Sports & Entertainment
Tony Palladin
Paladin & Brooks
AI is an extension of human input, not a replacement.
- Where do we start
- Cutting through noise
- Keep it human
Podcast Show
Season 1 · 9 conversations
Operator conversations on AI in the real business. Cut the noise, keep the signal.
Simpliphied · Series 1 · Featured guests
Our guests have raced for Commonwealth gold, moved national football teams around the world, helped put Five Guys into Europe, and include an award-winning author. Series 1 ran to 20+ conversations across industries. These nine are a representative cut. Different industries, same blockers.
Sports & Entertainment
Paladin & Brooks
AI is an extension of human input, not a replacement.
Professional Services
WAChump
AI is here. It's not coming, it's here.
Recruitment
Barlow Search
Data needs to be like a white wash wall before anything goes on it.
Football
FIFA Match Agent
Your time is really your value.
Risk & Safety
Bout Consulting
AI is an enabler, not a replacement.
Operations
Fractional COO
Operational clarity is essential before adopting AI.
Hospitality
F&B Franchising
Be curious. That is where it starts.
Strategy
Hypothesis3
We need to raise the bar about quality.
Leadership
20 20 Management
AI isn't a strategy, it's just a tool.
The through-line
People who have operated at the top of their field, in elite sport, in international football, in hospitality, in the boardroom. Then you ask each of them what is actually stopping them using AI, and the answers collapse into the same short list: where do we start, the data isn't ready, how do we keep it human. The blocker is rarely the software. It is an operating problem. It is the one we exist to fix.
Thank you to every operator who gave us their time across Series 1, all 20+ of you. Your candour is what made the pattern visible.
We are turning the full Series 1 dataset into a short white paper on what is actually blocking AI adoption in the mid-market. Drops with Series 2.
We're always looking for operators with a story worth sharing.