🎙️ AI SDRs vs. Sales Hype: What Actually Works in Outbound Automation

AI for Business with Sarah Hajipour

In this episode of AI for Business, host Sarah Hajipour sits down with Lorenzo DiRegolo, Senior VP of Sales at B2B Rocket, to break down what AI SDRs and conversational AI agents really look like in production—and how to tell real automation apart from noise.

Lorenzo shares how he first discovered B2B Rocket as a power user while working in sales, motivated by a pain every seller knows too well: the relentless grind of appointment setting—hundreds of calls, endless “personalized” emails, and low reply rates. That frustration led him to a system built around multi-channel outbound automation, combining personalized email, LinkedIn engagement, and phone calls—powered by intelligent triggers that extend the life of prospect interest and drive higher response rates.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Why email → LinkedIn connection → call often outperforms single-channel outreach
• How data quality can make or break outbound performance
• How B2B Rocket handles deliverability in a post–high-volume email rules world
• How they reduce hallucinations and off-brand messaging using training inputs, guardrails, a knowledge center, and multi-model checks
• Who AI SDRs actually work best for (hint: large B2B target markets with 10K–100K+ prospects)
• The honest impact of AI on SDR roles: less repetitive work, more focus on strategy and closing

Lorenzo's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diregolo Email: lorenzo@b2brocket.ai

🎧 Host

Sarah Hajipour Email: sarah.h@yeyzer.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-hajipour Services & advisory: https://sarahajipour.com

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Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping the physical security industry, from surveillance cameras to real-time threat detection. In this episode, Uday Kiran Chaka, Founder & CEO of Smart Sentry AI, shares how a personal security incident inspired him to build an AI-powered security platform designed to prevent crime, reduce false alarms, and improve public safety. We explore how AI outperforms human monitoring when analyzing security camera footage, why false positives and false negatives are one of the biggest challenges in AI security systems, and why human oversight remains critical in high-stakes environments. Uday explains how Smart Sentry AI integrates with existing security infrastructure, lowers operational costs, and uses psychological and behavioral insights to strengthen crime prevention. This conversation is essential viewing for anyone interested in: AI in physical security & surveillance Crime prevention technology AI + human collaboration Enterprise and city-scale security solutions The future of safety, privacy, and automation

Key Topics Covered:

AI vs human monitoring in surveillance False positives vs false negatives in security systems Human-in-the-loop AI models Cost reduction with AI security platforms Privacy, ethics, and responsible AI Building safer communities with technology

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How do $100M+ family offices really think about AI, startup investing, and generational wealth, and what do founders need to understand BEFORE ever pitching them?

In this powerful episode of AI for Business, host Sarah Hajipour sits down with Jimmy Egas — global family office advisor at Presto & Partner — to break down the hidden world of ultra-high-net-worth investors and how they’re shaping the future of AI, capital allocation, and global markets.

Jimmy reveals what most founders never hear: Family offices are not VCs. They don’t chase fast returns. They don’t operate on 5–7 year cycles. They don’t invest because they “have to deploy.” They invest because of values, legacy, reputation, and long-term strategy.

If you’re a founder building in AI, deep tech, energy, cybersecurity, health, wellness, or infrastructure — this episode is your shortcut into the world of private wealth, global influence, and long-horizon investing.

🔥 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

💰 Family Offices vs VCs: What’s Actually Different

• Why VCs chase fast returns but family offices care about generational outcomes • Why most early-stage founders are “too early” for family offices • When founders SHOULD approach a family office — and when they absolutely shouldn’t

🧠 How the Ultra-Wealthy Think About AI

• Where family offices are investing in 2025: AI infrastructure, data centers, energy, robotics, cybersecurity • The “casino analogy” — and why smart investors prefer to own the casino, not play the slot machines • Why AI infrastructure is becoming the next trillion-dollar wealth driver

🌍 Global Wealth Trends

• Why investors are moving capital to regions like Dubai, Riyadh, Zurich, Singapore, Norway & Greece • How global tax strategy, energy costs & longevity trends drive investment decisions • What wealthy families want more than anything: health, lifestyle, community, purpose

🚀 For Founders: How to Actually Get in the Room

• How to find family offices in real life (not theory) • How to build trust when you’re NOT raising yet • Why traction & sales outperform any pitch deck • The real reason most startups fail (team misalignment + no revenue obsession)

👤 About Jimmy Egas

Jimmy works with single family offices, UHNW families, and global private investors across New York, Zurich, Riyadh, Dubai, London, Singapore, and Los Angeles. Through Presto & Partner, he helps bring together capital allocators, high-growth companies, institutional investors, and global leaders through premium family office forums.

He is also a former founder, operator, athlete, and advisor to growth-stage teams — giving him a uniquely holistic perspective on wealth, innovation, and people.

🔗 Connect with Jimmy Egas

• LinkedIn: search “Jimmy Egas Presto & Partner” • Email: jimmy.egas@prestoandpartner.com

⭐ Who This Episode Is For:

This conversation will deeply serve: • AI founders • Startup founders (seed → Series C) • Operators building in tech, infra, or health • Angel investors & VCs • Family office executives & allocators • Anyone curious about AI’s impact on global wealth

If you want to understand the real forces shaping AI, capital, and innovation, this episode is a must-listen.

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