AI Leadership Lab, by Ryan Heath

Episode Overview In this episode of AI Leadership Lab,Ryan sits down with Jeff Lurie, Chief Business Officer of Perigon, to explore how AI is transforming the way organizations consume and act on news and real-time information. Jeff unpacks the fundamental problem of information overload explains how AI is needed to go beyond basic keyword monitoring to deliver structured, actionable intelligence....

Episode Overview In this episode recorded at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ryan sits down with Johnny Ayers, CEO of Socure, to discuss the evolving challenges of identity verification, fraud prevention, and trust in an age of AI-powered deepfakes and digital doppelgangers. Key quotes "The ability to discern between a human and a video feed, two years ago, you could see it with a naked ey...

Episode Summary: In this compelling conversation, Nitin Mittal shares insights from his unique position as the AI strategy leader across Deloitte's global operations. From scaling AI implementations across Fortune 500 companies to navigating the rapid evolution from predictive AI to generative AI, Nitin discusses the practical realities of enterprise AI adoption. He explores the critical impor...

In this episode of AI Leadership Lab, host Ryan Heath interviews Umesh Sachdev, CEO of Uniphore, live from the World Economic Forum in Davos. As the leader of a company serving over 2,000 customers globally, Umesh shares critical insights about the shift from AI experimentation to real business impact in 2026. The conversation explores how C-suite leaders are moving beyond the novelty of GPUs and...

In this episode of AI Leadership Lab, host Ryan Heath sits down with Philip Rathle, Chief Technology Officer at Neo4j, to explore how graph databases are revolutionizing AI infrastructure and enterprise knowledge systems. Philip reveals why understanding the relationships between data points is more powerful than having all the facts, and how companies like Google built trillion-dollar businesses...

Episode Overview In this episode of AI Leadership Lab, host Ryan Heath speaks with Pari Parchi, Founder and CEO of Panorama Aero, about the critical infrastructure challenges facing America's airspace. With the US still operating on World War II-era radar systems while drones proliferate and autonomous flight technology advances, Pari reveals where the private sector may need to take more airs...

Episode Overview In this episode of AI Leadership Lab, host Ryan Heath sits down with Ryan Steelberg, CEO of Veritone, to explore the practical realities of deploying AI in enterprises. With a deep history in ad tech and in structuring previously unstructured audio and video data, Steelberg offers a grounded perspective on AI adoption that cuts through the hype. From discussing the critical import...

In this episode of AI Leadership Lab, host Ryan Heath sits down with Dan Neely, CEO and co-founder of Vermillio, an AI platform for protecting and monetizing intellectual property. Recorded live from Web Summit in Lisbon, this conversation tackles the critical challenge facing every creator in the AI age: how to protect your likeness and work and capitalize on new monetization opportunities. From...

In this episode of AI Leadership Lab, host Ryan Heath sits down with Zak Ali, US General Manager of Finder, a fintech firm, to explore how the rise of AI-powered answer engines is fundamentally reshaping digital marketing and web traffic. As ChatGPT and similar tools increasingly provide instant answers without requiring clicks to websites, Zak offers practical insights on adapting to this post-cl...

Ryan Heath interviews Peter Kant, CEO and co-founder of Enabled Intelligence, about revolutionizing AI data labeling through neurodiverse talent. Peter shares how his company solves a critical bottleneck in AI development — high-quality labeled training data — while creating meaningful employment for neurodiverse individuals and people with disabilities. From achieving 95% accuracy rates compared...

In this episode of AI Leadership Lab, host Ryan Heath sits down with Dan Morrison , CEO of StoryVenture and strategic communications professor at Johns Hopkins University, to explore how storytelling remains humanity's most powerful tool even as AI transforms the communications landscape. Drawing from his career spanning Bloomberg, IBM, the State Department, OECD, and Pew Research Center, Dan...

In this episode of AI Leadership Lab, host Ryan Heath sits down with Larissa Schneider, COO and co-founder of Unframe AI, to discuss how her company is revolutionizing enterprise AI adoption. Larissa shares the origin story of Unframe, their unique "try before you buy" approach, and how they're helping Fortune 500 companies move from one AI use case to 17+ in just a few quarters. Key...

In this episode of AI Leadership Lab, host Ryan Heath sits down with Miriam Vogel, President and CEO of EqualAI, to explore the critical intersection of AI governance, literacy, and trust. With half of Americans more concerned than excited about AI, Miriam offers a roadmap for building responsible AI systems that deserve public trust. From discussing the litigation boom around AI to sharing real-w...

How AI Will Replace Your Financial Advisor In this episode of AI Leadership Lab, host Ryan Heath sits down with Fahad Hassan, CEO and co-founder of Range, to discuss how his company is building a fully autonomous AI-powered wealth management platform. Fahad shares why he spent five years deeply understanding the financial advisory industry before automating it, how Range is disrupting century-old...

In this episode of the AI Leadership Lab, host Ryan Heath engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Ryan Steelberg, CEO of Veritone, a leading enterprise AI software company. The discussion delves into the evolution of AI in the ad tech industry, exploring how cognitive AI models have transformed the landscape of media and advertising. Steelberg shares insights into the importance of struct...