EP 58: The Secret to Real AI Adoption ft. Craig Foldes

EP 58: The Secret to Real AI Adoption ft. Craig Foldes

In EP 58 of The Art of Commerce, we break down why enterprise AI keeps failing with Craig Foldes, founder of Chat Walrus and former Global Head of AI at Crocs.This episode covers:Why 95% of corporate AI pilots are built to fail from the start.The "Planet Fitness playbook" for removing friction and driving widespread AI adoption.How to turn ChatGPT from a basic search engine into your bespoke Albert Einstein.The exact framework Craig used to scale "Everyday AI" across a massive global brand.Why empowering non-technical employees beats buying expensive custom software.If your leadership isn't mandating AI adoption, you're already behind. It's time to stop overcomplicating the tech and start building functional AI strength. Follow Craig - https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-foldes-1b949b96/Hosts:Anish Raul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishraulAjinkya “Jinx” Joglekar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajinkyajoglekar/

EP 57: The Art of Patriotic Campaigns #IndependenceDay #July4

America turns 250 this year.Every brand is rushing to wave a flag.Most of them will get it completely wrong.In EP 56 of The Art of Commerce, we break down what actually makes a great American campaign and why the most iconic brands don't just celebrate the country—they make an argument for it.This episode covers:Why pandering with patriotism is a fast track to brand suicide.The "Motor City" rule and how Chrysler sold the ultimate underdog story.How Budweiser leveraged an immigrant origin narrative to cement its American legacy.Jeep’s attempt to use geography as a metaphor to unite a divided nation.The difference between highlighting the spirit of the people and just showing up with a red, white, and blue logo.Why the universal desire for freedom and breaking the rules always drives conversions.The argument is the brand. The flag is just the decoration.Connect with the Hosts:Anish Raul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishraulAjinkya “Jinx” Joglekar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajinkyajoglekar/

Ep 56: Adobe’s Playbook for Global AI Upskilling ft. Reid Carlberg

Live from Adobe HQ at San Jose, Anish catches up with Reed Carlberg, Senior Director at Adobe's Experience League, live from the AI Marketing Garage in San Jose. We break down the massive shift toward agentic workflows, why AI will actually create a massive surge in marketing employment, and how enterprise leaders are upskilling their teams at global scale.This episode covers:The Agentic Paradigm Shift: How humans working with agents—and agents working with agents—will fundamentally reshape day-to-day operations.The "Buy and Build" Framework: Why modern enterprise software in 2026 demands a hybrid approach of core governance and custom extensibility.Vibe Coding vs. Enterprise Reality: The truth about building your own AI apps and why security, compliance, and guardrails still dictate buy decisions.Onboarding at Lightning Speed: How Reed used AI to compress a traditional one-year ramp-up period down to just six weeks before hitting the Adobe Summit stage.The Ultimate AI Workflow: Tactical breakdowns of using voice-to-text dictation with LLMs and custom skills to instantly eliminate tedious deck-building.The technology isn't replacing the marketer; it's scaling their unique superpower. If you aren't integrating agentic workflows into your career today, you are actively choosing to fall behind.Connect with Reid: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reidcarlberg/-----Connect with the Hosts:Connect with Anish Raul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishraulConnect with Ajinkya “Jinx” Joglekar on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajinkyajoglekar/

EP 55: Do This In Your First 90 Days At A New Job

Most leaders fail before they even start. They jump straight into execution, inherit invisible management debt, and try to out-produce a broken system. Real leadership isn't about doing the work—it's about building the logic that lets your team scale.In EP 55 of The Art of Commerce, we break down the definitive blueprint for navigating your first quarter as a new boss without micromanaging your team into the ground.This episode covers:The shift from peak producer to systems architectIdentifying and clearing "management debt" in your first 30 daysThe exact checklist needed to align team expectations on Day OneHow to build bulletproof trust without losing operational controlDesigning a 90-day execution roadmap that guarantees early winsStop trying to do everything yourself. If you don't build the system to manage the work, the work will eventually manage you.Connect with the hosts:Anish Raul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishraulAjinkya “Jinx” Joglekar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajinkyajoglekar/

EP 54: The Death of the Marketing Dashboard

In EP 54 of The Art of Commerce, hosts Anish Raul and Jinx Joglekar sit down with digital marketing legend Avinash Kaushik to dissect why the traditional role of the analyst will completely vanish by 2028. If your entire marketing strategy relies on vanity metrics and manual optimization, you are already leaving massive revenue on the table.This episode covers:The Flip of the 10/90 Rule: Why Avinash is reversing his legendary framework to invest $90 in AI tools and $10 in humans.Deciphering Intent at Scale: How AI processes tens of thousands of real-time signals to create individual consumer experiences unique on Earth.The Death of Performance Marketing: Why tactical ad spending, bids, and dashboard auditing should be entirely handed over to machines.The Human Edge (Taste vs. Automation): Why the future of human marketing belongs entirely to brand storytelling, empathy, and strategic intuition.Quantum Computing and Super Intelligence: A terrifying and optimistic look at how next-generation compute power will fundamentally rewrite human capability.Performance marketing is officially a machine's game. If you aren't upgrading your human skillset to focus on strategy, taste, and novel situations, you're setting a timer on your own career.Connect with Avinash: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akaushik/Connect with the Hosts:Follow Anish Raul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishraulFollow Ajinkya "Jinx" Joglekar on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajinkyajoglekar/