Conventional wisdom tells us that those who compete the best will thrive. According to award-winning inclusion strategy consultant and bestselling author Ruchika T. Malhotra, we need to flip that thinking. On this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Ruchika joins us to talk about her new book “Uncompete: Rejecting Competition to Unlock Success.”

In this episode:

• Ruchika describes the concept of “uncompete” and why collaboration, not competition, is what really drives innovation.
• She outlines the vital need for empathetic leadership and psychological safety, revealing how radical generosity transforms team dynamics.
• We discuss how social media has turned into a high-stress competitive landscape and the implications on mental health.
• Ruchika provides strategies for how women can amplify each other’s voices in leadership. 

Where to find Ruchika T. Malhotra

• Ruchika’s Speakers & Advisors profile
• Book - “Uncompete: Rejecting Competition to Unlock Success”
• Book - “Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work”
• Ruchika’s website
• Ruchika on LinkedIn

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Going back hundreds of years, history is full of paradigm-shifting innovations. In today’s era of epic disruptions, how can leaders boldly usher their organizations into the future safely and strategically? On this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, we talk with Scott D. Anthony, clinical professor of strategy at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and an award-winning, globally renowned expert on navigating disruption, about his new book “Epic Disruptions: 11 Innovations That Shaped Our Modern World.” 

In this episode:

• Scott connects the dots from history’s most consequential innovations – like gunpowder and the printing press – to today’s unfolding AI era.
• He reveals why, when disruption arrives, the right thing to do strategically may seem wrong at first. 
• Scott tells us that while disruption is uncomfortable, leaders should embrace it as a driver of growth. 
• We talk about the human side of change, and why it’s just important as the technological side. 

Where to find Scott D. Anthony

• Scott’s Stern Speakers & Advisors profile
• “Epic Disruptions: 11 Innovations That Shaped Our Modern World”
• Scott’s LinkedIn page
• Scott’s Dartmouth Tuck School of Business faculty page

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Whether it's a natural or humanmade disaster, weathering the storm comes down to preparation ahead of time, leadership through the crisis and resilience after. On this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, we sit down with Juliette Kayyem, faculty chair of the Homeland Security and Global Crisis Resilience Projects at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, a former homeland security official in the Obama White House and CNN's senior national security on-air analyst.

In this episode:

• Juliette reveals the three key questions of disaster management - What? So what? Now what?
• She explains that when disasters strike, leaders have to "assume the boom" with strategies for "failing safer" to minimize negative outcomes. 
• We discuss how the latest AI developments are making the cybersecurity conversation more urgent than ever.
• We touch on the unique challenges presented to women leaders and the upside of adaptability.

Where to find Juliette Kayyem

• Juliette's Stern Speakers & Advisors profile
• Juliette's personal website
• "The Devil Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters"
• "Security Mom: An Unclassified Guide to Protecting Our Homeland and Your Home"
• Juliette at The Harvard Kennedy School

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We’re excited to let you know that season 5 of Minds Worth Meeting is right around the corner, kicking off on September 10th! 

Whitney Jennings and Justin Louis return with thought-provoking conversations from some of the most important voices of the day. 

In the new season, we’ll discuss disaster prep, women’s leadership, rethinking collaboration and much more with experts who have dedicated their careers to analyzing and accessibly explaining today’s top of mind topics. On the season 5 premiere, we’ll be speaking with Harvard Kennedy School professor and crisis management expert Juliette Kayyem. 

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Few could predict the speed with which generative AI evolved in 2024, surprising even top global experts. Could we see similar explosive capability growth in 2025? On this bonus New Year episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis sits down with Mark Esposito, a faculty associate at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society and director of Hult International Business School’s Futures Impact Lab.

In this episode:

• Mark gives us some takeaways from 2024 in tech, including what surprised him.
• Thinking about generative AI specifically, we discuss what organizations are getting right so far and what leaders should think about so as not to make an expensive mistake when adopting the tech.
• We discuss what the next step in AI looks like and why “agentic AI” is already one of the top buzzwords of 2025.
• Mark zooms in on tech issues that have quickly become top priorities including regulation, privacy and cybersecurity concerns and why leaders should be paying attention to them immediately.

Where to find Mark Esposito:

• Mark’s Stern Strategy Group Speakers & Advisors profile
• Mark’s website
• Mark at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
• Mark at Hult International Business School’s Futures Impact Lab

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This season on Minds Worth Meeting, we talked to global experts including renowned thought leaders from Stern Strategy Group’s exclusive roster of speakers and advisors about everything from leading with purpose to digital exhaustion, protecting reputation and more.

Now, we’re taking a look back at our favorite moments to share the best of Minds Worth Meeting's fourth season.

