Innovation and the Digital Enterprise

Patrick Emmons

If you can’t appreciate a good sports analogy, movie quote, or military reference, you may not want to work with him, but if you value honesty, integrity, and commitment to improvement, Patrick can certainly help take your business or your career to the next level. “Good enough,” is simply not in his vernacular. Pat’s passion is for relentlessly pushing himself and others to achieve full potential. Patrick Emmons is a graduate of St. Norbert College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Mathematics. Patrick co-founded Adage Technologies in 2001 and in 2015, founded DragonSpears as a spin-off dedicated to developing custom applications that improve speed, compliance and scalability of clients’ internal and customer-facing workflow processes. When he is not learning about new technology, running a better business, or becoming a stronger leader, he can be found coaching his kids’ (FIVE of them) baseball and lacrosse teams and praising his ever-so-patient wife for all her support.

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Resiliency and Innovation in Challenging Times with Ronald Blahnik

 Patrick Emmons  Oct 5, 2023 6:00:00 AM  0 Comments

For retail businesses, being able to provide real-time, precise inventory is key to exceeding customer expectations. Ronald Blahnik, Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Strategy, Innovation, Customer Experience, and Retail Analytics of Hibbett Sports, knows that providing customers with what they want, when they want it, has been essential to Hibbett’s growth over the last six years.

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Growth-Stage Leadership with Arne Saupe

 Patrick Emmons  Sep 21, 2023 6:00:00 AM  0 Comments

Second City is an iconic Chicago institution training comedic geniuses across generations, but developing the talents of a Vice President of Technology is one of its more under-the-radar accomplishments. Arne Saupe, Vice President of Technology at Farmer’s Fridge, learned more than acting and improvisation when exploring this new arena. He discovered lessons in management, failure, team building, empathy, and communication that bolstered his years of experience as a technologist and growth-stage leader. 

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Championing Physical Technology Innovation with Haven Allen

 Patrick Emmons  Sep 7, 2023 6:00:00 AM  0 Comments

Imagine you are a founder developing a physical product with incredible potential, but the space and resources to advance your product are out of reach and cost-prohibitive. Haven Allen witnessed this hurdle to introducing life-changing HardTech into the world and co-founded a solution: mHUB, a hyper-resourced innovation center in Chicago.

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Lessons in Technology Leadership with Tony Newcome

 Patrick Emmons  Aug 24, 2023 6:00:00 AM  0 Comments

With a growing family, Tony Newcome took a major risk in returning to his software engineering roots after years in leadership—pay cut and all. Ultimately, the risk was rewarded. During his two decades of experience in the industry, Tony has held significant roles during critical growth moments at ExactTarget and Salesforce, and he currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer at ActiveCampaign, where he specializes in product development and software engineering. 

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Data, Patterns, and the Value of Information with Kevin Pogany

 Patrick Emmons  Aug 10, 2023 6:00:00 AM  1 Comment

A distaste for the repetitive is a powerful motivation. Something Kevin Pogany discovered as a teenager writing code for his father’s pharmacy to automate their processes. An early experience that catalyzed a nearly thirty-year career across nine industries pushing for data-driven innovation. Most recently, he has found himself as a Chief Technology Officer within the aerial imagery industry encouraging transformation in this critical juncture of machine learning, robotics, and proprietary data assets.

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Enterprise Change Management with Andrei Girenkov

 Patrick Emmons  Jul 27, 2023 6:00:00 AM  0 Comments

“You don’t get a chance to be new twice.” Technology and business executive Andrei Girenkov embraces moments of great potential and offers essential advice for achieving success in 2023. Recent Senior Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer at Greystar, Andrei discusses speaking the CEO’s language, enterprise change management, and his journey to law school and beyond.

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Enhancing the Developer Experience with Deepika Duggirala

 Patrick Emmons  Jul 13, 2023 6:00:00 AM  0 Comments

Today we’re sharing another insightful presentation from our most recent Innovative Executives League Summit, where Deepika Duggirala, former SVP of Global Technology Platforms at TransUnion, spoke about how focusing on your people and the developer experience leads to improved business performance.

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Accelerating Digital Transformation Solutions at Allstate with Christopher Paquette

 Patrick Emmons  Jun 29, 2023 6:00:00 AM  0 Comments

Tasked with accelerating digital transformation at Allstate, Christopher Paquette recognizes the digital potential embedded everywhere. Reflecting on his first year as Chief Digital Transformation Officer at Allstate, Christopher shares essential lessons in collaboration, creating value for the customer, and transformation strategy.

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Creating an Effective Innovation Culture with Jack King

 Patrick Emmons  Jun 15, 2023 6:00:00 AM  0 Comments

Today we’re sharing an insightful presentation from one of our Innovative Executives League Summit speakers, Jack King. At the November summit, Jack spoke to the audience about creating an effective innovation culture and leveraging disruptive technologies through VR and AR.

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Leading the Innovation Lab at United Airlines with Jorie Sax

 Patrick Emmons  Jun 1, 2023 6:00:00 AM  0 Comments

In an industry deeply focused on the “now”— scheduling down to the minute—and dedicated to safety above all else, how can innovation with an eye to the future and taking risks fit in? In aviation, United Airlines found a solution by tasking Jorie Sax with launching and leading its first innovation lab, Airshop.

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