In this episode of XTraw AI, host Raghu Banda sits down with AI & SEO strategist Julian Goldie to unpack how AI workflows, intelligent link-building, and human-in-the-loop systems are transforming the future of organic growth.
This conversation goes deep into the playbooks Julian uses to rank brand-new websites, scale traffic with precision, and build communities that convert. Plus — the first part of this episode is an experimental behind-the-scenes look recorded in gallery mode, giving listeners a rare glimpse into how XTraw AI is produced before switching into speaker mode.
If you want to understand how AI can drive authority, credibility, and revenue at scale… this episode is for you.
⭐ Highlights:
AI + SEO Mastery: How Julian ranks new sites fast using compound content flywheels, internal-link automations, and ethics-driven AI workflows.
Future-Proof Growth: What still moves rankings today, what kills trust, and how to build communities that convert without vanity metrics.
Behind the Scenes: A special experimental intro filmed in gallery mode showing XTraw AI’s real production process before transitioning into speaker mode.
You can reach @ Julian GoldieMy LinkedIn @ Raghu BandaOur Website @ XTraw AI
What happens when AI stops being an add-on — and starts becoming the architectural DNA of the enterprise?
In this episode of XTraw AI, host Raghu Banda sits down with Shibaji Chandra, a visionary Enterprise Architect and AI strategist, to explore how intelligent architecture, platform agility, and generative AI are converging to reshape digital transformation.
Together, they uncover the new playbook for enterprise architects — one where design meets intelligence, and transformation meets purpose.
🎯 Key Highlights:
How AI is augmenting Enterprise Architecture to drive adaptive, composable digital ecosystems
The power of modern platforms like SAP BTP and Business AI in enabling agility and innovation
A pragmatic lens on bringing Generative AI from research papers to real-world enterprise value
You can reach @ Shibaji ChandraMy LinkedIn @ Raghu BandaOur Website @ XTraw AI
What if your algorithm knows more about your emotions than you do?
In this episode, host Raghu Banda sits down with Dr. Agnieszka Piotrowska — filmmaker, psychoanalyst, and life coach — to explore how AI is quietly reshaping identity, emotional health, and our sense of self in a world of constant surveillance.
🔹 Highlights
How AI mirrors and manipulates human emotion — especially anxiety and trauma
Why protecting agency and authenticity matters in an algorithmic world
The future of selfhood in the age of intelligent machines
You can reach @ Dr Agnieszka PiotrowskaMy LinkedIn @ Raghu BandaOur Website @ XTraw AI
XTraw AI opens its 16th season with a fast-paced global round-up of October 2025 — where AI investments soared, new products reshaped the enterprise landscape, ecosystems deepened, and governance took center stage.
Highlights:
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What happens when AI evolves from a tool to a collaborator? In this landmark 150th episode, host Raghu Banda is joined by Abhi Shivaditya to explore the emerging frontier of Agentic AI — where autonomous systems reshape enterprise transformation. Together, they unpack the thinking behind their upcoming whitepaper, “Agentic Blueprint for Enterprises.”
🎙️ Key Highlights:
How agentic systems will redefine enterprise workflows and decision-making in the AI-native era.
The blueprint behind OpenToolResourceDiscovery (OTRD), Model Context Protocol (MCP), and hyperscaler-agnostic architectures.
Insights from the joint SAP–AWS collaboration on building scalable, intelligent multi-agent ecosystems.
You can reach @ Abhi Shivaditya
My LinkedIn @ Raghu Banda
Our Website @ XTraw AI
In this episode of XTraw AI, host Raghu Banda talks with serial entrepreneur Matt Watson about why product thinking is becoming a crucial differentiator in an era where generative AI can churn out code quickly. Matt shares lessons from co‑founding and scaling VinSolutions to a $150 million exit, building Full Scale to help more than 200 companies hire vetted developers, and writing his new book Product Driven, which challenges engineering teams to think like owners rather than order‑takers.
Key highlights:
Product thinking, not raw coding speed, will separate teams when “the code writes itself”.
Matt explains the “five fatal disconnections” between engineering, product, users and leadership and how to fix them.
Listeners get a preview of tools and bonuses from Product Driven, like the Meeting Makeover and Coach GPT, designed to help teams shift from output to outcomes.
You can reach @ Matt Watson
My LinkedIn @ Raghu Banda
Our Website @ XTraw AI
How can organisations harness artificial intelligence to transform learning and business without losing the human touch? Join host Raghu Banda as he explores that question with Dr. Ashwin Mehta, founder and director of Mehtadology. Dr. Mehta is an AI strategist and learning‑technology leader with over 14 years of senior‑level experience across multiple sectors. He holds an MBA and a PhD in learning‑technology adoption and leads a consultancy that helps organisations demystify the AI landscape and build AI‑ready teams.
