IT Tech Videos & Podcasts

What Happens Inside the NFL? - Cyber and Risk In this episode, we sit down with Kam Karaji, Director of Cyber Security and Risk Management for the NFL, to uncover the human decisions behind massive data operations. Kam reveals the tension between commercial growth and data privacy, explaining why leadership's blind faith in AI is a vulnerability. We explore how he translates complex cyber threats into commercial metrics and why modern security requires looking beyond obvious threats.

Why Hendrick Auto Scrapped Their Data System and Started Over When executives asked for AI, Hendrick Automotive Group faced a hard truth: their data was disjointed. Instead of patching broken processes, Dan Beyer and Mark Peskir made the tough call to scrap everything and start over. In this episode, they reveal why you can't have an AI strategy without a data strategy, the hidden costs of poor data governance, and how building a single source of truth is transforming the 50-year-old auto giant.

Should We Be Worried About Outsourcing Critical Thinking? In this episode, David sits down with Dr Omar Hatamleh, former Chief AI Officer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, to explore the “Great Decoupling”; a looming future where AI replaces human labour. Beyond job losses, what happens to human identity when we solve the income problem but lose our sense of meaning? Omar warns against outsourcing our critical thinking while revealing the breathtaking medical breakthroughs AI promises. If we rely solely on machines to think for us, I can’t help but feel those breakthroughs vanish… If you want to follow Omar on Instagram his handle is omar.hatamleh7

The Truth About Digital Trust: Why Banks Are Terrified and Passports Can't Save Us The internet’s trust systems are breaking down, and companies are terrified to admit it. Bots aren't just spamming platforms; they're draining Spotify fees and forcing digital banks to consider opening physical branches. This week, Tools for Humanity CPO Tiago Sada reveals why traditional ID checks are failing against advanced AI. We explore the hidden human cost of fake identities and how a new “proof of human” protocol could save our digital future.

Why the CEO *MUST* Be the Chief AI Officer Is AI just about deploying agents, or does it require a fundamental leadership shift? In this episode, Ascendion CEO Karthik Krishnamurthy explains why the "Chief AI Officer" role is often a mistake, arguing that true AI transformation must be led by the CEO. We explore the fallacy of counting AI agents, the fast-approaching "Kodak moment" for hesitant companies, and why rewriting your entire operating model is the only way to survive.

David Savage explores how AI is transforming work, education and regional economies, and asks a critical question: are we preparing people for the future, or leaving them behind? Filmed across Leeds and London, The AI Skills Paradox delves into conversations with industry leaders, educators, policymakers and young people, to uncover a striking contradiction, demand for AI skills has surged by more than eighty per cent, yet over half of organizations invest little or nothing in training their people. Please discover the full Tech Flix landing page here.

Job For Life? Why You Need To Learn 40 New Skills Every Four Years For 200 years, a university diploma was enough to launch a 40-year career. Today, employers demand 40 new skills every four years. Anthony Salcito, Coursera VP and General Manager and former Microsoft executive joins David Savage to unpack the AI skills gap. We explore why critical thinking is surging in demand, how governments are rewriting workforce readiness, and why the human element is more critical than ever in an automated world.

The Truth About AI Strategy: Why Boardroom Disagreement Guarantees Failure Many traditional enterprises mistakenly believe that simply adopting cloud tools internally means they have a working AI strategy. In reality, true AI readiness requires breaking down entrenched data silos to expose engines to diverse, multi-application datasets. In this episode, MinIO co-CEO Garima Kapoor unpacks why scaling AI isn’t just a technical hurdle, it is a massive structural challenge that demands making "hard decisions inside your organization". We explore the human tensions behind legacy tech transformations and why fundamental changes to systems and processes are doomed to fail without uncomfortable, top-down alignment from the boardroom.

The Horizontal Specialist: How to Escape the Vertical Career Ladder We are taught to be vertical specialists: stay in your lane, climb the ladder, and fit into a box. But Casey Woo, founder of the Operators Guild, argues that in high-growth tech, the "lane" is actually a trap. On today's show David and Casey decode the DNA of the "Horizontal Specialist", the executive who thrives by moving left and right, not just up. They discuss why a CFO is often a COO in disguise, why you cannot "force a bird to swim," and how to stop chasing titles to become a true business artist.