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Ajit Mohan, Chief Business Officer at Snap, joins The Speed of Culture podcast to explore the fundamental shifts redefining the digital landscape. The discussion covers the transition from public feeds to private messaging and how augmented reality serves as a bridge to the physical world. Ajit shares insights into Snap's unique audience reach and the role of AI in creating neutral distribution platforms for brands. The episode concludes with a look at the future of wearables and the importance of adaptive leadership in a rapidly accelerating industry.Follow Suzy on Twitter: @AskSuzyBizFollow Ajit Mohan on LinkedInSubscribe to The Speed of Culture on your favorite podcast platform.And if you have a question or suggestions for the show, send us an email at suzy@suzy.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if your 100 people could feel like 300? That's the bet Robin Daniels, Chief Business Officer at Zensai and author of The Human Success Playbook, is making - and it's working. His company doubled revenue over three years and has been named a great place to work three years running. He joins us to break down how to unlock the potential already sitting inside your organization, lead through genuine uncertainty, and build B2B content that people can actually put to work. About our guest, Robin Daniels Robin Daniels is Chief Business Officer at Zensai, a learning and performance platform competing in a market dominated by Oracle, SAP, and Workday. He previously served as CMO at Matterport and WeWork and held senior marketing roles at Salesforce, LinkedIn, and Box. He recently co-authored The Human Success Playbook - a narrative business book that follows a fictional CEO who refuses a board's demand to cut 40% of the company and sets out to prove there's a better way. The book comes with an AI-powered interface where readers can ask the authors questions and apply every framework directly to their own organization. What B2B Marketers Can Learn From The Human Success Playbook The biggest AI opportunity isn't efficiency - it's multiplication. Robin starts every conversation the same way: do you see AI as a way to cut costs and get more efficient, or do you see it as a way to unlock insane potential in the team you already have? He's made his choice - and built a company around it. Ian puts the math plainly: if you have 100 people, the far more exciting challenge is figuring out how to make them feel like 200 or 300 and generate the revenue to prove it. Robin connects it to something every leader already knows but rarely acts on: "I truly believe everyone has something they're really creatively good at. But if you can actually find time to focus on that, it can lead to new ways of growing your business that maybe you hadn't even thought of before." The companies that win the next five years won't be the ones who cut hardest. They'll be the ones who figured out how to multiply. You can't shrink your way to greatness. Robin credits Tom Peters for the line and means it completely. His argument isn't about shaming companies that make cuts - sometimes it's necessary to survive. The argument is about where the real upside lives: investing in people, giving them new tools and skills and goals, and then letting them find growth paths nobody had imagined yet. "I've never seen a company shrink their way to greatness," he says. "You have to grow." Ian adds the frame: the goal isn't to replace anything - it's to generate more revenue. "How are we going to 2X our revenue?" is a fundamentally more energizing question than "how do we get more efficient?" And it tends to produce more interesting answers. Lead with a vision even when you don't have all the answers. Robin is direct about what employees actually hate most: not bad news, not hard feedback, but uncertainty. "If you don't know what you're working towards, it's really hard to do great work." In The Human Success Playbook, the fictional CEO Evan has eight months to show a different path or get fired - and the whole tension of the story is whether he has the courage to set a direction without knowing exactly where it leads. Robin's advice for real leaders in that position: paint the vision, commit to it, and stay flexible enough to adjust as the world changes. And then, with characteristic directness: "Being a leader has always been tough. Suck it up, buttercup." The future of B2B content is a framework people can make their own. Robin didn't just write The Human Success Playbook - he and his co-authors built an AI-powered interface on top of it so readers can chat with the book and apply its frameworks to their specific company. A 500-person manufacturer in Germany gets different advice than a mid-size bank in the Midwest. Ian connects it to a bigger shift in how B2B content works: "You're building to say: here's the framework, your AI already knows where you want to go as a business, layer this on top and execute." The white paper people download and never read is being replaced by something that actually does the work. Robin is explicit about why: competing against Oracle, SAP, and Workday with a smaller budget means doing something genuinely different. The book is that thing. "I truly believe everyone has something they're really creatively good at. But if you can actually find time to focus on that, it can lead to new ways of growing your business that maybe you hadn't even thought of before." - Robin Daniels Time Stamps [4:00] Meet Robin Daniels, CBO at Zensai and Author of The Human Success Playbook [4:39] Why Robin Wrote the Book - and Why Now [6:00] The Multiplier Choice: Unlock Potential vs. Cut Costs [8:00] It's Just a New Technology - Adapt and Grow [10:00] Robin Has Seen This Before: Internet, Cloud, Mobile, AI [11:00] The Book's Setup: CEO Evan, a 40% Cut Demand, and a Better Way [12:00] The Villain Isn't AI - It's Ignorance and Fear [14:00] Internal vs. External Motivation - and Why Inner Fire Wins [15:00] The Mountain Analogy: What Leaders Owe Their Teams in Uncertain Times [17:00] How to Lead When You Don't Have the Answers [19:00] Suck It Up, Buttercup - Leadership Has Always Been Hard [22:00] Your Whole Job Is to Make Stuff and Sell It [25:00] What Taylor Swift and the Vinyl Revival Teach Us About AI and Creators [31:00] What Should the CEO Actually Do? Reorganize Around Projects, Not Hierarchy [33:00] Invest in People's Capabilities - Measure Productivity, Not Efficiency [35:00] The Human Success Score - a Sleep Score for Your Organization [38:00] Replace "Replace" With "Multiply" in Your Vocabulary [40:00] "You Can't Shrink Your Way to Greatness" - Tom Peters [42:00] The Courage to Invest in People When Everyone Else Is Cutting [44:00] The Future of Books: Build a Framework, Let AI Make It Specific [49:00] Demo: Chat With the Book at Zensai.com [51:00] The "Talk to a Human" Button - the Future of B2B Content [52:00] Final Thoughts + Connect with Robin on LinkedIn Links Connect with Robin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robindaniels/ Learn more about Zensai: https://www.zensai.com Chat with The Human Success Playbook: https://zensai.com/report/thehumansuccessplaybook The Human Success Playbook on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com About Remarkable! Remarkable! is created by the team at Caspian Studios, the premier B2B Podcast-as-a-Service company. Caspian creates both nonfiction and fiction series for B2B companies. If you want a fiction series check out our new offering - The Business Thriller - Hollywood style storytelling for B2B. Learn more at CaspianStudios.com. In today's episode, you heard from Ian Faison (CEO of Caspian Studios) and Meredith Gooderham (Head of Production). Remarkable was produced this week by Meredith Gooderham, edited by Jon Goldberg, and our theme song is "Solomon" by FALAK. Create something remarkable. Rise above the noise. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Welcome to this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, where host Kevin Lawton sits down with Avihou Barkay, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, and Guy Glass, Co-Founder and CEO at Unit AI. Unit AI is a new entrant into the automation market, introducing a plug-and-play micro AS/RS platform designed to solve the $1 trillion e-commerce crisis. In this episode, Barkay and Glass discuss how their purpose-built physical AI system makes automation dramatically more accessible, affordable, and flexible for 3PLs and retailers navigating high return volumes and direct-to-consumer logistics.Learn more about Pallite here.Learn more about Big Joe's AP44 here. Follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube.Support the show

