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We do not chase headlines; we host the newsmakers. From the founders of unicorn startups to the CEOs of publicly traded companies, our guests join The Road to Autonomy to articulate their vision, defend their strategies, and signal their next moves.
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Our audience gains unparalleled, unfiltered access to the C-Suite executives, founders, and policymakers who are building and regulating the future.
From the founders of unicorn startups to the CEOs of publicly traded companies, our guests join to articulate their vision, defend their strategies, and signal their next moves.
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Founder, The Road to Autonomy & Co-Founder & Co-CEO AUTNMY AI
Grayson Brulte is a visionary strategist and one of the foremost authorities on autonomy, automation, and the emerging Autonomy Economy™. Widely recognized for anticipating what's next, his work sits at the intersection of innovation, policy, and emerging technology, where he serves as a trusted advisor to executive teams throughout the autonomy landscape.
Grayson coined the term Autonomy Economy to describe the convergence of automation, autonomy, commerce, and economic growth. His insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, Forbes, CNN, and The Hollywood Reporter.
Recent Episodes
New episodes every Tuesday. Watch on YouTube, X and Spotify and listen on your favorite podcast platform.
April 27, 2021
Brightline: The Mobility Experience Company
Brightline President Patrick Goddard discussed how the company applies hospitality industry principles to create an experience-focused mobility service that considers the customer's entire door-to-door journey through all five senses. The conversation explored how the emerging experience economy is transforming transportation by incorporating lessons from hospitality and restaurant industries to build emotional connections with travelers.
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April 21, 2021
The Future of Parking: Integrated Payments & Mobility Hubs
Neil Golson from FLASH discusses how software solutions are transforming the parking industry through integrated payment systems and partnerships with services like Ticketmaster and OpenTable, while parking demand remains 65% below pre-COVID levels. The company provides technology infrastructure to parking operators rather than owning assets, focusing on reducing transaction friction and enabling new revenue streams through digital wallet offerings and mobility hub integration.
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April 14, 2021
Cyber Intelligence
Bryan Hurd from Aon Cyber Solutions discusses the evolution of cybersecurity threats, from the founding of the U.S. Navy's first cyber-counterintelligence program to current nation-state and organized crime activities. The episode covers how different threat actors target varying assets - with international criminals focusing on ransomware and IP theft while nation-states pursue military intelligence and sensitive government data.
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April 6, 2021
EVBox: Strategically Scaling Electric Vehicle Charging
Jeremy Bezdek of Koch Strategic Platforms and Kristof Vereenooghe of EVBox Group discuss how EVBox leverages its European market leadership and open-architecture platform to expand globally, particularly in the fragmented EV charging market. Koch Strategic Platforms is providing strategic capital and operational support to help EVBox scale its charging infrastructure business in the United States.
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March 30, 2021
Augmented Reality: Window To The World
Chen-Ping Yu, CEO of Phiar, discusses how his experience driving in Boston led him to develop augmented reality navigation technology that overlays route information onto real camera feeds instead of traditional maps. Founded in 2017, Phiar emerged from Yu's postdoctoral research combining brain science with deep-learning computer vision to solve navigation challenges through AR rather than the VR technology dominating headlines at the time.
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March 23, 2021
The New Economy of Movement
Chris Ballinger, CEO of MOBI, discusses the intersection of international economics and digital currencies, explaining how marginalism determines pricing in markets and how government opposition derailed Facebook's Libra project due to concerns about reserve management and regulatory control. The conversation covers Ballinger's 28 years of finance experience and examines the broader implications of government policy on large-scale digital currency initiatives.
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