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Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Twice-weekly conversations with top executives and thought leaders at the intersection of business, technology, and innovation. Each episode of Technovation explores the technology trends that are transforming business, and the leaders driving digital change inside their organizations. Produced by Metis Strategy and hosted by firm President Peter High, Technovation is the premier podcast for IT and technology professionals with the largest collection of interviews with elite CIOs, CTOs, and…
Episodes
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Redefining the Modern Tech Leader
As AI reshapes enterprise operating models, the profile of the modern technology leader is changing just as quickly. In this special Technovation Summit May…
Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)Enrique Salem on Founder Leadership, Trust, and Scaling Technology Companies
What separates founders who successfully scale companies from those who struggle to evolve beyond the startup phase? In this episode of Technoventure, Peter…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Inside Charter’s Shift From Network Hardware to Software-Driven Infrastructure
As telecom infrastructure becomes increasingly software-defined, technology leaders must rethink everything from engineering talent to AI operations and…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
From Tools to Transformation: How Expedia Operationalizes AI at Scale
AI isn’t just a capability, it’s an operating model shift. In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Ramana Thumu, CTO of Expedia Group, about…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Inside Target’s Experience-First Strategy with CIO Prat Vemana
Retail is no longer about transactions, it’s about designing experiences that create joy. In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Prat Vemana…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
How Catalyst Brands Uses Data and AI to Scale Across Retail Brands
What does it take to turn a portfolio of legacy retail brands into a scalable technology platform? In this episode of Technovation, Kumar “Kartik” Kartikeya…
Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)Ro Gupta on Toyota’s Speedboat Strategy for Venture-Driven Innovation
Most enterprises struggle to see beyond their immediate priorities. Toyota built a system to solve that. In this episode of Technoventure, Ro Gupta, Managing…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Andrew Yang on AI Job Disruption and Why Policy Is Falling Behind
AI disruption is no longer a future scenario, it’s already reshaping the workforce. In this episode of Technovation, Andrew Yang, Founder & CEO of Noble…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Feroz Sheikh on AI as the Final Puzzle Piece in Modern Agriculture
AI is becoming the missing layer that transforms agriculture from a physical practice into a data-driven system. In this episode of Technovation, Feroz Sheikh…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
How Kamini Lane Is Modernizing Real Estate at Scale with AI and Standardization
What does it take to modernize a 120-year-old real estate powerhouse without losing its entrepreneurial edge? In this episode of Technovation, Kamini Rangappan…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Why AI Transformation Fails Without Culture: CIO & CPO Insights from Genesys
AI transformation doesn’t fail because of technology, it fails because of culture. In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Trevor Schulze, CIO…
Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)The Career Insight Most People Miss: Bill Gurley on Fascination & The Dream
Most career advice gets one thing wrong: it always tells you to follow your passion. In this episode of Technoventure, Bill Gurley, recent Author of Runnin’…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Inside Swiss Re’s AI Strategy: Faster Claims, Smarter Insights, Better Outcomes
What if claims processing could be 10x faster without sacrificing accuracy? In this episode of Technovation, Pravina Ladva, Group Chief Digital and Technology…
Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)David Pogue on How Apple Turned Failure into Breakthrough Innovation
Apple’s greatest successes were built on failure. In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with David Pogue, an Emmy-winning journalist, former New…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Lisa Davis on Why the Workplace Is Broken, and How Leaders Can Redesign It
The modern workplace wasn’t designed for today’s leaders, and it’s starting to break under the pressure. In this episode of Technovation, board director…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
The 90% Model: Dr. Ram Charan on China’s Manufacturing War
China is competing on control. In this episode, Ram Charan explains the “90% Model,” a strategy designed to dominate global manufacturing through scale…
Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)From $2B to $20B: Jon McNeill on Tesla’s Hypergrowth Algorithm
What does it really take to scale a company 10X in just a few years? Jon McNeill argues it’s not genius, it’s a system. In this episode of Technoventure, Jon…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Why Citi Re-Engineers Workflows Before Applying AI
Why do most AI initiatives fail to deliver real value? Because they automate broken processes instead of fixing them. In this episode of Technovation, Peter…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
From Projects to Value Streams: Gilbane’s CTO on Outcome-Driven IT
