The olive podcast – ahead of the heard
The Future of IT Consulting: In Conversation with Industry Experts
Step into a world where tech meets transformation. Our podcast dives deep into the evolving landscape of IT consulting, featuring candid conversations with top consultants and industry analysts. Each episode unravels the mysteries behind how enterprises assess cutting-edge technology, explores the emerging trends reshaping service industries, and offers a front-row seat to the challenges and triumphs of modern tech evaluation.
Join us for dynamic discussions that blend expert insights with real-world stories—designed to spark your curiosity and empower your business strategies in today’s digital era.
Cameron Etezadi on the future of engineering
Cameron Etezadi has 30 years experience leading engineering teams at Google, Amazon, SAP, and is currently leading Hashicorp through it’s acquisition by IBM. In this podcast, Chris and Cam discuss the future of software engineering and how scared we should all be about AI.
Jackie DiMonte on Robotics and whether SaaS is dead
Chris chats with Jackie DiMonte, partner at Grid Capital and experienced enterprise technology analyst. Topics include manufacturing tech trends, the business models replacing SaaS, and how robots (probably) aren’t going to kill us all.
Corban Wells on mortgage tech and IT sales
Chris chats with Corban Wells, the head of business technology at PRMI about how AI is impacting the mortgage industry. As it was recorded on Friday the 19th of July, there’s also some instant reaction on that Crowdstrike incident.
Howard Holton on the buying tech in 00s V now
Chris chats with Howard Holton, CTO @ Gigaom about how buying tech has changed over the past 20 years. According to Howard and Chris, the .com boom is being echoed in the way we’re evaluating crypto and AI.
Ben Terrill on keeping a lean CS tech stack and avoiding shelfware.
Chris chats with Ben Terrill, VP of Customer Success at Brex about how to run a global CS team with a lean tech stack. Minimizing tech sprawl, while still having all the tools necessary is a challenge, Ben has some tips.