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“How Keith Belanger Builds AI-Ready Data Platforms Without Sacrificing Governance or Trust”
Episode SummaryEveryone wants faster automation and better AI outcomes, but few organizations stop to examine the data foundations underneath them. In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host…
“How Christopher Moravec Is Building Autonomous AI Agents for Government, GIS, and the Physical World”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Christopher Moravec, CTO and founder of Dymatic, to explore what it actually looks like to deploy AI agents…
“How Lawrence Pingree Is Redefining AI Security, Agentic Defense, and Runtime Trust”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Lawrence Pingree, Head of Security and AI Research at SACR (Software Analyst Cyber Research), to explore how…
“How John Shende Is Redefining AI Security, Agentic Governance, and the New Insider Threat”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Jon G Shende, CTO of Data Security & AI and Global VP of SecOps at Sutherland, to explore what it really…
“How Ryan Donahue Secures Millions of Devices and Billions of Transactions at Comcast”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Ryan Donahue, Senior Director of Cybersecurity at Comcast. Ryan leads vulnerability management, asset…
“How Art Pugach Turns AI and Co-Pilot into Practical Business Automation”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Art Pugach, CTO of Key Associates and Microsoft MVP, recognized for his work with M365 Co-Pilot. Art shares…
“How David VonThenen Designs Production-Ready AI Systems and Agent Architectures”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with David VonThenen, an AI/ML engineer and systems architect focused on building reliable AI systems that move…
“How Oleg Danyliuk Builds Real-Time AI for Sales and Automation Across Continents”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Oleg Danyliuk, CEO of Duanex and CTO of Insyghtful.ai. Oleg combines nearly two decades of enterprise software…
“How Alessandro Pireno Leverages Full-Stack Experience to Scale AI & Technical Products”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Alessandro Pireno, a fractional CTO and CPO, board advisor, and AI, data, and go-to-market leader who helps…
“How Abukari Einus Went from Healthcare and Robotics to Building AI-Powered Food Tech in Ghana”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Abukari Einus, Co-Founder & CEO of FoodQwik. Abukari has built across multiple domains, from healthcare…
“How Terry O’Daniel Went from Engineering to Redefining DevSecOps and Building Trust Across Tech Giants”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Terry O’Daniel, CISO, advisor, and investor with experience at Amplitude, Instacart, Netflix, Salesforce, and…
“How Thomas Stiehm Went from Y2K to AI-Driven DevSecOps Innovation”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Thomas Stiehm, a seasoned technology leader and former CTO at Covaras, with nearly two decades of experience…
“How Lin Sun Went from IBM Master Inventor to Building AI Agents in Kubernetes and Leading Open Source Infrastructure”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Lin Sun, a leader in cloud-native open source and AI infrastructure. Lin is part of Open Source at solo.io, a…
“How Kisa Brostrom Went from Weather Data to Leading Generative AI at Boodle”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Kisa Brostrom, Chief Technology Officer at Boodle AI. Kisa’s career spans analyzing weather data in Oklahoma,…
"How Abhinav Agarwal Went from Non-Invasive CGMs to Governing AI in Women’s Health"
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Abhinav Agarwal, founder of a stealth startup, AI researcher at the Stanford Center for AI in Medicine and…
“How Aby Rao Went from Identity Security to Governing Generative AI”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Aby Rao, Deputy CISO and cybersecurity leader with over two decades of experience across identity security,…
“How Joshua Copeland Went from Military Cyber Operations to Burning Down Broken Security Models”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Joshua Copeland, CISO, Professor, Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Startup Advisor, and Board Member, also widely…
“How Dr. Glen Vickers Went from Help Desk to Rebuilding Mission-Critical Systems Without Breaking Uptime”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Dr. Glen Vickers, a technology and cybersecurity leader with global impact across cloud, SaaS, DevOps, and…
“How Sara Fuerst Went from CTO to CEO While Automating Security and Scaling BeHerVillage”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Sara Fuerst, CTO and Co-Founder of BeHerVillage, founder of TIBSar Software, and a technical leader navigating…
“How Mex Emini Went from Scaling iGaming Data Engines to Redefining Decision Intelligence”
Episode Summary: In this episode of Automate or Die Trying, host Wil Ramos sits down with Mex Emini, Co-Founder of DataFlair.ai and former CTO of Sigma, the world’s largest iGaming festival network.…
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