All Episodes

#170 Ricky Sun: The Real-Time Graph Database Ending AI Hallucination in Production

#171 Tom Trill: Digital RF and Building a Culture People Choose at Qualinx

#169 Justin Marcucci: Scaling Digital Engineering from Founder to President of Apexon

Nirmal Jingar: How to Ship Enterprise AI to Production at Enterprise Scale

#167 Jonathan Myron: Scaling Engineering from 10 to 100 at SimplePractice

How to Align Your Home With Your Next Chapter: Kim Costa's Wheel House Method

#165 How to Lead Engineering Teams in the AI Era: JJ Friedman on Embedded, Cross-Border Talent

#164 Rails Core to Independent Consultant: Kasper Timm Hansen on Ruby, Testing, and Craft

#163 Why AI Agents Are Tools, Not Junior Engineers: Vasu Raj Jain on Staying Technical as a Leader

#162 Technology Is the Greatest Equalizer: Mike Hess, Digital Accessibility & Workforce Development

#161 Ashwin Gopinath: Building Organizational Memory for Enterprise General Intelligence at Sentra

#160 Alex Treiner: The Real Startup Saga Behind Sherlock DNA, From Illumina Engineer to Novelist

#159 Anton Pleshivtsev: Scaling Teams, Vendors, and Joining a Startup as VP of Engineering

#158 Jonathan Hernandez: Faith, Cybersecurity, and Protecting Human Dignity in the Age of AI

#157 Adrian Ferrero: Reading the Microbes in Our Soil to Transform Global Agriculture

#156 Rich Thomson: From Banker to Founder of Dreamliner Luxury Coaches and Caprice Capital

#155 Kirk Welsh: From Licensed Architect to the Architect of Alignment

#154 Leslie Espinola: From Forensic Science to Dental Executive Coach

#153 Brent Hagan: Building a Tech-Enabled Logistics Network That Mails Billions of Pieces On Time

#152 Harshit Kohli on AI, Cloud, and Earning Trust as a Technical Account Manager at AWS

#151 Sravanthi Gondi on 19 Years in ERP, AI in Consulting, and Never Getting Comfortable

#150 Maeve Ferguson on Diagnostic Assets, the Client Engine, and Turning IP into Infrastructure

#149 Andrew Scott: Cybersecurity Is a Business Imperative

#148 Syed Omar: Building a Voice AI Company at 20

#147 Mike Carraggi: Local News, Responsible AI, and the Reporter's Edge in Product

#146 Marc Shenkman on Mortgage Banking, Over-Regulation, and What Homebuyers Really Need

#145 Grant Byron: From Blank Canvas to Business, 20 Years Across Product, Operations, and AI

#144 Sayan Bhattacharya on Building the Connective Tissue of Business Operations

#143 Hiten Sonpal on Replacing Hydraulics and Building a Career in Robotics

#142 Michael Hickman: 50 Years of Leadership at Seven Gables

#141 Leah Gabriel Nurik on AI Visibility and the Future of Brand Discovery

#140 Logan Yonavjak: Measuring Leadership Readiness and Reducing Hiring Bias

#139 Hanna Bauer: Aligning People, Purpose, and Performance with HEARTnomics

#138 Healey Cypher on Loneliness, Human Connection, and Building BoomPop

#137 Erin McDonald on Trust, Vetting, and Building a Nanny Service Families Rely On

#136 Kyle Disher on Hiring, Coaching and the Future of AI in Car Dealerships

#135 Muhammad Atif on Building Software That Lasts: Quality, AI, and 20 Years of Lessons

#134 Jim Fruchterman: From Rocket Engineer to Tech for Good with Tech Matters and Benetech

#133 David Asarnow: Predictable Revenue Systems, Stronger Funnels, and Practical AI for Sales and Marketing

#132 Ohad Shaked, ThinkUp: Validate First, Build Later and Fundraise With Proof

#131 Kim Hansen on Making Startup Equity Simple, Building Mini Founders, and AI Powered Health

#130 Adam Spector: Execution Beats Strategy and the Freedom of Delegating the Chores

