Listen "Bureaucracy, Bots & Binks: Managing Up in the Maze with John Binks"
Episode Synopsis
How do you push cutting-edge tech through a political bureaucracy without getting buried?Former FEMA Chief of IT Management John Binks spent 14 years pushing technology through disaster response and political appointees — then moved to industry at Titan Technologies. He joins me to share battle-tested rules for getting AI and innovation approved when every decision feels like turning a battleship.We cover:The “run to Best Buy and buy me an AI” story every tech leader has livedWhy government moves slow (budget cycles, 90-day political resets, public visibility)Unwritten survival rules: no surprises, pre-wire decisions, bring solutionsHow one AI project automating presidential disaster declarations succeeded because of diplomacy, not just dataTurning oversight & cyber teams into allies instead of gatekeepersWhy the next generation of leaders gives him massive hopeIf you sell to, work in, or just survive federal bureaucracy — this episode is pure gold.Grab John’s hilarious book Bots & Bosses: https://a.co/d/avuL9PMSubscribe for more on AI: @RobotsandRedTapeAI | Host: Nick Schutt
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