There’s a Zap For That: An Interview with Zapier Co-founder and CTO Bryan Helmig

This is a podcast episode titled, There’s a Zap For That: An Interview with Zapier Co-founder and CTO Bryan Helmig. The summary for this episode is: <p>Bryan Helmig (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanhelmig/">LinkedIn</a>), co-founded <a href="https://zapier.com/">Zapier</a> with a couple of friends back in 2010 and since then, they’ve been dominating the world of automation. As CTO, Bryan is responsible for all the technology behind Zapier and making sure that all your Zaps are working the way they need to so that you and your company can be as efficient as possible. </p> <p> </p> <p>On this episode of IT Visionaries, Bryan discusses how he does all that, plus, he touches on the pros and cons of having a completely distributed team, and what the future of automation looks like.</p> <p> </p> <p>Salesforce and MIT recently teamed up to create a whitepaper exploring what happens when AI meets CRM.</p> <p> Read: <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/collection/ai-meets-crm-transforming-customer-experiences/">AI Meets CRM: An MIT Tech Review Whitepaper</a></p> <p>This podcast is sponsored by Salesforce. Did you know Salesforce isn't just for Sales? Using Salesforce as an Employee Experience Platform helps make every employee across your organization more productive thanks to a common, mobile-first platform for getting work done faster. Find out more at<a href="salesforce.com/EmployeeExperience" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> salesforce.com/EmployeeExperience</a></p> <p><p>--&nbsp;</p><p>Brightspot is the leading content management platform built for modern teams. Your content lifecycle - from ideation to archival - moves faster, handling any volume, variety, or velocity with ease.&nbsp;<br><br>Unlike legacy platforms that demand heavy dev work and struggle with scale, Brightspot is user-friendly, endlessly customizable, and enterprise-ready. Think dynamic, modern experiences, shipped in minutes—not months.&nbsp;<br><br>Trusted by some of the world’s leading tech organizations, Brightspot reduces total cost of ownership, boosts productivity, and gives you the governance, security, and performance your teams need.&nbsp;<br><br>Visit brightspot.com/ITVisionaries to learn more.<br><br>---</p><p>This episode was produced by the team at Mission.org and brought to you by Brightspot.</p></p>