Welcome to Ever To Conquer: The Relentless Pursuit of Public Sector Innovation. An unfiltered…(ish) podcast that pulls back the curtains on all aspects of public sector technology to give you an authentic look at how it all works. Your host, Jamie Grant, is a recovering lawyer, retired and reformed state legislator, former CIO for the State of Florida, and has co-founded several technology companies. In each episode, Jamie engages with leaders to expose incentive structures throughout the ecosystem, unlock strategies that drive progress, introduce the art of the possible, and create real breakthroughs.
Welcome to Ever To Conquer: The Relentless Pursuit of Public Sector Innovation. An unfiltered…(ish) podcast that pulls back the curtains on all aspects of public sector technology to give you an authentic look at how it all works.
Your host, Jamie Grant, is a recovering lawyer, retired and reformed state legislator, former CIO for the State of Florida, and has co-founded several technology companies. In each episode, Jamie engages with leaders to expose incentive structures throughout the ecosystem, unlock strategies that drive progress, introduce the art of the possible, and create real breakthroughs.
This podcast was created with a purpose: to open-source our playbook, authentically share all of our experiences, to build a community of allies committed to changing the game together. Join us as we relentlessly and transparently pursue public sector innovation.
Brought to you by RedLeif.
[00:00:00] JW: The need to modernize and secure public sector data has never been greater. Americans are fed up,
[00:00:08] sick and tired of inefficient government and frustrating digital services. Successful ransomware attacks on public data continue to surge,
[00:00:16] all while we're expecting public sector technology leaders to somehow magically drive digital transformation on the frontlines with both arms tied behind their back.
[00:00:27] Government technology projects, these IT projects, systems integrators routinely run 6, 12, even 18 months over schedule
[00:00:37] and easily 25% over a budget, a budget that was already significantly padded and grossly inflated to begin with. The sickest part is that many of these boondoggles get terminated
[00:00:50] and never even go live.
[00:00:52] The entrenched stakeholders,
[00:00:54] they keep winning. The grifters, they just keep cashing in. And the taxpayer, well, we continue being forced to foot the bill. Disrupting this broken status quo won't come easy and empowering mission-driven public sector technology leaders won't happen overnight. But that's exactly what we're here to do.
[00:01:15] Welcome to Ever to conquer the unfiltered ish podcast that's gonna guide you through the relentless pursuit of public sector innovation.
[00:01:25] We're pulling back all of the curtains, shining light on all of public sector technology to give you an authentic and genuine look at how all of it actually, really in the trenches, day in, day out truly works. From the legislative
[00:01:41] to executive agencies and operation, from proofs of concept to procurement and purchasing,
[00:01:47] team building and leadership,
[00:01:49] organizational design and workforce development, this show is committed to helping you overcome obstacles, accelerate your success, and deliver the results you're looking for.
[00:02:00] I'm your host, Jamie Grant. I'm a recovering lawyer. I'm a retired and reformed state legislator. I'm the former CIO for the state of Florida, and I've co-founded several technology companies. I say that to say from the public sector to the private sector. I've spent more than 15 years on all sides of public sector innovation, navigating all of the landmines, and by the grace of God, only by His grace, missing most of them.
[00:02:28] I've learned the hard lessons and I've paid the price so that you don't have to. On this show,
[00:02:34] we're gonna talk with guests from all sides of the industry. People that have to run P&Ls, and people that have to navigate government budgets, the inside, the outside, all of those stakeholder islands to translate and develop efficiencies that help you unlock strategies and create breakthroughs.
[00:02:51] This podcast was created with a purpose. We're on a mission to open source our playbook, our experience, everything we've been through to help rally a community committed to changing a game that has to be changed. So come join us as we relentlessly and transparently and authentically pursue public sector innovation.
[00:03:13] This is ever to conquer, and it's brought to you by RedLeif.
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