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WWT CEO Jim Kavanaugh on Turning AI Investment Into Business Growth

Deploying AI is only the beginning. Creating value requires new operating models, stronger collaboration and continuous learning. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT CEO Jim Kavanaugh shares what leaders must change to move AI from experimentation to measurable enterprise value.
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•4:30
•Sep 15, 2026

CRN: How WWT's Softchoice Deal Became A Huge Win-Win For Both Companies

New hires, new markets, new opportunities: More than 15 months after the acquisition, WWT and Softchoice are going full steam ahead to leverage the skill sets and the vendor portfolios that each brings to the table
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•Jun 23, 2026

Compressing Idea to Outcome (I2O): WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh on Why AI Coding Assistants Could Reshape the Enterprise

AI-powered coding assistants are rapidly compressing the time it takes to build software and delivering a competitive advantage that can lead to transformational outcomes. But according to WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh, the bigger shift is organizational: companies must rethink leadership, data strategy and workforce skills to compete in an AI-native world. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Jim shares his vision for how coding assistants are emerging as one of the most practical and disruptive use cases in enterprise AI.
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•1:22
Mar 10, 2026

Executive Leadership in the Age of AI: Lessons from WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh

AI is reshaping business faster than any technology in history. But while employees are already using AI daily, enterprises are struggling to capture value at scale. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh explains why executive leadership is the critical factor in moving beyond pilots, how companies should build the right foundations for AI and why waiting on the sidelines may be the biggest risk of all.
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•5:19
Sep 29, 2025

A New AI Operating System with Cisco's Jeetu Patel and WWT's Jim Kavanaugh

In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT Co-founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh and Cisco President Jeetu Patel break down the real constraints shaping the AI era and explore why platforms will define the next decade of enterprise innovation. They'll also talk about how secure, scalable architectures enable organizations to innovate confidently and compete at AI speed.
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•45:52
Nov 30, 2025

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Fortune: 'We need to trust our employees': This CEO went from counting cars in the parking lot past 6pm to embracing hybrid work

"I still believe in work ethic, and putting the time in and doing whatever it takes to get the job done, but at the same time, culturally, we need to trust our employees," Kavanaugh said.
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•Oct 2, 2026

WWT CEO Jim Kavanaugh on Turning AI Investment Into Business Growth

Deploying AI is only the beginning. Creating value requires new operating models, stronger collaboration and continuous learning. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT CEO Jim Kavanaugh shares what leaders must change to move AI from experimentation to measurable enterprise value.
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•4:30
•Sep 15, 2026

Fortune: This former U.S. soccer player built a business empire. Now, he says resilience matters more than talent—and points to Lionel Messi as proof

Jim Kavanaugh, a former U.S. Olympian, says the habits that made him an elite athlete also helped him build World Wide Technology into a leading global tech firm.
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•Jul 11, 2026

WWT CEO On 'Supercharging' Cisco, VMware and Microsoft Relationships, Hiring Spree and Booming Softchoice Sales

'If I netted it out this year on the Softchoice side, I am betting we will see 50 percent [revenue] growth. And we're just scratching the surface,' Jim Kavanaugh, Co-founder and CEO of World Wide Technology, tells CRN.
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•Jun 23, 2026

CRN: How WWT's Softchoice Deal Became A Huge Win-Win For Both Companies

New hires, new markets, new opportunities: More than 15 months after the acquisition, WWT and Softchoice are going full steam ahead to leverage the skill sets and the vendor portfolios that each brings to the table
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•Jun 23, 2026

WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh Guests on Thirty Minute Mentors

Jim Kavanaugh was invited by host Adam Mendler, who brings his audience "Leaders to Listen to."
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•Jun 1, 2026

The CEO's Job in the AI Era: Accelerating Idea to Outcome (I2O)

As AI spreads beyond developers into every workflow, the differentiator shifts from tools to leadership. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh argues that winning in AI will lean heavily on culture: how fast an organization can learn, adapt and change. The new leadership challenge is moving fast without creating downstream chaos.
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•4:14
•Mar 11, 2026

Compressing Idea to Outcome (I2O): WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh on Why AI Coding Assistants Could Reshape the Enterprise

AI-powered coding assistants are rapidly compressing the time it takes to build software and delivering a competitive advantage that can lead to transformational outcomes. But according to WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh, the bigger shift is organizational: companies must rethink leadership, data strategy and workforce skills to compete in an AI-native world. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Jim shares his vision for how coding assistants are emerging as one of the most practical and disruptive use cases in enterprise AI.
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•1:22
•Mar 10, 2026

