From bond trading floors to Target's digital transformation war room, Tim Sears has navigated every twist of the modern tech evolution - and now he's tackling the biggest disruption yet as Chief AI Officer at HTEC. In this no-nonsense episodeof The Enterprise Edge, Sears cuts through the AI hype with surgical precision, revealing why 80% of companies are failing to see ROI from their AI investments and what separates the winners from the wannabes. Drawing on battle-tested experience spanning Wall Street quant work, Silicon Valley startups, and enterprise retail transformation, he shares the uncomfortable truths about why AI deployment is "more of a people problem than a tech problem" and introduces his favorite new acronym for panicked executives, “CTFD.” Whether you're drowning in AI buzzwords or genuinely ready to reimagine your businessprocesses, this episode delivers the practical wisdom you need to move from dabbling to deploying - and why asking the "dumb question" might be your secret weapon. Stream it now!