The Digital Executive

Coruzant Technologies

Best 10-minute, daily tech podcast on emerging technologies, hundreds of Silicon Valley CEOs, Influencers and Celebrities. Hosted by technology executive and creator of Coruzant Technologies.

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Dec 28, 2025 · 16 min
Brian J. Esposito on Scaling Profitable Global Enterprises | Ep 1176
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with Brian J. Esposito, globally ranked top CEO and founder of Esposito Intellectual Enterprises. With leadership spanning more than 115 companies and 200+ joint ventures across 25+ industries, Brian shares the core philosophies that have driven his decades-long success—relationship-first leadership, disciplined profitability, and sustainable growth. Brian unpacks his transformational turnaround as CEO of Diamond Lake Minera
Dec 23, 2025 · 16 min
Ola Sars on Building the Global Music Platform for Business | Ep1175
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with Ola Sars, Stockholm-based serial music tech entrepreneur, 2024 Billboard International Power Player, and founder and CEO of Soundtrack Technologies. Ola shares the core thesis that has guided his career for over two decades: the complete digital transformation of music production, distribution, and consumption. From co-founding Beats Music—later acquired by Apple and transformed into Apple Music—to building Soundtrack int
Dec 22, 2025 · 20 min
Hossein Berenji on Hidden Crypto and High-Net-Worth Divorce | Ep 1174
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas speaks with Hossein Berenji, owner of Berenji Divorce and Family Law Group, about how digital assets and cryptocurrency are reshaping high-net-worth divorce cases. Hossein explains why crypto is increasingly used—and hidden—by wealthy spouses, how cold wallets, privacy coins, and decentralized exchanges complicate asset discovery, and the forensic tools lawyers use to trace concealed wealth. The conversation also explores evolving digit
Dec 21, 2025 · 16 min
Ankit Chopra on The Future of FP&A in Cloud and AI | Ep 1173
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with Ankit Chopra, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis for Cloud and AI Products at Neo4j. Ankit shares how financial planning for cloud, AI, and agentic systems fundamentally differs from traditional FP&A—shifting from static forecasts to dynamic, usage-driven models designed for volatility. The conversation explores adaptive forecasting, modern pricing frameworks, and how autonomous financial agents are transform
Dec 17, 2025 · 17 min
Olivia Walker on Strategic PR, Trust, and Leadership in the AI Media Era | Ep 1172
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas welcomes Olivia Walker, a nationally recognized communications and PR strategist whose career spans the U.S. Marine Corps, senior federal roles in Washington, DC, and advising today’s top executives and technology-driven organizations. Olivia shares how her early experience in high-stakes government communications shaped her people-first, trust-driven approach to messaging and leadership. The conversation explores what it takes to craft
Dec 16, 2025 · 12 min
Nick Spina on Rewriting Recycling with Rapid Depolymerization |Ep 1171
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with Nick Spina, CEO of Denovia, to explore a breakthrough approach to plastic recycling. Nick explains how Denovia’s rapid depolymerization technology breaks plastic waste down to its molecular building blocks in minutes—creating new, virgin-quality materials from discarded plastics and textiles. The conversation unpacks why traditional recycling has fallen short, how advanced chemical recycling can be both sustainable and pr
Dec 15, 2025 · 17 min
Doug Stephen on Immersive Learning, AI, and the Future of Workforce Training | Ep 1170
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas welcomes Doug Stephen, President of CGS Immersive, to explore how immersive technology and AI are reshaping workforce learning. Doug shares why traditional training often fails, introduces the concept of “scrap learning,” and explains how simulations, repetition, and experiential practice drive real business outcomes. Drawing on two decades of Fortune 1000 consulting experience, he highlights how immersive learning improves retention, c
Dec 10, 2025 · 17 min
Billy Huang: Financing the Future of Creators | Ep1169
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with Billy Huang, co-founder of CreatorFi and longtime innovator in data, identity, and digital revenue infrastructure. Billy shares how enterprise-scale data systems he built for brands like Coca-Cola and Under Armour now power CreatorFi’s AI-driven underwriting engine—unlocking fair, scalable credit access for creators, music catalogs, and gaming studios. He explains how CreatorFi fills a major market gap by predicting futu
Dec 9, 2025 · 15 min
Esra Ozturk: Building Privacy-First Fan Identity | Ep 1168
In this episode of The Digital Executive, Brian Thomas interviews Esra Ozturk, Head of Product at Luffa, about how the company is transforming from a secure messaging platform into a decentralized loyalty and rewards network for creators, brands, and fans. Drawing from her experience at Meta, Uber, Zillow, and Instacart, Esra shares the core product principles that have remained constant in her career—starting with the human, designing for multi-sided ecosystems, and establishing clear success
Dec 8, 2025 · 10 min
Brad Carson on the Future of Frontier AI: Guardrails & National Security | Ep 1167
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas speaks with Brad Carson, President of Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) and former President of the University of Tulsa, to explore how frontier technologies like AI and synthetic biology are reshaping national security, public policy, and society. Drawing on his experience as Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Brad explains why AI is a powerful—yet potentially dangerous—force within the military an
