The Bridgecast with Scott Kinka
The role of IT leaders has never been more critical or more complex. The Bridgecast is where enterprise tech decision-makers come to make sense of it all and to connect the dots between technology, strategy, and business success.
Hosted by veteran technologist and Bridgepointe Chief Strategy Officer Scott Kinka, each episode features candid conversations with top CIOs, CTOs, Innovators, Authors and Analysts. Together, they explore how to simplify technology decisions, drive measurable outcomes, and build stronger alignment between IT and the C-suite.
True to its name, The Bridgecast is your link between innovation and execution, technology and leadership, IT and enterprise growth.
Whether you're navigating hybrid work, cloud modernization, cybersecurity, or digital transformation, this show delivers the real-world stories and insights you need to lead with confidence.
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Presented by Bridgepointe Technologies, this podcast is for tech leaders, IT professionals, M&A officers, strategists, and company owners who are embracing the change.
Future-Proofing Voice with AI: Insights from Alistair Pidd
June 24, 2025 • 44 MIN
In this episode of The Bridgecast, host Scott Kinka sits down with Alistair Pidd, Professional Services Director at BCM One, to demystify the complex world of enterprise voice in the age of hybrid work. They unpack Microsoft Teams voice integration strategies, including Calling Plans, Direct Routing, and Operator Connect, while offering practical advice on contact center migrations, global architecture, and maintaining legacy workflows.
From directory hygiene to Copilot’s emerging role in voice, Alistair shares invaluable insights for IT leaders navigating telephony modernization. Whether you're optimizing UCaaS or tackling compliance challenges, this episode is your guide to building a resilient, future-ready voice strategy.
Why Fast Innovation Fails, and What Indi Young Says to Do Instead
June 10, 2025 • 39 MIN
In this episode of The Bridgecast, host Scott Kinka sits down with Indi Young, an Independent Qualitative Data Scientist, Coach, and Consultant. Together, they explore how deep listening and cognitive empathy can revolutionize enterprise technology decisions. Indi shares insights on moving beyond generic personas, embracing diverse thinking styles, and using qualitative data to serve all users better. Indi also shares her actionable frameworks, including the Mental Model Skyline, for designing systems that align with real user needs, offering a powerful alternative to fast but shallow innovation.
Mark Tina on How Verizon is Powering SMBs with AI & Security
May 27, 2025 • 26 MIN
In this episode of The Bridgecast, host Scott Kinka sits down with Mark Tina, Head of Indirect Distribution at Verizon Business, about Verizon’s journey from telecom giant to tech solutions powerhouse. They discuss democratizing AI for small businesses, enhancing cybersecurity, and integrating tools like Microsoft Teams for seamless mobile communication. With practical tips for business leaders and insights from Mark’s 22-year career, this episode reveals how Verizon is helping companies thrive in an increasingly digital, hybrid work environment.
From Video to CX: Shana Hafterson and Sean Fair on Zoom’s Next Evolution
May 13, 2025 • 34 MIN
What if you could transform your customer experience while leveraging the power of AI and video?
In this episode of The Bridgecast, host Scott Kinka and David McAbee sit down with Zoom’s CX team of Sean Fair and Shana Hafterson to explore Zoom’s transformation into a full-scale customer experience platform. They dive into how AI, video support, and unified communication tools are helping businesses cut resolution times by 50%, improve agent performance, and modernize contact centers. Get practical insights into the future of CX and what it takes to implement these technologies successfully.
Leading with Love (and Logic) in the Age of AI: Insights from Tim Sanders
April 29, 2025 • 45 MIN
In this episode of The Bridgecast, host Scott Kinka sits down with Tim Sanders who is a best selling author, AI Evangelist and VP of Research Insights at G2. We explored how leaders can approach AI as a human-first strategy rather than just a tech trend. From building organizational AI literacy to embracing optionality and leading with empathy, Tim shares a roadmap for thoughtful, effective AI adoption. If you’re a tech leader looking to innovate without losing the human touch, this conversation is your next must-listen.
Building a Smarter AI Enterprise Strategy: Live from NJ SIM
April 15, 2025 • 61 MIN
Here’s The Bridgecast live from the NJ Sim event for a panel discussion on enterprise AI strategy.
Enterprise Network Infrastructure: What Every IT Leader Should Know
April 2, 2025 • 40 MIN
Creating your network doesn’t have to be complicated. Here's Meter’s Anil Varanasi on what IT leaders should know about enterprise network structure.
