Unfortunately, you can’t set up your organization’s artificial intelligence projects like just any other IT project. By their nature, AI endeavors are quite different and suffer high failure rates. But there are proven approaches you can take to increase your odds of success. Iavor Bojinov, assistant professor at Harvard Business School and former LinkedIn d ... Show More
Jun 2025
The Promises, Pitfalls, and Trade-offs of the Circular Economy
Most businesses are built on a linear model: take, make, and discard. But that norm is reaching its limits, and leaders are under pressure to find smarter, more sustainable ways to operate. Weslynne Ashton is a systems scientist and professor at the Illinois Institute of Technolo ... Show More
20m 36s
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
Sep 21
From managing people to managing AI: The leadership skills everyone needs now | Julie Zhuo (Facebook VP, Sundial CEO, The Making of a Manager author)
Julie Zhuo is the former VP and Head of Design at Facebook (now Meta), author of the bestselling book The Making of a Manager, and co-founder of Sundial, an AI-powered data analysis company. Also, my first-ever podcast guest over 3 years ago!In our conversation, we discuss:1. The ... Show More
1h 36m
Jul 1
How Finance Teams Are Learning to Lead with AI
Are you leveraging AI to its full potential in your finance department? In this episode, we dive into the practical application of AI in finance with Anton Medvedev, former Senior Product Manager at Vena and CPA/CFA. With his unique blend of finance and tech expertise, Anton offe ... Show More
33m 35s
Sep 7
How AI is reshaping the product role | Oji and Ezinne Udezue
Ezinne and Oji Udezue have over 50 years of combined product leadership experience at Microsoft, Twitter, Atlassian, WP Engine, Typeform, and Calendly. They’ve witnessed every major shift in product management, and, despite their seniority, they’re taking beginner AI courses and ... Show More
1h 18m
Sep 2024
How to Become an AI Consultant
In this conversation, Jaeden Schafer discusses the recent success of the AI startup Glean, which raised $260 million at a $4.6 billion valuation. He explores the opportunities for individuals to become AI consultants, leveraging tools like Glean to help businesses save money and ... Show More
8m 47s
Aug 18
He built the top AI agent startup | Flo Crivello, Former PM, now CEO & Founder, Lindy AI
If you’ve ever said “I just wish I had an assistant who knew exactly how I think”... Lindy is that assistant. These agents aren’t demos. They’re real, customizable workflows anyone can build. No code.Flo Crivello (founder of Lindy and ex-Cruise/YC) joined us to show how his perso ... Show More
53m 10s