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The AI in Business Podcast

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 AI Research CEO Daniel Faggella and team 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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25:09

Turning Legacy Service Contracts into First Time Fix...

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2025/08/21

Today’s guest is Joe Lang, Vice President of Service Technology and Innovation at Comfort Systems USA — a leading national provider of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing building systems services, with more than 45 operating companies across 170+ locations. Joe shares insights on managing data complexity in large field service operations — from translating tribal knowledge into clean, usable data to building internal tools that treat technicians like their own customers. He explains why cleaning

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16:58

Storage Strategies That Keep GenAI on Budget - with...

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2025/08/20

Today’s guest is Amit Gupta, Chief Digital Officer, Life Sciences Manufacturing Industry, at Danaher. Amit returns to the program to share the operational playbook behind building enterprise-ready AI infrastructure. While AI headlines tend to focus on models, Amit emphasizes that success begins with what’s underneath — the data. He outlines a four-part architecture that includes data aggregation, integration, transformation, and harnessing, walking listeners through how Danaher built a system that

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21:16

AI Use Cases Streamlining Commercial Insurance...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/08/19

Today’s guest is Sidharth Ojha, Head of Process Optimization in Data and AI at the AXA XL Global Underwriting Office. AXA XL is the property and casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, serving mid-sized companies and large multinationals across more than 200 countries and territories. In this episode, Sidharth breaks down where insurers are seeing real GenAI adoption beyond the back office — including use cases in underwriting efficiency, regulatory alignment, and internal risk triage. He

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15:46

Moving from Pilot to Profit in Service AI Deployments...

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2025/08/14

In today’s enterprise landscape, many AI initiatives stall before delivering real business value—especially in service operations, where data lives in disconnected systems and frontline speed is critical. For Amit Gupta, Chief Digital Officer, Life Sciences Manufacturing Industry, at Danaher, overcoming these challenges requires a structured, business-first approach. On this episode of the AI in Business podcast, Amit shares how Danaher uses a 70/30 buy-versus-build strategy to accelerate time to

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17:18

Turning AI Vision Into Value in Financial Services -...

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2025/08/12

Today’s guest is Kelly Dempski, Head of Solutions for Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) at Turing. Turing is one of the world’s fastest-growing Artificial Intelligence companies, working with the world’s leading AI labs to advance frontier model capabilities and leveraging that work to build real-world AI systems that help businesses solve their toughest problems — delivering real business results, faster, smarter, and at scale. Kelly is a seasoned technology executive and innovator

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17:18

Ethical AI Solutions and Their Impact on Life...

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2025/08/12

Today’s guest is Dr. Steffen Hoffmann, Managing Director of Bosch UK. Dr. Hoffmann joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to explore the strategic deployment of AI across industrial sectors, from manufacturing operations to internal business systems. Dr. Hoffmann shares how AI is helping manufacturers address upstream process variables to reduce defect rates and improve efficiency. He also discusses the importance of “human in the loop” oversight in regulated environments, and how Bosch’s

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24:07

Scaling Growth in Asset Management with AI-Ready Data...

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2025/08/08

What does it really take to bring AI into the heart of financial services—and why are so many firms still stuck in manual mode? In this episode of the ‘AI in Business’ podcast, Frank Hattann, Chief Commercial Officer at Ocorian, joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to explore how legacy financial institutions can unlock real commercial value from AI without losing the human touch. Frank draws from his unique background across Microsoft, PayPal, and professional services to explain why

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26:53

Overcoming Compliance Challenges in Legal AI Adoption...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/08/06

Today’s guest is Ryan Anderson, CEO and Founder of Filevine. Filevine is a cloud-based enterprise legal practice management platform that automates and centralizes workflows—covering case and document management, contract lifecycle, client communication, billing, e-signatures, analytics, and AI‑powered insights. Ryan joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello on today’s show to discuss how enterprise legal teams can move from reactive to proactive operations with the help of agentic AI systems

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29:07

Enhancing Clinical Workflows and Optimizing...

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2025/08/05

Today’s guest is Patricio La Rosa, Head of End-to-End Decision Science in Seed Production Innovation at Bayer Crop Science. Patricio joins the AI in Business podcast to explore how AI is transforming the clinical trial lifecycle, from biomarker discovery to long-term patient engagement. Drawing on his academic expertise, Patricio explains how AI-powered systems such as metagenomics, NLP, and multimodal sensing are helping researchers identify robust biomarkers and predict patient outcomes more

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29:48

Accelerating Retail & CPG Transformation through AI...

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2025/08/04

Today’s guests are Dwight Hill, Vice President of Retail & Consumer Products at Turing, and Joe Troy, Senior Manager of Site Risk at Amazon. Turing is one of the world’s fastest-growing Artificial Intelligence companies, working with the world’s leading AI labs to advance frontier model capabilities and leveraging that work to build real-world AI systems that help businesses solve their toughest problems —delivering real business results, faster, smarter, and at scale. Joe and Dwight join Emerj

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33:29

Transforming Manufacturing with AI-Powered 3D Digital...

