Ericsson CEO: To Compete With China, You Need to Lead on Technology
Ericsson’s chief executive framed the company’s strategic priority: beating China at the technology front. He argued that merely competing on price is insufficient; leadership in advanced telecom solutions, such as massive MIMO and AI‑driven edge computing, is essential to retain market relevance. The CEO highlighted China’s rapid data‑consumption growth and its early adoption of high‑capacity technologies, noting that Chinese vendors like Huawei set the benchmark. To counter this, Ericsson has concentrated on three core markets— the United States, Japan and India— and invested in a U.S. manufacturing plant commissioned in 2020 to shield against tariffs and supply‑chain shocks. He cited concrete actions: benchmarking against Huawei, accelerating R&D for massive MIMO, and positioning AI as a “massive opportunity” that will shift traffic to the network edge. Ericsson’s partnership with AI hardware providers and its emphasis on wireless, low‑latency connectivity illustrate how the firm plans to capture the emerging industrial‑AI market. The broader implication is clear: telecom operators worldwide must prioritize technology leadership, diversify supply chains, and prepare for an AI‑centric traffic surge. Companies that fail to match China’s pace risk losing relevance in the next generation of connected services.
Phunware Appoints Dmitry Kroshka CEO to Lead AI Platform Strategy
Phunware Inc. announced the appointment of Dmitry Kroshka as its new chief executive officer, signaling a strategic shift toward an AI‑centric product roadmap. Kroshka, a veteran of hospitality, SaaS and advertising, will steer the company’s “2.0” platform that blends location‑based...
Thermal Energy (TSX-V: TMG | OTCQB: TMGEF) Provides Operational Update and Strategic Focus for 2026
Thermal Energy International said investments in staff, a larger UK manufacturing facility and digitization are beginning to pay off, reporting record trailing-12-month order intake and revenue and sharply improved profitability over the past two quarters. Management is shifting strategy for...
Mining Restart in Mexico | RCTV In Conversation with Silver Storm Mining Ltd.
Silver Storm Mining says it will restart its La Preciosa silver mine in Mexico this quarter after completing major plant and mine rehabilitation, including ordering long-lead flotation cells to expand the sulfide circuit and rebuilding the lab and crushing circuits....
'We Are Benefiting From the Strength in Oil Prices': Birchcliff Energy CEO
Birchcliff Energy reported a strong first‑quarter, posting $70 million net income and a cash flow of $153 million, well above its $107 million spend. The company highlighted robust production, diversified gas sales into premium U.S. hubs (Dawn, NYX) and lower operating costs as...
The $100M Candy Brand Selling a Product EVERY Second
The interview spotlights Daniel Kit, founder of Funday Natural Sweets, a sugar‑free confectionery brand that has grown to over $100 million in retail sales and now ships a product roughly every second across 8,000 Australian stores. Kit’s breakthrough came when he convinced...
Allstate CEO Tom Wilson On Trust, Purpose, And Why CEOs Should Speak Up
Allstate CEO Tom Wilson used a recent interview to explain why trust—both in institutions and among individuals—has become a core business priority for his insurer. He argues that declining trust erodes customer loyalty, inflates shopping rates, and hampers claims handling, prompting...
The TRUTH About Bitcoin Mining & AI Data Centers
HUD’s CEO Asher Gnut explains how the company, originally a major Bitcoin miner, is reshaping its business around artificial‑intelligence high‑performance computing (AI‑HPC). By leveraging its expertise in locating cheap power and building large‑scale facilities, HUD is transitioning from volatile cryptocurrency...
Looking for a Gold Mine in The Dominican, But Will the Locals Allow It? | Precipitate Gold Interview
The interview centers on the Dominican Republic’s sudden, temporary suspension of mining activities, notably Precipitate Gold’s Romero project that sits next to a 3.5‑million‑ounce Goldcorp deposit. President Luis Abinader’s unilateral pause, announced after a community town‑hall sparked protests, reflects growing...
Global Economic Outlook: Navigating Growth, Risk, and Opportunity | Global Conference 2026
The panel opened by framing the global economy’s two dominant shocks: an unprecedented energy disruption from the Strait of Hormuz closure and the rapid diffusion of artificial intelligence. Speakers agreed that the Hormuz shutdown, which removed roughly 14 million barrels per...
Global Medical Response CEO Nick Loporcaro on Firm’s Next Move After IPO
Global Medical Response (GMR) went public today, with Chairman and CEO Nick Loporcaro ringing the NYSE opening bell and celebrating the company’s 34,000‑strong workforce. Loporcaro highlighted the scale of operations – more than 5.5 million patient encounters last year, roughly 15,000 per...
