RIoT Underground

About RIoT Underground

Welcome to RIoT Underground — the podcast that pulls back the curtain on the innovators transforming our world with disruptive technology. We talk with fearless founders, tech leaders, and changemakers about their journeys — the wins, the failures, and everything in between. Discover how they learn from mistakes, build meaningful careers, and lead with purpose. Produced by RIoT Studios, part of the nonprofit RIoT, which drives innovation through events, conferences, startup accelerators, programs, thought leadership, and more. Tune in, subscribe, and join the underground at riot.org.

Publisher

RIoT

Category

business · education · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Feb 2019

Latest episode

22 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

1 of 96 episodes have a transcript.

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   22 Sept 2025

   V: The Power of Industrial Design in an AI World, LIVE with Mike Laut, Founder & CEO, Laut Design

   AI may be transforming entire industries, but what about the products we hold in our hands every day? In this special live episode of RIoT Underground, RIoT’s Tom Snyder sits down with Mike Laut, Founder & CEO of Laut Design, to explore how physical product design shapes the way we experience and trust AI. Laut Design is a product and brand design firm that helps turn emerging technologies into market-ready products, offering expertise in industrial design, engineering, prototyping, bran...

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   25 Aug 2025

   IV: Adapting For Success As AI Reshapes Business, LIVE with Don Shin, Founder & CEO, CrossComm

   At the end of July 2025, the Bureau of Economic Analysis revealed a stunning shift in the U.S. economy: spending on artificial intelligence added more to GDP last quarter than consumer spending. This isn’t just a headline—it’s a turning point. We are officially entering an AI-driven economy. In this special live podcast recording, RIoT’s Tom Snyder sits down with Don Shin, Founder and CEO of CrossComm, Inc., to explore how AI is reshaping growth, daily life, and work faster than any previou...

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   28 Jul 2025

   III: Culture vs Code, Rethinking Strategy & Leadership in the AI Era, LIVE with Ryan Abel, Managing Partner, Atomic Object

   In this special LIVE episode of the RIoT Underground, RIoT’s Tom Snyder sits down with Ryan Abel, Managing Director at Atomic Object, to explore the real-world impact of AI, how companies are navigating the hype, and why culture and values matter more than ever in the age of automation. As AI rewrites the rules of business, the real question isn’t what you’ll automate — it’s who your company will become in the process. Ryan draws from deep experience at the intersection of leadership, innov...

Inside a recent episode

XIV: How Technology is Upping the Game with Dr. Jen Welter, Professional Football Coach, and Keith Smart, NBA Basketball Coach

Published 2 Dec 2020 · Transcript excerpt

[…] They're not doing it just because it's a woman. And yet what that does is every girl then gets to be a hero in her own story. And every boy gets to think of a coach as someone who can help you win. And so that's the connective tissue that I always look at is how can we look at the situation different? […]

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