The Path to Becoming AI-First: An Operator’s Playbook
What happens when a recruiting operator — not a software engineer — decides to rebuild his company around AI?
In this live lunch & learn session, James Horne, Director of Delivery at Axiom Path, shares how his team built 25+ AI automations and digital employees that now operate alongside human recruiters — screening candidates, managing workflows, and turning 21,000+ historical recruiting notes into a searchable knowledge system.
James will demonstrate a live voice AI built to talk about...itself and it's role in Axiom Path and their AI Transformation.
This session explores what it really means to become AI-first: starting with process, increasing leverage, and learning how to manage digital employees alongside human employees.
This is not a coding talk. It’s an operator’s blueprint.
March 10, 2026 12:00 PM EST
Webinar Presenters
Mark Hinkle
Host Co-Founder, All Things AI
James Horne
Director of Delivery at Axiom Path
About James Horneames Horne is the Director of Delivery at Axiom Path, where he leads recruiting operations and large-scale staffing initiatives. With more than 15 years of experience in recruiting and leadership, James has built high-performing teams focused on efficiency, execution, and client impact.
Without a formal technical background, James began experimenting with AI tools to reduce friction in recruiting workflows. That experimentation evolved into a company-wide AI-first operating model, resulting in 25+ automations, digital employees that assist recruiters, and a centralized knowledge system built from more than 21,000 historical recruiting notes.
James is passionate about people and technology and believes AI is becoming the connective tissue between digital employees and human teams.
