Alt-Consulting (AI Adoption Conversations)

Hosted by Utsav A Bhatt, Alt-Consulting explores how AI adoption is reshaping both the consulting future and how companies drive real business results through AI transformation . Across industries such as banking, retail, and professional services, organizations are investing heavily in AI. Yet, in many cases, AI is not delivering results . Productivity gains remain limited, revenue impact is unclear, and most initiatives struggle to move beyond pilots. This podcast unpacks why AI adoption fails to scale , what blocks AI implementation , and what it actually takes to make AI adoption happen in real organizations. Through focused monologues and conversations with operators, founders, and industry insiders, the series examines AI transformation from two distinct but connected lenses. First, how AI adoption is redefining AI consulting , challenging traditional advisory models, and shaping the

Alt-Consulting (AI Adoption Conversations) is a business podcast hosted by Utsav, with 18 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Utsav hosts Alt-Consulting (AI Adoption Conversations), a business show with 18 episodes published.

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  Episode #18

  AI-Driven Lead Generation | Toby Blatchford-Tagg | S1E18

  Jun 16, 202629 minS1

  AI Is Rewriting Lead Generation: What Happens When Prospecting Becomes Automated? In this episode of Alt Consulting: AI Adoption Conversations, Utsav Bhatt speaks with Toby Blatchford-Tagg, founder of UK-based B2B lead generation agency The Lead Lab, about how AI is transforming lead generation, sales outreach, and business development. Over the last two decades, lead generation has evolved from manual telemarketing and cold calling to LinkedIn automation, AI-powered outreach, and intelligent prospecting systems. Toby shares his firsthand experience of navigating this shift, including how he transformed a 40-person telemarketing operation into a modern lead generation business built around automation and scalable outreach. Key topics covered in this conversation include: • How AI is disrupting traditional lead generation and outbound sales • Why telemarketing and cold calling are becoming increasingly difficult • The rise of LinkedIn automation as a B2B lead generation channel • What a modern B2B lead generation process looks like today • How companies can use AI and automation to improve sales prospecting • Why email marketing effectiveness has declined in recent years • The role of data quality, messaging, and response management in outbound success • Real-world benchmarks for LinkedIn outreach response rates and conversion rates • The future of AI-powered calling and conversational AI agents • Lessons business leaders can learn from successfully adapting to technological disruption Toby also discusses how one client achieved a 4x improvement in performance by shifting budget from traditional email outreach to LinkedIn-based lead generation, highlighting the growing importance of testing new channels as buyer behavior evolves. Beyond lead generation tactics, this conversation explores a broader leadership lesson: successful AI adoption is not simply about deploying technology. It requires continuous experimentation, willingness to challenge existing business models, and the courage to reinvent how work gets done. If you’re a founder, sales leader, marketing executive, business owner, or anyone interested in AI adoption, B2B sales, revenue growth, and digital transformation, this episode offers practical insights into how customer acquisition is changing in the AI era. Topics: AI Adoption, Lead Generation, B2B Sales, LinkedIn Automation, AI in Sales, Sales Prospecting, Business Development, Revenue Growth, AI Transformation, Digital Marketing, Outbound Sales, Sales Automation, Customer Acquisition, AI Strategy, Organizational Transformation #AIAdoption #LeadGeneration #B2BSales #LinkedInAutomation #SalesAutomation #ArtificialIntelligence #BusinessDevelopment #RevenueGrowth #DigitalTransformation #AITransformation #SalesProspecting #CustomerAcquisition #AltConsulting #AIPodcast #FutureOfWork

