Reality Check with Dave Nicholson

What if the biggest financial challenge in healthcare is not patient care, but data?

This week on Reality Check with Dave Nicholson, guest Christine Aucreman disucsses the complexity of revenue recognition and revenue cycle management, and explains how AI, automation, and better data practices are changing the game.

From reducing costly claim denials to integrating with platforms like Epic EHR, this conversation highlights how heal...

Can AI replace consultants — or make the best ones dramatically more powerful?

In this episode of Reality Check, Dave Nicholson sits down with Warren Cain, founder of CEOpro AI, to unpack how AI is changing consulting, strategy work and enterprise decision-making.

Warren explains why he built a system designed to help users create high-value “strategy capsules,” why AI should be seen as an amplifier rather than a replacement for hu...

What if the key to a better bedside manner wasn't more time, but smarter technology?

In this episode of Reality Check, host David Nicholson sits down with Dr. Julien Sanon—an internist and nephrologist specializing in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome—to explore the transformative power of AI on the front lines of medicine.

Moving past the fear of "robotic replacements," Dr. Sanon explains how "Ambient AI" is actually return...

AI is no longer just a technology story, it's a business strategy story.

In this interview, David Nicholson sits down with Jaime Konzelman to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the way organizations operate, compete and create value.

Drawing on her experience in technology sales and enterprise strategy, Jaime explains how AI is serving a dual role inside modern businesses—as both a product offering for customers an...

Retail isn’t dying—it’s being rebuilt in real time by AI, e-commerce disruption, and a new understanding of the customer experience.

In this episode of Reality Check, Dave Nicholson sits down with Adam Gelnick to unpack the dramatic transformation of the retail industry. From the historical foundations of brick-and-mortar stores to the disruptive rise of e-commerce giants like Amazon, the conversation explores how technology has re...

Dave Nicholson sits down with Bill Price—longtime tech executive, general counsel, and AI governance expert—to unpack how legal teams keep pace with AI deployment.

Bill shares why legal must become a business partner, how to vet vendors when indemnification and data privacy matter, and what to do when AI tools hallucinate.

If you’re rolling out AI inside a large enterprise, this is the conversation you need to hear.

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AI hype is everywhere. But what’s actually happening inside engineering teams?

In the first episode of Reality Check, Dave Nicholson speaks with Oleg Dulin about how AI is actually being deployed inside the software development lifecycle. This is not a vendor showcase. It’s a frontline discussion about productivity, platform pressure, hyperscalers, and the human implications of AI adoption.

Oleg explains why the ability for AI tool...

Reality Check with Dave Nicholson cuts through the noise to show how technology decisions really happen when real money, jobs, and reputations are on the line.

Hosted by Dave Nicholson, the show features CIOs, CTOs, and C-suite leaders sharing candid, anonymized insights on AI, automation, and modern infrastructure—what works, what fails, and what keeps them up at night.

No theory, no pitches—just practical lessons on making money,...