ON THIS EPISODE ➤ Why 75% of employees are using unapproved AI tools right now ➤ How to consolidate AI usage onto one secure, compliant platform ➤ Live demonstration of no-code agent building for HR, sales, and operations ➤ Real enterprise security: SOC2, ISO 27001, and GDPR compliance explained ➤ Managing AI chat logs and preventing data leaks ➤ Building custom agents that integrate with your existing systems What happens when IT leaders stop fearing employee AI usage and start securing it? In this special live demo episode, Aaron Bailey, General Manager of Devs.ai, tackles the number one concern keeping...

ON THIS EPISODE ➤ The real difference between AI hype and actual enterprise AI adoption ➤ Why most change management initiatives fail (and what to do instead) ➤ How to identify and solve the right problems before executing strategy ➤ The brutal truth about AI’s impact on workforce transformation ➤ Change management frameworks that actually work for AI implementation What happens when you combine change management expertise with real AI adoption strategy? Dima Syrotkin, CEO and Co-founder of Pandatron, helps Fortune 500 companies like Panasonic, Mitsubishi, and KPMG identify genuine AI opportunities and accelerate adoption. But his journey started in...

ON THIS EPISODE ➤ What network aggregation actually means (and why most IT leaders have never heard of it)➤ How to consolidate 50+ circuits onto one invoice with co-terminus contracts➤ Real strategies for 20%+ cost savings while improving service➤ POTS replacement tactics saving thousands monthly➤ The leadership question that gets executive buy-in: “What do we lose by not doing this?” Managing internet circuits across multiple locations feels like herding cats—if the cats all had different phone numbers and billing cycles. Chris Soucie’s spent 20 years at New Horizons Communications, and he’s breaking down the aggregator model most IT leaders don’t...

ON THIS EPISODE ➤ Why most Azure migrations fail before they start—and how to plan properly from day one ➤ The real difference between CSPs who just sell licenses and partners who drive value ➤ How to reduce Azure costs by 80% through proper architecture and licensing optimization ➤ Why IT leaders must learn to ask for help instead of fighting fires alone ➤ Moving from reactive firefighting to strategic business partnership What happens when submarine leadership principles meet cloud infrastructure strategy? At Heliant Technologies, Kenon Bliss leads infrastructure practices across the Microsoft stack, helping organizations navigate the complex world...

ON THIS EPISODE ➤ Why IT presentations lose executives in 30 seconds—and the backward storytelling framework that changes everything ➤ How a CFO cut AWS costs 20% in three weeks through daily DevOps partnership sessions ➤ The Five Boss Model: Why your CFO wants to fund IT projects but can’t understand your proposals ➤ Innovation budget reality: Why 15-20% waste is expected and how to frame experimentation ➤ The Gemba Principle: Japanese leadership concept for IT-business cross-cultural integration ➤ KeyBanc benchmarking system to justify IT spend as percentage of revenue  What happens when a CFO reveals he has five different...

ON THIS EPISODE ➤ The “wedding cake” framework for IT stack management and system lifecycle planning ➤ Why being embedded in every department’s presentation beats having your own slide deck ➤ The change management cycle: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance ➤ Time-Resources-Money triangle: the iron law of ERP implementation ➤ How to select the right ERP tier and avoid the “cement around your ankles” problem James Dean Miller has implemented over 600 ERP projects with a 93% on-time, on-budget success rate. As CIO of Migrate Ammunitions and former co-founder of CSS International, he’s led organizations through Oracle, SAP, and Microsoft...

ON THIS EPISODE ➤ Why IT teams become “the Department of No” and how to transform that culture ➤ The Walsh KPI Framework: 5 metrics that prove IT’s EBITDA impact ➤ Using golf as a leadership assessment tool for vendors and partners ➤ The ACAIC method for overcoming objections without saying no ➤ From “users” to “customers” – the language shift that changes everything What happens when golf course wisdom meets IT leadership? Grant Walsh, Director of IT in Charlotte, North Carolina, brings 20+ years of IT leadership experience and a unique perspective: he evaluates vendors, partners, and leadership potential...

ON THIS EPISODE: ➤ Why overthinking kills IT progress and how to break the paralysis ➤ The unique advantages of managing both IT and HR responsibilities ➤ How coffee conversations solve more problems than formal meetings ➤ Real AI use cases: CAD plant identification and expense categorization ➤ Developing people when there’s no room for advancement ➤ Why looking stupid makes you learn faster What happens when you combine IT leadership with HR responsibilities? Michael McKirchy, Director of Information Technology and HR at Lurvey Landscape Supply, reveals how this unique dual role creates unexpected advantages in technology adoption and team...

ON THIS EPISODE ➤ Why 95% of enterprise AI implementations fail (MIT study insights) ➤ The confusion matrix framework for evaluating AI vendors ➤ How to approach AI as an automation problem, not magic ➤ Red flags when AI salespeople make unrealistic promises ➤ Data quality as the foundation for successful AI adoption What happens when a data scientist turned CIO reveals the brutal truth about AI adoption? Jaron Jones, data scientist turned CIO and university instructor, breaks down why most companies are failing spectacularly with AI implementation. With a recent MIT study showing 95% of Agentic AI projects either...

ON THIS EPISODE ➤ How to transition IT from cost center to business enabler ➤ Building stakeholder relationships through lunch and learn programs ➤ AI implementation strategy that balances innovation with security ➤ Transforming reactive “car mechanic” mindset to proactive business partner ➤ Earning executive respect through consistent value demonstration What happens when a chemical engineer becomes an AI-driven IT leader who saves companies millions? At a major energy company, Benny Zhang serves as VP of Information Technology, transforming how IT departments prove their strategic value. Starting his career as a chemical engineer in China—where his father brought him a...