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Disrupting Women in Engineering With Janell Nelson

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

TAMPA BAY, Fla., Oct.18, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) occupations comprise 7% of all U.S. jobs and play a critical role in global competitiveness. However, even though women comprise nearly half of the active workforce, they only make up 27% of STEM workers.(1) That number drops closer to 15% when looking at engineering, depending on the type.(2) Meanwhile, women who forge careers in STEM are sometimes paid less for the same work, rarely see other women in leadership positions, and experience fewer opportunities for advancement than their male counterparts. (3) Enter disruptor Janell Nelson, Senior Engineering Manager at Canon Medical Informatics, explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption podcast, that while engineering firms benefit from the varied perspectives that diversity brings, the applicant pool is primarily men.

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(3) Enter disruptor Janell Nelson, Senior Engineering Manager at Canon Medical Informatics , explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption podcast, that while engineering firms benefit from the varied perspectives that diversity brings, the applicant pool is primarily men.
Janell Nelson entered engineering with a passion for building solutions and found her natural understanding of the big picture made her an invaluable leader.
One day, when Janell was already an engineering manager with many successful projects under her belt, a new leader came on board.
Approximately 22% of people in the engineering field are women, and only about 18% of new engineering graduates are women.

Disrupting Customer Success FOR Customer Success with Emily Gabriele

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Monday, October 17, 2022

TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Customer service is a big business. Organizations that deliver a superior customer experience bring in 5.7 times more revenue than their competitors that lag; companies that work to improve their customer experience saw their revenue increase 84% of the time.(1) A recent stat also showed that 62% of online shoppers will recommend a brand based on great service.(2) Meanwhile, as many as two-thirds of customer service employees are at risk for burnout.(3) Enter disruptor Emily Gabriele, experienced customer success manager with Airtable, who explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption podcast, that part of delivering outstanding customer service is to understand the customer is NOT always right, and that customer service representatives need proactive support to succeed.

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(3) Enter disruptor Emily Gabriele, experienced customer success manager with Airtable, who explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption podcast , that part of delivering outstanding customer service is to understand the customer is NOT always right, and that customer service representatives need proactive support to succeed.
She said THAT'S IT I'M DONE WITH THE STATUS QUO and became a customer success advocate FOR customer success employees.
In her role as a Customer Success Manager with Airtable, Emily's team is implementing social and technological solutions that empower customer service employees to excel and find win-win solutions.
Emily Gabriele is a writer, singer, songwriter, and tech enthusiast who is currently on the Customer Success Team at Airtable.

Disrupting Project Management Software Development With Shane Anastasi

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Monday, October 10, 2022

Tampa Bay, Fla., October 10, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Large software development and IT projects are estimated to consistently run 45% over their projected budget and 7% over their projected time. Simultaneously, these projects deliver 56% less value than was predicted. ¹ Behind the scenes, project managers scramble to meet expectations — which almost entirely revolve around being on time and on budget. The result is that an entire body of professionals is continually underperforming. Enter Shane Anastasi, who explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption podcast, that the traditional method of measuring the success of project management needs to be kicked to the curb.

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Enter Shane Anastasi, who explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption podcast , that the traditional method of measuring the success of project management needs to be kicked to the curb.
With over 40 years of experience in project management, Anastasi has now founded PS Principles, an organization focused on disrupting how successful outcomes from implementation projects are achieved.
Anastasi is helping project leaders approach the journey of software development from a whole new angle.
Project management strategies that are utilized in software development are a direct reflection of the construction industry.

CEVA, Inc. Schedules Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Release and Conference Call

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Friday, October 7, 2022

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies and co-creation solutions,will announce results for the third quarter 2022 on November 9th, 2022 before the NASDAQ market opens.

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ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies and co-creation solutions,will announce results for the third quarter 2022 on November 9th, 2022 before the NASDAQ market opens.
Following the release, CEVA management will conduct a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the operating performance for the quarter.
The conference call will be available via the following dial in numbers:
The conference call will also be available live via webcast at the following link: https://app.webinar.net/n8d4Y8EwBbD .
Please go to the web site at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

Disrupting Employee Health Benefits With Lauren Randall

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

TAMPA BAY, Fla., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Roughly half (51.8%) of adults in the United States have at least one diagnosed chronic condition and 27.2% of U.S. adults have more than one.1 As the nation struggles, our health insurance rates have risen by 215% over 20 years. During the same period between 2001 and 2021, the cumulative rate of inflation was only about 57%.2 Meanwhile, as healthcare costs soar to consume about 18% of GDP, wasteful spending accounts for about 25%.3 Enter "stabilizing" disruptor Lauren Randall, Benefits Strategist Consultant with MMA, who explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption podcast, that no one cares about our health as much as we do, and it's essential to be the CEO of our own healthcare. Lauren and MMA are making strides with employers to better manage healthcare expenditures while addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and providing value and mission-aligned benefits to attract and keep top talent.

