Software to Digital Workers: Sandhya Venkatachalam on the AI Economy
In this episode, Sandhya Venkatachalam, co‑founder and general partner of Axiom Partners, explains how AI is shifting from a tool to a digital worker that can perform entire jobs, and how her venture firm is built around that insight. She describes Axiom’s AI‑driven operating model—automated back‑office, AI legal assistants, and a roster of active AI operators from Google, OpenAI, and successful AI startups—to provide founders with speed, agility, and deep product expertise. Venkatachalam emphasizes the importance of building "insanely useful and usable" AI products that serve the global market of 8 billion people, focusing on real‑world labor‑intensive sectors such as finance, legal, construction, and healthcare. She also outlines her first‑principles approach to evaluating AI capabilities and identifying opportunities where AI can act as a worker rather than just a tool.
Stocks at 3-Month Lows Awaiting PCE, Job Openings
The Schwab Market Update highlighted that U.S. equities slipped to three‑month lows ahead of key economic data, notably the January PCE price index and the JOLTS report, which will shape expectations for the Fed’s upcoming meeting. Rising crude oil prices,...
PIMCO Prime's Trausch on Seizing Real Estate Credit Opportunities in 2026
In this episode, Francois Trouch, CEO and CIO of PIMCO Prime Real Estate, explains why real estate credit is a top investment theme for 2026, highlighting its attractive risk‑adjusted returns versus corporate debt and equity. He details the five segments...
Transforming Learning and Development with Marty Baird
In this episode, Tim Van Meegham interviews Marty Baird, CEO of Robinson & Associates and creator of the RAD (Reveal, Ask, Do) method, which transforms traditional lecture‑style training into an engaging, Socratic‑based experience. Marty explains how low retention rates (3‑5%)...
Open Source for Awkward Robots
In this episode, host Ryan Donovan chats with Jan Lipart, CEO and co‑founder of OpenMind, about their open‑source robotics platform OM1 that lets humanoid robots communicate internally via natural language and be governed by immutable, blockchain‑stored rules like Asimov's laws....
Iran War Oil Crunch Plunges World Into Crisis - New World Next Week
In this episode of New World Next Week, James Corbett and James Evan Palato dissect the escalating oil crisis triggered by the U.S.-Iran conflict, highlighting how the Strait of Hormuz closure has forced Asian nations like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and others...
S07.EP04 - Designers Don’t Build Brands with Kevin Finn
In this episode, Kevin Finn argues that designers alone cannot build brands; a brand is a "recognizable reputation" formed through long‑term customer relationships, trust, preference, and identity, not just logos or visual systems. He distinguishes brand (the business’s ongoing relevance...
384. Volatility Returns: Oil Shock, Two Market Risks, Student Housing Exposure, Savills-Eastdil Deal, & More Impactful Headlines
The episode examines how a sudden oil price shock from Middle East tensions is reigniting dual risks in commercial real estate: sticky inflation and slowing growth. Stephen Bushbaum explains that this volatility is likely to tighten financing conditions, widen credit...
Gumloop Raises $50M From Benchmark to Scale AI Agents
In this episode, host Jaden Schaefer highlights Gumloop, a startup that enables every employee to become an AI‑agent builder, automating routine tasks without needing code. Founded in mid‑2023 by Max Broder Urbass, Gumloop has quickly secured major enterprise customers like...
Macro Matters: Yield-Curve Scenarios with BNY’s Granet
In this episode, BNY Mellon CIO Jason Granet discusses the current and future shape of the U.S. Treasury yield curve, arguing that recent flattening is a temporary, cyclical retracement and that a steeper curve is likely to resume. He and...
Episode 60 - Stop Loss Insurance: What Employers Should Know
In this episode, host Mike Stahl talks with Ryan Seamers, founder of Aegis Risk and a leading expert on self‑funded health plans and medical stop‑loss insurance. They discuss the 2026 stop‑loss renewal cycle, noting a sharp premium increase driven by...