Davi Strazza spent a decade at Adyen as the company scaled from around $30 billion to over $1.3 trillion in annual payment volume, running Latin America and then North America as president. Today he is Chief Business Officer at Lightspark, the company powering over 15% of Coinbase's Bitcoin transfers.In this episode, Reggie Young talks with Davi about what actually moves enterprise payments decisions. They cover why inertia keeps trillions on legacy rails, how challengers find their wedge against incumbents, what Pix's adoption in Brazil reveals about changing payment behavior, and how Lightspark uses Bitcoin and stablecoins as invisible infrastructure for global money movement. Davi closes with the risk he thinks fintech still underweights: the compliance work underneath every product that scales.Fintech Layer Cake is powered by Lithic, financial infrastructure that helps teams build better card and payments products for consumers and businesses.Chapters: 00:00 – Cold open: most money still moves in fiat 00:21 – Meet Davi Strazza: Adyen, Lightspark, and $1.3T in volume 01:56 – Latam vs. North America: relationships vs. pragmatism 04:33 – Why enterprises don't rip out legacy processors 06:19 – Redundancy, and finding your wedge as a challenger 07:56 – Changing the org before the org wants to change 11:31 – What Pix taught him about shifting payment behavior 13:12 – Why it takes an Uber to teach consumers new payment habits 15:43 – What Lightspark powers, from Coinbase to cross-border payouts 18:42 – Global Accounts: offering the endpoint, not just the transfer 20:18 – Making Bitcoin invisible: the rail-agnostic thesis 24:10 – Selling infrastructure while the rules are still being written 27:53 – Why you no longer need to be Stripe to build in fintech 30:02 – The next decade: fiat and crypto converging 33:09 – Stablecoins are earlier than the headlines suggest 34:34 – The underrated work: compliance that scales 37:23 – Where to find LightsparkNothing in this podcast should be construed as legal or financial advice.Subscribe for new episodes every other Wednesday. If you enjoy the show, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help more people in fintech find it.

In this episode, Simon sits down with Tom Pucciarella, Chief Business Officer at Devo and Chief Revenue Officer at Strike48, an AI-powered cybersecurity platform designed to help organizations unlock value from their existing technology investments through intelligent automation and vendor-agnostic integration.Drawing on his unique career spanning U.S. intelligence, management consulting, enterprise software, and cybersecurity leadership, Tom shares how Strike48 was built from within an established cybersecurity company rather than as a traditional startup. The conversation explores the challenges of launching an AI-native business inside an enterprise, balancing startup agility with corporate structure, and why listening to customers is the ultimate competitive advantage.Tom also discusses the realities of today's AI cybersecurity market, building trust with enterprise buyers, product-market fit, and how organizations can innovate without forcing customers to replace the technology they've already invested in.Whether you're a cybersecurity executive, startup founder, product leader, sales executive, or technology innovator, this episode offers practical lessons on innovation, customer-centric growth, AI strategy, and building successful products inside large organizations.Key MomentsIntroduction to Tom Pucciarella and his unconventional career journeyFrom U.S. intelligence to cybersecurity leadershipWhy Devo created Strike48 instead of adding another product featureBuilding a vendor-agnostic AI cybersecurity platformCreating a startup inside an established enterpriseAdvantages and challenges of enterprise-backed innovationHow customer feedback shaped Strike48 before launchWhy timing matters when launching new AI productsEducating the cybersecurity market versus selling softwareBuilding trust with enterprise customers in the AI eraMaintaining startup speed inside a large organizationTom's advice for founders building new ventures within existing companiesThe importance of listening to customers before scalingWhat's next for Strike48 and the future of AI-driven cybersecurityTo learn more about Tom Pucciarella, please visit her LinkedIn profileTo learn more about Devo, please visit her website.YOUR HOST - SIMON LADER    Simon Lader is the host of The Conference Room, Co-Founder of global executive search firm Salisi Human Capital, and lead generation consultancy Flow and Scale. Since 1997, Simon has helped cybersecurity vendors to build highly effective teams, and since 2022 he has helped people create consistent revenue through consistent lead generation.      Get to know more about Simon at:    Website: https://simonlader.com/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonlader  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/headhuntersimonlader/    The Conference Room is available onSpotifyApple podcastsAmazon MusicIHeartRadio

  If your brain won't stop, if you lie awake at night, spiral through the same thoughts, and feel like you can never fully switch off, this is going to change the way you think about that completely. Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer at Google X and one of the most compelling minds on human happiness, doesn't just talk about training the brain. He's been doing it for decades. In this 11-minute clip he shares the three unconventional techniques he's developed to become the architect of his own mind, including the 30-minute Saturday practice that drains every thought until his brain has literally nothing left to say. This isn't meditation as you know it. There's no breathing, no mantras, no trying to clear your mind. You do the opposite, you listen to every single thought until there are no more left. And what's on the other side of that, Mo says, is the closest thing to paradise he's ever felt. If you've tried meditation and it hasn't worked, start here.

We are living in an era defined by a new kind of power shift. It's not only measured in borders and markets but in Gigawatts and Gigaflops.Every line of code generated and every industrial process optimised by Artificial Intelligence is tethered to a physical reality: the Data Centre. These silent, humming monoliths have become the new cathedrals of the 21st century, and their appetite is unprecedented. How on earth are we going to be able to create and sustain the power demand of AI? But this isn't just a technical challenge; it's a diplomatic powder keg. With the Strait of Hormuz slowly recovering from a blockade and the global energy market reeling from price hikes, we have entered a world of energy realism. Furthermore, is the machine a monster that will break our grids and stall the transition? Or is it the only navigator capable of steering us through the complexities of a changing climate and the demands of a green transition?Joining the host ,Tom Parker, is José Manuel Durão Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal from 2002 to 2004 and European Commission President from 2004-2014, alongside Mo Gawdat, a software engineer, entrepreneur, author, podcaster, public speaker and former Chief Business Officer at Google X, and Miguel Stilwell d'Andrade, CEO of EDP, a global energy company.This episode was recorded on July 8th in front of a live audience at EDP Headquarters, LIsbon. Sources: FT Resources, IEA, CNN, Brookings, CNBC, Fortune, Microsoft, CREA.This content is paid for by EDP and is produced in partnership with the Financial Times' Commercial Department. The views and claims expressed are those of the guests alone and have not been independently verified by The Financial Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Denatured, you'll hear from Lance Alstodt, chairman and CEO at Biorestorative Therapies, and Paul Mieyal, chief business officer at South Rampart Pharma. We explore why pain has remained such a difficult therapeutic area to tackle and one of the biggest unmet needs today, and how non-opioid mechanisms to regenerative therapies could reshape the future of treatment.HostJennifer C. Smith-Parker, Director of Insights, BioSpaceGuestsLance Alstodt, Chairman & CEO, BioRestorative TherapiesPaul Mieyal, Chief Business Officer, South Rampart PharmaDisclaimer: The views expressed in this discussion by guests are their own and do not represent those of their organizations.

