All Source Podcast

In this episode of The Career Playbook , host Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg is joined by Alexis Kolvalchick and Jen Webster for a conversation about building and sustaining a personal board of advisors through peer mentorship. Alexis and Jen discuss how trust, shared experiences, and honest feedback can transform professional relationships into valuable sounding boards, and why a diverse network of ad...

 In this episode of The Career Playbook, host Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg is joined by Christy Wilder for a candid conversation about what it takes to build and sustain strong mentoring relationships. Christy discusses why professionals should build a bench of mentors, how mentoring relationships can change as careers and priorities shift, and why trust, consistency, and open communication matter. S...

In this episode of The Career Playbook, host Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg is joined by Ben Conklin for a candid conversation about owning the messy chapters of your career. Ben discusses why career growth is rarely linear, how setbacks and unconventional experiences can become strengths, and the importance of taking risks before you feel fully ready. He also shares lessons on knowing when it is time...

In this episode of The Career Playbook, host Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg is joined by The Hon. Sue Gordon for a candid conversation about building mentorships that last. Sue discusses how to find the right mentor, why seniority is not everything, the value of mentors who challenge your thinking, and the difference between mentorship and sponsorship. She also shares why strong relationships, self-awa...

In the first episode of The Career Playbook , a new nine-part series from the All Source Podcast, host Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg is joined by Janice Glover Jones to break down the relationships that can influence professional growth: mentors, allies, and sponsors. Drawing on lessons from her career, Janice shares how candid feedback, unexpected mentorship, and advocates behind closed doors helped...

In this final episode of INSA's From Action Plan to Mission Impact: Key Takeaways from America's AI Action Plan podcast, hosts Chitra Sivanandam and Dr. Yevgeniy Sirotin reflect on the key themes and lessons from the series. They discuss the challenges of moving AI from strategy to operational capability, including workforce readiness, data quality, trust, governance, and responsible ado...

In this episode of INSA's From Action Plan to Mission Impact: Key Takeaways from America's AI Action Plan podcast, host Chitra Sivanandam sits down with Chip Usher, Senior Director for Intelligence at the Special Competitive Studies Project, to discuss how AI is reshaping global competition, diplomacy, and national security. Together, they examine Pillar Three of America’s AI Action Plan...

In this episode of INSA's From Action Plan to Mission Impact: Key Takeaways from America's AI Action Plan podcast, hosts Chitra Sivanandam and Dr. Yevgeniy Sirotin sit down with Dr. Missy Cummings, Director of the Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center at George Mason University, to examine why workforce readiness is critical to successful AI adoption. Dr. Cummings discusses the growing gap...

In this episode of INSA's From Action Plan to Mission Impact : Key Takeaways from America's AI Action Plan podcast, hosts Chitra Sivanandam and Yevgeniy Sirotin sit down with Mark Munsell, former Chief AI Officer at NGA, to examine what it takes to build trust in AI systems before they are deployed in mission environments. Mr. Munsell discusses the challenges of testing, evaluating, and...

In this episode of INSA’s All Source Podcast series, From Action Plan to Mission Impact, hosts Chitra Sivanandam and Yevgeniy Sirotin sit down with Dr. Ian McCulloh to examine what it takes to transform raw mission data into operational advantage. Drawing on decades of experience across military operations, AI, and data science, Dr. McCulloh explores why data quality, integrity, and pragmatic miss...

In this episode of INSA’s All Source Podcast , From Action Plan to Mission Impact, hosts Chitra Sivanandam and Yevgeniy Sirotin sit down with Sean Batir to examine why data, not just models, is the decisive factor in scaling AI for national security. The conversation breaks down how America’s AI Action Plan reframes data as a strategic asset and what it takes to build secure, interoperable, and mi...

In this inaugural episode of INSA’s All Source Podcast , From Action Plan to Mission Impact: Key Takeaways from America's AI Action Plan , hosts Chitra Sivanandam and Dr. Yevgeniy Sirotin break down what it takes to move America’s AI Action Plan from policy to execution. They examine the shift from experimental AI to operational capability, highlighting the need for scalable infrastructure, s...

Featuring Amy Campbell, Senior Policy Manager, INSA.