AI with Bry Podcast

Most teams ask, “Which model should we use?” Federico Nagy (Co-founder, WayToGo Data ) flips it: start with the problem, fix the data, then choose the tech. With 10+ years across healthcare, banking, fintech, telco, and insurance, Federico shows how leaders turn messy data and vague AI goals into practical wins. In this episode, you’ll learn how to: 🧭 Lead with problems, not tools: Tie AI to clea...

Most AI talks chase hype and tools. This one is about leadership, creativity, and change. In this episode of AI with Bry, I sit down with Vincent Hunt — Founder & CEO of Frontier Technologies and the force behind the Bureau of Creative Intelligence — to explore how leaders can “remaster fire”: pairing human imagination with AI to move faster, stay human, and build resilient teams. In this epis...

Revenue Growth Agent: Pre-Call Research to Proposal in Minutes. Most sales teams spend 30–60 minutes prepping for a call… then wing it. In this episode of AI with Bry, I sit down with Matt Oess (Partner at TechCXO) to explore how his Revenue Growth Agent (RGA) uses AI to: ⚡ Automate pre-call research in minutes ⚡ Guide reps through value-based discovery (not product pitches) ⚡ Generate ROI-fram...

Why AI Projects Fail—and How Leaders Turn Strategy into Results In this episode of AI with Bry, I sit down with Sarah Cornett — founder & CEO of Global AI Advisors — to unpack why 80–90% of AI projects fail, and how leaders can flip the script by turning AI strategy into measurable business results. 🧭 Why AI projects fail without clear strategy & prioritized use cases 🧑‍🤝...

3 Real Business Wins with AI (Insurance, SEO, Training) In this episode of AI with Bry, I sit down with Justin Goodman — co-founder & CEO of Total CSR — to explore how AI is transforming real business operations, from cutting costs to scaling training. 🏢 How AI strengthens insurance training by overcoming the “forgetting curve” ✍️ Why AI SEO agents can slash costs from $80k/yea...

Collective Intelligence, Creativity & The New AI Renaissance In this episode of AI with Bry, I sit down with Mason Youngblood—researcher, musician, and co-lead of the Collective Creativity Lab at Stony Brook University—to explore how AI is reshaping creativity, collaboration, and cultural evolution. 🌍 How humans, animals & AI make group decisions ⚡ Why AI networks spark more di...

Human Purpose, Leadership & the Future of AI In this episode of AI with Bry, I sit down with Virginie Glaenzer—fractional CMO, advisor, and host of Pass the Mic—to explore how AI is reshaping not just how we work, but why. 🌍 The 3 groups reacting to AI → ethics, resistance, and planetary concerns ⚡ The 3 phases of AI adoption → faster ➡️ better ➡️ job transformation 🤝 Why leadership must co...

Creativity, Storytelling & the Future of AI In this episode of  AI with Bry , I sit down with entrepreneur and creative strategist  Pete Sena  to unpack how AI is transforming the way we think, create, and grow businesses: 🎨 How AI is changing the creative process ⚡ Why the pace of AI progress is unlike anything we’ve seen 🛠️ Practical ways founders & leaders can use AI ev...

🎙️  S1:E3 — AI & Cybersecurity: How Kevin Carlson is Guiding Leaders Through the Hype and the Reality Welcome back to  AI with Bry, the show where I help founders, executives, and innovators learn, leverage, and lead with AI. In this episode, I sit down with  Kevin Carlson , a four-time CTO, former Chief Information Security Officer, and Tech CXO advisor, to dig into the real-wo...

🎙️ S1:E2 — Trust, Risk & Responsible AI: A Strategy Guide with Terry Ziemniak Welcome back to  AI with Bry  — the show where we help founders, executives, and innovators learn, leverage, and lead with AI. In this episode, host Bryan Dennstedt is joined by Terry Ziemniak, former Chief Risk Officer, cybersecurity veteran, and Tech CXO advisor to tackle one of the most critical and unde...

🎙️ S1:E1 — Claude, MCP & The Future of Work: Deep Dive with Todd Merrill Welcome to the very first episode of  AI with Bry  — the show where we help founders, executives, and innovators learn, leverage, and lead with AI. In this kickoff conversation,  Bryan Dennstedt  is joined by long-time technologist and Tech CXO partner  Todd Merrill , who’s been working in AI sinc...

Welcome to AI with Bry. The podcast where startup founders and CEOs learn how to actually use AI to grow their business. In this kickoff episode, host Bryan Dennstedt shares how AI can double your productivity without doubling your headcount, why it's as essential as water for modern companies, and how to turn it into your competitive edge. You’ll discover Bryan’s 3-part framework: Learn. Leverage...