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One Year Later: Is AI Making Us Better, or Just Making It Easier? — with Geoff Thatcher, Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Creative Principals

2026-11-1144:44

Send us Fan Mail Originally aired October 2025. Exploring the intersection of creativity and innovation, Geoff Thatcher, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Creative Principals and author of The CEO’s Time Machine, shares how AI is transforming live experiences, from personalized exhibits to universal storytelling. Geoff explores the possibilities and the pitfalls of AI, from his five rules for using it well to why “better” and “easier” aren’t the same thing, and how to keep AI from stealin...

#423 Drowning in Data? Chris Rafter, COO of Inzata and Chief AI Officer at SIGNLD, on Governance, Third-Party Data, and Decision Intelligence

2026-11-0450:57

Send us Fan Mail Drowning in data but struggling to unlock its potential? Chris Rafter, Chief AI Officer at SIGNLD and COO of Inzata, shares his insights on navigating the complex world of analytics — exploring how businesses can leverage data for strategic growth, with discussions on governance, third-party data sets, and the emerging role of AI. 00:56 Meet Chris Rafter 05:18 Why Inzata 14:06 Analytics 17:15 SIGNLD Tech 19:08 Governance 20:35 Why SIGNLD 27:30 Th...

#422 Your AI Can’t Read That — Neil Katz, CPO of Valantor, on Why Document Understanding Is the Missing Layer of Enterprise AI

2026-10-2844:46

Send us Fan Mail Today, I'm your host, Katherine Mayne, and we’re joined by Neil Katz, Chief Product Officer at Valantor and co-founder of EyeLevel AI, who is building AI designed to tackle complex, messy enterprise documents. Be sure to listen to the end — Neil shares valuable insights on the future of AI document understanding that you won’t want to miss. 01:31 Introducing Neil Katz 07:09 RAG Before RAG 12:39 Visual Intelligence 15:19 Custom Workflows 16:52 RAG Details&n...

Ep. 420 ICYMI - Why Your Structured Data Is Stuck — and How Graph Neural Networks Unlock It, with Jure Leskovec, Stanford Professor and Co-Founder of Kumo

2026-10-2142:34

Send us Fan Mail Since this aired, Kumo has moved from GNNs to relational foundation models — the ‘secret sauce’ segment at 17:57 is where that story starts Data’s everywhere, but so often it feels… stuck. Joining us today is Jure Leskovec, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Kumo and a Stanford Professor who pioneered Graph Neural Networks and fundamentally reshaped how we understand networks — from Pinterest’s recommendations to tracking the spread of disease. We unpack why structured data i...

Ever wondered why brilliant CEOs sometimes seem to stall? Meet Andrea Petrone.

2026-10-1446:57

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered why brilliant CEOs sometimes seem to stall? Andrea Petrone’s groundbreaking work reveals that success can actually become a trap, freezing leaders into outdated identities. In this episode we unpack Andrea’s 20+ years coaching over 250 CEOs – including those at Shell and Unilever – to understand how leaders can break free from pressure, rediscover their ‘throughline,’ and truly embody leadership. 01:20 Meet Andrea Petrone 05:54 Andrea's CEO Experience 09:25 Defi...

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