Amadou Sy on Why Africa Is Keeping Its Debt Closer to Home
In this episode, IMF Assistant Director Amadou Sy explains the growing shift in African governments from external, often dollar‑denominated debt to domestic, local‑currency debt. He outlines the benefits of reduced currency risk and greater fiscal flexibility, while noting higher borrowing...
Global Data Pod Research Rap: Inflation Monitor
In this Inflation Monitor episode, J.P. Morgan economists Nora Santivani, Raphael Brunager, Mike Hansen, and Alan Monks examine how the recent oil price shock—spiking Brent to around $100—affects headline and core inflation across the Eurozone, United States, and United Kingdom....
Confidence, Bias, and Opportunity: Lessons From Women Leaders in Tech Building the Future of AI and Work (International Women’s Day...
In this International Women’s Day special, host Dan Turchin interviews four women leaders—Charlene Lee, Daphne Jones, Patty Hatter, and Mona Sabay—about the systemic bias that slows women’s advancement in AI and tech. They share personal stories and data showing women...
SaaS Distribution Channel: Partner Deals to $100M ARR
In this episode, host Omar Khan talks with Zong Xu, co‑founder of Deliverect, about how the company built a centralized platform that connects restaurants to dozens of digital ordering channels and now serves over 80,000 locations, approaching $100 M ARR. Zong...
#202: AI Answers - AI for Marketing, Sales & Customer Success, Marketing Agent Swarms, Entry-Level Job Disruption, Environmental Impact and...
In this special AI Answers episode, hosts Paul Reitzer and Mike Caput field audience questions from their AI for Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success webinars, covering how C‑level leaders can begin AI adoption, the distinction between AI agents and simple...
FanDuel CEO Amy Howe: ‘My Whole Career Has Been Sliding Doors Moments’
In this Masters of Scale episode, FanDuel CEO Amy Howe recounts how she navigated the COVID‑driven crisis at Ticketmaster and then seized a "sliding doors" opportunity to lead FanDuel, quickly moving from president to CEO. She highlights the importance of...
The Unintended Consequences of Conflict
In this episode, Fred Neumann and Harold van der Linde explore the second‑round effects of the Middle East conflict on Asian economies, highlighting how rising oil and gas prices ripple through raw material costs such as plastics, cement, fertilizers, and...
Kellie Romack on How ServiceNow Generated $355M in AI Value
In this episode, ServiceNow’s Chief Digital Information Officer Kellie Romack explains how the company leveraged AI across its internal operations to generate $355 million in value, highlighting breakthroughs such as automating 90% of IT service desk tickets and cutting sales‑finance query...
The New Creator Video Play: Moving From Shorts to CTV | Behind the Numbers Special Edition
In this special edition of the Behind the Numbers podcast, eMarketer analyst Emmy Liederman moderates a panel with Nicole Marcus of Dick's Sporting Goods and Alison O'Keefe of Best Buy about the evolving creator video landscape and its migration from...
How I Became My Own AI Case Study & What I Learned
In this episode, the host explains how they leveraged AI to amplify a single content idea into multiple formats—articles, videos, posts, and notes—resulting in a steady rise in LinkedIn impressions, reaching over 2,000 in a week and 40,000 organically over...
PETER LEWIS' MONEY TALK - Thursday 12 March 2026
In this episode of Peter Lewis' Money Talk, host Peter Lewis talks with Andrew Freris, CEO of Ecognosis Advisory, and Nick Marro, Principal Economist for Asia at the Economist Intelligence Unit about the recent fuel subsidy crisis in Vietnam and...
Context
In this introductory episode of "Context," the hosts explain the show's premise: swapping roles each week to provide balanced perspectives while sharing their decades‑long journalism experiences. They emphasize the podcast’s mission to make New Zealand history accessible by linking past events...
Value Manager Smead: 'This Is One of the Most Overvalued Markets in U.S. History'
The episode examines the current overvaluation of the U.S. stock market, with value manager Bill Smead warning that metrics like the CAPE ratio and Buffett’s indicator place it in the 95th‑100th percentile of historical valuations. Smead explains his disciplined, low‑risk...
