Enterprise AI Unlocked: The Roundtable | Episode 4 | The So What Era

For two years, enterprise AI was measured by adoption: licenses issued, seats activated, tools rolled out. Then usage-based pricing arrived, the same work started costing several times more, and the bill arrived on a CFO's desk with one question attached: so what did we actually get for this? In this episode, I'm joined by Rob Saltrese, Co-Founder of Lyra Labs, and Jim Blizzard, Principal and Executive Consultant at Origamic Solutions. Jim calls himself the office whisperer, because he works the people side of AI, not the wiring. We cover the bill shock hitting leadership teams, why adoption numbers are not the same thing as value, how to baseline what AI is actually doing against what leaders believe it is doing, token maxing versus spending wisely, and who should own AI inside an enterprise once the honeymoon period ends. Topics covered: Why usage-based pricing changed the AI cost conversation The gap between adoption metrics and proven value Jim's "AI doesn't take your job, it takes your work" framework Baselining what AI is actually doing versus what leadership believes Token maxing versus spending wisely Model routing and matching the model to the task Who should own AI: CEO, COO, CFO, or a working group Corporate culture readiness for AI adoption Enterprise AI Unlocked is hosted by Paul Brzozowski, Co-Founder of Olakai, the Enterprise AI System of Record. Olakai captures every AI interaction and outcome across an organization, down to the token, so leaders can prove what their AI is worth, control the spend, and govern the risk. New episodes monthly. Subscribe for the next Roundtable conversation. #EnterpriseAI #AIROI #AIGovernance #TokenEconomics #EnterpriseAIUnlocked