The Catalyst by Softchoice

Author: Softchoice

A documentary-style podcast about how IT leaders tackle high-stakes transformations.Each episode weaves together real voices, expert insights, and compelling narratives that reveal universal challenges and practical wisdom.Season 7: "Small Teams, Big Dreams" explores the human stories behind IT transformationsfrom AI adoption experiments to burnout crises, from toxic job markets to infrastructure decisions that matter. These aren't polished case studies. These are authentic accounts from IT professionals navigating the same impossible gaps between expectations and resources that you face every day.From Softchoice, a World Wide Technology company.
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The Save Money Episode: Foundation Over Flash
Episode 7
Wednesday, 28 January, 2026

Everyone's chasing AI. Meanwhile, most organizations are wasting 25-30% of their software budget on tools nobody uses.In this episode, we meet James Malek, Senior VP of IT Infrastructure at Lexitas, who inherited chaos—45 acquisitions in five years, no structured IT department, and a hodgepodge of contracts everywhere. Instead of chasing the next shiny thing, James took a different approach: foundation first.What his team discovered when they finally got visibility into their software estate—including 300 employees using ChatGPT at a legal services company handling sensitive data—changed everything.In this episode, you'll learn:• Why software waste persists despite decades of awareness—and what actually fixes it• How one company consolidated seven separate ShareFile contracts into one• The shadow AI problem hiding in your organization right now• Why you can't do it all yourself—and what to do insteadFeaturing:• James Malek, Senior VP of IT Infrastructure, Lexitas• Elizabeth D'Amico, Manager, SAM Programs & Enablement, Softchoice• Josh Brewer, Account Executive, SoftchoiceThe Catalyst by Softchoice is the podcast dedicated to exploring the intersection of humans and technology.