Key Points
Build AI literacy: Why data and AI skills are essential for all employees
Purposeful AI strategy: Identify real use cases, measure ROI and align tech with people
Human‑AI balance: Avoid over‑reliance on AI and maintain critical thinking
You can reach @ Dr. Ashwin Mehta
My LinkedIn @ Raghu Banda
Our Website @ XTraw AI
Recorded across India, Seattle, Bay Area, and Berlin — the XTraws decode the month’s biggest AI shifts in a two-part global roundup.
🔹 Mega moves in AI infrastructure & compute — Nvidia, Oracle, Microsoft, Google, SAP, and others shaping the future of datacenters and soverign clouds.
🔹 Breakthrough innovations & product launches — from OpenAI’s Pulse to Alibaba’s trillion-parameter Qwen3-Max.
🔹 Global ethics & industry adoption — red lines, regulations, and AI’s impact across industries from agriculture to enterprise ERP.
You can reach @ Sesh @ Manjeet @ Lukas @ Anjali @ Raghu
Website @ XTraw AI
What happens when finance meets AI at the heart of enterprise systems? In this episode, SAP FICO expert and author Mohammed Hafeez Baig shares his journey of embedding AI into SAP Finance and preparing leaders for an AI-first world.
🔑 Key takeaways:
How AI is transforming core finance processes like financial close, forecasting, and predictive insights
Strategies for balancing innovation with compliance, SOX, and audit-readiness
Preparing consultants and finance leaders to thrive in the AI-first enterprise
You can reach @ Mohammed Hafeez Baig
My LinkedIn @ Raghu BandaOur Website @ XTraw AI
How do you get your business mentioned in ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini? In this episode of XTraw AI, host Raghu Banda sits down with Kevin Roy, CEO of GreenBanana SEO, to unpack how AI is rewriting the rules of search.
🔹 Discover what LLM SEO means and why traditional SEO isn’t enough anymore
🔹 Learn how businesses can become the answer in AI-driven platforms
🔹 Get actionable insights on how to improve visibility this week
You can reach @ Kevin RoyMy LinkedIn @ Raghu BandaOur Website @ XTraw AI
What if AI could make compliance the fastest part of your workflow—not the slowest?
In this episode, Raghu Banda talks with GetGen AI co-founders Anastasia Sartan and Kiril Ivanov about how their platform is transforming content compliance across regulated industries—from healthcare to financial services—through contextual, AI-driven automation.
🔑 Key Takeaways:
Learn how GetGen AI automates regulatory reviews across text, visuals, audio, and video content.
Explore how compliance bottlenecks are eliminated in pharma, healthcare, and finance workflows.
Discover what sets GetGen AI apart: real-time inspectors, multi-format support, and frictionless integrations.
You can reach @ Anastasia @ KirilMy LinkedIn @ Raghu Banda
Our Website @ XTraw AI
How will AI and quantum computing reshape global trade? In this episode of XTraw AI, host Raghu Banda sits down with Bruce Randall, AI strategist and advisor to Fortune 500 companies like Oracle Cloud and AT&T. Together, they explore how AI and quantum are transforming industries, redefining ethics, and shaping the policies that will drive global commerce in the next decade.
🔑 Highlights:
How AI and quantum computing are converging to transform global trade and supply chains.
The ethical and policy dilemmas enterprises and governments must prepare for.
Practical strategies for business leaders to stay ahead in the AI–quantum era.
You can reach @ Bruce Randall
My LinkedIn @ Raghu Banda
Our Website @ XTraw AI
This month’s XTraw AI roundup dives into the most pivotal global AI news of August 2025 — across infrastructure, innovations, industry adoption, and ethics.
🚀 Frontier Breakthroughs – GPT-5 officially launched, DeepSeek V3.1 and Gemini 2.5 raised the competitive stakes, and OpenAI unveiled realtime voice AI.
🏗️ Mega Infrastructure Moves – Japan’s FugakuNEXT supercomputer project, Google’s $9B cloud/AI expansion in Virginia, and NVIDIA’s bullish trillion-dollar AI forecast.
🌍 Integration & Policy Shifts – AI reshaping industries from automotive to education, with new global governance talks and cross-lab safety evaluations leading the ethics conversation.
You can reach @Manjeet @Lukas @Sesh @Raghu and website @XTraw AI
Can your device predict when you're about to get motion sick, overloaded, or fatigued? With Theia, HarmonEyes is bringing AI-powered eye-tracking to any camera-equipped device—transforming the way we interact with machines.
🔍 In this episode:
See the Future: How HarmonEyes uses a 13.5M-record dataset to deliver predictive, device-agnostic eye-tracking.
Beyond the Gaze: Explore real-world applications in VR, aerospace, gaming, and automotive safety.
Theia Unpacked: The tech, the vision, and the AI engine powering the next frontier of contextual intelligence.
