Conversations

Interviews, conversations, and posts on navigating the agentic current.

Reading the River: Why Agentic AI Is a Navigation Problem, Not a One-Time Decision (Part 1 of 4)

August 4, 2026. An excerpt from the book, published by AI Realized. The first of four parts, on why navigating the agentic current is continuous work rather than a decision you make once and move on from.

Retrofit or reimagine, on the Marketing Spark podcast

July 28, 2026. Mark Evans hosts me on Marketing Spark, his B2B marketing podcast, to work through the choice at the center of the book: retrofit AI into the workflows you already have, or reimagine the work itself. Retrofitting is the safe move and it does lower costs, but rivals can buy the same tools and make the same gains. Reimagining asks harder questions, and those belong in the strategy room.

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Reading the Water: a live working session

July 23, 2026. The on-demand recording of our LinkedIn livestream. Erick Mott of Creatorbase and I work through the book's discussion guide: where to retrofit and where to reimagine, how far to trust autonomous systems, and how to govern work that runs without a hand on every step.

Unboxing The River Doesn't Wait

July 10, 2026. Opening the first printed copies and sharing a first look at the finished book.

In conversation with Erick Mott, Creatorbase

June 26, 2026. Erick and I talk through who the book is for, why the second half of 2026 raises the stakes, and why strategy in the agentic era comes down to change management.

Blaine Introduces The River Doesn't Wait

June 25, 2026. A short video interview with me introducing The River Doesn't Wait and why the timing is right.

Announcing The River Doesn't Wait

June 25, 2026. The launch announcement: why I wrote the book now, and the core idea that navigating the agentic current is continuous work, not a one-time decision.