In this episode of the AI & Data Driven Leadership Podcast, host Dean Guida sits down with Bhavini Kamdar, Founder & CEO of Infinity Business Solutions, to unpack a challenge she sees over and over again in growing service businesses. Clients come to her excited about new wins, new customers, new revenue, new opportunities. But behind the scenes? It’s chaos. Bhavini calls it the “leaking bucket” problem, growth without structure. Teams are stretched thin, everyone is doing everything, and no one

In a powerful sneak peek from this afternoon’s upcoming episode of the AI & Data Driven Leadership Podcast, Kevin Carlso, Partner and Fractional CTO & CISO at TechCXO breaks down a recent MIT study that’s turning heads across the AI community. The takeaway? AI projects don’t fail because the tools aren’t capable. They fail because organizations: ✅Don’t define what success actually looks like ✅Start too big instead of testing something measurable ✅Lack governance, guardrails, and accountability ✅

Kevin shares a reality check many CEOs and boards need to hear: Expecting 3x or 10x productivity gains from AI, especially early on, usually backfires. Even the most advanced organizations in the world aren’t seeing results like that. Kevin points out that: ➡️If a company like Microsoft achieves around 30% productivity gains, that’s already an enormous win ➡️For most organizations, 15–20% improvement is a strong, sustainable starting point. ➡️Unrealistic expectations create pressure, resistance,