Giving Back Through Tech: The Mission of Tech4Change
March 18, 2025 • 1753 MIN
In this episode of the Bridgecast, host Scott Kinka sits down with Jasmina Mueller and Brad Dupree to discuss the charitable organization Tech4Change. This organization brings together technology leaders to raise funds for various grassroots...
The Future of Communication with Dialpad’s Mike Kane
March 4, 2025 • 2419 MIN
Can AI make business communication smarter and sales more human? Scott Kinka and Mike Kane from Dialpad break down the future of AI-driven conversations, tech partnerships, and the power of emotional intelligence in sales. They cover Dialpad’s...
2024 Year End Recap - Part Two
February 18, 2025 • 2292 MIN
Sometimes, we think that new tech can solve old problems. For instance, can AI help employees be better at processes that don't exist? This is just one of the questions we tackle on this episode of The Bridgecast. In this conclusion to The...
2024 Year End Recap - Part One
February 10, 2025 • 2021 MIN
According to Sun Tzu, energy without strategy is chaos. This sentiment has never been more appropriate today, particularly concerning IT strategy and discussions around AI. In this year-end episode of The Bridgecast, Scott reflects on a...
ESPN’s CX Transformation: Using AI to Enhance Fan Support with Doug Kramon
January 20, 2025 • 2607 MIN
Sports are a profoundly human experience—emotional, visceral, and passionately followed. While AI won’t replace athletes anytime soon, it’s increasingly shaping how fans engage with their favorite teams. In this episode of The Bridgecast, Scott...
Refining Your 2025 AI Strategy with RapidScale’s Duane Barnes
January 7, 2025 • 3119 MIN
A new year often means resolutions and plans for your business. And for 2025, one of those plans is likely focused on literally and figuratively getting your arms around your AI strategy. Making effective use of AI in 2025 means rewinding one...
The Bridgecast Live: Reimagining the Customer and Employee Relationship - Part Two
December 11, 2024 • 2029 MIN
How is AI transforming IT leadership? AI solves no problems by itself. But with the proper workflows and systems around it, it drives real-world ROI. Rather than replacing humans, it can enable the next level of cross-functional collaboration. ...
The Bridgecast Live: Reimagining the Customer and Employee Relationship (Part One)
December 3, 2024 • 1720 MIN
Is your business experiencing AI fatigue? Right now, AI is all anyone is talking about…but too many conversations are about tech and innovation when they should be about getting measurable outcomes. In this live episode of The Bridgecast, recorded...
Building Your Personal Brand in the Era of Virtual Meetings with Zoom’s Patrick Kelley
October 29, 2024 • 2275 MIN
There are five generations in the workforce today, and every one speaks, communicates, and collaborates differently. You have to meet them all where they are—generally in their homes behind screens. While your personal brand used to be based...
Mentorship Matters: Lessons from a CTO with Performive’s Ryan DiRocco
October 9, 2024 • 2556 MIN
Have you ever noticed that being an entrepreneur and an IT leader require nearly the same skills? On this episode of the Bridgecast, Scott sits down with Ryan DiRocco, CTO of . We explore that intersection and how experience and mentorship play...
From HQ to Cloud: The New Network Core with 11:11 Systems’ Anthony Lobretto
September 25, 2024 • 2128 MIN
IT leaders, remember when your headquarters was the heart of your business network? You connected everything to it—offices, remote workers through VPNs, and kept security at the HQ. Then, the cloud arrived, and COVID changed everything....
Cost Optimization for Cloud Hyperscalers with ProsperOps’ Chris Cochran
September 9, 2024 • 2122 MIN
When optimizing your cloud hyperscaler expenses, there’s a massive difference between workload optimization and rate optimization. We put tons of effort into the performance of our workloads to control usage, but far less attention is paid to how...
Fortifying the Digital Frontier: Information Security and Risk Management with Melanie Thomas
August 12, 2024 • 1952 MIN
Information security and risk management are kind of like the chicken or the egg — what comes first? In this episode of The Bridgecast, Scott interviews Melanie Thomas, the at Bridgepointe. They discuss Melanie’s background, her transition to...
Reaction to Inaction with Jack Jackson
August 6, 2024 • 1888 MIN
Every business book in the past 20 years has in some way talked about being customer-obsessed. And of course, to do that, you need to empower your employees to innovate. Mistakes be damned! However, some recent challenges with software updates to 80 %...
