Best IT Management Podcasts (2025)

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How Shazam went from a 4-digit Phone Number to $400m with Chris Barton, Founder 40:30

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Shazam struggled to turn any profit for 6 straight years. But then the App Store changed everything. Today, we're talking to Chris Barton, Founder of Shazam. We discuss why they built a music recognition app eight years before the App Store launched, how they survived six consecutive years of near bankruptcy, and why eliminating the right friction …

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From Pilots to Platforms: How Qualcomm Is Scaling Enterprise AI 30:20

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Most enterprises aren’t struggling with AI because of technology. They’re struggling because they’re trying to scale pilots instead of platforms. In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Atilla Tinic, CIO of Qualcomm, about how the company is moving beyond one-off AI use cases to build an enterprise AI platform designed for scale. Ti…

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Merry Christmas from Modern CTO! 1:36

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Merry Christmas! Tune in next week to two of our favorite episodes of the year.By ProSeries Media

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AI for Everyone, Everywhere: Inside BNY’s Playbook for Enterprise-Wide Enablement 39:50

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What does it actually take to move AI from experimentation to enterprise-wide impact? In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Leigh-Ann Russell, Chief Information Officer and Global Head of Engineering at Bank of New York (BNY), about how one of the world’s most systemically important financial institutions is operationalizing AI at…

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How to Nail Business Automation in the Agentic Age with Micha Kiener, CTO at Flowable 55:05

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How did they reduce customer onboarding from 5 days to 7 minutes? Today, we're talking to Misha Keener, CTO at Flowable. We discuss why orchestration is more important than automation, how context engineering beats prompt engineering in agentic AI, and why enterprise readiness will separate winners from losers in 2025. All of this right here, right…

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How Gallagher Built Enterprise AI on Culture and Data First 21:22

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What if the key to enterprise AI wasn’t a tool, but a mindset? Mark Bloom, Global CIO at AJ Gallagher, joins Technovation to share how the 70,000-person insurance giant is scaling AI by leading with data quality and cultural alignment—not flashy tools. In this episode, Bloom details: How Gallagher eliminated 800+ data silos to centralize insight an…

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Advice For You 25-Year-Old Self 35:22

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What would you tell your 25-year-old self? It is the time of year for celebration and introspection. Why? If not now, then when? Our panel today features: Daniel Doiron - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldoiron/ Jeremy Willets - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremywillets/ Jon M Quigley - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonmquigley/ Freddie Clark - http…

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The Real Drivers of Cyber Spend: Risk, Compliance, and AI Disruption 32:24

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What really drives cybersecurity investment and why is “threat” often the last reason? In this episode, Rakesh Loonkar, co-founder of Transmit Security and general partner at Picture Capital, shares a contrarian take on how cybersecurity product categories emerge and why compliance and platform shifts often matter more than actual threats. Drawing …

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Building Peacock at Scale with António Vieira, Director of Global Apps Engineering at Sky 55:02

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Peacock has become a streaming giant. How did they scale it to millions of users? Today, we're talking to António Vieira, Director of Global Apps Engineering at Sky. We discuss how Peacock handles 30% of internet traffic during major NFL games, why live streaming is exponentially harder than video on demand, and how AI is being used to create perso…

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State elevates acquisition office as part of reorganization 43:28

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Mike Derrios, a former senior procurement executive at the State Department, said the new Bureau of Global Acquisitions will implement category management. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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The CIO as Change Agent and Ecosystem Builder 33:37

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What if your AI strategy is your business strategy? In this episode, three top tech leaders share how they’re embedding AI not as a standalone initiative, but as a lever for enterprise transformation. Mojgan Lefebvre (Travelers), Pawan Verma (Cencora), and Glenn Remoreras (Breakthru Beverage) reveal how they’ve partnered with boards, business units…

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MIT Sloan’s Guide to Navigating a New Age of AI, with Sam Ransbotham, Host of the Me, Myself and AI Podcast 54:22

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All tech is witchcraft…until it isn’t. Today, we're talking to Sam Ransbotham, AI editor at MIT Sloan Management Review and host of the Me, Myself, and AI podcast. We discuss why 76% of executives now view AI as a coworker rather than a tool, how healthcare privacy laws from 1996 can't handle modern AI capabilities, and why cheaper coding will crea…

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Resilience by Design: Building AI-Ready Infrastructure for Digital Trust 32:07

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What does it really take to design for resilience in an AI-first world? In this panel from the Metis Strategy Summit, Amtrak CDO Judith Apshago, GE Aerospace CIO David Burns, and Zoetis CDTO Keith Sarbaugh explore how resilient infrastructure is becoming the backbone of enterprise trust, uptime, and AI scalability. Tune in to learn how these leader…

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How Morpheus is Transforming the Hybrid Cloud Model with Brad Parks, HPE 36:01