#129 Steve Tcherchian, CEO of XYPRO: Securing Mission Critical Systems in the Age of AI

#128 Eryn Anitavi on Neurodivergent Leadership and Building Systems That Work for Everyone

#127 Philip Samuelraj: Reimagining Work With AI, Agentic Systems, and Outcome Based Delivery

#126 Chanda Coston: Third Quarter Entrepreneurship, Purpose, and Execution Without Excuses

#125 Jimi Gibson: How to Win Visibility When Buyers Ask AI for the One Answer

#124 Karthik Krishnamurthy: Why AI Implementation Is a Leadership Problem

#123 Dr. Alex Roher, MD: From Anesthesiology to Building 11 Aesthetic Clinics and a Wellness Brand

#122 Khurram Hussain: Building OVAL, an Edge AI Hub for Private, Real Time Vision and Voice

#121 David Dubinsky, Building Community Through Inclusion, Water Safety, and Everyday Empathy

#120 Travis Pomposello, Adapt or Lead: Career Growth, AI, and Creative Excellence

#119 Stewart Gandolf, 20 Years of Healthcare Marketing: Patients, Referrals, Brand, and AI Search

#118 Suze Yalof Schwartz: Unplug, Secular Meditation for Busy Minds and Better Sleep

#117 Aaron Gaeir: Fidgital experiences, emotion driven marketing, and AI proof brand loyalty

#116 Takashi Kokubun on ZJIT, Ruby Performance, and the Path from Japan to Shopify

#115 Joseph Kao Predictive Maintenance for Power Infrastructure with Magnetic Sensing and Edge AI

#114 Ray Smith: From Dairy Farm Grit to Business Credit Funding for Entrepreneurs

#113 Ryan Baird Silicon Valley capital, family offices, and why traction beats hype

#112 Carmine Paolino on RubyLLM, Chat with Work, and Building AI Products Solo

#111 Bryan Wish on Ownable Messages, Personal Brand Systems, and Building Graviten.ai

#110 Saranyaa Parthikumar: Building Products in the AI Era, With Trust, Speed, and Human Judgment

#109 Tom Milar: Building Equista + Cheqly. Equity pricing, founder dilution, and Hong Kong speed

#108 Arun Seelam: Building rugged electric utility vehicles that automate farm chores

#107 Ali Wing: Sweet Proteins, Sugar Reduction, and Making “Food Is Health” Scalable

#106 Joe Sanchez: 36 Years in Touring. From Fan to Global Production Leader

#105 Dr. Sophora Acheson: Breaking Cycles of Violence Through Whole-Family Healing

#104 Matthew Fornaro: Business Law for Founders, Contracts, Disputes, IP, and Arbitration

#103 Dan Perera: Human-Centered AI Automation That Makes Tech Simple, Scalable, Profitable

#102 Ninh Tran: Using AI to Help Nonprofits and Impact Founders Win Grant Funding Faster

#101 Manisha Sahni: Leading Global Engineering Teams with Trust, Clarity, and Intention

#100 Charlene Li: Winning with AI, Speed as the Moat and the 90-Day Blueprint

#99 Three lessons from Open the valve. Because creativity loves a triangle.

#98 John Karsant: SDRs in the Age of AI, Cold Calling, and Building Pipeline Without Hiring

#97 Michael Green: Building “Tunnels of Truth” to Detect Weapons and Prevent Targeted Violence

#96 Swati Swoboda: Metaprogramming Shopify, Rails Love, and the AI-Accelerated Engineer

#95 Shreya Hegde: From Feature Shipping to Systems Thinking at Startup and Big Tech Scale

#94 David Esposito: From West Point Leadership to Vision-Saving Biotech and Values-Driven Impact

#93 Dan Kurdys: AI, CRISPR and Smarter Crops for a Changing Climate

#92 Beth Flory: Leading Safe House to Stop Domestic Violence and Help Survivors Rebuild

#91 John Hooker: Simulation, Control, and Predictive Maintenance in Oil & Gas and Power

#90 Bill Canady: Four Commandments of Leadership + Profitable Growth at Scale

#89 Liz Ortenburger: How SafeNest breaks the cycle of domestic violence with hope, prevention, and support

