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Ep. 109: The Future of AI and Data Centers with Bill Kleyman and Ken Moreano
Ep. 108: Different by Design- Wes Cummins on Shaping the Future of AI Infrastructure
Ep. 107: Ethical Dilemmas in AI: What You Need to Know with Kevin Timmons
Ep. 106: Power Solutions for Tech Giants with Scott Jarnagin
Ep 105: From Immigrant to Tech Titan with Emil Sayegh
Ep 104 : Young Professionals with Marlee, Shae, David, and Isaac
Ep. 103: The Power of Vulnerability, Personal and Professional Growth with Cathal Quinn
Ep. 102: From Farm to Leading Databank with Joe Minarik
EP 101: 30-30-4-30 With Sydney and Jenny
Ep. 100 Pt. 2: Celebrating 100th Episode with Mason Ward

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Ep. 109: The Future of AI and Data Centers with Bill Kleyman and Ken Moreano
Kirk is joined by Bill Kleyman and Ken Moreano

Kirk is joined in the studio by Ken Moreano, CEO & President of Scott Data Center, and Bill Kleyman, CEO of Apolo, to chat about the evolving role of AI in data centers, the importance of education in adopting new technologies, real-world examples of AI applications, and the financial aspects of AI services.

Ep. 108: Different by Design- Wes Cummins on Shaping the Future of AI Infrastructure
Kirk is joined by Wes Cummins

Join Kirk and Wes as they delve into the remarkable journey of Wes Cummins, the visionary founder and CEO of Applied Digital. Wes recounts his evolution from a childhood spent on a family potato farm in Southern Idaho to spearheading innovations in next-generation digital infrastructure. He discusses his early fascination with technology, which guided him from academics and athletics to a career in finance and tech. The conversation highlights Wes’s pivot from Bitcoin mining to building high-performance data centers for AI workloads, especially in North America. Wes emphasizes the advantages of operating in smaller towns, like those in North Dakota, where Applied Digital contributes to local economies and creates high-paying jobs. As they explore the critical role of infrastructure in the evolving tech landscape, Wes paints a picture of a future where Applied Digital plays a key role in the global AI race, underscoring the importance of sustainable, community-focused innovation.

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Executive Vice President, Yondr
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EVP, Rosendin

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Managing Partner
PMG Associates

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Scott Noteboom

CTO, Quantum Loophole
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Josh Snowhorn

CEO, Quantum Loophole
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Jesse Sargent

President of Delivery, Overwatch
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Anthony Garcia

President of Hyperscale, Overwatch
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Billy Kleyman

Board Member
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Alan Roche

Director of Commissioning & Integration, STACK Infrastructure
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Sam Huckaby

CDO, Vantage Data Centers
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Chris Crosby

CEO, Compass Datacenters
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Cameron Wynne

CDCO, Element Critical
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Rob DeVita

CEO Majeticks
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Aaron Johnson

National Account Manager – Mission Critical as Sunbelt Rentals
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Dirk Van Slyke

Vice President and CMO
Open Compute Project Foundation
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Jacob Schick

CEO, One Tribe Foundation
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Tony Grayson

General Manager, Compass Datacenters
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Brett Rogers

CDO, EdgeCore
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Alfonso Portillo

Data Center Design and Engineering Machine Learning Lead, Google
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Jason Coe

CRO/Principal, MCIS
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Michael Ortiz

CEO, Layer 9 Data Centers
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Brittany Miller

Senior Vice President Design Construction Supply Chain, NTT
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Mark Houpt

Chief Information Security Officer, Databank
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Mike Maggio

Project Manager, Overwatch
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Skyler Eden

Project Manager, Overwatch
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Dean Nelson

CEO, Cato
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Liz Cruz

Director of Product Marketing
Accelsius
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Tim Kearns

CMCM, Navy
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Jared Smith

North American Container Distribution Operation Project Lead, International Paper
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Joseph Pinzon

