Oct 29, 2026 · 32 min · 13 segments
Brian Kolbusz, founder of BKAI, joins host KJ to unpack why so many AI initiatives fall apart long before the technology becomes the issue. Drawing on years as an IT executive at large corporations…
Tell me what is happening and how it's really impacting companies in a negative way.
So what we're seeing is companies, executives are making decision that impact their silo They're vertical, and they don't look at everything that's going on cross-functionally.
And they're straying away as to what their original mission statement was and why they're in business.
How is it helping me achieve the mission? We as executives, we as decision makers, we want the latest and greatest technology, but we don't sit back and sit and evaluate why do we need this? Is this the right decision for us?
You know, of course, we do a lot of, like, very aggressive goodwill publicity campaigns for our clients.
But if you're able to communicate the mission, why are you doing what you're doing? It really satisfies many things.
Tell me what is happening and how it's really impacting companies in a negative way.
So what we're seeing is companies, executives are making decision that impact their silo They're vertical, and they don't look at everything that's going on cross-functionally.
And they're straying away as to what their original mission statement was and why they're in business.
How is it helping me achieve the mission? We as executives, we as decision makers, we want the latest and greatest technology, but we don't sit back and sit and evaluate why do we need this? Is this the right decision for us?
You know, of course, we do a lot of, like, very aggressive goodwill publicity campaigns for our clients.
But if you're able to communicate the mission, why are you doing what you're doing? It really satisfies many things.
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