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Using AI at Work: AI in the Workplace & Generative AI for Business Leaders

On "Using AI at Work", your host Chris Daigle and his expert guests help business leaders, executives, and teams who want to turn artificial intelligence into a real competitive advantage. Each episode shares real-world AI applications and AI transformation stories from companies successfully using AI in the workplace to improve productivity, decision-making, and operations.You’ll hear from Chief AI Officers, innovators, and forward-thinking executives who are putting generative AI at work, from AI

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49:19

How AI Security Helps Companies Adopt Generative AI...

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2026/10/05

How do you scale enterprise AI without exposing the sensitive data your business cannot afford to lose? In this episode Chris sits down with Steven Walchek, Founder and CEO of Liminal, to explore enterprise AI security, AI governance, data privacy, and how leaders can safely accelerate generative AI adoption. Steven explains how enterprises can protect sensitive information before it reaches an LLM, why governance needs to enable AI adoption rather than block it, and how AI agents and tools l...

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51:05

How AI Workflow Automation Changes the Way Your...

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2026/09/28

Why do companies invest in AI without changing how work gets done? In this episode Chris sits down with Justin Watt, co-founder and CEO of Switchboard, to examine why AI adoption often stalls after teams get access to tools. They explore the move from individual AI use to AI workflow automation that supports work across departments. Justin explains why successful business process automation depends on clear handoffs, usable data, and the right permissions. He shares how simplifying a complica...

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50:08

How to Make Enterprise AI Adoption Successful: Inside...

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2026/09/21

AI transformation does not start with a massive AI project. In this episode Chris sits down with Denis Romanovskiy, Chief AI Officer at SOFTSWISS, to explore what enterprise AI adoption looks like when someone is actually responsible for turning the technology into business results. Denis explains why the Chief AI Officer role sits at the intersection of technology, operations, change management, security, and employee enablement. They discuss how companies can identify internal AI leaders, w...

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44:48

Why AI Pilots Fail: How to Escape AI Pilot Purgatory...

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2026/09/14

Most AI pilots do not fail because the technology is weak. They fail because the organization was never prepared to turn the experiment into a real operating workflow. In this episode Chris sits down with Ronnie Kwesi Coleman, CEO of Puntt AI and a three-time founder focused on the future of work. They unpack the mistakes that keep enterprise AI stuck in AI pilot purgatory, why expert judgment matters more than simply giving AI more data, how AI agents should learn alongside experienced emplo...

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45:52

How to Use AI Without Losing Human Judgment: AI...

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2026/09/07

Send us Fan Mail AI can make your team faster while quietly making them worse at thinking. In this episode Chris sits down with Rana Gujral, cognitive AI leader, CEO of Behavioral Signals, and author of The AI Instinct, to explore what happens when AI moves from a productivity tool into the cognitive infrastructure businesses use to make decisions. Rana explains why leaders need to distinguish between employees who are genuinely deciding and those who are simply approving AI output, how rever...

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47:06

How AI Is Changing Management at Work: From AI...

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2026/08/31

Send us Fan Mail AI may automate more execution, but that makes judgment, coordination, and management more important. In this episode Chris sits down with Erkang “Ken” Zheng, founder and CEO of Ariso, to explore why the next major opportunity for AI at work is not simply producing more content, but helping people manage work more effectively. Ken explains why every knowledge worker increasingly needs management skills, including tracking, prioritization, communication, accountability, and re...

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39:46

118: AI Agents in Finance: The Next Evolution of...

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2026/08/24

Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest bottleneck in finance isn't the software, but the way work gets done? In this episode Chris sits down with John Glasgow, Founder and CEO of Campfire, an AI-native ERP platform built for finance and accounting teams. John explains why simply adding AI to legacy systems falls short, how agentic workflows are changing accounting operations, and why finance leaders should think of AI as a teammate rather than a tool. He shares real examples of AI handling reco...

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47:13

117: AI in Recruitment: What the Future of Hiring...

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2026/08/17

Send us Fan Mail Hiring is getting faster, noisier, and harder to evaluate. In this episode Chris talks with James Terry, Head of US Revenue at Indeed Flex, about how AI is reshaping recruiting from application screening to workforce planning. James explains why rising application volume is pushing employers toward AI interviews, how human review still fits into the process, and where AI can help recruiters evaluate candidate skills at a scale traditional hiring workflows cannot handle. ...

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50:50

116: AI Strategy for Business: How to Turn AI Into...

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2026/08/10

Send us Fan Mail Most AI projects do not fail because the model is weak. In this episode Chris talks with Eddie Irvin, founder of Nashville AI Advisory, about the practical work leaders need to do before AI can deliver value. Eddie explains why process clarity, prioritization, and communication between business owners and technical builders are often more important than choosing the newest tool. Chris and Eddie break down how to identify a strong first AI project, why CEOs should stay involve...

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48:33

115: Rethinking AI Governance for Enterprise Adoption...

