AI, Sales, and Strategy – Ozge Kurtoglu

AI, Sales, and Strategy – Ozge Kurtoglu

In this episode, we sit down with Osge Kurtoglu, founder of Ascend Business Advisors and former VP of Sales Excellence at Honeywell, who has helped Fortune 500 companies unlock $227M+ in margin improvements through AI, pricing, and go-to-market strategies. With a background at Microsoft, Honeywell, Harvard, and Wharton, Osge brings a rare mix of technical, strategic, and boardroom experience to the conversation. She shares how to implement AI in sales, marketing, and operations — the right way — by focusing on clean data, governance, and augmentation instead of replacement. 🔥 What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why most AI projects fail (and how to avoid it) How AI can free sales teams from admin work The difference between augmentation vs automation Key governance and ethical considerations every company needs Practical AI use cases in pricing, sales, and marketing How to find “quick wins” and measure ROI 📌 Connect with Osge Kurtoglu: 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/osgekurtoglu If you enjoyed this episode, please Like, Comment & Subscribe for more insights on AI, strategy, and business transformation. #OsgeKurtoglu #AIinSales #ArtificialIntelligence #BusinessStrategy #AugmentationNotAutomation #AIethics #SalesTech #Honeywell #Microsoft #DigitalTransformation #AIgovernance #FutureOfWork #DataStrategy

Teaching AI Perception with Aaron Stewart

In this episode, we chat with Aaron Stewart, Senior AI Researcher, about his groundbreaking work in computer vision and machine perception. Aaron’s research focuses on helping AI systems understand the world more like humans do — not just processing images, but making sense of them. From his early days in video game development to working on cutting-edge AI vision models, Aaron shares how his experiences shaped his approach to building AI that can see, reason, and interact with real-world environments. 🔥 What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✅ Why AI vision is more than just object detection ✅ How to teach AI to reason about what it sees ✅ The role of synthetic data in training perception models ✅ The connection between gaming, simulation, and AI training ✅ Challenges in making AI vision robust and trustworthy 📌 Connect with Aaron Stewart: 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/draphd/ #AIVision #ComputerVision #AIResearch #MachineLearning #AI #AaronSmith #PerceptionAI #SyntheticData #AIReasoning #MachinePerception #AIEthics #TechInnovation #FutureOfAI #RoboticsVision

The Future of AI Agents with Rosario Parlanti

In this episode, we sit down with Rosario Parlanti, Brooklyn-based entrepreneur, investor, and founder of Cathedral Capital. With a unique background in law, real estate, blockchain, and AI, Rosario shares insights on how emerging technologies are transforming work, investment, and even how we protect ourselves legally in the age of AI agents. We explore: ✅ Why AI agents are the future of productivity ✅ How crypto and AI complement each other ✅ Why some jobs are more “AI-proof” than others ✅ The idea of giving AI agents their own LLCs ✅ How to teach kids to use AI effectively ✅ How to avoid common mistakes when using AI in law and business ✅ Privacy, risk, and creativity in the AI era 🔥 Rosario also shares personal stories about creating AI-generated music, raising kids in the AI age, and his vision for the next wave of innovation. 📌 Connect with Rosario Berlanti: 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosarioparlanti 📌 Learn more about his work: 🌐 https://parlantilaw.com/ #AI #Crypto #RealEstate #AIAgents #Entrepreneurship #LegalTech #Blockchain #FutureOfWork #AIandLaw #ProductivityTools #AIEthics #AIPrivacy #Web3 #StartupLife #RosarioBerlanti

Interactive Storytelling with AI – Dr. Lara Martin

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Lara Martin, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, to explore how large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT can assist Dungeon Masters (DMs) in crafting immersive Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. Dr. Martin is a researcher at the intersection of AI and human-centered computing, and co-author of the paper: Calypso: LLMs as Dungeon Master’s Assistants. We discuss how AI tools can augment creativity, what their limits are, and how to use them responsibly in storytelling and interactive fiction. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✅ How to use AI as a Dungeon Master assistant ✅ Why humans still need to curate AI outputs ✅ The pros and cons of AI-generated stories ✅ How LLMs can help overcome writer’s block ✅ The ethical and creative challenges of AI in narrative spaces 🌐 Connect with Dr. Lara Martin & her work: 🔗 Website: https://laramartin.net #DungeonsAndDragons #AI #InteractiveStorytelling #DrLauraMartin #CalypsoAI #DungeonMaster #LLMs #AIStorytelling #ChatGPT #TTRPG #NLP #HumanCenteredAI #Midjourney #RunwayML #HeyGen #PromptEngineering #AIandCreativity

The AI Takeover of Retail is Coming with Vinod Kumar

The AI-powered future of e-commerce is here. In this episode, we sit down with Vinod Kumar, co-founder and CEO of Syntheum AI, to explore how agent-based systems are completely redefining how brands market and merchandise online. We dive into: The end of traditional e-commerce websites The rise of agent merchandising How tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and TikTok Shops are rewriting the rules Syntheum AI’s new free auditing tool Ava, which shows how your brand appears in AI conversations How companies can prepare to be AI-visible and AI-preferred in this new retail landscape 🛍️ Syntheum AI: https://www.syntheum.ai/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblJGXzZCaTZXZWVVZDduT28yMWRGemNnbVdIZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuVDV4cHVGRURjekxHZF9GMWhIWWlWYmtSTnBtUjZHUmVMa1lZRnBtclJZYlpKTU1GeTFYVlE1VDlFSFNhM1I3emZMb0gzVjN6U2NjcFBhOTVaakRwQ0l1NFRfRDM5NHV3c1hPdHBEOVloSmVnSGZrbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syntheum.ai%2F&v=jEnnwinkriE] 📈 Learn how your brand is being interpreted by ChatGPT and Gemini – and what you can do about it. Are you ready for a world where bots are your primary customers? #AI [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/ai] #Ecommerce [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/ecommerce] #ChatGPT [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/chatgpt] #Shopify [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/shopify] #CynthiaAI [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cynthiaai] #Merchandising [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/merchandising] #DigitalCommerce [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/digitalcommerce] #TikTokShops [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/tiktokshops] #Gemini [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/gemini] #AIAgents [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/aiagents] #Marketing [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/marketing]