The Business Journals Content Studio - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/the-business-journals-content-studio/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 The Business Journals Content Studio - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/the-business-journals-content-studio/ 32 32 103504436 HoustonCISO ORBIE Leadership Award recipient Andre Allen on creating a culture of innovation to drive business growth https://houstonnewmedia.org/houstonciso-orbie-leadership-award-recipient-andre-allen-on-creating-a-culture-of-innovation-to-drive-business-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houstonciso-orbie-leadership-award-recipient-andre-allen-on-creating-a-culture-of-innovation-to-drive-business-growth Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=80db16beedf8fe4c5345c3a6cf706166 Technology leaders need to “get a seat at the table” with corporate leaders to better understand how a business operates. It’s there they can learn business goals, market dynamics and competitive pressures.

“With a better understanding of the business...

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]]> 940985 HoustonCIO ORBIE Leadership Award recipient on how IT leaders can serve as trusted digital guides for their executive colleagues https://houstonnewmedia.org/houstoncio-orbie-leadership-award-recipient-on-how-it-leaders-can-serve-as-trusted-digital-guides-for-their-executive-colleagues/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houstoncio-orbie-leadership-award-recipient-on-how-it-leaders-can-serve-as-trusted-digital-guides-for-their-executive-colleagues Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=cb383ffc24d358666d6b966d59284a93 In the business world, information technology (IT) is in the spotlight due to the breakneck pace of innovation, automation and digitization. While all leaders face challenges, IT leaders face them at a rapid pace.

“Our domain is changing so fast at th...

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]]> 941297 HoustonCISO ORBIE Leadership Award recipient Catharina “Dd” Budiharto on developing tech leaders from underserved groups https://houstonnewmedia.org/houstonciso-orbie-leadership-award-recipient-catharina-dd-budiharto-on-developing-tech-leaders-from-underserved-groups/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houstonciso-orbie-leadership-award-recipient-catharina-dd-budiharto-on-developing-tech-leaders-from-underserved-groups Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=9a5fe1c1aed4f54fecbdf40c4aa7d961 With more than 30 years in cybersecurity, including 19 in oil and gas, Catharina “Dd” Budiharto is passionate about enhancing supply chain security and developing the next generations cybersecurity professionals, especially women and minorities.

Curre...

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]]> 750859 HoustonCIO ORBIE Awards Leadership recipient Archie Deskus on how boldness fosters experimentation and innovation https://houstonnewmedia.org/houstoncio-orbie-awards-leadership-recipient-archie-deskus-on-how-boldness-fosters-experimentation-and-innovation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houstoncio-orbie-awards-leadership-recipient-archie-deskus-on-how-boldness-fosters-experimentation-and-innovation Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2fe309b6a724476c0a01ac99d40071ed This year’s HoustonCIO ORBIE Awards Leadership recipient and keynote speaker believes that to succeed, “it’s important to be bold and encourage boldness in others.”

Archana (Archie) Deskus is executive vice president and chief technology officer (CTO)...

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]]> 750863 Houston ORBIE keynote speaker Michelle Stansbury on leveraging technology to create the hospital of the future https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-orbie-keynote-speaker-michelle-stansbury-on-leveraging-technology-to-create-the-hospital-of-the-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-orbie-keynote-speaker-michelle-stansbury-on-leveraging-technology-to-create-the-hospital-of-the-future Fri, 07 Apr 2023 05:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7b7057bf81ff4a429bdabaf0edd7d26d For 30 years, Michelle Stansbury has played a leading role in driving innovation at the Houston Methodist hospital system. As vice president of innovation and information technology applications, she was instrumental in establishing a Center for Innova...

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]]> 577618 Houston ORBIE Awards Leadership recipient on the power of technology to transform hospital operations https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-orbie-awards-leadership-recipient-on-the-power-of-technology-to-transform-hospital-operations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-orbie-awards-leadership-recipient-on-the-power-of-technology-to-transform-hospital-operations Fri, 07 Apr 2023 05:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=268ca932eeaf092cab277736e99fb1e2 As senior vice president and chief information innovation officer at Texas Children’s Hospital, Myra Davis has seen the health care organization grow into the largest pediatric hospital in the nation – and she believes technology is at the core of it a...

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]]> 577620 Leadership ORBIE Award Receipient: Al Lindseth shares his next move https://houstonnewmedia.org/leadership-orbie-award-receipient-al-lindseth-shares-his-next-move/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leadership-orbie-award-receipient-al-lindseth-shares-his-next-move Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:47:20 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=9d6f2bb33dee671407df4717b59bfbad For Al Lindseth, learning to be a leader began at home.

“My dad was a big inspiration to me from a leadership perspective,” Lindseth said. “He went to West Point from a farm in North Dakota. His class had the highest casualty rate ever from West Point...

