SIIA’s TechChats provides a look into some of the most successful executives in our industry. Hear how many of them got to where they are today, what is shaping their businesses and the industry today, and special advice they would give to others trying to grow a successful company.

I recently sat down with Ken McElrath, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Skuid. Ken McElrath, is a Serial Entrepreneur, Design Thinker, Professor, Author, and Artist. Before launching Skuid, he co-founded Skoodat to build education solutions on the Salesforce Platform, and Cazabba, a creative and technology services firm. He led marketing and product management for RetailersMarketXchange (RMX), a Bay-area startup funded by Chevron, Oracle, Altria and McLane Company. He also spent seven years with MicroAge Inc., where he led marketing for its systems integration division. He serves on the board of The Art Factory in Germany. McElrath earned two Bachelor's Degrees from Grand Canyon University and Master of Fine Arts Degree from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

View the full interview in its entirety below.

Rhianna Collier is VP for the Software Division at SIIA. Follow the Software team on Twitter at @SIIASoftware.