2026 ZKast - Moving AI from Lab to Factory Floor: A Conversation with Jim Kavanaugh

Cisco is making a massive pivot toward Silicon One and AI-ready Ethernet, and as their largest global partner, WWT, is at the center of this evolution.
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•Feb 18, 2026

A New AI Operating System with Cisco's Jeetu Patel and WWT's Jim Kavanaugh

In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT Co-founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh and Cisco President Jeetu Patel break down the real constraints shaping the AI era and explore why platforms will define the next decade of enterprise innovation. They'll also talk about how secure, scalable architectures enable organizations to innovate confidently and compete at AI speed.
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•45:52
•Nov 30, 2025

The Role of AI, Cloud and Cyber in Digital Transformation with WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh and Cisco President Jeetu Patel

Technology is no longer just an enabler—it's the foundation of modern business. AI, cloud, and cybersecurity have moved from the background to the core of enterprise strategy. Jeetu Patel, Cisco's President and Chief Product Officer, discusses how these technologies are converging to redefine scale, resilience, and trust in an increasingly connected world. Executives will learn the new capabilities defining the digital frontier, and how companies can evolve to stay secure, agile, and intelligent by design.
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•1:03
•Nov 17, 2025

The AI Multiplier: Creating a Sustainable Competitive Advantage with Google Cloud COO Francis deSouza

Generative AI isn't just another tech trend; it's a fundamental shift in how businesses compete. The question is no longer if you should adopt AI, but how you can embed it into your organization to create a durable, defensible advantage. Google Cloud COO Francis deSouza shares how leaders are using AI as a competitive advantage to build intelligent operations for unmatched efficiency, create predictive customer experiences that foster deep loyalty and accelerate innovation to discover what's next. Executives will learn what it takes to build an AI-native culture…because the businesses that win the next decade won't just use AI—they'll be built with it at their core.
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•1:22
•Nov 16, 2025

WWT Co-founder and CEO on Cisco, ' The 'AI Bubble' and 2026 Big Investments

In an interview with CRN's Mark Haranas, Jim Kavanaugh reflects on 2025 and looks ahead to next year.
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•Nov 16, 2025

NetApp ramps up its AI channel services effort

World Wide Technology CEO Jim Kavanaugh also addressed delegates: "There is an incredible opportunity around generative AI, security, and through AI transformation."
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•Oct 19, 2025

WWT 'Visionary' CEO, Touted By Michael Dell And HPE's Neri, Explains His Successful Leadership Strategy

WWT's CEO Jim Kavanaugh explains to CRN his Integrated Management and Leadership curriculum that is core to his company's success and future.
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•Oct 16, 2025

WWT CEO Jim Kavanaugh Honored With Best Of The Channel Lifetime Achievement Award

"Build a great team, build it with people you love, people you want to work with, that you're passionate about, you support them, they support you."
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•Oct 14, 2025

Executive Leadership in the Age of AI: Lessons from WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh

AI is reshaping business faster than any technology in history. But while employees are already using AI daily, enterprises are struggling to capture value at scale. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh explains why executive leadership is the critical factor in moving beyond pilots, how companies should build the right foundations for AI and why waiting on the sidelines may be the biggest risk of all.
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•5:19
•Sep 29, 2025

Investment Reports Interview with Jim Kavanaugh

WWT Co-founder and CEO: "As AI and other disruptive technologies evolve, it's our job as leaders to help our employees understand how to leverage these tools to drive better business outcomes."
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•Sep 28, 2025

Values and Leadership with World Wide Technology

Jim Kavanaugh discusses leadership development across cultures with Michael C. Bush.
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•Jun 12, 2025

WWT CEO On Softchoice Acquisition, NVIDIA Partnership, And AI Data Center Opportunities

'We found the build-out of Softchoice in the SMB space and the midmarket and commercial space, both in Canada and in the US, to be very attractive, because that's a big market that we haven't necessarily gone after, and we don't necessarily have the, I would say, muscle memory. We haven't built out the go-to-market around that space. So instead of trying to invent that ourselves, we thought Softchoice could be a very good acquisition to accelerate that,' says WWT CEO Jim Kavanaugh.
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•Mar 20, 2025