The Digital Executive – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode of The Digital Executive, Brian Thomas sits down with Yehuda Niv, CEO and co-founder of Spines, to explore how AI is transforming the publishing industry. After struggling to publish his own book, Yehuda set out to fix a broken system—first by building Israel’s largest publishing house, and now by launching Spines, a fully tech-driven platform for authors. Yehuda explains how AI is radically reducing the time, cost, and complexity of publishing—turning processes that once took months into minutes. From automated editing and cover design to AI-generated audiobooks and global distribution, Spines enables authors to move from manuscript to published book in just weeks, all within a single platform. The conversation also dives into the challenges of marketing and distribution, with Spines offering access to over 100 global channels and real-time royalty tracking—giving authors unprecedented visibility and control. Looking ahead, Yehuda shares his vision for a fully democratized publishing world, where AI removes traditional gatekeepers and financial barriers, empowering anyone to share their story and letting readers—not publishers—decide what succeeds. If you liked what you heard today, please leave us a review - Apple or Spotify.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Digital Executive, Brian Thomas speaks with Gini Graham Scott, a prolific author, game designer, and creative force behind more than 300 books and 150 games. Gini shares how a lifelong habit of turning experiences—both good and bad—into creative output fueled her extraordinary career. She explains her philosophy of “almost perfect is good enough,” emphasizing progress over perfection as the key to consistent productivity at scale. From writing children’s books at age six to uncovering scams that inspired bestselling titles and films, Gini reveals how curiosity and adaptability shaped her journey. The conversation also explores the power of interactive games to spark communication, learning, and personal growth, as well as how AI is transforming creativity. Gini discusses how creators can use AI tools to generate ideas, accelerate production, and expand storytelling across books, music, and visual media. This episode offers an inspiring look at how embracing change—and technology—can unlock limitless creative potential. If you liked what you heard today, please leave us a review - Apple or Spotify.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with Katie Fortunato, co-founder and EVP of Platform Innovation and Strategy at Hire Innovations. Katie shares her unconventional journey from aspiring actress to tech innovator, highlighting how her early experiences in media, brand marketing, and entrepreneurship shaped her mission to fix a broken hiring system. Katie dives into how Hire Innovations is transforming talent acquisition through its ecosystem of platforms—Recruitics, Talivity, and the newly launched Jobstream—by combining AI-powered tools with a deeply human-centered approach. She explains how these platforms help organizations modernize recruitment, improve candidate experience, and better align talent strategies with business needs. A key focus of the conversation is Jobstream, described as the “ShopMy of career content,” which leverages social media and the creator economy to connect job seekers with opportunities in a more authentic and trusted way. By enabling influencers to share vetted job opportunities and earn through affiliate monetization, Jobstream aims to reduce friction, eliminate job market inefficiencies, and create a more transparent hiring ecosystem. Katie also explores major challenges in today’s hiring landscape, including job board inefficiencies, application overload driven by AI, candidate ghosting, and the growing importance of referrals and networks. She emphasizes the need to reframe rejection into opportunity and build better pathways for job seekers. Looking ahead, Katie shares her perspective on the future of work—where AI, social platforms, and creator-driven ecosystems reshape how people find jobs, build careers, and generate income. She highlights emerging trends such as the rise of skilled trades, the decline of traditional career paths, and the growth of creator entrepreneurship and side hustles as viable full-time careers. This episode offers valuable insights for business leaders, recruiters, and job seekers navigating the rapidly evolving world of talent, technology, and work. If you liked what you heard today, please leave us a review - Apple or Spotify.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with Bryan Murphy, CEO of Smartling, the leading AI translation platform powering global communication for brands like British Airways, DoorDash, Verizon, and MasterCard. Bryan shares how Smartling is transforming translation and localization from a slow, manual process into a fully automated, enterprise-grade solution—delivering human-quality translations six times faster and at half the cost. He explains how Smartling’s custom-trained AI engines capture brand voice across languages and cultures while ensuring data security, reliability, and compliance. Looking ahead, Bryan envisions a future where translation becomes a centralized, AI-driven service embedded across every enterprise function—from marketing to customer support—helping organizations scale globally with precision and authenticity. If you’re passionate about AI innovation, language technology, or enterprise transformation, this episode reveals how Smartling is setting a new standard for global content. If you liked what you heard today, please leave us a review - Apple or Spotify. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a text Grow Hair Clients' CEO, Caffrey Francis, joins Coruzant Technologies for the Digital Executive podcast. She shares her 9-step method of marketing online and setting smaller goals to reach your big goal. Most importantly, love your customers before your product. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a text Vice President, Risk Management & Partner Relations, Tim Danks, joins Coruzant Technologies for the Digital Executive podcast. He shares how smartphones are evolving faster by the day.  From fingerprint technology to 3D holographic images. We will see some amazing technologies emerge in just a short while. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a text Nok Nok Labs' CEO, Phillip Dunkelberger, joins Coruzant Technologies for the Digital Executive podcast. He shares his inspiration with solving problems with new technology and being able to help people faster,  better, and easier. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a text PRophet's CEO, Aaron Kwittken, joins Coruzant Technologies for the Digital Executive podcast. He shares how he has recently launched his AI company to better predict stories. This is done through machine learning using NLP (Natural Language Processing) by looking at past stories to determine best story, pitch and ultimately what type of spread (viral, syndicate, etc.). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a text RISC-V International's Director of Visibility & Community Engagement, Kim McMahon, joins Coruzant Technologies for the Digital Executive podcast. She shares that you have to really know and embrace your strengths so you can align them with the projects you’re most passionate about so you can excel and be happy with what you do. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a text Verbit's Founder & CEO, Tom Livne, joins Coruzant Technologies for the Digital Executive podcast. He shares his story that he new as a small child he was going to be an entrepreneur. He found that being resilient and having passion leads to success. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices