Heartbeat: by Mike Sommer

By Mike Sommer

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Episodes: 25

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Everyone in the room told you the platform was ready. Your SI. Your Salesforce AE. Your implementation partner. Ask yourself what every one of them had in common. Then ask yourself why you're the one who lives with the consequence if they're wrong.

Vendors get paid on the yes. SIs get paid on the scope. You get blamed on the outcome.

Heartbeat is the only show in the Salesforce ecosystem hosted by someone with nothing to sell on the other side. No implementation revenue. No vendor relationship. No stake in what the answer is.

Every episode surfaces what the rooms with financial skin in the game won't say — about AI readiness, platform truth, and what it actually costs to build on a foundation that isn't ready.

Hosted by Mike Sommer — founder of Business MRI. Former IBM Senior Director. The independent voice mid-market companies call before they bet the business on AI in Salesforce.

See what's real. Build what's next.

📊 Find out if your platform is Cleared: https://bit.ly/4rCMYct


Episode Date
Salesforce AI Readiness: Fix the Fundamentals First
Jan 26, 2026
UPGRADE ≠ PROGRESS
Jan 10, 2026
Stop Trying To Be A Leader (Do This Instead)
Dec 04, 2025
The "Enthusiastic Intern" Problem: Why AI Needs Guardrails
Nov 21, 2025
The Transformation Gap - Why AI Fails — and What Real Leaders Do Differently
Oct 09, 2025
Why Most CIOs Fail — And How to Lead Differently
Sep 24, 2025
From Hype to Strategy: David Williamson on AI’s Real Role in the Enterprise
Jul 17, 2025
Accelerating Digital Transformation with Ian Gotts | Change Intelligence & Smarter Salesforce Management
Jul 02, 2025
Tight budgets. Big expectations. 90 days to deliver.
Jun 12, 2025
CIO Mastermind: Building a Vendor-Free Tech Community
Jun 04, 2025
From CIO to Strategic Advisor: Lessons on Scaling, Governance & Innovation | Karl Mosgofian Interview
May 21, 2025
Modernizing Salesforce with AI: Strategic Lessons from Velu Palani’s Enterprise Playbook
May 05, 2025
AI-Powered CIO: Secrets to Winning the Data War with John Ayers
Apr 10, 2025
The Human Side of Tech: Unpacking AI-Driven Transformation and Cultural Alignment with Glen Stoffel
Apr 03, 2025
Failing Forward & Building Resilient IT Teams with Tim Winders
Mar 27, 2025
The CIO Playbook: Brian Glass on Failing Forward & Building Resilient IT Teams
Mar 12, 2025
CIO Strategy 2025: Innovation, AI at Scale & Future-Ready IT
Mar 05, 2025
From Corporate to Startup: Executing Innovation with Renee Gregor
Feb 27, 2025
Market Insight: AI-Powered Strategy: How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Business Decision-Making
Feb 21, 2025
Market Insight - Future Frontiers: The Next Arenas of Competition
Feb 20, 2025
Redefining Digital Transformation: The CIO’s Role in the Intelligence Age
Feb 17, 2025
The Human Side of Tech: Leadership and Innovation with Sam Kann
Feb 17, 2025
Empathy in Leadership: Lessons from Robert Field, CIO at Ozmosys
Feb 06, 2025
Driving Digital Transformation and Customer Value with Greg Killstrom
Feb 06, 2025
Transforming IT Leadership: An Interview with Deepak Sachdeva
Feb 06, 2025