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Interviews with leading executives who are driving Innovation, Corporate Venturing and Strategic Change by Andrew Gaule. For details of our support see www.aimava.com

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Episode 164: AI Implementation: Why people and process matter most - Soma Chakraborty

What turns an AI experiment into useful organisational change? Andrew Gaule talks with Soma Chakraborty about practical AI implementation, drawing on her experience across biomedical research, machine learning, healthcare programmes and industry projects. The discussion explores why organisations should begin with genuine business pain points, understand their data maturity and then redesign…

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Episode 163: From Guinness Price Pub Calls to Business Model Change: AI Agents in Practice with Matt Cortland

In this episode of Gaule’s Question Time, Andrew Gaule speaks with AI engineer Matt Cortland about the Guinness Index, a project that used an AI voice agent to call pubs and collect the cost of a pint of Guinness. Matt explains how the project worked, what the data showed and why voice AI opens up new possibilities for research, pricing and hard-to-reach information. Andrew and Matt also explore…

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Episode 162: Why AI Strategy Fails Without Better Inputs discussion with Devendra Sharma and Andrew Gaule

In this episode of Gaule’s Question Time, Andrew Gaule speaks with Devendra Sharma, Chief Data and AI Officer at Exadel, about the practical realities of implementing AI in organisations. They discuss why AI is not magic, why data and inputs matter, how leaders should identify use cases, and why organisations need to redesign processes before applying AI. The conversation also covers governance,…

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Episode 161: AI and Leadership: What Smart Leaders Do Next with Cilla McKay and Andrew Gaule

What does AI change for leaders, teams and service models? In this conversation, Andrew Gaule speaks with Cilla McKay about AI as a leadership and change challenge, not just a technology decision. They explore North Star thinking, human centred design, AI literacy, psychological safety and how to redesign work around human and AI collaboration. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Cilla’s background…

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Episode 160: AI Hype to Measurable Workflow Gains with Jamie Claret and Andrew Gaule

What does practical AI implementation actually look like inside a business? In this episode, Andrew Gaule speaks with Jamie Claret about how AI adoption is changing, why digital transformation often stalls, and where intelligent automation is already delivering measurable value. The conversation covers operational use cases, adoption barriers, business model implications and what leaders need to…

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Episode 159: Why AI Strategy Must Start With Business Problems - Andrew Gaule with Scott Evans Apr 2026

In this episode of Gaule’s Question Time, Andrew Gaule speaks with Scott Evans, founder of Wonderland AI, about what it really takes to move organisations from AI curiosity to AI confidence. Scott explains how his own journey began after discovering ChatGPT while working as a project manager in financial services, and how that experience led him to build a business focused on leadership training,…

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Episode 158: AI Reshapes Business Processes with Josh Lawman

Most organisations are still treating AI as a chatbot or productivity layer. In this episode, Andrew Gaule and Josh Lawman discuss why that mindset is too limited, and what leaders should do instead. They explore where companies are under leveraging AI, why expert heuristics still matter, how to make organisations more legible to AI, and what practical implementation looks like in financial…

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Episode 157: From University Patent to Trade Sale with Carolyn Hicks of Brill Power

Carolyn Hicks shares the Brill Power journey from early university IP through grants, fundraising, product development, corporate engagement, and acquisition integration. Practical lessons for founders building in complex B2B and hardware-heavy markets. Chapters 00:00 Intro and background 01:00 How Brill Power started 02:00 The technology and early IP 07:00 Grants, pitch events, and early traction…

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Episode 156: AI Is Not A Project: How To Deploy Digital Workers with Piers Linney

In this episode, Andrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava) speaks with Piers Linney about how organisations can deploy AI workers and agents in a governed, measurable way. The discussion moves beyond productivity tools into the reality of implementation, ownership, integrations, and risk controls. Chapters: 00:00 Intro and Piers’ background 02:00 Why AI adoption is hard in real…

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Episode 155: Bridging the Talent Gap, How Universities and Employers Must Rethink Engagement - Blayne Cooper, Henley Business School

The way organisations attract, assess and develop early career talent is under pressure. Hybrid work, global competition, AI driven automation and shifting student expectations are fundamentally reshaping employer engagement. In this episode of Gaule’s Question Time, Andrew Gaule is joined by Blayne Cooper, Head of Employer Engagement at Henley Business School, to explore how universities and…

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