TalkingHeadz Podcast with David Petts of Mitel
Mitel is back in the news again – this time for its planned acquisition of Unify from Atos. This podcast only touches on that – the news was very fresh and the deal hasn’t closed yet. However, it’s an interesting…
No Code Foundry with Michael Beckley
Appian is a low-code software development platform that allows users to create business applications quickly and easily. The platform uses a visual drag-and-drop interface, making it accessible to users with little to no coding experience. Appian also includes features such…
TalkingHeadz with Raluca Monet on Google CER CCaaS
I think it was 2018. I was curious to see how far one can go with a Chromebook. I use a full desktop at my desk, but replaced my Windows Laptop that I used for travel with a Pixelbook. The …
TalkingHeadz with Jeff Lawson
Jeff Lawson is one of my favorite keynoters. He is a natural edutainer. He is both a provocateur and storyteller that knows what he’s talking about. He had a complex mission at the recent Signal conference where he explained not…
TalkingHeadz: Sid Chimes in on the AWS Comms Platform
Amazon Chime continues to evolve. What started as a meetings app transitioned into an SDK and now delivers advanced embeddable comms services that can be used in standalone ways, as a means of leveraging other AWS services (such as Lex),…
Einat: Speak Softly and Carry a Big CX
Most CMOs have a lot to say. Einat Weiss is no exception. She is the CMO at NICE and she’s articulate, technical, and opinionated. However, it’s rare to catch her behind a microphone. She prefers to communicate through her various…
TalkingHeadz with Alan Masarek, CEO of Avaya
When Avaya exited bankruptcy (late 2017), I casually remarked to a friend that Avaya and Vonage should get together. In hindsight, it was a brilliant idea, but at time it was ludicrous. Avaya was free from Chapter 11, had restructured…
TalkingHeadz with Ram Menghani of NEC
NEC is a brand I’ve admired for a long time. I cherished my 17″ NEC MultiSync monitor in the 90s as well as so many other NEC products. I’ve followed its UC solutions closely over the decades. NEC, like Avaya,…
Joe Manuele CEO of NoFilter Not Talking About Sports
Another alumni returns to Talkingheadz, and he’s only added 4 jobs to his LinkedIn Profile between appearances. Joe is one of the kindest execs in UCaaS, and it’s always great to found out what excites him besides hockey. We cover…
TalkingHeadz with CMO Janelle Raney
Yet another company featured in the Innovation Showcase at Enterprise Connect 22. Janelle shares with us her thoughts on startups and high growth companies. Something she learned about about by joining a small company called Zoom in 2015. “We transformed…
Not Doug from Crexendo
Talkingheadz is an interview format podcast with the movers and shakers of enterprise communications, and we have good guests too. It’s not co-hosting the most influential podcast in the industry. A quick peek behind the curtains you will see a…
Fetching Agent Support from Balto
Artificial Intelligence is changing every aspect of the contact center: self service, augmented agent, QM, scheduling, and coaching – to name a few. Balto does agent coaching. It’s bots listen and provide agents real-time tips on how to improve their…
David Sipes Answers the Call at 8×8
8×8 is one of the most innovative companies in UCaaS. It was one of the first to launch Teams Direct Routing. It just released a new Agent Workspace. Last year it launched its XCaaS brand and 8×8 Front Desk. The…
Brian Beutler, CEO and CO-Founder Alianza
The UCaaS industry was really created by independent service providers offering hosted VoIP. Many of these service providers turned to companies like BraodSoft and Genband to obtain the software needed to create their own offerings. The concept still exists, but…
TalkingHeadz with Josh Little of Volley
Async comms are old school. Think of real letters and even email – easy, boring stuff compared to real-time communications. Real-time comms are marvelous and largely what the enterprise comms sector was built-on, however it has a few problems. Namely,…
Using AI in the CC with Gregg Johnson of Invoca
When we hear about AI in the contact center, it’s usually about chatbots and augmented agent. But in this conversation, we hear at how contact center AI can help with sales and marketing. Invoca is doing some fascinating stuff with…
TalkingHeadz: Facebook and Meta Have a Presence in Workplace
One thing about Ujjwal Singh is he has a Presence. Actually, I am not certain that’s true because I didn’t meet with him over Workplace. We could have though – Workplace from Meta is focused on making the virtual workplace…
Getting Intelligent Assistance from Dan Miller of Opus
“While it’s important to acknowledge we’re still in the “early days” in the development and acceptance of Enterprise Intelligent Assistants, the proliferation of chatbots, voicebots and virtual assistants has already reached billions of end users. With a growing audience, the…
Please, Your Brand First: TalkingHeadz with Michael Gold of Intermedia
It appears Intermedia is doing quite well. It’s not a particularly well known brand, but that’s by design. Michael Gold, its CEO, gives his partners several options when it comes to go-to-market branding. That’s just one of the features that…
Michael Litt of Vidyard – TalkingHeadz Podcast
If you could see this audio-podcast you would enjoy it more. I know that now, because Michael Litt has a lot to say about video. Transcript: Dave Michels 0:12 welcome to Talking Heads today we have with us Colin Jennings,…