Oura CEO Tom Hale Explains How His Company Is ‘More Than Just a Ring’ at HumanX
At the HumanX conference, Oura CEO Tom Hale explained that the company is evolving from a wearable‑only business into a comprehensive health platform. He emphasized that the ring is merely the sensor, while the real value now lies in...
What It Really Takes to Revive a Company That's Lost Its Edge
Reviving a once-innovative company requires a clear, distinct vision for the future and the ability to rapidly communicate that vision to overcome organizational inertia. Leaders must convey a palpable sense of urgency so employees feel the need to change, while...
Nicola Mining Nasdaq Listing: High-Grade Gold, Silver & Copper Growth Story in B.C.
Nicola Mining’s recent NASDAQ debut spotlights its transformation from a distressed silver miner into a diversified, high‑grade gold, silver, and copper producer based entirely in British Columbia. The company, under CEO Peter Espigi since 2013, has rebuilt its balance sheet,...
Jack Dorsey Told Bezos Great CEOs Say No to Everything. Bezos Disagreed. #podcast #shorts
In a 2011 anecdote, Jack Dorsey and another executive met Jeff Bezos to recruit him as an independent director and discussed CEO strategy. Dorsey invoked Steve Jobs’ mantra that CEOs must focus and “say no to almost everything,” while Bezos...
How Early Digital Payments Adoption in the Nordics Influenced Its Growth
Mastercard’s Northern Europe president said the Nordics have been at the forefront of digital payments for over a decade, hosting many fintech innovators and recent Mastercard acquisitions. He argued that tokenisation is the backbone of a frictionless, secure payments future,...
Immunic CEO on Q1 Highlights, New Appointments and Upcoming Milestones
Immunic’s CEO Daniel Witt used the Proactive interview to outline a busy first quarter, highlighting a slate of senior appointments, a $400 million oversubscribed financing round, and the company’s roadmap toward commercializing its lead candidate, VETA calcium. The new chief...
Suno's Mikey Shulman: Everyone Can Make Music Now
Suno, led by physicist‑turned‑entrepreneur Mikey Shulman, is building a consumer‑focused AI music platform that lets anyone generate songs from text prompts. The company’s core breakthrough is treating audio as a continuous 48 kHz float waveform rather than a discrete set of...
Serabi Gold (LSE:SRB) - Debt-Free Balance Sheet Fuels Expansion, Dividends and M&A Ambitions
Serabi Gold (LSE:SRB) used its London One‑to‑One meeting to outline a debt‑free balance sheet and aggressive growth plan, emphasizing higher production, dividend payouts and potential M&A in Brazil. The company reported 44,000 ounces produced in 2024, up from 38,000, and expects...
Michael Saylor: 'Never Be a Net Seller' Explained
Michael Saylor, the MicroStrategy CEO known for his "never sell Bitcoin" mantra, clarified that his stance is actually "never be a net seller" of the cryptocurrency. He explained that occasional profit‑taking does not contradict a long‑term bullish view, and the...
Jones Soda (CSE | OTCQB: JSDA) on Brand Evolution, Strategic Refocus & Growth Initiatives for 2026
Jones Soda (CSE:JSDA, OTCQB:JSDA) used a Planet Micro Cap interview to outline its brand evolution and growth roadmap through 2026, marking its 30‑year anniversary while announcing a strategic refocus on three core segments – core craft soda, glass‑bottle offerings, and...
Dunkin’ Donuts Is Headed Back to Canada
Dunkin’ Donuts is set to make a comeback in Canada after a decade‑long absence, as Canadian restaurant operator Foodtastic secured the franchise rights and announced plans to roll out hundreds of locations. Foodtastic, which already runs about 1,200 eateries, aims to...
High-Grade Gold in the Yukon, But Is the Continuity Really There? | Prospector Metals CEO Interview
The interview focuses on Prospector Metals’ (TSXV:PPP) flagship Mike Lake project in the Yukon’s Tombstone Belt, where the company is chasing high‑grade gold, silver and copper deposits. Recent test‑zone drilling returned impressive assays of up to 13.8 g/t gold and 1.8 % copper...
IFabric (TSX: IFA) Update with CEO Hylton Karon
iFabric (TSX: IFA) held a Zoom update on April 23, 2026, where CEO Hilton Karon outlined a dramatic acceleration in revenue and market penetration. The company, a textile‑technology firm, reported Q1 2026 revenue growth of more than 50% year‑over‑year, putting the quarter...
