The Catalyst by Softchoice

By Softchoice

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A podcast about unleashing the full potential in people and technology.When people and technology come together, the potential is limitless. But while everyone is used to hearing about the revolutionary impact of tech, it can be easy to forget about the people behind it all. This podcast shines a light on the human side of innovation, as co-hosts Aaron Brooks and Heather Haskin explore and reframe our relationship to technology.

Episode Date
Big moments in AI from Y2K to ChatGPT
Feb 19, 2025
From hard hats to high tech: Rachel Skaff’s journey to AWS and the importance of DEI
Feb 05, 2025
How conversational AI is changing the customer experience
Jan 22, 2025
1-DEGREE/Shift: Small changes, big impact
Jan 08, 2025
Bridging the digital divide: How Softchoice empowers nonprofits
Dec 11, 2024
Google’s human-centric AI
Nov 27, 2024
Copilot in action: a Softchoice success story
Nov 13, 2024
The quantum threat: preparing your business for the future of cybersecurity
Oct 30, 2024
Microsoft Copilot – a year of transformation: Insights from Rekha Narang
Oct 17, 2024
Navigating the end of Windows 10: Security, AI, and the road to Windows 11 
Sep 27, 2024
What’s next for IT? Looking beyond generative AI
Sep 11, 2024
Building the future of cybersecurity: Insights from the Chief Product Officer at Sophos
Aug 28, 2024
Improv for leaders: mastering adaptability and communication in the boardroom
Aug 14, 2024
Leading from afar: Strategies for success in a remote world
Jul 31, 2024
Bonus: After the outage
Jul 23, 2024
Untangling SaaS sprawl: strategies for efficient and secure software management
Jul 17, 2024
The case for open source AI: A conversation with Neural Magic’s Brian Stevens
Jun 12, 2024
Bonus: The Catalyst gets clear on Microsoft Generative AI – Adopt & Sustain
Jun 11, 2024
Bonus: The Catalyst gets clear on Microsoft Generative AI – Implementation
Jun 04, 2024
“Neural processing units” and AI-on-the-go with Intel Canada’s Cameron Allen
May 29, 2024
Bonus: The Catalyst gets clear on Microsoft Generative AI – Getting ready
May 28, 2024
Bonus: The Catalyst gets clear on Microsoft Generative AI – The business case
May 21, 2024
Overcoming leadership shock with Olympic coach Pete Steinberg
May 15, 2024
The productivity frontier: AI’s role in transforming digital tools at Adobe
May 01, 2024
Power to the people: Eric Champagne, CIO of La Vie en Rose
Apr 17, 2024
Season 6 Trailer
Apr 16, 2024
5 imperatives for responsible competition when AI is for everyone
Jan 05, 2024
Wearable robots are here to help bridge the labor gap
Dec 13, 2023
Chasing cybersecurity Avalon: Is such a thing even possible?
Nov 08, 2023
“CISO therapy” and the real reasons security talent is so hard to find
Oct 25, 2023
Toward the “un-hackable” identity with Cisco’s Mike Storm
Oct 11, 2023
From the bar to the boardroom: Practical steps toward a GenAI strategy
Sep 28, 2023
Robots at the water cooler: Heralding the arrival of Microsoft 365 Copilot
Sep 20, 2023
Science fiction no more: Exploring AI in philosophy and in practice
Aug 30, 2023
So, about that skills gap... Exploring the potential of AI-assisted skills development
Aug 16, 2023
AI vs. the standardized test: Exploring a new, more personal approach to learning
Aug 02, 2023
We’re in the age of IT heroes. Where do we find more?
Jul 19, 2023
Exploring the hidden machinery powering our global economy
Jul 05, 2023
Uncertainty, sustainability and the semiconductor: Lessons from the global chip shortage
Jun 21, 2023
