The AI in Business Podcast

The AI in Business Podcast

by Daniel Faggella

The AI in Business Podcast is for non-technical business leaders who need to find AI opportunities, align AI capabilities with strategy, and deliver ROI. Each week, Emerj research staff and journalists interview top AI executives from Fortune 2000 firms and unicorn startups - uncovering trends, use-cases, and best practices for practical AI adoption. Visit our advertising page to learn more about reaching our executive audience of Fortune 2000 AI adopters: https://emerj.com/advertise
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Episodes 1219 total

Building a Virtuous Cycle of Analytics in Global Enterprises - with Barry McCardel of Hex

Mar 11, 2026 · 38m

Enterprise data estates often optimize for platform expansion over decision velocity, producing reporting layers that signal activity but fail to accelerate str…

AI Use Cases, Deployment, and Measuring Real-World ROI - with Ylan Kazi of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota

Mar 10, 2026 · 19m

Today's guest is Ylan Kazi, Chief Data and AI Officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. With deep experience leading enterprise AI strategy in regulate…

Operationalizing Customer Service at Scale with Outcome-Driven Agentic AI - with Craig Walker of Dialpad

Mar 9, 2026 · 35m

Customer service leaders face rising pressure to resolve more interactions faster, while maintaining high-quality experiences — and many legacy systems and proc…

Pricing Changes in Small Commercial Without Governance Debt - with Barbara Stacer of Utica National Insurance Group

Mar 6, 2026 · 16m

The critical bottleneck in small commercial pricing is no longer the actuarial model itself, but the operational friction and administrative stagnation that occ…

Funding Agentic AI in HR Without Losing Control - with Carey Smith of Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Mar 6, 2026 · 14m

Today's guest is Carey Smith, Former President and CIO of XcelerateHealth and Chief Technology Innovation Officer (CTIO) of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnes…

Rethinking Pharma Commercial Targeting with AI - with Philip Poulidis of ODAIA

Mar 4, 2026 · 29m

Commercial life‑sciences teams are facing a widening gap between strong brand strategy and fragmented real‑world execution, driven by misaligned workflows, stat…

How AI Is Reshaping Shutdown and Turnaround Operations - with Raghu Ahobilam of NOV

Mar 3, 2026 · 24m

Today's guest is Raghu Ahobilam, Global Director of Inventory and Assets at NOV. Raghu brings global leadership experience across inventory management, asset st…

Trusted AI Architectures for Risk and Compliance Leaders - with Dean Alms & Eric Hensley of Aravo

Mar 2, 2026 · 19m

Enterprise risk leaders are currently struggling to move beyond static, episodic checklists while managing the data "fire hose" generated by continuous monitori…

AI for Better Customer Connections in CX - with Joe Atamian of Comcast

Feb 27, 2026 · 23m

Eliminating the friction caused by fragmented customer context is a primary mandate for enterprise operations leaders. Joe Atamian, Vice President at Comcast, j…

Turning Real World Data into Safer Outcomes for Fleets and Physical Operations - with Hemant Banavar of Motive

Feb 25, 2026 · 18m

Today's guest is Hemant Banavar, Chief Product Officer at Motive. Hemant leads product strategy for AI-driven systems that bring real-time visibility and decisi…

Overcoming Skepticism and Driving AI Adoption - with Umesh Rustogi of Microsoft

Feb 24, 2026 · 27m

Today's guest is Umesh Rustogi, General Manager of Dragon for Nursing at Microsoft Health & Life Sciences. An expert in applying AI to clinical workflows, Umesh…

Improving Warehouse Efficiency with Unified Data and AI-Driven Visibility - with Dan Keto of Easy Metrics

Feb 19, 2026 · 18m

Today's guest is Dan Keto, President and Co-founder at Easy Metrics, where he focuses on helping warehouse and distribution teams turn fragmented transactional…

Enterprise AI Adoption at a Moment of Maximum Skepticism - with Nishtha Jain

Feb 17, 2026 · 30m

Today's guest is Nishtha Jain, AI Innovation Leader. Nishtha leads enterprise data and AI strategy in the biopharma sector, focusing on aligning advanced analyt…

In a Sea of Complexity, Does a "Successor" Exist? - with Stephen Wolfram of Wolfram Research

Feb 14, 2026 · 2h 4m

Today's guest is Stephen Wolfram, Founder and CEO of Wolfram Research. Wolfram is a pioneering computer scientist and physicist, best known for creating Mathema…

From Demos to Defensible in Financial Services Copyright & Compliance for Enterprise AI - Naveen Kumar of TD Bank

Feb 10, 2026 · 19m

Today's guest is Naveen Kumar, Head of AI Governance at TD Bank. With extensive experience in AI risk management and governance, he provides actionable strategi…

Managing Third-Party Risk When You Have 10,000 Suppliers - with Dean Alms of Aravo

Feb 6, 2026 · 22m

Today's guest is Dean Alms, Chief Product Officer at Aravo. Aravo is an enterprise software company focused on third-party risk management and compliance platfo…

The Internet of Agents and What It Means for Enterprise Leaders - with Vijoy Pandey of Outshift by Cisco

Feb 5, 2026 · 31m

Today's guest is Vijoy Pandey, Special Vice President and General Manager for Outshift by Cisco. Vijoy leads Cisco's internal incubation and strategy efforts fo…

Fixing Shadow AI and Tool Sprawl in Enterprise Marketing - with Gillian Hinkle of Salesforce

Feb 3, 2026 · 29m

Today's guest is Gillian Hinkle, Senior Director of Growth & Digital Marketing for Heroku at Salesforce. Gillian brings extensive experience in enterprise growt…

Transforming R&D with AI and Quantum Computing - with David Carmona of Microsoft

Jan 29, 2026 · 27m

Today's guest is David Carmona, Vice President of Discovery & Quantum at Microsoft. David leads work at the intersection of AI, scientific discovery, and advanc…

AI Adoption and Skepticism in Regulated Industries - with Ylan Kazi of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota

Jan 27, 2026 · 21m

Today's guest is Ylan Kazi, Chief Data and AI Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. Ylan joins Emerj Client Narrative & Content Strategy Lead Nick Ge…