The AI in Business Podcast is for non-technical business leaders who need to find AI opportunities, align AI capabilities with strategy, and deliver ROI. Each week, Emerj research staff and journalists interview top AI executives from Fortune 2000 firms and unicorn startups - uncovering trends, use-cases, and best practices for practical AI adoption. Visit our advertising page to learn more about reaching our executive audience of Fortune 2000 AI adopters: https://emerj.com/advertise
Latest episodes
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23 min
Measuring Marketing When AI Makes the Click Disappear - with Gillian Hinkle of Salesforce
AI-generated answers can give buyers information without a website visit, complicating how marketing teams measure visibility and conversion. In this episode, Gillian Hinkle, Senio…
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28 min
Preserving Field Service Expertise in the Age of AI - with Thomas Cottereau of Sightcall
Service organizations hold most of their critical expertise in experienced technicians rather than manuals, and that knowledge is leaving as the workforce turns over. In this episo…
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23 min
Proving AI ROI in Pharma Marketing - with Kellen Winters of Novartis
Enterprise investment in AI is rising faster than the ability to prove what it returns, leaving technology and vendor spend largely unexamined until leadership asks whether it is w…
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29 min
Designing a Technical Workforce That Adapts at the Speed of AI - with Carrol Chang of Andela
A job title no longer tells you what a technical role actually requires, now that AI has changed how the work gets done. In this episode, Carrol Chang, CEO of Andela, unpacks how A…
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29 min
Modernizing Enterprise GRC for Continuous Assurance - with Craig Unger of Hyperproof
Shifting regulations and siloed risk and compliance functions are forcing enterprise leaders to rethink audit-driven compliance. In this episode, Craig Unger, CEO and Founder at Hy…
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21 min
Building the Foundations for Scalable Industrial AI - with Jeff Witt of GE Vernova
A recommendation that's right 80% of the time sounds fine, until it's steering machinery next to a person. On the factory floor, that margin is the difference between routine and c…
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26 min
AI Content Governance Inside a Regulated Bank - with Stefan Zima of Raiffeisen Bank International AG
Financial institutions are moving fast on generative AI without a clear answer for who owns, and who is liable for, the content it produces and consumes. In this episode, Stefan Zi…
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27 min
Reducing Alert Noise with AI in Enterprise IT - with Dhrubojyoti Das Deb of JPMorganChase
Alert volume inside IT operations has outpaced manual triage, leaving real incidents buried in noise. In this episode, Dhrubojyoti Das Deb, SVP of Global IT at JPMorgan Chase & Co.…
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28 min
What Shared Intelligence Really Fixes in Enterprise AI - with John McMullan of Observe.ai
Enterprise CX teams have poured budget into AI, yet many still can't show measurable returns — frontline staff double-check the tools, and each new bot becomes another disconnected…
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22 min
Inside the Shift Toward Smarter Automated CX - with Paul Cuglietta of Simplyhealth
A single misstep in a new customer service channel can undo months of trust-building work. In this episode, Paul Cuglietta, Customer Services Director at Simplyhealth, explores how…
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30 min
Stop Overpaying for AI Power You Don't Need - with Melissa Ramey of Salesforce
An AI agent can function as designed yet produce results an organization cannot verify or safely use. In this episode, Melissa Ramey, Director, AI Transformation – Data Insights an…
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32 min
Turning Biological Complexity into R&D Advantage with Virtual Cells - with Giorgio Gaglia of Sanofi & Daniel V…
Drug discovery teams are running short of new ideas to test, and AI models that simulate how cells respond to drugs only pay off once leaders know when those predictions can be tru…
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22 min
Where AI Should Actually Earn Its Keep in Biopharma - with Mukhtar Ahmed of Greenstone Biosciences
In biopharma R&D, AI investment has overwhelmingly targeted generating more drug candidates, even though the industry has rarely lacked for compounds worth pursuing. In this episod…
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26 min
Modernizing Finance Data for Faster and More Reliable Operations - with Ciprian Porutiu of Marsh
Finance teams face immense pressure to operate faster, but rushing to automate over fragmented systems only compounds errors downstream. Ciprian Porutiu, SVP of Strategic Initiativ…
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22 min
Managing Change Across Modern Financial Operations - with Nathaniel Bell of Wells Fargo
For large banks, the barrier to AI at scale is rarely the model. It's decades of fragmented systems, inherited through mergers, acquisitions, and new products, where each team trus…
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27 min
Transforming Cardiovascular Care — How AI-Driven Insights Unlock Value for Hospitals and Clinics - with Jim Ha…
Hospitals and clinics continue to face a central challenge: extensive cardiac testing still fails to deliver clear, consistent diagnostic answers, slowing decision‑making and creat…
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24 min
Closing the Gap Between Commercial Plans and What Happens on the Shelf - with Stephanie Lilley of Reckitt
For consumer goods companies, the gap between the commercial plan agreed at head office and what gets executed on the shelf is one of the costliest disconnects in the business — in…
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20 min
Why Traditional Training Can't Keep Technical Teams Current - with Nicola Lyons of Andela
Traditional, event-based training can't keep pace with technical skills that now shift every six to twelve months. In this episode, Nicola Lyons, Senior Director of Talent Operat…
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22 min
Responsible Generative AI in Healthcare and What Leaders Need to Know for 2026 - with Rhett Alden of Elsevier…
Generative AI is entering clinical workflows just as healthcare institutions grapple with black-box outputs, unclear regulation, and the need for provable accuracy. In this episode…
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20 min
Building AI Into Systems That Can't Afford to Be Late - with Drew Barbier of MIPS
For AI systems built into vehicles, robots, and industrial equipment, being smart isn't enough — the difference between success and failure often comes down to whether real-time pe…