Nobody Climbs the Career Ladder Now | Innovantage Podcast #51 | Powered by BMI Executive Institute

Can AI transformation actually make a company faster, or is it just hype? In this episode of the Innovantage Podcast, we go inside Wix to find out what real AI transformation looks like when you're running engineering sites across Europe. This is the latest episode in our ongoing series with BMI Executive Institute, spotlighting leaders who put business theory into practice. Joining Max is Monika Laukaitė, a senior operations and site leadership executive at Wix and a current EMBA participant at BMI Executive Institute, who oversees R&D and engineering sites across Lithuania, Berlin, Amsterdam, London, and Dublin while scaling teams and folding AI into daily operations. A practical look at how to roll out AI without forcing tools teams don't understand, what genuinely breaks as a company scales across markets, and how to measure whether a transformation is actually working.  Introduction 0:00 What does Monika actually do at Wix 0:48 AI transformation at Wix 04:12 Why do AI transformation? 06:56 How AI makes you more efficient 08:30 How do you measure a successful transformation? 10:58 Is AI just hype, or real? 14:40 AI transformation - where to start? 17:16 When business leaders force AI they don't understand 21:51 Monika's unusual career path to Wix 24:38 Why Lithuanian tech giants don't compete with each other 29:22 Scaling a company across cultures 32:47 The first thing that breaks when you scale 37:48 How leadership has to change when scaling 40:00 The career ladder is broken - what to do now 47:47 Max almost got scammed by a fake Zoom call 52:03 Why networking is a must 55:43 Does AI transformation ever actually end? 58:16 Where to find Monika 1:03:10 More about the episode partners: www.bmiinstitute.com   Connect with Our Guests Monika Laukaite – https://www.linkedin.com/in/monikalaukaite/  Connect with Max (Host) Max Golikov – https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxim-golikov/   🎧 Listen Now Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19M3HKc1pbeTkYcOeOkJc0?si=aab60a9ec2864ba2  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/innovantage-podcast/id1749330437  Follow for More Insightful Episodes Innovantage Podcast:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovantage-podcast/  Sigli:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/sigli/      Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/sigli.gang  TikTok: @innovantage / @sigliofficial Did something surprise you in this conversation? Drop a comment below — we read every single one. Subscribe so you don't miss the next episode of Innovantage Podcast.