Podcast #133 Transforming to an IoT Solutions Provider

Transforming to an IoT Solutions Provider

In this week’s podcast, Ken Forster interviews Rafael R. Salmi, Global President Richardson RFPD.

Dr. Salmi is a technology executive with a proven track record of successfully building and
transforming global organizations. With over a decade at Arrow Electronics, he is currently Global President and GM for Richardson RFPD, an Arrow Company focusing on RF, Wireless and IoT technologies. Dr. Salmi was instrumental in transforming Richardson RFPD’s value proposition from semiconductor supplier to edge-to-cloud IoT and RF solution provider. He is on the advisory board member of IoT Solutions World Congress and Co-Chair of the IoT Council in Chicago.

Some of the discussion points during this interview were:

• How has the value proposition of Arrow evolved over that time?
• As Global President of Richardson RFPD how have you transformed it?
• What does ecosystem mean to you?
• What does it mean to be an ‘edge to cloud’ solution provider?
• What are your thoughts about the licensed vs. unlicensed spectrum?

• Culture Map by Erin Myer - About how to approach engagement with customers, suppliers in different cultures
• Hit Refresh by Satya Nadella's
• Factfullness by Hans Rosling 
• Martin Seligman and Christopher Andre - to become a better leader

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