Douglas Squirrel, aka "Squirrel", shares brilliant insights from successfully helping companies around the world maximize their technology investments.  The reality is that every technical problem is actually a people problem. Tech capabilities aren't being limited by the technology itself, but by how your teams communicate.  Discover the goldmine of untapped tech potential that is realized by breaking down the siloes so many engineers work in.  Strengthen your long term impact by getting them connected to the real business problems your customers face. 

Maximizing Your Technology Investment - Douglas Squirrel

Leadership visionary Chris Kolenda shares key lessons for living a life of significance as he has transitioned from some of the world's most intense military battlefields to helping business leaders maximize their long term impact.  It begins with respecting learning from history, then understanding the three kinds of people we run into in life:  Sappers, Trappers and Zappers.  At the end of the day, focus on "More Zap, Less Sap."  In any conflict, the key to resolution is avoiding the temptation of focusing on our differences, and staring with where you agree.

A Life Of Significance - Chris Kolenda

The "Ambassador of Joy" Barry Shore shares his breakthrough lessons in navigating multiple million dollar-plus business exits and overcoming a horrific life-threatening illness that made him appreciate even more the power of attitude.  Putting the U before the I in his businesses, transforming SAD into SMILE, and embracing that JOY is the journey of YOU is all part of what helps Barry inspire other leaders to make a positive impact they may never have felt was possible.  The time to See Miracles In Life Every day (SMILE) and make joy a strategic priority is now. 

The Journey To Joy - Barry Shore

CMO AI Advisor Nicole Leffer says if you're not using AI, you're the first one who's not going to be able to compete.  The pace of AI evolution is dizzying, moving 10-20 times faster than the e-commerce revolution.  By mastering AI skills you will thrive, with the potential of making you as much as 10 times more productive and valuable your organization.  The emphasis for leaders is to not just focus on providing tools.  Provide skills and create a culture where AI is celebrated, embraced and not hidden as a "dirty secret."

Embrace AI - Nicole Leffer

Omneky Founder and CEO Hikari Senju shares his entrepreneurial journey and how AI isn't eating marketing jobs, it's making them matter more.  From making research king again, to overcoming decision paralysis, to enabling human courage to take leaps they may never have done on their own ("The Steve Jobs effect'), AI is transforming advertising and marketing in many positive ways.  His balancing of vision with execution and knowing when to persist versus pivot has made all the difference. 

Generative AI At Work - Hikari Senju

Go-To-Market advisor Carol Grant shows how knowing—and living—your values every day is foundational to exceptional leadership. Beginning with a focus on growth, clarity and impact, true leadership is all about balancing speed with intention and recognizing that caring about your people, and their success,  is always good for business.  

Live Your Values - Carol Grant

The "Mary Poppins of Marketing" Emma Clayton reveals the real crisis CMOs  face in creating positive impact in their organizations.  With 32% less senior marketing roles, fewer truly marketing-qualified leaders in roles and a diminshed seat at the C-suite table, the challenge is huge.  Reclaiming marketing power and respect starts with executing well as an exceptional leader focused on the "Three Cs": Curiosity, Clarity and Conviction.  "You don't get what you deserve. You get what you work for. You get what you communicate."

The Marketing Impact Challenge - Emma Clayton

Reinvent Yourself Founder Elvi Caperonis shares how overcoming obstacles on your path to achieving your career dreams starts from within with your mindset. Elvi has experienced it all on her own incredible journey in tech, from thinking about rejection as an opportunity to improve yourself to discovering your true passions to having an open mind to changing jobs frequently to grow and break through stagnation. How can you create leadership impact? By leading with empathy and kindness, cornerstones of servant leadership.



Create Your Own Path - Elvi Caperonis

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Dina Moskowitz for a fascinating conversation on data that delivers and partners that perform. 

Dina Moskowitz is the Founder and CEO of PartnerOptimizer, Inc., the first AI-powered platform purpose-built for data-driven channel partner discovery in B2B tech. Recognized as a Partner Data Futurist, she’s spent her career leading and advising tech companies and partner ecosystem teams.

Under her leadership, PartnerOptimizer is setting the standard for how vendors identify, segment, and grow high-performing partner ecosystems—empowering companies of all sizes with intelligence previously out of reach. She was recently named one of Women in Cloud’s Top 100 Women B2B Tech Founders and has earned accolades including Top Women in the Channel, Cloud Girls Trailblazer, and Top 20 Channel Influencer.

A La Jolla resident and passionate advocate for women in STEM and SaaS, Dina holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of Business.

Index
•	01:10 – Dina Moskowitz’s Background
•	04:02 – How PIPE works
•	09:45 – Specific ways data and the use of AI can bring results
•	14:06 – Innovations seen in platform selling to leverage network effects
•	16:45 – How data delivers in ecosystem optimization and how it’s working for enterprises
•	25:33 – How the customer at the center of all successful alliances and partnerships serving the customer
•	33:24 – The innovation Dina would most like to see gain adoption 

Links –
•	PartnerOptimizer, Inc.  - https://partneroptimizer.com/ 
•	PartnerOptimizer, Inc. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/partneroptimizersaasmax 
•	Dina Moskowitz LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/dinamoskowitz/ 

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