Today on the pod, Laura and Kevin talk with Jamie Bernard, Vice President of Solutions Strategy and Head of Global Solutions at Valiantys, about what it really takes to turn technical capabilities into business results. Jamie has spent her career at the crossroads of product strategy, innovation, and AI enablement, helping companies move beyond buzzwords to create solutions people actually buy.

Jamie shares her approach to “turning chaos into cashflow,” how to spot real value in a world full of AI hype, and what makes a service offering more than just a well-designed PowerPoint deck. From building structured go-to-market strategies to helping global firms shift from implementation partners to transformation advisors, Jamie brings a practical, sometimes blunt perspective on where tech innovation meets business reality.

Jamie Bernard, Vice President of Solutions Strategy and Head of Global Solutions at Valiantys, an Atlassian Platinum Solution Partner. With more than two decades of experience in product strategy, go-to-market design, and AI enablement, Jamie specializes in turning technical capabilities into scalable, sellable solutions. She has helped global IT services firms shift from implementation partners to transformation advisors by building structured offerings, commercial models, and vertical strategies across industries like automotive, financial services, and healthcare. Known for thriving in high-change environments, Jamie bridges the gap between technical delivery and business value, helping organizations translate vision into outcomes that drive growth.

On this week's episode, Laura and Kevin talk with James Terry, Head of US Revenue at Indeed Flex, about how AI is reshaping the staffing industry.

James breaks down how Flex fits into the larger Indeed ecosystem and how technology is changing the way companies find, match, and retain talent. We get into the opportunities and risks that come with AI-driven recruiting, from reducing bias to making sure workers aren’t treated like data points. James also shares practical advice for anyone struggling to land a job in today’s evolving job market and offers a grounded view on how HR tech can still keep people at the center. This one is a must listen!

James Terry, the Head of US Revenue at Indeed Flex, has worked in the HR and staffing sector for over 15 years and holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. Throughout his career, James has built expertise in strategy, sales, and leadership, with a focus on driving high-performing organizations. His experience has broadened through assignments in multiple countries, delivering results in collaboration with local teams.

James adopts a client-focused approach to understand unique business needs and design relevant solutions to fulfill their business requirements. By concisely and accurately presenting the Flex value to clients, he provides consultative solutions that are responsive to industry trends, new innovations, so ultimately the company's solutions ensure the highest level of client satisfaction. He is involved in the process from implementation through service delivery to ensure targets are being achieved and that contracts focus on continuous improvement.

This week on That Tech Pod, Laura and Kevin are joined by Gilad Shoham, VP of Engineering at Bit, to talk about the future of AI-driven development, composable architecture, and the cyber risks that come with them. Gilad has spent his career at the intersection of startups, enterprise engineering, and open-source communities, and he brings a clear, practical perspective on how technology is evolving.

We start with what composable architecture actually means, why it matters, and how it’s shaping the way modern teams build software. From there, we get into AI’s growing role in development, how AI-generated and reused code could introduce vulnerabilities at scale, and whether AI will replace parts of a developer’s job or remain more of a “co-pilot.” Gilad also shares his take on the next big shift in developer workflows over the next five years. On the personal side, Gilad reflects on his path from Israel’s elite IDF programming unit, to founding startups, to leading teams at Sisense, and now scaling engineering at Bit. He talks about the lessons from his startup days that still influence how he leads, and how his experiences as a world chess champion and professional debater sneak into his everyday life.

To learn more about Gilad, check out gilad.dev
or connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shohamgilad. You can also explore Bit and try out Hope AI at bit.cloud.

Gilad Shoham is the VP of Engineering at Bit, where he leads the development team and focuses on composable architecture and AI-driven development. Before Bit, he was an architect and team lead at Sisense, and earlier founded several startups after graduating from an elite IDF programming unit. Gilad is a seasoned speaker, blogger, and podcaster who writes and talks about developer tools, composable software, AI code generation, and smart tech. Beyond his day job, he mentors startups and developers, contributes to open-source projects, and organizes two of Israel’s largest developer communities: MCP Israel and n8n Israel. A lifelong technologist, Gilad started coding as a child, won a world chess championship with his team at age 12, and has been a professional debater for more than a decade.

Bit.cloud is an open-source platform for building composable software. It lets developers break apps into independent, reusable components that can be shared, updated, and scaled across projects and teams. With Bit, teams can speed up development, reduce duplication, and adopt a more modular approach to software architecture.