Conversations, not soundbites.
Podcast and video appearances on AI strategy, agentic systems, governance, and what adoption actually requires. Hosted by shows across YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and beyond.
E160 — Applied AI & Agentic System Expert & Neurodiversity Coach
A conversation on applied AI, agentic systems, and neurodiversity in leadership — also available as a video episode.
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Why Most Companies Create Their Own AI Bottleneck
On the hidden AI bottleneck inside modern organisations — what happens when one part of a business adopts AI quickly while another part refuses to move.
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The 4 Things AI Will Never Replace — 25 Years in AI & Tech
On 25 years in tech and advertising — including scaling a WPP agency from 15 people to over 1,500 — and the four things AI will never replace.
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AI Agents Need Managers. Not Prompts.
Ross reframes agentic AI as a management problem rather than a prompting problem, covering shadow AI inside organisations, the IKIGAI diagnostic framework, and cognitive scaffolding for AI-supported work.
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This Founder Built His AI Platform Around His Own Neurodivergent Brain
A conversation on building Galahad's AI platform and the IKIGAI diagnostic framework around neurodivergent thinking.
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A.I. Agents in Marketing
On Bloom, an AI marketing platform offering assistive AI agents for marketing teams, recorded while Ross was CEO/CTO at Ascendancy.
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Ross Barnes Talks Agentic AI and Bloom's Platform
On how startups can benefit from Bloom, Ascendancy's AI-powered collaborative workspace, and where agentic AI fits into small-team creativity and effectiveness.
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