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2025/07/31

For decades, manufacturers have relied on traditional dashboards that often fell short when it came to understanding the complexity of real-time operations. In this episode of the ‘AI in Business’ podcast, Microsoft’s Rad Desiraju and NVIDIA’s Mike Geyer explore how AI-powered 3D digital twins and real-time simulation are transforming the way manufacturers monitor, collaborate, and optimize production environments. The conversation begins with a breakdown of how dashboards have evolved—from static

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17:49

Building Storage Strategies That Scale with AI...

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2025/07/30

Today’s guest is Bryan Willett, Chief Information Security Officer at Lexmark, joining Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello to explore how organizations can navigate the trade-offs between cloud and on-prem AI deployments—balancing speed to market, cost efficiency, and the protection of sensitive data. Bryan also emphasizes the importance of a strong governance triad—security, privacy, and AI teams working together—to ensure ethical, compliant, and effective AI adoption. From managing data surges in

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22:12

Enhancing Drug Safety with AI and Automation...

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2025/07/29

Today’s guest is Marie Flanagan, Director of Product Management in Digital Projects and Solutions at IQVIA. Marie returns to the program to unpack how AI and automation technologies are transforming drug safety workflows. Together with Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello, she shares how IQVIA uses natural language processing (NLP) built on safety-specific training data to surface early signals from massive, multilingual datasets. She also explains why combining NLP with automation tools, such

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27:23

Building Trusted AI Systems in Financial Services...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/07/28

Today’s guest is Zar Toolan, General Partner and Head of Data & AI at Edward Jones, joining Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello to explore how AI can be strategically aligned with corporate goals in financial services. Zar shares his perspective on overcoming barriers to AI adoption, the critical build-versus-buy-versus-partner decisions, and the human-centered change management required for scalable AI transformation. He also discusses the importance of responsible AI principles, leveraging data as

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19:20

How AI Partnerships Make Security a Strategic...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/07/23

Today’s guest is Bryan Willett, Chief Information Security Officer. Bryan discusses how organizations can shift security from a reactive compliance task to a strategic advantage by leveraging AI partnerships and transparent communication. He explains how proactive security packages and AI-driven tools streamline vendor due diligence and RFP responses, reducing bottlenecks and improving cross-team collaboration. Bryan also emphasizes the importance of evaluating vendor development hygiene and

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22:49

Responsible AI That Scales Across Customer Workflows...

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2025/07/22

Today’s guest is Miranda Jones, SVP of Data & AI Strategy at Emprise Bank. Miranda returns to discuss the evolving reality of responsible AI in the financial services sector. As generative and agentic systems mature, Jones emphasizes the importance of creating safe, low-risk environments where employees can experiment, learn prompt engineering, and develop a critical understanding of model limitations. She explores why domain-specific models outperform generalized foundational models in

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25:43

Addressing Payments Fraud with AI - with Andrew...

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2025/07/22

Today’s guest is Andrew Kostin, Executive Manager in Project Management at JPMorgan Chase. He joins Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello on today’s episode to explore the evolving challenges of combating retail and eCommerce fraud from a point-of-sale perspective. With the shift from brick-and-mortar businesses to online and mobile ordering models accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies have found themselves ill-prepared for the rising tide of fraudulent activities. If you’ve enjoyed or

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36:31

Why Service Teams Outgrow DIY AI Solutions - with...

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2025/07/17

Today’s guest is Neil Bhandar, Chief Data Analytics Officer for Generac. Neil brings decades of experience in artificial intelligence, from academic research to enterprise-scale implementation across manufacturing and financial services. He joins Emerj Managing Editor Matt DeMello to explore the hidden costs of building AI in-house, the risks of over-relying on large models, and how service organizations can deploy GenAI to improve efficiency and preserve institutional knowledge. Neil shares how

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27:57

Inside the AI Playbook for Scientific Discovery and...

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2025/07/16

As global food demand accelerates, the agricultural sector faces rising pressure to innovate faster, safer, and more sustainably. Today’s guest on the ‘AI in Business’ podcast is Brian Lutz, the Vice President of Agricultural Solutions at Corteva Agriscience, the world’s leading pure-play seed and crop protection company. Brian joins Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello to discuss their partnership with Deloitte to drive AI for discovery across biology and chemistry in agriculture. He explains how

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30:33

Why Immutable Snapshots Matter for Compliance and AI...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/07/15

Neil Bhandar, Chief Data Analytics Officer for Generac. Generac is a U.S.-based industrial manufacturer that designs and produces a wide range of power solutions—including portable, residential standby, commercial, and industrial generators, along with automatic transfer switches and related accessories. Neil joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello on today’s show to explore how companies can make smarter decisions around compute and storage—without falling into the trap of overbuilding for

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