Category: Emerging Tech
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Charles Towne Holdings Announces Strategic Investment in the Firm and High-Profile Additions to the Team
Charles Towne Holdings (“CTH”), an investment banking, capital markets and advisory services firm focused on the middle market, has closed on a strategic investment from several prominent industry executives including, Harvey Schiller, the former Chairman of the Yankees/Nets, CEO of the US Olympic Committee and President of Turner Sports; Jim Pallotta, former Vice Chair of Tudor…
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Gotcha Listed on Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Gotcha announced today it has been ranked number 277 on Inc.magazine’s 38thannual list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. This is the second consecutive year Gotcha has made the prestigious Inc. 5000 list. The list provides a unique look at the American economy’s most successful companies, and its most dynamic segment—independent small businesses. Gotcha was evaluated on…
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Revamping the Travel Experience Using Recommendations: Q&A with Landon Sanford, CEO, Rayka
Along his journeys, traveling enthusiast Landon Sanford often found standard review platforms uninspired, inaccurate or worse. To solve the problem he founded Rayka, a travel app that utilizes personal recommendations rather than anonymous online reviews to enhance travel experiences. Sanford founded Rayka following graduation from Vanderbilt in 2017. He has since expanded the team to…
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Partnership, Growth and the Future of Mobility: Q&A with Gotcha Founder Sean Flood
If you ever have the chance to chat with Sean Flood, you’ll quickly understand why his company is so successful. His passion is palpable; his energy is contagious; his hustle is impressive. Sean is the CEO and Founder of Gotcha, an electric Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) company headquartered in Charleston. In an industry that’s getting increasingly crowded,…
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Happy World UFO Day: Live Long & Prosper
Happy World UFO Day, DIG Nation, The truth is out there, or so agents Scully and Mulder of The X-Files led us to believe. But maybe the truth is that the idea of UFOs traveling from distant universes to Earth is more important to the evolution of technology than absolute proof they exist? At DIG…
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Top Trends in Cybersecurity: Q&A with Brad Alexander, VP & CTO at Immedion
Perhaps you read about cybersecurity in the news, use two-factor authentication, and store your logins on a password manager app. But as the technology landscape changes at warp speed, do you really know the ins and outs of today’s digital security threats? During this week’s DIG SOUTH Tech Summit, you’ll have the chance to learn…
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How to Power Up Your Business with AI: Q&A with botkeeper Founder Enrico Palmerino
Worried that bots are taking our jobs? Enrico Palmerino says you’ve got nothing to fear. An entrepreneur and investor with an impressive background in automation, machine learning, and accounting, he argues that bots are creating new opportunities for human talent and paving the way to make businesses more scalable and profitable. While in college, Enrico…
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Embracing the Bots: Q&A with Google Hardware Lead Jon Morgan
If you’re curious about the future of robotics and AI, Jon Morgan is the person to ask. A mechanical and robotics engineer, Jon has spent the last decade creating new technologies and bringing them to the global market, including military radar, autonomous vehicle sensors, police/fire robotics, and more. After founding an IoT startup and spending…
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Building Data-Driven Consumer Experiences: Q&A with Jonathan Yaffe of AnyRoad
A neuroscientist by training and a marketer by trade, Jonathan Yaffe is passionate about harnessing data to understand how experiences affect human behavior. After receiving a degree in Cognitive Science from the University of California Berkeley, Jonathan spent many years managing experiential marketing for Red Bull before founding AnyRoad, the first data and analytics platform…
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Chatting Blockchain Legality with Attorney Alexis Esneault
Have you ever felt so passionate about something that you’d uproot your life to see it through? That was the case for Alexis Esneault, an Alabama native who moved halfway across the world to follow her interest in Blockchain. Shortly after receiving her law degree, Alexis had the opportunity to join Nägele Attorneys at Law,…
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Startup Advice from the 38th Black Woman to Ever Close a $1M Round
Q&A with Ashlee Ammons, President & Co-Founder of Mixtroz Ashlee Ammons spent many years working as an Events Producer for A-Listers like Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Jay-Z, but we’d argue she’s on an A-List of her own. In 2018, she and her mother Kerry Schrader joined Birmingham, Alabama’s Velocity Accelerator, starred in an episode…
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Designing the Future with Tom Lahat of Tailor Brands
Tom Lahat has seen millions of logos. And no, we’re not exaggerating. As the Chief Designer and Co-Founder of Tailor Brands, he’s helped nearly nine million customers across 35 countries create everything from simple logos to full brand identities. Founded in 2014, Tailor Brands uses machine learning and automation to help non-designers develop their own…
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How to Change the World Without Breaking All the Rules: Q&A with Greenbrier Co-Founder Matt McKenna & Lime Exec Taylor Bennett
Whether crafting outreach for major brands or leading political campaigns for U.S. senators, Matt McKenna and Taylor Bennett have equally impressive backgrounds in communications and public affairs. For over seven years, Matt served as spokesperson and senior adviser to President Bill Clinton and the Clinton Foundation. He also ran communications for Uber North America and…
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Building the Future’s Best Products with Thor Ernstsson, Founder of Alpha
Thor Ernstsson knows what makes a truly great product. As a veteran software developer, CTO and entrepreneur, he’s built widely-used technology for startups and Fortune 100 brands spanning industries from healthcare to entertainment. Remember the game FarmVille? He oversaw the app’s development during his role as Zynga’s lead architect and studio CTO. Ever heard of…
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Is Your Company Evolving Its Digital Business Model Or Headed For Extinction?
