- 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:
George Chanos
Author, Speaker, and former Attorney General of Nevada
George J. Chanos, served as Nevada’s 31st Attorney General. He’s been advising leaders in business and government for over 30 years. He’s been called a futurist, a polymath, and a visionary. He believes that the choices we make, over the next ten (10) years, will profoundly influence our collective future over the next 100 years. His latest book is Millennial Samurai: A Mindset for the 21st Century. His newest venture, is Uvolution.io is an empowerment community, designed to provide people with the resources they’ll need to navigate and thrive in a rapidly and radically changing world.
Brian Vellmure
Executive, Builder, Advisor, Board Member and Investor
Brian Vellmure is a distinguished leader and strategic innovator. With a career spanning over two decades, Brian has established himself as a visionary at the intersection of emerging technology, business strategy, and enterprise growth and transformation.
As a Salesforce executive, Brian founded a new team that identified over $2 billion in enterprise opportunities and influenced more than $400 million in ACV attainment through pioneering and delivering more sophisticated enterprise relationship approaches. His unique ability to recognize emerging patterns and translate complex insights into actionable strategies has made him a trusted advisor to Fortune 500 executives across technology, media, communications, and financial services sectors.
Prior to his executive roles at Salesforce, Brian founded and led several successful ventures, including Initium LLC, a CRM strategy and implementation consulting firm. His entrepreneurial journey also includes co-founding Sudara, a 501(c)(3) social enterprise, and leading a boutique real estate investment company, demonstrating his versatility in both corporate and entrepreneurial environments. He has also been an advisor to dozens of tech startups.
As a thought leader, Brian has shared his insights as a TEDx speaker and award-winning blogger. His global perspective, shaped by experiences across 45+ countries, brings a unique cross-cultural dimension to his strategic approach.
Beyond his professional achievements, Brian is deeply committed to community service through The Vellmure Fund, which has contributed over $100,000 and 1000+ volunteer hours to various charitable causes. His leadership extends to youth development, where he has coached more than 40 amateur sports teams, served on the Board of Directors for Laguna Beach Little Leage, and co-founded the Laguna Beach Youth Football program.
Brian holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Texas, El Paso, where he was a Team Captain and an NCAA Division 1 Football full scholarship athlete.
Based in Laguna Beach, California, Brian continues to drive innovation and transformation at the enterprise level while maintaining his commitment to community impact and thought leadership in the technology and business sectors.
Laura Hamill
author of The Power of Culture: An Economist Edge Book
Laura Hamill is an organizational psychologist, ex-Microsoft director, and Limeade cofounder. Through her firm Paris Phoenix Group, she is now a consultant advising companies on their cultures. She is also a host at the Happy at Work podcast and lives in Seattle, WA with her family.
