Tariffs, electrification, autonomy — the uncertainty isn't going away. On The Fleet, Steve Jastrow of Element Fleet Management breaks down how AI-driven analytics and camera tech reshape safety, efficiency, and the whole culture of fleet management.
Why Waiting for the EV Market Is a Mistake — with Alejandra Torres
Most companies say they'll go electric someday. AstraZeneca didn't wait. On The Fleet, procurement leader Alejandra Torres walks me through building a carbon-zero fleet across Latin America — and why treating electrification as a "later" problem is the real mistake.
Ex-BMW Exec Exposes The Reality of Electric Autonomous Vehicles — with Dr. Sven Beiker
We keep asking when the autonomous electric fleet revolution will arrive. Dr. Sven Beiker — ex-BMW, Stanford CARS, McKinsey — told me on The Fleet that the gold-rush era is already over, and the real bottleneck was never the cars. It's charging reliability, machine-readable roads, and policy.
How to Maximize ROI on AI in 2026 — with Sumeet Arora
Agentic AI was supposed to reason, act, and run your business by now. Most enterprises are still waiting. Sumeet Arora, Chief Product Officer at Teradata, joined me on IT Visionaries to unpack the gap between AI hype and real impact — and what "AI with ROI" actually requires.
90% of AI Demos Fail. Here's How to Build One that Won't — with Lawrence Jones
Everyone's AI demo looks brilliant. Then it hits production and falls apart. Lawrence Jones, Founding Engineer at incident.io, joined me on IT Visionaries to explain the gap between AI that demos well and AI that holds up under real pressure — and how to build for the second one.
Why You Feel More Burned Out Than Ever — with Lacey Peace
AI was supposed to make work easier. So why is everyone more burned out than ever? On this IT Visionaries episode, guest co-host Lacey Peace and I get into the real drivers — the "do more with less" culture, the false promise of automation, and the loneliness creeping through tech teams.
The AI Saturation Problem — with KPMG's Kelle Fontenot
Your people aren't tired of change — they're saturated, and that distinction decides whether an AI rollout lands or bounces. On my IT Visionaries channel, I talked with KPMG Chief Digital Officer Kelle Fontenot about how 40,000 employees built 25,000 AI agents in six months, and what most leaders get wrong about adoption.
AI Deception: What Is It & How to Prepare
What happens when AI stops making mistakes and starts misleading you? I talk with fellow podcaster Lacey Peace on this IT Visionaries episode to unpack AI deception — the incentives, the enterprise risks, and the governance gaps every leader steering an AI transformation needs to understand.
Cisco's Vijoy Pandey: The New Internet, AI Agents, and Quantum Networks
The internet you know is about to get a successor — one built for AI agents, not browsers. Vijoy Pandey, who runs Outshift by Cisco, walked me through the "Internet of Agents," post-quantum cryptography, and a Quantum Internet that's closer than you think. One of the most forward-looking conversations I've had on my IT Visionaries channel.
Turning 90 Years of Data into AI-Powered Insights — with Vineet Mahajan, U.S. News & World Report
A 90-year-old brand isn't where you'd expect to find cutting-edge AI. Vineet Mahajan, CTO of U.S. News & World Report, proved me wrong — semantic search, generative AI, agentic tools, all built on decades of data most companies would call a liability. How a legacy institution reinvents itself, on my IT Visionaries channel.
How the Government Buys Tech — with Bryana Tucci, AWS ICMP Lead and Principal National Security Customer Advisor
Government procurement is where good tech goes to die — or so the cliché goes. Bryana Tucci, who leads the AWS Marketplace for the US Intelligence Community, told me a different story: how agencies are cutting two-year buying cycles down to size and adopting AI and cloud faster than you'd think. From my IT Visionaries channel.
AI in Content Management: Opportunities and Challenges — with Ravi Singh, Brightspot
Everyone says AI will replace your content team. Ravi Singh, President & CPO of Brightspot, makes the opposite case — AI works best when it keeps human creators at the center. We dug into governance, content sprawl, and the costly AI missteps IT leaders keep making, over on my IT Visionaries channel.
Why Companies Are Already Abandoning LLMs — with FICO's Mike Trkay
Just had a great conversation with Mike Trkay, CIO and Chief Customer Officer at FICO, over on my IT Visionaries channel. Everyone's racing to bolt AI onto what they already do — and Mike's argument is that's the exact mistake companies made with cloud. We dig into why 95% of AI projects never reach production, why LLM repatriation is already happening, and what really separates automation from transformation.
Your AI Looks 80% Done. It's Actually 20%. Here's Why!
Your AI looks 80% done. In reality, it's 20% done — and the last mile is a cliff. Greg Whalen, CTO of Prove AI, breaks down why CTOs are getting blindsided by AI, why vibe coding creates a false sense of progress, and what most teams are missing when it comes to AI telemetry and observability.
How the Smartest Companies Build Infrastructure That Wins
Most companies don’t realize it yet, but the way they built their technology foundations is quietly becoming a liability.
Cloud costs are rising. Platforms change underneath you. AI is reshaping infrastructure from hardware to data to governance. And the strategies that once felt “safe” are now the ones creating the most risk.