CEO Tech Live

CEO TECH LIVE is where the greatest minds in business and tech share their hard-earned lessons, insights, and stories.These are the change champions of industry.You'll discover the keys to success for leading innovation, growth, and stability within your organization.The podcast is powered by Hexaware--the world's most loved digital transformation partner, who seeks to create smiles through great people and technology.https://hexaware.com/

CEO Tech Live is a business podcast hosted by Hexaware and Ben Fanning, with 28 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Hexaware and Ben Fanning hosts CEO Tech Live, a business show with 28 episodes published.

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  Episode #28

  What’s Real—and What’s Hype—in AI? | Wintrust CIO Mike Ryan

  Sep 30, 202616 min

  Mike Ryan, EVP and CIO of Wintrust Financial Corporation, has helped transform the bank’s technology strategy and software stack. Now, he’s tackling one of the biggest questions facing every technology leader: How do you separate real AI value from the hype? In this episode of CEO Tech Live , Mike joins host Ben Fanning to explore what organizations are getting right—and wrong—about AI, why governance and security have to come before speed, and what it takes to bring technology and the business together to drive real transformation. Mike also shares the leadership shift he had to make after becoming CIO, why getting out of the weeds created greater strategic impact, and how he’s already using AI to save hours of time. Follow Mike Ryan on LinkedIn Learn more about Wintrust The episode is powered by Hexaware: The IT services company creating smiles through great people and technology. Go here to learn more: https://hexaware.com/

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  Episode #26

  The Leadership Secret Behind 1.1 Million Volunteers | Rajneesh Gupta, AlixPartners

  Jul 17, 202625 min

  How do you inspire more than 1.1 million people to come together—not because they're paid to, but because they believe in a shared purpose? Rajneesh Gupta, Global Head of Products & Partnerships / Partner and Managing Director at AlixPartners, experienced exactly that while helping organize the World Culture Festival in Washington, D.C., where volunteers from around the world united to create one of the largest cultural gatherings ever held. The experience fundamentally changed how he thinks about leadership, motivation, and building teams capable of accomplishing what seems impossible. In this episode of CEO Tech Live , Rajneesh shares: The leadership lesson behind organizing an event attended by 1.1 million people Why inspiration consistently outperforms authority and management How one painful leadership challenge taught him that how you lead matters just as much as what you accomplish Why meditation has become his most valuable professional development tool How authenticity creates trust—and trust creates high-performing teams The framework he uses to build successful partnerships across global organizations Why great leaders help people see they're "building a cathedral," not just "breaking stones" As organizations race to adopt AI and navigate constant change, Rajneesh believes the leaders who create the biggest impact won't simply manage people. They'll inspire them with a purpose bigger than themselves. Follow Rajneesh Gupta on LinkedIn Learn more about AlixPartners The episode is powered by Hexaware: The IT services company creating smiles through great people and technology. Go here to learn more: https://hexaware.com/

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  Episode #25

  How Amjad Masad Pivoted Replit to a $9B Valuation (and 250x Revenue Growth)

  Jul 9, 202630 min

  Amjad Masad faced one of the hardest decisions of his career. Replit had grown too fast, AI adoption hadn't arrived as quickly as expected, and the company was running out of runway. After painful layoffs and a dramatic restructuring, many would have played it safe. Instead, Amjad doubled down. He and the team locked themselves in a "war room", bet the company on AI agents, and launched what became one of the first software creation agents on the market. The result? Replit's revenue exploded, the company scaled from roughly a $1 billion valuation to $9 billion, and millions of people gained a new way to build software. In this episode of CEO Tech Live, Amjad shares: • Why great startups often begin with a "delusion" • The painful leadership decisions that saved Replit • Why every job is becoming more entrepreneurial • How AI is moving from prompting to autonomous execution • Why distribution, audience, and trust may matter more than coding skills • The leadership principle Replit calls "Seek Pain" • What the future of software development looks like when anyone can build If execution is no longer the bottleneck, what becomes the competitive advantage? According to Amjad, it's ideas, leadership, and the ability to get those ideas into the hands of people. --- Follow Amjad on LinkedIn Learn more about Replit --- The episode is powered by Hexaware: The IT services company creating smiles through great people and technology. Go here to learn more: https://hexaware.com/

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  Episode #24

  The Healthcare Breakthrough We Already Have (But Can't Access) | CIO Darren Coleman, Envision Pharma Group,

  Jun 8, 202623 minS0

  <p>What if the next major breakthrough in healthcare isn't a new drug, a new technology, or even AI?</p><p>What if it's the data we already have?</p><p>Darren Coleman, CIO of Envision Pharma Group, shares how healthcare's biggest challenge isn't a technology problem—it's a data problem.</p><p>Healthcare generates more data than any industry on earth, yet only a fraction of it is being used to improve patient outcomes, accelerate research, and unlock the promise of personalized medicine.</p><p>In this episode of CEO Tech Live, Darren shares:</p><p>• Why healthcare may be s...

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  Episode #25

  How Amjad Masad Pivoted Replit to a $9B Valuation (and 250x Revenue Growth)

  May 29, 202630 minS0

  <p>Amjad Masad faced one of the hardest decisions of his career.</p><p>Replit had grown too fast, AI adoption hadn't arrived as quickly as expected, and the company was running out of runway. After painful layoffs and a dramatic restructuring, many would have played it safe.</p><p>Instead, Amjad doubled down.</p><p>He and the team locked themselves in a "war room", bet the company on AI agents, and launched what became one of the first software creation agents on the market.</p><p>The result?</p><p>Replit's revenue exploded, the company scaled from roughly...

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