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They’ve created a “Google Translate” for the cloud, and it’s changing everything. Today, we're talking to Brad Parks, CloudOps and Private Cloud Leader at HPE. We discuss how Morpheus is bringing cloud operating models to on-premises infrastructure, why hybrid cloud is an inevitability rather than a strategy for most enterprises, and how HPE is hel…

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The Role of Airflow in Building Smarter ML Pipelines at Vivian Health with Max Calehuff 19:30

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The integration of data orchestration and machine learning is critical to operational efficiency in healthcare tech. Vivian Health leverages Airflow to power both its ETL pipelines and ML workflows while maintaining strict compliance standards. Max Calehuff, Lead Data Engineer at Vivian Health, joins us to discuss how his team uses Airflow for ML o…

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Managing the Digital Workforce: AI’s Role in the Future of Work 34:12

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1036: What does it mean to manage a digital workforce? In this episode of Technovation, we feature a panel from our most recent Metis Strategy Summit where three top executives explore how AI is reshaping work, both automating tasks, and changing the nature of management itself. Peter High speaks with: Jennifer Charters, Chief Information Officer a…

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How the New York Times is Harnessing Tech in the News Industry with Jason Sobel, CTO 51:44

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How is the biggest newspaper in the United States using GenAI? Today, we're talking to Jason Sobel, CTO at The New York Times. We discuss how technology is transforming journalism for the digital age, why 70% of journalism jobs have disappeared in the last 25 years, and how The New York Times uses AI to enhance reporting without replacing human jou…

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Delivering the Product Operating Model (and Mindset) at Scale 29:32

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Our broadcast today features a panel from our most recent Metis Strategy Summit on the topic of Delivering the Product Operating Model (and Mindset) at Scale. In this panel episode, we explore the limits and lessons of scaling the product operating model. Sal Companieh (Cushman & Wakefield), Jim Fowler (Nationwide), and Diane Schwarz (Smurfit WestR…

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❓Whose Opinions Count When You Change You, A Panel Discussion, SPaMCAST 880 39:16

22d ago39:16

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Involving Others in Personal Change Can Cause Problems. Involving others when changing a team or organization is unassailable. The same isn't true when changing yourself. Why this matters: Understanding boundaries and what you control is important for owning your own productivity. Our panel today features: Jeremy Berriault - https://berriaultandass…

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At VA, cyber dominance is in, cyber compliance is out 41:27

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Eddie Pool, the acting principal deputy CIO, said a risk-based approach to cybersecurity ensures VA can deliver services to veterans reliably and efficiently. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Jamie Montgomery on Why AI Applications Will Power the Next Wave of Venture Returns 58:53

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What if the most defensible companies of the AI era aren’t the ones building the infrastructure—but the ones using it to rethink workflows? In this Technoventure episode, Peter High speaks with Jamie Montgomery, Founder and Managing Partner of March Capital, about why the firm is investing heavily in the AI application layer—not chips, not clouds, …

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Transforming IT at Hewlett Packard Enterprise through Agentic AI with Brian Gruttadauria, CTO of Hybrid Cloud 48:07

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Gartner placed them in the highest corner of their Magic Quadrant. Why is HPE leading their industry? Today, we're talking to Brian Gruttadauria, CTO of Hybrid Cloud at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. We discuss how agentic AI is transforming hybrid cloud infrastructure, why human-in-the-loop will remain critical for enterprise AI adoption, and how HPE…

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Scaling Airflow to 11,000 DAGs Across Three Regions at Intercom with András Gombosi and Paul Vickers 34:24

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The evolution of Intercom’s data infrastructure reveals how a well-built orchestration system can scale to serve global needs. With thousands of DAGs powering analytics, AI and customer operations, the team’s approach combines technical depth with organizational insight. In this episode, András Gombosi, Senior Engineering Manager of Data Infra and …

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Madhu Ramamurthy on Balancing AI Innovation With Responsible Governance 35:11

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What’s stopping AI from scaling across the enterprise? For Madhu Ramamurthy, CIO of Zurich North America, it’s not the technology. It’s the culture. In this episode, Madhu shares how he’s navigating the paradox of AI: a tool with unprecedented potential, surrounded by institutional resistance, unclear regulations, and cultural misalignment. He outl…

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How AI Agents Are Redefining Customer Experience with Adrian McDermott, CTO at Zendesk 59:00

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When will customer service be run entirely by bots? Today, we're talking to Adrian McDermott, CTO at Zendesk, about how AI agents are transforming customer experience. We discuss why automation drives escalation instead of elimination, how Zendesk is moving from seat-based to outcome-based pricing with their resolution platform, and why the future …

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Inside General Mills’ AI Playbook: Clean Data, Cloud Speed, and Business Trust 37:02