Meet Whataburger CEO Debbie Stroud: Why She Loves the Spurs, ’The Pitt,’ Texas BBQ, and Brene Brown
In a candid video, Whataburger chief executive Debbie Stroud shares her personal passions—from cheering on the San Antonio Spurs to savoring Texas barbecue—and how they intersect with her role leading the fast‑food chain. Stroud emphasizes a leadership model rooted in vulnerability...
Suite Talk: "Unbecoming" - How Motherhood Toughened This Singapore C-Suite
The interview with Singapore entrepreneur Cassandra Riantan explores how motherhood reshapes a C‑suite leader’s decision‑making lens. Riantan describes moving from a purely logical, ROI‑centric filter to one that weighs personal energy, family time, and long‑term values when evaluating new ventures,...
Nvidia's Jensen Huang: Being CEO Is Not About Power #CEO #leadership
Jensen Huang, Nvidia's long‑time CEO, delivered a brief address emphasizing that leadership is defined by duty rather than authority, urging employees to view the current AI boom as a career‑defining moment. He highlighted core principles—honesty, humility, generosity—and recounted Nvidia’s three‑decade history...
Intel Is Back. Thank the Old CEO.
The video explains Intel’s dramatic resurgence, highlighted by a preliminary agreement for Apple to have some of its custom silicon fabricated on Intel’s 14‑nanometer process. This follows recent reports that Nvidia and Elon Musk’s companies are also turning to Intel’s...
Harvey CEO: How a 31-Year Old Runs an $11B Company
The video features Harvey’s 31‑year‑old CEO outlining how he runs an $11 billion legal‑tech company. He emphasizes a hyper‑structured decision process: a master Google doc that lists motivational priorities, quarterly goals, and a daily task list that he re‑ranks multiple times...
Why New Leaders Succeed Or Fail
The Ripple Effect episode examines new research on how successor leaders differ from incumbents, using public‑school principal transitions as a natural laboratory and drawing parallels to corporate CEO changes such as Apple’s upcoming shift from Tim Cook to John Ternus.\n\nThe...
ZOO Digital: Real Recovery or Just Cost Cuts? CEO Explains the Next Test
The interview with Zoo Digital’s CEO Stuart Green focused on whether the company’s recent return to positive adjusted EBITDAR reflects a genuine business turnaround or merely the result of aggressive cost‑cutting. Green outlined the firm’s strategic shift toward a leaner...
Don’t Stop Trying Things | Reed CEO James Reed
James Reed reflects on his pivotal 1994 decision to join Reed & Co, the family‑run recruitment firm, and the guiding principle that has shaped his leadership – never stop trying things. He recounts his father Alec’s entrepreneurial origins, the modest £75 start‑up,...
Bonnie Bernstein, Founder & CEO - Walk Swiftly Productions | Sports Business Radio Podcast
The Champion’s Edge, a new weekly series from Emmy‑winning producer Bonnie Bernstein, launches on ABC stations and as a companion podcast. The show spotlights women who attribute their professional success to lessons learned on the playing field, turning quantitative...
Maple Gold Mines (TSXV:MGM) - 5.2Moz Gold System with Major Drill Growth Ahead
Maple Gold Mines (TSXV:MGM) released an updated resource estimate that pushes its Sabat‑Tibby system in Quebec to more than 5.2 million ounces of gold, a 77 % increase in indicated resources and 70 % in inferred, despite a modest grade decline. The boost reflects...
Distinguished Speaker Seminar- Sir Bill Browder, CEO Hermitage Capital Management
Sir Bill Browder, founder of Hermitage Capital Management, recounted his unconventional arc from Stanford graduate and Wall Street banker to one of the largest foreign investors in Russia and, after the murder of his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, a global human-rights...
Astra Exploration (TSXV:ASTR) - $15M Raise Supports High-Grade Gold-Silver Target in Argentina
Astra Exploration announced a $15 million financing round, including a $10 million bought‑deal that was oversubscribed before the market opened. The capital will be deployed to accelerate drilling at its flagship La Mantua property in southern Argentina, where a high‑grade gold‑silver system...
Bumble Is Killing the Swipe: Whitney Wolfe Herd Reveals What's Next
The video features Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd outlining a major strategic reset, most notably the plan to retire the classic swipe mechanic and launch a new interaction model later this year. Herd explains that the product has become stale,...
Building A New Antibody Discovery Platform With Infinimmune's Wyatt McDonnell, Ph.D.
