How Databricks Hit $100B: Adam Beavis on AI, Hiring & Building Elite Teams

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Adam Beavis discusses his role at Databricks and the impact of AI and data on business transformation.

Data and AI are reshaping the world — and at the heart of that transformation in ANZ is Adam Beavis, Vice President and Country Manager of Databricks. With a career spanning leadership roles at AWS and Stax, Adam has guided high-growth organisations through some of their most transformative years. Now at Databricks — one of the fastest-scaling tech companies in history, valued at over $100B — he’s helping enterprises unlock the true power of Data and AI at scale. But Adam’s story isn’t ...

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Host: Tatjana Pandurevic

Guest: Adam Beavis

Topics covered

• AI
• Data
• Business Growth
• Leadership
• Hiring
• Team Building

Keywords

• Databricks
• AI
• Data
• Business
• Leadership
• Hiring
• Teams
• Growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Databricks, AWS, Stax

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