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As the original chief architect of the lifesaving and the most widely used telematics platform in the world (OnStar), and the CTO for several of the most widely used navigation (and marketing insight) platforms that likely guided you on your most recent appointment, Ty Beltramo understands technological driven disruption. He walks us through his journey as a transformation leader and shares the lessons his mentors taught him during his professional career. He sheds light on how technology itself is being disrupted, what you need to do as a progressive tech leadership, how speed has over taken scale as a differentiator in industry, and the importance of remaining human-centric.\\xa0 Through the discussion Ty sheds his wisdom for both the top technology leaders, and those that must work with them in order to unlock the value in technological investments.

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Ty Beltramo is a hands-on technical leader with proven expertise in connected solutions and large enterprise integration projects. He has over 20 years of experience as the senior technology leader of large firms, including Fortune 50 companies, overseeing the design and development of complex enterprise systems. Ty is also a critical member of the CGS Advisors Fellows Network.

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As the CTO of MapQuest, he was the head of a team of 60 and successfully completed a 3-year turnaround plan to modernize all aspects of infrastructure, core data, and products. As a partner and iOS application developer at Portable Hole Productions, he was the sole developer for General Motors OnStar MyLink application, which won the Popular Mechanics Editor\\u2019s Choice Award. And as Chief Architect at General Motors OnStar, Ty led the evolution of OnStar\\u2019s enterprise architecture to grow from 1 to 4 lines of business and support over 3-million subscribers, one-hundred-fold the amount of subscribers since he started.

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Segment 1: Introduction and Background

1:23\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0What makes Ty unique?

3:28 \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Why was it important to Ty to stay close to the technology?

Segment 2: Disruption in Industry & Needed Capabilities

6:40\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Technology: An industry or a craft?

10:26\\xa0 \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0What force is disrupting technology?

13:38\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0How can leaders use technology to differentiate their business?

15:00\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 How is architecture and, more importantly, \\u201cGood architecture\\u201d defined?

16:25\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The two-sided business model: What is the process of monetizing a product that is free?

Segment 3: Firm Transformation

19:48\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 How can leaders make their company faster when it comes to technology?

21:50\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What role do people play in the success of technology and architecture?

23:08\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 In the professional sense, what makes someone a risk taker?

25:04\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Whose job is it to set the culture of the company?

26:14\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What is a CTO?

27:58\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 How do you differentiate the CTO from the CIO role?

32:36\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Stories of transformation: Successes, Failure, and Lessons learned

Segment 4: Brave Leadership & the \\u201cTop Three\\u201d

36:38\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0\\xa0Who played a key role in Ty\\u2019s success\\u2026his bosses!

• Boss 1
  • Helped Ty learn and understand how technology can be applied to solve business problems.
  • Introduced Ty to the importance of building a \\u201cfear-free environment\\u201d that encourages the company to possess no fear of failure \\u2013 invoking a \\u201cmove on\\u201d attitude.
• Boss 2
  • Helped Ty understand the culture of people: why and how to motivate, encourage and invest in people.
• Boss 3
  • Helped Ty understand the importance of grace in the hiring process. Whether you are hiring the best people or letting go of the wrong people, the key is always doing so with grace and dignity.

44:37\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What one piece of advice does Ty give to others?

46:31\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 If you could select an advisor, who would be your fourth?

• Robert \\u201cUncle Bob\\u201d Martin (LinkedIn. Twitter. Books. Website. Blog.)
• Neil Ford (Twitter. Books. Website. Blog.)

48:23\\xa0 \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Does Ty ever think through the amount of lives he\\u2019s helped to save through his work with OnStar?

Wrapping Up

51:54\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What advice does Ty have for architects?

53:19\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What advice does Ty have for CTOs or progressive CIOs?

54:08\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What advice does Ty have for leaders?

Contact Ty:

• Ty\\u2019s LinkedIn
• Ty\\u2019s Email
• Ty\\u2019s Bio

Contact Gregg:

• Gregg\\u2019s LinkedIn
• Gregg\\u2019s Twitter
• Gregg\\u2019s Bio

CGS Advisors:

• Website
• LinkedIn
• Twitter