We’re back! In this episode of Alter Everything, Josh Burkhow sits down with Ari Kaplan, Head of Evangelism at Databricks and a pioneer of AI in sports. From building operating systems as a kid and studying at Caltech to transforming baseball analytics and now shaping enterprise AI strategy, Ari shares how physics-inspired thinking, relentless curiosity, and better data have driven his career. They explore the evolution from databases to generative AI, common mistakes organizations make with GenAI, why data engineering matters more than prompt engineering, and how true evangelism is about planting seeds and not pushing hype.

Panelists

Ari Kaplan, Head of Evangelism @ Databricks – LinkedIn
Joshua Burkhow, Chief Evangelist @ Alteryx – @JoshuaB, LinkedIn

Topics

Databricks
Major League Baseball analytics & the Moneyball era
AI in sports, healthcare, and enterprise
Generative AI & data engineering foundations
Data + AI governance
Raoul Wallenberg humanitarian investigation
Alter Everything podcast