#88 Damon Lembi: Learn-It-All Leadership Lessons from D1 Baseball, CEO Life, and Parenting

#87 Ryan Eisenberg: Building a System of Care for Youth Mental Health at CHC

#86 Joseph Argiro: Building Iron Key Capital and Fish Network, an on-chain platform for private markets investing

#85 Dr. Priyadarshi Panda: From Molecules to Batteries Powering a Cleaner Future

#84 Zach Mabe on Building Simple, Customer-Centric Products at Amazon

#83 Dominique Roddier: Battling Global Warming from the Ocean Up

#82 Kyle Bowman: From AI in Sustainability to GenAI, Economics, and Politics

#81 Erin Fletter: From Kitchen Table Classes to a Tech-Powered Kids’ Cooking Franchise

#80 Paola Marulanda: From Crisis-Era Rookie to Miami’s Luxury Deal Optimizer

#79 John Weiss: Building Human-Centered Brands in the Age of AI

#78 Nithin Thekkupadam Narayanan: PM Trade-offs, Event-Driven Systems & AI-Ready Platforms

#77 David West: Rethinking Business & IT with Human-Centered, Story-Driven Software

#76 Des Wynne: Building Lazer Telecom with Grit—from Door-to-Door Sales to CEO

#75 Nur Hamdan: Building the “HR for AI Agents”, Autonomy, Safety & the Ops Agent Engineer

#74 Madhuri Somara: Building Trustworthy AI Agents, PM Evals & the Craft of Product Leadership

#73 Kimberlee Carr: From Property Manager to COO—Leadership, Preservation & Community Impact

#72 Kadamb Goswami: From Microsoft to Amazon—Human-Centered Intelligence & Purposeful Product

#71 Apurv Naman — From Engineering Roots to Product Leadership in Physical AI

#70 Ben Helland: WGU Strategy, Scenario Planning, and Building Job-Ready Pathways

#69 Tifany Mazza: Building a Purpose-Driven Marketing Career & Agency in a Changing Digital Era

#68 Yash Chaturvedi, AI PM, Patents & Live Sports Ads: Scene Understanding to Brand Placement

#67 Nicholas E. Adams, Strategy First, Human Connection Always: Branding, AI Ethics & Partnerships

#66 Priyank Mohan: From QA to Platform PM @ Amazon Rights-First Systems at Scale

#65 Leigh Monichon: From ‘Mama Bear’ to Special Ed Advocate, Building Paths Aspire Advocacy

#64 Dr. Ewelina Kurtys: Neuroscience→Biocomputing. Efficient Bio-Servers & Remote Wet Labs

#63 Ken Pickering: Fixing U.S. Pharmacy Pricing with AI, Leading Through Chaos, Staying Technical

#62 Jason Fishman: From Action Sports to Investor Acquisition. A Playbook for Test, Optimize, Scale

#61 Danielle Costa-Nakano: From DaaS to SaaS—APIs, AI, and a Post-CRM Playbook for Nonprofits

#60 Travis Summers: From 23 Years in the Army to 25 in HR, Leading with Resilience and Humanity

#59 Shiva Kumar: Dentulu’s All-in-One Dental Telehealth—AI, Remote Care & Global Teams

#58 Joey Brabo Respect My Region, cannabis normalization, and building a sponsor-powered media network

#57 Harshil Ahuja: Building Novarus at 16 to Tackle Clean Air, Water, and Global Sustainability Challenges

#56 Shira Krishna: From Engineer to Product Leader

#55 Makoto Kern: From Robotics to UX Strategy—De-Risking Enterprise Software with Strategic Immersion

#54 Franca Comparetto: Redefining Cigar Culture with Sensory Science, Consumer Advocacy, and Ethical Innovation

#53 Jose Herrera: From Guadalajara to San Jose — Corazón Musical, MiO Productions & Adco Outdoors

#52 Jonathan Collazo: From Drone Obsession to Life-Saving Robotics—The Story Behind Ostrich Air & FireBot Labs

#51 Stephen Klein: Reflective AI, Bootstrapping, and Why Purpose Is the Ultimate Competitive Edge

