Transform NOW

In this episode, host Michael Marchuk speaks with Vincent Lassalle, a leader within the Demos Helsinki global think-tank.  Corporations tend to think of their strategic planning with a 3-5 year target, but Vincent helps refocus the way companies and governments can achieve both commercial success as well as beneficial societal impact over a much longer time horizon using their Skopegy methodo...

In this episode, host Michael Marchuk chats with long-time industry expert, Ian Barkin about the evolution of the automation industry and how RPA and AI are transforming organizations and their people.  Ian discusses how digital transformation is not just a set of technology, but a mindset to alter how work gets done.   Here’s what we talked with Ian about:  - Where organizations are making the mo...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston talks with Alex Ratner, Co-founder and CEO at Snorkel AI, who explains how his company is helping companies tackle what he believes is the biggest obstacle to AI, the labeling of data used to train machine learning models. . Here’s what we talked with Alex about: *The Snorkel AI value proposition *How the Stanford AI lab and Snorkel AI isolated the data labeling prob...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston talks with Damian Lewandowski, an expert on automation and AI at McKinsey & Company, who provides his perspective on how/where generative AI can be used to transform companies. . Here’s what we talked with Damian about: *Why generative AI is such a hot topic *The prospect of generative AI becoming the dominant form of AI in the years to come *The potential impact...

In this episode, host Michael Marchuk talks with Nirav Patel, CEO of Bristlecone - a supply chain services organization - about the power of introducing AI solutions within a corporate supply-chain function.  Nirav discusses how there isn't a technology gap, but a talent gap that organizations need to address with people who are not just supply-chain savvy, but also data savvy to support the...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston talks with returning guest Dr. Stefan Gstettner, partner and director at BCG, who explains how companies can leverage AI in the most effective manner in order to transform their supply chain and achieve sustainable results. . Here’s what we talked with Stefan about: *The state of supply chain performance over the past 5-10 years *How companies have historically attem...

In this episode, host Michael Marchuk talks with Maureen Burns about her book "Winning with Purpose" that was co-authored with Fred Reichheld and Darci Darnell. We'll be exploring how the primary purpose of a business should be to enrich the lives of its customers which leads generating good profits.  This enrichment is directly linked to the digital transformation efforts that organ...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston is joined by Mike Bechtel, Chief Futurist of Deloitte Consulting, who breaks down six key tech trends in 2023 impacting innovation and foundational business areas. . Here’s what we talked with Mike about: *The role of the Chief Futurist at Deloitte Consulting *Macro-technology forces that are the backbone of information technology *The top 2023 tech trends that align...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston talks with John Rossman, Digital and Innovation Advisor and Author, who explains how and why company leaders need to take a closer look at their most significant strategic initiatives. . Here’s what we talked with John about: * The definition of “big bet initiative” * The success rate of big bet initiatives * Key reasons big bet initiatives fail and a recommended app...

In this episode, host Michael Marchuk talks with founder and CEO, Aron Clymer of Data Clymer, about the importance of getting access to clean data as a foundation of your digital transformation.  Learn how anyone with the organization can become a "data hero" by leveraging automation to access the right data at the right time. Here’s what we talked with Aron about: - Why it's critical under u...