Decarbonizing the grid with virtual power plants: Recurve’s Matt Golden
Jun 07, 2023
Meet OZMO the robot window-washer: AI vs. dirty, dull and dangerous jobs
May 24, 2023
The mighty checklist: How daily operational efficiency beats shiny new tech
May 10, 2023
3 strategies to grow through a recession with Microsoft’s Jason Brommet
Apr 26, 2023
Earth Day 2023: How to create a winning ESG strategy
Apr 12, 2023
This AI-powered ‘lie detector’ will transform everything
Mar 29, 2023
ChatGPT, robots and the recession: Welcome to Season 5!
Mar 22, 2023
Quiet quitting, rage applying and the future of talent, with Indeed Canada’s Michelle Slater
Mar 15, 2023
Navigating uncertainty and building resiliency in a digital era - A conversation with Andrew Caprara, Chief Operating Officer at Softchoice
Nov 02, 2022
Building a back-up plan for telecommunications
Oct 19, 2022
The most surprising tool in your security arsenal: Insurance
Oct 05, 2022
Cloud Girl to the rescue: Google’s Priyanka Vergadia talks IT storytelling
Sep 21, 2022
Hybrid work’s here to stay – now what? Featuring Microsoft’s Jason Brommet
Sep 07, 2022
Uncorking a new blockchain use case
Aug 24, 2022
Next stop, metaverse?
Aug 10, 2022
Innovating the future of digital healthcare
Jul 27, 2022
Ending the IT skills gap, part 2: reskilling, upskilling and the future of work
Jul 13, 2022
Ending the IT skills gap, part 1: rethinking retention
Jun 29, 2022
Decentralization, democratization and Web3
Jun 15, 2022
Did the Wall Street Journal predict the end of IT?
Jun 01, 2022
Why organizations need to prioritize diversity & inclusion: Oguo Atuanya of Microsoft
May 18, 2022
How the war in Ukraine is increasing your cybersecurity risk
May 04, 2022
Is sustainability the new IT imperative?
Apr 20, 2022
Season 4 Trailer: Our Biggest (Literally) and Boldest Season Yet
Apr 12, 2022
Hyperloops, space ships and #WomeninSTEM: Meet Dawn Armstrong
Feb 02, 2022
Customer experience, betting and the future of sports entertainment
Jan 19, 2022
Getting the hybrid balance right
Jan 05, 2022
Digital Fitness Communities: A "spin" on hybrid life
Dec 15, 2021
Meet the Hacktivists: Good guys, living in the gray?
Dec 01, 2021
Neighborly Software: Digitizing social equity
Nov 17, 2021
VMware Cloud: Helping IT teams manage change.
Nov 03, 2021
Connected North: The future for remote, Indigenous classrooms.
Oct 20, 2021
Ransomware: Fueled by money
Oct 06, 2021
Season 3 Trailer: Into the After
Sep 15, 2021
How the pandemic prompted a retail revolution 
Aug 04, 2021
Back to the office?
Jul 21, 2021
Paging Dr. Innovation: Healthcare’s 2020 evolution with Microsoft’s Katie Poolton
Jul 07, 2021
New tech adoption challenges; something's got to give right?
Jun 23, 2021
The new ROI of Cloud
Jun 09, 2021
Innovation and DE&I: What’s the connection?
May 26, 2021
Employee cybersecurity training: Your first and last line of defense.
May 12, 2021
Accessibility is good for business
Apr 28, 2021
The hack that changed everything
Apr 14, 2021
Saving work-life balance… with data 
Mar 31, 2021
Making Hybrid Work
Mar 17, 2021
Season 2 Trailer: No Turning Back
Mar 03, 2021
We made it through 2020. So, now what?
Dec 23, 2020
Cooking up disruption: How restaurants will come back from COVID
Dec 09, 2020
Will technology save the travel industry?
Nov 25, 2020
Is streaming the game really the same?
Nov 11, 2020
Back to the future (of school)
Oct 28, 2020
Strengthening the End-User – It's Cybersecurity Awareness Month!
Oct 08, 2020
How are you hanging in there?
Oct 01, 2020
Trailer: The Catalyst, a New Podcast
Sep 15, 2020