The SDG Podcast

Paul Wiedel joins the podcast team to discuss the reality of managing multiple clients simultaneously, ranging from handling two or three accounts to juggling double-digit workloads, and how success depends heavily on planning, scheduling discipline, and constant context switching across responsibilities

AI can be incredibly useful—and occasionally incredibly confident while being completely wrong. In this episode, Eric and Dean join Peter and Kyle to unpack the fear, hype, and reality surrounding AI. from job replacement and energy consumption to hallucinations, bias, and the challenge of knowing when to trust the machine.

Consulting comes with plenty of unwritten rules: own your mistakes, communicate thoughtfully, document your work, and maybe don’t come in hot on day one. In this episode, we unpack the habits that help consultants build trust, navigate client environments, and become the kind of partner people actually want on their team.

This episode is Part 2 of Who Owns The Code. The team explores how “vibe coding” with AI is reshaping who can build software inside organizations, and what happens when prototypes start drifting toward production without traditional engineering guardrails. The group unpacks ideas like “golden paths” and controlled playgrounds for innovation, where non-engineers can safely build and test ideas while still ensuring anything valuable can be reliably transitioned into production-grade systems.

In this episode, the team dives into the reality of onboarding—when starting a new role can mean anything from a perfectly prepared desk and ready-to-go laptop to sitting in a lobby wondering where to even begin. They share stories from both ends of the spectrum: seamless welcomes that make you feel instantly part of the team, and the more chaotic starts where access, equipment, and even basic instructions take days to fall into place.