You can reach @ Adam GrossMy LinkedIn @ Raghu BandaOur Website @ XTraw AI
In this Season 14 finale of XTrawAI, host Raghu Banda sits down with Yuval Belfer, VP of Strategy & Innovation at AI21 Labs, to explore how modular, reasoning-driven LLMs are transforming enterprise NLP. From explainability to competitive differentiation, this episode dives deep into the strategic blueprint behind AI21’s language models and what it means for the future of AI in business.
🔹 Key Takeaways:
Reasoning over Recall: Why enterprises need language models that go beyond simple prediction and retrieval.
Modular, Controllable AI: How AI21’s approach to NLP gives organizations more governance, flexibility, and scalability.
Future-Proofing Enterprise AI: What’s next for GenAI adoption, and how AI21 plans to lead in contextual, compliant, and customizable AI deployments.
You can reach @ Yuval BelferMy LinkedIn @ Raghu Banda
Our Website @ XTraw AI
How did we get from rule-following bots to reasoning AI agents?
In this exclusive premium episode of XTraw AI, AI Raghu walks you through the explosive evolution of artificial intelligence, a journey from mid of 2022 to mid of 2025—from the practical limits of Narrow AI to the creative surge of Generative AI, and now to the rise of Agentic AI. We cover breakthrough moments, paradigm shifts, and what it means for the future of work, innovation, and intelligence itself.
🎯 Highlights:
The rise and ripple effect of GenAI in enterprise and creativity
Agentic AI and the new wave of autonomous decision-making
Real-world shifts in architecture, data models, and workflows
Stay ahead of the curve. Stay XTraw!
You can reach @ Raghu Banda
Our Website @ XTraw AI
What if you could build and deploy AI solutions across your enterprise in just hours — without sharing your data or retraining a model?
In this episode of XTraw AI, host Raghu Banda sits down with Shay Levi, CEO & Co-founder of Unframe, a groundbreaking AI platform redefining how enterprises operationalize AI securely, rapidly, and at scale.
From AI-native transformation to blueprint-based automation, Shay shares how Unframe is helping some of the world’s largest companies modernize their systems and unlock value from previously untapped data — all while maintaining full control over their tech stack.
🔍 What you’ll learn:
How Unframe's blueprint approach enables scalable, secure, and fast AI deployment.
Why being LLM-agnostic is the future of enterprise AI.
Real-world examples of turnkey AI use cases in banking, real estate, and cybersecurity.
You can reach @ Shay Levi
My LinkedIn @ Raghu Banda
Our Website @ XTraw AI
In this two-part special, XTraw AI breaks down the AI breakthroughs, infrastructure plays, policy battles, and ethical dilemmas that defined July 2025. Join Lukas, Sesh, and Majeeth as we dissect how AI reshaped the globe this month — from Tesla’s chip bets and OpenAI’s Agent Mode to the governance debates heating up in Washington, Geneva, and Shanghai.
✅ What You’ll Learn:
🔧 AI Infrastructure on Fire: How Nvidia, Samsung, and Tesla are laying down the AI hardware superhighway.
🤖 Product & Ecosystem Evolution: Why OpenAI’s Agent Mode and Meta’s generative tools are changing the game.
🌐 Policy & Ethics Under Pressure: What China’s global governance proposal and Trump’s deregulation agenda mean for AI’s future.
What if your brand could detect cultural shifts before they hit the mainstream?
In this episode of XTrawAI, host Raghu Banda speaks with Michael Howard, CEO/CTO of NicheFire, about how AI is unlocking predictive brand intelligence and transforming the way companies anticipate change.
🔍 In this episode, you'll learn:
How contextual AI helps brands anticipate what's coming next
Why signal detection is becoming essential for strategic decision-making
How leading enterprises use predictive insights to stay ahead of competition
🎙️ Tune in to discover how tomorrow’s top brands are shaped by today’s smartest signals.
You can reach @ Michael Howard
My LinkedIn @ Raghu Banda
Our Website @ XTraw AI
Can practice tests alone carry you over the finish line, or does real success demand a deep-dive into those hefty hand-outs and PDFs? 🎧 Join Raghu—your XTraw-style AI host—as he unpacks a smarter, ADM-inspired study roadmap, then hands the mic to 2 AI agents for a 30-minute conversation that fuses exam tactics with real-world EA stories.
What you’ll hear:
🔍 The “ADM-Cycle” Study Method – Breadth pass ➜ baseline quiz ➜ gap analysis ➜ iterative mocks
🛠️ Hidden Exam Traps & Pro Tips – Three Landscape layers, six classic techniques, and why Requirements Management sits at the center
🚀 AI-Powered Prep – How to use (but not abuse) 100+ practice questions to diagnose blind spots and accelerate mastery
Plug in, level up, and—yes—learn to predict the future with AI technologies.
You can reach @ Raghu Banda
Our Website @ XTraw AI