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413- Technology Agnostic, Business Obsessed w/Piotr...

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2026/04/02

Piotr Mlodecki spent years watching business leaders hide behind software limitations. Then AI removed all the excuses and exposed the real problem: bad process architecture. Piotr Mlodecki is Chief Transformation Officer at SOL-MILLENNIUM Medical Group, where he's learned that AI's biggest threat isn't replacing humans—it's exposing bad business design. For years, companies could blame slow software delivery for operational failures. Not anymore. "The ROI does not come from

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413- Why Everything Is Feasible But Wrong w/Piotr...

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2026/04/02

Piotr Mlodecki spent years watching business leaders hide behind software limitations. Then AI removed all the excuses and exposed the real problem: bad process architecture. Piotr Mlodecki is Chief Transformation Officer at SOL-MILLENNIUM Medical Group, where he's learned that AI's biggest threat isn't replacing humans—it's exposing bad business design. For years, companies could blame slow software delivery for operational failures. Not anymore. "The ROI does not come from

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00:35:45

412- Nuclear Bombs, F-35s, and Herding Cats w/Stephen...

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2026/03/31

Stephen Salaka has a PhD in psychology and builds nuclear weapons systems. Then he learned the hardest truth in tech: AI can't fix what humans won't adopt. Stephen Salaka wanted to build nuclear bombs. A lab accident sent him to computer science. A stint in Japan taught him his real superpower: making humans actually use the technology he builds. Now he's a CTO with a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. That combination makes him dangerous to every AI myth floating

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412- Nuclear Bombs, F-35s, and Herding Cats w/Stephen...

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2026/03/31

Stephen Salaka has a PhD in psychology and builds nuclear weapons systems. Then he learned the hardest truth in tech: AI can't fix what humans won't adopt. Stephen Salaka wanted to build nuclear bombs. A lab accident sent him to computer science. A stint in Japan taught him his real superpower: making humans actually use the technology he builds. Now he's a CTO with a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. That combination makes him dangerous to every AI myth floating

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00:42:03

411- 850 Vet Hospitals. One CIO. Zero BS w/Andrew...

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2026/03/26

Andrew Rosenblatt has been CIO at three PE-backed healthcare companies. Then he learned the hardest truth about IT leadership: "You're perpetually selling and you need to convince them that it's actually not your idea. It's their idea."

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411- 850 Vet Hospitals. One CIO. Zero BS w/Andrew...

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2026/03/26

Andrew Rosenblatt has been CIO at three PE-backed healthcare companies. Then he learned the hardest truth about IT leadership: "You're perpetually selling and you need to convince them that it's actually not your idea. It's their idea."

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00:40:48

410- Not Everything Needs a Ticket w/Tim Armstrong

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2026/03/25

Tim Armstrong runs IT for a construction company with a team of four serving 175 staff. His take on the biggest mistake IT makes: gatekeeping support behind ticket systems instead of helping people first. Tim Armstrong is 90 days into his role as Manager of IT at PROCON, a design-build construction company in Hooksett, NH. With a four-person team serving 175 staff, he has had to build trust fast, deploy Kanban sprints from scratch, navigate shadow AI, and figure out what

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00:36:49

409- Permission to Play w/Nathan Kaufman

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2026/03/24

Nathan Kaufman built CMMC compliance from scratch at a defense contractor with SSH open to the internet and no Active Directory. Then he learned the hard way that technical wins mean nothing if you can't communicate your value. Nathan Kaufman walked into a $100 million defense contractor with 80 employees, zero IT infrastructure, and two years to become CMMC Level 2 compliant or lose all DoD contracts. No Active Directory. SSH open to the internet. Engineers buying equipment

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00:39:45

408- Your Career Isn't Defined By Technology...

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2026/03/19

Stephen Chen spent seven years learning digital transformation isn't about technology. Then he discovered the business problem you choose to own defines your entire career.

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408- Your Career Isn't Defined By Technology...

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2026/03/19

Stephen Chen spent seven years learning digital transformation isn't about technology. Then he discovered the business problem you choose to own defines your entire career.

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407- The Day IT and OT Finally Talked w/Bill Markut

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2026/03/18

Bill Markut, IT Director at Gränges Americas, built a five-year roadmap to transform manufacturing IT. From the Department of No to the Department of No, But. And why AI won't fix a decade of infrastructure neglect. Bill Markut spent 36 years avoiding management, preferring hands-on technical work. Then he became IT Director at a manufacturing company running 25 years behind the tech curve and discovered something that changed everything: the power of getting IT and OT to

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407- The Day IT and OT Finally Talked w/Bill Markut

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2026/03/18

Bill Markut, IT Director at Gränges Americas, built a five-year roadmap to transform manufacturing IT. From the Department of No to the Department of No, But. And why AI won't fix a decade of infrastructure neglect. Bill Markut spent 36 years avoiding management, preferring hands-on technical work. Then he became IT Director at a manufacturing company running 25 years behind the tech curve and discovered something that changed everything: the power of getting IT and OT to

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00:32:00

406- Perfection Is the Enemy of Progress w/Michael...

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2026/03/17

Michael Murray manages 120 project candidates but calls them exactly that—candidates, not projects. Then he learned why the Department of No should actually be the Department of Why.

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405- From Submarine Periscopes to the C-Suite w/Roy...

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2026/03/12

Roy Cherian spent 25 years watching IT leaders pretzel themselves explaining budgets to executives who don't speak tech. Then he learned why 95% of AI deployments fail: everyone's picking tools before finding use cases.

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405- From Submarine Periscopes to the C-Suite w/Roy...

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2026/03/12

Roy Cherian spent 25 years watching IT leaders pretzel themselves explaining budgets to executives who don't speak tech. Then he learned why 95% of AI deployments fail: everyone's picking tools before finding use cases.

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00:52:10

404- I.T. Doesn't Just Fix Computers w/Josh Tanner

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2026/03/11

Josh Tanner runs IT and cybersecurity solo at a Goldman Sachs-backed behavioral health company. 350 users. PHI everywhere. His argument: stop checking boxes and start building an actual security program

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403- Why Home Labs Beat College Degrees w/Thomas J....

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2026/03/10

Thomas J. Sweet runs IT for a PE-backed company with eight acquisitions and three people. His most reliable hiring signal? Home labs beat credentials every time.

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402- From Selling to CIOs to Becoming One w/Karl Weber

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2026/03/05

Karl Weber spent 30 years in technology sales before becoming CIO at Rolfson Oil. His biggest insight: stop selling to the CIO and start solving the business problem.

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402- From Selling to CIOs to Becoming One w/Karl Weber

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2026/03/05

Karl Weber spent 30 years in technology sales before becoming CIO at Rolfson Oil. His biggest insight: stop selling to the CIO and start solving the business problem.

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402- From Selling to CIOs to Becoming One w/Karl Weber

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2026/03/05

Karl Weber spent 30 years in technology sales before becoming CIO at Rolfson Oil. His biggest insight: stop selling to the CIO and start solving the business problem. Karl Weber has a rare perspective. He spent 30 years on the vendor side selling technology, then crossed over to become CIO at Rolfson Oil, a 500-employee fuel transportation company delivering 30 million gallons monthly to oil fields. What he discovered will change how you think about IT leadership. Karl

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