Johann Eid is the Chief Business Officer at Chainlink Labs.In this episode, Johann walks us through how crypto has evolved from a dreaming phase of romanticized white papers into its "big boy era," where hundreds of billions are now onchain, institutions from around the world are tokenizing RWAs like stocks, and stablecoins have changed the lives of everyday people from Lebanon to South America. He emphasizes why security is the foundation of everything built, what Chainlink's CCIP offers for an interoperable DeFi economy, and why AI agents transacting onchain represent the next wave of users nobody is pricing in yet.------

Lisa Gurry, Chief Business Officer at GeneDx,  is transforming the diagnosis of rare diseases in children by providing comprehensive genetic testing. Using exome and genome sequencing, they deliver rapid, accurate results that enable early intervention and access to therapies. Through partnerships and a network of genetic counselors, GeneDx connects patients with specialists and clinical trials to ensure equal access for children and has established a comprehensive database that supports clinical care and drug development and helps identify previously undiagnosed or misdiagnosed conditions. Lisa explains, "The average diagnostic odyssey, or the time it takes to get a diagnosis, is tragically far too long for most families. It can take five years or more to get that diagnosis. And it's typically because the system tends to wait and see to provide the genetic tests that could give a diagnosis very quickly. At GeneDX, we've focused on exome and genome testing, which enables us to have a very comprehensive view across variants of potential diagnoses. And so that's our recommendation: any family that is experiencing a developmental delay has concerns with epilepsy, autism, or any number of genetic potential conditions. The beautiful part about a genetic test is that it can give you the answer you need to know what action to take." "It's remarkable how much science and technology have evolved. So we did our first exome test in 2011, and since then we've sequenced over one million exomes and genomes. So, a tremendous amount of progress has been made in the number of children that we've diagnosed. That's possible because science and technology have advanced, the cost of the test has dramatically reduced, and our ability to deliver that at scale is something that we've been investing in for the last 25 years."  #GeneDx #RareDisease #Genomics #Pediatrics #PrecisionMedicine #GeneticTesting #Epilepsy #GeneTherapy #RealWorldData #Biopharma #ClinicalTrials #HealthcareInnovation genedx.com Download the transcript here

Lisa Gurry, Chief Business Officer at GeneDx,  is transforming the diagnosis of rare diseases in children by providing comprehensive genetic testing. Using exome and genome sequencing, they deliver rapid, accurate results that enable early intervention and access to therapies. Through partnerships and a network of genetic counselors, GeneDx connects patients with specialists and clinical trials to ensure equal access for children and has established a comprehensive database that supports clinical care and drug development and helps identify previously undiagnosed or misdiagnosed conditions. Lisa explains, "The average diagnostic odyssey, or the time it takes to get a diagnosis, is tragically far too long for most families. It can take five years or more to get that diagnosis. And it's typically because the system tends to wait and see to provide the genetic tests that could give a diagnosis very quickly. At GeneDX, we've focused on exome and genome testing, which enables us to have a very comprehensive view across variants of potential diagnoses. And so that's our recommendation: any family that is experiencing a developmental delay has concerns with epilepsy, autism, or any number of genetic potential conditions. The beautiful part about a genetic test is that it can give you the answer you need to know what action to take." "It's remarkable how much science and technology have evolved. So we did our first exome test in 2011, and since then we've sequenced over one million exomes and genomes. So, a tremendous amount of progress has been made in the number of children that we've diagnosed. That's possible because science and technology have advanced, the cost of the test has dramatically reduced, and our ability to deliver that at scale is something that we've been investing in for the last 25 years."  #GeneDx #RareDisease #Genomics #Pediatrics #PrecisionMedicine #GeneticTesting #Epilepsy #GeneTherapy #RealWorldData #Biopharma #ClinicalTrials #HealthcareInnovation genedx.com Listen to the podcast here

AI is transforming the workplace, but the biggest leadership question is not about technology—it is about humanity. In this episode, listeners will discover how organizations can use AI to improve performance while preserving trust, culture, creativity, and human connection.Host Sherry Winn, two-time Olympian, national championship basketball coach, bestselling author, and executive leadership expert, speaks with Robin Daniels, Chief Business Officer at Zensai and co-author of The Human Success Playbook. Together, they explore how leaders can use AI as a tool for growth rather than simply a reason to cut people.In this episode, you'll learn:How leaders can use AI to increase human performance instead of replacing people.Why skills-based organizations may outperform traditional hierarchies.How C-suite leadership can preserve culture, trust, and emotional intelligence during rapid change.Guest: Robin Daniels (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robingdaniels/)Host: Sherry Winn Sound: Mahesh R.Producer: Archita Puranik

The voice in your head has been talking since before you finished this sentence. For most leaders it is the least managed instrument they own, and the most consequential.Ethan Kross is the psychologist and author who has spent over two decades studying that inner voice. He directs the Emotion & Self-Control Laboratory at the University of Michigan, advises Fortune 500 leaders and Navy SEALs, and wrote the international bestsellers Chatter and Shift. He also discovered his single most-cited tool by using it on himself, at 3am, mid-spiral, when he caught himself typing "bodyguards for academics" into a search bar and said out loud: "Ethan, what are you doing?"I came to this conversation with my own history with that voice. I spent my career in high-pressure rooms where the most important conversation was often the one running inside my own head, and nobody ever handed me the manual for it. Ethan has spent twenty-five years writing that manual, and he makes it practical: self-talk you can actually change, anxiety you can read instead of fear, emotions that become information. And as a new grandfather, I did not expect a conversation about the brain to end up teaching me so much about grace.In our conversation, we explore:→ Why your emotions are information to read, not problems to delete, and what changes the moment you believe that→ Distanced self-talk: how the simple shift of using your own name reroutes the way your brain handles pressure→ Why self-awareness is only step one, and the mental tools that have to follow it→ The business case for mental fitness: how unmanaged emotion quietly consumes the attention your organisation is paying for→ How a leader gives hard feedback from a secure base, and why leadership falters when we shy away from it"This brain over here does not come with a user's manual." Ethan Kross, psychologist and authorIf you have ever read to the end of a page and realised you absorbed none of it because your mind was somewhere else, this episode hands you the beginning of that missing manual.RELATED EPISODESPete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks head coach (2021), Learning to "always compete": https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/9268299Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer of Google X (2021), Engineering happiness for yourself and others: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/8944613Dr Caroline Leaf, neuroscientist (2024), Managing your mind: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/15018482New here? Subscribe to Positive Leadership & You for one edition a month, written for leaders who want to build companies and communities people thrive in. https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/positive-leadership-you-6970390170017669121/Want to go deeper? Listen to the Positive Leadership Podcast on your favourite platform. 130+ conversations with the leaders, founders and thinkers shaping a more human future of work.

Send us Fan MailAtul Sood, Chief Business Officer at Curry Up Now, joins Zack Oates to discuss the evolving relationship between restaurant operators and technology providers. Drawing from leadership roles at McDonald's, Kitchen United, and across the food tech ecosystem, Atul shares why relationships still matter, how operators should evaluate technology partners, and why the future belongs to companies that solve real problems rather than simply adding features.Zack and Atul discuss:Why buyers purchase when they're ready, not when sellers push The difference between a product company and a feature company How restaurants should evaluate technology vendors Balancing best-in-class solutions with platform consolidation Why caring is at the center of great guest experiences How AI is changing the future of restaurant technologyThanks, Atul!Links:https://www.instagram.com/curryupnow/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/atulsood/linkedin.com/company/curry-up-nowhttps://www.curryupnow.com/