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2026/08/03

Send us Fan Mail AI adoption can create value, but it can also create a new organizational bottleneck. In this episode Chris sits down with Dr. Markus Schmidberger, Founder and CTO of JuntoAI, to challenge the assumption that every company needs a Chief AI Officer. They explore the growing AI business gap, why adoption is fundamentally a cultural enablement issue, and how governance, HR, and distributed ownership should work together. Markus shares an in-residence model for discovering use ca...

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57:04

114: Using AI Implementation Strategies To Drive Real...

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2026/07/27

Send us Fan Mail Buying AI licenses is easy; changing how work gets done is the real leadership challenge. In this episode Chris sits down with Darren Ward, a Chief Strategic Innovation Officer leading internal AI adoption at a mid-market operating company. Darren shares how he moved from operational leadership into a dedicated AI role and why successful transformation requires executive ownership, practical use cases, and a clear connection to business priorities. They discuss why pull-based...

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52:25

113: Using AI Agents for Business: From Chatbots to...

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2026/07/20

Send us Fan Mail Summary The biggest shift in AI may be moving from asking questions to assigning work. In this episode Chris sits down with Bryan McAnulty, founder and product director of Heights Platform and LatchLoop, to explore why leaders should approach AI as a worker assigned to tasks and projects rather than a chatbot producing one-time answers. Bryan explains how long-running agents can conduct research, analyze information, automate recurring work, and support teams without constant...

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51:48

112: AI-Driven Leadership: Using the CRIT Framework...

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2026/07/13

Send us Fan Mail AI adoption stalls when leaders delegate the thinking. In this episode Chris sits down with Geoff Woods, bestselling author of The AI-Driven Leader and founder of AI Leadership, to explore why AI strategy must begin with the CEO and executive team. Geoff explains the difference between using AI for minor tasks and using it as a strategic thought partner for the decisions that shape enterprise value. They break down the CRIT framework, practical prompts for solving major busin...

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56:36

111: Using AI in the Workplace for Smarter Hiring and...

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2026/07/06

Send us Fan Mail The labor market is moving faster than most leaders can see. In this episode Chris sits down with Cary Sparrow, founder and CEO of WageScape, to discuss how real time labor market intelligence is reshaping hiring, compensation, workforce planning, and the competition for talent. Cary explains why traditional labor market data often moves too slowly for executive decisions, how pay transparency is changing the talent market, and why AI literacy is becoming a practical requirem...

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58:40

110: AI in Education: Building Trust While Preparing...

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2026/06/29

Send us Fan Mail AI in education is no longer a future debate, it is a leadership decision happening now. In this episode Chris talks with Jason Hill, Deputy Superintendent and CBO at Redlands Unified School District, about what AI adoption looks like inside a large K-12 school district with major operational, safety, instructional, and community considerations. Jason explains how Redlands approached staff AI access, parent concerns, student safety, AI use policies, and the importance of tea...

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52:49

109: Using AI Meeting Notes to Turn Conversations...

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2026/06/22

Send us Fan Mail AI adoption often succeeds or fails in the ordinary work leaders overlook. In this episode Chris sits down with Artem Koren, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Sembly AI, to discuss how organizations can turn everyday conversations into structured intelligence, clearer decisions, and measurable execution. Artem’s work focuses on agentic systems, professional workflows, and making AI useful, safe, and practical for teams. Chris and Artem explore how AI-powered workf...

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52:03

108: Using AI Detection Tools to Fight AI Slop and...

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2026/06/15

Send us Fan Mail The internet is filling up with content that looks real but may not be. In this episode Chris sits down with Max Spero, co-founder and CEO of Pangram Labs, an AI text detection company helping organizations distinguish human authored content from AI generated content. They explore how AI generated content is reshaping social media, recruiting, education, search, and business communication, and why trust is becoming a strategic business issue. Chris and Max discuss the rise of...

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55:06

107: Using Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) to...

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2026/06/08

Send us Fan Mail The way customers discover brands is changing faster than most companies realize. In this episode Chris sits down with Cole Casperson, Chief Data Officer and Partner at CrankTank, to explore how AI is transforming search, e-commerce, and customer discovery. Cole explains why traditional keyword-based SEO is giving way to AI retrieval systems that understand meaning, how large language models decide which brands get recommended, and why visibility in AI-generated answers is be...

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65:28

106: Using AI Assessment Tools to Reveal Hidden...

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2026/06/01

Send us Fan Mail Most business owners know AI matters, but few know where to start. In this episode Chris sits down with Corey Ganim, entrepreneur, AI consultant, and creator of AI assessment frameworks for small businesses. Corey shares how he helps non-technical business owners identify automation opportunities, reduce manual work, and implement practical AI solutions that generate measurable time savings. From AI skills and projects to voice agents and workflow automation, he explains how ...

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43:41

105: Using Voice AI for Customer Service, Sales, and...

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2026/05/25

Send us Fan Mail Voice AI is advancing faster than most organizations realize. In this episode Chris talks with Shawn Zhang, CTO and co-founder of Sanas, the enterprise voice AI company focused on improving global communication through AI. Shawn shares how voice AI is evolving beyond call automation into a foundational layer for communication, context capture, and more natural human interaction with AI systems. The conversation explores enterprise use cases, latency, customer service, sales a...

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