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HotTakes: The Hotwire Podcast

HotTakes: The Hotwire Podcast

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Hotwire, the global tech communications consultancy, talks with industry experts in the tech space to offer creative insight and strategies for marcomms professionals to stay ahead of business trends.
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Importance of AfroTech: Addressing Issues in the Industry

HotTakes: The Hotwire PodcastOct 27, 2022

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Wellness at Hotwire: What have we learned?

Wellness at Hotwire: What have we learned?

In this episode, Head of People & Culture, Kristin Weddick and Director, Nikeisha Maddox talk all things wellness and how we have progressed in our learnings of what has worked and what hasn't at Hotwire.

May 11, 202315:27
My Journey Isn't Yours: The Black Executive Experience

My Journey Isn't Yours: The Black Executive Experience

The AfroTech experience was truly something to be remembered. In this HotTakes edition, Hotwire Global VP of Marketing, Nicholas Love, and Director of Media Strategy, Azizza Brinson, speak about their experience at this year’s AfroTech Conference 2022. From attending sessions about energy management, hearing takes from people who have a familiarity factor and similar experiences in their professional paths, and networking with entrepreneurs, CEOs, students and more, it was an amazing chance to come together as a melanated collective and hold each other up.

Dec 13, 202231:12
Importance of AfroTech: Addressing Issues in the Industry

Importance of AfroTech: Addressing Issues in the Industry

Hotwire Global VP of Marketing, Nicholas Love and Global Content Strategist, Alexcia Lewis, sit down in this new episode of HotTakes to discuss some of the issues in the tech industry that disproportionately affect Black leaders. What are the everyday situations where we see these things happen? And how do we deal with them? Tune in to hear Nicholas and Alexcia's viewpoints and understand how conferences like AfroTech are crucial in paving a way to progression from the problem.

Oct 27, 202245:36
DE&I and Authentic Allyship

DE&I and Authentic Allyship

Hotwire Global CEO, Heather Kernahan sits down with Senior Associate, Brooklynn Miller and Account Coordinator, Alexcia Lewis to talk about DE&I in the tech landscape and within Hotwire and explore the experience black and brown professionals have when joining a white-centric work environment.

Jul 01, 202241:28
Building True Agency Client Partnerships

Building True Agency Client Partnerships

In this HotTakes episode, Vicki Cook, Associate Director at Hotwire London, talks to Aaron Goldman, CMO at Mediaocean. Following Mediaocean and Hotwire celebrating five years working together, the two discuss what it takes to create a good partnership as well as the highlights and low lights from those five years!

Jun 29, 202222:48
A Day in the Life of a Broadcast Journalist

A Day in the Life of a Broadcast Journalist

Senior Media Strategy Associate, Amber Roberts speaks with Jenyne Donaldson, Professional TV Broadcaster about what happens behind the curtains— including how broadcast journalists identify hard-hitting stories, insights into the various types of on-air journalists, and a perspective on advocacy journalism.

May 12, 202224:10
Behind the Headlines: Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability, and Climate Change

Behind the Headlines: Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability, and Climate Change

In this HotTake episode, Charlene Gage, Senior Media Strategy Manager at Hotwire, speaks with Brian Kahn, Climate Editor at Protocol. The two delve into the movement around climate journalism, what companies are shifting to, and what the future of this space looks like.

Apr 19, 202222:27
PR Nightmares: Views from a Journalist

PR Nightmares: Views from a Journalist

Senior Media Strategy Manager, Azizza Brinson speaks with Sasha Lekach, Tech Writer at Mashable, about some standout PR experiences she's had during her career. From general pitching pet peeves to some down-right scary stuff, these two cover it all.

Apr 04, 202241:50
Life of a Trade Show Journalist

Life of a Trade Show Journalist

Senior Media Strategist Rahat Rashid talks to Mike Andronico from CNN Underscored about the good and the not-so-good experiences of a trade show journalist.

Mar 23, 202231:28
Hotwire acquires McDonald Butler

Hotwire acquires McDonald Butler

In this HotTakes episode Tara O'Donnell, Maeve McDonald and Mike Butler discuss Hotwire's acquisition of McDonald Butler.

Apr 27, 202116:41
Hotwire Ignite Possibility Program

Hotwire Ignite Possibility Program

How do we ignite possibility? In this HotTakes episode, Heather Kernahan, Hotwire CEO, North America dives into some key aspects of the Hotwire Ignite Possibility Program, which is directing up to $1 million USD of pro bono brand, marketing, and public relations services to a selected tech or tech enabled organization that is minority-led and/or providing a product or service benefitting a minority community. 

Mar 10, 202111:24
Reframing Innovation - Six Steps to Implementing AI

Reframing Innovation - Six Steps to Implementing AI

In this episode of HotTakes, we talk to Tom Taulli, Forbes contributor and author of “Implementing AI Systems: Transform Your Business in 6 Steps" about how companies can use AI effectively to get ahead of the competition.

Feb 25, 202126:49
Digitalization is an imperative for innovation in Manufacturing

Digitalization is an imperative for innovation in Manufacturing

In this HotTakes episode, we chat with Brenda Discher, SVP of Strategy and Marketing, at Siemens Digital Industries Software. Brenda shares recent examples of how Siemens customers have adopted a digital mindset to reframe their business models for innovation, and also shares her thoughts on why becoming a digital enterprise is no longer an option, it’s an imperative.

Dec 23, 202024:59
Remote Evolution: Partnering and the Power of Ecosystems

Remote Evolution: Partnering and the Power of Ecosystems

Why do companies partner? How can they build bi-directional partnerships and relationships successfully? In this HotTakes episode, we discuss these questions with Anne Vondrak, Director of Strategic Partnerships at industrial network security startup Claroty. Anne draws from her career managing partnerships to share how industrial companies can and should communicate their innovative partnerships.

Nov 02, 202023:57
Talking Remote Lite to Remote Right
Sep 03, 202033:12
Industrial Innovation: How is the industry responding in a time of great change?

Industrial Innovation: How is the industry responding in a time of great change?

Part two of this conversation features Sarah Kalhorn, of Hotwire’s Industrial Technology practice, talking with Steven Freedman, global head of the Hoistway Information Systems business for CEDES AG, and Keith Larson, VP of Content at Putnam Media, about how the industrial tech industry is responding in this time of great change.


Aug 13, 202036:60
Industrial Innovation: How is the pandemic transforming industrial innovation?

Industrial Innovation: How is the pandemic transforming industrial innovation?

In part one of this conversation, Sarah Kalhorn, of Hotwire’s Industrial Technology practice, talks with Steven Freedman, global head of the Hoistway Information Systems business for CEDES AG, and Keith Larson , VP of Content at Putnam Media, about how the global pandemic is transforming the industrial innovation. While manufacturers pivot to address the rapidly changing needs of a world facing COVID-19, it’s also more clear that this ecosystem is ripe for new solutions and new partnerships that impact their brand.

Jul 20, 202028:03
Hotwire with Kiva: How to Lean into Your Superpowers

Hotwire with Kiva: How to Lean into Your Superpowers

Hotwire talks with Henrique Saboia, VP of Growth at Kiva, on how businesses had to adapt during the COVID19 crisis, what the next steps are for brands and marketers as we enter the 'hopeful recovery' phase, and why in a moment of crisis, we should all lean into our superpowers.

Jun 03, 202025:03