The Government Huddle Podcast, hosted by Brian Chidester, is a thought leadership platform dedicated to exploring the intersection of technology, innovation, and government. Through engaging conversations with industry experts, public sector leaders, and policymakers, the podcast delves into topics like digital transformation, IT modernization, citizen experience, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies shaping the future of government. It offers listeners valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities governments face in an increasingly digital world, making it a go-to resource for professionals looking to stay informed about trends impacting the public sector.
Episodes
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Kristen Holmes, Vice President of Performance Science at WHOOP and NCAA D1 All-American, National Champion and Hall of Fame inductee joins the show to discuss the importance of being data-driven and how to build a couture around data to drive positive impact. We also discuss the work WHOOP is doing to support performance of military service members, ways that organizations can help mitigate employee burnout, and the biggest challenges she sees when trying to change an organization’s mindset.
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Mark Lee, Executive Vice President for Global Public Sector at ICF International joins the show to discuss ways he has seen the pandemic accelerate and alter the future of government work. We also talk about some of the ways he has worked with customers as they have learned to navigate the new normal, what agencies should be prioritizing and they look to redefine their customer experiences, and some of his predictions for the next government fiscal year.
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Clara Conti, Vice President and General Manager of Red Hat Public Sector joins the show to discuss how she has navigated the COVID-19 pandemic and what best practices she learned over the past couple years that can be leveraged for organizations operating in the new normal. She also shares her thoughts on the Federal government’s progress around cloud adoption, attributes agencies should be focused on when evaluating a new company or technology, and advice for young women entering the government technology space.
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Nicole F. Smith, M.Ed, Ranked #3 Nationally Recognized Leadership and EQ Coach, Speaker, Best Selling Author, and the CEO of JMS Creative Leadership Solutions joins the show to discuss how to improve as a leader with an eye towards the next-generation workforce. We also focus on improving your emotional intelligence, how to enhance your business and personal relationships, and the increasing importance of empathy in every touchpoint we have with our stakeholders.
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Justin Herman, Global Head of Public Sector at Twilio and former Emerging Citizen Technology Leader at the General Services Administration (GSA) joins the show to discuss the impact that the recently enacted Executive Order for Customer Experience will have moving forward. We also discuss how trends like augmented reality and the Metaverse will change the CX landscape, how smart cities will align to digital experience, and how cloud adoption can support innovation in 2022 and beyond.
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Alex Castro, Founder and CEO of ReM Score and bestselling author of “Measure, Execute, Win!” joins the show to discuss ways that government organizations should be using data to optimize their decision-making and operations. We also discuss how organizations can adapt to the new normal and how the “fail fast” mentality lauded in Silicon Valley for driving change can actually be an inhibitor on the next-generation workforce.
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Simon Godfrey, Chairman for Public Sector at techUK and Director of Government Relations at BT Group joins the show to discuss technology trends impacting the public sector and predictions for 2022. We also take a look back and some of the biggest ways public sector was impacted in 2021 and discuss policies that could drive larger adoption of emerging technologies in government moving forward.
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Dr. Joe Perez, Senior IT Lead at North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and Chief Technology Officer at Solontek joins the show to discuss how data is changing the landscape in government and ways for leaders to support a culture change around information. We also have a conversation about why is it so challenging for government to roll out technology as quick as the private sector, predictions on how data will continue to change government, and what challenges keep a CTO up at night in this new normal.
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Nicolas Chaillan, the former Chief Software Officer for the U.S. Air Force and current Prevent Breach CTO joins the show to discuss the reasons behind his dramatic resignation from his role at the Department of Defense earlier this year. We also dive into his entrepreneurial background which had him start his first company at 15 in France, a six-month plan he built that could see the United States catch up to its advisories in the AI race, and his predictions for the Department of Defense moving forward.
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Alec Ross, the New York Times bestselling author of “The Raging 2020s" and former Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joins the show to talk about the catalyst for his latest book and what he thinks about today’s social contract with government and industry. We also dive into challenges he faced at the State Department trying to bring diplomacy into the 21st century and why he thinks the Pentagon needs Silicon Valley nerds more than ever.