Chae O’Brien: Discern Signal From Noise
10 Minute Martech · 2026-02-17 · 10 min
Episode notes
Informed buyers. Generative AI. Faster decision-making. The buying journey is undeniably changing, but the real question is how to keep up without losing focus? Chae O’Brien, Principal Strategist at Thought Bakery, says the answer to ambiguity is discernment. In this episode, host Sara Faatz sits down with Chae to explore why discernment has become the must-have tool for B2B marketers, and how to use AI as a strategic accelerator without letting it pull your team off course. Chae : “For us to really have that discernment to know what should be part of our customer experience and what just doesn’t represent who we are, you need to intimately know what their day-to-day looks like.” “I am not going to read ten blogs. I am not going to read fifty-page PDFs.” “That discernment between what the AI is giving you and the context that you have is what’s really important—because if you can’t discern between the options, you’re not yet sure where your brand really plays.” Links & Resources :