What happens when IT stops delivering projects—and starts delivering outcomes? In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Alex Gutman, CTO of…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Scaling Technology at Omnicom: Craig Cuyar on Post-Acquisition Transformation
What does it take to scale technology across one of the world’s largest marketing organizations? In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Craig…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Why Good Companies Go Bad: Eric Ries on Corporate Corruption
Why do so many successful companies eventually lose their way? In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Eric Ries, entrepreneur, founder of the…
Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)Software to Digital Workers: Sandhya Venkatachalam on the AI Economy
Is AI evolving beyond software into a new form of digital labor? In this episode of Technoventure, Peter High speaks with Sandhya Venkatachalam, Co-Founder and…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Kellie Romack on How ServiceNow Generated $355M in AI Value
Enterprise leaders are investing heavily in AI, but many struggle to generate measurable business value. In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
From Encounters to Journeys: Rajan Mohan on Digital Healthcare Transformation
Healthcare systems have traditionally been designed around individual encounters, not the patient journey. In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
The Thinking Machine: How Jensen Huang Won the GPU War for NVIDIA
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Stephen Witt, award-winning journalist and author of The Thinking Machine, which has been named…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
How Marriott’s Chief Revenue & Technology Officer Is Turning IT into a Growth Engine
What happens when you put revenue and technology under one executive leader? In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Drew Pinto, Executive Vice…
Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)Bubble or Breakthrough? How CIOs Should Think About the AI Tech Boom
Is AI just another tech bubble or the defining platform shift of this era? Duncan Davidson, Co-Founder and General Partner at Bullpen Capital, argues that the…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Defining, Measuring, and Communicating the Value of AI
How do you scale AI in a regulated enterprise without risking trust, compliance, or credibility? In this episode of Technovation, Nick Colisto, CIO of Avery…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Jimmy Wales on The Seven Rules of Trust and Building Integrity at Scale
Can trust be engineered into digital systems or is it purely cultural? In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Jimmy Wales, co-founder of…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Designing the Skills-First Enterprise: AI and Workforce Reinvention
Is AI really eliminating jobs, or is it redefining skills? In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Ehren Powell, Chief Digital Officer of…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
No AI Without Clean Data: Inside Caterpillar’s Platform Transformation
You can’t scale AI on fragmented data. In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Ogi Redzic, Chief Digital Officer of Caterpillar, about the…
Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)AI’s Role in the Enterprise Stack: Infrastructure, Investments & Economics
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Saam Motamedi, General Partner at Greylock Partners, about the evolving role of artificial intelligence…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Scaling Transformation in the Age of AI
Is your AI strategy ready for scale or headed for failure? In this episode of Technovation, leaders from Norfolk Southern, McCormick & Company, and Vulcan…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
How CIOs Can Surface Innovation, Reduce Duplication, and Scale AI
Innovation isn’t slowing down, but in many enterprises it’s becoming invisible. In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Sean Murphy, Founder…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
How HCA’s CIO Balances AI Innovation with Operational Stability at Massive Scale
Innovation in healthcare doesn’t start with AI. It starts with operational stability. In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Chad Wasserman…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
How Carvana Uses Unit Economics to Win at Digital Disruption
What if the real driver of digital disruption isn’t technology, but unit economics? In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Dan Gill, Chief…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Why Discipline Wins in Venture Capital: Sierra Ventures’ Strategic Playbook
How can early-stage investors deliver repeatable, outsized returns—without chasing hype? In this episode of Techoventure, Mark Fernandes, Managing Director at…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
How to AI: WSJ Columnist Christopher Mims on Productivity & Disruption
Is AI coming for your job—or just changing how you work? In this episode, Wall Street Journal technology columnist Christopher Mims shares a grounded, deeply…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Inside Caterpillar’s AI and Robotics Strategy with CTO Jaime Mineart
How does a 100-year-old manufacturing leader reinvent itself through autonomy and AI? In this episode, Caterpillar CTO Jaime Mineart shares how her team is…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Reinventing the Job Marketplace: Anthony Moisant on AI, Trust & Strategy
