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Just dropped: the Microsoft Mentors podcast episode with our Founder & CEO Mark Reynolds!💥 Mark joins the podcast from Cloud Decisions to chat to their Co-Founder and MD Oli Ridley about leaving #Microsoft to start his own business over 11 years ago, change and adoption in the era of AI, and why there is no longer a future state. You can listen to the full episode on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eC8es_QF Or watch now on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eCURuDy9 💚🚀 #TeamHable #ChangeManagement #AIAdoption

"In the world of AI technical skills are going to get easier and easier, the people side of things is going to get harder and harder." I couldn't agree more Mark Reynolds This podcast is an absolute must watch for any business leader looking to lead the change with AI in their organisation. #TeamHable #AIAdoption

🎙️My #Microsoft Mentors podcast episode with Oli Ridley just dropped 🚀⬇️ I talk about quitting my job at Microsoft to start Hable, what its like to build a business, and why #ChangeManagement & #Leadership are even more vital in the era of #AI Would love to know what you think!🙏 #TeamHable 💚

🚀 Revolutionizing contact centers starts with a more flexible way to solve problems, deliver results, and build lasting client partnerships. In this podcast conversation, Jon Brown, SVP of Client Results at Liveops, Inc., and Darren Prine, Chief Revenue Officer at Cloud Tech Gurus, explore the transformative value of the Liveops model and why contact center executives should take notice. 🎙️ 🎧 Watch the full podcast: https://lnkd.in/eYpVkz72 #Liveops #ContactCenter #CustomerExperience #CXLeadership #FutureOfCX

What happens to customer loyalty when AI starts influencing the buying decision before a customer even reaches the brand? That’s one of the questions we get into with Attila Kecsmar, CEO and Co-founder of Antavo AI Loyalty Cloud, in Episode 22 of the MarTech Cube Podcast. We talk about why loyalty is moving well beyond points and rewards, why first-party customer data matters, and how brands can stay relevant when AI becomes part of the customer journey. A genuinely interesting conversation for anyone thinking about where loyalty and customer relationships are heading next. Listen to Episode 22 with Attila Kecsmar : https://lnkd.in/dTXiUeAw #MTC #MarTechCube #Podcast #Episode22 #Antavo #conversation

Everything else is noise. According to Garrett Locklear, Founder & CEO of CANDID, the future of your LOs isn't about doing more busywork. It's about becoming exceptional at two things: relationships and operating the business. The technology should handle the noise so your LOs can spend more time where they create the most value. That's the bigger vision behind CANDID's AI Cloud. 🎙️ Hear Garrett unpack the future of the AI-powered operating system in the full podcast episode. Check out the full episode at the link in the comments 👇 #CANDID #AI #LykkenOnLending #AICloud #FinTech #podcasts

Really enjoyed this conversation with Marc Sumner and the Channel Chat team. It was a great opportunity to share a little of how we at AMD think about the channel, partnerships and the changes AI is bringing to our industry. For me, the most exciting part is that we’re still relatively early in the AI journey — and there’s a huge opportunity for vendors and partners to rethink how we work together to create real value for customers. Thanks to Marc and the team for the thoughtful conversation. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed being part of it. And if you’re an AMD partner or thinking of becoming one, I’d love to hear your thoughts on where you see the biggest opportunities. #AMD #AI #channelpartnerships

📢 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! What does it take to stay ahead when AI, infrastructure and partner expectations are all changing at once? This week on Channel Chat, Marc Sumner sat down with Keith Toh, Partner Strategic Enablement Leader at AMD, to discuss the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of the technology channel. From the evolution of AI and hybrid computing to the changing role of enablement, Keith shares his perspective on what partners need to focus on to remain relevant and drive growth. 💡 Why AI adoption is just getting started 💡 The importance of enablement in a crowded market 💡 How technology vendors can create real partner value 💡 Lessons from a career spanning some of the industry's biggest names A brilliant conversation packed with insight for anyone operating in the IT channel today. 🎧 Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eitPpMY4 🎙️ Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eZKdpxHH Partnered with AMD, Arrow Cloud UK & Ireland, Halo, InnoVent UK, N-able, SonicWall and WeFi Technology Group.

Your AI bill is not the problem. Your value story is. Andrée Lundberg leads FinOps at H&M Group. He sees the same panic in many companies: The AI bill grows. Leaders get scared. Teams cut tools, cap budgets, and slow down. Then someone asks: What did that AI spend buy us? No one answers. That silence is the real problem. In our new episode, we break down: 1. Why cutting costs can kill good AI work 2. How to track the cost of each task 3. Why daily usage checks beat monthly bill reviews 4. How simple rules keep teams fast and safe 5. How to link AI choices to real business value Cost is easy to see. Value is hard to prove. The teams that win this year will prove both. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/ez4NRNtn Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eFfVqHQW Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eYQMccuM Can you prove your AI spend creates value?

Your competitor doesn't need to breach you. They just need to fill a cart. 🛒 In this clip from the Smooth Scaling Podcast, Alexander Günsche (Senior Solutions Architect at AWS and lead of the TSAI protocol) joins Jose Quaresma to explore a growing challenge in digital commerce. It starts with an unusual pizza order. 🍕 From there, the conversation moves into how anonymous visitors can reserve inventory, create artificial scarcity, and disrupt the customer experience without ever logging in. As Alexander explains, knowing who someone is and knowing whether you should trust them are two different problems. The web has become very good at the first and is still catching up on the second. 🎧 Listen to the full episode 👉 https://lnkd.in/ev8E3Tqz