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The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Nathan C Bowser, Awesome Future Studio

45 episodes

17 hours ago

Julie Smithson, Karen Alexander, and Sophia Moshasha are the co-founders of XR Women, a groundbreaking organization celebrating five years of empowering women in extended reality. What started as a pandemic-era virtual meetup has evolved into a global movement spanning 60+ countries with 1,500 members and nearly 240 consecutive weekly immersive events in the metaverse. Key Takeaways: Consistency Builds Community: XR Women has produced nearly 240 consecutive weekly immersive events—not Zoom ca...

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Julie Smithson, Karen Alexander, and Sophia Moshasha are the co-founders of XR Women, a groundbreaking organization celebrating five years of empowering women in extended reality. What started as a pandemic-era virtual meetup has evolved into a global movement spanning 60+ countries with 1,500 members and nearly 240 consecutive weekly immersive events in the metaverse. Key Takeaways: Consistency Builds Community: XR Women has produced nearly 240 consecutive weekly immersive events—not Zoom ca...

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Episodes (20/45)

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

The Power of Five: How XR Women Built a Global Movement for Women in Spatial Computing

Julie Smithson, Karen Alexander, and Sophia Moshasha are the co-founders of XR Women, a groundbreaking organization celebrating five years of empowering women in extended reality. What started as a pandemic-era virtual meetup has evolved into a global movement spanning 60+ countries with 1,500 members and nearly 240 consecutive weekly immersive events in the metaverse. Key Takeaways: Consistency Builds Community: XR Women has produced nearly 240 consecutive weekly immersive events—not Zoom ca...

6 days ago

39 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Infrastructure is Sexy & Fun: Nokia’s Top Trend Scout on Enterprise Innovation - Leslie Shannon

Please join me in celebrating the 44th, and final episode of Season 1, with a very, very special guest. We'll be back soon with more stories of innovation and entrepreneurship from founders, CEO's and Product Leaders of disruptive and innovative products. - Nathan C. Leslie Shannon, Head of Trend and Innovation Scouting at Nokia, reveals how a 160-year-old company continues to lead by relentlessly adapting, trend-spotting, and cultivating innovation. From sawmills and rubber boots...

1 month ago

33 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Building an Ecosystem of 3D Tools to Empower Creators - Thaisa Yamamura

With over a decade in XR and a career that began in marketing and product development, Thaisa Yamamura is dedicated to bridging the gap between complex engineering and creative user needs, bringing innovative 3D, XR, and spatial computing technologies from prototype to market. Thaisa Yamamura is the Head of XR Products and Business Development at Sony Electronics, where she leads the creation and launch of XYN, Sony’s new end-to-end ecosystem of 3D tools for creators. Key Takeaways: End...

1 month ago

37 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

DreamPark, Scaling Play in the Real World with Downloadable Theme Parks — Aidan Wolf

Aidan Wolf is the Co-Founder and CEO of DreamPark, a company reinventing the future of theme parks by bringing massive, multiplayer, mixed-reality experiences anywhere—malls, parks, or even your own backyard. With a background spanning games, social apps, and AR, Aidan and his team are proving that immersive play can spark joy, community, and real-world revitalization. Key Takeaways: Downloadable Theme Parks: DreamPark turns any large space into a "downloadable" theme park—no physical...

2 months ago

37 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Helping Enterprises Remove Barriers for Adopting AI and XR - Shelley Peterson

Meet the humble leader who used AR to send women to the moon and saved millions along the way! (And that's just one of the impressive things she's done with XR and AI!) Shelley Peterson is the founder of Wizard Wells and a pioneering leader in applying augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and AI to solve real-world enterprise problems. Drawing from her deep experience in aerospace and immersive tech, Shelley focuses on removing barriers to adoption so organizations can harness th...

