Features Region: West

When Sachin Kundra isn’t overseeing the IT network and infrastructure for Chevron Federal Credit Union, he likes to try his hand at creating fusion cuisine at home. “It lets me take things that don’t seem like they would be good together—like pomegranate seeds in guacamole or lamb kabobs in eggroll wrappers and fried—come together and […]

“Time is of the essence” is a concept so important to real estate it’s often written into sales agreements to ensure the process is completed quickly and thoroughly. The phrase is never more evident than in the services rendered by LRES Corp., providers of residential and commercial property valuation products and services for customers throughout […]

While some IT specialists put more emphasis on technology, Stephen Forrest is all about information. For the data-driven Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Forrest draws on his social sciences and humanist background to advance the organization. While he appreciates what technology can do, he’s not interested in only the latest and greatest tools. Instead, Forrest […]

When it comes to assembling a cutting-edge cybersecurity team, Sara Schmidt says it’s less about where someone went to school or what they studied, and more about passion and curiosity. That might not sound like the wisest strategy with today’s cybersecurity environment. But for Schmidt, the chief information security officer for Farmers Insurance Group, willingness […]

Weed. It’s complicated. The patchwork nature of the surging cannabis industry has created challenges for even the most successful businesses due to shifting regulations and a lack of access to banking and insurance services. However, some cannabis companies like wholesaler Buddies Brand are lending order to the chaos by using big business techniques, including a […]

Though Sree Sreedhararaj has spent his career bettering retail with technology, he was still caught by surprise with events in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic was a retail game changer, even during the holiday shopping season that was starting as Sreedhararaj chatted with Toggle in November. Though he’d anticipated the need for a stronger virtual presence […]

Holy @&*%! How could he have made that call? It’s a question nearly every football fan asks each week, coming with a sinking feeling as something goes horribly wrong because of a coaching gaffe. The call may be just another bad decision in a season so full of them you’ve lost count. Or it may […]

A man for whom the most complex technologies are second nature, Shesha Krishnapura can find inspiration from the most unconventional sources. “The greatest teacher, failure is,” he quotes none other than Yoda, before adding to that Star Wars wisdom with “abundance is the biggest liability.” That said, one must surmise that any failures Krishnapura endured […]

In the end, it comes down to relationships, authenticity and always holding fast to humility and curiosity. With these values, you can get wherever you want to go, says Sarah Richardson. “Everything is about connections, but it has to be genuine,” she says. “If you’re out there doing something just because it checks a box, […]

In and of themselves, report cards can be complicated to decipher—antics of the likes of Bart Simpson aside—but imagine the added challenge as parents try to make sense of them in a foreign or a second language. Now imagine those parents receiving their child’s report card accompanied by a link to a personalized video; in […]