The Catalyst by Softchoice
A documentary-style podcast about how IT leaders tackle high-stakes transformations.
Each episode weaves together real voices, expert insights, and compelling narratives that reveal universal challenges and practical wisdom.
Season 7: "Small Teams, Big Dreams" explores the human stories behind IT transformations—from AI adoption experiments to burnout crises, from toxic job markets to infrastructure decisions that matter. These aren't polished case studies. These are authentic accounts from IT professionals navigating the same impossible gaps between expectations and resources that you face every day.
From Softchoice, a World Wide Technology company.
The Catalyst by Softchoice
Season 7 Trailer: Small Teams, Big Dreams
For six years, The Catalyst brought you conversations with IT leaders solving hard problems. But we kept hearing stories that couldn't fit into a single interview—stories that needed multiple voices, conflicting perspectives, the messy truth of what it's really like out there.
Season 7 changes everything. We're making audio documentaries—think This American Life for the IT team. Each episode weaves together real experiences: the burnout nobody admits to, the worst tech job market ever, AI projects burning millions because someone asked the wrong question.
This is what happens when you stop treating IT stories like case studies and start treating them like what they are: human stories about navigating impossible choices.
Small Teams, Big Dreams. A new season starts now.
Stream all episodes and get additional resources at softchoice.com/podcast.
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The Catalyst is brought to you by Softchoice, a World Wide Technology company.
The Catalyst by Softchoice is the podcast dedicated to exploring the intersection of humans and technology.
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