My guest today is Luke van der Waals. Luke manages the North American offshore supply chain for SLB, a multinational oil field services company. Previously, he led digital transformation across SLB's global planning and supply chain operations. His focus has been on using technology to drive real-world impact, streamlining operations, embedding sustainability, and rethinking how data and automation can be used to build more resilient, efficient systems. In his spare time, Luke produces the innovative AI on... Podcast, where he interviews AI-generated experts to explore complex questions across technology, business, and society. He shares insights from both his career and the creative process behind the show, reflecting on what each has taught him about the surprising capabilities and limitations of AI. So, please enjoy my conversation with Luke van der Waals.

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Show Notes:

[00:02:07] The Complexity of Supply Chains
[00:06:27] Technology and Change Management
[00:07:53] Misconceptions About Supply Chains
[00:10:11] Energy and AI
[00:11:44] AI's Impact on Legacy Systems
[00:13:05] Understanding Drilling and AI
[00:17:12] Challenges in AI Deployment
[00:21:41] Human Judgment in AI
[00:24:00] Leadership in AI-Powered Organizations
[00:29:44] AI's Future Impact
[00:31:41] Winners and Losers in an AI-Driven World
[00:33:22] Creating AI Personas
[00:37:02] Insights from producing the AI on... Podcast

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My guest today is Kenon Chen. Kenon leads strategy and growth at Clear Capital, a real estate analytics, data solutions, and valuation technology company. With a background in tech, he's grown to love the housing and real estate space, bringing an innovative outlook to product development and organizational growth. In our conversation, we delve into how Kenon translates technical language across the diverse spheres of product, sales, and marketing. We also explore the role of AI in talent development, effective deployment strategies to mitigate bias, and the skills required to lead in an AI-powered organization. This was a thoughtful and wide-ranging discussion, and a real pleasure to sit down with someone so grounded in both vision and execution. So please enjoy my conversation with Kenon Chen.

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Show Notes:
[00:00:46] Introduction
[00:02:06] Building Confidence in Real Estate
[00:03:35] Lessons from the Past
[00:05:23] Translating Technical Language
[00:06:52] AI in Talent Development
[00:08:34] Deploying AI Effectively
[00:12:50] Addressing Bias in AI Models
[00:14:05] Recent AI Deployments
[00:17:27] Skills for Working with AI
[00:19:48] Leadership in an AI-Powered Organization
[00:21:20] The Future of the Industry
[00:24:20] Acquiring vs. Building
[00:26:19] The Evolving Role of Strategy and Growth
[00:28:22] Closing Thoughts

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My guest today is Supriya Gupta, the founder and CEO of an AI advisory studio. Supriya previously led AI-driven product innovation at companies like Credit Karma, Facebook, and IBM. Today she works with business leaders to help them harness AI for both efficiency and invention. Her first product, a personal executive ghostwriter called The Agent C, is emerging from stealth this month, and we discuss how it enables executives to increase their contributions to thought leadership content. Supriya also shares a practical framework for building context-aware products, explains why the cost of creation is collapsing, and makes the case for taste, not just technical sophistication, as the new competitive edge. Supriya's thinking is sharp, actionable, and grounded in real-world experimentation. So please enjoy my conversation with Supriya Gupta.

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Show Notes:
[00:00:24] Introduction
[00:01:41] AI and Product Innovation
[00:04:09] Context-Aware Products
[00:06:23] Ethical Considerations in AI
[00:09:12] Balancing Innovation and Safety
[00:12:59] Building AI Systems
[00:14:13] Experimentation with AI Tools
[00:17:26] Building Executive Influence
[00:21:06] Workflow and Under the Hood
[00:24:46] Democratizing Thought Leadership
[00:28:08] Importance of Digital Presence
[00:28:57] Building Diverse Teams
[00:32:41] Developing Empathy
[00:35:16] Leadership in AI-Powered Organizations
[00:38:39] Future of Organizational Structure
[00:42:02] Reflecting on Legacy

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