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Business Lab

Laurel Ruma

Booking Overview

This sponsored enterprise-technology interview series focuses on technology issues affecting enterprise decision-makers, typically featuring executives from sponsor partners or senior technologists with relevant implementation expertise. Agencies could credibly pitch CIOs, IT and digital transformation leaders, enterprise AI and data specialists, and technologists with substantive operational case studies; booking is likely medium difficulty and strongest when the client’s expertise aligns with a sponsor or partner campaign.

Metrics

Episodes: 107

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: USA

Instagram: 1.0M followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

insights@technologyreview.com

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Host

Laurel Ruma - Custom content director for the United States at MIT Technology Review and host of the Business Lab podcast.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Senior enterprise technology executives, CIOs, IT and digital leaders, technology officers, or technologists with direct experience implementing AI, data, modernization, integration, or other relevant enterprise technology initiatives.
Required Achievements:  
Leading enterprise technology or digital transformation programs, Implementing AI, data, modernization, or integration initiatives at large organizations, Demonstrating measurable operational, customer, or business outcomes, Providing an authoritative technology perspective tied to enterprise use cases

Recent Guest Discussions

Mike Finelli - Advanced Materials For AI Infrastructure, Semiconductor And Data-center Performance, Thermal Management, Sustainability, And Ai-assisted Materials Discovery

Harish Manohar - Enterprise Systems Integration, Simplification At Scale, Data Foundations, Supply-chain Visibility, Modernization, And Ai-driven Planning

Sanjeev Tripathi - Ai-enabled Legacy Modernization, Software Transformation, Organizational Change, And Predictive Customer Experiences

Asifa Sherazi - Legacy Modernization, Ai-assisted Application Transformation, Customer Experience, Organizational Change, And Modern Technology Platforms

Andrew Melouney - Industrial AI, Predictive Analytics, Operational Data, Agentic Systems, AI Copilots, And Building An Autonomous Enterprise

Recent Topics

Technology, Enterprise Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Data Management, Digital Transformation

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Business Lab
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Building a safer path to autonomous industrial AI

October 08, 2026

Industrial AI is entering a new phase. After decades of predictive analytics and other specialized applications, advances in foundation models, physical AI, and agentic AI are making it possible to automate more complex tasks across industrial environments. But unlike AI that operates purely in the digital world, industrial AI can interact directly with physical systems, where an unexpected decision can have consequences for safety, reliability, and critical infrastructure.That makes responsi...

Building the materials foundation for AI

September 16, 2026

The AI boom is becoming a materials challenge. As AI pushes computing into new territory, the materials behind that infrastructure are becoming just as crucial as the algorithms running on it. Semiconductors and data centers are approaching physical limits around performance, thermal management, electrical efficiency, and reliability, creating new demands for materials that can do more at once. At the same time, AI is giving materials scientists new ways to search the enormous universe of pos...

Facilitating AI integration with simplicity at scale

September 02, 2026

As companies scale, the technology supporting operations can become a liability just as quickly as it becomes an asset. Disconnected systems, site-specific tools, spreadsheets, and manual workarounds can create data silos that make it harder to spot problems early, coordinate responses, and make decisions with confidence. For Jabil, a global manufacturing company with more than 100 sites across more than 30 countries, the answer has been to make integration and simplification a priority. The ...

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Frequently asked questions

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Business Lab
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How do I get in touch with Business Lab?

Business Lab is hosted by Laurel Ruma. Its publicly listed email is insights@technologyreview.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Business Lab?

The publicly listed email for Business Lab: insights@technologyreview.com.

How many listeners does Business Lab have?

Podseeker estimates Business Lab reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Business Lab?

Business Lab typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior enterprise technology executives, CIOs, IT and digital leaders, technology officers, or technologists with direct experience implementing AI, data, modernization, integration, or other relevant enterprise technology initiatives. Common among recent guests: Leading enterprise technology or digital transformation programs; Implementing AI, data, modernization, or integration initiatives at large organizations; Demonstrating measurable operational, customer, or business outcomes. Recent guests include Mike Finelli, Harish Manohar, and Sanjeev Tripathi.

How hard is it to get booked on Business Lab?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Business Lab cover?

Recent episodes cover Technology, Enterprise Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Data Management, and Digital Transformation. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

insights@technologyreview.com

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