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Arie Brish

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Arie Brish is an American business executive, author, and innovation strategist known for his contributions to popular thinking on technology commercialization, corporate governance, and entrepreneurship. He is the author of the book Lay an Egg and Make Chicken Soup and a former CEO who gained early media attention for pioneering remote leadership practices from public Wi-Fi spaces.

Career

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In the 1990s and early 2000s, Brish held leadership roles in several communications technology companies, including Motorola[1] and Tehuti.[2][3] In the early 2000s, while serving as CEO of an Israeli company, Brish garnered media attention from the Austin American-Statesman for operating his business remotely from a Starbucks in Austin, Texas—an early example of mobile executive management.[4]

In 2007, Brish helped to found of the Texas-Israel Chamber of Commerce, aiming to build trade bridges between Israeli startups and Texan industries, with a particular focus in cleantech, renewable energy, and water technology.[5]

Brish later co-founded multiple ventures and advised organizations ranging from early-stage startups to public companies. He is also a frequent speaker and board member in the fields of innovation, strategy, and technology commercialization.

Publications

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Brish is the author of the 2018 book Lay an Egg and Make Chicken Soup: The Holistic Innovation Process from Concept to Market Expansion, which offers a pragmatic framework for turning ideas into marketable products.[6]

He has also contributed articles to Forbes Technology Council on topics such as innovation, business-to-business marketing, board governance, and risk management.[7]

Personal

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Brish resides in the United States. He holds an MBA from Tel Aviv University and a BS Electrical Engineering with a Specialty in Computer Engineering from Ben Gurion University.

References

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  1. ^ "Motorola Readies Fastest, Low Power DSP With Large On-Chip SRAM". www.electronicsweb.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  2. ^ "It's about delegation - Globes". en.globes.co.il. 2004-10-31. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  3. ^ Wilson, Ronald (2004-12-13). "Tehuti finds middle ground for network offloading". EDN. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  4. ^ Ladendorf, Kirk (November 27, 2006). "Long-distance and lattes fuel Austin-Israeli startup" (PDF). Austin American-Statesman.
  5. ^ Kloosterman, Karin (2010-07-19). "Texans tip their Stetsons to Israeli business". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  6. ^ "Lay an Egg and Make Chicken Soup: The Holistic Innovati…". Goodreads. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  7. ^ "Arie Brish - Forbes Technology Council". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-06-09.