Contact Center Integration with Talkdesk’s Rei Kesai
July 22, 2024 • 2711 MIN
You’ve heard the old adage that everyone in business is in customer service or customer experience. Yet, legacy contact center software has been designed for one primary workflow — the customer service agent. This results in our approach to CX and...
Enterprise Technology Integration & Essential Advice for IT Leaders with Evolve IP’s Peter Eisengrein
July 9, 2024 • 2458 MIN
As one of the early innovators in the hosted PBX space nearly twenty years ago, Peter offers countless insights on pre-integrated, self-contained user environments for remote work, collaboration, and innovation. partners with IT professionals to...
Are Data Center Resources Having a Renaissance? With Flexential’s Ryan Mallory
June 25, 2024 • 2169 MIN
AI is igniting innovation in colocation and data center resources at a pace not seen in decades. But what do you need to know right now? In this episode of The Bridge, host Scott Kinka is joined by guest Ryan Mallory, COO at Flexential, to dive...
The Transformative Impact of Acquisition with BCM One’s Mike Nowak
May 13, 2024 • 2636 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Mike Nowak, ’s Chief Revenue Officer. We discuss how the Pure IP acquisition has been transformative for BCM One and much more. is a leading global provider of NextGen Communications and Managed...
Exploring VMware Alternatives with Bridgepointe’s Saad Saleem
May 7, 2024 • 2169 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by one of our team members, Saad Saleem, Senior Cloud Architect. We’re walking through the overarching impact of recent VMware changes on customers and service providers and exploring some VMware...
Optimizing VMware Cloud Foundations With Rackspace’s Hannah Duce and Kevin Carter
May 2, 2024 • 2396 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by two of our partners from : Hannah Duce, Director of Strategic Alliances and Kevin Carter, Product Director. We’re discussing the current state of affairs with the VMware evolution, optimizing VMWare...
Is It Time for a VMware Breakup? With Enzu’s Dustin Young
April 16, 2024 • 2587 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Dustin Young, EVP of Global Sales and Marketing at . We’re discussing whether it’s time for a VMware breakup and much more. is built on their TruCloud® Private Cloud Platform. Enzu solutions fuel...
The Role of Strategy in IT Leadership with Comcast Business’ Chris MacFarland
April 9, 2024 • 2328 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Chris MacFarland, CEO and Chairman of . We’re talking about the importance of strategy in IT leadership, the upcoming advancements in AI and AGI and more. As a pioneer in software-defined...
The Collaboration Technology Evolution with Graeme Geddes of Zoom
March 26, 2024 • 2382 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Graeme Geddes, Chief Sales Officer at . We’re talking about the collaboration technology evolution, the role of Zoom as a communications platform and so much more. is an all-in-one collaboration...
Cybersecurity Fundamentals with Mark Houpt of DataBank
March 19, 2024 • 2672 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Mark Houpt, the Chief Information Security Officer at DataBank. We’re talking about cybersecurity fundamentals—current challenges, the global landscape, why relationships and communication are...
Driving Better Business Outcomes with Lumen’s Umesh Lakshman
March 12, 2024 • 2696 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Umesh Lakshman, Vice President of Solutions Architecture, National Mid-Markets and Channels at . We’re talking about how we’re moving head-first into a future that is decidedly up the stack and...
The Future of VMware with AJ Kuftic of Expedient
March 5, 2024 • 3035 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by AJ Kuftic, Product Manager at . We’re talking about the future of VMware and so much more. is a data center and cloud services provider offering infrastructure as a service (IaaS) with local...
Using AI at Scale with Adam Weiner of Granite
February 27, 2024 • 2424 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Adam Weiner, Vice President of Technology at . We’re talking about using AI at scale and so much more. is one of the premier telecommunications solutions providers for businesses across the...
Customer Experience Optimization with Bridgepointe’s Scott Prater
February 6, 2024 • 2498 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Scott Prater, Vice President of at Bridgepointe. We’re discussing customer experience optimization and the ongoing race to meet customer expectations. The team enables...
The Evolution of IT Cost Management with Eric Russo of Bridgepointe
January 22, 2024 • 1733 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Eric Russo, Senior Vice President of . We’re talking about IT cost management and why it’s become a top priority, second only to cybersecurity. The team advocates for their client's success...
