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BizSTL Podcast: World Wide Technology co-founder/CEO Jim Kavanaugh

In the debut episode, Kavanaugh discusses his company’s investment in AI services, cultivating great company culture, and St. Louis CITY SC.

In the debut episode, host Mike Miller chats with World Wide Technology co-founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh about his company’s recent investment of more than $500 million in AI services. The discussion touches on WWT’s Advanced Technology Center, as well as plans to build an AI proving ground where clients will be able to test new uses for generative AI applications. Kavanaugh also shares insights into the questions leaders ought to ask themselves before integrating AI into their existing processes, the growing importance of IT, and data security. The episode concludes with Kavanaugh’s thoughts about cultivating great workplace culture. Listen and follow The BizSTL Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are available.

“I truly believe that AI is going to be the most transformational technology that mankind has ever experienced,” Kavanaugh says.


This episode is sponsored by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and supported by  United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.

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About The Host

Mike Miller

Mike Miller

Mike Miller is St. Louis Magazine’s associate editor, covering business, news, and sports, and is the editor of SLM’s Business and CITY SCene newsletters. He previously wrote for publications such as the Bloomington Herald-Times, Vox/SB Nation, Public Opinion, and the Baltimore Sun, and served as an adjunct instructor at Indiana University’s Media School. You can reach him via email at [email protected].