In the latest episode of Business of Biotech, Life Science Leader’s Ben Comr sits down with Wyatt McDonnell, Ph.D., co‑founder and CEO of Infinimmune, to discuss the company’s novel antibody discovery platform that combines a vast repository of human blood...
“I Don’t Think of Legacy”: Piyush Gupta on Life After DBS, Bird Watching and Rewirement
Piyush Gupta, former CEO of DBS, stepped down at 65, coining his post‑career phase “rewirement.” He framed retirement not as an end but as a shift to new domains—education, nature, and strengthening Singapore‑India ties—while ensuring DBS’s momentum continues. Gupta warned against...
OUST CEO on Future of Robotics, Autonomous Driving
Ouster reported a strong earnings quarter, beating revenue estimates and delivering 55% year‑over‑year product revenue growth, marking its 13th straight quarter of expansion. CEO Angus Pacala highlighted the company’s role as the “eyes of autonomy” across robotics, automotive and industrial...
Lyft CEO David Risher Talks Record Quarter, Spending to Grow | Bloomberg Talks
Lyft CEO David Risher discussed the company’s record first‑quarter results, highlighting nearly $5 billion in bookings, a 37% year‑over‑year rise in EBITDA and $1.1 billion of free cash flow. The strong cash position, he said, enables aggressive international expansion and strategic acquisitions,...
The American Consumer Is Unbelievably Resilient, Says Affirm CEO
The video features Affirm’s CEO emphasizing that the U.S. consumer remains remarkably resilient despite a gloomy macro‑economic backdrop. He notes that transaction counts per active user rose again this quarter, signaling that shoppers are still engaging across the platform. Affirm’s data...
Rule Symposium 2026: Rick Rule Interviews Paddy Nicol, CEO & President of Orogen Royalties
Rick Rule’s 2026 Natural Resources Investment Symposium featured an in‑depth interview with Paddy Nicol, CEO and President of Orogen Royalties. Nicol outlined the company’s evolution from early‑stage prospect generators to a hybrid royalty‑focused business, emphasizing the pivotal merger with Renaissance...
Perfuze CEO Lays Out the Challenge – and the Promise – of Buildin...
The latest Device Talks weekly podcast recapped the successful Minnesota gathering and turned its focus to the upcoming Device Talks Boston conference, slated for May 27‑28. Organizers highlighted a 25% early‑bird discount (code DTW25) and a packed agenda featuring keynotes, panels...
Argenta Silver CEO Discusses Strategy, Infrastructure, and Exploration Upside
The video features Argenta Silver’s CEO outlining the company’s strategy for the El Cavar project in Salta Province, northwestern Argentina. The flagship deposit, Yakshay, hosts a high‑grade, pure‑silver resource of 45.3 million ounces at 482 g/t (indicated) and an additional 4.1 million ounces...
CoreWeave Shares Drop After Forecast Sparks Growth Fears | Bloomberg Tech 5/8/2026
CoreWeave, the specialist AI‑infrastructure provider, reported a strong quarter that beat revenue expectations, yet its stock plunged about 24% after the company issued a cautious forward‑looking outlook. The firm posted transformational earnings, reaffirmed its 2026 ARR target and disclosed a $40 billion...
Whataburger CEO Talks Culture
The video features Whataburger’s CEO discussing the company’s cultural pillars—pride, care, and love—as the foundation of its brand identity. He recounts joining as COO in 2023, drawn by a sense that the chain was on the cusp of something big,...
UBS Chief Executive on Market Complacency About the War in Iran | FT #shorts
UBS chief executive warns that markets and large corporates are showing a dangerous level of complacency toward the ongoing Iran‑Israel conflict. He notes that while a diplomatic resolution may emerge by July, the broader economic fallout could linger far longer. The...
Myriad Uranium (CSE:M) - From Historical Data to Drill-Confirmed Resource: The Phase 2 Plan
Myriad Uranium (CSE:M) announced a Phase 2 drilling program aimed at converting its extensive historical uranium data into a modern, NI 43‑101‑compliant resource. The company’s two U.S. projects—Copper Mountain in Wyoming and Red Basin in New Mexico—are positioned for a senior‑exchange listing...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says Corning Partnership Will 'Revitalize American Manufacturing'
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced a strategic partnership with Corning to develop a next‑generation data‑center architecture, emphasizing massive interconnects, GPU density, and unprecedented computing scale. Huang framed artificial intelligence as the new fundamental infrastructure, noting that the collaboration will channel the...