278 | How To Build AI Agents: A Step-by-Step Playbook for Business Leaders with Jim Spignardo

AI isn’t failing companies. Poor implementation is.In this tactical, no-fluff session, you’ll learn exactly how to build AI agents that solve real business problems, from drafting winning RFP responses to eliminating internal knowledge bottlenecks.We’ll walk through a real-world example of how a 500+ employee global organization built AI agents that reduced proposal effort by 80%, improved response quality, and transformed how teams access internal expertise. You’ll see what worked. What didn’t. And how better data discipline made all the difference.Jim Spignardo, Director of Cloud Strategy & AI Enablement at ProArch leads AI adoption across a global Microsoft partner organization, overseeing AI governance, internal enablement, and real-world Copilot deployments. He’s built over 30 practical agents across sales, consulting, and operations — and he doesn’t just talk about AI strategy. He operationalizes it. At scale.You’ll leave with a clear, step-by-step framework to:Identify high-ROI AI agent opportunitiesStructure and clean your data properlyDesign effective instruction setsAvoid common implementation mistakesDecide when to use agents vs. notebooks/projectsAbout Leveraging AIMulti-Agent Orchestration Course: https://multiplai.ai/multi-agent-orchestration-course/YouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Multiplai_AI/Connect with Isar Meitis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isarmeitis/ Join our Live Sessions, AI Hangouts and newsletter: https://services.multiplai.ai/eventsIf you’ve enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, leave us a five-star review on your favorite podcast platform, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!