The 2026 Las Vegas Top Tech Awards nominations are now open. I’ve had the privilege of seeing this program from multiple angles: as a 2023 honoree, as a judge for the past two years, and now as a member of this year’s advisory board. Each year, Top Tech recognizes technology …
🎉 What a night celebrating innovation and leadership at the 2025 Las Vegas Top Tech Awards ceremony at Allegiant Stadium! This event always reminds me how far our tech community has come — and the amazing people driving that progress. 👏 Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees — your …
Incredible news and well-deserved recognition! Congratulations, Sal Khan, on this exciting new role with TED. There’s truly no one more fitting to help shape the future of global learning and ideas. I still remember checking out the first-generation Khan Academy iOS app and being struck by how transformative your approach …
The 2024 Las Vegas Top Tech Awards will be held at Allegiant Stadium on October 23, 2024, from 5 to 8 p.m. On this special evening, the Southern Nevada tech community will come together to honor leaders who are leveraging technology to drive innovation, enhance business performance, and create positive …
What a fantastic way to kick off the week—attending the Cybersecurity Woman of the Year Awards ceremony at Fontainebleau. Black Hat, a premier cybersecurity conference, is taking place this week in Las Vegas, and the United Cybersecurity Alliance held an awards ceremony to celebrate women in cybersecurity leadership roles. It …
Amazing! The next few years are going to be incredibly exciting. We are only at the starting line of the AI revolution, and the way we work, learn, and solve problems is about to change permanently. The skills required for many jobs today will be very different in just a …
My interview on the Jake Gallen Podcast after receiving the Vegas Inc and Cox Business 2023 Top Tech Award for the Public Company category. Check out Jake’s Podcast Channel on Apple Podcast here.
Accepting the VEGAS INC and Cox Business 2023 Top Tech Award for the Public Company category was an immense honor and a humbling moment for me last week at Allegiant Stadium. Southern Nevada tech leaders got a chance to share their teams’ accomplishments and how they are fostering innovation and …
This is my second post in the Tech-Life Balance series. As I mentioned previously, my goal with this blog category is to explore practical ways to enjoy the benefits of technology without allowing it to take control of our time, attention, or well-being. We live in a world where technology …
Work-life balance is a familiar concept, but in today’s world it is no longer enough. What we need now is tech-life balance. It is the healthy equilibrium between our digital lives and the real world around us. Over the past decade, I have watched technology, and especially smartphones, reshape how …
I am excited to share the launch of my wife’s Japanese food blog, EATwithOHASHI.com. Supporting my amazing wife, a mother of two and a passionate self-taught chef, as she builds her online food business has been incredibly fulfilling. Helping her share her love of Japanese cooking with the world feels …
During my morning commute on the Yamanote Line, an ad from KanDenko began playing across the train car’s video screens. For the handful of us not completely absorbed in our phones, it immediately captured our attention. Before that moment, I had never heard of KanDenko. But I can say with …
A few years ago, I made a deliberate decision to digitize my life. Not just notes or photos, but everything. Old certificates. Legal documents. Paper notebooks. Receipts. Family photos. Reference materials. The goal was simple: reduce friction, reduce clutter, and make information instantly accessible. What started as a small clean-up …
While researching my upcoming flight to Australia, I stumbled upon a fascinating tool called Plane Finder. It provides a real time map of active flights around the world, complete with flight paths, call signs, and aircraft details. It is a compelling way to see just how active global air travel …
