Peggy Smedley Show
Peggy Smedley
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IoT, AI, the Future of Work—if it's revolutionizing industries, Peggy's talking about it. Each week on The Peggy Smedley Show, she delivers cutting-edge perspectives from top experts, keeping 150,000+ listeners ahead of the curve.
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MAY 13, 2026
Pilot to Production
Peggy shares her thoughts on how to scale AI (artificial intelligence), breaking down what it really looks like to move from pilots to production. She says companies must have a plan for scaling the agentic and physical AI. She also shares: · Lessons learned from M2M and the IoT (Internet of Things). · Core business challenges that exist today. · What successful implementations include. https://peggysmedleyshow.com
66 MIN
MAY 13, 2026
Advanced Recycling and American Manufacturing
Peggy Smedley and Ross Eisenberg, president, America's Plastic Makers, American Chemistry Council, talk about advanced recycling and the future of American manufacturing. He explains the difference between advanced recycling and traditional mechanical recycling, explaining it is like un-baking a cake. They also discuss: · The biggest benefits of advanced manufacturing. · Two things in the government space that are hampering the ability of this industry to compete. · What type of technology investments are needed here to make this happen. https://www.americanchemistry.com
30 MIN
MAY 13, 2026
AI: Help or Hindrance
Peggy Smedley and Andreas Welsch talk about the governance that will determine whether AI (artificial intelligence) agents actually help the business or quietly create more challenges. He says it is so important to have this conversation at this moment in time. They also discuss: · What an AI agent control plane is and why leaders should be paying attention. · How to create governance for an entire ecosystem of AI agents. · How do we get the entire organization to support and trust AI. https://intelligence-briefing.com
20 MIN
MAY 7, 2026
Our Used Future
On Aiglatson, Peggy Smedley and cohost Dennis Draeger, foresight director, Shaping Tomorrow, talk about our "used future," which is a future imagined decades ago and built on metaphors and assumption about what intelligence is, which ultimately impacts how we talk about AI (artificial intelligence) today. He says people seem to have different understandings of what AI actually is. They also discuss: · If AI is a technology or a narrative we have attached to computer science. · What AI is today as we talk about this used future. · What is keeping us locked in these old ways of thinking. https://peggysmedleyshow.com
29 MIN
MAY 7, 2026
Transformational Leadership
Peggy Smedley and Andrea Janzen, founder and CEO, Ambition Theory, talk about how leadership is shifting fast, and organizations are feeling the pressure to evolve. She says research shows when there is at least one woman on a construction team, everyone on the team is more productive, and explains why this is. They also discuss: · The differences between transactional and transformational leadership in construction. · The No. 1 thing you can do to entice Gen Z to the construction workforce. · The 10,000 Women Leaders campaign and what it means for the next generation stepping into leadership roles. https://ambitiontheory.com
16 MIN
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