AI Heroes: Tina Tonielli - Episode 13

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Tina Tonielli discusses the impact of AI on healthcare and the importance of a growth mindset in adopting new technologies.

AI Heroes: Tina Tonielli on Growth Mindset, AI in Healthcare, and the Future of Insights 🎙️ AI Heroes Podcast In this episode of AI Heroes , we sit down with Tina Tonielli , a legendary leader in consumer healthcare insights, to explore how AI is reshaping one of the world’s most regulated and high impact industries. With decades of experience on household brands like Advil and Centrum, Tina shares her perspective on adopting a growth mindset, navigating the promise and pitfalls of generative AI, and building the next generation of insights functions. Tina dives into her journey from marketer to insights leader, her early decision to embrace AI head on, and what it means to balance efficiency with true business transformation. Together, we unpack the challenges unique to healthcare, the tension between internal vs. external AI strategies, and why effective communication may just be the ultimate AI superpower. We also cover: • Why a growth mindset is the number one driver of AI adoption • How to balance efficiency vs. effectiveness when measuring AI’s impact • The importance of internal vs. external AI strategies in highly regulated sectors • What healthcare can teach other…

People in this episode

Guest: Tina Tonielli

Topics covered

• generative AI
• growth mindset
• AI in healthcare
• business transformation
• insights functions
• communication in AI

Keywords

• AI adoption
• healthcare insights
• generative AI
• business transformation
• efficiency vs effectiveness
• internal vs external AI strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ONE Strategy Studio

Products: Advil, Centrum

Places: healthcare

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