#54 Education to Innovation: A Conversation with Mike Szumlinski of iconik.io Cloud Based Media Asset Management The Workflow Show #54 Education to Innovation: A Conversation with Mike Szumlinski of iconik.io Cloud Based Media Asset Management Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 00:58:05 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed On this episode of The Workflow Show, Ben and Jason speak to guest Mike Szumlinski, Chief Commercial Officer at iconik.io, about what it means to foster the growth of a product and create a collaboration tool for media asset management in the cloud. Mike also talks about his background, working at PVT, and emphasizing the […] Share this...LinkedinFacebookTwitteremail Episode Transcript Subscribe and listen to the show also via: On this episode of The Workflow Show, Ben and Jason speak to guest Mike Szumlinski, Chief Commercial Officer at iconik.io, about what it means to foster the growth of a product and create a collaboration tool for media asset management in the cloud. Mike also talks about his background, working at PVT, and emphasizing the sharing of knowledge via blogs and education. The hosts and Mike discuss how to spot innovation through customer feedback and anticipating growth beyond the current need of a product, including how iconic.io utilizes Kubernetes and how that fits into the future of cloud-based workflows. Share this...LinkedinFacebookTwitteremail Episode Highlights: Mike recounts his history in the industry, from studying at the University of Michigan to working with Pro Video Tech, and eventually Cantemo. Ben and Jason discuss with Mike the importance of education and community learning in Media IT. Mike discusses the values of iconik.io in ease of accessibility to other tools, open API, and the growth of the customer base in the last year due to Work from Home needs. Ben, Jason, and Mike dig into using Kubernetes and the use of VMs (virtual machines) to better the iconik.io media management product and what it means for the next round of innovation in media technology. View a list of all The Workflow Show podcast episodes The Workflow Show is also available on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, YouTube and Castos Follow The Workflow Show on Twitter