Wednesday - March 11, 2026
In this episode of the Dividend Cafe, host Brian Seitel reviews the latest market volatility driven by geopolitical tensions in Iran and rising energy prices, while noting that overall equity indices have been relatively flat. He breaks down the February...
Company Creation as a Commodity
In this episode of the AI Builders Roundtable, the hosts experiment with Polsia's AI-driven business creation platform, launching micro‑ventures like a curated matchmaking service and an AI procurement agent. They discuss the ease of spinning up companies, the shifting valuation...
Design the Future of Work Before It Designs You with Tom McCarty
In this episode of the HR Chat Show, host Bill Bannam talks with Tom McCarty, CEO of OrgChart, about the urgent need for organizations to build a solid, centralized people data foundation before attempting AI‑driven workforce redesign. McCarty highlights current...
'Largest Ever' Oil Reserve Release Agreed by 32 Countries
The episode explains that 32 IEA member countries have agreed to release a record 400 million barrels of emergency oil reserves—the largest ever—to curb soaring energy prices amid the US‑Israel conflict in Iran. IEA Executive Director Faith Beryl notes this release is...
Credit Crunch: Iran War, Software Rout and Credit a Safe Haven
In this episode of Credit Crunch, Mahesh Bhimalingam and guest Sarah Harrison discuss the impact of the Iran war and recent software sector volatility on global credit markets. They note that despite geopolitical tensions, credit spreads have remained relatively resilient,...
How Are Geopolitics and AI Trends Impacting Leveraged Finance?
In this episode, JP Morgan’s Amaury Guzman, Kevin Foley (global head of capital markets) and Tarek Hamid (head of North American Credit Research) debrief the themes from their Global Leveraged Finance Conference, focusing on how heightened geopolitical risk—especially the Iran‑related oil...
RULES
In this episode, the host—a veteran war journalist and former anthropologist—explores the three fundamental types of rules that govern human societies: survival rules, power rules, and divine rules. Drawing on harrowing personal experiences from Afghanistan, the Niger Delta, and Sierra...
The Most Dangerous Thing Tools Encourage when They Automate Content at Scale
In this episode, Jordan Cooney talks with Mota Landwehr, CMO and Chief Product Officer at Peak AI, about the hidden danger of using automation tools to mass‑produce content. While short‑term gains are possible, they warn that large‑scale automated articles inevitably...
Inflation, Iran and the Industrial Accelerator Act
In this episode of the Sound of Economics, former Dutch central bank governor Klaas Knopp and Bruegel director Jeremy Zentelmeier assess Europe’s economic outlook amid the new Israel‑Iran conflict, highlighting the region’s surprising resilience but warning of a negative supply shock from...
Catholic Health’s Duemling Says Cybersecurity Should Be Managed Like a Chronic Condition
In this episode of the Health System CIO Show, CISO Keith Dumling discusses his first year at Catholic Health, emphasizing the importance of listening to the organization’s culture before acting and integrating quick wins into a longer‑term cybersecurity roadmap. He...
IEA Proposes Record Release of Oil Reserves
The episode focuses on the International Energy Agency's proposal to release a record 400 million barrels of oil from member countries' strategic reserves to counter a sharp price surge caused by the near‑closure of the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian attacks....
What It Takes to Clear a Million Crimes a Year with Flock Safety's CEO
In this episode, Garrett Langley, CEO of Flock Safety, explains how his company transformed neighborhood security by deploying license‑plate‑reading cameras, AI‑driven analytics, and drones that integrate with 911 calls to create a real‑time crime‑clearance operating system. He recounts the origin...
Home Care Redefined with The Clorox Company's Oksana Sobol
In this episode, Oksana Sobol, Vice President of Insights and Decision Intelligence at The Clorox Company, discusses the newly released "Home Care Redefined" research, which reveals shifting consumer priorities toward emotional and wellness outcomes in home cleaning. Key takeaways include...
Exited Founder Podcast | Shannon Wilburn: Selling the Franchise Empire She Built From Her Living Room
In this episode, Shannon Wilburn recounts building Just Between Friends—from a living‑room startup to a national franchise with over 30 locations and $60 million in system‑wide sales—and the emotional, strategic journey of selling it to the brand’s largest franchisee. She emphasizes...
