Cloud and Clear
Episodes
EP 109 / A POLY-CHRONIC APPROACH TO HEALTHCARE: HOW VIDA HEALTH IS ADVANCING DIGITAL HEALTH WITH SADA AND GOOGLE CLOUD
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the #CloudNClear podcast! We are hosted by Michael Ames, Director of Healthcare and Life Sciences, and Simon Margolis, VP of Engineeri...
EP 108 / HOW M&E IS SPURRING INNOVATION IN CLOUD TECH: SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS' HISTORY AND FUTURE WITH GOOGLE CLOUD AND SADA
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NEW! #CloudNClear returns this week with host Tony Safoian, CEO, SADA, and special guest Mike Ford, CTO, Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI). This discussi...
EP 107 / SADA AND GOOGLE CLOUD HELP CANADA-BASED DAISY INTELLIGENCE DELIVER THE VISION OF AN AUTONOMOUS ENTERPRISE
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
OUT NOW! Listen to our newest episode of the #CloudNClear podcast featuring Gary Saarenvirta, CEO, Daisy Intelligence, one of our Canadian-based custo...
EP 106 / SADA AND GOOGLE CLOUD HELP M&E COMPANIES ACCELERATE TRANSFORMATION IN AN ERA OF CONSUMER CHOICE
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on #CloudNClear, Tony Safoian, CEO at SADA, returns to host this episode with special guest Anil Jain, Managing Director of Media & Entertainmen...
EP 105 / SOFTWARE SECURITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT ON THE CLOUD WITH SADA AND NUTANIX
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our newest episode of #CloudNClear first-time host Patrick Monaghan, CLO at SADA sits down with Sebastian Goodwin, CISO at Nutanix, an enterprise c...
EP 104 / DISCOVERY ENHANCES INNOVATION AND COLLABORATIVE CULTURE WITH GOOGLE WORKSPACE
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on #CloudNClear, we're excited to host special guest Dave Duvall, CIO at Discovery—one of the top media & entertainment companies in the world...
EP 103 / COMMUNICATE SECURELY: SADA AND VIRTRU PARTNER TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS PROTECT, SHARE AND CONTROL DATA
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join #CloudNClear with Bill Smith, Chief Sales Officer at Virtru, a 25-year veteran focused on building high-performance, innovative sales teams that ...
EP 102 / SADA CREATES FINOPS PRACTICE TO DELIVER CLOUD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Next up on the #CloudNClear podcast is Rich Hoyer, Director of Customer FinOps at SADA, and a longtime management and software industry professional, ...
EP 101 / GOOGLE CLOUD AND SADA HELP GRANPAD REMOVE TECHNICAL BARRIERS FOR SENIORS
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Presenting GrandPad as our next customer spotlight on the #CloudNClear podcast! GrandPad is a consumer electronics company that is improving the lives...
EP 100 / ARCHITECTING INTEGRITY: BLOCK.ONE TRANSFORMS BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY WITH GOOGLE CLOUD AND SADA
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 100 of Cloud N Clear starring SADA customer, Block.one. A software publisher specializing in high-performance blockchain technologies that hel...
EP 99 / CRUX INFORMATICS STREAMLINES DATA DELIVERY AND CONSUMPTION / Mark Etherington, Crux Informatics
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cloud N Clear often features SADA Alliance Partner customers who have built successful companies offering innovative solutions on Google Cloud. This w...
EP 98 / SOLUTIONS ARCHITECTURE: A RESOURCE FOR MIGRATING TO GCP / Kyle Moschetto, SADA
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the next Cloud N Clear episode Miles Ward, CTO at SADA sits down with Director of Solutions Architecture at SADA, Kyle Moschetto to discuss the cur...
EP 97 / THE ART AND SCIENCE OF STORYTELLING / David JP Phillips, WOW
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Cloud N Clear podcast SADA CEO, Tony Safoian sits down with author, coach, Keynote Speaker, and Founder of WOW, David JP Phillips. Th...
EP 96 / SADA PARTNERS WITH MANAGECORE TO MIGRATE SAP CUSTOMERS TO GOOGLE CLOUD / Frank Powell, Managecore
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We have been running a series on Cloud N Clear featuring SADA Alliance Partners and customers who have built successful companies offering valuable so...