Send us Fan MailIn this special compilation episode of AI and the Future of Work, we are bringing you four conversations recorded live on the show floor at HumanX 2026. This is the second and final compilation of our three-part HumanX Live series.Our first compilation explored how AI amplifies the human potential it can never replace. This one turns to the technical side, and to a question that gets harder the more these systems touch our lives: how do you build AI you can actually trust not to fail when it matters most? As technology reaches further into the moments that count (the systems that monitor our health, drive our cars, and work alongside us on the job), these four builders share how they design for accountability, safety, and harmony between people and machines.What You'll LearnWhy reading code is no longer enough, and how observing real outcomes (not system metrics alone) is the only way to know whether AI is actually serving the people who depend on itWhat "AI values" are, and why companies will soon need shared norms for how people disclose, review, and engage with work produced by agentic systemsHow robots earn trust on a job site by measuring their own uncertainty, asking questions, and communicating their intentions before they actWhy the most valuable place for automation is the dirty, dull, and dangerous work humans were never meant to do, and what that means for keeping people safeWhy physical AI should be built first as a reasoning and communication model that can explain its thinking to people, rather than one that jumps straight to actionHow "harness engineering" moves teams beyond prompt and context engineering, and why orchestrating several frontier models together can outperform any single oneFeatured GuestsChristine Yen, CEO and Co-Founder of Honeycomb. Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/19362645 Dr. Ali Agha, CEO and Co-Founder of FieldAI. Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/19362711 Dr. Jaime Lien, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist of Archetype AI. Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/19363341 XD Huang, Chief Technology Officer of Zoom. Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/19363454 Inspired by something you heard in this episode? Share your favorite insight about the future of work and tag us on social:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/ai-and-the-future-of-work Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aifutureofwork/ And don't forget to subscribe to AI and the Future of Work for more conversations with the leaders shaping what comes next.Explore the Full HumanX 2026 SeriesThis episode is part of a special three-part series recorded live at HumanX 2026:Episode 1: Special conversation with Stefan Weitz, CEO of HumanX: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/19210355Episode 2: Compilation featuring the CEOs of Scribe, Operative Games, and Dataiku, and the Chief Business Officer of Zensai: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/19257142LIVE EVENT: See how leading enterprises are using agentic AI to give employees back 4–6 productive hours every week. Join PeopleReign CEO Dan Turchin for a live demo on June 25, 2026.Register here: https://go.peoplereign.io/live-demo-how-agentic-ai-is-being-used-by-global-enterprises

This episode features Dmitry Shevelenko, Chief Business Officer, Perplexity, in conversation with Stuart Riley, Group Chief Information Officer, HSBC. They explore the speed of change in AI models and what it takes to turn that pace into real commercial value in large enterprises. The conversation covers multi-model orchestration, why data hygiene is an evergreen investment, and how to think about security and adoption as AI moves from tools to agentic workflows.Watch or listen to find out more.This episode was recorded on the sidelines of the HSBC Global Investment Summit in Hong Kong in April 2026. Find out more here https://www.business.hsbc.com/en-gb/campaigns/global-investment-summitDisclaimer: Views of external guest speakers do not represent those of HSBC.

In this episode, Rafael Rosengarten sits down with Lisa Gurry, Chief Business Officer at GeneDx, to discuss the transformative role of genomic testing in rare disease diagnosis, therapeutic discovery, and precision medicine. Lisa shares GeneDx's mission to shorten the diagnostic odyssey for patients and families, explains how genomic data is accelerating drug development, and reflects on her deeply personal experience raising a daughter with a rare disease. Together, they explore how advances in sequencing, AI, and data integration are creating new possibilities for patients, clinicians, and biopharma alike.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TPM E57 highlights >⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 57 links:GeneDxGeneDx InfinityTruveta

Roman Chernin is Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of Nebius, one of the fastest-growing AI infrastructure companies in the world. Today, Nebius operates some of the largest AI compute clusters globally and serves leading AI labs, enterprises, and developers. Today, Nebius has a market cap of $57BN.  AGENDA:  00:00 — Why AI Infrastructure Is Not a Bubble 05:00 — The Real Impact of Open Source on OpenAI & Anthropic 11:00 — Jevons Paradox: Why Cheaper AI Creates More Demand 13:00 — The Four Layers of AI Infrastructure Explained 19:00 — If Nebius Had 10x More Capacity Tomorrow 26:00 — The Shift from Training to Inference and Agents 31:00 — How Token Factory Cuts AI Costs by 70% 44:00 — Sovereign AI, Europe, and the Future of Model Building 49:00 — Competing Against Hyperscalers with 10x More Capital 59:00 — The Biggest Threat to Nebius Isn't Competition—It's Consolidation    

David's Bridal may be best known for wedding dresses, but the brand's next chapter is about something much bigger: becoming a digital platform for the entire wedding journey.In this episode of Retail Remix, Kate Robertson speaks with Elina Vilk, President and Chief Business Officer of David's Bridal, about how the 75-year-old brand is transforming from a dress retailer into an AI-powered wedding ecosystem. Elina shares how David's Bridal is expanding from “aisle to algorithm,” using tools like the AI-powered Pearl Planner to help brides manage the hundreds of decisions behind every wedding and stay within budget, while also growing wholesale, marketplace and commerce partnerships to serve more of the bridal ecosystem.Key TakeawaysWhy David's Bridal is expanding beyond dresses to support the full wedding planning journey  How expectations toward the modern wedding experience have shifted with added pressures such as social media How the Pearl Planner uses insights from in-store “dream makers” to guide brides through planning tasks  Why David's Bridal now views boutiques, marketplaces and other retailers as partners rather than competitors  How wholesale, AI commerce and smaller-format store concepts are shaping the brand's 2026 growth strategy  Related LinksExplore David's Bridal's wedding dresses, planning tools and Pearl platformGet more retail industry insights from Retail TouchPointsSubscribe and catch up on all episodes of Retail Remix

New research paints a gloomier picture for business leaders. The latest 2degrees Shaping Business Report suggests optimism about post-pandemic recovery has fallen away. It says leaders are now shifting from recovery mode to simply playing the hand they've got. Chief Business Officer Andrew Fairgray told Heather du Plessis-Allan people were looking for a return to normalcy in the years since Covid, but with all the volatility, businesses are starting to realise they need to control their own outcomes. But he says there are still some signs of positivity and moving forward, just in the new normal. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us Fan MailRobin Daniels is the Chief Business Officer at Zensai and a seasoned tech executive with stints at Salesforce, LinkedIn, Box and WeWork. Recorded live from the floor of HumanX 2026, this lightning round explores what it really takes to create an environment where people are motivated to grow, learn and do their best work every day.Robin and host Dan Turchin dig into why most LMS platforms have failed employees, how AI is changing the relationship between learning and performance, and why investing in people is not just the right thing to do but a proven path to better business outcomes.What You'll LearnWhy 80% of employees are disengaged and what organizations can do about itHow AI-powered learning delivers the right skills at the right moment, not generic compliance trainingHow Zensai uses AI to coach managers and strengthen the employee-manager relationshipWhy proving the link between learning and performance is the key to making L&D a strategic priorityWhy the future belongs to humans who combine technical skills with taste, judgment and soft skills 

Send us Fan MailIn this special compilation episode of AI and the Future of Work, we are bringing you four conversations recorded live on the show floor at HumanX 2026. This is the second episode of our three-part HumanX Live series.In an era dominated by headlines about displacement and disruption, these four founders share a grounded optimism about what AI cannot replace: human judgment, creativity, and the drive to do work that matters.Each of these leaders is building in a different space, but they arrived at the same conviction. The companies and people poised to win in the AI era are not the ones moving fastest to automate. They are the ones who understand what humans are uniquely built to do, and build systems that make space for it.What You'll LearnWhy most organizations cannot answer a basic question: how does work actually get done here, and why that gap is now a strategic liabilityHow AI-powered learning can shift employee development from a compliance obligation to a genuine driver of engagementWhy storytelling will remain a human craft, and what the Pixar transition teaches us about navigating creative disruptionThe case for asynchronous AI collaboration, where systems work overnight and humans return to exercise judgmentWhy optimism about the human worker is not naive, and what the data actually showsHow to balance AI use cases that replace humans with those that create new value and grow the economyFeatured GuestsJennifer Smith, CEO & Co-founder of Scribe. Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/19257070 Robin Daniels, Chief Business Officer at Zensai. Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/19257107 Jon Snoddy, CEO of Operative Games. Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/19257113 Florian Douetteau, CEO of Dataiku. Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/19257131 Inspired by something you heard in this episode? Share your favorite insight about the future of work and tag us on social.And don't forget to subscribe to AI and the Future of Work for more conversations with the leaders shaping what comes next.  ResourcesSubscribe to the AI & The Future of Work NewsletterLIVE EVENT: See how leading enterprises are using agentic AI to give employees back 4–6 productive hours every week. Join PeopleReign CEO Dan Turchin for a live demo on June 25, 2026.Register here: https://go.peoplereign.io/live-demo-how-agentic-ai-is-being-used-by-global-enterprises

