Best Financial Copilot Podcasts (2025)

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E237: Tether $20b buyback!; Ripple $500m raise at $40b valuation; Crusoe tender at $13b valuation; Anthropic forecasting $70b in annual revenue; SpaceX Starlink at 8m customers; AI legal Harvey raises ... 13:56

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Send us a text Invest in pre-IPO stocks with AG Dillon & Co. Contact [email protected] to learn more. Financial advisors only. 00:00 - Intro 00:07 - Tether $10B+ Profit Fuels $20B Buyback Ambition 01:05 - Ripple $500M Raise at $40B Valuation Boosts Global Payment Push 01:53 - Decagon Eyes $4-5B Valuation on 100x ARR Multiple 02:38 - Crusoe …

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How To Recruit The Best Engineers And Sales Reps 43:20

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Most founders think hiring is about interviewing. But it's actually about selling.For Startup School, Juicebox co-founder & CEO David Paffenholz joins YC's Harj Taggar to share how early-stage founders can find, pitch, and close top engineering and sales talent— from crafting better outreach to winning great hires from Big Tech— even when you're an…

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Agentic AI and the Strategy Behind Smarter Talent Decisions - with Sachit Kamat of Eightfold AI 24:49

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Today's guest is Sachit Kamat, Chief Product Officer at Eightfold AI. Eightfold AI provides a complete AI platform for talent management to help companies find, recruit, and retain workers with the goal of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of talent operations. Sachit joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to discuss how agentic A…

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Scaling GenAI Without Burdening the Data Center - with Greg Ratcliff of Vertiv 24:21

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Today's guest is Greg Ratcliff, Chief Innovation Officer at Vertiv. With 30 years of experience leading technology teams and global innovation initiatives, Gregory offers deep expertise in data, IoT, and digital infrastructure. Ratcliff joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to discuss how enterprise leaders can scale AI effectively by buil…

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CPG Data Challenges to Business Value with Agentic AI - with Jim Johnson of AnswerRocket 26:32

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Today's guest is Jim Johnson, President at AnswerRocket. Founded in 2013, AnswerRocket builds enterprise AI agents delivering measurable outcomes for Fortune 2000 clients across consumer goods, financial services, construction, real estate, and beyond. Johnson joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to discuss how consumer packaged goods com…

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Making Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT Enterprise Work for You - with Matt Berseth and Russell Dixon of NLP Logix 31:42

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Today's guests are Matt Berseth, Co-founder and CIO at NLP Logix, and Russell Dixon, Strategic Advisor at NLP Logix. NLP Logix is a fast-growing AI services firm based in Florida that serves both the public and private sectors. Berseth and Dixon join Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to discuss how enterprise leaders can successfully deploy …

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#132 - How to Buy an Airport with Robert DeLaurentis 55:43

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What happens when a real estate investor decides to buy an airport? In this episode, host Tait and Ryan sit down with Robert DeLaurentis, the “Peace Pilot,” to unpack how he transformed a rundown airport into a thriving hub of aviation and community life. Robert shares how his decades in multifamily real estate funded his passion for flying, why le…

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How Enterprise Industrial Leaders Are Applying AI to Systemic Manufacturing Problems - with Emily Nguyen of Palantir Technologies 27:06

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Today's guest is Emily Nguyen, Head of Industrials and Warp Speed at Palantir Technologies. Emily joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello on the show to discuss the realities of AI adoption on the factory floor. Despite rapid advances in AI, many manufacturers still rely on legacy systems, siloed data, and even pen-and-paper processes. Emily…

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Building an AI Ready Data Foundation for CPG Success - with Dag Liodden of Crisp 23:51

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Today's guest is Dag Liodden, Chief Product Officer and Co-founder at Crisp. Crisp combines the power of agentic AI with deep retail expertise. Over 7,000 brands leverage Crisp to manage and enrich their retail data to surface valuable insights and drive sales and supply chain performance. Dag joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to discu…

