In this episode, we sit down with Haresh Talreja, founder and CEO of Tricentric Technologies, to unpack how AI is reshaping enterprise IT services, cloud adoption, and digital transformation across industries. With over two decades of experience in cloud, infra, and managed services, Haresh shares his journey from large-scale enterprise consulting to building a next-gen IT services firm rooted in automation and intelligence.

We discuss how Tricentric is leveraging AI to streamline IT operations, reduce cloud costs, and deliver smarter infrastructure solutions for global clients. From predictive analytics to AIOps and LLM-based support systems, Haresh offers a grounded view on where AI truly adds value—and where the hype falls short.

If you're a CIO, IT leader, or founder looking to harness AI for infrastructure or cloud transformation, this conversation is packed with insight.

Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
02:40 – Why Haresh started Tricentric
07:15 – How AI is changing managed services
13:50 – Cloud optimization through intelligent automation
20:10 – Building AI-native IT teams
27:00 – Advice for tech leaders navigating AI disruption

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🎙️ In this episode, we talk to Ravish Agrawal, an exited founder and seasoned growth operator who scaled Able—a career-building app for graduates and early professionals that was acquired by Instawork in 2024. From growing a YouTube channel with 13M+ views to leading GTM functions across performance marketing, influencer campaigns, PR, and SEO, Ravish shares what it really takes to scale consumer tech products in competitive markets.

Before founding Able, Ravish led growth marketing at Udacity, owning 60% of their consumer revenue and managing a $1.5M yearly performance budget. He’s been a builder from college days—starting startups, leading E-Cell initiatives, and working with early-stage VCs.

Now, he's diving deep into building AI products and exploring new problem statements across growth, productivity, and automation. We unpack how his experience in GTM, growth loops, and product-led acquisition is shaping his approach to AI-driven tools.

Whether you're a founder, marketer, or product builder, this episode is packed with insights on scaling consumer apps, running lean growth teams, and leveraging AI for product innovation.

🔍 Topics: AI product development, GTM strategy, growth marketing, consumer apps, acquisition strategy
🎯 Ideal for: Founders, growth leads, product managers, AI builders, and startup teams

👀 Monitoring is dead. Long live observability — and now, AI observability.

In my latest podcast, I spoke with Bonsoir François, Field CTO at Newbird, who believes that the real DevOps revolutionisn’t Kubernetes or CI/CD — it’s how GenAI agents like “Hawkeye” are becoming the first responders to production incidents.

We covered: 🚨 How developers broke the wall between "build" and "run"
🤖 Why AI agents will soon debug before humans even log in
📈 The difference between more dashboards vs. actual answers
💡 And how Bonsoir uses prompt chains to turn blogs → YAML → code → product demos in hours, not weeks

His quote that stuck with me:
"AI is a superpower, but you unlock it with the right questions."

If you care about the future of observability, SRE, or AI in engineering… this is the one to watch.

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In this episode, I chat with Casey, a seasoned B2B SaaS marketer currently leading marketing at Do What Works. We kick things off with some friendly banter about California sunshine, Seattle rain, and the joys of raising young kids—Casey’s a dad of two little ones, and I’m a proud father of four college-aged children.

Casey walks us through his unconventional journey into senior marketing leadership, starting with his early days at TechValidate (acquired by SurveyMonkey), then transitioning into sales and marketing leadership roles. Over time, he built a strong consulting practice with institutional investors and began teaching at UCSD and Stanford extension programs. He shares insights from his experience launching an e-commerce product on Kickstarter, testing marketing strategies firsthand with small businesses.

We dive into how podcasting became a key growth channel for him during the $1M–$10M ARR stage, why most influencer programs miss the mark, and how he helped scale organic marketing at ActiveCampaign. Finally, Casey shares why he joined Do What Works—a marketing technology company focused on surfacing real A/B test results across the web—and how working in a nimble startup lets him move fast, create high-velocity content, and break free from big-company red tape.

In this episode, we sit down with Jacqueline Freedman, a dynamic sales strategist, leadership coach, and founder of SalesScaler, who brings over two decades of experience helping companies drive revenue growth. Jacqueline has worked across industries to optimize sales processes, build high-performing teams, and empower leaders to scale sustainably.

We dive into how Jacqueline views Gartner and Forrester, the future of Composable Customer Data Platform (CDP)S and the next part of the customer data journey

If you're a sales leader, entrepreneur, or executive looking to stay competitive in today's AI-powered business landscape, you won't want to miss Jacqueline's insights. She also talks about the mindset shifts leaders must embrace as AI reshapes traditional sales strategies.

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🎙️ In this episode, we sit down with Donovan Neale-May, a global marketing leader and the Executive Director of the CMO Council — one of the most influential networks of senior marketing executives worldwide. With decades of experience at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and leadership, Donovan brings a powerful lens to how modern marketing is evolving in the age of AI.

Donovan shares how AI is reshaping the CMO agenda — from hyper-personalization at scale to real-time customer insights and marketing performance optimization. He also talks about how leading brands are adopting AI-driven solutions for campaign automation, predictive analytics, and customer journey mapping, all while navigating the ethical and strategic challenges AI brings.

Whether you're a CMO, a growth marketer, or just curious about the future of enterprise marketing, this conversation is packed with insights on how to harness AI to drive marketing transformation and business impact.

🔍 Keywords: Donovan Neale-May, CMO Council, AI in Marketing, Executive Marketing Leadership, AI Campaign Automation, Predictive Analytics, Martech Strategy, B2B Marketing Innovation, Chief Marketing Officer Podcast

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In this episode, we chat with Kevin Henrikson — veteran engineering leader, startup founder, and tech executive with deep experience in scaling products at Microsoft, Atlassian, and now as a Managing Partner at eFounders. Kevin shares his journey from building and selling Acompli (acquired by Microsoft and turned into Outlook Mobile) to investing in the next generation of AI-native software startups.

We dive into how Kevin sees the role of AI evolving within product development — especially for early-stage teams — and the frameworks he uses to evaluate where AI can offer the biggest leverage. From speeding up code generation to enabling smarter internal tools, Kevin outlines how founders should think about AI as a co-pilot for both engineering and GTM teams.

Whether you're a startup founder, engineer, or product leader, this conversation is full of actionable insights on building, scaling, and integrating AI into the modern SaaS stack.

🔍 Topics covered:

• From Acompli to Outlook Mobile: Building and exiting big

• Where AI gives early teams superpowers

• Why internal tooling is the best AI sandbox

• How eFounders bets on AI-native startups

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🎙️ In this episode, we chat with Bishnupriya Bhattacharya, an Account Executive at Akamai, about how AI is reshaping enterprise sales, prospecting, and customer engagement in the cybersecurity and CDN space.

Bishnupriya shares her experience working with some of the world’s largest enterprises, where identifying the right stakeholders, tailoring value propositions, and shortening sales cycles is increasingly powered by AI. From using AI-driven insights for account prioritization to leveraging intelligent tools for outreach personalization, she breaks down how modern sellers can work smarter, not just harder.

We also discuss the evolving role of account executives in a world where buyers are better informed, cycles are longer, and competition is fiercer. Bishnupriya’s approach to relationship-building, paired with her strategic use of data and automation, offers a blueprint for B2B sales success in 2025 and beyond.

If you're in B2B sales, SaaS, or GTM strategy, and want to learn how real-world AEs are using AI to close complex deals—this one’s for you.