Many of us know Goodwill Industries International as a retailer that accepts and resells donated goods. What the average consumer may not know is that the nonprofit takes in over 5 billion pounds of goods each year — and not all of it can be resold. For those unwanted or unviable items, the organization can either look into recycling or upcycling, and with t ... Show More
Nov 11
From Rabbit Holes to Recommendations: Reddit’s Vishal Gupta
Vishal Gupta, engineering manager, machine learning at Reddit, joins the podcast to explain how the social media community platform uses artificial intelligence to improve user experience and ad relevance. Much of the advertising work relies on increasingly sophisticated recomme ... Show More
25m 9s
Oct 14
Never Fight a Megatrend: Cisco’s Jeetu Patel
Cisco is well known for its data, networking, security, and collaboration products. On today’s episode, Cisco’s president and chief product officer, Jeetu Patel, joins Sam for a discussion about artificial intelligence, a “megatrend” Jeetu sees as perhaps more significant than th ... Show More
32m 57s
May 2025
Royce Yudkoff & Rick Ruback - Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition - [Invest Like the Best, EP.423]
My guests today are Rick Ruback and Royce Yudkoff. Rick and Royce are Harvard Business School professors who teach their students how to search for, acquire, and run small business directly after graduation. It has been almost a decade since our first conversation, and unlike man ... Show More
1h 27m
Nov 2024
501: From Harvard Engineer to Inc. 5000 CEO: David G. Ewing on How to Build a Successful Business
<p dir="ltr">Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 501, an interview with the innovative CEO of Motiv, David G. Ewing where we speak about entrepreneurial resilience and customer experience innovation. </p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode, David shares his journey fr ... Show More
53m 35s
Jan 2025
Preston Stewart: How to Future-Proof Your Dealership for 2025 and Beyond
<p>What’s the secret to thriving in an industry that’s constantly evolving, often under fire, and endlessly competitive? Preston Stewart, the National Variable Operations Director (and Compliance Director!) for the iconic Napleton Auto Group, joins me to answer that question—and ... Show More
49m 48s
Feb 2025
#281 Developing AI Products That Impact Your Business with Venky Veeraraghavan, Chief Product Officer at DataRobot
As AI continues to dominate industry conversations, the notion of AI readiness becomes a focal point for organizations. It's a multifaceted challenge that goes beyond technology, encompassing business processes and cultural shifts. For professionals, this means grappling with que ... Show More
38m 45s
Feb 2024
AI Empowered Project Management
In this episode of "Accelerate Your Business Growth," host Diane Helbig sits down with Laura Bowers. Laura shares insights on the importance of AI in project management, ethical considerations when implementing AI, and how to ensure the human element isn't lost in AI-driven proce ... Show More
25m 48s
Feb 2025
525: Quantifying the Real Value and Impact of Thought Leadership
<p dir="ltr">Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 525, an interview with the authors of <em>The ROI of Thought Leadership: Calculating the Value that Sets Organizations Apart</em>, Cindy Anderson and Anthony Marshall.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode, Cindy and A ... Show More
52m 34s
Sep 18
Why experts writing AI evals is creating the fastest-growing companies in history | Brendan Foody (CEO of Mercor)
Brendan Foody is the CEO and co-founder of Mercor, the fastest-growing company in history to go from $1M to $500M in revenue (in just 17 months!). At 22, he is also the youngest American unicorn founder ever. Mercor works with 6 of the Magnificent 7 and all top 5 AI labs to help ... Show More
1h 6m
Nov 2024
AI’s Role in TA Processes with Anne Arnold of Farmers Insurance®
On this episode, host Ryan Dull is joined by Anne Arnold, Director of Enterprise Talent Acquisition and Recruitment Marketing at Farmers Insurance®. They discuss her journey into TA, the role of AI in recruitment and her team’s efforts to align TA with business objectives.
Key Ta ... Show More
24m 53s