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TechUnhinged
Tech isn't built by logos. It's built by people. Tired, brilliant, stubborn people who refuse to quit at 2 AM. We hunt down the unsung heroes. The engineer who saved the company overnight. The developer who rewrote legacy hell. The IT leader no one sees until everything breaks. We bring you raw stories no one else has heard. The kind that don't make headlines but change everything. This is where the real story lives. In the messy, human, beautiful chaos of building the future.
Episodes
TechUnhingedWhat AI Can and Can’t Build on Its Own
In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Rabia Javeed sits down with James Edgell, founder of SoftEXIT, a no-code application platform. James argues that AI is a…
TechUnhingedDecentralized Agentic AI and Enterprise Systems
In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Ashar Samdani sits down with Andres Andreu, CEO of Constella Intelligence, an identity risk intelligence company. Andres…
TechUnhingedAI Adoption Failure
In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Rabia Javeed sits down with Liza Adams, founder and AI advisor at GrowthPath Partners, a go-to-market veteran of five…
TechUnhingedBuilding AI Confidence Across a Workforce
In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Ashar Samdani sits down with Joshua Nichols, Director of AI and Automation at CoorsTek, a technical ceramics manufacturer…
TechUnhingedAgentic AI in Enterprise
In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Rabia Javeed sits down with David (DJ) Morimanno, Field CTO for North America at Xalient, who advises Fortune 500…
TechUnhingedAgentic AI and the End of Traditional SaaS
In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Ashar Samdani sits down with Sriram Ramanathan, Group CTO at XBP Global, a workflow automation company operating in 20…
TechUnhingedThe New Rules for the World's Biggest AI Models
In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Rabia Javeed sits down with Risto Uuk, Head of European Policy and Research at the Future of Life Institute, who has…
TechUnhingedThe Efficiency Trap In AI
In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Rabia Javeed sits down with Charath Ranganathan, Chief Technology Officer at CoreStory, which builds tools that pull…
TechUnhingedWhy Enterprise AI Pilots Never Scale
In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Rabia Javeed sits down with Randeep S. Bhatia, the ex-CTO at Splash, which runs the largest music stage on Roblox…
TechUnhingedWhy AI Spending Fails Without Product-Led Thinking
In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Rabia Javeed sits down with Wes Bush, founder and CEO of ProductLed, who, by his own count, has advised more than 400…
TechUnhingedWhy Your AI Strategy Keeps Dying on Legacy Systems
In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Rabia Javeed sits down with Bob Berbeco, Chief Information Officer at Mahaska Health, a rural hospital in Iowa, and…
TechUnhingedCyber Resilience in the Age of AI
In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Rabia Javeed sits down with Tia Hopkins, founder of CTRL+EXEC and former Chief Cyber Resilience Officer & Field CTO at…
TechUnhingedModernizing Legacy Industries with AI
In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Rabia Javeed sits down with Lydia, Chief Information Officer at Appreciation Financial, co-founder of Genie AI, and…
TechUnhingedLLM-Powered Data Pipelines
In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Rabia Javeed sits down with Chris Colinsky, CTO and Principal AI Engineer at Howl, which has been building for the web…
TechUnhingedThe Future of AI in Sports Technology
In this episode of TechUnhinged, Joel Grossman, CIO of IMG Academy and a 25-year veteran of technology leadership at Legacy.com, iProspect, and Leapfrog…
TechUnhingedWhat Agentic AI means for your Business
Barbara Pender has spent 25 years watching organizations bolt new technology onto old problems and call it transformation. In this episode of TechUnhinged, in…
TechUnhingedWhy AI Is Only as Smart as the Data It Learns From
Christopher Penn has spent over a decade watching marketers chase tools instead of outcomes, and his diagnosis is uncomfortable. On this episode of…
TechUnhingedHow AI Exposed the Tech Debt Hiding in Your Enterprise
In this episode of TechUnhinged, Luis Suarez, CTO of H.I.G. Capital, unpacks why AI is forcing tech debt onto the board agenda. Luis explains how AI instantly…
TechUnhingedWhy Is Your Data Never Safe?
In this episode of TechUnhinged, Paul Bockelman, CTO of Qanapi and a 25-year veteran of AWS and Google's defense/intelligence cloud teams, explores the…
TechUnhingedHow AI Is Turning the UFO Question into a Data-Driven Inquiry
TechUnhinged brings you the most fascinating episode as we host Christian Stepien, founder of Experlogix and CTO at the National UFO Reporting Center, reveals…
TechUnhingedHow AI Is Reshaping Tech Consultancies in 2026
In this episode of TechUnhinged, Florian Heinrichs, Partner at The Visible Authority, co-founder of Client Friendly, sheds light on how AI is reshaping…
TechUnhingedWhy LLMs Are Cybersecurity's Next Frontier
On this episode of TechUnhinged, Ashar sits down with cybersecurity strategist Matthew Rosenquist, a Clutch Top Tech Influencer, to deconstruct the real AI…
TechUnhingedSafety Leadership in The Age of AI
On this episode of TechUnhinged, Angelica Rotundo, a senior health and safety leader at OEC Energy and Infrastructure, reveals the reality of safety leadership…
TechUnhingedIs AI Destroying Margins or Creating Opportunities?
