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The Operations Room: A Podcast for COO’s

by Bethany Ayers & Brandon Mensinga

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In this episode we discuss: AI Native Ops, How Brex Rebuilt Operations. We are joined by Camilla Matias, COO at Brex. Love The Operations Room? Please support us by rating and reviewing it here. We chat about the following: What actually…
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94. The BizOps Anti-Playbook

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In this episode we discuss: The BizzOps Anti-Playbook. We are joined by Vessela Clewley, Strategy & Biz Ops Executive. Love The Operations Room? Please support us by rating and reviewing it here. We chat about the following with Vessela…
93. Collaborative AI for Revenue Teams

February 26, 2026 · 52 min

In this episode we discuss: Collaborative AI for revenue teams. We are joined by Mylo Portas, CEO of Choras. Love The Operations Room? Please support us by rating and reviewing it here. We chat about the following with Donna McCurley: What…
92. How to Really Use AI in Your GTM Team

February 19, 2026 · 47 min

In this episode we discuss: How to really use AI in your GTM team. We are joined by Donna McCurley, Creator of the AI Sales Operating System™ (AiSOS). Love The Operations Room? Please support us by rating and reviewing it here. We chat…

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In this episode we discuss: AI in the future of work. We are joined by Agata Nowicka, Managing Partner of the AI Visionaries Accelerator. Love The Operations Room? Please support us by rating and reviewing it here. We chat about the…
90. What is The CEO's Job?

February 5, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

In this episode we discuss: What is the CEO’s job? We are joined by Keith Wallington, Chairperson and Investor in B2B SaaS businesses Love The Operations Room? Please support us by rating and reviewing it here. We chat about the following…
89. The Economics of VC Funds

January 29, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

In this episode we discuss: The economics of VC funds. We are joined by Edward Barrow, Co-Founder & CEO @ Cloud Capital. Love The Operations Room? Please support us by rating and reviewing it here. We chat about the following with Edward…
88. Discovering Your Strengths

January 22, 2026 · 52 min

In this episode we discuss: Discovering Your Strengths and Living The Life That You Want. We are joined by Alicia Diamond, COO and Transformation Leader. Love The Operations Room? Please support us by rating and reviewing it here. We chat…
87. The COO's Guide to The Jigsaw Puzzle Company

January 15, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

In this episode we discuss: The COO's Guide to The Jigsaw Puzzle Company. We are joined by Cameron Herold, he is the founder of the COO Alliance and author of the Second in Command. We chat about the following: How can a COO use the…
86. Season 2 Wrap Up

November 13, 2025 · 32 min

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85. AI Employees

November 6, 2025 · 40 min

In this episode we discuss: AI employees. We are joined by Matt Lhoumeau, Cofounder & CEO at Concord Love The Operations Room? Please support us by rating and reviewing it here. We chat about the following with Matt Lhoumeau: How do you…

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About the show

We are the COO coaches to help you successfully scale in this new world where efficiency is as important as growth. Remember when valuations were 3-10x ARR and money wasn’t free? We do. Each week we share our experiences and bring in scale up experts and operational leaders to help you navigate both the burning operational issues and the larger existential challenges. Beth Ayers is the former COO of Peak AI, NewVoiceMedia and Codilty and has helped raise over $200m from top funds - Softbank, Bessemer, TCV, MCC, Notion and Oxx. Brandon Mensinga is the former COO of Signal AI and Trint. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy