The Innovators Playbook
Episodes
AI in Dentistry: Automating Claims, Data, and Revenue Cycles | Hamed Fesharaki
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Hamed Fesharaki, CEO and Co-Founder of Adra, joins The Innovator’s Playbook to share how he transitioned from dentist to AI startup founder. Aft...
AI Infrastructure, Open Hardware, and Innovation at Scale with Zane Ball
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Innovator’s Playbook, Seth Narayanan speaks with Zane Ball, CTO of the Open Compute Project, about how the technology industr...
Voice AI Is the Next Interface: Kulbir Singh on Agentic AI, Automation, and the Future of Work
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kulbir Singh, Founder and CEO of Rexpt, shares how voice AI is evolving from simple chatbots into autonomous agents capable of running real business w...
How Mike Sperling Uses Data, Design & AI to Turn Marketing into a Growth Engine
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Sperling, Founder of Sperling Interactive, joins Seth Narayanan to discuss how modern marketing has evolved into a blend of creativity, analytics...
AI, APIs, and Reinventing Airline Retail
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do you innovate inside one of the world’s most regulated industries? In this episode, Seth Narayanan speaks with Gaurav Roy, CTO of Accelya, abo...
How Big Companies Innovate with AI, Risk, and Legacy Tech | Keith McFarlane
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Keith McFarlane, CTO of Globality, joins The Innovator’s Playbook to unpack how innovation actually happens inside large enterprises. Drawing from h...
Capital, AI & Conviction: How Investors Decide What Innovations Win or Fail
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Ridgway, Founder of Cirrus Capital Partners, joins The Innovator’s Playbook to discuss how capital fuels innovation and why not all growth shou...
From Optometrist to SaaS CEO: Leadership Lessons from Dr. Brianna Rhue
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brianna Rhue is a practicing optometrist, multi-practice owner, and the CEO of Dr. Contact Lens. In this episode, she shares her journey from the ...
How AI and Data Can Fix Healthcare’s Biggest Problems with CIO Steven Meyer
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Meyer, CIO at New York Ophthalmology, joins The Innovator’s Playbook to explore the real challenges holding healthcare technology back—and ...
Todd Blankenbecler on Scaling Startups, Selling Companies & Building Robots
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Serial entrepreneur Todd Blankenbecler, CEO of Zeeno Robotics, joins Seth Narayanan on The Innovator’s Playbook to share what he’s learned from de...
Leading with Curiosity: Rodrigo Senra on AI, Innovation & Ethics in the Age of Automation
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you lead innovation responsibly in an AI-powered world?In this episode, Rodrigo Senra, VP of Engineering for Data & AI at Loadsmart, joins ...
Bolt-On AI Is Failing — Ankush Goyal on Reinventing Commerce
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AI stops being a feature and becomes the foundation of commerce itself? In this episode of The Innovators Playbook Podcast, host Set...
Shark Tank, Smart Kitchens & Startup Resilience with Akshita Iyer
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to turn a personal challenge into a groundbreaking company? In this episode of The Innovators Playbook Podcast, host Seth Narayanan ...
Lesley Jordan on AI-Driven Mental Health Innovation at Clinicom
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lesley Jordan, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Clinicom, joins Seth Narayanan to share how AI is transforming the landscape of mental and beha...
Robotics, AI & $30,000 Mistakes: Inside Advanced Manufacturing with Chris Mallinson
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Innovators Playbook, host Seth Narayanan sits down with Chris Mallinson, Director of Software Engineering at Nanotronics, to ex...
Filtration, AI Cooling & Engineering at Scale (ft. Patrick Hill, CTO of Mott)
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Hill, CTO of Mott Corporation, joins The Innovators Playbook to reveal how precision filtration powers the most demanding industries on Earth ...
AI, Autonomy & What Robots Still Can’t Do (ft. Francis Govers)
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Francis Govers has spent decades pushing the frontier of robotics, from building machines for NASA to designing autonomous helicopters at Airbus. But ...
Rewiring Certification with AI: ASE CTO Rebecca Sutter on Tech That Actually Works
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is your credentialing system future-ready, or just outdated paperwork dressed in tech?CTO Rebecca Sutter of ASE joins The Innovator’s Playbook to sh...
From Metal Bands to Molecules: Parker Sipes on Disrupting the Chemical Industry
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How does someone go from playing rock shows to reinventing disinfection?In this episode, Parker Sipes,CTO and President of Annihilare, shares his unco...
Code, Cash, and Clarity: The Real Playbook Behind Innovation That Scales
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when one person wears both the CTO and CFO hats in a data-driven, regulated industry like animal health?In this episode of The Innovator’...
Innovation That Works: Brian Hiatt on Tech Leadership, Cloud Strategy, and AI’s Impact on Engineering
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does real innovation look like in a world flooded with buzzwords?Brian Hiatt—former CIO/CTO with 30+ years at Xerox, HP, and startups—joins S...