Evolve: A Blend Podcast

AI is reshaping marketing faster than most organizations can operationalize it. Ahead of #PegaWorld 2026, we sat down with Greg DeMelo (CTO, Pegasystems), Ryan Serpan, and Steve Ash for a new episode of the *Evolve Podcast* exploring one of the biggest questions facing enterprise leaders right now:What comes after SaaS? This conversation goes beyond the hype around “agentic AI” and “SaaSmageddon”...

In this energizing episode of the Evolve Podcast , Blend leaders sit down with Janine Flaccavento, SVP Retail Media Americas at Criteo , to unpack how AI, retail intelligence, and commerce media are fundamentally reshaping the customer journey. From the rise of agentic commerce and LLM-powered product discovery to the future of first-party data and personalization, the conversation explores what b...

In Episode 11 of Evolve, Alex Sion sits down with Brett King and Jesse Fagan to explore how AI-powered simulations and synthetic personas are changing the way organizations test ideas, understand customers, and bring products to market. From flight simulators to digital twins to LLM-driven audience research, this episode examines why simulation is becoming a core capability for modern enterprises.

In this episode of the Evolve Blend podcast, Caroline Caldwell sits down with Erik Wischhusen, Steven Tom, and Celia Wanderley to unpack how AI is reshaping the skills, teams, and operating models needed to move from demo to production. The conversation explores agentic engineering, the shift from coder to builder, and why the future belongs to organizations that can combine speed, trust, and scal...

In this episode of Evolve, Adam sits down with Maggie to uncover how Blend is redefining what partnership really means in the age of AI. They dive into the realities of transformation and how co-creation turns big ideas into measurable results. Maggie shares stories from the frontlines of working with Fortune 1000 clients, the art of blending deep expertise with innovation, and why “we blend in so...

In this episode of  Evolve , Alex and Rob tackle the AI transformation battle reshaping financial services. Rob introduces his “mountains vs. fields” metaphor to explain why legacy banks, though rich in customers, brand trust, and resources, must balance their scale and stability with the need for speed. Legacy banks sometimes struggle under decades of tech debt and rigid processes, while other pl...

0:10: Intro 0:33: What is going on in the world of AI? 1:14: How does AI fit in an organization? 2:28: What is the path toward fully autonomous AI? 5:41: Walk us through a recent case study that broadly used AI, including generative AI. 11:06: What is Blend X, and what inspired its creation? 12:28: Can you tell us more about the team behind the project? In this episode of Evolve, Adam and Rob navi...

0:00: Intro 0:15: Role of the investment advisor in the world of AI 2:00: Differentiating Asset Managers in the AI Era 4:36: AI’s Impact on opening the mass affluent market to scaled wealth management 5:40: Rethinking advisory services for the mass affluent market 6:19: Future of Financial Services In 5 years    Explore how AI is revolutionizing wealth management with our expert panel featuring: A...

What does it really take to make AI work in the enterprise? In this episode, Adam & Oz sit at the builders table and dig into the hard truths behind stalled proof-of-concepts, explore the 7 essentials for scaling AI, and talk about how agentic transformation is reshaping the way organizations think about people, platforms, and outcomes. Ready to join the 10% of companies that actually scale AI...