Send us Fan MailGoogle Marketing Live 2026 just happened - and the message wasn't about features. It was a warning. In this solo episode, Anya Chrisanthon - CCO at Anewgo - breaks down the biggest announcements from GML 2026 and translates them into plain language for home builder sales and marketing leaders.The headline nobody said out loud Google's Chief Business Officer opened with "I'm not exaggerating when I say we have made a decade's worth of innovation in the last year alone." That's not marketing speak. That's a warning for anyone still in wait-and-see mode.How your buyers are already searching differently AI Overviews now reaches 2.5 billion monthly users. AI Mode has passed 1 billion. Searches in AI Mode run three times as long as traditional searches. Your buyer is having a conversation with AI right now - and if your website doesn't give AI enough to work with, you're not in that conversation.The best ads must be answers Google's VP of Ads said it directly on stage: "The best ads must be answers." Google introduced a Business Agent for Leads - already being tested in real estate - where buyers can ask questions inside an ad and get answers pulled directly from your website. If your website doesn't have clear, specific answers to real buyer questions, AI has nothing to pull from.AI Brief: great news for smaller builder marketing teams AI Brief lets advertisers give Google's AI a creative brief in plain language and let it handle execution. The role of your marketing team is shifting from doing to directing - and that levels the playing field against national builders with big agencies.The Universal Cart - and why John Lee called this years ago Google's Universal Cart follows buyers across Search, Gemini, YouTube, and Gmail without losing their place. John Lee has been talking about this exact connected, agentic buyer journey for years. Anewgo's ChatGPT integration - where a buyer designs their home in ChatGPT and arrives on your website already identified and engaged - is the home building version of this. It exists today.Measurement finally grows up Google's Meridian marketing mix modeling tool is now inside Google Analytics 360. For the first time, builders have infrastructure to show leadership exactly which channels are driving sales - not just leads.

AI Expert Mo Gawdat returns to The Diary Of A CEO to reveal why AGI has already arrived, why 30% of jobs will disappear by 2027, and why the most dangerous thing about AI isn't the technology - it's the people in charge of it. Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer at Google X, founder of One Billion Happy, and co-founder of Emma.Love. He is a 4x international bestselling author, and his upcoming book ‘Alive: A Human's Guide to Living in the World of AI', will be released in October 2026. He explains: ◾How AI can give you a 400-point IQ boost, and why most people are wasting it ◾ Why Mo actually wants a machine smarter than all of humanity to take control ◾Why Sam Altman said AI will "likely end humanity", and what he chose to do next ◾Why capitalism breaks when AI replaces the workers who buy the things we make ◾Why AI unemployment could trigger civil unrest before governments are ready for it Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:06 Why Mo Warned About AI Before Anyone Else 00:05:03 Can AI Be a Net Positive for Humanity? 00:08:33 Massive Job Disruption Worldwide 00:15:05 Will AI Cost Savings Create New Jobs? 00:16:15 What Happens to Blue Collar Jobs? 00:21:57 How 10–15% Job Loss Reshapes Society 00:24:20 How Civil Unrest Could Unfold 00:26:04 Sam Altman's Flip-Flopping on AI 00:32:15 Is Sam Altman Pro-Humanity? 00:33:51 Imagining a Future Where Humanity Is Fine 00:42:01 Will One Superintelligence Rule the World? 00:45:52 If AGI Is Already Here, What Now? 00:48:19 Why Human Lived Experience Still Matters 00:52:33 Why Not Just Hire AGI Instead of People? 00:55:00 Can We Control AI Smarter Than Us? 00:58:42 Could AI Decide to Leave the Server? 00:59:16 The Risk of Models Even Creators Don't Understand 01:04:30 AI Isn't Evil But We Need a Plan 01:08:48 Ads 01:10:50 The Symptoms of AGI by 2030 01:13:59 If the US Stops, Will We Become China's Lapdog? 01:16:22 Should Governments Invest More in AI? 01:17:16 Can an Economy of Entrepreneurs Work? 01:20:36 Do We Need to Join the AI Arms Race? 01:23:31 Will Global Competition Build Better AI? 01:32:23 Ads 01:34:34 Who Will Prioritize Ethical AI? 01:38:21 Whose Economy Works for the Middle Class? 01:41:57 Can Ethical AI Still Be Engaging? 01:46:39 Has This Ever Happened Without Government? 01:52:24 What Absolute Dystopia Looks Like 01:55:35 Are You Optimistic About AI? 01:57:08 Does Happiness Matter More in the AI Age? 02:00:17 The Legacy Mo Gawdat Wants to Leave Enjoyed the episode? Share this link and earn points for every referral - redeem them for exclusive prizes: https://doac-perks.com Follow Mo: Instagram - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/4Hv5OK8 Website - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/GRKeGgO Podcast - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/CgXWNIe You can pre-order Mo's book, ‘Alive: A Human's Guide to Living in the World of AI', here: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/BvCLbtT The Diary Of A CEO: ◼ Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼ Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ◼ The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◼ The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: https://linkly.link/2io2A ◼ Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◼ Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Shopify - https://shopify.com/bartlett Function Health - https://Functionhealth.com/DOAC to sign up for $365 a year. One dollar a day for your health Ketone - https://ketone.com/STEVEN for 30% off your subscription order

As the Chief Business Officer for the 2026 Ny/NJ FIFA World Cup Host Committee, Fred Mangione shares his background in the business of sports and what preparations are being made for the upcoming World Cup in NY/NJ. Please subscribe and be part of the Towncast!

You've been doing the work. Reading, listening, growing, trying. And yet something keeps feeling off, like the life you're building is quietly being pulled in a direction you didn't choose. In this episode of The Balance Theory, Erika sits down with Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer at Google X, bestselling author of Solve for Happy and Scary Smart, and one of the most original thinkers on the planet. This isn't a conversation about productivity or optimisation. It's about something deeper: the invisible forces shaping who you are, how you think, and what you believe is possible, and how to take that back. If you've ever caught yourself thinking: "I feel like I'm losing time but I don't know where it's going" "Something feels off but I can't name it" "I don't feel as in control of my life as I want to be" "I want to feel more like myself again" "I'm not sure what's actually true anymore" WHAT WE COVER: The unconscious daily decisions quietly costing you years of your life Why your life is being hijacked and how to see it clearly How long-form content protects your emotional intelligence Mo's framework for knowing what is actually true in the news How to move from passive observer to someone who actually makes change The flip flop deep technique for consuming information consciously The difference between a good man and a nice man A powerful 30-minute brain exercise Mo does every day Whether AI is a threat or the greatest opportunity humanity has ever had How to raise conscious humans in an AI world Why utopia might only be 10 years away Mo Gawdat doesn't just name the problem. He gives you the tools to reclaim your mind, your time, and who you're becoming. SPONSORS: ✨ONESKIN⁠ ⁠⁠- Save 15% Off using the code 'BALANCE' by going to www.oneskin.co/BALANCE

With summer almost upon us, should parents be encouraging their teens to get a part-time summer job? Anton discusses this topic further with Hotelier Noel Cunningham and Julie Galbraith Employment Law Expert & Chief Business Officer at Arachas Insurance.

