{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Parallel Entrepreneur with Mark Cleveland","title":"Why AI Strategy Fails Before It Starts | Jon Hilton","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1a5569f8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":983,"description":"Why do AI initiatives often stall? What does it take to build AI strategies that scale inside real businesses? What does responsible, human-centered AI look like in practice?\n\nIn this episode of The Parallel Entrepreneur – Innovation Series, Mark Cleveland sits down with Jon Hilton, Shareholder-in-Charge of the LBMC AI Practice, to address these questions.\n\nJon brings a rare mix of experience, enterprise data science, large-scale digital transformation, and leadership forged through military service. From this conversation with Jon, you'll learn:\n\nWhere AI strategy usually breaks down\nHow to move from pilots to production without chaos\nWhy clarity beats complexity every time\nThe leadership mindset required to scale AI responsibly\nThis conversation is for executives, founders, and operators who want results, not hype.\n\nCHAPTERS:\n\n00:00:00 AI Isn't a Technology Problem — It's a Leadership Problem \n00:00:40 Introducing Jon Hilton: Leading AI Practice at LBMC \n00:01:47 The Strategy Disconnect: Executives vs. Employees \n00:02:40 West Point + Combat Tours: Leading Through Fear, Chaos & Uncertainty \n00:03:55 Building the Veterans Tech Peer Group in Nashville \n00:04:57 Military Technology + Nashville: What's Being Built and Why It Matters \n00:06:27 The AI Tool Explosion: Don't Chase Tools — Define the Problem \n00:08:25 AI's Expanding Attack Surface: Scams, Security & New Risks \n00:09:42 \"In Absence of Orders, Attack\": Courage and Forward Motion in AI\n 00:10:24 Avoiding Paralysis: Deliberate Action Without Rushing \n00:12:03 Bringing People Along: Sentiment, Trust & Internal Buy-In \n00:12:55 Leveraging Veterans Well: What Corporate Leaders Need to Understand \n00:13:31 Translating Military Experience to Corporate Value (Network + Skills) \n00:15:10 Closing Thanks & Service Appreciation\n\nABOUT OUR GUEST Jon Hilton helps organizations turn AI from an experiment into a scalable capability. As Shareholder-in-Charge of LBMC's AI Practice, he works with leadership teams to define...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GFjjD1lfhpKjrRFvBYjircTm7KmxUyXiCMmVziPGajg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMTUw/ODg2ZjMyN2I5YjZj/ODFlMDU2MGI2ZTA4/Zjc2My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}