- DisrupTV
DisrupTV is a weekly podcast with hosts R "Ray" Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. The audience can expect A-list guests, the latest enterprise news, hot startups, insight from influencers, and much more. Tweet questions to #DisrupTV or @DisrupTVShow. We broadcast live on StreamYard.
Show Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/ConstellationR
Featured Guests:
Phong Le
President and CEO of Strategy
Phong Le is the President and CEO of Strategy, the world’s first and largest Bitcoin Treasury Company and a global leader in AI and business intelligence software.
He became CEO in 2022 after joining the company in 2015, where he previously served in roles including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Strategy, Phong held leadership roles at Deloitte Consulting, Nextel International, and XO Communications. He earned a dual Bachelor of Science in Biomedical and Chemical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Kathleen Perley
founder of DemystifAI
and author of AI Made Simple. Results Made Real.: An Executive's Guide to Partnering with the Future
Kathleen Perley is a recognized AI thought leader, entrepreneur, and educator, bridging the gap between AI and executive decision-making. As the founder of DemystifAI and an AI advisor at Rice Business, she consults with Fortune 500 companies, boards, and leadership teams on AI strategy, implementation, and governance. She specializes in turning AI complexity into real-world business impact.
Helene Cahen
founder and principal consultant at Fire Up Innovation Consulting
and author of Fire Up Innovation: Sparking and Sustaining Innovation Teams
Helene (pronounced “L N”) Cahen, MS, author of FIRE UP INNOVATION: Sparking And Sustaining Innovation Teams, is an innovation strategist, trainer, facilitator, and speaker with over 20 years of experience helping companies navigate innovation challenges. She is the founder and principal consultant at Fire Up Innovation Consulting (previously Strategic Insights), where she guides Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and non-profits to understand innovation, create innovative new products/services, build effective teams, and support a user-centered culture.
Cahen has been a facilitator and lecturer for the Haas School of Business and is now coaching in their Executive Program. She was also the vice president of innovation for a startup and worked in and for package goods corporations in the beginning of her career. She is in demand as a speaker on the topic of design thinking and creativity, and recently did a TEDx talk on high-performance collaboration for teams.
Trained in creative problem solving and design thinking, Cahen received an MS in Creativity and Change Leadership from the Center for Applied Imagination at the State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo. She also has a business degree from Sciences Po Paris, a prestigious French business school.
Born and raised in Paris, Cahen lives in Berkeley, California, with her family.
