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XR Industry Leaders with ArborXR

Grow XR in your organization by learning from the world’s leading industry experts.

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About XR Industry Leaders

The best enterprise XR advice from pioneers like Walmart, UPS, Amazon, and many more. Each episode of the XR Industry Leaders with ArborXR podcast is an opportunity for XR champions and pioneers to reflect on their organization’s journey with XR. Hear answers to questions like, what are the challenges organizations face using extended reality (XR) in business? What impact is XR having in enterprise? How do VR app developers approach creating content for business and education?

Listen in as XR Industry Leaders discuss the challenges and solutions unique to XR in enterprise and education, how to increase XR adoption, how immersive technology is changing the way we work and learn, and the future of XR.

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This podcast is hosted by ArborXR co-founders Brad Scoggin and Will Stackable, who have worked with thousands of companies in XR since 2016. Each interview focuses on lessons learned from creating a successful virtual reality (VR) pilot program. You’ll hear insights into the biggest pain points to scaling XR programs in organizations. You’ll learn from leaders in major companies worldwide that are using XR to change the way their organizations train, collaborate and work.
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Michelle Rebaleati
Government & Defense

Michelle Rebaleati: Powering Nevada’s Statewide VR Career Training with 1,000 Devices Across 80 Locations

Michelle Rebaleati from Nevada GOED explains how VR is helping Nevadans explore careers, build job readiness, and access new opportunities through one of the nation’s largest statewide deployments.

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Axon: Scaling One of the World’s Largest VR Training Programs for Public Safety
Government & Defense

Axon: Scaling One of the World’s Largest VR Training Programs for Public Safety

Explore how Axon uses VR to transform public safety training, featuring Thi Luu on scaling VR deployments to improve officer confidence, decision-making, and community safety.

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Device Manufacturer

XREAL: 600,000 AR Glasses Shipped and Now Aiming at Enterprise

Discover how XREAL is transforming enterprise AR with lightweight glasses and split-compute design, driving comfort, productivity, and real-world adoption.

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Education

IE University & VirtualSpeech: Building Student Confidence with VR Public Speaking

Explore how IE University scales VR public speaking training to 1,000+ students, featuring Sophie Thompson of VirtualSpeech and Gema Molero on building measurable, immersive learning programs.

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Somero & ForgeFX: How VR Is Solving the Labor Shortage in Construction

Discover how Somero Enterprises and ForgeFX teamed up to revolutionize operator training with virtual reality—featuring Dave Raasakka, Greg Meyers, and Devin Weidinger on building high-impact, scalable VR simulations that improve safety, reduce costs, and accelerate learning in the concrete construction industry.

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Healthcare & Pharma

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital: Transforming Pediatric Care with VR

Explore how Nicklaus Children’s Hospital leverages virtual reality to reduce pain, anxiety, and improve staff training—featuring Dr. Christina Potter on building an award-winning immersive care program.

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Retail

Kellanova + Roundtable Learning: Replacing Physical Store Training with VR

Discover how Kellanova uses VR to boost retail training, cut costs, and improve performance—featuring insights from Roundtable Learning on scalable, data-driven XR strategy.

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Healthcare & Pharma

Boston Children’s Hospital: Transforming Nurse Training with XR

Boston Children’s Hospital is leveraging XR to enhance medical training. XR specialist Angelina Gu shares insights on VR’s role in skill-building and patient care.

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Retail

Mars Wrigley: The Multi-Million Dollar Impact of VR Training

Discover how Mars Wrigley used VR to transform training, cut onboarding time in half, boost output by 45%, and achieve a $19M business impact.

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PwC: Reimagining the Workplace with XR
Financial Services

PwC: Reimagining the Workplace with XR

Explore VR’s transformative impact with PwC’s Alex Rühl, from empathy training to faster learning and scalable innovation.

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Snap: Trailblazing the Next Era of XR
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Snap: Trailblazing the Next Era of XR

Explore the future of XR with Andrew Seleznov from Snap, as he discusses his recent projects and impactful partnerships with global brands.

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Education

Parker University: Advancing Chiropractic Training with VR

Learn how XR is transforming healthcare education at Parker University, using VR/AR for patient simulations, psychological safety, and anatomy.

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Energy & Utilities

Energy Safety Canada: Fueling the Future Workforce with XR

Explore how Energy Safety Canada is using XR to address an anticipated workforce shortage across the country’s energy industry.

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USC: Virtual Reality & ADHD, PTSD and More
Education

USC: Virtual Reality & ADHD, PTSD and More

Discover Dr. Skip Rizzo’s groundbreaking work in VR therapy for PTSD, ADHD, autism, and more in this inspiring episode of XR Industry Leaders.

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SDSU: Expanding Rural Education with VR
Education

SDSU: Expanding Rural Education with VR

Learn how SDSU uses XR to expand educational access in rural areas, integrating VR into subjects like nursing and chemistry to prepare students for the future.

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RTC: The Future of Learning and XR’s Role in Education
Education

RTC: The Future of Learning and XR’s Role in Education

Explore one of the largest XR deployments in the world of education. Learn how RTC Antwerpen rolled out a VR program in 700 schools, benefiting 150,000 students.

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Qualcomm: Enabling the XR Industry
Device Manufacturer

Qualcomm: Enabling the XR Industry

Discover Qualcomm’s role in XR tech’s past, present, and future. Brian Vogelsang discusses XR’s impact on enterprises, AI integration, and key collaborations.