#50 Phi Pham: Turning Beats into Opportunities — How Building Beats Empowers Youth Through Music, Community, and Leadership

#49 Mustafa Qutub: Building PaloBio to Unlock Human Resilience and Redefine Brain Health with AI

#48 Tanguy Chau: Building Legal AI You Can Trust with Paxton

#47 Tara Maddala: Unlocking Hope with Evidence-Based Mental Health for Students

#46 Narasimha Krishnakumar: Rules-Based Investing for Real People

#45 Linda Baker: Milestones, Not Transactions in Silicon Valley Real Estate

#44 Bilal Asif: Building Personal Brands with ConnectGenie, Persona-Driven Content, and the C.L.I.E.N.T. Framework

#43 Gidi Cohen: From Cybersecurity to AI Trust — Tackling Risk, Compliance & the Future of Enterprise Data

#42 Badri Varadarajan: Building a “Partner Program in a Box”

#41 Christa Guglielmelli: Building a World-Class Event Business with Heart, Grit, and Magnificence

#40 Svetlana Grinchenko: Why Annual Hormone Testing Could Change Your Life

#39 Ben Seidl: The Future of Autonomous Vehicles and Society

#38 Saumya Bhatnagar: Redefining the Product–Engineering Partnership in the Age of AI

#37 Dario de Santis: AI-Powered Collaboration: Transforming How We Work Together

#36 Udit Joshi: From Campus Startup Hustle to Google’s AI-Powered Support Tools

#35 Rob Terry: Building SeafoodAI—Biometric Scanners and Real-Time Traceability

#34 Shariq A. Salar: A Philosophical Deep Dive into AI, Decision Intelligence & Building Atrean

#33 Veronique Rozan: Sensors, Pricing Strategy, and Leading Global Teams

#32 Prashanth Kumar Duggishetti: From Award-Winning Engineer to Venture Studio Builder

#31 Shailin Saraiya: Leading Global Engineering Teams at Roku with AI, Culture, and Impact

#30 Dr. Carmen Román: Bridging Cultural Perspectives on Burnout, Self-Care, and Finding Balance

#29 Bert Wank: Advancing grid reliability with infiniRel

#28 Joan Perry: Reclaiming Self-Worth and Redefining Power Through The Heroine’s Journey

#27 Harry Soza: Building CAREMINDr and the Future of Everyday Health

#26 Ishanya Anthapur: Designing Products at the Intersection of Empathy and AI

#25 Cameron Dutro: Constraints, Omakase, and why most apps don’t need React

#24 Joseph Nagle: Simplifying EV Charging with Pando Electric's Innovative Socket Solution

#23 Stephane Fourdrinier: The most advanced multi-device wellness platform

#22 Chris Oliver: Building a Rails empire

#21 Alessandro Chesser: Democratizing Wealth Protection

#20 Hussain Ali Mirza: Transforming video with AI at Videomagic

#19 Max Sedghi: Driving IT and Security Performance

#18 Elisa Camahort Page: Community, capital, and clarity: Lessons from a startup pioneer

#17 Chris Champion: Building Ventures

#16 Radosław Błasiak: Raising the bar for coding education

#15 Sachin Keswani: Quantum leaps and AI frontiers

#14 Lino Ramirez: Rethinking the UX of AI interfaces

#13 Andrew Hendela: The art & science of cyber defense strategies

#12 Raudel Wilson: Boosting consumer trust

#11 Capella Kerst: Scaling innovation

#10 Yasin Abbak: Navigating the startup journey

#9 John Klymshyn: Why creativity matters

#8 Gregory Manly: Sales strategies for success

#7 Lino Ramirez: How logos speak for your business

#6 Kevin Dyck: Design leadership in a digital world

#5 Poya Osgouei: Navigating the B2B market

#4 Sam Brearey: Empowering inclusivity and fitness

#3 Zvonimir Sabljić: Innovating tech

#2 John Onuigbo: CEO and co-founder of Foris Labs

Decoding Heuristics: The Backbone of Effective UX Design

Federico Ramallo - My formative years at Microsoft

#1 Steve Rodgers: Founder & CTO of EmergenTek