2 months ago

30 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Two Bowsers, Two Views on XR - Dr. Diane Bowser, PhD

Dr. Diane Bowser is Senior Manager of Emerging Technologies at Lenovo and founder of CodeReal, bringing a rare blend of R&D leadership, arts background, and startup hustle to the world of XR (extended reality) and wearables. Key Takeaways: Bridging Startup and Enterprise: Diane operates at the intersection of nimble startup energy (CodeReal) and scale-driven corporate innovation (Lenovo). She encourages founders to blend creative, non-technical perspectives with technical knowhow.Ma...

2 months ago

33 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Unexpected Treasures, A Career in Innovative Media - Christina Heller

Christina Heller is an Senior Producer at Meta Reality Labs Entertainment and multimedia producer with over 11 years of experience in XR innovation. From launching two startups—VR Playhouse and Meta Stage—to producing indie film "Unexpected Treasures," Christina embodies the creative spirit that drives breakthrough storytelling across emerging media platforms. Key Takeaways: Technology as Enhancement, Not Escape: Christina focuses on how VR can improve people's real-world experiences—fr...

2 months ago

33 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Education is Freedom - James Keyes

Jim Keyes, bestselling author of “Education is Freedom” and former CEO of Blockbuster and 7-Eleven, is a living example of how access to knowledge can transform a life. Jim’s journey began in a tumultuous, disrupted household, where independence was forced on him at an early age. Rather than letting these disadvantages define him, Jim embraced education—not to climb the professional ladder, but as the ultimate pathway to freedom: freedom of choice, freedom to chart his own course, and f...

3 months ago

37 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

From Warhammer to 15 Million in ARR with Augmented Reality and Robots - Nils Pihl

Nils Pihl is the CEO and founder of Auki Labs, a deep-tech company redefining how augmented reality (AR) can power meaningful social and business experiences. What started in 2019 as a passion project to create AR overlays for tabletop games like Warhammer quickly evolved into a multimillion-dollar company at the forefront of spatial computing. Nils shares his conviction that new business models and decentralized technology will fundamentally reshape software—and even capitalism itself. Key T...

3 months ago

39 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Making Future Interpersonal Connections More Engaging with AI - Cathy Hackl

Cathy Hackl, renowned futurist and CE “Godmother of the Metaverse,” is at the forefront of exploring how AI and immersive technologies are transforming human relationships, intimacy, and connection. In this episode, Cathy shares her personal experiments dating AI “boyfriends,” her vision for the future of dating, and why she believes technology can enhance—not diminish—our capacity for meaningful relationships. Key Takeaways: Intimacy Economy: Cathy sees a shift from the “attention economy” t...

3 months ago

29 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Making VR Profitable and Leading Emerging Technology for the Enterprise - Alex Rühl

Alex Rühl is an award-winning immersive creator, technologist, and innovation leader whose career spans VR content creation, enterprise consulting, and emerging technology strategy. As founder of Cats Are Not Peas and former Head of Emerging Tech at PwC, Alex has helped shape how global organizations adopt and scale immersive technologies. Key Takeaways Roots in Innovation: Alex’s journey began with a fascination for new tech, inspired by her family’s early adoption of internet tools and gadg...

3 months ago

36 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Re-Wiring Our Relationship with the Nervous System to Drive Growth - Megan Moseley

A "glow up" signifies a positive transformation, reflecting the journey of becoming a better, more successful version of oneself. At The Glow Up, we humanize the startup and innovation landscape by focusing on the essential aspects of the entrepreneurial journey. Groundbreaking ideas are often ahead of their time, making resilience and perseverance vital for founders and product leaders. In our podcast, we engage with innovators to discuss their transformative ideas, the challenges they fac...

4 months ago

20 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Trying to Make a Nickel with Tech and Stories — Charlie Fink Pt. 2

Part Two: Charlie Fink is a veteran of the extended reality (XR) and tech media industries, known for his Forbes column, the AI/XR Podcast, having attended AWE (Augmented World Expo) nine times, written three books, and taught as a professor at Chapman University. His work now blends XR, AI, and storytelling, with a focus on what’s new and breaking in technology. Key Takeaways: Shift to AI: Charlie’s focus has moved from XR to AI, which he believes represents a value creation opportunit...

