On this week's podcast, we have a special 2 hour episode with Rob Hoehn, CEO of IdeaScale an innovation management solution that links organizations to people with ideas. Rob is also featured in the upcoming season of reality docu-series "4 Days to Save the World." We discuss all things technology and leadership, and I share a glass of The Floor is Java from No Label Brewing in Katy, TX.

About IdeaScale: In 2009, IdeaScale founders Vivek Bhaskaran, Rob Hoehn, Josh Folk, and Jessica Day launched IdeaScale in tandem with President Barack Obama’s Open Government Initiative. In its first year, IdeaScale was adopted by 23 federal agencies.

The following year, the platform’s adoption rate expanded to include more than 36 agencies as well as numerous private enterprise-level companies. As the company and the platform continued to grow, so did our community of collaborators. We came to welcome many industry leaders to our ranks, like the Cleveland Cavaliers, Doctors Without Borders, Freddie Mac, Marriott Vacations Worldwide, NASA, the United Way, the US Air Force, and many others.

Over the years we’ve grown our capabilities and offering by acquiring Ideavibes in 2014, InnovationManagement.se in 2016, and (most recently) Betterific in 2020. This suite of solutions offers not only great software, but self-paced training and resources, as well as an entire community of ideators.

As of 2020, IdeaScale has maintained its boot-strapped status and profitability and has offices in Washington, DC and headquarters in Berkeley, CA.