Stephen Gillett's guest appearances

Stephen Gillett

Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)

Author Hour

Front Row Dads [Family Men with Businesses, Not Businessmen with Families] with Jon Vroman

Philip McKernan

Alan Stein

Brandon Miller

Phillip Stutts

Scott Jarred

Jeff Smith

Justin Batt

Nir Eyal

Dan Miller

Kelly Gilson

Jonathan Keyser

Alexa Martinez

Fannie Mae

Matt Aitchison

Ben Greenfield

OwlTail

Stephen Gillett is the co-founder and  former CEO at Chronicle—an Alphabet company born out of X, The Moonshot Factory—and is an executive advisor to the CEO at Google. As one of the youngest CIOs of a Fortune 500 company in history, he was responsible for leading the technological transformation of Starbucks under Howard Schultz. Stephen’s previous positions included CIO at Corbis, working directly with Bill Gates; President at Best Buy; and COO at Symantec. As an avid lifelong gamer, Wired also recognized him as an innovative Guild Master in World of Warcraft. Stephen lives in Silicon Valley with his high school sweetheart and their eight children.    In today’s episode, Stephen joins the podcast to talk about the role gaming plays in his household, and how it’s helped his family develop deeper connections.   KEY TAKEAWAYS:    Getting kids involved in business  How to create a 17 year old story  The logistics of 8 kids  The greatest gift he could give his kids  Why his kids need to be 8 years old to play video games  How epic gaming experiences help explain the important aspects of life  The power of connecting with your kids through their favorite games  “Before you get furious, get curious”  Why reviewing digital usage stats with your kids can help them correct usage time themselves  Disney Circle Service  Keeping online gaming safe  Why tablets are bad babysitters     EPISODE RESOURCES  Stephen Gillet | Follow on Twitter  From Simi Valley To Silicon Valley: A Story of Hard Work, Serendipity, and Questing by Stephen Gillett One Last Talk by Philip McKernan    PEOPLE MENTIONED  Philip McKernan    QUOTES “It’s very hard to be selfish in a family of 8.” - Stephen Gillett   “Before you get furious, get curious.” - Stephen Gillett   JOIN THE BROTHERHOOD Join the Front Row Dads private Facebook community so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood.   LEAVE A REVIEW If you've listened to multiple Front Row Dads interviews and get value from the show, we'd love your support! Leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts only takes a minute, and in turn, it allows us to rank higher and become discovered by other Dads, just like you. Visit FrontRowDads.com/review and tell others what you think about the show!

Stephen Gillett is the co-founder and  former CEO at Chronicle—an Alphabet company born out of X, The Moonshot Factory—and is an executive advisor to the CEO at Google. As one of the youngest CIOs of a Fortune 500 company in history, he was responsible for leading the technological transformation of Starbucks under Howard Schultz. Stephen’s previous positions included CIO at Corbis, working directly with Bill Gates; President at Best Buy; and COO at Symantec. As an avid lifelong gamer, Wired also recognized him as an innovative Guild Master in World of Warcraft. Stephen lives in Silicon Valley with his high school sweetheart and their eight children.  In today’s episode, Stephen joins the podcast to talk about the role gaming plays in his household, and how it’s helped his family develop deeper connections. KEY TAKEAWAYS: <ul> <li>Getting kids involved in business </li> <li>How to create a 17 year old story </li> <li>The logistics of 8 kids </li> <li>The greatest gift he could give his kids </li> <li>Why his kids need to be 8 years old to play video games </li> <li>How epic gaming experiences help explain the important aspects of life </li> <li>The power of connecting with your kids through their favorite games </li> <li>“Before you get furious, get curious” </li> <li>Why reviewing digital usage stats with your kids can help them correct usage time themselves </li> <li>Disney Circle Service </li> <li>Keeping online gaming safe </li> <li>Why tablets are bad babysitters </li> </ul> EPISODE RESOURCES <ul> <li>Stephen Gillet | Follow on <a href="https://twitter.com/stephengillett" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Simi-Valley-Silicon-Serendipity-Questing-ebook/dp/B07V3TLBV2/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=from+simi+valley+to+silicon+valleyy&amp;qid=1566851643&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1-spell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> From Simi Valley To Silicon Valley: A Story of Hard Work, Serendipity, and Questing</a> by Stephen Gillett</li> <li><a href="https://onelasttalk.com/the-book/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">One Last Talk</a> by Philip McKernan</li> </ul> PEOPLE MENTIONED <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/philipmckernan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philip McKernan</a></li> </ul> QUOTES “It’s very hard to be selfish in a family of 8.” - Stephen Gillett “Before you get furious, get curious.” - Stephen Gillett JOIN THE BROTHERHOOD Join the <a href="http://frontrowdads.com/facebook" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Front Row Dads private Facebook community</a> so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood. LEAVE A REVIEW If you've listened to multiple Front Row Dads interviews and get value from the show, we'd love your support! Leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts only takes a minute, and in turn, it allows us to rank higher and become discovered by other Dads, just like you. Visit <a href="http://frontrowdads.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FrontRowDads.com/review</a> and tell others what you think about the show!

