Cutting through with KSIB

This episode covers two key topics:

1.  Steve Brown discusses the AI political narrative versus the practical one. We want to have a conversation around cutting through the noise and focus on successfully and safely implementing AI at scale. 

2. Sharon Broekhuizen looks toward year two of sustainability reporting. What have we learned as a market? And what are the 'watch outs' for boards and executives?

Kristin considers the role of the CPO in AI implementations, including a conversation with Stephanie Reuss and Victoria Stuart from Beamible about organisational design in the AI era. 

Kristin covers the role of the CFO in agentic AI implementations, and overcoming inertia - getting started and how to manage the risk.

Together with Stephanie Nehme, she also introduces Appraise Reporting, a new financial reporting managed service which turns your standard general ledger financials into a financial report with full disclosures, audit workpapers and Board reporting.

Kristin Stubbins and Steve Brown review key topics related to AI and cyber security. 

This episode focuses on 3 key areas: 

1. The stunning announcement from Anthropic regarding the new Mythos model and the cyber security risk it poses for Australian companies 
2. Anthropic and OpenAI – how good are they really and what you should be thinking about from an enterprise perspective 
3. How all Australian companies might participate in the AI revolution without needing to invest a fortune 

Kristin speaks with KSIB Associate, Sarah Kruger, about the new frontier for people and culture and to Steve Brown, KSIB Managing Director, about some of the amplified cyber security risks that have emerged as AI agentic implementations take off across the market. 

In our fifth episode Kristin speaks with Steve Brown, our newest Managing Director at KSIB. Steve is focused on technology strategy (including AI) and cyber security. 

Kristin and Steve discuss the cyber security challenges that you need to prepare for this holiday season.

Next, Kristin discusses the NetNada AI sustainability reporting platform with  company founders, Lochie Burke and Afonso Firmo.  

Kristin Stubbins, CEO and Founder of KSIB shares her insights from attending the World Summit in AI conference in Amsterdam in early October 2025. Three key topics were covered: 

1. How Silicon Valley is shaping the world

2. Sustainability and AI are not mutually exclusive. 

3. Accelerating AI adoption is a human issue.  

Kristin Stubbins and Chantalle Meijer (Managing Director - Growth, KSIB) discuss the impact of AI on the Marketing function of organisations of all sizes. KSIB has developed a 6-step* methodology for an human-led, AI-powered approach to marketing that can be applied across industries and organisations of all sizes. 

Then Kristin shares her thoughts on the role and importance of leadership on workplace mental health.    

* This methodology has now been revised to 5-steps. 

Kristin Stubbins (KSIB CEO and Founder) and Sharon Broekhuizen (Managing Director, KSIB) discuss the importance of collaboration when cutting through complexity, especially when completing AI transformations. 

This episode references the Carbon Plus™ pilot program, a collaboration between Accounting for Nature and Nxt.Nature.

Today’s episode talks about the nuances of understanding the complexity of adopting AI and how leaders can think through the full implications of what this means for their businesses.