Agile Giants: Lessons from Corporate Innovators

Agile Giants: Lessons from Corporate Innovators


Latest Episodes

Episode 58: Sari Kaganoff on Navigating Innovation and Partnerships for Digital Health Startups
July 21, 2023

Join us on this week's episode of Agile Giants as we dive into the world of digital health startups and the crucial role of partnerships in driving innovation. Our guest, Sari Kaganoff, General Manage

Episode 57: Chris Carde on the Crucial Role of Corporate-Startup Partnerships in Driving Innovation for the EV Industry
June 23, 2023

Episode description: In this week's episode of Agile Giants, Chris Carde, the CEO and Founder of HeyCharge, joins the show to discuss the importance of corporate-startup collaborations in advancing th

Episode 56: David Rogers on Overcoming Barriers to Digital Transformation
June 09, 2023

In this episode, we are joined by David Rogers, a professor at Columbia University, and the author of The Digital Transformation Playbook and The Digital Transformation Roadmap. We dive deep into digi

Episode 55: Ed Rakiewicz on the Importance of Corporate-Startup Collaboration in the Evolving Landscape of the Materials Industry
April 21, 2023

In this podcast episode, we delve into the history and transformation of PPG, a global maker of coatings, paints, and specialty materials that has been around for over 140 years. We are joined by Ed R

Episode 54: Kevin Acklin on Driving Innovation in Sports and Business
March 31, 2023

In this episode, we are joined by Kevin Acklin, President of Business Operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins, to discuss the team's collaboration with startups to solve real problems in sports and bus

Episode 53: Nick Ellis on Amazon Climate Pledge Fund's Approach to Collaborating with Startups
March 17, 2023

In this episode, we sit down with Nick Ellis, Principal of the Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, to discuss their approach to investing in startups and how they work with their portfolio companies beyond ju

Episode 52: Chirag Patel on Cultivating the Startup Spirit in a Corporate Environment
March 03, 2023

Join us for a fascinating conversation with Chirag Patel, Leader of EY Foundry, as we explore how this corporate venturing unit is driving transformational growth for one of the world's largest compan

Episode 51: Greg Coticchia on the Importance of Partnerships on Scaling Startups
February 17, 2023

This season will be a series of interesting conversations about how large companies and startups can partner to deliver transformative innovation together. In our first episode of the fourth season of

Episode 50: Open Innovation Challenges with Josh Gould, Head of Duquesne Light Innovation Center
February 16, 2022

Josh Gould is the Director of Innovation at the Duquesne Light Company. He & his team have kicked off a $750k open innovation challenge around monitoring underground electrical cables. He talks a litt

Episode 49: David Schonthal author of The Human Element
October 19, 2021

We'll be back later this fall with another full season of Agile Giants, but I wanted to interrupt our break to share a conversation I had with David Schonthal. David is the Clinical Professor of Innov

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