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HTC VIVE: Empowering Enterprise Use-Cases in XR
Device Manufacturer

HTC VIVE: Empowering Enterprise Use-Cases in XR

HTC evolved from a mobile device manufacturer to a leader in XR technology. Explore HTC’s transformative impact in VR tech for enterprises and beyond.

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Delta Air Lines: Revolutionizing Airline Training with VR
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Delta Air Lines: Revolutionizing Airline Training with VR

Delta Air Lines launches VR training for new employees and technicians. Learn about the program’s transformative impact – including cost savings, operational efficiency and employee safety.

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Content Creators

Territory Studio: Designing XR for Marvel and Enterprise

Learn how Territory Studio imagines, designed and implemented AR and MR experiences in major motion pictures and for major Enterprise companies.

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Lenovo: Unlocking Enterprise Potential with VR
Device Manufacturer

Lenovo: Unlocking Enterprise Potential with VR

Dive into the dynamic world of extended reality (XR) with Lenovo’s Vishal Shah and Jason McGuigan as they unravel Leno

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PICO: Practical Enterprise Applications in XR at Scale
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PICO: Practical Enterprise Applications in XR at Scale

Explore XR’s future with PICO’s Amir Khorram in XR Industry Leaders. Insightful discussion on VR enterprise solutions, partnerships, and industry adoption.

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St. James’s Place: Elevating Soft Skills with VR
Financial Services

St. James’s Place: Elevating Soft Skills with VR

Hannah & Josh St. James’s Place discuss using VR to train advisor soft skills, challenges of managing headsets at scale, lessons on user adoption, and content development.

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MyndVR: Senior Care and Digital Therapeutics with VR

Chris Brickler shares how VR therapy improves memories and care for elderly patients, and the challenges of scaling VR across health senior care facilities.

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MDA: Training For Outer Space Operations with VR

Discover how MDA leverages VR for astronaut training, mission planning, and onboarding. Gain valuable insights into implementing immersive technologies at scale.

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Harvard: Experiential VR Learning in Education
Education

Harvard: Experiential VR Learning in Education

Matt Cook from Harvard joins us to discuss how virtual & augmented reality are redefining higher education through customized immersive experiences.

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Bank of America: Changing the Way We Train with VR

Explore how Bank of America is revolutionizing training with VR, enhancing employee engagement, overcoming challenges with VR, and redefining corporate education.

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Content Creators

VictoryXR: Shaping the Future of Education with VR

VictoryXR CEO Steve Grubbs discusses creating virtual reality curriculums for education, working closely with Meta, and the future of immersive technology for teachers and students.

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VRpatients: Designing Your Own VR Training for Healthcare

Learn how VRpatients creates VR simulations that instructors can customize to give trainees real-life experiences in healthcare.

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Zimmer Biomet: Reshaping Healthcare Training with AR and VR

If you’re interested in how XR will shape medicine going forward, this is a must-listen episode. Tommy Kopec of Zimmer Biomet provides an insider’s perspective on VR’s transformative potential for surgery, training, and beyond.

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Capco: Elevating the Financial Industry with Virtual Reality

Explore how Capco revolutionizes the financial industry with virtual reality. Discover their success, challenges, and predictions for VR’s impact.

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MIT: Exploring Extended Reality in Historic Operas

Discover how MIT uses AR and VR to create immersive experiences for historic operas. We discuss XR in education, challenges and advice for new adopters, and more.

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Magic Leap: How Augmented Reality is Elevating Enterprise

Discover how Magic Leap is taking augmented reality to the next level with their enterprise-focused hardware, including real-world statistics and use cases.

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Bodyswaps: Innovating Soft Skills Training with Virtual Reality

Discover the future of VR in education with Bodyswaps. Learn how VR elevates soft skills training, and how to implement VR technology effectively.

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VHA: How Virtual Reality is Revolutionizing Veteran Care

Discover how the VHA is using virtual reality to improve the lives of veterans with pain management, mental health, and overall well-being.

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Stanford: How Immersive Technology Enhances Education

Erik Brown discusses how Stanford uses virtual reality for education, empathy in VR, challenges with creating and managing XR content, and more.

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Amazon (AWS): Removing Friction from Enterprise XR

Stephen Curtis from AWS discusses how XR solves enterprise friction, advice for new adopters, XR content authoring, XR device management and more.

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WestRock: How XR is Accelerating Manufacturing
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WestRock: How XR is Accelerating Manufacturing

XR champion Scott Burkey discusses the impact AR and VR is having on manufacturing, challenges implementing new technology, and advice for using XR in business.

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Pfizer: Transforming How We Train with XR

XR leader Nicholas Hockley discusses how XR transformed the way Pfizer trains, challenges with AR/VR content, moving from a pilot program to scale, and more.

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Futurus: Set Up XR Pilot Programs for Success

Futurus CEO Annie Eaton discusses creating AR/VR content, how to set up XR pilot programs for success, challenges in XR, advice for new adopters, and more.

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UPS: We Know XR is Going to Work

Learn how UPS built XR training as a practice. We discuss using AR/VR in business, challenges and benefits of XR training, advice for new adopters & more.

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Manufacturing & Industrial

INVISTA (Koch Industries): What if We Reimagined Our Entire Training Process?

Learn how XR is transforming INVISTA (Koch). We discuss using AR/VR in business, challenges and benefits of XR training, strategy to scaling XR adoption & more.

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