The Bridge 2023 Recap
January 16, 2024 • 65 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by our podcast producer, Gene Volpe, for a 2023 recap and discussion about the year that was. During our 2023 recap, we share the cliff notes of the more than 30 episodes we delivered in 2023, a year of...
Hybrid Cloud Growth with Brian Thomas of Equinix
January 9, 2024 • 2614 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Brian Thomas, Senior Manager, Segment Marketing at . We’re talking about hybrid cloud growth, repatriation and so much more. is the world’s digital infrastructure company™, enabling digital...
Exploring the Cybersecurity Landscape with Melanie Thomas of AT&T
December 19, 2023 • 2349 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Melanie Thomas, Principal of . We’re talking about the evolving cybersecurity landscape and so much more. ’s Edge-to-Edge technologies provide phenomenal threat intelligence, collaborative...
Productivity AI with Expedient’s Brad Reynolds
December 12, 2023 • 2387 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Brad Reynolds, Senior Vice President of Artificial Intelligence at . We’re talking about productivity AI and so much more. is a data centers and cloud services provider offering infrastructure as a...
Finding the Right Data Center Resources With Bridgepointe’s Mel Melara
November 28, 2023 • 1634 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by ’s own Mel Melara, VP of Sales. We’re talking about securing data center resources and more. Mel joined in 2019 and brought over 30 years of experience in network and data center infrastructure...
Artificial Intelligence Optimization in the Data Center World With Brian Eichman
November 14, 2023 • 2360 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Brian Eichman, Vice President of Business Development at . We’re having an in-depth conversation about the changing make up of the data center in light of AI. , an American Tower company, provides...
Is this How the World Will End or How Smarter Business Begins? A Practical Discussion about AI (Part 2)
November 7, 2023 • 2187 MIN
For this episode of The Bridge, we’re bringing you part two of our live panel discussion from the 2023 Bridgepointe Tech Summit. We answer some of the most pressing questions about artificial intelligence and the pressure leaders currently...
Is this How the World Will End or How Smarter Business Begins? A Practical Discussion about AI (Part 1)
October 31, 2023 • 2417 MIN
For this episode of The Bridge, we’re bringing you part one of our live panel discussion from the 2023 Bridgepointe Tech Summit. For this practical discussion on the hype and realities of the artificial intelligence debate, I was joined by: ...
The Data Center Economy with Digital Realty’s Tony Bishop
October 22, 2023 • 2547 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Tony Bishop, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Platform Solutions at . We’re talking about the data center economy and so much more. brings companies and data together by delivering the full...
Hybrid Workforce Solutions with MetTel’s Zachary Grant
September 25, 2023 • 2264 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Zachary Grant, Vice President of Solution Architecture and Engineering at . We’re talking about hybrid workforce solutions and so much more. is a leading provider of customized, integrated, and managed...
The Tech Revolution with PanTerra’s Artie Chang
September 18, 2023 • 2803 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Artie Chang, President and CEO of PanTerra Networks. We’re talking about running blindly into the tech revolution while still serving the needs of the people who aren't maybe so revolutionary. is a...
Information Security Strategy with Ntirety’s Josh Henderson
September 11, 2023 • 2545 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Josh Henderson, Chief Technology Officer at . We’re talking about information security strategy and so much more. Managing security and compliance is a strategic, economic imperative directly impacting...
End User Computing with Evolve IP’s Kevin Sullivan
September 5, 2023 • 2436 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by my friend Kevin Sullivan, Director of Solutions Engineering at . We’re questioning how we do end user computing and more. partners with IT professionals to bring together their essential productivity...
Building a Next Gen Network With Aryaka’s Renuka Nadkarni
August 28, 2023 • 2458 MIN
http://www.bridgepointetechnologies.com | On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Renuka Nadkarni, Chief Product Officer at . We’re talking about building a next gen network and so much more. pioneered the concept of a cloud-first...
Disrupting the Managed Service Provider Business Model With Sourcepass’ Roli Points
August 21, 2023 • 2448 MIN
http://www.bridgepointetechnologies.com | On this episode of The Bridge, Roli Points, co-founder and VP of Strategic Alliances at , joins me. We’re talking about disrupting the managed service provider business model and more. was...
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery With Expedient’s Alvaro Gonzalez
August 14, 2023 • 2423 MIN
http://www.bridgepointetechnologies.com | On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Alvaro Gonalez, AVP of Alliances and Marketing Strategy at . We’re talking about business continuity and disaster recovery, and so much more. is a cloud and...