In this episode, host Michael Marchuk talks with Malcolm Hawker, former Gartner analyst who now heads up data strategy for Profisee, about the importance of data management when transforming your business with intelligent automation.   Here’s what we talked with Malcom about:  * How to define data quality and why it may differ depending on the way you use it * The business impacts of goo...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston speaks with Sean Jump, Managing Director at Sia Partners, who explains how and why the energy industry is increasingly relying on intelligent automation to address a confluence of business challenges. . Here’s what we talked with Sean about: *How things have changed for the consulting industry over the past few years *Current state issues and opportunities facing the...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston speaks with Emma Kirby-Kidd, Head of Robotic Operating Model (ROM) at SS&C Blue Prism, who explains how and why the ROM has been updated. . Here’s what we talked with Emma about: *What the ROM is all about *Where and when the ROM comes up in conversations with companies looking to begin their automation journey *The correlation between ROM adoption and the value...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston talks with Gary Smith, VP of Strategic Sales and Partner Development at Quantifind, who explains how his company's uses AI to solve this challenge and brings it to life through a real-life customer story involving pharmaceutical supply chains. . Here’s what we talked with Gary about: *Overview of Quantifind *What “fusion chain” is all about *Why AI has become adv...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston talks with Gary Clarke, Academic Alliance Manager for North America at SS&C Blue Prism, who explains how it is more important than ever for students to develop technology skills in areas such as RPA before entering the workforce. . Here’s what we talked with Gary about: *Why it is becoming more important for college students to learn about intelligent automation...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston talks with Sarah Burnett, Chief Technology Evangelist at KYP.ai, who explains productivity mining and how it improves employee experience and efficiency. . Here’s what we talked with Sarah about: *Sarah's book, The Autonomous Enterprise – Powered by AI *An overview of productivity mining *Interesting facts about the state of work that productivity mining technolo...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston speaks with Paula Cox, VP of Business Development and Sales at WonderBotz, and Fauzia Khan, a Partner in the Digital Strategy & Transformation Practice of INVOKE, who explain how their respective firms are working together and talk about their views on trends and opportunities in the intelligent automation space. . Here’s what we talked with Paula and Fauzia abou...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston talks with Andrew Singer, Expert Associate Partner in Technology Strategy and Enterprise Architecture at Bain & Company, who explains six key technology trends Bain has observed across a thousand different company case studies. . Here’s what we talked with Andrew about: *The context for Bain’s white paper and the research underlying it *The correlation between a...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston talks with Micah Friedman, Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal, who explains how the hospitality sector is poised to transform in a big way. . Here’s what we talked with Micah about: *The overall state of the hospitality sector *The biggest challenges facing these companies *Key moves these companies need to make in order to survive and thrive *Why now is the r...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston speaks with Madhu Raman, Global Head of Automations Business at AWS, and Jon Day, Vice President, Technology Alliance and Cloud Program at SS&C Blue Prism, who explain how intelligent automation is helping AWS customers address their most pressing needs. . Here’s what we talked with Madhu and Jon about: *Thoughts on how AWS has maintained their global leadership...

Did you ever wonder when or how a digital transformation program would actually payoff? In this episode, host Michael Marchuk talks with Dr. Tim Bottke, associate professor at SBA Bocconi, senior strategy partner at Deloitte. and author of the book Digital Transformation Payday: Navigate the Hype, Lower the Risks, Increase Return on Investments. Tim discusses the factors that create this payoff an...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston talks with Mark Settle, 7-time CIO and author, who explains how next generation collaboration tools can give employees the capabilities they need to thrive. . Here’s what we talked with Mark about: * The purpose of workplace collaboration * Notable changes to the workplace besides the shift to work-from-home * Interesting findings from the future of work surveys * Ho...

Building a "RAD" Organization for GrowthIn this episode, host Michael Marchuk talks with author and speaker, Brant Cooper - CEO of Moves the Needle, about his book "Disruption Proof". Brant discusses how "RAD" companies can weather the storms of the markets, but also how to leverage employees to build innovation into everything they do. Here’s what we talked with Brant about: - Why all organizatio...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston talks with Jesse Tutt, Program Director of Intelligent Automation at Alberta Health Services, who explains how his organization has benefited from using process intelligence to identify, prioritize, and measure automation opportunities. . Here’s what we talked with Jesse about: * The automation journey at AHS * How process and task mining (process intelligence) came...

On this podcast, Brad Hairston speaks with Chris Johannessen, editor of The Journal of AI, Robotics & Workplace Automation, and Dr. Lou Bachenheimer, CTO Americas at SS&C Blue Prism, who explain the importance of keeping a careful eye on the ethics around all automations and AI-enabled processes. . Here’s what we talked with Chris and Lou about: * How ethics are becoming a bigger concern f...