In this episode, hosts Laks Srinivasan and Charlie Stack sit down with Jack Hanlon, Vice President of Data at Reddit. Jack previously held positions as the VP of Data at Jet.com and as the VP of Analytics and Insights at Walmart. He is also an adjunct professor at New York University's Stern School of Business. Jack shares insights on how his passion for music relates to his passion for Analytics. He discusses why companies need to be intentional about hiring AI leaders, and how engaging business leaders throughout the process of building Advanced Analytics-based solutions is the best way to help them understand AI.

In this episode, hosts Laks Srinivasan and Charlie Stack are joined by Jon Francis, Head of Global Analytics and Decision Sciences at PayPal, who shares how he used the wrong approach early on in his career at Starbucks and what he learned from both AI-Oriented companies as well as gut-driven companies throughout his trajectory in companies such as Amazon, Nike, and T-Mobile.

We'll discuss why the best way to approach AI is through empathy and storytelling that reflect the company's goals as well as the steps leaders need to take in order to boil AI into company culture.

Hosts Laks Srinivasan and Charlie Stack are joined by Zach Anderson, who made the switch from the gaming industry into banking through his role as Chief Data and Analytics Officer.

In this episode Zach explores the parallels between the two industries and how AI can improve customer experience by humanization.

We also talk about what CDAOs bring to the table, why data analytics has reached the end of its early phase and why companies are looking for transformative people in the data field.

Laks Srinivasan is joined by the Data Doc, also known as Tom Redman - President of Data Quality Solutions. In this episode we talk about the technical and human aspects of data for AI and some of the data analysis challenges companies face. We also touch on why getting all your teams, not just the technical ones, involved in data management builds "organizational muscle" around data proficiency.

On this episode, we are joined by CEO of Aginity Corporation Richard Hall, Co-Founder and CTO of Clear Box Retail Nick Marr, and AI & analytics thought leader Tom Davenport. This podcast is a recording of our recent webinar where we discussed the evolving role of collaborative analytics, and how organizations can best leverage analytics across their data supply chain.

Tom Davenport is an author, an AI & analytics thought leader, and Chairman of The Return on AI Institute. In this episode you will learn what "enterprise from an AI perspective" actually means, how executives are approaching their AI journey, and some practical advice for how executives can get more from AI. Tom shares challenges he's faced and lessons learned the hard way, with some great insights for anyone looking to deliver measurable returns on AI in their organization.

On the first season of The Return on AI Playbook, Laks Srinivasan is decoding the potential AI holds to unlock great returns for enterprises, and giving you the playbook to implement it for your business. New episodes every month, starting May 18th. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.