Swimming in the Whale's Wake with Geoff Bloss of BCM One
August 9, 2023 • 2547 MIN
http://www.bridgepointetechnologies.com | On this week’s episode of The Bridge, I sit down with Geoff Bloss, CEO at , to discuss investing in voice technology, acquisitions, and more. is a leading provider of NextGen Communications and...
Meeting the Challenges of Hybrid Work With Comcast Business Masergy's Chris MacFarland
July 31, 2023 • 2430 MIN
http://www.bridgepointetechnologies.com | On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Chris MacFarland, CEO of Comcast Business-Masergy. We’re talking about SD-WAN deployment and so much more! As a pioneer in software-defined...
The Intersection of Business Communication and Technology with Talkdesk’s Bill Welch
June 19, 2023 • 2141 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Bill Welch, President and COO at . We’re talking about business communications and technology and how Talkdesk aims to transform the customer experience. is a global cloud contact center leader...
Achieving Better Business Outcomes Jeff DeVerter
June 12, 2023 • 2524 MIN
On this week’s episode of The Bridge, we sit down with Jeff DeVerter, CTO at to talk about achieving better business outcomes whether through leveraging new technology, hybrid work models or AI. is the multi-cloud solutions expert. Their...
The Rise of AI with Swapnil Jain
June 5, 2023 • 2495 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Swapnil Jain, CEO and Co-Founder of . We’re talking about the rise of AI and solutions that are making real-world changes right now. is the fastest way to boost contact center performance with live...
Technology Hype Cycles with Jason Carolan
May 22, 2023 • 2135 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Jason Carolan, CIO at . We’re talking about how the label of the day is for people and workloads is ‘hybrid’, and what it really means to be a digital-first company. empowers the IT...
The Business Process Outsourcing Model with David McAbee
May 15, 2023 • 2448 MIN
On this week’s episode of The Bridge, I sit down with David McAbee, Vice President of Enterprise Solutions here at , to discuss leveraging the business process outsourcing model. helps mid-market and enterprise clients make quicker, more informed...
The Future of Collaboration and Productivity With Zoom’s Gary Sorrentino
May 8, 2023 • 2595 MIN
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Gary Sorrentino, CIO at . We’re talking about how 2020 changed everything and what the future of collaboration and productivity looks like in today’s world. ’s frictionless communications...
Cyber Resilience with 11:11 System’s Dante Orsini
April 24, 2023 • 2559 MIN
In this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Dante Orsini, Chief Strategy Officer at . We’re talking about building cyber resilience and the aftereffects of the rush to pivot workforces during the pandemic. is a managed infrastructure...
Avi Lonstein of AireSpring
April 17, 2023 • 2349 MIN
On this week’s episode of The Bridge, my guest is Avi Longstein, CEO of . We’re talking about the idea that just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should, secure access service edge (SASE) and so much more. AireSpring is a...
Terry Barbounis of Lumen
April 10, 2023 • 2645 MIN
Hi, and welcome to the Bridge. I'm your host, Scott Kinka. My guest on this episode of the Bridge is Terry Barbounis. He's the Director of innovation and Strategy at Lumen, or A director of innovation and strategy at Lumen. By his explanation, he gets...
Maile Kaiser of CoreSite
February 20, 2023 • 2740 MIN
Here are the links to two new CoreSite videos, mentioned in this episode: OCX Demo: Native Cloud On Ramps: Hi, and welcome to The Bridge. I'm Scott Kinka. My guest on this episode is Maile Kaiser. She's...
Chris Reaburn of Nextiva
February 14, 2023 • 2709 MIN
Hi, and welcome to The Bridge. My guest on this episode is Chris Reaburn, the Chief Marketing Officer of Nextiva. He's a Chiefs fan, and I'm recording this intro a day after the Super Bowl; one for the ages, and one of my Eagles did not win. So, as...
Mark Palmer of Granite Telecommunications
February 7, 2023 • 2481 MIN
Hi, and welcome to The Bridge. I'm your host, Scott Kinka. My guest on this episode is Mark Palmer. Mark is the Vice President of Managed Services at Granite. Mark is a telecom lifer. His dad worked at Bell Atlantic. He was a service splice technician...
