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How The Adecco Group Is Rolling Out Salesforce AI to 27,000 Employees | Denis Machuel, CEO

October 15, 2026 · 27 min

In this episode, recorded at Dreamforce 2026, Denis Machuel, CEO of The Adecco Group, joins Kyle to discuss how AI agents are changing recruitment, workforce strategy, and the day-to-day work of recruiters. Denis explains how Adecco is…
How 175-Year-Old PwC Built AI Into Its Business Model | Ian Kahn, Partner

October 8, 2026 · 24 min

In this episode, Ian Kahn, PwC partner and global leader for its Customer and Commercial Excellence platform, joins Liam to discuss what AI adoption actually looks like inside large organizations. Ian has spent 27 years at PwC and leads a…
How EY Is Moving Companies From 18 Months of AI Experiments to Real ROI | Mike Flynn, Principal

October 1, 2026 · 60 min

In this episode, Mike Flynn joins Liam to break down how companies are moving from AI experimentation to measurable business value. Mike has spent more than 20 years in consulting, including nearly a decade at EY, nine years at PwC, and…
How to Build AI Systems People Can Actually Trust | Cillian Kieran, CEO & Founder, Ethyca

September 24, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

In this episode, Cillian Kieran, CEO and founder of Ethyca, joins Liam to talk about why data privacy and AI governance need to be treated as engineering problems, not just legal and compliance challenges. Cillian explains how a…
Inside Block's Bet on Multiplayer AI | Brad Axen, Head of AI Capabilities

September 17, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

Brad Axen, Block's Head of AI Capabilities and the original author of Goose, joins Liam to talk about what actually makes AI useful at work. They cover how Block went from building an early open-source AI agent to MoneyBot, ManagerBot…

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The Agent Economy, AI Identity, and the New Rules of Business | Loni Stark, VP Strategy & Product, Adobe

September 10, 2026 · 53 min

In this episode, Loni Stark, VP of Strategy and Product at Adobe, joins Liam to talk about what happens when a 25 year tech career runs alongside a full creative practice in painting, sculpture and writing, and what that split brain…
Why This Financial Firm Built Its Own AI Tools Instead of Going Off the Shelf | Braden Warwick, Financial Planning Product Architect, PWL Capital

September 3, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

In this episode, Braden Warwick, Financial Planning Product Architect at PWL Capital, breaks down why so much of the financial advice sold at big banks is a sales pitch dressed up as a plan, and what a real financial plan actually…
Inside Shopify's Plan for Agentic Commerce and AI Shoppers | Andrew McNamara, VP of Applied ML, Shopify

August 27, 2026 · 45 min

In this episode, Andrew McNamara, VP of Applied ML at Shopify, returns to unpack how much has changed in agentic commerce since his last episode. Andrew and Liam dig into why agents are becoming "the new front door to commerce," why orders…
What It Takes to Build a Smart Shopping Cart Used by Millions | David McIntosh, Chief Connected Stores Officer, Instacart

August 20, 2026 · 53 min

David McIntosh, Chief Connected Stores Officer at Instacart, joins Liam to explain why the company is betting on smart shopping carts instead of rewiring stores with ceiling cameras. David walks through the $350 million acquisition of…
AI Agents Should Never Touch the Public Internet | Zachary Smith, Co-Founder & CEO, Datum

August 13, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

In this episode, Zachary Smith, CEO and co-founder of Datum and previously the founder of Packet (acquired by Equinix for $335M) and Voxel (acquired for $35M), joins Liam to explain why the internet is about to undergo its biggest…
Inside the AI Hiring Pipeline: Interns, Apprentices, and Full-Time Coworkers | Vinay Gidwaney & Mike Sullivan, OneDigital

August 6, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

Vinay Gidwaney is Chief Product Officer and Mike Sullivan is Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of OneDigital, a 6,000-person, PE-backed benefits, HR, and wealth consultancy serving roughly 100,000 employers. Their contrarian bet: AI…
How Your Voice Reveals Emotion, Deception, and Intent | Rana Gujral, former CEO, Behavioral Signals

July 30, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

Rana Gujral is the former CEO of Behavioral Signals and the author of the upcoming book The AI Instinct. During his time leading Behavioral Signals, Rana has led a company built on a contrarian bet: that the words in a conversation are the…

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We’re the team behind The AI Report — the #1 AI newsletter for 400,000+ business leaders at Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and more. Each week, we cut through the noise with expert conversations on how AI is transforming business. Expect deep dives into real-world use cases, practical strategies for leaders, and insights you won’t find anywhere else. If you want to understand AI in a way that drives results for your team, company, and career — you’re in the right place. 👉 Subscribe now and join 400,000+ professionals mastering AI in business. theaireport.ai/subscribe-theaireport-spotify