Dennis Yao Yu

AI for Business Leaders

Business EN ↓ 8 episodes

Every company is being told to "use AI." Very few leaders have a playbook for what actually works. AI for Business Leaders is the show where senior operators at commerce brands, technology companies, and venture firms share the one AI decision that changed their business, what worked, what failed, and what they'd do differently. Hosted by Dennis Yao Yu, Founder & CEO of The Other Group, a strategic advisory firm that partners with commerce and AI companies to unlock revenue and solve go-to-market challenges. With 20+ years at the intersection of commerce, technology, and AI, Dennis brings on

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Albert Chun, Founder/CEO of AI Circle, on Training a Frontier Model, and Why "Everyone's B+" Without Experience 18.04.2026 41:11

"Quality over quantity. It is never about the number." Albert Chun is the Founder of AI Circle — a vetted community for business leaders, founders, and operators building at the frontier of AI. Before AI Circle, Albert was a teacher in two of the country's poorest congressional districts, a Harvard grad student, an insurtech operator who scaled from 3 reports to managing 211 people a...

Gary Benerofe, General Partner at Mu Ventures, on the Future of Agentic Commerce and What VCs Really Look for in AI Founders 11.04.2026 33:49

What separates a genuine AI commerce startup from AI theater? Gary Benerofe is the General Partner of Mu Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in the future of commerce. With over 20 years deploying capital across stages and asset classes, Gary brings a unique combination of operational expertise and investment acumen — what he calls "operating capital." In this convers...

The AI Maximalist Playbook: James Raybould on Building at the Speed of Ideas 04.04.2026 48:14

James Raybould is the former SVP and General Manager of Turing Intelligence, the enterprise consulting and AI deployment division of Turing — a company valued at $2.2 billion that partners with frontier AI labs like OpenAI to help enterprises transform AI from proof-of-concept into proprietary intelligence. Before Turing, James spent 13 years at LinkedIn, where he played a key role in two major ac...

Charlie Ninegar, COO of DSS Games, on Getting People Off Their Phones and Growing Against the Grain 28.03.2026 15:56

Charlie Ninegar is the COO of DSS Games, a fast-growing tabletop card games company on a mission to get people off their phones and back around the table. In this episode, recorded live at eTail Palm Springs, we dig into how DSS Games stole market share while their category actually shrank through relentless content quality, brand discipline, and a team-first approach to AI adoption. Topics covere...

Aman Advani of Ministry of Supply On Building Customer Loyalty Through Rapid Experimentation (from Etail Palm Springs) 17.03.2026 11:56

In this insightful interview, Iman from eTale shares how his apparel brand adapted to supply chain disruptions, leveraged AI for rapid testing and inventory management, and built customer loyalty through experimentation. Discover strategies for agility, AI integration, and maintaining innovation in a challenging market. Supply chain agility and on-demand inventory AI-driven rapid testing and decis...

Angela Clark of Patagonia - How Patagonia Uses Storytelling and AI to Engage Customers (from eTail Palm Springs) 17.03.2026 12:09

In this interview, Angela Clark, VP of Digital at Patagonia, shares insights on how the brand navigates market disruptions, leverages storytelling, and integrates AI to enhance customer engagement and long-term brand loyalty. Patagonia's response to tariffs and market disruptions The role of storytelling in brand loyalty AI and personalization in retail

AI GTM Playbook: Matt Dornfeld on Building Commerce's AI Strategy from the Ground Up 11.03.2026 44:07

Matt Dornfeld is the Head of Global AI Go-to-Market Strategy at Commerce (formerly BigCommerce), where he's architecting the AI GTM organization inside one of the largest open SaaS commerce platforms in the world. In this episode, we get into what it actually takes to build an AI-powered go-to-market engine from the ground up — the architecture, the people challenges, and the frameworks that s...

VP of Phoenix Suns - Business 97% of Fans Will Never Visit Your Stadium, Now What 04.03.2026 40:26

Only 2-3% of Manchester City fans will ever set foot in the stadium. So how do you build a business around the other 97%? Ron Li has spent his career figuring that out. Ron Li is VP of Data Intelligence & Strategic Partnerships at the Phoenix Suns, where he oversees AI and data strategy across five properties — the Suns (NBA), Mercury (WNBA), Valley Suns (G League), Footprint Center, and the t...