Konaverse

Akshay Sura & Matt McQueeny

A show about technology, work, careers and life in the Konaverse.
Pete Navarra on the South, Mental Health, and Career
March 28, 202354:3950.06 MB

Pete Navarra on the South, Mental Health, and Career

Peter Navarra is Vice President, DXP Solutions at SearchStax. In this episode, Pete talks about growing up in Indiana and Tennessee, family, interests, Oreo stacking contests, career, turmoil, moving to Boston, politics, mental health, and so much more.

Guillermo Rauch on Buenos Aires (Argentina), Entrepreneurship, and Vercel
March 20, 202356:2151.61 MB

Guillermo Rauch on Buenos Aires (Argentina), Entrepreneurship, and Vercel

Guillermo Rauch is the CEO and Founder of Vercel. In this episode, Guillermo discusses growing up around Buenos Aires, Argentina, family, childhood, business and technology in his teenage years, entrepreneurship, community, San Francisco, advice to entrepreneurs and his younger self, and so much mo...

Carrie Hane on Dearborn (Michigan), Washington D.C., and a Career in Content Management
March 13, 202348:4244.62 MB

Carrie Hane on Dearborn (Michigan), Washington D.C., and a Career in Content Management

Carrie Hane is Principal Evangelist at Sanity.io. In this episode, Carrie talks about growing up in Dearborn, Michigan, family, childhood interests, college, swimming, politics, Washington, D.C., a career in content management and operations, and so much more.

Kimberly McCabe on Her Story, Adoption, and Marketing Career
March 06, 202301:00:3055.43 MB

Kimberly McCabe on Her Story, Adoption, and Marketing Career

Kimberly McCabe is Senior Director, Solutions at Icreon. In this episode, Kimberly talks about the unbelievable tale of her upbringing, including adoption, her Indigenous Canadian mother, and a Canadian policy called the "Sixties Scoop," where indigenous children were taken and given to Christan fa...

Randy Woods on Listowel (Ontario), Entrepreneurship, and Building a Global Business
February 28, 202340:2837.08 MB

Randy Woods on Listowel (Ontario), Entrepreneurship, and Building a Global Business

Randy Woods is SVP North America, Strategic Growth Opportunities at Valtech and was Co-Founder of Non-Linear Creations. In this episode, Randy talks about growing up in Listowel, Ontario, family, entrepreneurship, schooling, hobbies, growing an internet business in Canada in the 1990s, expanding gl...

Oleh Voronko on Ukraine, History, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
February 21, 202351:3747.29 MB

Oleh Voronko on Ukraine, History, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Oleh Voronko is Chief Product Officer at Drafter AI. In this episode, Oleh discusses growing up in Ukraine, family, history, competitive swimming, career, AI (Artificial Intelligence), ChatGPT, being displaced by war, and much more.

Mark Cassidy on Denmark, Career in Technology, and Hobbies
February 13, 202347:4043.67 MB

Mark Cassidy on Denmark, Career in Technology, and Hobbies

Mark Cassidy is Director Technology Solutions - Sitecore Practice Head EMEA at EPAM Systems. In this episode, Mark talks about growing up in Denmark, family, finding his way to computers and technology, community, gaming, career, Sitecore, virtual reality, cars, hobbies, interests, and so much more...

Dan Berry on Britain, Family, and Career
February 07, 202352:0147.66 MB

Dan Berry on Britain, Family, and Career

Dan Berry is CEO at UNRVLD. In this episode, Dan talks about growing up in Britain, publicans, family, The Isle of Man, interests and hobbies, career, becoming a businessman, leadership, and so much more!