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E236: Mercor $350M Series C quintuples valuation to $10B amid AI data pivot; OpenAI restructuring to PBC unlocks $40B fundraising at $500B valuation; SoftBank greenlights $22.5B final tranche to OpenAI ... 14:41

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Send us a text Invest in pre-IPO stocks with AG Dillon & Co. Contact [email protected] to learn more. Financial advisors only. 00:00 - Intro 00:08 - Mercor $350M Series C Quintuples Valuation to $10B Amid AI Data Pivot 01:47 - OpenAI Restructuring to PBC Unlocks $40B Fundraising at $500B Valuation 03:14 - SoftBank Greenlights $22.5B Final T…

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Ep. 114: The Foundation of AI Adoption Success in Healthcare 29:10

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In this #shifthappens episode, Ghazenfer Mansoor, CEO and founder of Technology Rivers, shares how real AI adoption in healthcare starts with trust, not tech. From HIPAA-first design to clinician-led workflows, Ghazenfer reveals why starting small, designing for compliance, and embedding AI invisibly into operations are the keys to scaling transfor…

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Architecting Enterprise AI for Generative and Agentic Systems - with Ranjan Sinha of IBM 44:39

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As agentic AI becomes a defining force in enterprise innovation, infrastructure has moved from a back-office concern to the beating heart of business transformation. On today's episode of the 'AI in Business' podcast, Ranjan Sinha, IBM Fellow, Vice President, and Chief Technology Officer for watsonx and IBM Research, joins Emerj Editorial Director …

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#131 - Reading the Economy: Insights from the Bowtie Economist, Dr. Elliot Eisenberg 40:38

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Where should you put your money right now? Ryan Gibson and Tait Duryea sit down with economist Dr. Elliot Eisenberg to decode the markets, interest rates, and the economic forces shaping your portfolio. From AI layoffs to multifamily real estate, they break down how high-income earners, especially pilots, can build wealth intelligently amid uncerta…

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From Idea to $650M Exit: Lessons in Building AI Startups 39:24

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Jake Heller is the co-founder & CEO of Casetext, the AI legal startup behind CoCounsel, which was acquired by Thomson Reuters for $650 million.In his talk at AI Startup School on June 17th, 2025, he shared how his team did it—from picking the right idea to building AI products that actually work—and how founders can turn a cool demo into a reliable…

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Rethinking Clinical Trial Operations with AI and Remote Monitoring - with Scott Bradley of Novartis 29:13

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Today's guest is Scott Bradley, VP of AI and Innovation at Novartis. As the eighth largest pharmaceutical company in the world by revenue, Novartis' medicines reach millions of people worldwide. Their focus on the discovery and development of novel, breakthrough treatments sees them reimagining not just the delivery of said treatments, but the prac…

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E235: Kalshi fields $10B+ valuation offers post-$5B raise; Crusoe $1.38B raise at $10B+ valuation fuels AI infra expansion; Redwood Materials $350M Series E at $6B valuation boosts battery recycling; OpenEvidence ... 15:02

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Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:07 - Kalshi Fields $10B+ Valuation Offers Post-$5B Raise 01:12 - Crusoe $1.38B Raise at $10B+ Valuation Fuels AI Infra Expansion 02:31 - Redwood Materials $350M Series E at $6B Valuation Boosts Battery Recycling 04:04 - OpenEvidence $200M Series C at $6B Valuation Drives Medical AI Adoption 05:35 - Cohere $7B Tender …

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#130 - From Wall Street to Real Wealth: Lessons from Ted Greene 28:56

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What does true diversification look like when you’re building wealth as a pilot? In this episode, Ryan Gibson sits down with his longtime colleague and friend, Ted Greene, to unpack how to define success with your spouse, avoid emotional investing, and create a portfolio that brings peace of mind. From surviving Wall Street lawsuits to building las…

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Transformers: The Discovery That Sparked the AI Revolution 9:18