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What does it really take to scale AI across a global enterprise? In this episode, Jaime Montemayor, Chief Digital and Technology Officer at General Mills, shares the AI playbook behind the company’s digital transformation from foundational investments in cloud and data governance to business-led innovation across supply chain, e-commerce, and marke…

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263 | The Preemptive Edge - Gaining a Strategic Advantage by Acting Early and Wisely 17:29

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00;00;00;01 - 00;00;31;05 Andy Hey, everybody, today I want to talk about the things we can do and decisions we can make ahead of time before something becomes an issue. Recently, most of us know about the government shutdown that had recently occurred. This is being recorded, November 24th, so of 2025. So anybody who wasn't aware of it in the US, …

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Our Best Advice on Communication and Hiring Strategies with Mark Porter, CTO at dbt Labs 25:41

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This is some of the best advice we’ve ever heard on managing teams. Today, we're talking to Mark Porter, CTO at dbt Labs. We discuss why knowing your audience is the foundation of effective communication, how to create psychological safety for escalation without surprises, and why hiring remarkable talent requires unconventional tactics like asking…

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From Bottleneck to Accelerator: How NiSource’s CIO Repositioned IT as a Growth Engine 27:03

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What does it take to transform IT from a bottleneck into a business accelerator? In this episode, Waco Bankston, Chief Information Officer at NiSource, shares how he’s repositioning the IT organization to support growth, enable speed, and shift decades of technical and cultural inertia. Leading a 6.5-year enterprise transformation effort, Waco disc…

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The Father of the Cable Modem on Broadband, AI & Hype with Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard 56:30

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When he went to investors, nobody believed that the internet would be a big deal. Today, we're talking to Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard, the Father of the Cable Modem. We discuss how he invented broadband when no one believed home internet would succeed, why letting your product do the talking beats PowerPoint presentations, and how to distinguish between t…

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How Unum’s CTO Reimagined the Enterprise with a Digital-First Architecture 24:54

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What does it take to reimagine a 10,000-employee enterprise for a digital-first future? In this episode, Unum CTO Gautam Roy breaks down how he transformed the company’s operating model, culture, and technology foundation by reshaping experiences from the customer backward. Gautam shares how Unum evolved from applications to journeys to value strea…

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💰Process Debt Swamps Platform Teams, A Conversation with Mark Fussell, SPaMCAST 879 34:26

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Process Debt Swamps Platform Teams! Over-abstraction slows teams by INCREASING complexity. Why this matters: Profitability is HIGHLY related to productivity. Mark Fussell is the CEO of Diagrid, a cutting-edge company that simplifies building and scaling cloud-native applications. As the co-founder of Dapr (Distributed Application Runtime), Mark has…

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Mission-Driven Startups Win: Mike Hayes on Building Companies That Last 42:30

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What if your company’s greatest advantage isn’t the product—but the purpose behind it? Mike Hayes, Managing Director at Insight Partners and former COO of VMware, believes mission clarity is more than culture—it’s a strategic asset. Drawing on 20 years as a Navy SEAL and senior tech executive, Mike shares why knowing “who you want to be” is a super…

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262 | More Than Compliance - How Confidentiality Serves Us 17:13

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The Art of Consulting Podcast – Episode Transcript Hosts: Andy Fry & Cat Lam Episode Topic: Non-Disclosure Agreements and the Power of Keeping Information Confidential [00:00 – Intro Music] Andy Fry & Cat Lam (together): Welcome to the Art of Consulting Podcast with Andy Fry and Cat Lam. We are seasoned IT consultants, CPAs, and professional-develo…

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How to Complete an AI Transformation in 18 Months with Rebecca Carr, CEO at SmartRecruiters 55:13

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THIS is how you can actually leverage AI to transform your business in a realistic timeframe. Today, we're talking to Rebecca Carr, CEO at SmartRecruiters, about how she led a complete AI transformation of her company in eighteen months without asking the board for permission. We discuss why 58% of job applications are now completed by AI agents, h…

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Why Snowflake’s CIO Rebranded IT for the AI Era 30:35

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What does it take to evolve IT into a forward-looking innovation engine? Mike Blandina, CIO of Snowflake, shares how he’s reimagined IT as “Enterprise Technology” as a way to describe what ‘IT’ really does: lead a solutions-first mindset at Snowflake designed for the AI era. In this conversation, Mike reflects on his first eight months leading tech…

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How Covestro Turns Airflow Into a Simulation Toolbox with Anja Mackenzie 23:10

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Building scalable, reproducible workflows for scientific computing often requires bridging the gap between research flexibility and enterprise reliability. In this episode, Anja MacKenzie, Expert for Cheminformatics at Covestro, explains how her team uses Airflow and Kubernetes to create a shared, self-service platform for computational chemistry. …

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Leadership Lessons from Business and Church with Jay Owen, CEO at Business Builders 52:27

