Start Disrupting
Everyone wants to be ahead of the game, and I talk to those who are… Join Brett Malone, Ph.D. President & CEO of the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, for Start Disrupting. Hear how industry disrupters are changing how we live and how we do business. Don’t miss an episode. Let’s start the conversation …
Episodes
34 episodes
Antarctica Remastered: Drug Discoveries Beneath the Ice
Join us as we dig into Start Disrupting's archive and revisit Antarctica with guests James B. McClintock, Ph.D. (The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Author and...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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29:24
Cultivating Innovation: CCI and Advancing Healthcare
Dr. Aileen Helsel is the current Interim Director for Carilion Clinic Innovation (CCI), a catalytic agent...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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32:17
The Wild West: Crypto, Web3, and NFTs
James D. Harder is a Blockchain Ecosystem Catalyst. Currently Virginia Tech’s Blockchain Initiative Director, H...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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46:18
A STEM Revolution: Growing Passionate Young Scientists
Amy White is Virginia Western Community College’s Dean for the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics department. White bega...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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33:32
The Future of Transportation: VTTI and Driving Technologies
Dr. Zac Doerzaph is the Executive Director of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), a global leader in transportation rese...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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29:46
Lab on a Chip: How to Shrink Diagnostics
Learn more about 3-D printing, lab on a chip, and building your business products from Skyphos Technologies Founder and CEO, Elliot McAllister. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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Tips on building your company, pivoting, and raising capital
Learn more about entrepreneurship and how to know you've hit traction with your startup from Active Capital Founder and CEO, Pat Matthews.P...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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34:47
The magic of the technology behind Disney: How guests are becoming the heroes in their own stories
Learn how Disney is utilizing technology to enhance the customer experience with new initiatives and how the Disney accelerator is creating new entertainment adventures and products. Kathy de...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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30:18
The art of partnering: How your small company can change the game for big companies
Kenna Anderes Ph.D., RAC, Vice President of Translational Medicine & Companion Diagnostics at Mirati Therapeu...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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27:53
5G, NextG and Beyond: Exploring a world where everything is connected with Luiz DaSilva, Executive Director of Commonwealth Cyber Initiative
DaSilva is the inaugural Executive Director of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI), and the Bradley Professor of Cybersecurity at Virginia Tech.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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37:15
How to Become Globally Competitive - Perspective from CNBC’s Brian Sullivan
Brian Sullivan is the anchor of CNBC’s “Worldwide Exchange” (M-F, 5AM-6AM ET), which broadcasts from CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. He is also Senior National Corr...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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15:47
Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center Receives GO Virginia Grant to Expand Lab - special podcast
Guests:Craig Meadows: Montgomery County AdministratorErin Burcham: President, Verge and Executive Director, Roanoke Blacksburg Technology CouncilMatthew Hull, Ph.D. : Research Scientist / President &...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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27:44
Behind the Scenes of #StartDisrupting: The Magic of the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center
Becca Halm, Communications Assistant and Virginia Tech media student, interviews Brett Malone. This episode takes a deeper dive into Brett’s vision for the Virginia Tech Corporate Res...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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29:36
An insight into artificial intelligence in therapeutic discovery: an interview with Daniel Smith, Co-Founder and Director of Software at Entos
Daniel Smith is the co-founder and director of software at Entos. Daniel holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a Ph.D. in compu...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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23:20
From Virginia Tech student to CEO of TORC with Michael Fleming: Saving lives through self-driving trucks
In this episode, Brett Malone, Ph.D., VTCRC President/CEO, talks with Michael about TORC, the region's strengths and how it has helped the company, his vision for autonomous trucking and more. Michael Fleming
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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31:30
“Always think about what the end game is like. How you can go from where you are now, to the very end.” with Webster Santos, Professor at Virginia Tech
Webster discusses his research with drug discovery and therapeutic areas, and is co-founder of Flux Therapeutics, Inc.Webster Santos bio: https://chem...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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37:33
Don’t be Common: Lessons from a Lone Wolf - Interview with John Olver, President & CEO of Emisshield
Words spoken by John Olver, President & CEO of Emisshield, during the #StartDisrupting podcast with Brett Malone, Ph.D. President & CEO of the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center (VTCRC).Spotlight story: The...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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D. Ryan King, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, talks about opportunities, advice, and future advancements of Virginia's biotech ecosystem
Ryan King's research focuses on understanding how modest changes in electrolyte levels can have a profound impact on cardiac function, both electrical...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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36:59
“Do you think the first human to set foot on Mars has been born yet?” Dave Lavery, Program Executive for Solar System Exploration at NASA, thinks so.
Virginia Tech alumnus, Dave Lavery: LinkedInFor over a decade, David Lavery led the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Telerobot...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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43:29
Tony Pierson talks about Shaping your World: Advice for young leaders, defining your path, and thinking about networking to create opportunity
Tony is a falconry expert, serial entrepreneur and developer of leadership and talent. Pictured is Tony and VTCRC President & CEO Brett Malone, Ph.D.Check out the lates...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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36:42
“Good Chemistry" → VTCRC President & CEO Brett Malone discusses how drone technology is making Virginia’s wine industry a global player with Bruce Zoecklein & Mickey Cowden
About: Bruce Zoecklein & Mickey Cowden Cowden Family Farms vineyard and
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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33:26
Pallabi Saboo, CEO of Harmonia Holdings, talks all things entrepreneur, women in business, and offers invaluable advice to grow your company
Follow Pallabi Saboo on LinkedIn Harmonia Holdings Group, LLC was born in 2006 at Virginia Tech’s Corporate Research ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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19:18
Entrepreneurship, technology and integrating all your skills with Gary Warren, President and CEO of ivWatch
Gary Warren currently serves as president and CEO of ivWatch and has championed the development of non-invasive biosensors that fulfill a huge patient safety need in healthcare. Starting ivWatch in 2010, Gary assembled a team of leading ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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19:30
Chairman and Co-Founder of Carbon and Virginia Tech alumnus, Joseph DeSimone, Ph.D. talks “Activity to Idea”
Links of interest:Zero to One - Notes on Startups, or How to Build the FutureTED talk - ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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26:52
The Crisis within the Crisis with Gary Noesner, Former FBI Negotiator and Author
Gary Noesner retired from the FBI in 2003 following a 30 year career as an investigator, instructor, and negotiator. A significant focus of his career was directed toward investigating Middle Eas...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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36:16