The AI Consulting Podcast

Today’s guest is Bhaskar Roy, Client Partner of the APAC region and AI Consultant at Fractal Analytics. Bhaskar has previous experience working on analytics projects at Accenture and Target and now takes on both analytics and AI projects at Fractal Analytics. Today he shares how he thinks about the art and science behind transforming customers’ initial intentions into a first AI project that can turn into long-term business value. To learn about Emerj’s frameworks for AI readiness, ROI and strategy, visit Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1.

Today’s guest is Graham Holt, GM of Digital Solutions at Daitan, a technology and data science services firm founded initially in Brazil. With over 500 employees, Daitan is listed by Financial Times as one of America’s fastest-growing. Today, Graham shares his perspective and business lessons about leveraging client referrals, and he details the principles that enabled Daitan’s quick and successful growth through referrals. He also talks specifically about how Daitan has developed the AI wing of their business and services. If you are interested in unlocking our AI best practice guides, our frameworks for AI ROI, and our specific guides and resources for AI consultants, check out Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1.

Today’s guest is Cory Janssen, Co-founder & CEO of AltaML, a consulting firm based in Canada focusing on exciting machine learning projects across various industries from insurance to energy and more. Previously a successful entrepreneur, Cory started, grew, and sold a well-known media property called Investopedia. In today’s episode, Cory will discuss his unlikely path to creating a machine learning company, as well as some of his early struggles and the lessons that helped him grow his company in just five years. Cory is also a valued member of the Emerj plus online community for AI consultants and strategists. You, too, can join this community to gain access to material to boost your AI strategy and more by visiting Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1 for more details.

Today’s guest is Xena Ugrinsky, the CTO and co-founder at Pilot Wave Holdings - a financial sponsor that helps businesses remain competitive in the technological age. Today Xena speaks to us about her experience of seeing the rise in Big Data a decade ago and how it is comparable now to the era of AI, especially learning from how service providers and clients both need to evolve. In addition, Xena will be discussing the transferable lessons from Big Data and applying them to the values of AI. So, if you are interested in implementing AI in your enterprise, then tune in and find out the key lessons to take from Big Data! Xena is also a valued Emerj Plus member, and so if you would like to get more information on AI frameworks, ROI strategies, and AI adoption, you can visit Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1.

Today’s guest is Dave Timm, CEO of Red Marble AI, an AI consulting software development firm in Melbourne, Australia, with an overarching focus on how AI can enhance human performance and workforce productivity. In today’s episode, Dave will talk about the factors to consider outside of data and algorithms. These include business values and leadership expectations, which help shape project delivery and map out AI project opportunities. Dave is also a valued Emerj Plus member, which you can also join to gain access to content that will help you put together your AI strategy and knowledge. For more details, visit Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1 

Today's guest is Pallab Deb, head of partner solutions & AI partnerships at Google Cloud. Previously running AI at WePro, an industry giant when it comes to IT services, he brings a wealth of experience to the table. Not only does Pallab do a great job of explaining the whole partnership dynamic between tech companies, but he also takes a look at the program from both sides of the field - how it can benefit both sides and what makes this such an enticing trend. If you've enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

Today's guest is DJ Das, Founder & CEO of Thirdeyedata.io. DJ speaks to us today about AI Readiness. How ready is your client to adopt AI technology? AI requires new workflows and data infrastructure, even a new executive understanding in terms of the strategic value of AI, so how do you assess your clients' readiness? We find that more and more folks in the services space have to find some kind of an assessment tool, some kind of a grounding first step with clients to crack open future projects. AI readiness is an important skill to learn, and if you want to learn Emerj's frameworks for AI readiness, AI ROI and AI strategy, you can visit Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1

Today's guest is David Ponevac, former CTO of Duos Technologies, and not currently with them at the time this recording is released. David speaks to us today about transitioning from a tech services/consultancy into an AI services company. In addition, he talks of his own experience with Duos Technologies' transition from older, pre-ML tools into Machine Learning, what that's meant for them in order of internal operations, and how they served their customers. If you've enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

Today's guest is Anand Mahurkar, CEO and Founder of Findability Sciences, a firm with around a hundred employees in Boston, India, and Tokyo, focusing on three core areas of AI and data-related services. First, Anand speaks to us today about differentiating your services by developing core intellectual property. What it looks like to develop intellectual property that has value beyond the hours that you bill? Anand also explains how he came to the core capabilities that they decided to invest in, as opposed to purchasing those capabilities from some of the big APIs, as well as what kind of customers might be interested in doing business with a firm like Findability versus a company like Datarobot, AWS, etc. If you've enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

Today's guest is Karen Silverman, CEO and Founder of The Cantellus Group, a California firm offering workable solutions and support to business and policy leaders as they navigate frontier technologies and how to manage them. Karen speaks to us today about how she uses the Emerj Plus platform and what she has learned from Emerj Plus to further her business, and she also talks about her experiences in starting a company from scratch. What does it look like to step away, create a new business model in a new space and be able to win new customers? What does it look like to set up a value proposition and a website? And what does that journey look like? Are you interested in starting your journey in AI Consulting or interested in AI use-cases and frameworks? Join Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1