Road to Innovation

Guerilla Wanderers: Award-Winning, Edgy Filmmakers

I caught up with the team members Sean McCarthy, Liz Mitchell, and Sean O'Hare of Guerilla Wanderers, a Silicon Valley-based film company, at the SV Film Festival.

The creative team submitted two films at this year's festival: Boxed Up, a psychological dramatic film and Cutting Seams, a music video originally produced for a heavy metal band.

A fun team whose creative output ranges from edgy music videos to corporate video stories, Guerilla Wanderers aims to grow their business by continuing to produce great videos and delivering great service.

Brad Palmer, CEO, Jostle

I'm always on the lookout for side opportunities at conferences. However, it does get a bit intense when you're also prepping for and co-leading an interactive workshop like we did at this year's WorldFuture 2011 conference in Vancouver, Canada on Corporate Innovation 2030: Revolution or Reinvention?

Luckily I met Brad Palmer, CEO of Vancouver-based Jostle, while he was busy setting up the demo for futurists interested in learning about his company's product--an organizational platform that aligns teams and connects people inside of companies.

We had a spirited discussion about ideas for future product releases that Brad indicated would include the "layering" of people dynamics, e.g. organizational politics.

Brad’s rich operational experience with over 30 years of private, public and governmental organizations played a key role in defining the underlying need for, and the unique design of, Jostle. 

 

 

Mary Vincent - Reinventing by Coming Full Circle

Mary Vincent's career path has taken her on a journey that would make a good movie. It was after reading the U.N. climate change report in 2006 that Mary decided to shift her focus on how she could make a difference reducing climate change conditions using clean technology. 

Today, Mary's consulting business, Green Star Solution, along with her Gratitude Gourmet site has her circling back to a decades-long passion. Following her mini-workshop on ecopreneurship at this year's She's Geeky Unconference held in the Bay Area, Mary shared the interesting path her career has taken her on the road to fulfilling a life mission.

Sheryl Chamberlain - Out to Change the World

Sheryl Chamberlain is a corporate change agent. When you meet her for the first time you sense it. When you see her in action you experience it.

I caught up with Sheryl during Santa Clara University's Women in Business 2008 Conference where EMC hosted this year's event.

As the Director of Technology Alliances at EMC, Sheryl is in the perfect position to bring people, ideas, and action together. Collaborate and innovate to change the world is a mantra worthy of a trail blazer.

Trailblazer definition: Individuals leading change in green technology, social innovation, and corporate entrepreneurship.