnership + UT System's Enterprise AI Strategy [EDUCAUSE 2024]
May 7, 2025

#201: UHCL's NASA Partnership + UT System's Enterprise AI Strategy [EDUCAUSE 2024]

FEATURING Dr. LeeBrian Gaskins , Senior Associate Vice President of IT/CIO at University of Houston-Clear Lake William Huang , Deputy CIO, University of Texas System KEY POINTS UT System declared 2024 "the year of the student...

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#201: UHCL's NASA Partnership + UT System's Enterprise AI Strategy [EDUCAUSE 2024]
May 7, 2025

#201: UHCL's NASA Partnership + UT System's Enterprise AI Strategy [EDUCAUSE 2024]

#201: UHCL's NASA Partnership + UT System's Enterprise AI Strategy [EDUCAUSE 2024] Brought to you by: SentinelOne —Learn how SentinelOne empowers this state to stay secure. Verizon Frontline — The advanced network that keeps ...

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