The Bid Picture with Bidemi Ologunde

Send Bidemi a Text Message! In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Ivan Gekht, CEO of Gehtsoft, a family-run software company with over 20 years of Agile R&D experience. They explored Ivan’s journey from Siberia to building a team that tackles “impossible” business challenges with science, adaptability, and integrity. How can Agile methods truly reduce project risk instead of becoming just another buzzword? What does it take to build healthier, more productive relationships with...

Send Bidemi a Text Message! In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde breaks down three signals shaping the week across tech, politics, and geopolitics, and the one insight you can actually use. Why did a major automaker slam the brakes on its EV ambitions? What happens when a trade deal decades in the making collides with farmers in the streets? And as U.S. pressure tightens on Venezuela’s oil lifeline, how close are we to a wider great-power standoff? Support for The Bid Picture Podcast comes f...

Send Bidemi a Text Message! In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde zooms out on the rise of American megachurches in the digital age. The episode opens in Michigan, where a viral clip of a fundraising moment sparked outrage online; then raised bigger questions about context, attention, and the speed of social media. Are megachurches meeting a growing hunger for connection in a lonely era or blending faith into America’s self-help culture? And how do political polarization and algorithm-driven ...

Send Bidemi a Text Message! In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Bruce Johnson of TekStream Solutions to unpack how the Whole of State initiative—with the Louisiana State University, Splunk, and Amazon Web Services—is turning classrooms into 24/7, student-powered SOCs that launch graduates into mid-level roles. With nearly four decades in IT security, Bruce shares how opening the door to any discipline builds stronger teams and real-world readiness. How do these student SOCs keep ...

Send Bidemi a Text Message! In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde connects the dots between a sudden Cambodia–Thailand border flare-up and fresh signals of accountability and diplomacy: from an ICC Darfur war-crimes sentence to prisoner releases in Belarus and political fallout in Bulgaria. What do these seemingly separate headlines reveal when you view them through the lens of hybrid warfare? Bidemi closes with a simple, practical security habit you can apply immediately, plus a mental model...