Most everyone remembers the tale of David and Goliath, one of the greatest underdog stories. We have seen the story repeat itself in business, across sectors from food and car companies to consumer products and tech. But what about AI? The AI computer chip wars are heating up—on fire actually—as companies attempt to topple the Goliath that Nvidia has become. Our David for this episode is Cerebras Systems, one of the rapidly-growing AI chip powerhouses that has built some of the world's fastest supercomputers. This increase in speed wasn’t just a few percent faster either, tests are showing that Cerebras' work came in up to 75 times faster than their competitors. Cerebras CMO, Julie Choi, joins this episode of The Reboot Chronicles Show for an insider’s look into how they created the next-gen technology which is driving their record-breaking success. Julie has seen Cerebras through their $700 million in funding, filing to take the company public to raise $1B, and building strategic partnerships with businesses like the Mayo Clinic and the Department of Energy. Now, on a mission to accelerate generative AI by building a new class of AI supercomputer, that could change the course of progress, Julie shares stories about both the nerdy side of chips and the future of technology as this industry hits breakneck speeds around the globe.

The art of business growth often requires being in the right market, at the right time, with the right resources to make an impact—and mastering the discipline of what you are going to build, buy, and borrow. Most companies deploy a mixture of these three methods, but our guest on this episode has mastered the buy side, with a well-funded market-making acquisition machine. Rich Eknoian, CEO of World Insurance Associates, has built one of the fastest-growing insurance companies in the world, which has acquired hundreds of companies that serve over 300,000 clients through 250 carriers in 300 locations—and they are just getting started again.World continues to lead the market, and their acquisition hot streak, with an additional $1B investment from Goldman Sachs—rocketing them to a $2 billion premium platform. Rich and his team are living the aggressive growth story that most CEO’s only dream about. Follow along as we unpack the secrets of this record-breaking organization, how they are leveraging AI technology, along with the spoils and tough challenges that come with the journey.

Have you ever wanted to attend the greatest show on earth and see what’s coming next in consumer electronics? Here’s your chance. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) represents most all of the tech companies on the planet and owns and produces CES—the most powerful tech event in the world. Started over 100 years ago, CES is the largest show on the planet, with 4500 exhibitors, hundreds of thousands of attendees from 150 countries, and 6000 global media and analysts—including Reboot Media’s Reboot Chronicles Show. CTA President, Kinsey Fabrizio, joins us for this episode of the Reboot Chronicles Show with a look into her crystal ball about the future of innovation—like AI, robotics, healthcare, televisions, audio equipment, smartphones, tablets, computing devices, wearables, cameras, video games—and home appliances like washing machines and dishwashers, and much more.

With the AI hype cycle spiraling forward, and speed often being prioritized over security, many industry leaders, analysts, and data center operators are warning about the dangers lurking in the code many of us use every day. On this episode of The Reboot Chronicles Show, we went to the source, to figure out how that gap is being closed with Serial CEO and top Rebooter, Peter McKay - CEO of Snyk. Snyk is a developer security platform that’s reshaping how vulnerabilities are caught, fixed, and prevented—at the source—before the code goes live.

Watch or listen in on this episode as Peter shares how he rebooted Snyk, got them to move faster than the hackers, how AI has changed the coding game, why you should “give a shit” and not just “throw crap over the fence”—and how they are on their way toward being a billion-dollar market leader.

AI and High-Performance Computing are driving the global economy—and leaders, from chips to data centers, are trying to keep up and get ahead of the growth curve. The next generation of semiconductor companies, like NVIDIA, have become the poster child of the AI boom, with the microchips and technology that make it all possible. Our guest for this episode of the Reboot Chronicles Show is making waves in how chips need to be designed, manufactured, and integrated at scale in the future.With the bedrock of tech, Moore’s Law, slowing down, Silicon Box CEO, BJ Han has been busy revolutionizing semiconductor integration with a next-gen platform called Chiplet technology. With massive investments from Intel, Tata and many others, his team is building a $2 billion facility in Singapore, and a $3.6 billion facility in Italy. Listen in for the inside scoop on how technology is being reshaped to meet global demand, what’s next in the semiconductor driven world we all rely on, and much more.

Do you have Growth Gems? Dr. Anish Shah, Group CEO and MD of the Mahindra Group does—a lot of them. Mahindra Group is one of the world’s largest and most admired multinational companies with diverse businesses in 20 industries which employ over 260,000 people in 100 countries.

With over $25B in annual revenue, the organization has a broad federation of companies across industry sectors, from cars, SUVs, trucks, motorcycles, technology, energy, logistics, to hospitality, real estate, financial services, and agriculture—and is also the world’s largest tractor company by volume. Under his leadership, the group has been rebooting itself into a global growth and innovation machine across the globe, and receiving the Economic Times Company of the Year award. Listen in or watch to learn why Anish believes purpose drives profits, what’s next in his 20 market categories, why you need tech leadership in your businesses, and how to prioritize your most important “growth gems”.Listen, Watch, and Subscribe wherever you get podcasts or at RebootChronicles.com

When you think about retail giants, you might picture big-box behemoths like Walmart or Amazon, which happen to be two of the largest companies in the world. You shop with them one too many times and it begins to feel like you have more boxes in your home than purchased products. But quietly—and impressively—Tractor Supply Company has carved out its own rural empire that customers love. With 2,500 stores, 50,000 employees, and $15B in annual revenue, it’s not just a “tractor store.” It’s a lifestyle destination for what their Chief Merchandising Officer Seth Estep calls “Life Out Here.”On this episode of The Reboot Chronicles Podcast, we sat down with Seth to learn how Tractor Supply is merging its values around community and innovations to serve rural America. All with the goal of not losing what made their brand popular in the first place, and some other surprises.

The vitamin and supplement market has exploded in popularity and consumers are overwhelmed with all the claims they are bombarded with online, instore and on TV. The good news—people are more interested in their health and wellness now more than ever. However, they are growing more confused and even skeptical about product choices and who they should trust.

At the epicenter of this explosion is Thorne, a science-backed health and wellness provider, trusted and used by over five million consumers, 50,000 healthcare professionals, and 1000 sports teams. We checked in with CEO Colin Watts to see how the company is doing, since being acquired by top consumer growth private equity group L Catterton, who brought Colin in to reboot Thorne into a billion-dollar company.

Listen in to this transformation-in-progress episode of The Reboot Chronicles Show, with a CEO back-stage pass, with insights on how to build trusted brands, increase quality while scaling, improving customer loyalty, why the health and wellness sector is growing and where we are headed next.