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Nearly every modern AI model, from ChatGPT and Claude to Gemini and Grok, is built on the same foundation: the Transformer.In this video, YC's Ankit Gupta traces how AI learned to understand language — from early RNNs and LSTMs to attention mechanisms and the breakthrough 2017 paper Attention Is All You Need — the discovery that unlocked the modern…

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YC Partners Answer Your Questions | Office Hours 38:32

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Every founder faces moments where they’re not sure what to do next — such as how to go to market with AI products, when to pivot, and who/when to hire. In this episode of Office Hours, YC partners Pete Koomen, Brad Flora, Nicolas Dessaigne, and Gustaf Alströmer answer real questions from founders and share stories about how great teams build convic…

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Building AI-Ready Cultures in Life Sciences R&D - with Xiong Liu of Novartis 30:57

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Today's guest is Xiong Liu, Director of Data Science and AI at Novartis. Novartis is among the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, pioneering data and advanced analytics in the pursuit of new medicines and patient outcomes. Xiong joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to examine how generative AI and foundation models are transforming…

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E234: Anysphere $1B raise talks at $27B valuation amid AI coding boom; Deel $300M Series E at $17.3B valuation fuels $1.2B ARR growth; Oura $900M Series E doubles valuation to $11B on 5.5M ring sales; ... 16:57

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Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:08 - Anysphere $1B Raise Talks at $27B Valuation Amid AI Coding Boom 01:07 - Deel $300M Series E at $17.3B Valuation Fuels $1.2B ARR Growth 02:31 - Oura $900M Series E Doubles Valuation to $11B on 5.5M Ring Sales 04:02 - Zepto $450M Raise Hits $7B Valuation in $42B Indian Quick-Commerce Surge 05:22 - Kalshi $300M Rai…

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Ep. 113: From Single-Use to System Change 26:07

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Plastic pollution is an environmental crisis and a leadership challenge. In this episode of #shifthappens, we sit down with Nanette Medved Po, founder of HOPE and Plastic Credit Exchange (PCX), to talk about what it takes to move from pledges to action. From failed treaty negotiations to grassroots innovation, Nanette shares how governments, busine…

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Rethinking How Life Sciences Organizations Approach AI - Mathias Cousin of Deloitte 38:14

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Today's guest is Mathias Cousin, Managing Director at Deloitte. With extensive experience in R&D transformation and regulated industry data strategy, Mathias joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to unpack what it really takes for enterprise leaders to deliver ROI from AI and data initiatives. Mathias also shares actionable guidance on bui…

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What Everyone Is Getting Wrong About AI And Jobs 8:00

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For years, we've heard two major narratives about AI. One predicting the end of human work, the other dismissing it as hype. The truth is more nuanced, and more hopeful.From radiology to software engineering, the pattern repeats: as technology makes tasks cheaper and faster, demand for human creativity and judgment grows.YC's Garry Tan explores wha…

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Streamlining Fund Compliance with AI-Ready Data - Sandro Venturini of UBS 21:47

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Today's guest is Sandro Venturini, Executive Director and Consultant at UBS. Specializing in cross-border fund structuring and regulatory strategy, he holds years of experience guiding financial institutions through complex launches across jurisdictions for the world's largest private bank. Sandro joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello on t…

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How To Design Products That Truly Stand Out 35:49

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Karri Saarinen is the co-founder and CEO of Linear, the issue tracking tool used by thousands of high-growth companies. Before Linear, he was the first designer at Coinbase and later a lead designer at Airbnb.On Design Review with YC's Aaron Epstein, Karri shares how his design background shaped Linear’s product philosophy, why quality and craft ma…

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From Tool Sprawl to Defensible Value in AI for Legal - with Christo Siebrits of AbbVie 27:50

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Today's guest is Christo Siebrits, Senior Associate and General Counsel at AbbVie. With over 20 years of experience in global pharmaceutical legal and compliance leadership, Siebrits leads AbbVie's AI initiatives and provides strategic guidance on AI-related legal and regulatory matters. Christo joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to dis…

