The Don Sullivan Show

IT sustainability is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about topics in enterprise technology, driven by rising cloud costs and the growing demands of modern data infrastructure. Mark Bradley of Flexera joins the show to explain how organizations can uncover hidden inefficiencies, measure their true impact, and turn sustainability into a practical lever for both cost savings and smarter operations.

Don pushes toward the summit through rain and snow as conditions deteriorate. Battling altitude, breathing difficulties, and a worsening infection in his hand, the climb becomes a true test of endurance. Despite it all, he keeps going. And they make it.

The climb continues as Don ascends higher up Kilimanjaro. Altitude sickness begins to creep in, wildlife appears along the trail, and the mountain’s famous glaciers finally come into view. But these ancient ice fields carry a strange history, including stories of bands of “glacier thieves” who have taken huge pieces of the ice from the mountain. The summit push is still to come.

Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, is often called the “Crown of Africa.” In this first episode of a four-part series on The Don Sullivan Show, Don begins the journey to climb this legendary mountain. From the decision to take on the challenge to arriving in Tanzania and preparing for the trek ahead, this episode sets the stage for an unforgettable adventure to the roof of the continent.

This special “Best of” episode brings together powerful conversations on overcoming adversity, personal health, and the rapidly evolving world of AI and technology. Along the way, we dive into the artistry of music, the fascinating mechanics behind luxury timepieces, and the design brilliance of architecture. The journey culminates in unforgettable travel stories from Alaska, including close encounters with bears and surviving the raw unpredictability of the wilderness. It’s a wide-ranging, inspiring ride through grit, curiosity, craftsmanship, and adventure.

Pinball has entertained players for generations, rising to cultural prominence in the 1940s and again in the arcade boom of the 1970s. Today the game is experiencing a surprising resurgence. Joshua Francis, a competitive player and champion, joins the team to explain why pinball is popular again, how the modern competitive scene works, and where the hobby is headed next.

A brain tumor diagnosis is life altering even when it is not life threatening. In this episode the team speaks with Stuart Klugler who lives with multiple acoustic neuromas, benign tumors that grow on the auditory nerve but can profoundly affect hearing, balance, identity, and daily life. His story explores what survival really means when the danger is not death but permanent change.

The breadth of human accomplishment is astounding, and the ingenuity behind it is just as remarkable. At TheDonSullivanShow.com, we created the series Where Art Meets Engineering to explore how creativity and technical mastery come together to shape the world around us. While the series began with an exploration of fine timepieces, its scope reaches far beyond that foundation. In this episode, the team welcomes renowned interior architect Fredrick Taylor for a wide-ranging conversation on the extraordinary achievements of architecture and how design, engineering, and human vision combine to create spaces that endure.

Thirty years ago, few computer scientists would have imagined that a single software platform could run, integrate, and shape nearly every business process across an entire enterprise, yet that vision has become reality through the evolution of Enterprise Resource Planning; in this episode, the DSS team is joined by ERP veteran Vas Mitra, who has witnessed and helped shape this transformation from its earliest days to today’s intelligent, cloud-driven systems, as they explore how ERP has evolved, what defines its role in the modern enterprise, and where it is headed next.

Although DSS intentionally steers clear of politics, we don’t shy away from examining real, observable imbalances. Even after the supposed “reset” of the early 2020s, Silicon Valley still shows a striking gender gap. Why, when women make up half the population and half the available talent, are they so underrepresented across the companies that define the Six Cities of Silicon Valley? And why does this same pattern persist across much of the technology industry? These are not questions with simple or convenient answers, nor can they be reduced to the kind of heated rhetoric that often dominates the conversation. To explore the issue with clarity and experience, we invited veteran Silicon Valley executive Shinie Shaw to join the DSS team. Together, we dig into the realities behind the numbers, the cultural and structural forces at play, and what meaningful progress could actually look like.