Mister Beacon

In this episode of the Mr. Beacon Podcast, Kirsten Newquist, CEO of Identiv, shares her journey from Avery Dennison to leading one of the most innovative companies in IoT. Kirsten discusses Identiv’s unique engineering, new growth strategy, and their impact on healthcare and smart device solutions. She also highlights her values-driven leadership approach and offers personal insights on building resilient, purpose-led teams in a fast-evolving, connected world.Kirsten’s Top 3 Favorite Songs:“Don’t Worry Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU“Lean On Me” by Bill Withers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOZ-MySzAac“Rise Up” by Andra Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDffmI0ncfoMister Beacon is hosted by Steve Statler, CEO of AmbAI Inc. — creators of AmbAI, the AI agent that connects people to products and the brands behind them. AmbAI also advises leading brands on Ambient Intelligence strategy.Our sponsor is Blecon http://www.blecon.net. Blecon enables physical products to c