10 (More) Lessons on AI Transformation From the Artificial Intelligence Show

In this solo episode, Andy Storch shares ten lessons pulled from The Artificial Intelligence Show's new AI Transformations series, which interviews leaders at companies that have gone through real AI transformations — Good Karma Brands, Zapier, HubSpot, and Peapack Private Bank. Andy connects each lesson back to what it means for talent development and L&D professionals specifically, and shares where his own AI Kickstarter and AI leadership work fits into addressing the people side of transformation.

In This Episode, You'll Hear:

• Why AI adoption is an organizational and behavioral challenge, not just a technology one (Dan Slagen, Zapier)
• Why leadership — not the CIO — has to be the engine of transformation, and how Good Karma Brands' founder and HubSpot's CEO modeled that (Ty Boczek, Good Karma Brands; John Dick, HubSpot)
• Why individual speed gained from AI doesn't move the business unless the work itself gets redesigned — and how HubSpot's agents now book 10,000 meetings a quarter
• Why structure beats enthusiasm: Good Karma's 50-person pilot and seven straight Tuesdays of onboarding, with each cohort teaching the next
• Why AI champion networks matter, including Peapack Bank's 29 embedded champions and Good Karma's full-time innovation specialist role
• Why the "curious generalist" may out-adapt the 20-year workflow veteran
• How the bar is moving from using AI to building with it (Zapier's shift to apps, dashboards, and digital twins)
• Why re-engineering the workflow beats laying AI on top of a broken one — "don't pave the cow path" (Peapack Bank)
• Why every company in the series measures and publicizes adoption, not just tracks it
• Why guardrails are the unlock, not the brake, in a regulated industry (Peapack Bank)

Work With Andy:

Andy is running AI Kickstarter programs to help organizations address the people side of AI adoption, plus a new AI leadership offering to help leaders build cultures of psychological safety around AI. He's also launching an AI for Career Acceleration program in October — join the waitlist at andystorch.com/ai-for-career-ownership. For corporate AI transformation or adoption workshops, reach out directly.

Connect with Andy:

• Website: andystorch.com
• Email: [email protected]

Referenced in this episode:

• The Artificial Intelligence Show with Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput (Marketing AI Institute / SmarterX) — specifically their new AI Transformations series, featuring Ty Boczek (Good Karma Brands), Dan Slagen (Zapier), John Dick (HubSpot), and John Kowal (Peapack Private Bank)