Gaming For Deeper Connection with Stephen Gillett

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From Simi Valley to Silicon Valley: Stephen Gillett

 Stephen’s transition from Symantec to Google/Alphabet, including how his original role as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at GV led to his work with their moonshot factory, X X’s process for identifying which moonshots to pursue, which include (1) addressing a huge problem, (2) employing a radical solution, and (3) using relatively feasible technology Stephen’s ambition to work on an ambitious enterprise security project, and how that led to a cybersecurity project within X that resulted in Chronicle A high level overview of Chronicle, which will offer an intelligence and analytics platform to help enterprises manage their own security-related data, and a malware intelligence service The benefits of being an Alphabet company, including the ability to leverage Google’s infrastructure and machine learning expertise, their ability to attract talent, and the credibility they have with potential customers Stephen’s diverse career and how that prepared him to be a CEO, such as honing the ability to see things from a holistic perspective, which is one of the advantages IT has over many other functions within an organization Stephen’s perspective on digital, having been one of the first executive to carry the digital title, such as how digital can be applied to internal operations as well as to the customer experience  Stephen is the co-founder and CEO of Chronicle, a cybersecurity company born out of Alphabet’s Moonshot factory X (formerly Google X) that aims to “10X the speed and impact of security teams by making it easier, faster, and more cost-effective for them to capture and analyze security signals that have previously been too difficult and expensive to find.” As CEO, Stephen is building the team, setting the vision and strategy, and developing relationships with potential customers. Prior to founding Chronicle, Stephen was a senior leader and advisor at X. While at X, Stephen explored the potential for a cybersecurity moonshot and developed the concept for Chronicle. Stephen’s collaboration with X grew out of his position as Executive in Residence at GV (formerly Google Ventures), where he was a resource and mentor to the entrepreneurs of the fund’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining Alphabet, Stephen was the Chief Operating Officer of Symantec. Prior to Symantec, Stephen was the President of Digital, Marketing, and Operations at Best Buy. Before Best Buy, Stephen was the Chief Information Officer and GM of Digital Ventures at Starbucks. Prior to Starbucks, Stephen held a number of IT leadership roles at Corbis, Yahoo!, CNET and Sun Microsystems. Stephen received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Oregon, and an MBA from San Francisco State University.

<ul> <li>Stephen’s transition from Symantec to Google/Alphabet, including how his original role as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at GV led to his work with their moonshot factory, X</li> <li>X’s process for identifying which moonshots to pursue, which include (1) addressing a huge problem, (2) employing a radical solution, and (3) using relatively feasible technology</li> <li>Stephen’s ambition to work on an ambitious enterprise security project, and how that led to a cybersecurity project within X that resulted in Chronicle</li> <li>A high level overview of Chronicle, which will offer an intelligence and analytics platform to help enterprises manage their own security-related data, and a malware intelligence service</li> <li>The benefits of being an Alphabet company, including the ability to leverage Google’s infrastructure and machine learning expertise, their ability to attract talent, and the credibility they have with potential customers</li> <li>Stephen’s diverse career and how that prepared him to be a CEO, such as honing the ability to see things from a holistic perspective, which is one of the advantages IT has over many other functions within an organization</li> <li>Stephen’s perspective on digital, having been one of the first executive to carry the digital title, such as how digital can be applied to internal operations as well as to the customer experience</li> </ul> Stephen is the co-founder and CEO of Chronicle, a cybersecurity company born out of Alphabet’s Moonshot factory X (formerly Google X) that aims to “10X the speed and impact of security teams by making it easier, faster, and more cost-effective for them to capture and analyze security signals that have previously been too difficult and expensive to find.” As CEO, Stephen is building the team, setting the vision and strategy, and developing relationships with potential customers. Prior to founding Chronicle, Stephen was a senior leader and advisor at X. While at X, Stephen explored the potential for a cybersecurity moonshot and developed the concept for Chronicle. Stephen’s collaboration with X grew out of his position as Executive in Residence at GV (formerly Google Ventures), where he was a resource and mentor to the entrepreneurs of the fund’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining Alphabet, Stephen was the Chief Operating Officer of Symantec. Prior to Symantec, Stephen was the President of Digital, Marketing, and Operations at Best Buy. Before Best Buy, Stephen was the Chief Information Officer and GM of Digital Ventures at Starbucks. Prior to Starbucks, Stephen held a number of IT leadership roles at Corbis, Yahoo!, CNET and Sun Microsystems. Stephen received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Oregon, and an MBA from San Francisco State University.

Stephen Gillett, Co-Founder and CEO of Chronicle