CFC CBO Chad Emerson and Forward Alex Krehl stop by to discuss the season and the upcoming July 4th game at Erlanger Park.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Airbnb is no longer just a marketplace for stays—it's becoming a fully integrated travel platform. In this special episode recorded live from Airbnb's 2026 Summer Product Release in San Francisco, Jamie Lane sits down with Airbnb's Chief Business Officer, Dave Stephenson, to unpack what these changes really mean for hosts, property managers, and the broader STR ecosystem.At the center of it all is AI. From personalized listing pages to smarter review insights and improved comparison tools, Airbnb is quietly reshaping how guests discover and book properties. Instead of generic search results, guests are moving toward highly customized experiences—where each listing dynamically adapts to what matters most to them. For hosts, that raises the stakes: the quality, structure, and specificity of your listing data has never been more important.But the bigger story may be Airbnb's expansion beyond homes. With hotels, services, and experiences now deeply integrated—and a bold 15% hotel credit creating a powerful loyalty loop—Airbnb is building a travel flywheel designed to capture demand at every stage of the journey. The result? More travelers entering the ecosystem, and more opportunities for hosts to win bookings—if they're positioned correctly.You don't want to miss this episode.Key Takeaways for Hosts & Operators:AI is reshaping conversion: Airbnb is using AI to personalize search results, highlight specific listing features, and guide booking decisions—meaning optimized listings will outperform more than ever.Your listing is now dynamic: Different guests may see different aspects of your property first (e.g., pool, design, location), so clear, detailed, and well-structured content is critical.Hotels = more demand, not just competition: Airbnb's hotel push (with a 15% credit incentive) is designed to bring more travelers into the ecosystem—benefiting hosts through increased exposure.The “travel flywheel” is real: With services, experiences, and stays all connected, Airbnb is aiming to own the full trip—keeping users on-platform and driving repeat bookings.Big events still favor STRs: For major demand drivers like the FIFA World Cup, group travel and price-per-person value continue to give short-term rentals a strong edge.Sign up for AirDNA for FREE

In this special GMH Bonus episode, Jamie Lane sits down live in San Francisco with Airbnb Chief Business Officer Dave Stephenson following Airbnb's 2026 Summer Release event. The conversation breaks down Airbnb's biggest updates, including expanded hotel distribution, new AI-powered search and personalization tools, rental cars, airport pickups, grocery delivery partnerships, and the continued push into experiences and services. Jamie and Dave also dive into Airbnb's growing hotel strategy, why the company believes boutique and independent hotels are a major opportunity, and how Airbnb may have quietly created one of the most powerful loyalty flywheels in travel through hotel booking credits tied to future home stays. They also discuss how AI is reshaping the Airbnb experience, from personalized listings and review summaries to smarter trip planning and guest discovery, plus what these updates could mean for hosts, operators, and the broader OTA landscape moving forward.

Dmitry Shevelenko is Chief Business Officer at Perplexity. He previously co-founded Tortoise, a robotics and commerce automation startup and held business development roles at Uber, LinkedIn, and Meta. He also serves on the board of Lazard. In this episode of Summation, Dmitry and Auren discuss:Why CEOs and executives are Perplexity Computer's biggest power users and what that says about who wins the AI eraScaling Perplexity past $500M ARR with only 34% headcount growthThe $34.5B Chrome bid and the TikTok bid before itWhy AI's biggest constraint right now is adoption and not capabilityYou can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Dmitry Shevelenko on X at @dmitry140

From the time you start to suspect you might have an HPAI outbreak on your farm, to getting lab confirmation, can take between 1 and 5 days. And while producers wait for those results to come back, they're forced to make extremely tough decisions — cancelling deliveries, isolating employees, culling entire flocks — based on incomplete information. Erik Tyrrell-Knott is the President and Chief Business Officer of Alveo, a company that's built a handheld HPAI testing device that delivers a trustworthy result in 45 minutes. And while their tests won't replace the current lab testing we use today, their aim is to give veterinarians and producers the data they need to act with speed and confidence. Today, Erik walks us through how the test works, why it represents such an important leap forward in the fight against HPAI, and how it could one day make "partial depopulation" possible.

What if the reason you feel like you're failing… isn't you?In this powerful conversation, Zoe sits down with Vanessa Kingori OBE - former Publishing Director of British Vogue, Chief Business Officer at Condé Nast Britain, and one of the most influential women in global media.Vanessa made history as the first woman to lead the commercial side of British Vogue in its 100+ year history, after already breaking boundaries as the first female publisher of GQ. She's worked at the very top of global brands, including Condé Nast and Google, and is known for driving significant commercial growth while reshaping workplace culture.But alongside all of that, she's also a mother.Vanessa shares the truth so many women feel but rarely say out loud: that motherhood is harder than we expected, not because we're doing it wrong, but because the system around us isn't built to support us.From taking on one of the biggest jobs in media whilst trying for a baby to challenging outdated workplace norms around motherhood, this is a conversation about rewriting the rules for ourselves and the next generation.This episode will leave you feeling seen, validated, and more confident in the way you're navigating both work and motherhood.

BLAIR RICH, Chief Marketing & Commercial Officer at Legendary Entertainment, drives marketing, branding and communications, emphasizing new technologies and data analytics. Earlier, she was President and Chief Business Officer of Virgin Galactic's Commercial and Consumer Operations, leading marketing for the groundbreaking Unity 22 spaceflight. Blair served over 20 years at Warner Bros., rising to President of Worldwide Marketing, heading a global team of over 700 and marketing hundreds of titles in Theatrical and Home Entertainment, including franchises Harry Potter and the DC Multiverse. Host Jason E. Squire is Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts, and Editor of The Movie Business Book. Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0) 

Wayforward Technologies recently re-released one of their more unique experiences. Originally released on GBA in 2005, Sigma Star Saga is a space opera combining top down exploration with shmup random battles. Now, you can try the colorful role-player space shooter for yourself with Sigma Star Saga DX! Matt & Gen are joined by Adam Tierney, WayForward's Chief Business Officer, to discuss the importance in keeping older games accessible, the complications that come up with a game's rights, and reminiscing about the game that would become Adam's first directorial credit We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

