Building Empires from a Dorm Room with Guest Aidan Oliss

2026 Global Impact Award for Teaching and Learning Excellence with guest Shannon McKeen

At the Wake Forest School of Business, we are preparing students not simply to navigate the AI era — but to shape it. Because in a world transformed by intelligent systems, principled leadership matters more than ever. For todays students, AI literacy in business is not optional. It is foundational to effective leadership. This reflects a reality that artificial intelligence in business is no longer experimental. It is operational. Join Executive Director of Experiential Learning and Innovation, Shannon McKeen, as we talk about the School of Business's award-winning all in approach to integrating artificial intelligence. For questions, comments, or anything else, email us at

Rewriting the Higher Ed Playbook with a Masters in Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Innovation with Guest Carmen Taglienti

How do you prepare today's business leaders for a world that changes overnight? What do you do when the textbook updates itself every single week? Academic Director, Dr. Carm Taglienti, breaks down the creation of Wake Forest University School of Professional Studies’ hot new graduate degree. Here's a hint. It's not about technical programming, but instead executive decision-making, ethical scaling, and operational management. Discover how higher ed is shifting to build an agile curriculum that stays ahead of volatile industry demands. For questions, comments, or anything else, email us at

Building Empires from a Dorm Room with Guest Aidan Oliss

While some students are using AI to skip the readings, rising senior Aidan Oliss is using it to build the future. He takes us inside his digital workshop to show us how he is creating with Claude Code and Codex without a traditional coding background. He lays out his workflow for a Decision Council to pressure test his ideas and remove bias from AI models. This episode is about how a curious mind can expand what one human can achieve. The barrier for entry to become a CEO just hit zero. For questions, comments, or anything else, email us at

Video Dive: NotebookLM Demo

Ryan steers the ship as he shows Michael some of the incredible features in NotebookLM. For questions, comments, or anything else, email us at

Robot Umpires, AI Judges, and the Strike Zone of Justice with Guest Keith Robinson

The U.S. patent system is built on a simple bargain: disclose your invention to the public, and you receive a 20-year monopoly to profit from it. But what happens when the inventor isn't human? Wake Forest law professor Keith Robinson breaks down the fascinating legal battles happening right now at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He even debates the ethical questions surrounding artificial intelligence in the justice system, like the possibility of an algorithm deciding your prison sentence. It would be a crime to miss this episode. For questions, comments, or anything else, email us at