Ep 95 / PACKETFABRIC: NETWORK-AS-A-SERVICE HELPING MANAGE NETWORKS OF THE FUTURE / Dave Ward, PacketFabric
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Transparency, speed, flexibility, and ease are not typical terms you would use to explain networks made up of bare-metal and Software Defined Networks...
Ep 94 / TERNARY AND SADA HELP SOLVE THE BIGGEST CLOUD ADOPTION CHALLENGES: FINOPS AND DEVOPS
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As cloud infrastructures become larger and more complex, challenges emerge in the areas of FinOps and DevOps. In this episode of Cloud N Clear, host M...
Ep 93 / GOOGLE WORKSPACE: LEADING THE EVOLUTION OF THE MODERN REMOTE WORKFORCE / Rowan Manson, SADA
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the impact of COVID on remote working, Google Workspace is leading the charge on productivity and collaboration tools that are reshaping modern w...
Ep 92 / INDUSTRY CREDIBILITY IS SADA'S KEY TO SUCCESS FOR GOOGLE CLOUD TRANSFORMATIONS
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cloud N Clear sees out Women's History Month with one last special installment featuring women leaders around SADA. In this episode, hosted by Tony Sa...
Ep 91 / INTRODUCING SADA'S NEW CHIEF OF STAFF, MICHELLE AMBROSE
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing the celebration of Women's History Month, we introduce SADA's first ever Chief of Staff, Michelle Ambrose, on this week's Cloud N Clear. Mi...
Ep 90 / SADA WOMEN LEADERS FOCUS ON TALENT DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING WITH CULTURE AND SERVICE IN MIND
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We continue to celebrate Women's History Month with another special edition of Cloud N Clear, hosted by Orkideh Shahidi, VP of People Operations. Join...
Ep 89 / INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: CELEBRATING LEADING WOMEN IN TECH AT SADA / SADA Women Leaders
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Narine Galstian, CMO at SADA, hosts this special edition of Cloud N Clear to celebrate Women's History Month and International Women's Day. Women tech...
Ep 88 / THE VALUE OF VISUAL THINKING / Priyanka Vergadia
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Priyanka Vergadia, Senior Developer Advocate at Google Cloud, has a profound passion for helping people learn cloud computing through visualization an...
Ep 87 / REFRAMING GRATITUDE, CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD / Chris Schembra
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Schembra is the bestselling author of "Gratitude and Pasta: The Secret Sauce for Human Connection", chronicling his adventures as one of the mos...
Ep 86 / THE METHODOLOGY BEHIND SADA'S BEST-IN-CLASS PMO ORGANIZATION / Sharif Naqib, SADA
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part of SADA's 'secret sauce' is our PM team. This week's Cloud N Clear SADA's Head of PMO Sharif Naqib walks us through what makes our PMO organizati...
Ep 85 / DRIVING EFFICIENCY AND MAXIMIZING RETURNS WITH GOOGLE CLOUD'S AI & ML / Lak Lakshmanan, Google Cloud
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lak Lakshmanan, Director for Data Analytics and AI Solutions at Google Cloud, joins this episode to talk about his experiences leading a team that spe...
Ep 84 / REINVENTING CUSTOMER SUCCESS IN AN EVOLVING TECH LANDSCAPE / John Campbell, SADA
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Campbell joined SADA last year in a newly created role as the VP of Customer Success & Innovation to drive greater alignment in key SADA services...
Ep 83 / HOW GOOGLE CLOUD PROVIDES REVOLUTIONARY RELIEF IN HEALTHCARE AMIDST A PANDEMIC / Chris Sakalosky & Michael Ames
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There have been drastic changes in the healthcare industry over the past year as the world deals with immense challenges caused by the global pandemic...
Ep 82 / ACCELERATING GROWTH THROUGH SADA'S SAAS ALLIANCE PROGRAM / Nikki Harley, SADA
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nikki Harley, Director of Strategic Alliances at SADA, joins this episode just one week after the launch of the SaaS Alliance Partner Program to discu...