I'm off again. This weekend I'll be heading to London for the Customer Alpha event, where I'll be delivering the keynote for the conference. “Customer Alpha is a leading customer experience event bringing together a cross-industry community of professionals who never stop striving to better understand and deliver for customers.” How cool is that! I'm excited to be there, and talking about my concept of The UN-WOW. The basic idea is that rather than just focusing on those WOW moments, we need to focus on how to deliver value and connection in those basic day-to-day interactions where people don't want to be WOW'ed.  A lot of focus on the WOW is around the idea that things only qualify as experiences when they hit that WOW level. So if you are an experience designer, odds are you are going to shoot for that WOW. But that can be a big hill to climb, and it misses the other types of opportunities that exist which don't involve those dramatically staged moments. Also, staged can feel inauthentic and not organic. To be staged can also feel performative. Performance can also involve a script. The words being spoken are yours, but ones written for you by someone else.  Thus, the UN-WOW is in part a call for the small moments that create connection and a sense of authenticity.  Today's guest on Experience by Design also has thoughts on the role of making connections in human moments as part of customer experience. Natalie Beckerman, Executive Vice President and  Chief Business Officer at iQor, has experience across many different industries, organizations, and continents. Regardless of where she has been, she has seen the same problems which involve the pursuit of efficiency at the cost of humanity. Part of this lies in not using technology in a way that enhances experiences. Seeing this problem led her to write her new best selling book, “When Did You Stop Caring: The Call to Reignite Humanity in a World Obsessed with Efficiency.” In her book, she calls for companies to do better for customers and workers by focusing on what matters: people. Using examples from her career and research, she lays out why it makes sense to start caring not only because it is the right thing to do, but because businesses that care do better. We talk about her career and her book. We also talk about her work with Customer Contact Week, which hosts events around the world. This includes CCW UK which takes place May 11-13, or next week!  Natalie shares her athletic past, including playing on the US National Field Hockey Team and being an All-American at Northwestern University. Along with her Masters degree in Sports Psychology, Natalie links how optimizing performance should be not just about the outcome, but also the impacts that processes, systems, and cultures have on the people who are part of it. We also celebrate her induction into the Rancocas Valley Regional High School Athletic Hall of Fame.  Learn more: Natalie Beckerman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliedbeckerman1/ “When did You Stop Caring”: https://www.amazon.com/When-Did-You-Stop-Caring/dp/1969508442 iQor: https://www.iqor.com/ Customer Contact Week: https://www.customercontactweek.com/  

The previous episode of the Adversary Universe podcast explored the “vuln-pocalypse” and the implications of advanced AI models accelerating vulnerability discovery and exploitation. Now, we're diving into how companies are working together to face these evolving security risks. CrowdStrike Chief Business Officer Daniel Bernard spends much of his time talking with partners and customers about how to address their growing concerns: Is their business protected? Do they know which vulnerabilities are in their environment? What do they do about them? In this episode, Daniel joins Adam and Cristian to discuss why it takes an ecosystem of partners to answer these questions and help each business evaluate risk. He sheds light on the newly expanded Project Quiltworks — CrowdStrike's coalition for securing frontier AI risk — as well as Anthropic's Project Glasswing and OpenAI's Trusted Access for Cyber as initiatives the industry needs in this critical time. “It feels like right now we're at this fever-pitch moment ... where we're going to do more patching in the next 6-12 months than we've probably done in the last 6-12 years," he says in this episode. To handle this, partner efforts are picking up speed. The “digital line” to join the project is growing as organizations jump in to help with solving the new problems companies face. Tune in to hear the latest on Project Quiltworks, the issues coming up most in CISO conversations, and of course, everyone's favorite bread of the moment in this episode of the Adversary Universe podcast.

Get InTouch with Terri Terri Ross Website: Click Here Terri Ross Patreon: Business and Sales Mentorship 4S Summit Info: For more details, look up 4S Summit to understand its role in providing strategic business consulting in the aesthetics industry https://4ssummit.com/ V-Unite Platform: https://v-unite.com Guest Information Yehuda Matar- Chief Business Officer, Ottri

Arthur Firstov, Chief Business Officer at Mercuryo, joined Alex Richardson at Paris Blockchain Week 2026 to challenge the dominant DeFi narrative.The future isn't DeFi platforms beating banks — it's DeFi primitives living as backend infrastructure inside Revolut, neobanks, and traditional banks with polished UX and millions of users. Plus crypto cards as the consumer gateway, the 2026 fintech-pivot M&A wave, and Mercuryo's Mastercard crypto credentials product.We cover:- DeFi's actual adoption path: white-label inside banks- Crypto cards as the mainstream stablecoin gateway- The fintech-pivot driving crypto M&A in 2026- Mercuryo + Mastercard's crypto credentials product- What MiCA actually changed for an early-stage compliant firm

Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, joins South Park Commons partner Aditya Agarwal to discuss the cybersecurity crisis currently unfolding—and why AI is both the threat and the only viable solution.Nikesh traces his own unlikely journey from Google's Chief Business Officer to leading one of the world's most critical cybersecurity companies with no prior cybersecurity experience, shares what Masayoshi Son taught him about risk, and explains why most founders are too de-risked before they ever start building. He also breaks down why the same AI models writing code today will soon expose decades of hidden vulnerabilities at a scale no IT team is prepared to handle.Nikesh Arora: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikesh-arora-02894670/ Aditya Agarwal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityaagarwal3/ South Park Commons: https://www.linkedin.com/company/southparkcommons/Apply to SPC: https://www.southparkcommons.com/applChapters:(00:02:41) - Big problems vs. fast wins (00:05:08) - Joining Google(00:08:28) - Larry Page's product obsession (00:10:00) - He read every hiring packet himself (00:13:14) - What Silicon Valley gets wrong about Masa Son(00:15:45) - Successful founders never wish they took less risk (00:17:00) - Joining Palo Alto knowing nothing about cybersecurity (00:19:30) - What incumbents got wrong when ChatGPT launched (00:22:31) - Security was never built into AI (00:25:00) - No enterprise knows what's running inside its stack (00:30:27) - AI finds bad code faster than humans ever could(00:34:27) - The only way to fix the chaos is more AI (00:37:05) - AI won't just automate work—it raises the floor(00:39:43) - Foundation models vs. specialized stacks(00:43:16) - Why communication is 30% of the job at scale(00:45:00) - What makes a great founder

Jourdan Hathaway, Chief Business Officer at General Assembly, discusses her experience integrating AI agents into her admissions team, including stories of real-world complexities, edge cases, and unexpected messiness of the implementation. We also explore the evolving AI skills gap and how companies have now shifted from expecting basic AI literacy to prioritizing skills like AI workflow design, critical thinking, and the ability to build AI-driven business solutions. Key Takeaways:  Which new human roles are emerging around AI optimization and oversight, even as repetitive tasks are automated How human strengths like judgment and ambiguity navigation remain critical as AI takes over first drafts, pattern recognition, and execution speed What implementing AI agents actually looks like in practice, and why edge cases and human psychology matter more than expected The evolving role of mentorship and how being specific, proactive, and action-oriented makes people far more likely to invest in your growth Guest Bio: Jourdan Hathaway is Chief Business Officer at General Assembly (a global leader in AI skills training), where she oversees marketing, sales enablement, client delivery, admissions, student experience, career services, alumni relations, and partnerships.    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About this Show: The Brave Technologist is here to shed light on the opportunities and challenges of emerging tech. To make it digestible, less scary, and more approachable for all! Join us as we embark on a mission to demystify artificial intelligence, challenge the status quo, and empower everyday people to embrace the digital revolution. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a curious mind, or an industry professional, this podcast invites you to join the conversation and explore the future of AI together. The Brave Technologist Podcast is hosted by Luke Mulks, VP Business Operations at Brave Software—makers of the privacy-respecting Brave browser and Search engine, and now powering AI everywhere with the Brave Search API. Music by: Ari Dvorin Produced by: Sam Laliberte  

Our guest for today's podcast is Dr. Gaurav Aggarwal.  Dr. Aggarwal is a Managing Partner at Vivo Capital, a global healthcare specialist with a multi-strategy investment platform covering venture capital, private equity, and public equity strategies. The firm seeks to support the expansion of healthcare access via investments in the industry, and to catalyze innovation and growth via its "Ecosystem Strategy." Dr. Aggarwal and has invested in the life sciences sector for over 25 years including almost 10 years at Vivo Capital at the time of this recording.  Prior to Vivo, Dr. Aggarwal was Chief Business Officer of Ocera Therapeutics, a publicly traded clinical-stage company, prior to which he served as a General Partner at Panorama Capital. He began his career in private equity at JPMorgan Partners. Dr. Aggarwal currently serves on the board of Unicycive Therapeutics and on the boards of several private companies across the medical device, pharmaceutical services and biopharmaceutical sectors. Dr. Aggarwal received his M.D. from Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons and his B.S. in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University. Without further ado, here is our conversation with Gaurav Aggarwal.