Dec 7, 2025 · 13 min
Frank Palermo on Making AI Invisible and Essential, in the Modern Enterprise | Ep 1166
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas welcomes Frank Palermo, Chief Operating Officer of New Rocket, to discuss how AI, digital workflows, and enterprise transformation are converging to reshape business operations. With a career rooted in software engineering, enterprise platforms, cloud, and data, Frank shares how his bilingual fluency in technology and business helps organizations ground emerging tech in real business value. Frank explains why executives don’t buy AI—th
Dec 6, 2025 · 20 min
Volodymyr Panchenko: Fixing Miscommunication with AI | Ep 1165
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with Volodymyr Panchenko, visionary founder behind Suntechsoft, Skins.cash, DMarket, and now Portal.ai, to explore how trust, communication, and emotional intelligence shape every relationship—personal and professional. From pioneering digital asset marketplaces to building an AI engine that strengthens human connection, Panchenko shares his journey, his philosophy, and the life experiences that inspired Portal AI’s mission:
Dec 5, 2025 · 26 min
Jeff Mahony: Fixing Blockchain for Real-World Use | Ep 1164
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas welcomes serial entrepreneur and architect Jeff Mahony, founder of RYT, a purpose-built Layer-1 blockchain engineered for institutional-grade speed, security, and compliance. Jeff shares insights from founding and investing in over 30 companies across fintech, digital identity, and decentralized systems—and explains why most emerging tech fails when it tries to change user behavior or solve future problems instead of today’s. Jeff brea
Dec 4, 2025 · 20 min
How AI Is Rewriting SEO and Digital Strategy—With Adam Hamadache | Ep 1163
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with Adam Hamadache, founder and CEO of Formula and ScorePlan, and one of the most respected voices at the intersection of AI, SEO, and hospitality. Adam shares the key turning points that helped him transform his agency from early hustle to a scalable, systemized growth engine—including the reset brought by COVID, adopting the EOS operating model, and ultimately reinventing the agency structure around senior talent and client
Dec 3, 2025 · 16 min
Ashish Aggarwal on the Future of No-Code Monetization | Ep 1162
In this episode of The Digital Executive, Brian Thomas interviews Ashish Aggarwal, Co-Founder of AppBroda—a no-code ad network empowering mobile app and game developers to scale revenue without writing a single line of code. Drawing on his experience at Google working with thousands of developers, Ashish explains the industry’s biggest friction point: developers don’t want additional SDKs or code that slow apps, risk crashes, or violate privacy rules. Ashish shares how AppBroda solves that chal
Dec 2, 2025 · 15 min
Colin Cooper: Human-Centered AI | Ep 1161
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with technologist, educator, and futurist Colin Cooper, whose lifelong passion for computing began at age 13 when he dismantled and rebuilt his father’s Olivetti 486. Now with 26+ years of global experience across 38 countries, Colin works at the intersection of AI, human behavior, and immersive learning—helping governments, universities, and organizations prepare for the rapidly evolving future of work. Colin explains how pu
Dec 1, 2025 · 13 min
Roland Austrup on Turning R&D Into Real Growth | Ep 1160
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas speaks with Roland Austrup, Chief Growth Officer and Executive Committee member at Innventure—an industrial growth platform that transforms validated R&D from multinational corporations into high-growth standalone companies. With deep experience as CFO, Head of Capital Markets, and now CGO, Roland brings decades of financial and strategic expertise to the challenge of commercializing breakthrough technologies. Roland shares lessons
Nov 30, 2025 · 12 min
Securing the AI Era: Joshua Scott on Automation, Risk, and the Future of Cyber Defense | Ep 1159
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas welcomes Joshua Scott, Vice President of Security at Hydrolix and a veteran with nearly 30 years of experience turning complex security risks into clear business value. Josh shares how Hydrolix is redefining what’s possible with massive-scale log data—processing everything from terabytes to petabytes and delivering insights in seconds. Josh breaks down why security leaders must speak the language of business, translating technical risk
Nov 29, 2025 · 22 min
AI-Native CRM: Maksim Ovsyannikov on the Future of Precision Selling | Ep 1158
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with Maksim Ovsyannikov, a veteran enterprise product leader with over 25 years of experience shaping productivity solutions across supply chain, HR, marketing automation, customer success, and CRM. Now leading product and design at SugarCRM, Maksim shares how his diverse background led him to focus on redefining CRM for the AI-native era. Maksim breaks down why traditional CRMs fail sellers, how SugarCRM’s “precision selling
Nov 28, 2025 · 18 min
Piet Buyck on Rethinking Supply Chain AI | Ep 1157
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas welcomes Piet Buyck, global technology executive, AI strategist, and author of AI Compass for SC Leaders. With more than 30 years leading innovative IT solutions, Piet is on a mission to make AI-driven planning easy, accessible, and human-centered. Piet introduces the concept of the AI Compass—a framework that blends generative, agentic, and narrow AI to guide leaders through the complexities of modern supply chain planning. Instead of