61 [#ATC2025 Live] – In Conversation with Marrin-Boyd Andrews

03/11/2025 13 min
61 [#ATC2025 Live] – In Conversation with Marrin-Boyd Andrews

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A special VMJPod series – live from ATC 2025! We sit down with industry leaders to go beyond the buzz and discuss what AI really means for talent teams. Series co-hosted by VideoMy Founder and CEO, David Maccioca and TaPod's Craig Watson. _____David and guest host Lauren Sharp chat with Marrin-Boyd Andrews on day one of the ATC, fresh off his keynote presentation about the future of AI in the workplace. With his characteristic energy and hands-on expertise, MBA shares practical insights about AI implementation that cut through the hype and fear.The central message is clear: AI is coming, but fear shouldn't be the response. Instead, organisations need to focus on taking their people on the journey through proper training and education. We discuss why companies succeeding with AI are those that empower employees to discover value for themselves rather than forcing adoption from the top down.The conversation tackles critical challenges facing organisations today: the gap between AI's rapid advancement and employee readiness, the intellectual property risks of untrained AI usage, and the worldwide decline in graduate hiring.For talent leaders navigating AI adoption, MBA's advice is refreshingly practical: start with small wins on repetitive tasks, invest in comprehensive training before rolling out tools like Microsoft Copilot, and remember that your employees' experience and business knowledge is the real IP that AI can't replace.Key Topics:01:00 – Removing the fear factor: Why AI shouldn't scare you02:00 – The IP challenge: Why companies are creating closed language models03:10 – The biggest mistake: Trying to solve everything at once with AI04:00 – Why companies should focus on small wins and repetitive tasks first05:00 – How Fonterra got AI adoption right through training and choice06:00 – The training gap: Why giving employees tools like Copilot without education fails06:40 – KPMG's success story: Building Kim, their internal AI agent07:20 – The dangerous gap between AI advancement and employee capability08:20 – Wake-up call for banks: Why ANZ and CBA had to rehire employees09:20 – The graduate crisis: How AI can actually solve the entry-level vacuum10:20 – Capturing institutional IP through AI agents for future training11:07 – Where is AI in its lifecycle?If you want to learn more about activating your employer brand strategy and EVP then you can check out podcast.videomyjob.com for a library of industry perspectives and how-tos. Now, if you’re ready to level up your activation strategy then you need an employee story video platform and that’s what we do! Go to videomyjob.com/demo to book a walkthrough with one of our video specialists or click on the pricing page to learn about our new 60-day pilot program. Lastly, we’d love for you to help us spread the word about the VMJPod to attract new experts and practitioners to share their activation strategies, so please take a screenshot and post it on LinkedIn, don’t forget to tag us at VideoMyJob, we are so grateful when you do that!