For this episode, host Thom Singer (CEO at the Austin Technology Council) simply asked ChatGPT to become the host of the podcast and interview him about the ATC and about the state of tech in Austin.  He gave no other instructions, and just went with the questions that were asked.    This is an interesting example of how advanced AI has become in the past year.     Check out this episode and hear about the history, mission, and future of ATC and the Austin tech ecosystem.... but most importantly...check out what a complete job the AI did with hosting the podc ..read more

Brad Englert is an author, advisor and technologist who has had a long tech career in Austin.  He is a civic minded leader is now dedicated to helping others craft their success.  His new book "Spheres of Influence: How to creat and nurture authentic business relationships" is now available on Amazon (or wherever you get your books).   He spent 22 years at Accenture, and then 8 years a CIO at UT Austin.  He believes his successful career came from being able to transcend a traditional network.     Best advice he ever got about being a leader?&n ..read more

The Austin Technology Council is working to help more local tech companies and industry leaders engage as speakers, panelists, workshop leaders, etc... at the 2025 SXSW Festival next March.   On of the ways to get on the radar of the SXSW team is to apply for a session via the PanelPicker (which is accepting applications until July 21, 2024).   This episodes looks at SXSW and how to to apply to speak.  We are joined by the Senior Director of Conference Programing, Monica Sack.     You do not want to miss this conversation.   About The SXSW PanelPicker: PanelP ..read more

One of the best things about the Austin tech scene is the people and the unique problems their tech companies solve. This week's "Austin Tech Connect" episode is a chat with Bob Michaels from Content Access.  Their AdFlow Plugin brings website navigation to the cloud, and changes how people engage when they come to your site from clicking ads.     Bob is also musician who has been in both the music and tech businesses since the 1980s and 1990s.     About Bob Michaels   From the dawn of the World Wide Web, Robert “Bob” Michaels has been at the f ..read more

In this episode we talk to Cody Treybig, the son of Austin Tech Hall of Fame inductee, Jimmy Treybig.  At the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Cody spoke for his father, who was recovering from medical procedures. Cody shared his fathers words about his love of the Austin tech community and the people who make up our ecosystem.   We invited Cody to the podcast to talk about his father, but also to look at what it is like to grow up around a booming tech scene, and his own career path in his short time out of college.   Cody is currently moved back to Austin to be close to h ..read more

On this week's episode of "Austin Tech Connect" Thom Singer sits down with Mike Siegel from VeUp and Ashley Rose from Living Security.   Mike is a board member for the Austin Technology Council and his company, VeUP, was the sponsor of the "First Time Founder Award" that was presented at the Austin Tech Hall of Fame event on June 4, 2024.  On this episode he shares his overview of the event, and shares why his company was a supporter of ATC for this new Hall of Fame and First Time Founder Award program.   We are joined by the winner of the 2024 First Time Founder Award, Ashley R ..read more

Marc Tucci is the founder and CEO of the Austin Sports & Social Club, the market leader in adult recreational sports leagues and corporate teambuilding events.  With a mission of being the part part of their customers day, they currently serve 40,000 players locally, and 110,000 among five markets.  He has also expanded the brand to Austin SSC Kids, to give all children, as young as two years old, the ability to learn and have fun through leagues & clinics.  And in addition to having three young athletes of his own, he serves on the board for both Leadership Austin ..read more

As a tech community we all rely a lot on the ease of air travel, and the first part of that is our local Austin Bergstrom International Airport.  On this episode of Austin Tech Connect we hear from Rick Belliotti, the Deputy Chief Officer- Information Technology at ABIA,   Rick ir relatively new to Austin, but has spent a lifetime in the tech side of the "Airport Business".  He will share his career journey as well as give us a look behind the curtain of the world of "Airport Tech".   About Rick Belliotti Rick Belliotti is currently the Acting Chief Performan ..read more

This week on the "Austin Tech Connect" podcast we chat with Balazs Barna, Head of US Engineering and Austin Site Lead for Wise.  As Wise continues to grow their US presence, Austin has become a key location for the company.  Since 2017 Wise has grown from 500 people worldwide to over 5500 employees.     In this interview we hear about Mr Barna's career journey (including being a 2x Kick Boxing World Champion), the growth of Wise, and his take on why Austin is such a great place to grow a company and raise a family.   About Balazs BarnaBalazs Barna is the Head ..read more

As Austin continues to grow, we find more and more that we have lots of different "tech" industries operating in our region.  One area that is growing is the tech used to create movies, TV, music, etc...  Entertainment Tech is a coming together of many technologies that solve problems and make things easier for film makers, producers, directors, etc...     This week on "Austin Tech Connect" we talk to Nate Strayer from Stray Vista.  Stray Vista is the largest Virtual LED Volume Studio in Texas.  Nate went to school to be a film director, moved to LA ..read more