What’s the BUZZ? — AI in Business

How fast is AI really moving, and what does that mean for your business strategy? In this episode, host Andreas Welsch reconnects with Doug Shannon, an intelligent automation and generative AI leader, to explore the accelerating pace of AI innovation and what it means for organizations navigating this transformation. Together, they discuss why the speed of change has become almost impossible to pr...

What if the real competitive advantage in AI isn't about having the biggest models, but about building systems that can be trusted, audited, and governed at scale? In this episode, host Andreas Welsch explores the convergence of AI, cybersecurity, and quantum computing with Joseph Ng, Chief Strategy Officer at GeneGenius and author of "The Hybrid Mind: The Human-AI Convergence." Tog...

What happens when AI moves faster than your ability to govern it safely? In this episode, host Andreas Welsch sits down with Reid Blackman, founder and CEO of Virtue and author of "The Ethical Nightmare Challenge," to explore the critical ethical risks that emerge as AI evolves from narrow systems to generative and agentic solutions. Reid brings a philosopher's perspective to the bu...

What happens when you deploy multi-agent systems into your HR operations—and how do you ensure they elevate your workforce rather than replace it? In this episode, host Andreas Welsch sits down with Kris Saling, Senior Data Science Leader working on AI integration for personnel management at scale, to explore the critical foundations needed for successful multi-agent deployments in human resources...

AI is moving quickly from experimentation to deployment, but what does it actually take to operationalize AI successfully? In this episode of “What’s the BUZZ?”, host Andreas Welsch speaks with Kristen Kehrer about the operational realities behind deploying AI, LLMs, and agentic systems in enterprise environments. Three key insights stand out: Production AI requires more than a successful demo  Ma...

AI is getting a lot of attention, but where does it actually create measurable impact? In this episode of “What’s the BUZZ?”, host Andreas Welsch speaks with Ariana Smetana, CEO of AccelIQ Digital, about how finance teams can move from experimentation to real outcomes using AI in document processing and reporting. Three key insights stand out: - Start with the bottleneck, not the technology Many f...

What if you could get your executive's feedback before your big presentation to them (with zero effort)? Agentic AI makes it possible. In the latest episode of “What’s the BUZZ?”, host Andreas Welsch sits down with Elise Neel, SVP of Global Strategy and Strategic Partnerships at Panasonic, to explore what it really takes for executives to lead in an era of Agentic AI. This conversation goes b...

What does it actually take to build AI governance that enables innovation instead of slowing it down? In this episode of “What’s the BUZZ?”, host Andreas Welsch sits down with Walter Haydock, CEO of StackAware, to break down how leaders can move from reactive AI usage to structured, scalable governance without killing momentum. Together, they discuss why most organizations get AI risk wrong, where...

What do you do when AI takes the junior roles, and attention becomes your most valuable resource?  Steven Puri and host Andreas Welsch map a practical path from distraction and short-term thinking to sustainable high performance. In this episode, Steven, a former studio exec, serial founder, and the mind behind a focus app, explains why entry-level jobs are changing, where real human value is risi...

The uncomfortable trust for leaders is this: AI is changing how leadership works, or is it? In the latest episode of the “What’s the BUZZ?” podcast, host Andreas Welsch sits down with Sadie St. Lawrence, founder of Human Machine Collaboration Institute and author of Becoming an AI Orchestrator, to discuss what it really takes to lead in the age of AI. Sadie introduces a powerful idea: the future o...

Stop chasing the rainbow—this episode shows how to turn AI pilots into repeatable programs that actually deliver business value. Host Andreas Welsch talks with Ivo Strohhammer about the hard work behind scaling AI adoption: moving from experiments to production, building a community that learns together, and helping small and medium businesses avoid the same pitfalls large enterprises faced. Ivo s...

Stop building the same capabilities over and over when everyone builds agents. Standardize and reuse common features across your business. In this episode of “What’s the BUZZ?”, Andreas Welsch sits down with Samantha McConnell to discuss how large enterprises can build reusable AI agents that create real business value. The conversation moves beyond vendor claims to examine how organizations opera...