1048: What if the hiring process wasn’t broken—but reimagined? Anthony Moisant, Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer at Indeed, details how his…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Why Today’s CIO Must Be an Enterprise Leader, Not Just a Tech Strategist
1047: What does it take to lead tech—and the enterprise—in 2026? In this episode of Technovation, we feature a panel from our October 2025 Metis Strategy…
Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)Solving the Data Bottleneck: How Dell Technologies Capital Makes AI Work in the Enterprise
Enterprises aren’t failing at AI. They’re failing at data. Daniel Docter, Managing Director at Dell Technologies Capital, shares why the biggest barrier to…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Digitized Isn’t Digital: Dr. Michael Pfeffer on Redesigning Healthcare with AI
Digitization was just the first step. True digital transformation in healthcare is only beginning. Dr. Michael Pfeffer, Chief Information and Digital Officer…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Building Trust and Talent in the AI Era: Lessons from NFL, Paramount, and More
1045: AI is no longer a side experiment—it’s a core capability. But are your people, partnerships, and governance models ready for it? In this special Metis…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
What Tech Leaders Can Learn from San José’s Data-Driven Approach to Government
What happens when a former startup CEO brings performance management discipline into city government? In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Inside Amex Digital Labs: Luke Gebb on Piloting and Scaling Emerging Tech
How do you build and scale digital innovation inside a 170-year-old company? Luke Gebb, EVP of Global Innovation at American Express, joins Peter High to share…
Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)Liam Donohue on Fixing U.S. Healthcare: Why AI Alone Won’t Save It
AI can’t fix what the healthcare system fundamentally gets wrong. In this episode, Liam Donohue, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at 406 Ventures, shares why…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Power and Progress — Nobel Laureate Simon Johnson on Why AI Is Repeating Industrial-Era Mistakes
What if AI is repeating the same mistakes society made during the Industrial Revolution? In this episode of Technovation, Peter is joined by Nobel Prize…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
From Pilots to Platforms: How Qualcomm Is Scaling Enterprise AI
Most enterprises aren’t struggling with AI because of technology. They’re struggling because they’re trying to scale pilots instead of platforms. In this…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
AI for Everyone, Everywhere: Inside BNY’s Playbook for Enterprise-Wide Enablement
What does it actually take to move AI from experimentation to enterprise-wide impact? In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Leigh-Ann…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
How Gallagher Built Enterprise AI on Culture and Data First
What if the key to enterprise AI wasn’t a tool, but a mindset? Mark Bloom, Global CIO at AJ Gallagher, joins Technovation to share how the 70,000-person…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
The Real Drivers of Cyber Spend: Risk, Compliance, and AI Disruption
What really drives cybersecurity investment and why is “threat” often the last reason? In this episode, Rakesh Loonkar, co-founder of Transmit Security and…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
The CIO as Change Agent and Ecosystem Builder
What if your AI strategy is your business strategy? In this episode, three top tech leaders share how they’re embedding AI not as a standalone initiative, but…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Resilience by Design: Building AI-Ready Infrastructure for Digital Trust
What does it really take to design for resilience in an AI-first world? In this panel from the Metis Strategy Summit, Amtrak CDO Judith Apshago, GE Aerospace…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Managing the Digital Workforce: AI’s Role in the Future of Work
1036: What does it mean to manage a digital workforce? In this episode of Technovation, we feature a panel from our most recent Metis Strategy Summit where…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Delivering the Product Operating Model (and Mindset) at Scale
Our broadcast today features a panel from our most recent Metis Strategy Summit on the topic of Delivering the Product Operating Model (and Mindset) at Scale…
Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)Jamie Montgomery on Why AI Applications Will Power the Next Wave of Venture Returns
What if the most defensible companies of the AI era aren’t the ones building the infrastructure—but the ones using it to rethink workflows? In this…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Madhu Ramamurthy on Balancing AI Innovation With Responsible Governance
What’s stopping AI from scaling across the enterprise? For Madhu Ramamurthy, CIO of Zurich North America, it’s not the technology. It’s the culture. In this…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Inside General Mills’ AI Playbook: Clean Data, Cloud Speed, and Business Trust
What does it really take to scale AI across a global enterprise? In this episode, Jaime Montemayor, Chief Digital and Technology Officer at General Mills…
- Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
From Bottleneck to Accelerator: How NiSource’s CIO Repositioned IT as a Growth Engine
What does it take to transform IT from a bottleneck into a business accelerator? In this episode, Waco Bankston, Chief Information Officer at NiSource, shares…