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

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This episode was produced by Cecilia Murray, Mike Cusic, and Matt Rotundo. Special thanks to Andy Uttley for the theme music.

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Continue the fun and share your thoughts on Twitter using the hashtag #AlterEverythingPodcast, or leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. You can also subscribe on the Alteryx Community at community.alteryx.com/podcast. While you're there, fill out our audience engagement survey to share your listening preferences with us: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QN23V7B

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This episode was produced by Cecilia Murray, Mike Cusic, and Matt Rotundo. Special thanks to Andy Uttley for the theme music.