Imagine shrinking a one-hour code review to under ten minutes—and using that same agentic approach to boost sales, reduce fraud, and make branch and call‑center staff far more productive. In this episode, Andreas Welsch interviews Mo Jamous, CIO at U.S. Bank, who has taken agentic AI from experiments into real production at a major financial institution. Mo walks through what worked, what surprise...

Stop chasing flashy multi‑agent demos. The big gains in enterprise AI are coming from focused, context‑driven systems, not agents in a room. In this year‑end conversation host Andreas Welsch and analyst Jon Reed cut through the noise to explain where AI is failing in the wild and where it's producing measurable business value. Jon lays out the vendor‑customer gap, the real risks of agentic ex...

Can you trust an AI agent to act in line with your values — and who’s responsible when it doesn’t? In this episode, Andreas Welsch talks with AI ethics consultant Rebecca Bultsma about the pitfalls of rushing AI agents into business workflows and practical steps leaders should take before handing autonomy to software. Rebecca draws on her early ChatGPT experiments and academic work in data & A...

What actually changes when AI agents become part of your workforce — and which human skills still matter most? In this episode, host Andreas Welsch talks with HR and talent-intelligence veteran Todd Raphael about the practical realities of bringing agentic AI into organizations. They move beyond proofs-of-concept to ask the tough questions: How do agents fit into daily workflows, what invisible hu...

When AI agents can self‑spawn, act at machine speed and delete their own trails, identity and trust become business-critical. In this episode, Andreas Welsch talks with Tim Williams—an experienced practitioner who’s helped organizations commercialize AI—about the security gaps agentic AI exposes and practical ways to close them. Tim explains why traditional username/passwords and persistent tokens...

AI agents are reshaping how enterprises innovate, organize work, and experience disruption. In the latest episode of “What’s the BUZZ?”, Andreas Welsch speaks with Christian Muehlroth, CEO of ITONICS, about how agentic AI will redefine innovation management and why many organizations remain structurally unprepared for it. Here are the key insights from the conversation: AI’s foundations were creat...

Agentic AI is pushing leaders to rethink roles, processes, and governance far beyond another automation wave. In this episode, Andreas Welsch speaks with Danielle Gifford, PwC Managing Director of AI, about how organizations should prepare for agentic AI. Danielle draws on frontline experience with enterprise pilots and deployments to explain why agents require new infrastructure, clearer role bou...

AI agents are arriving fast, but the winners will be the organizations that pair them with trusted data, clear processes and security — not those who chase scale alone.  In this episode, Andreas Welsch talks with analyst and diginomica co-founder Jon Reed about what’s actually next for agentic AI: where real value is emerging, why many pilots stall, and how to move from hype to measurable outcomes...

AI is reshaping every job from the C-Suite to the front line. It's happening at a pace unlike any change we’ve seen before. But most leaders are uncomfortable leading this change. Despite all the talk about technology, AI-driven uncertainty is a deeply human topic. Sitting it out or waiting for someone else to solve the big questions of self-identity, value, and skills is not an option. In th...

Large corporations and startups are dominating the AI conversation. But how do non-profits adopt AI without compromising trust? In this episode of "What’s the BUZZ?," host Andreas Welsch welcomes Scott Rosenkrans, VP of AI Innovation at DonorSearch, to the show to discuss how non-profits use AI to make a measurable impact. Catch the BUZZ: • Why does “just because you can” not always mean...

Chasing hype is easy. Delivering results with AI in the enterprise? That’s where leadership is tested. In this week’s episode of "What’s the BUZZ?," I sat down with Jon Reed, industry analyst and co-founder of diginomica, to unpack some of the biggest myths that hold organizations back from real Agentic AI success. Here are four myths that stood out: 1) Myth: It has to be Generative (or...

AI in the enterprise has moved from theoretical discussion to real deployments, with measurable business impact. In this episode, host Andreas Welsch sits down with Bob Sakalas , Innovation Strategist at SAP, to explore how leading organizations are moving past the hype and actually delivering business value with AI. Together, they discuss: How can you move your organization from a “what could go...

What if your AI agents could not only collaborate but also autonomously safeguard your enterprise?  In this episode, host Andreas Welsch sits down with Steve Wilson , Chief AI and Product Officer at Exabeam, to explore the nuances of securing agentic AI and the emerging landscape of multi-agent communication.  Together, they discuss how businesses can enhance their cybersecurity measures while ada...