007: Robyn Messerly, Chief Information Officer, Nebraska Furniture Mart

008: Mark Settle, 7x CIO & Author

Vai meets with "Serial CIO" Mark Settle (retired CIO formerly of OKTA, BMC Software, IHS, Arrow Electronics, and others) to discuss leadership, technology and transformation.

007: Robyn Messerly, Chief Information Officer, Nebraska Furniture Mart

Robyn Messerly discusses her journey from Back Office to Boardroom at Nebraska Furniture Mart - from her first programming class in high school to her current role as CIO. She also dives into the digital transformation that NFM had to undergo during Covid in the retail industry.

006: Kelly McHale-Kleinfelder, Chief Information Officer, Jacent

Kelly McHale-Kleinfelder joins Vai for an honest conversation about why IT leadership is more than simply understanding technology.  She also shares her recommendations for mid-level employees wanting to climb the career ladder.

005: Gautham Pallapa, Author & Founder, Transformity

Gautham Pallapa joins Vai to discuss Digital Transformation, leading with empathy, and the future of IT leadership.

004: Tom Borger, Author & TedX Speaker

The only reason Tom is listed as "Author & TedX speaker" is because there isnt' enough space to list his past experience.  In this episode, Tom Borger sits down with Vai to discuss how he learned to embrace obstacles, expands on the idea that all companies share antibodies that are designed to kill new ideas, and much more.