One thing that’s clear in today’s marketplace: Consumers want fast, user-friendly, convenient and customized service–and if your company isn’t offering it, they’ll go somewhere else to find it, fast. According to IDG’s 2018 State of Digital Business Transformation, 89 percent of organizations plan to adopt a digital-first business strategy to enhance customer experience and drive revenue, but…
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How to Perfect Your Pitch with Trey Scott, Founder of WatchPitch
What’s your story? Q&A series, part 3 In the mountains of North Carolina, a former journalist turned tech founder is reinventing the way startups and investors interact. After many years working as a CBS News reporter, Trey left the newsroom to follow his passion for sustainability, founding Solar Spirals, a social enterprise that managed renewable…
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Live from DIG on the 1/2 Shell: How StoragePug is Disrupting the Undisrupted
Matt Huddleston, Tommy Nguyen and Richard Jeffords of StoragePug join host Joel Sadler at DIG on the 1/2 Shell to share how they’re bringing tech to the self storage market. Each team member explains their role (and how each piece fits together to form the perfect whole that keeps things running!), attending trade shows to…
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Live from DIG on the 1/2 Shell: Double Growth in Half the Time for Tech Teams with Carrie Jaquith of Lazard
From the Main Stage at DIG on the 1/2 Shell, Carrie Jaquith, VP, Digital Product Manager, Emerging Technology, Data & Analytics for Lazard shares how entrepreneurs and tech teams can double their growth in half the time by asking more questions and understanding your internal ecosystem. Catch a new episode of SOUTH POD every Tuesday night at…
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Why You Should Put People First, Even in a Growing Tech Business
Tech is built by people, for people, but it doesn’t feel that way sometimes. There’s been a lot of talk about this on the West Coast, and we feel it here in the South too. Privacy concerns with Facebook—and the recently shutdown Google+—have people asking questions like, “can we trust technology these days?” and “do…
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What’s Your Story: Q&A with John Buzzell, President of YOU ARE HERE
Imagine walking into a cell phone store and, just as the tester ringtones begin to wear on your patience, transporting yourself to a virtual Caribbean cruise. Picture ditching online FAQs and learning how to use a new product with the help of a holographic mentor or a 3D mobile app instead. Or what if you…
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Live from DIG on the 1/2 Shell: The Future of Outsourcing with Andy Hilliard of Accelerance
From the main stage at DIG on the 1/2 Shell, Accelerance President Andy Hilliard shares how to vet and manage offshore tech talent. Interviewed by new South Pod co-host Joel Sadler, Andy relays inspired tales from his world travels and testifies that building an outsourced team doesn’t have to be bad, scary or overwhelming. Catch…
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How to Build a Global Tech Team: Speaker Q&A with Andy Hilliard of Accelerance
When you think of outsourced software development, you might think of missed deadlines, language barriers, and glitchy finished products. Andy Hilliard thinks you should ditch those negative stereotypes. After 20+ years as a leader in the IT industry, he’s cracked the code on how to build a high-performing tech team even if they’re three time…
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From Opera to AI: Lazard VP Carrie Jaquith Shares Why Curiosity and Data Are Key to Building Business
Whether tinkering in machine shops, coding with software teams, or singing opera alongside a symphony orchestra, Carrie Jaquith brings curiosity and creativity to everything she does. A classically-trained singer (she holds a Masters in Music and studied under Joan Lader, one of the most sought-after vocal coaches on Broadway), Carrie now spends more of her…
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Successful People Know the Value of Advice
The most valuable lessons any entrepreneur can learn are from the successes and failures of others. As Confucius said, “Study the past if you would define the future.” For some people, it’s not so easy. A study by Harvard Business School professor, Francesca Gino, says that because our views of our own competence are often overly…
