Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIs AI profitable Part 4: McKinsey Beyond the Hype
Episode 547
Companies are beginning to realize a hard truth about AI, namely that making a significant investment building flashy AI prototypes is easy, but crea…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Is AI profitable Part 3: McKinsey Superagency in the Workplace
Episode 546
While nearly all companies are investing in AI, only 1 percent of leaders call their companies “mature” on the development spectrum. This is accordin…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Is AI profitable Part 2: MIT State of AI in Business 2025
Episode 545
Despite investing $30-$40 billion dollars, 95% of corporations experimenting with AI have received ZERO return! This is according to a new report fro…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Is AI profitable Part 1: The GenAI Paradox
Episode 544
AI has a deployment problem. As GenAI has experienced sky-high adoption a disconnect has grown due to a lack of bottom-line profitability. McKinsey c…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
BND: Strategy Room 10-3-2025
Episode 549
The Banker Next Door (BND) weekly live stream show. Strategy Room provides financial news, commentary, top stories in the business world, economic in…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Was KPMG partially responsible for the 2023 banking crisis?
Episode 543
KPMG, one of the big four accounting firms in the U.S., was the audit firm for Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank, the thre…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Review of Bank Director 2025 Technology Survey
Episode 542
Bank Director’s 2025 Technology Survey examines decision-making, data strategies, and how banks are using artificial intelligence. Banks are continui…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
How should banks deal with cross-border payments?
Episode 541
Cross-border payments reforms continue to take shape. It is important for community banks to understand opportunities and significant changes in this…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Review of OCC Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activity for 2Q 2025
Episode 540
This episode examines the results from the OCC 2Q 2025 Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities report for banks in the U.S. Bank trading revenue incr…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
The failure of public schools is epidemic!
Episode 539
A new report from NAEP on public school performance in the U.S. shows catastrophic results with 1 in 5 Americans functionally illiterate! The public …
7 months ago