{"podcast":{"title":"The Audit Podcast","slug":"the-audit-podcast-1221277","podcast_index_feed_id":1221277,"rss_url":"https://theauditpodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://theauditpodcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/c/6/9/4c690ed58dfb6a1c/Show_art_0.jpg","author":"Trent Russell","episode_count":349,"summary":"On the show you can expect to hear from everyone: from the intern, to the IT audit director, CAE and audit committee members because all of their opinions are important. We'll talk about integrating tech into audit, how to get quick wins, the latest SOX guidance and whatever other topics the guests want to talk about and whatever you want to hear about. Be sure to subscribe to the show in whatever you're listening to it on now and we'll talk to you soon.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T22:18:11.623429+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audit-podcast-1221277"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 273: AI, Gamification, and the Future of Internal Audit w/ Aadesh Gandhre (DTCC)","slug":"ep-273-ai-gamification-and-the-future-of-internal-audit-w-aadesh-gandhre-dtcc","published_at":"2026-02-10T11:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audit-podcast-1221277/ep-273-ai-gamification-and-the-future-of-internal-audit-w-aadesh-gandhre-dtcc","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audit-podcast-1221277","url":"https://theauditpodcast.libsyn.com/ep-273-ai-gamification-and-the-future-of-internal-audit-w-aadesh-gandhre-dtcc","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theauditpodcast/Episode_273_Aadesh_Gandhre_1.mp3?dest-id=1916852","summary":"This week on The Audit Podcast, our guest is Aadesh Gandhre, Chief Audit Executive at DTCC. Aadesh shares his perspective on reshaping the perception of internal audit, both inside organizations and across the profession. Drawing on his background in technology and innovation, he explains why internal audit must move away from being seen as a spotlight that hunts for findings and instead become a lighthouse that helps organizations navigate risk and change. We talk about servant leadership and how small cultural shifts, such as celebrating wins, encouraging experimentation, and reframing failure as learning, can unlock innovation within audit teams. Aadesh also walks through how his team is using gamification, internal recognition, and creative engagement to build a stronger audit brand and a more motivated global workforce. Be sure to connect with Aadesh on LinkedIn. Also, be sure to follow us on our social media accounts on LinkedIn , Instagram , and TikTok . Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check the full video interview on The Audit Podcast YouTube channel . Timecodes: 3:00 – Practical AI use cases 10:30 – The servant leadership mindset 14:55 – Scaling this approach based on team size 16:30 – Building the internal audit brand 26:40 – Bringing innovation into internal audit 33:12 – Making innovation a priority in the office 40:00 – Staying current with tools and resources 44:32 – The freeze–unfreeze–refreeze change management model 49:32 – Final thoughts * This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics , the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analyti…","meta_description":"This week on The Audit Podcast, our guest is Aadesh Gandhre, Chief Audit Executive at DTCC. Aadesh shares his perspective on reshaping the perception of i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3114,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-audit-podcast-1221277/episodes/ep-273-ai-gamification-and-the-future-of-internal-audit-w-aadesh-gandhre-dtcc/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audit-podcast-1221277/ep-273-ai-gamification-and-the-future-of-internal-audit-w-aadesh-gandhre-dtcc.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}