Ep 81 / BEING A CHANGE LEADER AND ENABLING GROWTH AS A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE / Lilah Jones, Google Cloud
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lilah Jones is a technology leader, focused on helping organizations advance their digital agendas by making smart data decisions through transformati...
Ep 80 / EMPOWERING SREs TO "FIGHT FOR THE USER" / Steve McGhee, Google Cloud
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steve McGhee, Cloud Solutions Architect at Google Cloud, is one of the original greats in the SRE (Site Reliability Engineer) space and has been manag...
Ep 79 / A LOOK BACK ON 2020 / SADA Executive Management Team
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wrapping up a challenging and unexpected year, SADA's Executive Management Team joins this special year-end episode to look back on 2020 and dive into...
Ep 78 / PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE GREAT PARTNERSHIPS / Vince Menzione, Ultimate Partnerships LLC
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the midst of all the transformation that the world is currently going through, partnerships are more critical to success now than ever before. Vinc...
Ep 77 / DEVELOPING THE WORLD'S LARGEST NETWORK WITH GOOGLE CLOUD / Lakshmi Sharma, Google Cloud
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With decades of expertise in driving digital transformation and Cloud Adoption, Lakshmi Sharma is now Director of Product Management, Network Experien...
Ep 76 / UNLOCKING NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR TELCO, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT WITH GOOGLE CLOUD / Teena Piccione, Google Cloud
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Teena Piccione has spent over 18 years helping enterprises innovate by strategically determining better ways of working through Agile or DevOps enviro...
Ep 75 / DIGITAL OPTIMIZATION SUCCESS BUILT ON CULTURE OF 'FANTASTICALLY DELIGHTFUL' CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE / Mario Ciabarra, Quantum Metric
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2015, Mario Ciabarra founded Quantum Metric, a platform for Continuous Product Design, which is a fundamentally new approach that helps organizatio...
Ep 74 / ENABLING SPEED & AGILITY IN TRADITIONAL ENTERPRISES & NEW REGIONS WITH GOOGLE'S INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS / Stacy Trackey Meagher, Google Cloud
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With 25 years experience of modernizing traditional enterprises, Stacy Trackey Meagher, Managing Director for North Central Region at Google Cloud, di...
Ep 73 / THE BENEFITS OF REAL TIME DATA ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION WITH GOOGLE CLOUD / Manish Sood, Reltio
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Manish Sood, Chief Technology Officer, Founder and Chairman at Reltio joins to explain why bringing data management to the cloud was critical to the e...
Ep 72 / XMATTERS REDUCES FRICTION AND BOOSTS SUCCESS WITH GOOGLE CLOUD / Troy McAlpin, xMatters
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CEO of xMatters, Troy McAlpin, joins this episode to discuss xMatters' transition onto GCP, what uniquely differentiates them from other competitors, ...
Ep 71 / THE EXISTENTIAL NECESSITY OF LONG-TERM ENTERPRISE CUSTOMER SUCCESS / Nick Mehta, Gainsight
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Mehta, CEO at Gainsight, joins this episode to discuss the current and future state of the cloud and the impact these trends have on customers. M...
Ep 70 / HOW CREATIVITY AND SPEED DEFINE KEY PLAYERS IN TODAY'S MARKET / Val Wright, Val Wright Consulting
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Val Wright, Author & President of Val Wright Consulting, joins this episode to uncover best practices for quick decision-making and explains why being...
Ep 69 / REDEFINING AND REINVENTING BRAND IDENTITY WITH 'FOREVER' COMPANY VISION / Margaret Molloy & Matthias Mencke, Siegel+Gale
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Just one week after the launch of SADA's rebrand, Margaret Molloy, CMO and Matthias Mencke, Group Creative Director, from Siegel+Gale join us to discu...
Ep 68 / CYBERSECURITY'S ROLE IN ENABLING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION / Partha Panda, Cysiv
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you look around at all of the transformations happening, whether it's digital or cloud, cybersecurity has played an important role in enabling thos...
Ep 67 / BREAKING THE MOLD IN THE TECH INDUSTRY / Courtney Graham, SADA
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Courtney Graham, SADA's Director of Sales, Central and Southeast joins Cloud N' Clear to discuss her history in the tech industry, and how she broke e...
