S12 E7: Fusing Bring-Your-Own-AI Logic with Governed Orchestration to Bridge Enterprise System Gaps Without the Migration Risk with James Davies, CEO of Kinetic Data

Code Story | Startup Podcast for CTOs, CEOs and Technical Founders · Feb 24, 2026 · 21m

James Davies lives in the Maryland area, and started his career at the crossroads of tech and the auto industry. His first girlfriend's father owned some car lots - so he went to work there, wrote some software, and propelled his success at those dealerships. He notes that the auto industry was fun and has a lot of moving parts, but was pretty taxing personally. Outside of tech, he is married with 2 kids. He grew up around construction, so he enjoys getting his hands dirty and building things. In fact, he is fixing up the barn of the recent home he bought - framing, doing the plumbing, and…