From Spaghetti to Growth

Blake Hall, CEO of ID.me—one of the world's leading digital identity companies—WARNS, "In the age of AI, what is real has never been more important." Deepfakes are getting better. Voice cloning is becoming indistinguishable from reality. And AI-powered fraud is already infiltrating businesses, government systems, and critical industries around the world. Most people think AI's biggest impact will...

Healthcare AI isn't just moving fast. It's moving into areas where a single mistake can cost lives. Most industries can survive an AI "oops" moment. Healthcare can't. In this episode of The AI CEO Podcast, Seema Alexander sits down with Kausar Riaz Ahmed — healthcare AI leader at AstraZeneca and former FDA regulatory expert — to unpack the future of generative AI in medicine, drug development, pat...

AI didn't just evolve. It accelerated faster than most businesses could adapt. In just the last year, we've gone from curiosity… to experimentation… to the start of company adoption. And now? Leaders are facing a new problem: AI is making them less trusted. Season 3 of The AI CEO Podcast begins here—with Allison Shapira, founder and CEO of Global Public Speaking, Harvard lecturer, keynote speaker,...

Special Edition | AUSA x The AI CEO Podcast  A Special Edition of the AI CEO Podcast featuring Lieutenant General (LTG (Retired)) Leslie C. Smith, Vice President (VP) of Leadership and Education, Association of the United States Army (AUSA)—in collaboration the  AI CEO Podcast & ISCI About the Special Edition: This collaborative episode commemorates two major milestones: ● 75th Anniversary of AUSA...

Today's AI CEO Podcast episode is a special excerpt from last year's Futurist Series, curated by Seema Alexander at DC Startup & Tech Week. You will hear two sessions featuring Paul Allen, CEO of Soar AI: his compelling keynote, "Can AI Disrupt Unhappiness?" followed by a fireside chat with Seema and Paul on how AI is reshaping business as we know it. Can artificial intelligence actually disrupt u...

Your competitor isn't experimenting with AI. They're rebuilding their company around it. That gap? That's where market leaders are being decided. In this episode of The AI CEO Podcast, host Seema Alexander sits down with Jason Michael Perry (CEO of Perry Labs, author of The AI Evolution) to break down AI in plain English — beyond ChatGPT — and explain what's coming next: agentic AI, RAG, conversat...

Artificial intelligence is moving faster in finance than almost anyone expected. An industry once known for slow adoption is now transforming into a real-time, AI-powered decision engine. Seema Alexander and Chinmoy Bhatiya explore how AI is reshaping banking wealth management capital markets and enterprise operations from hyper personalized financial services to autonomous agents digital identity...

Seema Alexander and Ainsley MacLean explore a future where disease isn't treated late but detected early sometimes years before symptoms ever appear. From AI-powered imaging to precision diagnosis at the cellular level, we examine how technology is quietly shifting healthcare from reactive care to proactive prevention. Early detection could save lives, restore time to doctors, and change outcomes...

The AI CEO Podcast is a show for CEOs, founders, and business leaders navigating the biggest technology shift of our lifetime. Each episode explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping leadership, business strategy, marketing, and growth—translating complex AI concepts into practical insights leaders can use to make smarter decisions and stay competitive. AI is no longer optional—it's redefin...

Are We Prepared for the Seismic Shift Ahead? Inside the Next 3 Years of AI, Humanity & Work — with Kristina Francis The next three years will redefine more about humanity, work, identity, and opportunity than the last twenty. In this powerful episode of The AI CEO Podcast with Seema Alexander, I sit down with Kristina Francis — CEO of Kin & Commons (formerly Executive Director of JFFLabs, where sh...

Transforming Workforce & Leadership in the AI Era Are you ready to lead your organization through the seismic shift AI is causing in leadership and workforce planning?   In this insightful episode of The AI CEO Podcast, host Seema Alexander sits down with Stephanie Shabazz — a 2X TEDx speaker, Microsoft adoption lead, AI consultant, and human-centered AI strategist — to unpack how AI is reshaping...

AI is already transforming industries, but where are we really? According to Sean Makulowich, CEO of Ideaf Fire, we are still in the dial-up modem era of AI—and this is the weakest the technology will ever be. In this essential episode of The AI CEO Podcast, host Seema Alexander and Sean Makulowich dive deep into the one undeniable truth: You have to be really good at your job, or AI will begin to...

The AI CEO is a podcast where business leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators uncover how artificial intelligence is transforming strategy, leadership, and growth. Each episode breaks down complex AI trends into clear insights, helping CEOs and decision-makers stay ahead in the age of disruption. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guest:...