Ep 66 / THE INFINITE POSSIBILITIES FOR DATA WITH LOOKER AND GOOGLE CLOUD / Daniel Mintz, Looker, part of Google Cloud
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chief Data Evangelist at Looker, a part of Google Cloud, Daniel Mintz joins this episode to discuss the importance of data and what can be done with i...
Ep 65 / HOW A 214-YEAR-OLD CONSUMERS GOODS COMPANY IS TRANSFORMING TODAY / Patty Vollmar, Colgate-Palmolive Company
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Colgate-Palmolive's WorldWide Director of Global Collaboration and Workplace services, Patty Vollmar, joins to discuss how a 214-year-old company is t...
Ep 64 / CULTIVATING DIVERSITY IN NUTANIX DURING RADICAL TIMES / Wendy M. Pfeiffer, Nutanix
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CIO of Nutanix and SADA Board Member, Wendy M Pfeiffer, joins this week's episode to discuss how she's creating more diversity in her organization, es...
Ep 63 / HELPING CUSTOMERS TRANSFORM ON THE EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY WITH GOOGLE CLOUD / Janet Kennedy, Google Cloud
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Kennedy, VP, North America Regions, Google Cloud joins this episode to discuss how Google is helping customers transform on the edge of technolo...
Ep 62 / HOW PAPA JOHN'S LEVERAGED GOOGLE CLOUD TO BUILD THEIR CUSTOMER COMMUNITY / Justin Falciola, Papa John's International
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Falciola, Chief Insights & Technology Officer for Papa John's International joins this week's episode to discuss how Papa John's has leveraged ...
Ep 61 / EMBRACING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE REMOTE WORK WITHIN THE PUBLIC SECTOR / Heather Sheston, SADA
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tony talks to SADA Client Partner Executive - Public Sector, Heather Sheston, on how COVID-19 has forced the government to quickly shift from an onsit...
Ep 60 / SADA TURNS 20: REFLECTIONS AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS / Tony Safoian, SADA
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of SADA's 20 year anniversary, CEO Tony Safoian reflects on SADA's history and shares his vision for the future. Connect on Twitter:htt...
Ep 59 / GOOGLE CLOUD AND WINNING TRADITIONAL ENTERPRISE CUSTOMERS / Jim Anderson, Google Cloud
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Anderson is a technology leader with 25+ years of management experience which creates a unique perspective on the cloud market today. As the Manag...
Ep 58 / TRANSFORMING THE WORKPLACE WITH DIVERSITY, INCLUSION & THE CLOUD / Frans Johansson, The Medici Group
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is not just the right thing to do, but it's a competitive advantage - says Frans Johansson, Co-Founder & CEO of ...
Ep 57 / HOW BIGQUERY'S SPEED & FLEXIBILITY GIVES SOJERN A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE / Dhaivat Pandit
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sojern is a next-gen platform that uses proprietary data science methods to examine real-time information, that connects the world's travelers to thei...
Ep 56 / GOOGLE CLOUD OFFERS AIRASIA THE BEST CLOUD IDENTITY SOLUTION / Mo Khurram Zia, AirAsia
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
AirAsia is one of the most innovative airlines in regard to their people, their management, and the technology they use. Mo Khurram Zia, Head of Peopl...
Ep 55 / PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN A GLOBAL PANDEMIC WORLD / Jason Martin, Google Cloud
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week is the first episode ever hosted by SADA COO, Dana Berg! He sits down with VP of Google Cloud PSO, Jason Martin, to discuss the world of Pro...
Ep 54 / HOW GCP INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY FOR CONNECTANDSELL AMIDST A CRISIS / Chris Beall, ConnectAndSell
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
ConnectAndSell is a patented cloud sales acceleration platform that solves the #1 B2B sales challenge: getting hard to reach decision-makers on the ph...
Ep 53 / HOW GOOGLE SERVES NOT SELLS DURING A DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONAL ERA / Tara Seppa, Google Cloud
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Tara Seppa, Regional Director, New England, Google Cloud, joins to discuss how companies are shifting to better serve their customers...