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]]> 295629 How this Houston chef uses his business credit card benefits to broaden his culinary knowledge https://houstonnewmedia.org/how-this-houston-chef-uses-his-business-credit-card-benefits-to-broaden-his-culinary-knowledge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-this-houston-chef-uses-his-business-credit-card-benefits-to-broaden-his-culinary-knowledge Thu, 21 Oct 2021 19:36:20 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=245696840cc445c01c6c6daca6a9be26 When Austin Waiter was a student at the Culinary Institute of America in New York in 2012, he was required to complete a four-month internship at a restaurant of his choosing. While most of his classmates wanted to train at star-studded eateries in big...

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]]> 187863 C Bond Systems: finalist https://houstonnewmedia.org/c-bond-systems-finalist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=c-bond-systems-finalist Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:59:35 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=0cabd7539b9fed163033e3c0c0096e28 C Bond Systems is a finalist for the Entrepreneurial Opportunity Contest in partnership with BBVA. Learn more about the contest.

Company description: C Bond Systems is a nanotechnology company engaged in the implementation of proprietary nanotechno...

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]]> 88308 Smartbridge: finalist https://houstonnewmedia.org/smartbridge-finalist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smartbridge-finalist Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:49:08 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5b3156fdd6fd0b4356c2a4376b95a37e Smartbridge is a finalist for the Entrepreneurial Opportunity Contest in partnership with BBVA. Learn more about the contest.

Company description: Smartbridge has been a Houston-based company for 17 years and has its origins in restaurant IT servic...

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]]> 88294 LAMIK Beauty: finalist https://houstonnewmedia.org/lamik-beauty-finalist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lamik-beauty-finalist Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:46:57 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3d85313cbfce940e133548144ad92d19 LAMIK Beauty is a finalist for the Entrepreneurial Opportunity Contest in partnership with BBVA. Learn more about the contest.

Company description: Love and Makeup in Kindness (LAMIK) Beauty is a vegan makeup line for multicultural women. LAMIK Bea...

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]]> 88296 4.0 GPA: finalist https://houstonnewmedia.org/4-0-gpa-finalist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4-0-gpa-finalist Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:45:47 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7e72041a908dd583960002eebb49be70 4.0 GPA LLC is a finalist for the Entrepreneurial Opportunity Contest in partnership with BBVA. Learn more about the contest.

Company description: 4.0 GPA offers mentorship and accountability services that encourage students as early as the first g...

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]]> 88298 Last year’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Contest winner shares how it changed their business as search begins for this year’s winner (podcast) https://houstonnewmedia.org/last-years-entrepreneurial-opportunity-contest-winner-shares-how-it-changed-their-business-as-search-begins-for-this-years-winner-podcast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=last-years-entrepreneurial-opportunity-contest-winner-shares-how-it-changed-their-business-as-search-begins-for-this-years-winner-podcast Tue, 03 Nov 2020 19:15:47 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6fbcd05d9d768cde14da0be03423ba7e Small businesses have faced unprecedented challenges this year, but their importance has not changed. “Small businesses are the lifeblood of the U.S. economy and the cornerstone of thriving communities,” says Elizabeth Dobers, BBVA USA’s commercial ban...

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]]> 87007 See who has the next great idea at the Entrepreneurial Opportunity Contest https://houstonnewmedia.org/see-who-has-the-next-great-idea-at-the-entrepreneurial-opportunity-contest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=see-who-has-the-next-great-idea-at-the-entrepreneurial-opportunity-contest Mon, 02 Nov 2020 16:13:57 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b40279dceeab682c766a7a7aebc153c8 The Houston Business Journal and BBVA have teamed up to find the next great idea. The five finalists of the Entrepreneurial Opportunity Contest will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges ahead of the Cultivating Growth: Strategies to advance your busi...

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]]> 86690 B2B, B2C business leaders still face uncertainties around returning to work, HBJ research finds https://houstonnewmedia.org/b2b-b2c-business-leaders-still-face-uncertainties-around-returning-to-work-hbj-research-finds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=b2b-b2c-business-leaders-still-face-uncertainties-around-returning-to-work-hbj-research-finds Wed, 09 Sep 2020 09:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ea87d9e22676a29550623d05247d2349 Business leaders nationwide face concerns about returning to work as the number of Covid-19 cases continue growing and market uncertainty persists. When it comes to reopening, employers are most concerned about the health and safety of employees and cu...

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]]> 72730 Business execs expect strong 2020, but talent challenge remains, Baylor/HBJ research finds https://houstonnewmedia.org/business-execs-expect-strong-2020-but-talent-challenge-remains-baylor-hbj-research-finds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=business-execs-expect-strong-2020-but-talent-challenge-remains-baylor-hbj-research-finds Fri, 17 Jan 2020 06:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=dd9ac08dfa0206173755381ce1693f5a Texas business leaders are very optimistic about the business outlook of their companies, their industries and the state in 2020 compared with their outlook for the overall U.S. economy.

The strong expectation was one highlight of a recent survey of e...

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