Dan Ackerman, Guident Executive Vice President, and I had
the fortunate experience of being interviewed by Federal News Radio 1500 AM as
we were guests on “Federal TechTalk with John Gilroy”. The focus of the
discussion was the current state of government business intelligence – how the
government is using it for increasing efficiencies and enabling data
effectiveness – as well as taking a look into what’s on the horizon including topics such as mobile BI, predictive analytics, Big Data, content intelligence, cost containment, and consumer intelligence.
The interview experience was great. John Gilroy is an energetic, personable guy
who made Dan and I instantly feel comfortable.
Even though we were in a recording studio with large microphones in
front of us, John helped us feel like we were having a casual conversation over
coffee. The interview was ‘Live-to-Tape’
which means while the show was not live, it won’t be edited. The pressure was on for Dan and I to give
clean, concise answers with minimal hiccups. Luckily, this was Dan’s third time
on the show so he and John Gilroy were able to help me with my rookie radio
butterflies.
The recording consisted of 4 ten minute blocks of
interviews. Between each session, John,
Dan, and I chatted for a few minutes to discuss topics for the next block. While 40 minutes seems like a long time, the
session really flew by and allowed me to become one of John’s more than 240
survivors who have interviewed with him.
This was truly a great experience and exciting for Dan and I to
represent Guident in discussing our thoughts on the state of current and future
government affairs.
1/24/12 Update - Click here for a direct link to the Federal News Radio Segment featuring Guident.
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Ken Raffel
Senior Vice President