Ep 52 / WHY FREESTAR MADE GOOGLE CLOUD A PART OF THEIR BUSINESS STRATEGY / Kurt Donnell, Freestar
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this special episode that marks one year of Cloud n Clear, Kurt Donnell, President & CEO of Freestar joins us. As the leader of the #1 fastest gro...
Ep 51 / INNOVATION IN ROBOTICS FORWARDS CHILD DEVELOPMENT / Paolo Pirjanian, Embodied
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Embodied is doing incredible things with robotics - specifically, companion robots that feature software for supporting children's development of foun...
Ep 50 / THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANNEL PARTNERS IN KEY STRATEGICAL ROLES / Nirav Sheth, Google Cloud
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nirav Sheth, Director of Channel Sales & Partnerships at Google Cloud, joins episode 50 to discuss the implementation of Channel partners in key strat...
Ep 49 / ADDING VALUE AND OPTIMIZING COSTS WITH GCP VS. AWS / Corey Quinn, The Duckbill Group
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Corey Quinn, Cloud Economist at the Duckbill Group specializes in helping companies improve their cloud bills by optimizing costs and adding value to ...
Ep 48 / HOW THE GOOGLE MAPS PLATFORM CHANGES BUSINESS MODELS & THE FUTURE / Francisco Irao, Google
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Francisco Irao has been involved in selling IT solutions for over 20 years, with 17 of them being at Google. Newly minted as Head of Channel and Direc...
Ep 47 / PARTNER MARKERING PIVOTS DURING A TIME OF CRISIS / Kayla Spiess, Google Cloud
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode hosted by SADA CMO, Narine Galstian, special guest Kayla Spiess, Head of Partner Marketing, Americas at Google Cloud, joins to di...
Ep 46 / LEADING PEOPLE AND HIGH PERFORMING PARTNERSHIPS AT GOOGLE / Eric Rosenkranz, Google Cloud
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Rosenkranz is an award-winning software industry leader with a record of sustained performance leading teams, closing complex commercial deals, a...
Ep 45 / QUBOLE'S MISSION OF MAKING DATA LAKES MAINSTREAM / Ashish Thusoo, Qubole
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to storing big data, the two most popular options are data warehouses or data lakes--but what's the difference between the two? Ashish T...
Ep 44 / HOW CLOUD ALLOWS THE PUBLIC SECTOR TO RESPOND TO A GLOBAL PANDEMIC / Jeff Brown, G Suite
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Brown, Strategic Business Executive at G Suite, is one of the most experienced professionals helping government agencies transform and innovate w...
Ep 43 / GOOGLE CLOUD'S SHIFT IN STRATEGY TOWARDS BECOMING PARTNER-CENTRIC / Carolee Gearhart, Google Cloud
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A fireside chat with Carolee Gearhart, VP of Worldwide Channel Sales and Global SMB Sales at Google Cloud, recorded at SADA's 2020 All Hands Kickoff. ...
Ep 42 / GCP HELPS STREETLIGHT DATA OPTIMIZE URBAN PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT / Paul Friedman, Streetlight Data
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Friedman, CTO of Streetlight Data, discusses how Google Cloud's infrastructure and power is critical to their ability to process and offer DAAS ...
Ep 41 / STRATEGIES FOR ADAPTING TO THE 'NEW NORMAL' OF WORKING REMOTELY / Heather Summers, SADA
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Companies worldwide have recently issued Work From Home orders, and for newly remote employees, it can be difficult to adapt to. SADA's Digital Transf...
Ep 40 / THE NECESSITY FOR HYPER TRANSPARENCY IN THE WORLD'S LARGEST FULLY REMOTE ORGANIZATION / Brandon Jung, GitLab, Inc.
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon Jung, VP of Alliances at GitLab (the world's largest fully remote company,) delves into GitLab's company culture and the necessity for hyper ...
Ep 39 / EARNING CUSTOMERS' BUSINESS BY SHIFTING AWAY FROM TRADITIONAL ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE MODELS / Nathan Rader, Parsable
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan Rader is currently the Chief Revenue Officer at Parsable, but has spent more than 20 years in technology, with 11 of those years being at Googl...
