Ismail Khalil

Canada’s Number One Business-Comedy Podcast is back with Ismail Khalil, founder and CEO of ReadyAI, formerly ReadyCar, an Alberta-born company building AI-powered workflow tools for pharmacies, medical clinics, community hospitals and now vet clinics. Ish joins Shubh and Philippe at Red Mile Records after driving down from Edmonton at 6AM, matcha in hand, to talk about building ReadyAI from his mom’s basement, working with customers like Rexall, Shoppers and Neighborly, going from early Jobber sales hire to VC to founder, and why more Brown people should probably drink matcha. Then Ish opens up the future and immediately starts talking about walls. The guys dig into physical AI, buttonless elevators, restaurant screens, the end of phones, Star Trek, AI risk, sushi orders that never get remembered, Meta’s metaverse pivot, VR skepticism, and eventually Shubh’s practical contribution to the future of humanity: Couch.AI, an AI-powered couch that knows who you are, adjusts to your body, supports your activity, and maybe tells you to stop eating nachos. Then Ish brings it back to earth with Committee, a fintech idea inspired by South Asian and immigrant community savings circles, auntie networks, e-transfers, emergency funds, wedding money, blockchain, trust, and the very real problem of helping people access pooled capital without getting wrecked by bad actors or predatory loans. Also: Ish explains how ReadyAI is expanding from pharmacies and clinics into vets Shubh realizes his entire network is doctors, dentists and medical professionals Philippe learns about holdcos The guys debate whether the world should become one giant phone Shubh becomes weirdly bullish on AI-powered furniture Philippe makes it very clear he does not want his couch taking his blood pressure Committee gets the kind of reaction Ish probably should have started with The guys accidentally recreate every VC rejection line ever Ish heads straight from the pod to Banff to sell to 500 pharmacists Brought to you as always in part by The New Network. Need people? You need New Network. And shoutout to Center 9, our preferred partner for Microsoft 365, security, identity, Copilot adoption, AI compliance, and M&A migrations.