4 months ago

22 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Trying to Make a Nickel with Tech and Stories — Charlie Fink Pt. 1

Charlie Fink is a leading voice in the world of innovation, extended reality (XR), and technology storytelling. Best known for his Forbes column, the AI/XR Podcast, and a decades-long career spanning Disney Animation, AOL, and multiple startups, Charlie shares his insider’s journey from the VHS era of Disney classics to the frontlines of AI-generated media. Key Takeaways: Decades in Innovation: Charlie started in Hollywood as a production assistant, quickly rising to become the youngest Vice ...

4 months ago

25 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Solving the Problem of Fragmented, Unstructured Customer Insights - Dwayne King

Dwayne King is the CEO and Co-Founder of Rutabaga, a startup building a decision intelligence engine that turns fragmented, unstructured customer insights into actionable knowledge accessible across the organization. Rutabaga’s mission is to help companies become genuinely customer-centric by eliminating the barriers between scattered data, institutional memory, and daily decision-making. Key Takeaways From Data to Action: Rutabaga ingests qualitative, unstructured customer data (such a...

5 months ago

23 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Understanding the Brain and Unlocking Human Performance with 3D Tools - Johnny Hartman

Johnny Hartman is the founder and CEO of Vision Systems, a company pioneering the use of advanced 3D visualization and neurotechnology to better understand the brain and unlock human performance. Drawing on his background in both neuroscience and immersive technology, Johnny is building tools that allow researchers, clinicians, and athletes to visualize brain activity in real time, optimize training, and accelerate recovery. Key Takeaways: 3D Brain Visualization: Vision Systems has deve...

5 months ago

30 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

AI-driven Healthcare Transformation - Patty Hayward Talkdesk

Patty Hayward is the General Manager of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Talkdesk, where she leads innovation at the intersection of AI, technology, and patient experience for healthcare organizations. Key Takeaways Deep Personal Motivation: Patty’s passion for patient experience stems from her family’s struggle navigating complex healthcare for her mother. This drives her mission to simplify and humanize patient journeys.Transforming Contact Centers: Talkdesk is applying AI to rethink tradit...

5 months ago

37 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Creating an Ecosystem of Value for the Future of Education - Julie Smithson

Julie Smithson is the CEO of MetaVRse and co-founder of 6ix Ventures, a mission-driven family of companies building an ecosystem for the next generation of educational innovation. Recognized as a pioneering entrepreneur, Julie brings a unique blend of hands-on experience from launching 200+ immersive projects and a personal commitment to preparing future leaders to thrive in a world shaped by emerging technology. Key Takeaways: Family of Purpose-Driven Ventures: 6ix Ventures unites MetaVRse, ...

6 months ago

31 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Helping Small Businesses in the Heartland Grow in the AI Age - Ashley Coffey

Ashley Coffey is the CEO of Coffey and Consult and host of the Coffey and Code podcast. She specializes in bridging the gap between technology and people, helping small and medium-sized businesses—especially in Oklahoma and the Midwest—leverage emerging technologies like AI for efficiency, profitability, and empowerment. Key Takeaways: Making Tech Accessible: Ashley founded Coffey and Consult to bring innovation and technology consulting to businesses in Oklahoma, eliminating the need for loc...

6 months ago

31 minutes

The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.

Building Startup Brands that Provide Value, Faster - Melissa Hollis

Melissa Hollis is the CEO and co-founder of Taylor Street Collective, a marketing and go-to-market strategy firm focused on helping startups and startup-adjacent service providers clarify their messaging and accelerate their growth. With a background as the “vicarious entrepreneur,” Melissa has built her career by becoming the first marketing hire at numerous startups, driving foundational brand strategy, and working directly with founders to bring their visions to life. Key Takeaways: ...

6 months ago

36 minutes