The AI Software Report with RJ Lumba

Advancing Autism Care: CentralReach’s Chris Sullens

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In this episode, we speak with Chris Sullens, CEO of CentralReach, a software and services platform used across autism and IDD care settings—from ABA practices to multidisciplinary clinics and PreK–12 special education programs. The platform supports more than 185,000 professionals globally and continues to expand its capabilities across home, school, and community environments.
Chris joined CentralReach with a long history of leading and scaling customer-centric SaaS businesses. Before this role, he spent a decade as President and CEO of WorkWave, where he guided the company’s expansion from a single-product provider into a multi-product SaaS organization serving field service and last-mile logistics markets.
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Strengthening Security Operations: Stellar Cyber’s Subo Guha

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In this episode, we speak with Subo Guha, Senior Vice President of Product Management at Stellar Cyber, a security operations platform used by organizations in more than 50 countries by over 14,000 customers. Stellar Cyber brings SIEM, NDR, Open XDR, and AI-driven analytics together in a unified system designed to help security teams detect, investigate, and respond to threats more efficiently.
Subo spearheads the development of their award-winning AI-driven Open XDR solutions. With more than 25 years of experience, Subo has held senior leadership roles at industry-leading companies like SolarWinds, Dell, N-able, and CA Technologies.
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Harnessing Quantum AI: Multiverse Computing’s Enrique Lizaso

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In this episode, we speak with Enrique Lizaso, Founder and CEO of Multiverse Computing, a company developing quantum and AI software for enterprises across industries. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Spain, Multiverse has expanded across Europe and North America, offering tools that improve efficiency and performance through quantum computing and artificial intelligence. Its key products include CompactifAI, which compresses AI models for real-time use, and Singularity, a platform that applies quantum and quantum-inspired algorithms to industrial and financial applications.
Before founding Multiverse, Enrique served as Deputy CEO of Unnim Bank and co-founded startups in blockchain and healthcare technology.
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Simplifying Governance and Risk: MetricStream’s Marc Levine

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In this episode, we speak with Marc Levine, Chief Executive Officer of MetricStream, a company helping organizations manage governance, risk, and compliance more effectively. MetricStream’s AI-first platform unifies risk, compliance, audit, cyber, and resilience functions on a single low-code cloud solution used by over one million professionals across 35 countries. Its tools automate evidence collection, testing, and reporting, allowing teams to focus on strategic decision-making and performance.
Marc became CEO in 2025 after more than two decades in enterprise SaaS, data, and analytics, including ten years at Moody’s Analytics, where he led the Structured Finance division.
Marc supports The Jimmy Fund. To learn more about this organization click here.
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Optimizing Java Performance: Azul Systems’ Scott Sellers

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In this episode, we speak with Scott Sellers, President, CEO, and Co-Founder of Azul Systems, a company dedicated exclusively to building high-performance Java runtime solutions. Founded in 2002, Azul provides trusted, standards-compliant Java platforms used by 36% of the Fortune 100 and many of the world’s leading enterprises. Its products, including Zulu and Zing, power mission-critical applications that require speed, reliability, and scalability.
Before founding Azul, Scott co-founded 3dfx Interactive, a pioneering graphics processor company later acquired by NVIDIA. At Azul, he leads a global team focused on advancing Java performance and value for developers and enterprises worldwide.
Scott supports CASA. To learn more about this organization click here.
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Powering the AI Era: DDN’s Alex Bouzari

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In this episode, we speak with Alex Bouzari, Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of DataDirect Networks (DDN), a company specializing in large-scale data infrastructure for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. DDN has supported over 500,000 GPUs and has enabled tens of exabytes of data across enterprise AI, analytics, and research workloads. Its technology underpins critical operations for organizations such as NVIDIA, NASA, PayPal, and many others.
Alex co-founded DDN in 1998 alongside Paul Bloch to address the data bottlenecks in emerging supercomputing environments. Today, the company’s technology underpins data operations for more than 85 Fortune 500 companies across sectors including financial services, automotive, and healthcare.
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Reimagining Time at Work: Clockwise’s Matt Martin

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In this episode, we speak with Matt Martin, Co-Founder and CEO of Clockwise, an AI-powered calendar assistant used by more than 40,000 organizations including Atlassian, Asana, and Uber. Clockwise has helped create over seven million hours of focused work by automatically optimizing schedules across teams and time zones. Its platform learns individual preferences and reshapes meetings and focus time to help people work more effectively.
Before launching Clockwise in 2016, Matt worked in software engineering and management at Salesforce and began his career in corporate law. The company is backed by top tier investors including Accel, Greylock, Bain Capital Ventures, and Coatue.
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Data Platform Leader: Starburst’s Justin Borgman

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In this episode, we speak with Justin Borgman, Founder and CEO of Starburst, a data platform that provides fast, secure access to distributed data across clouds, on-premises systems, and hybrid environments. Built on open source Trino, Starburst helps organizations unify their data without costly migrations, enabling advanced analytics and AI at scale. Today, the company is trusted by enterprises in more than 60 countries for mission-critical applications.
Justin founded Starburst in 2017 after serving as Vice President and GM at Teradata, which acquired his prior company Hadapt, an early pioneer of SQL-on-Hadoop.
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Modernizing Auto Repair: AutoVitals’ Jon Belmonte

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In this episode, we speak with Jon Belmonte, CEO of AutoVitals, a SaaS platform designed for independent auto repair shops. AutoVitals helps shops manage digital vehicle inspections, workflow, marketing, and customer communication, enabling teams to run more efficient operations while keeping customers informed throughout the repair process.
Jon has led AutoVitals since 2019, building on a career of scaling technology companies across SaaS, e-commerce, and digital media. Earlier, he served as CEO of Active Network, guiding its $1 billion sale to Vista Equity Partners, and co-founded Spoutable, a publisher monetization platform later acquired by Proper Media.
Jon supports Equipped 4 Life. To learn more about this organization click here.
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Building the Fabric for AI: Enfabrica’s Rochan Sankar

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Today, we speak with Rochan Sankar, Co-Founder and CEO of Enfabrica, a company developing foundational networking technologies for the age of AI and accelerated computing. Enfabrica’s hardware-software co-design approach enables modern data centers to connect GPUs, CPUs, and memory more efficiently, supporting the scale and performance required for today’s AI workloads.
Rochan is a 25-year veteran of the semiconductor and networking industry. Before founding Enfabrica, he led Broadcom’s Data Center Ethernet switching business, where he was responsible for bringing multiple generations of Tomahawk and Trident chips to market — technologies that became widely adopted across cloud infrastructure. Today, he guides Enfabrica’s strategy to deliver the I/O fabrics that underpin next-generation AI systems.
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