Winning with AI

Owning the tech stack with David Gibbs, the former CEO of Yum! Brands

Bain & Company — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:00:00 -0400

Leaders developing new tech stacks wonder: should I build, or buy? David Gibbs says: both. At Yum! Brands (parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill), he developed a centralized tech stack that integrates AI into every part of the customer experience.

It’s a revolutionary move, but it didn’t happen overnight. David Gibbs shares the decade of evolution it took to bring AI innovation to Yum’s restaurants and franchisees around the world. And maybe more importantly, how he led this transition, prioritizing risk-taking and moving fast.

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The advantage of scale with Robert F. Smith, founder & CEO of Vista Equity Partners

Bain & Company — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 01:00:00 -0400

What can a leader learn from transforming not just one company, but a portfolio of 90+ companies using AI? Sarah Elk and Andrew Ng are joined by Robert F. Smith, the founder of Vista Equity Partners, whose portfolio spans nearly 100 tech companies.

Robert shares the story of launching Vista’s Agentic AI Factory, which is harnessing the power of scale to support transformation across his portfolio of companies. And, Robert shares how he thinks about leading other leaders, and how sharing successes and missteps can help the entire tech ecosystem.

Winning with AI, with Andrew Ng and Sarah Elk, coming soon!

Bain & Company — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:07:16 -0400

For leaders at the forefront of the AI transformation, Winning with AI is here. Through behind-the-scenes conversation with global enterprise CEOs, Sarah Elk and Andrew Ng will bring you lessons from the frontlines of AI transformations at scale.

We’ll hear about the strategies that work, and the stumbling blocks that have tripped up others - so you can avoid them.

Winning with AI, new episodes coming soon.