The AI Strategy Show

AI is no longer just a business productivity tool. In this episode, McIntosh and Kenshin discuss how advanced AI models are becoming critical infrastructure — and how access to them is increasingly shaped by politics, national security, and global competition. From U.S. restrictions on powerful models to Europe’s push for AI sovereignty, the conversation explores what happens when the tools busine...

In Episode 007 of The AI Strategy Show, McIntosh and Kenshin dig into Apple’s WWDC announcements, the disappointment around missing hardware news, and why Apple’s unified memory architecture still matters for the future of local AI. The conversation turns into a broader look at the coming battle between Apple, Nvidia, and the rest of the AI hardware market — especially as small and medium-sized bu...

This week on The AI Strategy Show , McIntosh and Kenshin dig into the emerging battle between NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Apple over the future of local AI hardware. NVIDIA’s new RTX Spark platform and DGX-style workstation announcements point toward a world where AI agents can run directly on personal computers and business workstations, not just in the cloud. The conversation explores unified memory,...

In this episode of The AI Strategy Show, McIntosh and Kenshin walk through five practical business workflows that small and mid-sized businesses can start automating with AI: lead intake and follow-up, customer support triage, internal SOP and knowledge-base drafting, scheduling and administrative coordination, and invoicing or accounts receivable communication. Rather than chasing flashy AI demos...

This week on The AI Strategy Show , McIntosh and Kenshin walk through a practical example of how a small business can modernize with AI without needing a big budget or a technical team. Using a fictional plumbing company, “Mike’s Plumbing and Drains,” they show how AI deep research can analyze local competitors, identify positioning gaps, create customer personas, suggest website copy, recommend m...

 In this episode of The AI Strategy Show , McIntosh and Kenshin talk about the realities of building with AI right now: model limits, rising subscription costs, capacity problems, and why businesses may eventually need more dedicated AI infrastructure. They also discuss how Arx Labs is thinking about using locally hosted models and agent systems to give businesses more reliable access to AI t...

In episode two of The AI Strategy Show , McIntosh and Kenshin dig into the emerging world of agentic wallets and machine-to-machine commerce : what happens when AI agents move beyond recommending actions and begin completing transactions under human-approved rules. The conversation explores why “agent-ready” may soon become as important as “mobile-ready” for small and medium-sized businesses, espe...

In the first episode of The AI Strategy Show , McIntosh and Kenshin introduce the new podcast, explain why they are shifting their focus toward AI, and lay out the mission of the show: helping small and medium-sized businesses understand how to use AI in practical, strategic ways. They argue that small businesses have a unique opportunity right now because they can move faster than large enterpris...