AppVerticals shifts its podcast from founder stories to candid conversations with the leaders driving AI.
Dallas, TX, August 2, 2026 — AppVerticals has launched the second season of its podcast, AppTalk, under the theme “The Age of Intelligence.” Where the first season handed the microphone to founders AppVerticals partnered with to build their products, Season 2 widens the lens to experienced AI practitioners, founders, and technology leaders, and to one question: how do organizations move past the hype and make AI actually work?
Season 2 is hosted by Ali Hassan, Director of Product, and Zain Muhammad, Chief Business Officer, who lead candid conversations about putting AI into products, processes, and decisions.
The Guests
- Martin Miller, CTO of FastCTO and author of AI In a Weekend: An Executive’s Guide, brings deep expertise in executive AI adoption and product strategy. With Ali Hassan, he unpacks how businesses should approach AI, the common mistakes leaders make, and how to build AI products that solve real problems. Watch the episode.
- Radu Apostoae, CTO and co-founder of Kontrol-F and Tech Advisor at AI Foundry, previously led a 550-person technology organization as VP of Platforms and Technology at eMAG. He specializes in product development and organizational transformation. With Zain Muhammad, he explores what comes next in technology and leadership, from natural-language programming to the future of work and critical thinking. Watch the episode.
- Nigel Maskery, an operational resilience and decision-quality specialist with 25 years across operations, contracts, and finance, brings a Lean Six Sigma lens to “The Governance Gap.” With Ali Hassan, he examines why AI scales output faster than the human systems around it, who owns AI-assisted decisions when they go wrong, and whether governance can keep pace with fast-moving tools. Watch the episode.
Across the season, the conversations return to the same practical thread: AI is now a business reality, and the leaders who win with it are the ones who treat it as more than hype. Each episode is published in both video and audio across YouTube, Spotify, and LinkedIn.
AppTalk Season 2 is available now. Watch and listen at appverticals.com/podcast.
About AppVerticals
AppVerticals is a US-based product engineering company that builds mobile apps, web platforms, custom software, and AI systems for startups and enterprise clients. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with operations across the USA and UAE. Learn more at appverticals.com.