In this episode of TechUnhinged, we are all set to explore whether AI is a threat to profitability or the greatest opportunity of our time. With David Reid…
TechUnhingedThe AI Energy Crisis Nobody Is Talking About
In this episode, we explore why the AI boom is headed toward a collision with two systems it cannot fix on its own, the power grid and intellectual property…
TechUnhingedThe Impact of Cloud Computing for SMBs and SMEs
In this episode, we explore why cloud computing often fails to deliver its expected value for small and mid-sized businesses. Joseph Damian joins TechUnhinged…
TechUnhingedFinancial Proficiency Is the New Playbook in Tech
In this episode, we explore how financial discipline is reshaping the foundations of modern technology companies. Joffrey Ezerzer joins TechUnhinged to discuss…
TechUnhingedWhy Predictive Safety Beats Reactive
Saliha Akram joins Tech Unhinged to unpack what thoughtful technology really means. From systems thinking to real-world scalability, this episode explores how…
TechUnhingedC-Suite Is the Biggest Risk to AI Adoption
Why do so many AI projects fail after the demo? Patrick Jean joins Tech Unhinged to explain the hidden challenges of AI integration, from messy data to…
TechUnhingedAI in Healthcare Explained: Savior or Dangerous Hype?
Medtech expert Sabeen Shaikh joins us to reveal what regulated medical AI is actually doing today, what’s working, and what’s all talk. She shares insights…
TechUnhingedSolo to Scale with AI Tools
In this episode, Alexander Carlson, founder of Digital Pop and host of the AI Marketing Navigator podcast, breaks down how AI is redefining what scale means…
TechUnhingedBuild vs Buy AI Infrastructure?
In this episode, a Cloud Infrastructure & Product Management leader at Microsoft, with nearly a decade shaping AI solutions at Azure Databricks reveals why the…
TechUnhingedHow to Move Innovation From Lab to Market
Farah Ali, Head of AI Transformation & Technology at Electronic Arts, reveals why innovation fails without allies, what she learned as a startup CTO, and how…
TechUnhingedThe Future of PropTech Driven by AI and Data Science
Join Ashar Samdani as he chats with Costanza Balboni Cestelli, Head of Data & Innovation at Generali Real Estate, about how AI and data are shaking up the…
TechUnhingedCan Automation Survive Without Human Expertise?
In this episode, Rabia Javeed sits down with Brendal Kremer to explore what it takes to lead intelligent automation at scale. With two decades of experience in…
TechUnhingedWhat Happens When AI Agents Control the Network?
In this episode, Rich Tehrani, CEO of TMC and mastermind behind IT Expo, reveals the shocking reality of AI agents taking control of network security. From his…
TechUnhingedHow to Make Complex Tech Work for Humans
In this episode, the CIO at what3words, says the hardest part of tech leadership isn’t shiny tools or big budgets; it’s making complex systems actually work…
TechUnhingedThe Data Infrastructure Behind AI
In this episode, Arturas, Engineering Manager & Data Platform Lead at KAYAK, cuts through the hype on data engineering. From early PHP days to leading…
TechUnhingedAI Hype vs. AI Reality
In this episode, Eric Vaughan, CEO of Ignite Tech and ultramarathon legend, cuts through the AI hype to reveal what's actually working in enterprise. Drawing…
TechUnhingedThe Rise of Enterprise AI Agents
This episode of TechUnhinged features Saad Siddique from Microsoft on the rise of enterprise AI agents and how they’re transforming business. Observing the…
TechUnhingedAI Pluralism: Why Diverse AI is Better AI
TechUnhinged features Dr. Anand Rao, Chair of Communication and Digital Studies at the University of Mary Washington, who introduced the emerging concept of AI…
TechUnhingedHow AI is Reshaping Cyber security
This episode of TechUnhinged features cybersecurity expert Jason Kaufman, unpacking the double-edged role of AI in today’s threat landscape, from AI-powered…
TechUnhingedHow AI & NASA Are Revolutionizing Sports
This episode of TechUnhinged features Super Bowl Champion and HealthReel CEO Femi Devin Ayanbadejo Sr. exploring how AI and NASA-powered tech are reshaping…
TechUnhingedHow Tech is Transforming the Delivery Industry
This episode of TechUnhinged features Mike Byrne, COO and co-owner at Summit Delivery Solutions, discussing how last-mile delivery challenges inspired the…
TechUnhingedFuture of Work - AI Knows You Better Than You
TechUnhinged features Ryan Scott of DNA Behavior, exploring how behavioral science and AI are combining to deliver scalable, people-centric solutions. Key…
TechUnhingedLegacy Tech is Killing Your Business
This episode of Tech Unhinged features Chris Gomez, CEO and co-founder of Barrett Value Center, in a conversation on modernizing legacy systems and…
TechUnhingedHow AI is Disrupting Foreign Aid Forever
This episode of TechUnhinged features Dr. Ammar A. Malik from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, discussing how AI and data analytics are transforming…