The BRIGHTON PARKast

In this episode, we hear from Kim Stevenson. Kim has led world-class technology teams at some of the most iconic brands in the industry such as IBM, HP, Intel, Lenovo and most recently, NetApp, and has served as an advocate for women in technology. Kim has been the recipient of numerous awards such as Forbes CIO Innovation Award and Silicon Valley Business Journal's Best CIO. She was named #19 on Technology Magazine's Top 100 Women in Technology 2021  Tune in as Kim provides a glimpse into the journey of her career -- from being the first in her family to graduate from college to working on the first failed portable personal computer and ultimately advancing to the C-suite of a Fortune 500 company. Kim highlights some of the keys that drove her success as a leader in tech and a trusted advisor, as well as addresses some of the challenges that exist for women today. 

In this episode, we're joined by JJ Allaire, Founder and CEO of Posit, the maker of open source software for data science and scientific research, best known for their multi-language development environment, RStudio. During the conversation, JJ shares detail on his personal journey as an entrepreneur and software developer, the evolution of Posit, and its role as a Public Benefit Corporation. He discusses his views on machine learning, the limitations of large language models, and the importance of contributing to the open source community.

In this episode, we speak with Mike Gregoire, co-founder of Brighton Park Capital ("BPC"). Prior to joining BPC, Mike was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CA Technologies where he started in 2013. Prior to CA, Mike was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Taleo Corporation, a leading cloud-based talent management software company that he oversaw going public before its successful sale to Oracle in 2012.With a career spanning more than 25 years in software and technology, Mike dives into his experience leading companies ranging from early startups all the way to large enterprises. He shares with us his unique insights for driving and executing initiatives to achieve scalable growth and walks through the set of challenges common to today's CEO regardless of the size of their business.