The OG Approved podcast

02/09/2026, 14 min

The Network Became the Only Employee That Never Sleeps

Ten years ago the campus network was plumbing. Invisible, taken for granted, nobody’s problem until it leaked.

16/08/2026, 41 min

The Human Company That Went AI First: What Club Med Is Teaching Every Leader

A travel brand built on human warmth just hit an 85 percent AI production rate. The number most companies are quoted is closer to 5. The gap is not the technology. It is how they built.

12/08/2026, 33 min

Your AI KPIs Are All Green. Your CFO Sees Nothing.

That is not a measurement problem. That is an accountability vacuum. And right now, it is eating billions of dollars in AI investment alive. I have been in that room. The transformation dashboard perfect. Every metric is green.

01/08/2026, 5 min

KENYA: From digital access to economic power

I went to Kenya to test a hard question. Is digital inclusion real, or is it just hardware in a room? In Kakamega, I didn’t see students “learning computers.

Disclosure: this trip to Kenya was facilitated by Huawei as part of their digital inclusion initiative. Editorial conclusions are my own.

21/07/2026, 15 min

From Invisible Plumbing to Intelligent Thinking Systems (Part 2)

For decades, integration was part of the business no one talked about. It wasn’t glamorous. It wasn’t celebrated.

Disclosure: sponsored episode. The sponsor, Acuver, is named on the episode cover.

14/07/2026, 19 min

From Chaos to Clarity: How Glen Raven Rewired Its Supply Chain with Acuver’s Aekyam Platform (Part 1)

For decades, Glen Raven has been a name synonymous with quality. Its flagship product, Sunbrella, has covered everything from luxury yachts to outdoor furniture, a global symbol of durability and design.

Disclosure: sponsored episode. The sponsor, Acuver, is named on the episode cover.

03/07/2026, 36 min

The Chaos of Success: Why Orchestration, Not AI, Is the Real Fix for Service Delivery

Let’s get one thing straight: most service delivery operations didn’t break, they scaled into chaos. And that chaos wasn’t caused by bad intent. It was caused by saying “yes.” Yes to client-specific workflows. Yes to legacy tools.

26/06/2026, 23 min

The Road to AI Readiness: From Infrastructure to Intelligence

There are panels, and then there are real conversations. The kind that doesn’t skim the surface with buzzwords, but dives deep into the hard truth of what it takes to succeed with AI.

Disclosure: sponsored episode. The sponsors are named on the episode cover.

19/06/2026, 35 min

Beyond the Hype: Hiring in the Age of AI

Over the past few years, I’ve had countless conversations about AI, but the one I recently had with Paul from UPTIC hit a nerve.

10/06/2026, 38 min

Automation for SMBs: The Most Underrated Growth Lever in 2025

In the tech world, when we talk about automation or AI, we often focus on two extremes: flashy B2C tools like ChatGPT, or massive enterprise platforms that require a fleet of consultants to implement.