UNSCRIPTED
Future of Field Service
The UNSCRIPTED podcast takes an honest look at how business leaders are evolving, innovating, and overcoming today’s biggest challenges. With discussions focused on the firsthand perspective of leaders across industries and around the globe, you gain a front row seat to the tales of the trials and triumphs they experience as they modernize their businesses – and themselves. This podcast is hosted by Sarah Nicastro, who has more than 15 years’ tenure covering business transformation, technology, and leadership trends.
Episodes
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May 25, 2022 • 38min
Clarifying Digital Transformation vs. Innovation
Dan Toma, Innovation Thought Leader and award-winning author of the Corporate Startup and Innovation Accounting, as well as co-founder of Innovation Advisory Firm OUTCOME, talks with Sarah about the differences between Digital Transformation and Innovation and why/how the terms can be erroneously used interchangeably.
May 18, 2022 • 46min
Reinventing Recruitment and Retention for Today’s Labor Market
Sarah welcomes Arran Stewart, the Co-Founder and CVO of blockchain-powered recruitment platform Job.com, who has been featured in in Forbes, Inc., Reuters, Wired, Fortune, and Nasdaq, among others, to share his insights on hiring, recruitment, and job market trends.
May 11, 2022 • 18min
Live Tour London Highlights
Sarah reports in from her travels with a synopsis of the topics discussed at the second Future of Field Service Live Tour stop in Paris on May 5th.
May 4, 2022 • 31min
Reimagining Industry Growth Amidst Supply Chain Uncertainty
Sarah welcomes Dan Varroney, President and CEO of strategic consulting firm Potomac Core and a sought-after expert on economic performance with appearances on CNBC, Fox, Dow Jones, MarketWatch, Bloomberg, Forbes, and the BBC. He’s recently authored new book Reimagining Industry Growth: Strategic Partnerships in an Era of Uncertainty and talks with Sarah about the need to evolve how we think about and approach partnerships in business to meet modern needs.
Apr 27, 2022 • 37min
What is the Business Potential of Transformation?
You may remember Joe Pine from podcast #19. He’s the co-author of The Experience Economy, Infinite Possibility, and Authenticity and author of Mass Customization as well as co-founder of Strategic Horizons LLP. On today’s episode, Sarah welcomes Joe back to discuss a column he co-wrote recently for HBR titled The “New You” Business which dives into the business opportunity of transformation.
Apr 20, 2022 • 45min
Overcoming the Barriers to Service Growth
Hilbrand Rustema, Founder and Managing Director of Noventum and Marne Martin, President of the Service Management Business Unit at IFS join Sarah to discuss recent research conducted on service growth trajectories and what today’s biggest hurdles to overcome are in achieving service potential.
Apr 13, 2022 • 12min
Live Tour Paris Highlights
Sarah reports in from her travels with the three key topics discussed at the first Future of Field Service Live Tour stop in Paris.
Apr 6, 2022 • 41min
TSIA on The State of Field Service in 2022
Sarah welcomes Vele Galovski, Vice President, Support and Field Services at TSIA for a conversation around the findings of his latest State of Field Service benchmark research.
Mar 30, 2022 • 33min
Leadership Through the Lens of a Two-Star General
Sarah welcomes General Brent Baker, a retired two-star general with US Air Force who recently published a book on leadership with a collection of personal experiences over his 37-year USAF career who also currently leads PTC’s Federal, Aerospace and Defense business unit.
Mar 23, 2022 • 38min
The Fine Art of Problem Solving
Sarah welcomes Amy Herman, a New York Times Best-Selling attorney, former Frick Collection Head of Education and art historian. The FBI, NYPD, Navy Seals, and Fortune 500 companies, among others, have hired her to help them solve problems. She has a TED talk titled “A Lesson in Looking,” and published a new book in December of 2021 titled, “Fixed: How to Perfect the Fine Art of Problem Solving,” and she shares an interesting perspective on a fresh way to approach problem solving.