Reader Magnets Are Dead? Why Most Reader Magnets Fail
In this episode, host Thomas interviews author and marketer Laurie Christine about why many reader magnets fail and how to make them work. Laurie explains common mistakes such as using a first‑draft short story or not promoting the magnet, and...
1169: Thinking Bigger on the Road to the CFO Role | Andrew Bender, CFO, BNI Global
In this episode, CFO Andrew Bender discusses how BNI Global transforms relationship‑driven networking into measurable financial performance, emphasizing the need to align KPIs with core business drivers. He shares his career journey—from investment banking to consulting and operational finance—and explains...
Starbucks’ Loyalty Revamp — The Blueprint for Modern Rewards | Reimagining Retail
In this episode of Reimagining Retail, host Susie David‑Kenyon and analysts Arielle Fager and Sky Canabis dissect Starbucks’ newly launched multi‑tier loyalty program. They debate whether the revamp is a defensive move to protect margins—by devaluing points and raising thresholds—or...
Oil Rally Tests Diversification Strategy
In this episode, Serena Tang explains how a surge in oil prices could undermine the traditional negative correlation between stocks and bonds that investors rely on for diversification. She outlines how the pandemic-era co‑sell‑off of equities and bonds was driven...
Hardball with Chris Matthews + Janelle Stelson Part 1
In this episode of Hardball, Chris Matthews interviews Pennsylvania congressional candidate Janelle Stelson, who discusses her narrow loss in the previous race and her strategy to defeat incumbent Scott Perry, a staunch MAGA figure. Stelson highlights Perry's controversial voting record...
Managing Risk in Financially Distressed Customers
The panel explored how trade creditors can manage risk when dealing with financially distressed customers across sectors such as SaaS, food service, and construction. Joe Beatty highlighted rising payment failures and defaults, especially in subscription‑based services and small restaurant operators....
Hennion & Walsh's Mahn: Headline Risks Increase Volatility, Don't Stop Bull Run
The episode features three main segments: an interview with trader Peter Robbins about his new book, The Trader's Journey, where he emphasizes realistic expectations, personalizing strategies, and the psychological side of trading; a discussion with analyst Alison Hadley on how...
How to Turn Stories Into Inclusive Evidence
In this episode, Dr. Jonathan explains how to transform anecdotal stories about inclusion into rigorous, evidence‑based insights. He distinguishes claims, assumptions, and hypotheses, urging listeners to treat anecdotes as testable starting points rather than conclusions. He introduces the Peacock method...
FamilyOffice10x - How This Single Family Office (SFO) Invests in the Top GPs? - Slava Darkhaev, VP, Matrix Capital
In this episode, Slava Darkhaev, VP at Matrix Capital, explains how his family office evaluates and backs top venture capital general partners (GPs) and emerging managers. He emphasizes the importance of storytelling, genuine competitive advantage, and deep network immersion to...
Ep 730: Is AI Creating a Great Recession for White Collar Workers? Inside Anthropic’s Labor Report
In this episode, Jordan breaks down Anthropic’s new AI labor report, which shows that while AI hasn’t yet caused mass unemployment, a hidden threat looms for white‑collar workers. The study reveals a large “capability gap” – AI could theoretically automate...
The Signal: The Reality Behind Platform Fraud with Jess Kirkpatrick, Worldpay | Episode 473
In this episode of The Signal, Jess Kirkpatrick, Vice President of Risk and Fraud at Worldpay (now part of Global Payments), explains why fraud prevention can’t be a set‑and‑forget function for platforms. She highlights common misconceptions—such as relying solely on...
The Lessons From Formula 1 to 22 Acquisitions by a Private Equity-Backed CTO
In this episode, Peter Rossi, a former McLaren track‑side IT specialist turned private‑equity‑backed CTO, walks through his eclectic career—from Formula 1 to consulting, VC tech‑due‑diligence, building a SaaS ISO‑27001 platform, and leading a portfolio that has acquired 22 companies across four...