Ep 38 / THE ORIGIN OF SADA'S PRODUCT BUSINESS AND THE APPLICATIONS DEVELOPED / Patrick Skoglund, SADA
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
SADA's Head of Product and PI, Patrick Skoglund, discusses his journey and role in building the practice at SADA. The practice has developed the appl...
Ep 37 / IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES FOR CLOUD ADOPTION AND TRANSFORMATION / Justin Slaten, Avinew
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Slaten is an accomplished technology executive with over 20 years of experience taking cutting-edge approaches to building products, improving...
Ep 36 / GOOGLE GEARS UP FOR A PARTNER-CENTRIC STRATEGY / Kyla Hunts, Google Cloud
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
SADA Alumni, Kyla Hunts, leads PSO Partner Programs at Google Cloud and is based out of the Spruce Goose office in Los Angeles. In this episode, we di...
Ep 35 / BRING THE POWER OF GOOGLE SEARCH TO THE ENTERPRISE / Chad Johnson, SADA
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
SADA's Director of Google Enterprise Search, Chad Johnson, is responsible for the growth of the Google Enterprise Search line of business, including ...
Ep 34 / DRIVING ADOPTION AND INTEGRATION THROUGH PEOPLE, NOT TECHNOLOGY / Travis Hahler, Google Cloud
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Travis Hahler has an interesting background that paved his path toward his current role as Americas Change & Culture Lead at Google Cloud. After stud...
Ep 33 / SADA'S VALUE WITH CHANNEL PARTNERS / Billy Franz, SADA
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Just shy of his one year anniversary at SADA, Director of Inside & Channel Sales, Billy Franz, joins us to discuss his leadership style, the culture ...
Ep 32 / BUILDING SADA'S G SUITE ENGINEERING TEAM / Kelly Harlan, SADA
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Harlan now runs the Engineering team for SADA's Work Transformation (G Suite, Chrome) practice - but she didn't start there. Here with us over ...
Ep 31 / WHY PARTNERS ARE CRUCIAL TO GOOGLE'S GO-TO-MARKET STRATEGY / Robert Harper, Google
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Relatively new to Google Cloud, Rob Harper leads Channel Sales for the organization in North Central. On this episode, we discuss what makes Google C...
Ep 30 / HEAD OF GOOGLE CLOUD ENTERPRISE WEST EXPLAINS WHY GOOGLE CLOUD & MARKET TRENDS / Jen Chason, Google Cloud
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Chason heads Enterprise Sales for Google Cloud for all of west (outside of Northern California). Being relatively new to the role, she has some un...
Ep 29 / GOOGLE CLOUD'S FOCUS ON GO-TO-MARKET FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR / Gary Danoff, G Suite
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Danoff is one of those Googlers who comes from experience being in the partner's shoes! His perspective on what attributes the best partners have...
Ep 28 / THE ROLE OF GOOGLE CLOUD'S PSMS & THEIR IMPACT ON GO-TO-MARKET / Lisa Gluckstern & Bradley Fisher, Google Cloud
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Gluckstern is the Partner Sales Manager (PSM) for Google Cloud's corporate segment in North and South Central Markets, and Bradley Fisher, is th...
Ep 27 / CREATING A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, & AWARD-WINNING CULTURE FROM THE GROUND UP / Orkideh Shahidi, SADA
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How do you build a company culture that has been rated the Best Place to Work year after year? Head of People Operations, Orkideh Shahidi, has dedica...
Ep 26 / BUILDING EMPATHY IN GOOGLE CLOUD'S PRODUCT & ENGINEERING ORGANIZATIONS / Kelsey Hightower, Google Cloud
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kelsey Hightower has been leading a movement for customer, user, developer, and ops team empathy in Google Cloud's product and engineering organizati...
Ep 25 / DISCOVERING THE POTENTIAL OF HEALTHCARE DATA / Ben Howard, Google Cloud
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Howard has been in the Google ecosystem in various capacities for 6 years, and has a 360-degree perspective few people do: first at BetterCloud as...
Ep 24 / HOW GOOGLE CLOUD ENABLES GAMING / Alfred Fung & Jimmy Xu, FUN-GI
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fun-Gi is an independent game maker - who's first game, House Flip, has hit over 12,000,000 downloads, with 4.6 starts in a matter of just two years!...
