ai first Podcast

AI First with Adam and Andy explores how business leaders, and the hosts themselves, are putting AI to work. From candid conversations to executive insights, each episode helps you see what AI means for strategy today.

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The AI Productivity Trap: Why Cost Cutting Is Only Half the Strategy
The Claude Moment: How Anthropic's Momentum Is Forcing a Strategic Rethink
The New AI Power Map: Why Agent Strategy Matters More Than Model Wars
From Workflows to Agent Teams: Wade Foster on How AI Reshapes Enterprise Automation
Agents Are the New Interface: Why 2026 Marks a Structural Shift in Consumer Behavior
AI Agents Are Here: From Experiment to Executive Advantage
Owning the Guest Relationship: AI, Loyalty, and the Future of Restaurants
Managing AI Agents: Why 2026 Changes Executive Workflows
Choosing the Right AI Tools: A CEO Playbook for Building an AI-First Enterprise
Software Isn’t Dead: AI Agents, SaaS Panic, and the Interface Shift
The CEO’s AI Mandate for 2026: Moving Beyond Efficiency
Agentic Workflows for Executives: What Leaders Can Do Before True Agents Arrive
From Bootcamps to Shoppable Styling: How Cabi Built an AI First Culture and Shipped Real Tools Fast
Building Is Easy Now: Why Distribution Is the Real AI Startup Bottleneck
AI Bubble, Boom, or...Both? Adam and Andy Explain
AI in 2026: The Predictions That Will Reshape Business, Talent & Tech
Sam Altman Hits “Code Red”: What OpenAI vs. Gemini Really Means for Business
2025 in AI and Business: Adam and Andy's Take on What Actually Happened and What Executives Must Do Next
Hiring for the Future: How IgniteTech's CEO Rebuilt His Company with AI DNA
Seasoning and Reasoning: How Galley Solutions is Cooking with AI & Rewriting the Rules of Food Operations
Gemini 3 Just Dropped. Here’s What Executives Should Actually Do Next.
Algocracy: Will AI Fix Democracy or Replace It?
AI First Explained: How Leaders Should Think About the Future of Work
Progress Over Perfection: How Great Leaders Start Before They’re Ready
The Hidden Challenge of Going AI First: What Most Companies Miss
The Industrial Revolution of Knowledge Work: How $100B is Fueling AI’s Rise
From Zero to AI-First: How Forum3 Guided Influence Mobile’s 90-Day Transformation
Transforming Pet Care: Jennifer Strickland's AI-Driven Leadership
The Truth Behind Corporate AI Project Failures: Understanding the MIT Study and ChatGPT-5 Release
AI-Era Entrepreneurship: Fast Launches, Lasting Moats, and Customer-First Growth
Learning AI Together: Inside Cabiʼs Transformation with CIO Keith Fairclough
BBQ Meets AI: How Shawn Walchef Turned a Restaurant into a Tech-Driven Media Empire
AI Notebooks, Second Brains & The Future of Knowledge Work
AI First Digital Epilogue: Living in the AGI Zone
What Restaurant Leaders Can Do to Unlock Growth Again: Recapping Food on Demand Conference 2025
From Spreadsheets to Strategy: CIO Leena Punjabi’s Journey to Making F&G Life AI First
AI in Commercial Real Estate: A $100B Opportunity with Locate.ai
Speed, Data, and AI: How Matt Britton Future-Proofed Suzy
The Iron Man Suit for Startups: How AI Drives Efficiency at Decent
AI in CPG: Athletic Brewing's Marketing Playbook with Andrew Katz
Leadership in the Age of AI: Fred Crosetto on Transforming Traditional Industries
Redefining Entrepreneurship with AI: VC Jeff Bussgang on AI, Startups, and the Future
Game-Changing AI: Inside the Seattle Sounders’ Strategic Shift
Inside the Neil Patel Interview: AI, SEO, and Consumer Shifts
Beyond SEO
AI-Driven Productivity at Moderna: A Conversation with Brice Challamel
The Future of AI in 2025: Business Trends You Can’t Ignore