Chief Revenue Officer, Overwatch
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Karli Waldon

COO, Overwatch
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Saurabh Ladha

CEO and Founder
Doxel.ai
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Pete DiSanto

President of Operations
Enchanted Rock
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Bill Mazzetti

Senior Vice President, Rosendin
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Carrie Goetz

CTO, StrategITcom
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Bruce Lee

Senior Program Manager, Patrona Corporation
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Thomas McAndrew

CEO, Enchanted Rock
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Lindsey Bruner

COO, CleanArc Data Centers
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David Liggitt

CEO, Datacenterhawk
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Todd Smith

CTO, Transwestern
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Hadassa Lutz

Global Technology Executive, SoftwareONE
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Kayla Remington

Consultant / Mission Critical & Construction
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Dakota Meyer

Medal of Honor Recipient / CEO of DASH Strategies
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Todd Frey

Pathways Program Manager, Equinix
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Sam Persico

CDO
OVERWATCH

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Jennifer Reininger

Senior Development Manager
Yondr Group

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Freddy Padilla

Principal
Page, Inc
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Alejandro Cantu Sepulveda

COO/Co-Founder
Layer 9 Datacenters
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Rob Coyle

Community Technical Program Manager
Open Compute Project Foundation
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Tiffany Kovaleski

Global Account Manager
OVERWATCH
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Vance McMurry

Human Performance Engineer
APS
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Christopher Gorthy

Advanced Pre-Construction Leader
DPR Construction

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Charles McCarthy

COO
Suffolk Construction
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Rob Daly

President, Mission Critical Solutions
Overwatch Construction
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Christian Belady

Data Center Pioneer & Senior Advisor
Digital Bridge
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Osvaldo Morales

Chief Officer of Infrastructure
Denvr Dataworks
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Rhea Williams

Chief Commercial Officer
E3 Platforms
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Sydney Hartung

Quality Control APM
Overwatch

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Shae Persico

Social Media Specialist
Overwatch
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Ken Moreano

CEO & Co-Founder
Scott Data Center
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Mike Sarraille

Founder and CEO
Talent War Group

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Daniel Crosby

CEO
Legend Energy Advisors

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Jen Hansen

Executive Director of Sales
Second City Power

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Emile Sayegh

Serial Technology CEO and Founder
Profit Growth Insights
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Jamie Smith

COO
RPower

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Dan Lombardo

Sr. MEP Preconstruction Manager, The Beck Group
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Joe Minarik

COO
Databank
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Scott Jarnagin

CEO
Caddis Cloud Solutions
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Cathal Quinn

Group Managing Director
MOY MATERIALS

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Adam Black

SVP, Design and Construction
TA Realty

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David Isaac

VP, Strategy
OVERWATCH
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Kevin Timmons

CEO
Divcon Controls
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Tamara Yang

EVP, Delivery
Compass Datacenters
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Mason Ward

President
6Fathoms Consulting

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Marlee Bacon

Marketing Coordinator
OVERWATCH

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Wes Cummins

Founder & CEO
Applied Digital
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The Data Center Revolution Podcast is a link connecting an audience eager for knowledge with the thought leaders and pioneers pushing boundaries in our industry. Hosted by Overwatch’s own Kirk Offel, Joseph Pinzon, Jesse Sargent, and Anthony Garcia, these are not quick chats. They’re complete, strategic discussions with the luminaries guiding the data center industry’s evolution. The mission? To dig deep, peel back the layers, and understand what drives the innovations transforming our field.

In the data center industry, we’re fortunate to be led by a squadron of trailblazers, and the Data Center Revolution Podcast is where you get to know them. It’s where we unravel the inspirations and motivations fueling these change-makers. What drives them to shake up the status quo and spark transformation in the data center industry? Get the answer, and maybe ignite a spark of your own, in every episode of the Data Center Revolution Podcast. The Revolution is calling – are you ready to answer?

PODCAST HOST

Kirk Offel

CEO, OVERWATCH

Kirk Offel is the founder, managing partner, and CEO of OVERWATCH Mission Critical, an Austin, Texas based strategic data center consulting and owners’ representation services to the mission critical and telecom industries. He is a mission critical industry expert with over two decades of experience served in various executive roles throughout his career, working with a range of Fortune 1000 companies and major data center providers around the world, including: Medtronic, Active Power, Eaton Corporation, Hewlett-Packard’s Technology Services Consulting practice (EYP), CyrusOne Data Centers, NOVA Mission Critical, and Aligned Data Centers. Kirk is also the founder of the Data Center Austin Conference, an industry leading technical summit.

He is also a veteran and a member of the “Class of 2010 Military Top 40 under 40” after serving 5 years in the U.S. Navy. Kirk’s journey in this field began in 1995 with his service in the US Navy on the Nuclear Fast Attack Submarine SSN-691, laying the foundation for over two decades of substantial contributions to the industry.

Kirk enriches the industry dialogue through the Data Center Revolution Podcast. As its main host, he engages in strategic discussions with industry leaders and pioneers, offering deep insights into the evolving landscape of data centers and related technologies.   These conversations reflect his dedication to exploring the forces shaping the technical world as we approach the Fifth Industrial Revolution (5IR) which aims to foster harmonious and synergistic collaboration between humans and emerging technologies. Without data centers… there is no AI as Data centers serve as the sky for the cloud and the launching pad for AI.  We are dedicated to delivering a better future, but our biggest limitation to doing so is people.

The Data Center Revolution Podcast is a link connecting an audience eager for knowledge with the thought leaders and pioneers pushing boundaries in our industry. Hosted by Overwatch’s own Kirk Offel, Joseph Pinzon, Jesse Sargent, and Anthony Garcia, these are not quick chats. They’re complete, strategic discussions with the luminaries guiding the data center industry’s evolution. The mission? To dig deep, peel back the layers, and understand what drives the innovations transforming our field.

In the data center industry, we’re fortunate to be led by a squadron of trailblazers, and the Data Center Revolution Podcast is where you get to know them. It’s where we unravel the inspirations and motivations fueling these change-makers. What drives them to shake up the status quo and spark transformation in the data center industry? Get the answer, and maybe ignite a spark of your own, in every episode of the Data Center Revolution Podcast. The Revolution is calling – are you ready to answer?

PODCAST HOST

Kirk Offel

CEO, OVERWATCH

Kirk Offel is the founder, managing partner, and CEO of OVERWATCH Mission Critical, an Austin, Texas based strategic data center consulting and owners’ representation services to the mission critical and telecom industries. He is a mission critical industry expert with over two decades of experience served in various executive roles throughout his career, working with a range of Fortune 1000 companies and major data center providers around the world, including: Medtronic, Active Power, Eaton Corporation, Hewlett-Packard’s Technology Services Consulting practice (EYP), CyrusOne Data Centers, NOVA Mission Critical, and Aligned Data Centers. Kirk is also the founder of the Data Center Austin Conference, an industry leading technical summit.

He is also a veteran and a member of the “Class of 2010 Military Top 40 under 40” after serving 5 years in the U.S. Navy. Kirk’s journey in this field began in 1995 with his service in the US Navy on the Nuclear Fast Attack Submarine SSN-691, laying the foundation for over two decades of substantial contributions to the industry.

Kirk enriches the industry dialogue through the Data Center Revolution Podcast. As its main host, he engages in strategic discussions with industry leaders and pioneers, offering deep insights into the evolving landscape of data centers and related technologies.   These conversations reflect his dedication to exploring the forces shaping the technical world as we approach the Fifth Industrial Revolution (5IR) which aims to foster harmonious and synergistic collaboration between humans and emerging technologies. Without data centers… there is no AI as Data centers serve as the sky for the cloud and the launching pad for AI.  We are dedicated to delivering a better future, but our biggest limitation to doing so is people.

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