In this season of the Beacon Podcast, we're joined by Matthew Berman, the voice behind Forward Future and a leading AI creator who has interviewed industry leaders like CEOs of Google and Microsoft. After two decades as a tech entrepreneur, Matt now breaks down the AI frontier for over half a million subscribers on YouTube. Thi conversation covers the latest in the AI landscape, from new model launches to what the future holds, and how we should be adapting.

Meet Emma Fisher, VP Global Marketing at RWS Group, joins Anol Bhattacharya, Hotwire’s EVP of Innovation and the mastermind behind our AI Lab, for Season 2 of Beacon, Hotwire’s new vodcast series.

They explore the future of marketing and AI, from content creation to content intelligence, the art of localization, and even the AI slop.

Ben Munroe (APAC CMO, Cloudflare) joins Anol Bhattacharya to explore how AI is fundamentally reshaping account-based marketing (ABM) and the modern buyer’s journey. In this conversation, they cover industrial-scale personalization, the rise of the CTMO (Chief Tech Marketing Officer), and why the future belongs to marketers who experiment, build, and adapt. No fluff, no echo chambers. Just real talk on what’s working, what isn’t, and how to lead human + AI teams through rapid change.