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  Episode #17

  The AI Accountant | Peter McCarroll | S1E17

  Jun 9, 202634 minS1

  In this episode of Alt Consulting: AI Adoption Conversations, Utsav Bhatt sits down with Peter McCarroll, founder of Fuel Accountants and widely known as “The AI Accountant,” to explore how AI is disrupting the accounting profession and what that means for the future of professional services. Peter shares the moment he realized AI was not just another productivity tool, but a force capable of fundamentally reshaping the accounting industry. Drawing on nearly 30 years of experience across public accounting, advisory services, software, and business coaching, he explains why many traditional accounting business models are now under pressure and why firms have far less time to adapt than most leaders realize. The conversation goes beyond technology and focuses on the real challenge of AI adoption: leadership, change management, and behavior change. Peter discusses how accounting firms are facing growing pricing pressure from AI-native competitors, automation platforms, and changing client expectations. He also explains why expertise alone is no longer a sustainable moat and how professionals must move up the value chain from compliance work toward higher-value advisory and strategic services. Key topics discussed include: • How AI is transforming accounting and other professional services industries • Why AI adoption is primarily a leadership and change management challenge • The future of accounting firms in an AI-driven world • The impact of automation on pricing, profitability, and business models • Human-in-the-loop decision making and the limits of AI today • Talent development challenges when AI replaces traditional entry-level work • Why professional judgment may not be the competitive advantage many firms believe it is • The role of behavior change in successful AI transformation • How firms can overcome resistance to change and drive meaningful AI adoption • Why the cost of doing nothing may be greater than the risks of embracing AI One of the most powerful insights from the discussion is Peter’s belief that leaders must first reimagine what their business looks like after AI disruption and then work backwards to redesign their organizations accordingly. Waiting for certainty may be the riskiest strategy of all. If you are interested in AI adoption, AI transformation, change management, professional services disruption, the future of accounting, consulting, or leadership in the age of AI, this conversation offers practical insights and real-world perspectives from someone actively helping firms navigate this transition. #AIAdoption #AITransformation #AIAdoptionAdvisors #ChangeManagement #BehaviorChange #Accounting #FutureOfWork #ProfessionalServices #Consulting #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalTransformation #Leadership #BusinessTransformation #AccountingFirm #Innovation

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  Episode #16

  Future of Revenue Teams in an AI-Native World | Sreedhar Peddineni | S1E16

  Jun 2, 202630 minS1

  <p>Most companies think AI will make their sales teams more productive.</p><p></p><p>But what if the real opportunity is not incremental productivity gains, but a complete redesign of how revenue is generated, supported, and scaled?</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Alt Consulting: AI Adoption Conversations, Utsav Bhatt speaks with Sreedhar Peddineni, CEO and Co-founder of GTM Buddy, and one of the few entrepreneurs who has repeatedly helped create entirely new software categories. After helping build Gainsight into a billion-dollar-plus business and pioneering the Customer Success category, Sreedhar is now focused on what he...

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  Episode #15

  AI Transformation: The Leadership and Behavior Change Challenge of AI | Nikki Barua | S1E15

  May 26, 202635 minS1

  <p>In this episode of Alt Consulting: AI Adoption Conversations, Utsav Bhatt speaks with Nikki Barua about why AI adoption is not fundamentally a technology problem, but a leadership, behavior change, and organizational transformation challenge.</p><p></p><p>Drawing from more than 25 years of experience leading transformation initiatives with organizations including Disney, Coca-Cola, and Nike, Nikki explains why so many enterprises struggle to move beyond AI pilots, copilots, workshops, and experimentation into real business impact.</p><p></p><p>The conversation explores one of the biggest questions facing organizations today: why is enterprise AI adoption still failing to translate...

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  Alt-Consulting (AI Adoption Conversations)

  AI Governance: The Hidden Risks of AI Agents and Shadow AI | John Willis | S1E14

  May 19, 202643 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Alt Consulting: AI Adoption Conversations, Utsav Bhatt speaks with John Willis, DevOps pioneer, co-author of The DevOps Handbook, and author of Rebels of Reason, about why AI adoption is not fundamentally a technology problem, but an organizational transformation challenge.</p><p></p><p>The conversation explores why many companies are investing heavily in AI transformation initiatives, copilots, AI agents, task forces, councils, and token-usage dashboards, yet still failing to achieve meaningful productivity gains or operational change. John argues that AI is not creating organizational dysfunction. It is exposing the weaknesses that already existed inside the...

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