Think AI Podcast

What happens when a cybersecurity leader who has sat on every side of the tech table — customer, reseller, distributor, and vendor — decides the future belongs to AI? Alex Ryals, CISO and SVP at MicroAge (celebrating 50 years!), breaks down why most companies are getting AI security dangerously wrong, and what to do before you flip the switch on Copilot or any AI tool. In this episode: 00:05 — Intro: Alex's rare career journey across all four sides of the tech channel 03:47 — Why Alex traded global scale at TD SYNNEX for a smaller, more impactful role 10:53 — As a CISO, how do you balance "move fast" with "stay safe"? 14:02 — Shadow AI: the silent risk happening in your company right now 18:46 — Building a Copilot sales assistant and using AI avatars on YouTube 22:34 — Humanoid robotics, skills marketplaces, and where IT partners fit in 25:51 — MicroAge at 50: bankruptcy, reinvention, and lessons for every tech company 29:53 — Octum.ai: why data hygiene comes before any AI investment 33:30 — First move for leaders who don't know where to start with AI If you're a business leader sitting on the fence about AI, this episode will either push you off or hand you a map. Like, subscribe, and drop your biggest AI security question in the comments. 🔗 Links & Resources [MicroAge YouTube Channel] — Search "MicroAge" on YouTube [Cybersecurity Deciphered] — Alex's personal channel: youtube.com/CybersecurityDecyphered [Think AI Consulting] — thinkaicorp.com Dave Goyal - davegoyal.com [Add additional links here] AIGovernance #CybersecurityAI #MicroAge #ThinkAIPodcast #AILeadership

What happens when someone with 17 years of IT strategy experience gets a front-row seat to the AI transformation inside a global tech enterprise? Priya Udeshi is Chief of Staff to the CIO and Head of IT PMO, sitting at the intersection of AI strategy, governance, and execution. She shares how she balances enterprise-scale agent deployments with democratized AI for every employee, why old governance frameworks are breaking, and what CIOs need to do right now to stop falling behind. In this episode: 00:00 Meet Priya Udeshi: From PMO leader to Chief of Staff 05:25 AI curious vs. AI enthusiast vs. AI skeptic: Where do you fall? 08:24 Enterprise search as the real solution to meeting overload 11:59 Why PPM tools fail and what actually works 18:55 AI is in the passenger seat, I’m driving 22:31 AI doubles capability every 3.3 months. What that means by 2030 24:00 Agent sprawl is real and governance has to evolve 31:16 Hallucinations: What’s working to contain them 41:05 What CIOs should be doing RIGHT NOW 44:33 Measuring AI-assisted engineering with real KPIs 47:06 Priya’s 7-year-old built a children’s book with AI 52:04 Trust your gut: Advice to her younger self If this conversation sparked something for you, hit Subscribe and drop a comment with your biggest AI challenge right now. New episodes every week.

🎙️ Inside the Factory: Real-Time AI Intelligence for Manufacturing | Think AI Podcast Ep. 3 Your machines already know what's wrong — but nobody's listening. Dave Goyal takes you inside 4 real manufacturing companies to show how real-time data and AI transformed their operations. Plus: a 4-layer framework to get started and 7 AI use cases you can implement now. ⏱️ In this episode: 00:21 – Why your factory machines are smarter than your spreadsheets 03:15 – The data silo problem: ERP, MES, and PLCs that don't talk 06:30 – 98% exploring AI, only 20% ready — here's why 08:45 – Case Study 1: Professional audio equipment 13:00 – Case Study 2: Global outdoor adventure gear 17:30 – Case Study 3: Medical devices (FDA compliance & traceability) 22:30 – Case Study 4: Fall protection safety equipment 27:00 – The 4-layer framework: ERP → Shop Floor → Analytics → AI 32:00 – 7 AI use cases: predictive maintenance, computer vision QA & more 42:00 – "My ERP handles everything" — why that's not enough 46:00 – AI Tip of the Day: Analyze any spreadsheet in 60 seconds 50:00 – Series recap and what's next If this changed how you think about manufacturing data, subscribe and share it with a plant manager, CIO, or operations leader who needs to hear it. 🔗 Links & Resources 📖 Real-Time Business Intelligence Mastery — DaveGoyal.com 🌐 DaveGoyal.com 💼 LinkedIn: Dave Goyal 🎙️ Ep 1: Personal Journey & First AI Assistant | Ep 2: Healthcare & AI ManufacturingAI #RealTimeData #SmartFactory #DataAnalytics #ThinkAIPodcast

The U.S. healthcare system loses $260 billion a year. Not from malpractice. From paperwork, billing errors, and missing data. In this episode, Dave Goyal — founder of Think AI (top 1% of 500,000 Microsoft partners), Harvard-trained in AI for healthcare — shares 15+ years of real healthcare projects. No theory. No hype. You’ll hear how he built a claims system from zero that generated $100M+ in annual revenue. How he designed data strategies for entire health networks. How he helped non-profit hospitals turn buried patient records into life-saving insights. Plus: six back-office AI use cases any healthcare org can start today, a straight-talk segment on privacy and HIPAA, and an AI Tip of the Day you can try in two minutes. Next up: Episode 3 — AI in Manufacturing linkedin.com/in/davegoyal | davegoyal.com   #HealthcareAI #RevenueCycleManagement #DataStrategy #ThinkAI #AIpodcast

Episode 1: From Leg Braces to Leading AI — My Story What does a kid who couldn't walk in central India have to do with artificial intelligence? Everything. In this debut episode of the Think AI Podcast, Dave Goyal shares the unfiltered story behind the brand — from growing up with a physical disability in Indore, India, to building one of the top 1% Microsoft Data & AI consulting firms in the world. You'll hear about the father who carried him to school, the best friend who taught him to ride, 400 walk-in interviews in six months, building a system that took a medical device company from zero to $100M+ in revenue, and why he's now launching Data & AI Studio to make artificial intelligence accessible to everyone. This isn't a tech talk. It's a human story about resilience, reinvention, and what happens when you refuse to let anyone else define your limits. In this episode: Growing up with a disability and finding independence through a modified Vespa scooter The blind musician friend who planted the first seed of entrepreneurship From Silicon Valley biotech to white-hat hacking across 20+ countries Co-founding Think AI and reaching the top 1% of Microsoft's 500,000 global partners Why a 95% project success rate in an industry that averages 50–70% The three coaching experiences that changed everything Introducing Data & AI Studio: community, packaged AI solutions, and coaching AI Tip of the Day: Build your first AI assistant in 10 minutes (full prompt included) Coming in Episode 2: A deep dive into healthcare and AI — real projects, real revenue, and what most leaders are getting wrong. Connect with Dave: LinkedIn: [Dave Goyal] Website: davegoyal.com