Most organizations know they need AI—but few can clearly explain what problem they’re trying to solve.

In this episode of the BackTier AI Visibility Podcast, Jason Todd Wade sits down with Brian Beck, a senior AI and cybersecurity consultant at Proxurve Solutions, to discuss why successful AI adoption starts long before choosing a model.

Brian shares why he calls himself the “concrete guy,” helping organizations build the secure foundation, governance, and roadmap needed before deploying AI. The conversation covers AI readiness, cybersecurity, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, enterprise adoption, organizational change, and why leadership—not IT—is responsible for AI success.

Topics include:

Why most organizations struggle to define AI strategy
Building an AI roadmap before implementation
Cybersecurity as the foundation for AI
Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Gemini, and enterprise AI
AI governance and acceptable-use policies
AI readiness versus AI hype
Measuring ROI from AI investments
Why AI is a leadership challenge, not just an IT challenge
The future of enterprise AI adoption
“Get out of the me and into the we.”

Jason Todd Wade is the Founder of BackTier and creator of the AI Visibility Framework™, helping organizations become understood, trusted, and recommended by AI systems through stronger entity authority, machine trust, and AI Visibility.

Brian Beck is a senior AI and cybersecurity consultant at Proxurve Solutions, where he helps organizations prepare for AI through stronger infrastructure, governance, cybersecurity, and strategic planning. His work focuses on helping business leaders build secure, scalable AI initiatives that deliver measurable business outcomes.

BackTier

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Jason Todd Wade

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasontoddwade

Brian Beck

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbeck73

Proxurve Solutions

https://proxurve.com

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