How Busy Leaders Use AI for Practical Wins at Work

Curious about AI but short on time? This episode of the Growth Department podcast gives leaders and operators a plain-English playbook. Chelsey sits down with AI engineering leader and author Sairam Sundaresan to unpack what actually moves the needle. No jargon. Just practical wins you can plug into your business this week.You will hear how Sairam thinks about AI literacy for leaders, why simple tools beat shiny toys, and where agents fit in. He also shares a 30-minutes-a-day routine to build real capability without hiring a full team. His new book, AI For The Rest Of Us, is packed with hand-drawn illustrations and clear examples. We link it below.About Sairam SundaresanSairam is one of LinkedIn’s top AI creators and a global thought leader in practical AI adoption. He leads teams building computer vision systems that help machines understand the world, and his work has been featured in Forbes and WIRED. Beyond the lab, he’s helping business leaders make sense of AI through his newsletter Gradient Ascent and his new book AI For The Rest Of Us, designed to help non-technical professionals learn AI in plain English.What you’ll learn in this episodeA simple way to spot hype versus real value in AI so you invest wisely.How to map a workflow and use AI to remove repetitive steps.What AI agents are and when they outperform basic chat.Smart privacy habits for small teams without enterprise contracts.A daily 30-minute practice that compounds into serious leverage.Follow Sairam:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sairam-sundaresan/Read AI for the Rest of Us:https://www.amazon.com/AI-Rest-Us-Illustrated-Introduction/dp/B0F29THNLTGrowth Department slows the conversation down so founders and business leaders can go further, faster.If this episode helped you think differently, follow the show and share it with someone building alongside you.