It's a busy Reaction Monday on SDH AMAbe Gordon and Maddie Crews drop in to break down the Atlanta United loss in Chicago and the 2's win in Fort Lauderdale- we have highlights and post from the weekendWe also look at the firing in Montreal and the USWNT in CaliforniaChad Emerson, the new Chief Business Officer for Chattanooga FC, stops by to talk about the season, the growth of the franchise, where they still need to grow, and what to expect mid-week with Open Cup against Atlanta UnitedPlus, the rest of your AM news

This special episode of the podcast is brought to you in partnership with Encompass Technologies, and explores how breweries are using data to create savvier approaches to distribution and growth. It's no secret that it's become harder to sell beer over the past few years, with two consecutive years where brewery closures have outpaced openings. Distributors are far less bullish on craft beer than they once were. Broader economic pressure has led to more price sensitivity in certain segments of consumers, while operating costs for breweries have skyrocketed, compressing margins and making it ever more important to forecast correctly. As things tighten, waste is just not an option, and breweries and distributors can't afford to not get it right the first time. Breweries that are making great beer but also using data to drive decision making while managing distributor relationships with intention, are able to thrive despite the challenges in the current economic environment. Joining for this conversation on how breweries can use data to drive decision making and optimize their relationships with distributors and by extension retailers are: Ryan Bandy, Chief Business Officer, Indeed Brewing Patrick Tickle, CEO, Encompass Technologies Growth may be harder to find in the current macroeconomic environment, but it's not impossible, and with the right products, right strategies, and right tools, breweries like Indeed are achieving growth despite the industry headwinds.

Recorded live at Shoptalk, Phillip and Brian sit down with Heather Rivera, Chief Business Officer at Wing (an Alphabet company), to talk about how Wing has crafted our five-minute delivery future. Spoiler: the novelty of drones wearing off might be the best thing that ever happened to the industry. Building the Drone While We're Flying It Key takeaways: Wing's fastest recorded delivery: 2 minutes, 37 seconds. Average is under five minutes. 25% of Wing customers order three times a week – habit, not novelty. Wing just announced its largest residential drone delivery expansion yet, with Walmart, covering 270+ store locations. ~70% of Walmart SKUs fit in Wing's current delivery box – roughly 50,000 products. Wing recently doubled its payload capacity from 2.5 lbs to 5 lbs, opening new SKU and category possibilities. [00:20:39] "I want this technology to become unremarkable for people because it just becomes part of the way they go about their lives." – Heather Rivera [00:13:09] "I predict there's gonna be whole sets of new companies that design existing products to fit into the five pound baskets." – Brian Associated Links: Get STRATA Check out Future Commerce on YouTube Check out Future Commerce Plus for exclusive content and save on merch and print Subscribe to Insiders and The Senses to read more about what we are witnessing in the commerce world Listen to our other episodes of Future Commerce Have any questions or comments about the show? Let us know on futurecommerce.com, or reach out to us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn. We love hearing from our listeners! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What does it take to lead through crisis, scale global teams, and pivot industries — successfully? In this episode, Dr. Wayne Pernell interviews Christine Maguire, EVP & Chief Business Officer at RVO Health, about building a bold, non-linear career across media, travel, and healthcare leadership. Christine shares how she: Transitioned from construction and finance into digital media Led transformation at Condé Nast Navigated massive layoffs at TripAdvisor during COVID Built culture through transparency and empathy Now oversees major health media brands serving millions You'll learn: Why “choose your hard” is a leadership mantra How empathy unlocks performance How to communicate vision across distributed teams Why stepping back can launch you forward How great leaders remove obstacles instead of forcing growth If you're an executive, founder, or emerging leader navigating uncertainty, this episode delivers practical insights on scaling teams, managing change, and leading with clarity.

Let us know what you think of this episode with a text!Scott and Shaun sit down with retired firefighter John Sullivan to break down the unique mix of camaraderie and rivalry within the public safety family—one that's grown tighter than ever as expanding responsibilities and shrinking staffing levels force those on the job to rely on each other like never before.John Sullivan's Bio:John, a dedicated family man alongside his wife Terese, is a career fire service professional and communications expert. He began as a volunteer firefighter in 1995, became a paramedic in 1998, and joined the Addison Fire Protection District in 2000, rising to Battalion Chief in 2024.Over his career, he served as a Fire Inspector, CPR instructor, dive team member, and key advisor on regional communications systems, while contributing to apparatus planning and serving on an NFPA committee. His service earned multiple honors, including Addison Merit Awards and Run of the Year 2024.John retired in December 2025 after 25 years with Addison and continues consulting in the fire service. He has also worked with A Beep, LLC since 1996 and was promoted to Chief Business Officer in 2026.Email: 3copstalk@gmail.comWebsite: https://www.3copstalk.comYoutube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCFWKMerhChCE6_s5yFqc4awFacebook: 3 Cops Talk | FacebookInstagram: https://instagram.com/3copstalk?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Matthew Steckman is the President and Chief Business Officer of Anduril. Matt played a central role in securing the $20BN contract Anduril just won with the US military. Prior to Anduril, Matt served as Chief Revenue Officer for Zipline. Before Zipline, Matt held several leadership positions at Palantir. AGENDA: 3:45 — Anduril's $20BN Army Contract Broken Down 6:30 — What Do Most Defense Founders Get Completely Wrong? 9:15 — Can You Build a Billion-Dollar Defense Company Without the US? 12:05 — Why Government Contracts Are Brutal (And Why Most Fail) 15:40 — How Does Anduril Predict Wars 5–10 Years Before They Happen? 18:20 — Why Cyber Warfare Is the Most Dangerous Battlefield No One Understands 23:50 — Why There Will Only Be ONE Winning Drone Company 28:10 — How Anduril Decides Where to Deploy $100M+ Product Bets 35:20 — What Would Anduril Buy If They Had an Unlimited Checkbook? 41:10 — Why Anduril Must Go Public 45:00 — Quickfire: The Future of War, VC Mistakes & Career Advice    

Avalanche CBO, John Nahas, reveals the roadmap to solve the $100 trillion institutional distribution problem by trading general purpose blockchains for custom L1s. John Nahas, Chief Business Officer of Avalanche, joins Gen C to reveal the roadmap for transforming global finance through custom tailored, sovereign L1 blockchains. John breaks down the industry's much-needed transition away from "one-size-fits-all" technology to solve the $100 trillion distribution problem for institutions like JP Morgan and Citi. He shares the strategy behind Avalanche becoming the invisible backbone for everything from FIFA collections to tokenized equity markets, delivering the institutional rails required to move beyond speculative hype into real world economic value. - Links mentioned from the podcast: John's Twitter Avalanche Website Ava Labs Website New York Times Article: "Crypto is Pointless" - Follow us on Twitter:  ⁠⁠Sam Ewen⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CoinDesk - "Gen C" features host Sam Ewen. Executive produced by Uyen Truong.