The Reboot Chronicles with Dean DeBiase

When it comes to fast food, people mostly focus on fast. With improving efficiency and a new sales-driven promotion every month, the faster a company can get food to customers, the better, right? Maybe not. Chick-fil-A developed a smarter idea—prioritizing People over Profits with Purpose and Faith.

On this episode of The Reboot Chronicles, one of Chick-fil-A’s founding C-Suite leaders, Steve Robinson, reveals untold stories on how...

Most everyone remembers the tale of David and Goliath, one of the greatest underdog stories. We have seen the story repeat itself in business, across sectors from food and car companies to consumer products and tech. But what about AI? The AI computer chip wars are heating up—on fire actually—as companies attempt to topple the Goliath that Nvidia has become. Our David for this episode is Cerebras Systems, one of the rapidly-growing...

The art of business growth often requires being in the right market, at the right time, with the right resources to make an impact—and mastering the discipline of what you are going to build, buy, and borrow. Most companies deploy a mixture of these three methods, but our guest on this episode has mastered the buy side, with a well-funded market-making acquisition machine. Rich Eknoian, CEO of World Insurance Associates, has built ...

Have you ever wanted to attend the greatest show on earth and see what’s coming next in consumer electronics? Here’s your chance. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) represents most all of the tech companies on the planet and owns and produces CES—the most powerful tech event in the world. Started over 100 years ago, CES is the largest show on the planet, with 4500 exhibitors, hundreds of thousands of attendees from 150 count...

With the AI hype cycle spiraling forward, and speed often being prioritized over security, many industry leaders, analysts, and data center operators are warning about the dangers lurking in the code many of us use every day. On this episode of The Reboot Chronicles Show, we went to the source, to figure out how that gap is being closed with Serial CEO and top Rebooter, Peter McKay - CEO of Snyk. Snyk is a developer security platfo...

AI and High-Performance Computing are driving the global economy—and leaders, from chips to data centers, are trying to keep up and get ahead of the growth curve. The next generation of semiconductor companies, like NVIDIA, have become the poster child of the AI boom, with the microchips and technology that make it all possible. Our guest for this episode of the Reboot Chronicles Show is making waves in how chips need to be designe...

Do you have Growth Gems? Dr. Anish Shah, Group CEO and MD of the Mahindra Group does—a lot of them. Mahindra Group is one of the world’s largest and most admired multinational companies with diverse businesses in 20 industries which employ over 260,000 people in 100 countries.

With over $25B in annual revenue, the organization has a broad federation of companies across industry sectors, from cars, SUVs, trucks, motorcycles, technolo...

When you think about retail giants, you might picture big-box behemoths like Walmart or Amazon, which happen to be two of the largest companies in the world. You shop with them one too many times and it begins to feel like you have more boxes in your home than purchased products. But quietly—and impressively—Tractor Supply Company has carved out its own rural empire that customers love. With 2,500 stores, 50,000 employees, and $15B...

The vitamin and supplement market has exploded in popularity and consumers are overwhelmed with all the claims they are bombarded with online, instore and on TV. The good news—people are more interested in their health and wellness now more than ever. However, they are growing more confused and even skeptical about product choices and who they should trust.

At the epicenter of this explosion is Thorne, a science-backed health a...

Founded in the 1800’s, Avon has been through many reboots in its storied direct selling history—but nothing like the one it is going through now. Unlike most old brands, the organization provides lessons and roadmaps that leaders can deploy across consumer and B-to-B sectors.Avon is part of Natura & Co, a multi-billion-dollar group that combined has more than 200 million clients, 7 million dedicated Consultants and Representati...

The vast ocean of AI has become challenging for some companies, while being THE driving force in other organizations innovation strategies across sectors. You could call it an Innovation Crisis. The world’s top companies and governments need better partners who can help them navigate these choppy waters and seize the growth opportunities ahead. In some sectors—it is going to be eat or be eaten.To provide some insider knowledge on h...

In this Special Extended Edition of The Reboot Chronicles Ted Leonsis joins us with untold stories you will only hear here.

Ted is founder, chairman, and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, one of the largest integrated sports and entertainment companies that has the most diverse partnership groups in all of sports. The billion-dollar group includes eight teams, like the NHL’s Capitals, the NBA’s Wizards, and the WNBA’s My...

This week’s Reboot Chronicles Show is our second episode coming to you from #ZohoDay25, Zoho’s annual Analyst gathering in Austin Texas. With top global business and financial analysts and CxOs from the world’s top corporations, this invite-only conference, with top speakers from around the world, debuts the hottest technology, AI trends, what people want, and what’s coming next.

One conference speaker is IFFCO CIO Jaroslaw Pietras...

This week’s Reboot Chronicles Show is coming to you from #ZohoDay25, Zoho’s annual Analyst gathering in Austin Texas. With top global business and financial analysts and CxO’s from the world’s top corporations, this invite-only conference debuts the hottest technology, AI trends, what people want, and what’s coming next.

Most companies are frantically rebooting their growth plans to meet the realities of fierce AI enabled competitio...

As we head into the second half of the decade chock-full of massive change and innovation, The Reboot Chronicles wanted to know how higher education will reboot itself to not just meet our global challenges—but lead the way. While AI has broken the rules of growth and innovation, supercharging most business sectors whether they wanted it or not, most of our institutions are not riding the wave or even keeping up—except for a few.

On...

There is a good chance that a cyberattack is happening while you are reading this or watching a Reboot Chronicles show episode. From phishing email attacks and ransomware threats to malware penetrating old security systems – bad actors are constantly looking for the next way to break through cybersecurity systems. These attacks can impact any of us personally, from identity theft to financial ruin – and they are costing corporation...

Last week’s Reboot Chronicles episode helped people and companies determine where to invest—especially since President Trump announced approximately $1 trillion in AI and infrastructure investments in the U.S. On this episode we look ahead to where CEO’s need to invest to better prepare for the challenging demands and technology opportunities they will face in the second half of this decade. Rob Wolcott, founder of Clareo, the Kel...

With President Trump sworn into office again, over ½ trillion-dollars of AI infrastructure deals announced with Stargate and DAMAC, and markets up—business leaders and consumers are looking for the best guidance on where to invest in next.

A top FOX Business portfolio manager/panelist and previous Bloomberg Television anchor, Adam Johnson unpacks it all on this episode of The Reboot Chronicles. A sought after investment guru, Adam ...

On The Reboot Chronicles Show we predominantly talk to organizations that have undergone or are currently going through a reboot to learn how leaders are adapting to an ever-changing world. Our audience learns best from leaders who take zoomed-out approaches to rebooting, and share the trends and disruptions they are seeing across sectors—with game plans they are formulating toward the future.

Josh Bersin, started several companies...