Miami, Florida (Hexa PR Wire — January 29, 2026) —
Nita Laad joins The Michael Peres Podcast to discuss moving from large-scale corporate roles into entrepreneurship and how she thinks about AI as a tool that supports human decision-making. Laad describes growing up in Goa, India, building an engineering foundation with degrees in computer engineering, and spending more than 20 years across engineering, product, and go-to-market roles at companies including Cisco, HP, and FireEye. She explains what changed when she moved from corporate scale to startup speed and why adaptability and curiosity become more important as teams get smaller. Laad discusses why customers buy outcomes rather than features and how that perspective shaped her career shifts from engineering into product and GTM leadership. She outlines challenges enterprise teams face when adopting AI, including governance, regulation, fear of change, and how to evaluate ROI.
About Nita Laad
Nita Laad is a Bay Area tech leader, entrepreneur, and the founder of Nexia AI, focused on applied AI for product teams. She has more than two decades of leadership experience spanning engineering, product management, go-to-market, and strategy across Fortune 100 companies and startups. Her work centers on human-plus-AI collaboration, with an emphasis on technology that supports human judgment rather than replacing it.
About Michael Peres
Michael Peres (Mikey Peres) is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, journalist, and author. He has founded media and technology ventures, holds degrees in computer science, mathematics, and Jewish studies, and is pursuing biomedical engineering. Peres founded Hexa PR Wire and serves as Chief Editor for several publications.
About The Michael Peres Podcast
The Michael Peres Podcast features conversations on science, technology, society, entrepreneurship, and current events, emphasizing clear reporting and practical insight.