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E233: xAI $20B GPU financing structure nears close; Reflection AI raises $2B round builds open-source frontier lab; n8n $180M series C drives 7x valuation jump to $2.5B; Base Power $1B raise targets 200k ... 11:50

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Send us a text Invest in pre-IPO stocks with AG Dillon & Co. Contact [email protected] to learn more. Financial advisors only. 00:08 - xAI $20B GPU Financing Structure Nears Close 01:42 - Reflection AI Raises $2B Round Builds Open-Source Frontier Lab 02:37 - n8n $180M Series C Drives 7x Valuation Jump to $2.5B 03:26 - Base Power $1B Raise T…

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#129 - Ego, Taxes, and the Paycheck Trap: Pilot Wealth Myths Exposed 29:42

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Why do so many high-earning pilots struggle to build real wealth? Hosts Tait Duryea and Ryan Gibson get candid about the habits, mindset, and blind spots that keep aviators from achieving true financial independence. They reveal the five biggest mistakes pilots make, from lifestyle creep and tax traps to ego-driven investing, and how to replace the…

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Enabling Strategic Procurement with AI, From Frustration to Foresight - with Rob DeSantis of Arkestro 28:35

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When finance leaders push for measurable savings and supply chain leaders prioritize continuity and resilience, technology adoption often gets caught in the middle. Procurement teams, operating with risk-averse cultures and outdated tools, face growing complexity while pressure mounts from both sides of the business. In this episode of the AI in Bu…

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Connecting the Dots Across Discovery - with Ben Ninio of Deloitte 22:04

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On this episode of the AI in Business podcast, Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello speaks with Ben Ninio, Principal in Strategy at Deloitte, about how enterprises are rethinking the fundamentals of scientific discovery in the AI era. Ben explains why language itself has become the "hack" for unifying frameworks across R&D domains—from pharmace…

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The World's First Commercial Mobile Carbon Capture Device 12:46

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Paul Gross and his team at Remora are trying to do something that’s never been done before. They're building mobile carbon capture devices for commercial trucks and trains—capturing CO2 from moving vehicles before it enters the atmosphere, then turning those emissions into revenue by selling it to customers that can turn the liquified CO2 into new …

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Fixing Ticket Noise with AI in Enterprise MSP Operations - with Steve Taczala of Impact Networking 18:16

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Today's guest is Steve Taczala, VP of Service Operations at Impact Networking. Impact Networking is a managed service provider founded in 1999, with more than 20 US offices, supporting organizations in IT, cybersecurity, and applying AI to business operations. Taczala brings extensive experience in managing MSP service operations and improving IT w…

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Data Volume, Quality, and Model Degradation for AI at Scale - with Sunitha Rao of Hitachi Vantara 21:46

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Today's guest is Sunitha Rao, SVP and General Manager for Hybrid Cloud Business at Hitachi Vantara. Hitachi Vantara is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. that provides data infrastructure foundations that help leading innovators manage and leverage their data at scale. Through data storage, infrastructure systems, cloud management, and digi…

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The Future of AI Agents in Consumer Goods Operations - with Padma Hari of Nestlé Purina 26:24

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Today's guest is Padma Hari, Chief Digital Officer at Nestlé Purina. With over 20 years of experience shaping digital strategy and driving enterprise-wide transformations, Padma has leveraged AI, analytics, and data-driven insights to deliver measurable business impact at scale. Padma joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to discuss how en…

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Practical AI for In-House Patent Legal - with Kevin Ahlstrom of Meta 18:32

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Today's guest is Kevin Ahlstrom, Associate General Counsel in Patents at Meta. Kevin brings extensive expertise in navigating intellectual property challenges in the rapidly evolving technology sector. He joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to discuss the evolving role of patent strategy in the age of AI innovation. Kevin also shares pra…

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Today's guest is Aaron Demory, Senior Partner at Fearlus and Chief of Information Technology and Security at the FDIC. Aaron joins Emerj Editorial Director Matt DeMello on today's show to explore how organizations can safeguard institutional memory, align data strategy with cultural goals, and rethink success in the age of AI. With experience spann…