2022 End of Year Recap with Scott Kinka
January 19, 2023 • 3481 MIN
This is a SPECIAL EDITION of the Bridge Podcast with Scott Kinka. Over the last 6 months and 14 episodes, Scott has gotten the opportunity to ask some of the best minds in technology a plethora of questions, including "what is your favorite app" and...
Dennis Weikle & Scott Casson of PPT Solutions
January 9, 2023 • 1944 MIN
Hi, and welcome to The Bridge. I'm your host, Scott Kinka. On this episode, we meet PPT Solutions, Dennis Weikle, who's the CEO, and Scott Casson, the Senior Vice President of Delivery. So, why PPT Solutions? Well, in full disclosure, Bridgepointe...
Sanjay Srinivasan of Vonage
December 19, 2022 • 2439 MIN
Hi, and welcome to The Bridge. I'm your host, Scott Kinka. My guest on the pod this week is Sanjay Srinivasan. He's the Senior Vice President of Solutions Engineering for Vonage. In his distant past, he served as the Chief Architect for Simple Signal....
D.R. Carlson of Equinix
December 13, 2022 • 2163 MIN
Hi, and welcome to The Bridge. I'm Scott Kinka. My guest on this episode is D.R. Carlson. He's the Director of Segment Marketing for Equinix. We joked a little bit, I asked him what D.R. meant, he said “disaster recovery”. D.R. has been at Equinix...
Ashish Seth of RingCentral
December 5, 2022 • 2243 MIN
Hi, and welcome to The Bridge. I'm Scott Kinka. My guest on this episode is Ashish Seth. He's the Vice President of Product Management at RingCentral. Ashish is a recent addition to RingCentral. He's got a legacy and contact center and that's his...
Emil Sayegh of Ntirety
November 28, 2022 • 2641 MIN
Hello and welcome to The Bridge. I'm Scott Kinka. My guest today is Emil Sayegh. He's the CEO of Ntirety, and a really interesting guy, Lebanese guy, Austin, Texas, UT grad, four kids, two of whom were in college, one at his alma mater, the other...
Chris Cannon of the Cannon Group
November 22, 2022 • 2466 MIN
The Bridge Podcast - Cannon Intro Hi, and welcome to The Bridge. I'm your host, Scott Kinka. This episode was a special one. First, because it was in person. I don't get to do a lot of those. And second, because it was with one of our own from...
Craig Patterson of Aryaka
November 13, 2022 • 2315 MIN
Hi, and welcome to the Bridge. I'm Scott Kinka. In this episode, I speak with Craig Patterson. Craig is the Senior Vice President of Global Channel Sales for Aryaka. He’s an interesting high energy, great guy, hockey dad, technologist. He runs his...
Chris Sharp of Digital Realty
November 7, 2022 • 2220 MIN
Hi, and welcome to the Bridge. I'm your host, Scott Kinka. My guest on this episode is Chris Sharp. He's the CTO of Digital Realty. It's not that often that I get to meet someone for the first time on the podcast, but here we were meeting on camera...
Chris Jones of AT&T
October 31, 2022 • 2863 MIN
Hi, and welcome to the Bridge. I'm your host, Scott Kinka. My guest this week is Chris Jones of AT&T. He's the AVP of channel sales. For AT&T and ACC business. Chris has been with AT&T for 28 years. We laughed a little bit about one or two...
Tim Allen of EvolveIP
October 14, 2022 • 1674 MIN
Hi, and welcome to The Bridge. I'm your host, Scott Kinka. This week I interviewed Tim Allen, Executive Vice President and Founding Partner of EvolveIP. Tim and I have been friends for nearly 25 years through a couple of companies, and in the interest...
Mike Nowak from BCM One
September 30, 2022 • 2218 MIN
Welcome to the next episode of the Bridge Podcast. I'm your host, Scott Kinka. This week we had the opportunity to sit down with Mike Nowak, who is the Chief Revenue Officer of BCM One. I won't steal his thunder, but if you're not familiar with BCM...
Artie Chang from PanTerra Networks
September 8, 2022 • 2062 MIN
A few weeks ago, we sat down with Artie Chang, the CEO and founder of PanTerra Networks. Artie is a true tech entrepreneur. 15 years, self-funded with some local and regional investors, out there competing, surviving every day against the big tech...
Intro to The Bridge Podcast with Scott Kinka
September 2, 2022 • 63 MIN
In this quick 1 minute intro, veteran commercial technologist Scott Kinka outlines what you can expect from the forthcoming episodes of The Bridge.