Podcast Appearances
Conversations on AI strategy, enterprise innovation, Working Backwards, and generative AI adoption with leaders and experts across industries.
Working backwards - lessons on innovation, AI, and leadership
Amir Elion joins Tiyana on Changemaker Q&A to explore what innovation really means beyond the buzzword - covering Amazon's Working Backwards methodology, why culture matters more than size for innovation, how AI is reshaping the way we build and test ideas, the Global Green Action Day sustainability initiative, and balancing strong vision with flexibility as a leader.
AI agents for beginners
Amir Elion joins Richard Lesperance on My Men Richard to break down AI agents for beginners - explaining what AI agents are and how they differ from chatbots, real-world examples from content creation to scientific research, GloryHack for AI-powered advertising, building agents without coding, limitations and risks, and three buckets of business opportunity with AI.
The future of marketing is here - using AI to build 30x better ads and transform business growth
Amir Elion joins Mitch Carson on the Amazing Authorities podcast to share how AI is transforming marketing and business growth - from building GloryHack, an AI-powered creative advertising tool based on scientific research, to vibe coding full-stack applications, scaling expertise through AI products, and why creative advertising templates make ads 30x more effective.
AI alone won't save you - why innovation still needs humans
Amir Elion joins JL Heather and Preston Chandler on Breakthrough Innovation to explore why AI alone won't save you - covering systematic innovation frameworks, using AI as an innovation co-pilot, integrating AI into live workshops, Amazon's Working Backwards methodology, and why human judgment remains essential in the age of AI.
Marketing in the age of AI
Amir Elion joins Emanuel Rose on Marketing in the Age of AI to discuss how AI is transforming marketing strategy - from generative engine optimization and long-tail personalized content to vibe coding custom marketing tools, building AI-powered products like GloryHack, scaling expertise through service-as-software, and why live events and authentic relationships matter more than ever.
Turning your ideas into action - from Amazon to AI entrepreneurship
Amir Elion joins Ken Cox on Clicks & Bricks to share his entrepreneurial journey from leading innovation at Amazon Web Services to founding Think Big Leaders - covering vibe coding, Working Backwards methodology, Amazon's leadership principles, and how AI is transforming what solopreneurs and small businesses can build.
How can AI scale innovation 10x faster in your business?
Amir Elion joins Kendra Corman on Imperfect Marketing to explore how AI can scale innovation 10x - from systematic innovation methodologies and real-world AI marketing use cases to Amazon's Working Backwards process and the importance of keeping humans in the loop.
AI skills, productivity breakthroughs and CRE deal analysis
Amir Elion joins Joe Fairless on the Best Ever AI How-To Show to demonstrate Claude's new skills feature live - walking through his three-bucket AI value framework, building a commercial real estate investment analysis skill from scratch on camera, and showing how AI skills work like onboarding a new employee with your exact processes and expertise.
Innovation with impact - how AI, storytelling, and sustainability can build a better future
Amir Elion joins the Sustainability Transformations podcast to explore how innovation, AI, and sustainability intersect - covering Global Green Action Day hackathons across four European cities, how moving to Stockholm transformed his sustainability perspective, reframing sustainability as a data problem, responsible AI risks including bias amplification, and why open innovation and collaboration are essential for driving change at scale.
Amazon's innovation secrets with former AWS digital innovation lead
Amir Elion joins Dan Goodstein and Chris Surdak on The Digital Leader Show to reveal Amazon's innovation secrets - from the Working Backwards methodology and PRFAQ process that created AWS to the three-bucket AI value framework, why experimentation beats waiting for certainty, and how digital leaders should navigate the overwhelming pace of AI change.
AI business opportunities and responsible scaling - from productivity wins to new value chains
Amir Elion joins Avik Chakraborty on AI Biz to map where the real business value is in AI today - covering three buckets of opportunity from operational productivity to new value chains, how Amazon's Working Backwards methodology keeps AI projects customer-anchored, responsible AI principles including fairness, transparency, and privacy, sustainable AI beyond just environmental impact, and why the biggest risk is waiting on the sidelines.
Innovation and AI - strategies and Amazon best practices for turning ideas into game-changing opportunities
Amir Elion joins Emi Olausson Fourounjieva on Digital Transformation and AI for Humans to explore proven strategies and Amazon best practices for turning ideas into game-changing opportunities - covering leadership principles that drive culture, autonomy-mastery-purpose for fostering innovation, mechanisms that change organizational habits, the KONE digital twin success story, three misconceptions holding leaders back from AI, and practical advice on experimenting, scaling, and thinking big.
AI agents, R&D, and innovation
Amir Elion joins Ali on the 4thBrain Podcast to explore how AI agents are transforming R&D and innovation - from a four-category AI value framework and autonomous research teams that produce 97% of outputs to agent marketplaces, open source vs closed source strategy, and practical advice for executives navigating the agentic revolution.
Product management secrets - powerful growth insights from Amazon and innovative startups
Amir Elion joins Emi Olausson Fourounjieva on Digital Transformation and AI for Humans to reveal product management secrets from Amazon and innovative startups - covering customer obsession as a daily practice, ownership as the PM superpower, Working Backwards and the imaginary press release, three pillars of AI in product management, one-way versus two-way doors for faster decisions, minimum lovable product over minimum viable product, and three secrets of successful product management.
Gen AI in the enterprise - how companies are actually adopting generative AI
Amir Elion joins Zack Gardner on Keyhole Software's podcast to discuss how enterprises are adopting generative AI - from strategy and use case identification to building AI-powered products, Amazon's Working Backwards methodology, and the 30x30 challenge.