Interview with Ron Blatman, the Executive Producer/Producer at Saving the City: Remaking the American Metropolis TV series https://savingthecity.org Ron is also Executive Producer/Producer for Zoo Story: Reinventing the American Zoo, a documentary about the past, present and future of zoos. Zoo Story traces the fascinating and little known story of how zoos have evolved from places largely devoted to recreation with a secondary focus on science to centers for wildlife and habitat conservation as well as environmental education. Visit www.zoostory.org for more about the program including a preview video.   Ron’s first film was as Creator and Executive Producer/Producer for Saving the Bay: The Story of San Francisco Bay, a national prime time PBS TV series narrated by Robert Redford. Saving the Bay’s four episodes cover San Francisco Bay from its origins to the present and highlight three pioneering women who saved the Bay from becoming little more than a river in the 1960s.    Go to www.savingthebay.org for video pieces and an extensive education section. The series won four regional Emmy awards including for Best Documentary. Screenings were held for members of Congress at the US Capitol and in conjunction with the state legislature in Sacramento.   Ron previously worked in real estate development and finance in his native San Francisco and on Wall Street in New York, as well as serving as Director of Business Development in the San Francisco mayor's office in the early 1990s. He was the mayor’s point man for keeping the San Francisco Giants baseball team in the city as well as catalyst for a major new Federal office complex.

Dr Ben Evans is an Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering and sits on the design team for the Bloodhound Land Speed Record project with responsibilities for aerodynamic modelling. Dr Evans's research interests range from computational shape optimisation and high speed aerodynamic modelling to molecular gas dynamics simulation and has worked with companies including Rolls-Royce, Airbus and Reaction Engines. He has interests in engineering public engagement and engineering education.   Bloodhound information   https://www.swansea.ac.uk/bloodhoundssc/  Bloodhound videos  First test run - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mylca_onT_I 0 to 628mph / 1010kmh in 50 seconds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GXtwR71huE The wheel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6nvX_qYxsY

Recurrent Patterns host Vaclav Vincalek speaks with Eric Siegel, PhD. about machine learning and predictive analytics.    Machine learning is rapidly expanding across the business world -- but in special industries like self-driving and medical imaging, it is especially making leaps and bounds via "deep learning". How do these two arenas compare and relate? And how do we bring the human element into the field of machine learning -- which is itself the ultimate endeavor in automation?    Eric Siegel brings that human element into his teachings more than most any other machine learning courses I've seen, and also brought it into this 35-minute discussion. Eric is the founder of Predictive Analytics World (http://www.pawcon.com), the instructor of the free-to-access "Machine Learning for Everyone" on Coursera (http://www.machinelearning.courses), and the author of "Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die" (http://www.thepredictionbook.com).

Recurrent Patterns host Vaclav Vincalek speaks with Jose Murillo, an expert about how large bank is using data effectively to connect more with customers. By understanding their clients better, they are creating win-win opportunities for customer satisfaction and improved revenue. These are lessons that can apply to the biggest organizations as well as more nimble startups.   Jose Murillo is Chief Analytics Officer at Mexico's largest financial group, Grupo Financiero Banorte. He established the Analytics Business Unit - a team which is consistently finding opportunities to increase profits. He assures end to end implementation of the projects which his team undertakes.    These projects have had a very significant impact on Banorte's bottom line and have produced ample acceptance of analytics within the firm. The impact of analytics in Banorte has been recognised with the Lafferty Global Award 2016 on "Credit Card Excellence".   You can connect with Jose Murillo at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-murillo-b676261a/

"A genius is somebody who can recognize patterns and has endless curiosity."   Globally-recognized keynote speaker, educator, author and business consultant Mark Schaefer, joins Vaclav Vincalek to talk about what sets a company apart in their marketing strategy, and the industry patterns that exist and guide success.   Mark has worked in global sales, PR, and marketing positions for more than 30 years and provides consulting services as Executive Director of Schaefer Marketing Solutions.   Mark's blog {grow} is hailed as one of the top marketing blogs in the world.   Mark has worked in global sales, PR, and marketing positions for more than 30 years and provides consulting services as Executive Director of Schaefer Marketing Solutions. He has advanced degrees in marketing and organizational development; holds seven patents; and is a faculty member of the graduate studies program at Rutgers University.    For three years, Mark studied under the late Peter Drucker (a world-renowned consultant and author, hailed as the founder of modern management).   Mark is the author of seven best-selling marketing books: Marketing Rebellion, KNOWN, Social Media Explained, Return on Influence, Born to Blog, The Content Code, and The Tao of Twitter – named the best-selling book on Twitter in the world. Return on Influence was named to the elite list of top academic titles of the year by the American Library Association, which declared it an “essential” and “pathfinding” book.    The Content Code was named one of the top five marketing books of 2015 by INC. Magazine. Mark’s books are used as textbooks at more than 50 universities, have been translated into 12 languages, and can be found in more than 750 libraries worldwide.  He is the co-host of The Marketing Companion, one of the top 10 marketing podcasts on iTunes.   Mark is also a popular and entertaining commentator and has appeared on many national television shows and periodicals including the Wall Street Journal, Wired, The New York Times, CNN, National Public Radio, CNBC, the BBC and the CBS NEWS. He is a regular contributing columnist to The Harvard Business Review.   Where to find Mark: https://businessesgrow.com https://www.youtube.com/user/MWSchaefer  https://www.linkedin.com/in/markwschaefer

This episode, we talked with Barry Briggs, a proven technical leader, author and serial CTO with experience in cloud, virtual reality, IoT, and high-scale computing.    Prolific writer, co-author of popular (over 300,000 copies downloaded as of April 2018) "Enterprise Cloud Strategy," from Microsoft Press, and most recently, "Designed to Disrupt," guiding companies through digital transformation, also from Microsoft Press. Respected in the industry as someone who can both provide vision and drive to technical implementation; known for hiring and mentoring great, accomplishment-oriented teams that scale.   How to contact Barry:   LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrybriggs/ Personal website - http://www.barrybriggs.com

David Brin is a scientist, futurist and best-selling author. His novels include Earth, Existence, The Postman, and Kiln People, as well as Hugo Award winners Startide Rising and The Uplift War. The Transparent Society won a Freedom of Speech Award from the American Library Association.   Where to find David: Official website: http://www.davidbrin.com Blog: http://davidbrin.blogspot.com  Books mentioned during the podcast:  The Ancient Ones Polemical Judo  The Postman The Transparent Society

What can we learn from Japan, Korea and China about how to create a high-tech society without putting ourselves out of a job?   How will their economic models protect their people against predicted unemployment generated by AI?   Recurrent Patterns host Vaclav Vincalek speaks with LightStream Research Financial Analyst Scott Foster about what he’s learned from decades of working in Asia.