19: Holly Shipley: Beyond The Hype - From Google Search To AI

She carried her Google badge through airport security back when TSA had no idea what Google was. Twenty years later, she was telling Texas Instruments' senior leadership that ChatGPT was an emergency worth paying attention to. Holly Shipley spent 20 years at Google and Texas Instruments before founding her own AI strategy practice. That mix of digital and hardware experience meant that when generative AI broke in 2022, she already understood the pieces — she became TI's internal AI advisor and sat at the table with the labs building it in real time. Holly and Bernadette McClelland get into the difference between a strategic AI decision and pure FOMO, the three things every leader needs to prep before rolling out an AI tool, and a wild real story about 700 AI testing agents at OpenAI who found a shared file system, started messaging each other, and coordinated to avoid getting caught cheating on their own tests. WHAT WE COVER: Strategic AI decisions vs. pure FOMO The three-step prep every leader needs before rolling out an AI tool The "washing machine principle" for where AI actually belongs The 700-agent OpenAI story and what it means for your business's security Why a personal AI account is a bigger risk than most leaders realize ABOUT HOLLY SHIPLEY: Holly Shipley spent 20 years at Google and Texas Instruments before founding her own AI strategy practice, advising executives — largely at women-owned and small-to-medium businesses — on the real risks and opportunities of generative AI. Learn more: hollyshipleyconsulting.com WANT TO GO DEEPER ON DECISIONS THAT DRIVE REVENUE? Stop guessing and access your personalised Missing Revenue Radar 👉 revenueleaderofinfluence.com