Parallel Perspectives
Parallel Perspectives
Leading Through Integrity: Why Technology Alone Won’t Solve Your Hardest Problems
Nathan Trail sits down with Richard Smyth, AVP of Innovation and Technology at Georgetown University, for a thoughtful conversation about leadership, integrity, and the values that guide decision-making in complex environments.
Some podcasts give you headlines. This one gives you depth. Parallel Perspectives is where bold minds collide in unscripted, thought-provoking conversations that explore the tensions shaping how we live, lead, and build.
Tune in each month as host Nathan Trail—Chief Revenue Officer at NRI—sits down with innovators, challengers, and deep thinkers to surface the ideas that don’t fit neatly into soundbites.
Parallel Perspectives is for leaders, innovators, and curious minds who crave more than soundbites.
Each month, host Nathan Trail, Chief Revenue Officer at NRI, sits down with bold thinkers for unscripted conversations that explore the tensions shaping how we live, lead, and build.
Whether you’re a C-suite exec making big bets, an entrepreneur challenging the norm, or simply hungry for nuance—this podcast delivers ideas that push boundaries and challenge assumptions.
Tune in. Think deeper.
The most powerful ideas don’t live on one side—they live in the tension.
Real insight doesn’t come from the obvious. It comes from contrast—where experience meets uncertainty, innovation meets risk, and curiosity meets courage.
Parallel Perspectives explores the moments that matter: the hard choices, the unexpected turns, the ideas that challenge how we work and what we value.
Whether it’s rethinking leadership, exploring technology’s human impact, or unpacking the cost of growth, this series doesn’t offer easy answers—it offers deeper questions.
Conversations that make you pause—and think
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Leading Through Integrity: Why Technology Alone Won’t Solve Your Hardest Problems
Nathan Trail sits down with Richard Smyth, AVP of Innovation and Technology at Georgetown University, for a thoughtful conversation about leadership, integrity, and the values that guide decision-making in complex environments.
Ground Floor Mindset: How Adversity Powers Innovation
Nathan Trail sits down with Onkar Birk, EVP and CTO at Hilton Grand Vacations, for a candid conversation about resilience, innovation, and the risks behind tech leadership. From leaving the UK at 18 to pioneering early experiments in emerging technology, Onkar reflects on betting on ideas ahead of their time—and proving that your circumstances don’t define your story.
From Shelter to CTO: The Power of Radical Ownership
David Totten’s path was anything but straight. He spent time in a shelter as a teenager, chased music, lost jobs, led thousands at Microsoft, and now shapes the future of data at Databricks. At each twist, he faced a choice: make excuses or take complete responsibility. In this conversation, David pulls back the curtain on the risks that paid off, the mistakes that became fuel, and the leadership mindset that carried him through it all.
Biotech, Bold Moves, and Running With The Bulls
In this episode of Parallel Perspectives, biotech CEO Anthony Johnson shares how Kodikaz is revolutionizing cancer treatment through DNA-guided precision—alongside lessons in leadership, risk-taking, and the thrill of running with the bulls.
FanDuel’s Tech Revolution: Inside Innovation with Shane Sweeney
Join Nathan Trail and FanDuel’s SVP of Technology, Shane Sweeney, for an insider conversation on how FanDuel drove $1.67 B in Q1 revenue, captured 43% of U.S. market share, and engineered a hybrid-cloud platform that scales for Super Bowl-level traffic—plus a sneak peek at the next game-changing innovations in sports betting technology.