$300M in 8 Months: The GenAI Bet They Said Would Never Work 🔥 SHOW NOTES: What if the AI project your exec team rejected went on to generate $300 million in revenue? In this powerful episode of The AI CEO Podcast , Noelle Russell — founder of the AI Leadership Institute and one of the original builders on Alexa — reveals how she went from pitching a GenAI idea nobody believed in... to leading one...

Why Most AI Projects Fail w/ Uviks Sharma & Padmini Soni 📌Make sure to check out Asian Women Advancing AI https://awaai.org/ In this week's episode of the AI CEO podcast, host Seema Alexander sits down with AI leaders Padmini Soni and Uvika Sharma to explore the multifaceted world of AI adoption, responsible AI development, and cultural inclusivity in AI. Padmini and Uvika, co-founders of the Asi...

What does Gen Z really think about AI in school, cheating with ChatGPT, and the future of jobs? Their answers will shock you. 😳 In this special MINI edition of The AI CEO Podcast, host Seema Alexander sits down with Aria Ponda (11th grader, Winston Churchill HS) and Sareena Alexander (11th grader, Whitman HS) for an unfiltered, family edition conversation on how teens view AI. This episode gauged...

From "Black Box" to Business Breakthroughs: Sid Banerjee on AI, Customer Experience & The Future of Agency DESCRIPTION: What happens when a billion-dollar founder who was building "AI" before it was even a buzzword sits down to talk about where it's all headed? In this episode of The AI CEO Podcast , host Seema Alexander welcomes Sid Banerjee —founder of Clarabridge (acquired for $1B), former Chie...

Is this the end of work as we know it? Or the beginning of a new kind of freedom? In this provocative episode of The AI CEO Podcast , host Seema Alexander sits down with Catherine McMillan , founding director of the AI Collective — a global grassroots movement redefining the role of humans in the age of AI. What started in a living room is now a 70,000+ member movement across 25 cities and 7 count...

⚠️ If you think legal can wait until launch—you're already behind. In this episode of The AI CEO , I sat down with powerhouse attorneys Ambur Smith (Founder, Ambur Smith Law) and Cameron Powell (Founding Partner, Deep Law) for a no-BS conversation on the legal landmines , ethical dilemmas , and massive opportunities AI is creating across startups, scaleups, and enterprise. We unpacked: • Why "auto...

"If your focus group still needs pizza and a two-way mirror, you're already outdated." In this episode of The AI CEO I sit down with Felipe Restrepo—CEO & co-founder of Odaptos—to unpack the first 'empathy-enabled' AI that reads micro-expressions, voice tone, and body language to predict a purchase eight seconds before it happens. We talked about: • Why 90 % of customer truth is non-verbal—and how...

AI Security Is Now a CEO Priority What high-growth companies already know about protecting their AI infrastructure, and why waiting could leave you behind. In this episode of The AI CEO Podcast , host Seema Alexander sits down with Jerome Johnson II , Director of Solutions Architecture, National Security & Defense at Amazon Web Services (AWS) , to break down the future of AI security , agent-based...

She Gave Her Team Permission to AI… You Won't Believe What Happened Next | Laura Seuschek, COO of WiseWire What actually happens when a COO tells her entire team: "You're allowed to experiment with AI" ? In this episode of The AI CEO Podcast , host Seema Alexander sits down with Laura Seuschek , Chief Operating Officer of WiseWire , a trailblazing edtech company reshaping how content is designed,...

  In this episode of The AI CEO Podcast , Seema Alexander —AI strategist, business futurist, and co-founder of Virgent AI—sits down with Rob Richardson , founder of Disruption Now and MidwestCon, to explore what true leadership looks like when AI knows more than you do. 🧠 Topics Covered: Why clarity—not knowledge—is the new differentiator What "artistic intelligence" means in an AI world The role...

📌Make sure to check out Virgent.ai https://virgent.ai/ and BootupStudios.ai https://www.bootupstudios.ai/ In this episode of the AI CEO Podcast, Seema sits down with  Chandler Malone, CEO of BootUp Studios , to discuss the disruptive impact of AI on the labor market and the burgeoning opportunities for entrepreneurs.  We explore various topics including the ethical implications of AI, the evolvin...

If you don't implement governance early, the market will do it for you—and it might be too late."   In this episode of the AI CEO podcast, Seema Alexander is joined by Gerald Kierce, the co-founder of Trustible AI, to discuss the importance of AI governance for businesses. We discuss how enterprises can adopt AI safely while maintaining regulatory compliance and mitigating risks. Gerald emphasizes...