{"podcast":{"title":"Innovation Storytellers","slug":"innovation-storytellers-3701797","podcast_index_feed_id":3701797,"rss_url":"https://innovationstorytellers.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://susanlindner.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/7/5/5/a755d4cc9a3cd33116c3140a3186d450/Cover-InnovationStories_1.jpg","author":"Susan Lindner","episode_count":100,"summary":"Did you ever wonder how an innovation got to its finish line? How innovators saw the future, made a product, and created change – in our world and in their companies? I did. Innovation Storytellers invites changemakers to describe how they created their innovation and just as important – THE STORIES – that made us fall in love with them. Come learn how great innovations need great stories to make them move around the world and how to become a better storyteller in the process. I'm Susan Lindner, the Innovation Storyteller. But I wasn't always. I've been a wannabe revolutionary, an epidemiologist at the CDC and an AIDS educator in the brothels of Thailand helping to turn former sex workers into entrepreneurs. Trained as an anthropologist and the Founder of Emerging Media, I've spent the last twenty years working with innovators from 60+ countries. Ranging from cutting edge startups to Fortune 100 companies like GE, Corning, Citi, Olayan, and nine foreign governments, helping their leaders to tell their stories and teaching them how to become incredible advocates for their innovations. Great innovation stories make change possible. They let us step into a future we can't see yet. I…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T14:17:09.638531+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovation-storytellers-3701797"},"episode":{"title":"250: How AI Is Transforming Enterprise Infrastructure from the Inside Out","slug":"250-how-ai-is-transforming-enterprise-infrastructure-from-the-inside-out","published_at":"2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovation-storytellers-3701797/250-how-ai-is-transforming-enterprise-infrastructure-from-the-inside-out","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovation-storytellers-3701797","url":"https://innovationstorytellers.com/podcasts/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/innovationstorytellers/Susan_March_23.mp3?dest-id=2720171","summary":"In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit down with Rob Bearden, CEO of Sema4.ai, to explore how AI is transforming enterprise infrastructure from the inside out. Rob brings decades of experience from the front lines of enterprise technology, with leadership roles spanning Oracle, Hortonworks, Docker, and Cloudera. He shares how his early exposure to ERP systems sparked a lifelong fascination with automation and how that same mindset is now being applied to a new generation of AI-driven workflows. We go deep into how AI is no longer sitting at the edges of the business but is becoming embedded in core operational systems. Rob walks through real-world examples, including how financial processes like invoice reconciliation and accounts payable are being reduced from hours to minutes, while also improving accuracy and consistency. What stood out in our conversation was how these changes are not just about efficiency. They are fundamentally changing how companies think about speed, decision-making, and even the structure of their teams. But this shift does not come without challenges. Rob explains the difference between an \"easy yes\" and a \"hard yes\" when it comes to AI adoption. While many organizations are open to experimentation, scaling AI into mission-critical workflows requires a level of trust, transparency, and reliability that cannot be taken lightly. We discuss what it takes to move from proof of concept to production, and why building confidence in AI systems is the real barrier to unlocking value. Looking ahead, Rob shares a bold vision of what comes next. As AI agents take on more operational work, businesses may soon operate with smaller teams and higher output, and in some cases, entirely new business models. 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