432- AI Should Not Speed Up Broken Work w/ Jesse Crane

Mike Kelley speaks with Jesse Crane, Vice President Information Technology at Argon Medical Devices. Jesse traces a career that started in finance and accounting, moved through Y2K, Oracle ERP, Silicon Valley startups, Stanford, Stryker, master data, business partnering, cybersecurity, and ultimately the VP seat. The conversation focuses on how IT earns trust inside the business, why being in the room is different from being accepted as a peer, and why AI should not be used to make broken processes faster. Jesse brings the perspective of a leader who understands budgets, operations, security, data, and the human side of change.