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It’s lonely at the top. But being lonely is actually a choice. Today, we're talking to Jay Owen, CEO at Business Builders. We discuss how leading in ministry has changed his approach to business leadership, why loneliness at the top is actually a choice, and how AI tools like vibe coding are enabling agencies to build $50,000 solutions in just one …

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Chandra Dhandapani on Balancing Talent Strategy with Data, Flexibility, and ROI 26:14

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What if your hiring strategy were fueled by the largest contingent workforce dataset in the world? Magnit CEO Chandra Dhandapani joins Technovation to explore how data is reshaping how companies think about talent—from role design to sourcing strategy to real-time labor cost insights. Chandra also shares lessons from her journey from CIO to CEO and…

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How the administration is bringing much needed change to software license management 41:37

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Ryan Triplette, the executive director of the Coalition for Fair Software Licensing, said the ‘sheer force of will’ is improving federal software licenses. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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261 | Why We Should Assume Someone Is Always Recording 15:02

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Why We Should Assume Someone Is Always Recording In this solo episode, Andy Fry reflects on how everyday behavior—inside and outside the workplace—shapes our personal brand and professional reputation. Through personal stories and relatable lessons, he reminds listeners that in today's world of smartphones and social media, every action could be on…

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Web3 Was a Failure…Will Gaming Save it? with Chris Hewish, President at Xsolla 49:39

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Web3 crashed and burned when it first rolled out. But now, it’s picking up steam in gaming. Today, we're talking to Chris Hewish, President at Xsolla. We discuss why the first wave of Web3 gaming collapsed into pyramid schemes, how blockchain technology is being reimagined to enhance gameplay instead of replace it, and why creator economies and dec…

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Building Secure Financial Data Platforms at AgileEngine with Valentyn Druzhynin 21:16

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The use of Apache Airflow in financial services demands a balance between innovation and compliance. Agile Engine’s approach to orchestration showcases how secure, auditable workflows can scale even within the constraints of regulatory environments. In this episode, Valentyn Druzhynin, Senior Data Engineer at AgileEngine, discusses how his team lev…

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Designing AI from the Customer Back: Hari Gopalkrishnan on Bank of America’s Approach 35:25

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How can AI be designed from the customer back and not the model forward? Hari Gopalkrishnan, Chief Technology and Information Officer at Bank of America, joins Peter High to share how one of the world’s largest financial institutions grounds its AI strategy in user behavior. From developing Erica to enabling employees with tools like Ask Merrill, H…

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From 2 Guys in a Garage to 700+ Employees with Scott Henderson, CTO & Co-founder at Celigo 52:12

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He walked away from a cushy job to build products in his garage. Here’s how he made it work. Today, we're talking to Scott Henderson, CTO and Co-founder at Celigo. We discuss why AI needs minimal autonomy instead of maximum freedom, how the future of SaaS is chat-to-validate rather than click-to-execute, and why the most expensive AI mistake is ado…

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How Dell Consolidated 800 AI Projects into 4 Scalable Enterprise Platforms 24:57

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What does it take to scale AI from 800 siloed experiments into enterprise-wide impact? Doug Schmitt, President of Dell Technologies Services and CIO of Dell, joins Peter High to unpack the company’s enterprise AI playbook—a journey from fragmented innovation to four scalable platforms used across software development, customer service, supply chain…

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🔐AI, the Future of Work, and Cybersecurity, A Conversation with Ephraim Ebstein, SPaMCAST 878 41:30

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AI, the Future of Work, and Cybersecurity Are Intertwined! Why it matters: Business processes are being transformed, yielding opportunities and RISKS - leaders should be aware. Bio: Ephraim Ebstein is the CEO and Co-founder of FIT Solutions, LLC. Ephraim is not just another cybersecurity guy-he's a $30M entrepreneur who built two national companies…

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Yeske helped change what complying with zero trust means 43:23

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Don Yeske, a former director of national security in the cyber division at DHS, said its “groundbreaking zero trust architecture” focused on 46 capabilities. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Give First, Build Later: Brad Feld’s Strategy for Ecosystem-Driven Innovation 1:10:11

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What does it take to play the long game in innovation? Venture capitalist Brad Feld has spent four decades answering that question as a founder, mentor, and early-stage investor in companies like Fitbit, MakerBot, and Techstars. In this episode, Feld unpacks the enduring impact of mentorship, the logic behind his “Give First” philosophy, and how st…

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The AI Coding Arms Race is Transforming Software with Henrik Plate & Amod Gupta of Endor Labs 50:55

2M ago50:55

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Everyone is rushing to master AI, but what does that mean for software security? Today, we're talking to Henrik Plate and Amod Gupta from Endor Labs about their State of Dependency Management report. We discuss how AI coding assistants are introducing new security vulnerabilities, why 90% of security issues exist in code you're not even using, and …