Pressing Matters
Pressing Matters, from Big Valley Marketing, features conversations with the top influencers in B2B Technology. From Fortt Knox to Audible, the (mostly) journalists we interview on this podcast have been there for all of it – and they have thoughts on where things are going. Whether you're interested in humans, chips, cybercrime, or long-necked lutes ... welcome to Pressing Matters, presented by Big Valley Marketing.
Episodes
30 episodes
Catherine Sbeglia Nin, Managing Editor, RCR Wireless News
Unlike most of our previous guests, Catherine Sbeglia Nin didn't set out to be a reporter. She was a doctoral candidate in film theory. When realizing she was miserable, she figured she'd find other ways to tell stories after dipping her toes i...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 5
•
32:41
Patrick Seitz, Senior Writer, Investor's Business Daily
It's pretty rare these days to find anyone in tech media who has been at the same outlet for a quarter century. But Patrick Seitz has been covering the fascinating world of tech, finance, and the stock market for exactly that: 25 years at Inves...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 4
•
37:31
Michael Krigsman, Host and Publisher, CXOTalk
Michael Krigsman doesn't call himself a journalist. Yes, he has produced 800 podcasts and videos in the past 11 years as the founder and host of CXOTalk, but he doesn't have a journalism degree or any editorial training, and his pieces are a mi...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 3
•
32:07
Esther Ajao, News Writer, TechTarget
At the age of eight, Esther Ajao did something braver than most of us will do in our entire lives. Having spent her early years in her native Nigeria, raised by an extended family of grandparents and uncles, Esther moved across the ocean to Bro...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 2
•
35:16
Michael Nuñez, Editorial Director at VentureBeat
The path Michael Nuñez took to a seemingly straightforward gig – Editorial director at VentureBeat – was anything but direct. He covered the fun side of Hong Kong, the travel beat in Korea, and even wrote for an airline magazine in New York Cit...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 1
•
53:17
Second Anniversary Episode: AI and Journalism
Hello everyone. We've got a very special episode for you this month as we celebrate the pod's second anniversary. Given that AI is the topic of the decade, not just in tech and journalism, but the whole wide world, we asked two of our favorite ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 12
•
49:26
Jennifer Strong, Executive Editor and Host of SHIFT Podcast
In this edition of the Pressing Matters podcast, host Dave Reddy, head of Big Valley Marketing's Media and Influencers Practice, speaks with Jennifer Strong, a seasoned podcaster who began her radio career at 12 in Tennessee. Jennifer's extensi...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 11
•
34:43
Diana Goovaerts, Executive Editor at Fierce Network
Diana Goovaerts initially got into the publishing business. But frustrated by that industry’s speed - or lack thereof - she shifted to the fast-paced world of journalism, first as a local reporter in her native North Jersey and, later, in the p...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 10
•
38:41
Andrew Nusca, Editorial Director at FORTUNE Brainstorm
Next month, Fortune Brainstorm Tech will once again bring together the top thinkers in tech and business in Park City, Utah. And for the first time since 2020, Andrew Nusca will be leading the show as editorial director. He promises the typical...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 9
•
47:21
Rich Jaroslovsky, Senior Advisor at SmartNews Inc.
Rich Jaroslovsky’s career goal was to be the D.C. correspondent for a major newspaper. He achieved that - at 22 - for a little outlet called The Wall Street Journal. He covered Gerald Ford’s doomed re-election campaign in 1976. ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 8
•
46:16
Sam Sabin, Cybersecurity Reporter at Axios
Are you an aspiring reporter looking to get a job at Axios upon graduation? I have three letters for you: UNC, the University of North Carolina. Sam Sabin, this episode’s guest, is the second Axios reporter we've had on the pod, and, like her c...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 7
•
47:48
Ryan Chacon, Co-Creator and CMO at IOT for All
Here’s something a bit random. We’re only midway through our second season on the podcast, and - Ryan Chacon, this episode’s guest - is the second person we’ve had who served as his college soccer team’s captain. Remember the first? I’l...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 6
•
47:34
Monica Alleven, Executive Editor at Fierce Wireless
Monica Alleven has been covering the wireless industry since 1995 - a time when the notion of wireless was so limited, almost everyone was still using a landline to connect to the Internet, very few people had a cell phone and no one - of cours...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 5
•
41:35
Andy Greenberg, Senior Writer at WIRED
Andy Greenberg is a senior writer for WIRED, where he covers digital security and privacy, freedom of information and the finer points of hacker culture. His latest novel, Tracers In the Dark, is a non-fiction true-crime thriller set i...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 4
•
45:22
Lori Ann LaRocco, Senior Editor of Guests at CNBC
Lori Ann LaRocco hears more than most. As the Senior Editor of Guests at CNBC, she sets up interviews that make news, move markets and forecast the future. When she's not helping to break the news or coordinate on-location productions, she's an...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 3
•
47:27
Alex Konrad, Forbes Senior Editor
Alex Konrad is a senior editor at Forbes, covering venture capital and startups. He edits the Midas List and Under 30 for VC. He's interviewed some of the world's most consequential business lea...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 2
•
43:20
Evan Kirstel, B2B + Technology Influencer
Evan Kirstel is a true B2B and technology influencer with more than 300K social media followers. A prolific content creator, he boasts a network including a who's who of technology leaders, visionaries and pundits.Hear from the man hims...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 1
•
46:39
Anniversary Episode: The Future of Journalism
Throughout season one of Pressing Matters, we've asked the world’s foremost B2B technology media and influencers one question. Are you optimistic about the future of journalism?Indeed, we believe there is much cause for o...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 13
•
41:29
Sue Marek, Freelance Technology + Telco Reporter
Sue Marek is a 25-year veteran of the telecom and technology industries, where she's covered many seismic evolutions in wireless technology and personal computing. Based in Colorado, the former "Cable Capital of the World," Sue has seen mobile ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 12
•
43:18
Lucinda Shen, Axios Fintech Reporter
Lucinda Shen has been around the world and back (several times), and we are flattered to have her on the 11th episode of Pressing Matters to tell us about it! Lucinda covers financial technology (fintech) for Axios.In this interview, sh...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 11
•
40:23
Harry McCracken, Fast Company Global Tech Editor
It is an interesting time to be a technology editor, and our guest this week brought all kinds of interesting topics with him! Harry McCracken, Global Technology Editor at Fast Company, joins Dave to talk about covering life-altering technology...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 10
•
36:08
Cory Johnson, Business Podcast Network CEO
Cory Johnson, CEO of the Business Podcast Network, joined Dave on the podcast to talk about SLAM 🏀 Magazine, surprising Carmelo Anthony, the stories we tell and where we choose to tell them, a past (and potential future) in music ... so much gr...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 9
•
47:29
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Dark Reading Editor-in-Chief
Dark Reading Editor in Chief Kelly Jackson Higgins graciously accepted our invitation, even as momentum for RSA 2023 gathered steam. Kelly and Dave covered a lot of ground in the episode, moving effortlessly from the dominance of U.S. Women's S...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 8
•
43:21
Agam Shah, Freelance Tech Journalist
In this episode, Agam chats with Dave about his path to a career in journalism, being user #57 on the early Indian internet, brushes with Vince MacMahon, traveling the world, and much more. He was also gracious enough to share his experience wi...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 7
•
54:29
Don Clark, New York Times Contributor
We've got the inimitable Don Clark on Pressing Matters for episode 6! For the past 40 years, Don has covered the highs and lows of technology, interviewing its leading players and charting the progress of companies like Apple from youthfu...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 6
•
52:26
