Ep 234: Standing at the Crossroads of AI and SaaS feat. Chad Gaydos

Ep 234: Standing at the Crossroads of AI and SaaS feat. Chad Gaydos

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March 25, 2026 · 21 min · Episode 234

About this episode

Chad Gaydos discusses the unique opportunities and challenges at the intersection of AI and procurement.

While many organizations are adopting AI tools, fewer fully trust their outputs, particularly when financial accountability is at stake. Procurement professionals that have spent their careers learning the importance of transparency, governance, and focused use cases for digital investment, understandably find themselves feeling a bit skeptical about the ‘shiny’ promises made by AI-enabled solutions (let alone the answers those solutions offer). In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Chad Gaydos. Chad is the CEO of Procurify, an AI-enhanced procurement and AP automation platform created for the mid-market. Chad shares his perspective on why this moment in digital procurement is so unique: The process and workflow related opportunities for procurement to simplify and streamline without sacrificing impact Why having specific use cases and pre-defined business outcomes are essential before implementing AI-enabled technology What will determine the ‘winners’ versus the ‘losers’ in the race to get ready for the next phase of digital progress Links: Chad Gaydos on LinkedIn

People in this episode

Host: Kelly Barner

Guest: Chad Gaydos

Topics covered

  • AI in procurement
  • SaaS solutions
  • digital transformation
  • financial accountability
  • transparency in procurement
  • use cases for AI

Keywords

  • AI tools
  • procurement professionals
  • digital investment
  • workflow opportunities
  • business outcomes
  • digital progress

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Procurify

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