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Lauren took this experience into her career in employee health benefits, helping employers and employees trim unnecessary expenses as they balance needs for comprehensive care, second opinions, and personal responsibility.
In such a tight talent market, employers are hesitant to limit health benefits or pass too much on to their employees.
They need to talk about mental health employee assistance programs, fertility benefits for employers trying to attract women, and all of the issues visible in today's landscape.
Lauren Randall is an experienced Benefits Strategist consulting with CFOs and CHROs on their people and risk strategy.

Disrupting the Meritocracy of Tech Sales With Deep Trikannad

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Monday, September 26, 2022

TAMPA BAY, Fla., Sep. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- By the end of 2021, it is estimated that the U.S. tech industry will reach a market value of $1.6 trillion.¹ Tech sales teams are responsible for much of the revenue growth of this industry. However, managers leading these teams often struggle to know how to improve the performance of their sales teams until it's too late.

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Answering this issue is Deep Trikannad, Founder and CEO of Acceledgy, a business disrupting the way in which tech salespersons' contributions are measured.
After spending time as a sales engineer, Trikannad experienced first-hand the frustration of how contributions to sales teams are measured.
With over 24 years of sales experience, Deep Trikannad is now the Founder and CEO of Acceledgy.
Trikannad is putting his problem-solving mind to work to disrupt how tech sales teams are measured.

CEVA Accelerates 5G Infrastructure Rollout with Industry's First Baseband Platform IP for 5G RAN ASICs

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

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This heterogeneous baseband compute platform has been designed to significantly reduce the entry barriers for companies wishing to break into the new market opportunities available in Open RAN (O-RAN) equipment.

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This heterogeneous baseband compute platform has been designed to significantly reduce the entry barriers for companies wishing to break into the new market opportunities available in Open RAN (O-RAN) equipment.
The burgeoning market for 5G base station and radio ASICs is fueled by the digital transformation that continuously calls for higher cellular bandwidth at lower latency.
More recently, network disaggregation driven by the Open RAN initiative and the drive for mMIMO has gained the attention of silicon vendors worldwide to the cellular infrastructure market opportunity.
It delivers up to 10X savings in power and area compared to available FPGA and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) CPU based alternatives.

Disrupting Centralized Financial Services in the Metaverse With Neeraj Satija

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Monday, September 19, 2022

TAMPA BAY, Fla., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- According to the 2020 TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance Index, only 52% of U.S. adults are financially literate — as measured through a series of questions covering topics such as investing, insuring, saving, and comprehending risk.¹ At the same time, this lack of financial literacy is creating an increased dependency on centralized financial institutes. However, consumers reliant upon these large financial institutions are running into transparency issues. Customers who do not want their financial data to be shared must manually opt out — often with limited options to do so. Simultaneously, nearly 90% of consumers believe that there should be an opt-in standard in place rather than an opt-out standard.²

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At the same time, this lack of financial literacy is creating an increased dependency on centralized financial institutes.
Enter disruptor Neeraj Satija, Co-Founder and CEO at Lucrisma and PSAG, who believes in educating consumers by demystifying some of the most complex financial concepts.
Through the use of decentralized financial services in the metaverse, Satija is paving the way for consumers to interact with their finances in a fully transparent way.
5) Decentralization of financial services will mean that there is no longer a centralized entity.

Disrupting the Fit Tech Industry With Walla's Laura Munkholm

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Around one in five Americans have a gym membership, and the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics reports that only about 23% of the population between 18 and 65 achieve recommended fitness minimums every week.(1) Fitness is a growing industry, but as many as 81% of startups fail or close their doors within the first year.(2) Boutique fitness studio owners tend to be passionate about changing people's lives but are challenged to attract and retain clients sustainably. Enter "curious" disruptor Laura Munkholm, President and Co-Founder of Walla, who explains to Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption Interruption podcast, that new behavioral psychology research combined with easy-to-use technology can transform boutique studios into accessible profit centers.

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(1) Fitness is a growing industry, but as many as 81% of startups fail or close their doors within the first year.
She partnered with an experienced tech expert who had built and scaled businesses before.
The status quo in the fitness industry has been to lower prices to motivate people to join and retain their memberships.
Walla delivers state-of-the-art software designed by a studio owner to help fitness business owners do what they love, sans tech headaches.

Credo Introduces 800Gbps and 400Gbps Optical Digital Signal Processors with Integrated Drivers

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Monday, August 29, 2022

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: CRDO) today introduced its new Dove 800 Digital Signal Processor family of products.

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Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: CRDO) today introduced its new Dove 800 Digital Signal Processor family of products.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220829005269/en/
Credo Introduces 800Gbps and 400Gbps Optical Digital Signal Processors with Integrated Drivers (Photo: Business Wire)
Continuous increase in data traffic, driven by applications such as AI and AR/VR, is fueling the demand for optical modules with increased thruput and switch ASICs with 100Gbps serial interface, said Vlad Kozlov from LightCounting Market Research.
The Dove 800 family includes 800Gbps Dove 800/801/802 for OSFP and QSFP-DD800, and 400Gbps Dove 410/401/401 for QSFP112 optical transceivers.
These new PAM4 DSPs come with integrated EML, TFLN and silicon photonics modulator drivers and offer industry leading performance and low-power dissipation.