Ep 23 / BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION, CUSTOMER CHALLENGES, AND STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS / Brice Challamel, Google Cloud
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Brice Challamel, Global Transformation Lead at Google Cloud, unpacks the evolution of business transformation. Why should organizations do...
Ep 22 / TOP CLOUD MIGRATION TRENDS FOR 2020 / Chris Lehman, SADA
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Chris Lehman, SADA's head of GCP Engineering. Coming from a varied background and entering the brave new world of Google Cloud, what are the lea...
Ep 21 / STARTING WITH G SUITE BASICS AND DELVING INTO CHROME, VOICE, AND GCP / Jesse Nowlin, Westland Real Estate Group & tabGeeks
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From one family-owned business to another, Tony converses with Jesse Nowlin, IT Manager of Westland Real Estate Group about strategic and cultural sh...
Ep 20 / HOW GCP IS TRANSFORMING THE WAY RETAILERS SERVE THEIR CUSTOMERS / Harrison Lewis, Northgate Markets
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Harrison Lewis is one of the most visionary CIOs in the retail industry. See how one of the most prolific retailers is using Google Cloud Platform to...
Ep 19 / GOOGLE CLOUD'S ENTERPRISE STRATEGY AND BUILDING COMMUNITIES / Meg Tucker, Google Cloud
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A relatively recent addition to the Google Cloud team, Enterprise Head of Sales, Meg Tucker, reveals the merits of the super local market approach by...
Ep 18 / HOW SADA BECAME THE EASIEST WAY TO CONTRACT GOOGLE CLOUD PRODUCTS & SERVICES / Patrick Monaghan, SADA
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Monaghan has lived a fascinating life, and worked all over the world - from Navy Intelligence to South Korea. He joined SADA at just the righ...
Ep 17 / HOW MASTER AGENTS ARE DRIVING GROWTH & TRANSFORMING ORGANIZATIONS / Ian Kieninger, AVANT
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off his ten year anniversary, Ian Kieninger, CEO of AVANT, shares his journey to AVANT's current state of growth and predicts what the next ten...
Ep 16 / THE FATHER OF G SUITE, NOW LEADING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AT GOOGLE CLOUD / Rajen Sheth, Google
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Not many people get to transform three massive aspects of our industry in a single career, but Rajen Sheth is doing exactly that. Join us for this de...
Ep 15 / DEFINING NEW MARKETS & THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE WHEN YOU BUILD ON GCP / Evan Macmillan, Gridspace
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Evan got the idea for what would become Gridspace while he was still working at Groupon. It occurred to him there was no way to create meaningful dat...
Ep 14 / WHAT DO CUSTOMERS REALLY WANT IN THE CONTEXT OF GOOGLE CLOUD? / Joe Kosco, SADA
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Kosco has been running the sales organization at SADA for over eight years now. Listen as he shares some context of SADA in the Google Cloud ecos...
Ep 13 / HOW GOOGLE MAPS TRANSFORMED HOW WE LOCATE, NAVIGATE & PLAN OUR JOURNEYS / Tarun Bhatnagar, Google Maps Business Unit & Cloud Transport
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How has the Google Maps platform and ecosystem evolved over the years? Join this week's episode to hear directly from the man behind the platform! Ta...
Ep 12 / HOW CLOUD POWERS THIS 16-YEAR-OLD PHENOM / Steven Aghakhani
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
SADA has been a proud sponsor of Steven Aghakhani, the Youngest Racer in Super Trofeo history, for years now. He joins us on this episode to talk abou...
Ep 11 / GOOGLE CLOUD'S EVOLUTION IN A DATA-DRIVEN, HYPER-SCALE, ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT / Omar Dajani, Google Cloud
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join Cloud N Clear's first episode with a Googler, Omar Dajani, Head of Partner Engineering for the Americas at Google Cloud. There have been a lot o...
Ep 10 / THE FUTURE OF VIDEO / Ryan Damm, Visby
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Ryan Damm, CEO and Co-Founder of Visby - a developer of holographic imaging technology intended to build video capture, compression, and display...