Meet the heroes solving what's next

Introducing Innovation Heroes, a podcast by SHI, exploring the people and businesses leading the charge in our constantly disrupted world

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SHI’s Innovation Heroes explores the groundbreaking stories of individuals and businesses driving change through innovation. Hosted by Ed McNamara, the show features in-depth conversations with C-Level executives, visionary startup founders, and industry thought leaders.

  • Insights from top leaders
  • Inspiring case studies
  • Actionable advice to achieve your goals
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The brutal truth about ITAM

LATEST EPISODE

Innovation Heroes: Why ITAM progress has stalled (and how to fix it) 

25-30% of enterprise technology spend is wasted. Why can't anyone move the needle?

AI Driving the Future

Season 7, Ep 11

Innovation Heroes: Why physical AI can’t ship fast and iterate 

What happens when AI has to operate in the physical world — where mistakes have real consequences?

Quantum threat is here. Get ready.

Season 7, Ep 10

Innovation Heroes: Data encryption dates will expire soon. Now what? 

The 50-year-old encryption protecting your data is about to become obsolete. To prepare, begin with basic discovery.

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Season 7, Ep 9

Innovation Heroes: AI power demand is going nuclear. That’s a good thing 

Explore the collision between AI ambition and energy reality with two guides who see the problem from opposite ends of the timeline.

About
the host

Ed McNamara

Ed McNamara

Director of Marketing & Communications, SHI

Ed McNamara is the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at SHI International, where he has led the company’s communications strategy since 2007. He joined SHI in 1997, initially working in sales before founding SHI's first Communications team. Ed is responsible for managing SHI’s media presence across digital, print, and video formats. Before his tenure at SHI, he worked as a reporter for The Press of Atlantic City

Reviews from real people

Packed with all the elements that make an innovation show truly informative, and sprinkled with authenticity and insight. Kudos to you, Ed—your show is absolutely fantastic! Keep up the awesome work! 🚀

Linda_Lee 

Love how this show goes beyond the tech industry and focuses on the technical innovations happening across all industries.

ecm1988 

If you like talking about how technology is going to change the future, this is the show!

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