In this episode:

• Harvard Business School professor Ranjay Gulati talks about leadership, purpose in the new digital age and how to view AI implementation.
• Researcher and head of the Human-First AI Group at the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy Renee Richardson Gosline emphasizes the importance of trust and privacy in digital commerce.
• University of California Santa Barbara professor and Technology Department chair Paul Leonardi reveals the causes of digital exhaustion and how to counteract them.
• Oxford University Saïd Business School associate fellow Megan Reitz explains why we all need permission to pause and the new landscape of employee activism.
• Former Cisco and Deloitte HR executive Ashley Goodall takes on performance reviews and how the HR department can put people first.
• Founding director of the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation Rupert Younger breaks down reputation, how vulnerable it is in today’s online world and how to protect it. 

Learn more about this season’s guests:
Ranjay Gulati
Renee Richardson Gosline
Paul Leonardi
Megan Reitz
Ashley Goodall
Rupert Younger

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It’s always been vital to stay on top of reputation management, both individually and organizationally. Today, though, bad actors can tarnish a reputation in the blink of an eye thanks to social media and artificial intelligence. On this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, we sit down with the founding director of the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation and author of “The Reputation Game,” Rupert Younger.

In this episode we discuss:

• How reputation attacks are becoming more sophisticated with AI and deepfakes.
• Preparing for when – not if – a bad actor will strike.
• The two kinds of reputation – capability and character – and how they can help or hinder you.
•  A positive reputation is hard to regain when it’s lost. Rupert tells us where to start.
• Rupert’s next book, “Forked Tongues,” and “the dark triad” of personality traits that can have a domino effect on those around them.

Where to find Rupert Younger:

• Rupert’s Stern Strategy Group Speakers & Advisors profile
• Rupert’s book, “The Reputation Game: The Art of Changing How People See You“
• Rupert’s podcast, “Global Conversations with Global Leaders“
• Rupert Younger at The University of Oxford

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From an employee standpoint, constant upheaval and the specter of having to sit down with the boss multiple times a year to be graded via performance review is a recipe for organizational disaster. In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, former Cisco and Deloitte HR executive and author, Ashley Goodall joins Justin Louis to discuss his latest book, "The Problem with Change" and offers practical solutions to help your business understand what people need at work in order to contribute their best.


In this episode:

• We talk about Ashley's book and how constant change stymies the process of actually achieving organizational goals.
• Ashley delves into why leaders need to get serious about understanding how their teams operate, especially what makes the best teams so good. 
• He picks apart the performance review process and explains why regularly assigning a grade or number to an employee's achievements has the opposite of the intended effect of boosting performance and morale.
• Ashley describes how HR has lost its way in today's business ecosystem, explaining why leaders need to become more focused on the human aspect of "human resources."

Where to find Ashley Goodall:

• Ashley's website
• Ashley Goodall on LinkedIn
• Ashley's book, “The Problem with Change: And the Essential Nature of Human Performance”

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Speaking up – and empowering your employees to speak up – is a vital prerequisite for a company culture that supports innovation. In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis and Meg Virag sit down with Oxford University Saïd Business School associate fellow, Megan Reitz. We discuss the importance of how leaders “show up” to work, why we all need safe environments to speak up and permission to pause, and how AI is starting to change dialogue in organizations.

In this episode:

• Before employees can be empowered to speak up, Megan explains why leaders need to work on their own habits first.
  
  
• She shares fascinating insights about employee activism and how workers and leaders alike can constructively participate.
  
  
• Megan dives into her new research on “spaciousness” at work and how it can supercharge productivity, creativity and wellbeing.  

Where to find Megan Reitz

• Megan’s website
  
  
• Megan Reitz at the University of Oxford Saïd Business School 
  
  
• Megan’s book, “Speak Out, Listen Up: How to Have Conversations That Matter”
  
  
• Megan’s book, “Speak Up: Say What Needs to be Said and Hear What Needs to be Heard”

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Successfully leading a business in the AI-heavy digital age requires a new mindset. In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis sits down with University of California Santa Barbara professor and Technology Management department chair, Paul Leonardi. We talk about how to cultivate a digital mindset and why it’s so important to do so, he shares strategies for helping employees succeed with generative AI and tells us how to keep digital exhaustion at bay.

In this episode:

• Paul explains how digital technologies like artificial intelligence, especially generative AI, are changing work roles, and what those new roles look like.
• He reassures us that we don’t need to become experts overnight to be digitally literate and explains “the 30% rule.”
• On a topic that many of us feel in our professional and personal lives alike, Paul discusses digital exhaustion and how to avoid it with practical tips that anyone can implement immediately.

 Where to find Paul Leonardi:

• Paul’s website
• Paul Leonardi at the University of California Santa Barbara
• Paul’s book, “The Digital Mindset: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the Age of Data, Algorithms, and AI“

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The conventional wisdom in business is that friction is a bad thing that must be removed for processes to move forward smoothly. In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Whitney Jennings has a fascinating conversation with MIT researcher and head of the Human-First AI group at the school's Initiative on the Digital Economy, Renée Richardson Gosline. We discuss the benefits of the right kind of friction, particularly when creating with AI, leading with trust when building AI-enhanced customer experiences and more.

In this episode:

• Renée shares the results of a recent study investigating how friction can be applied in the human/AI content creation paradigm and what the most productive level is. 
• She outlines how AI tools can have a powerful role in enhancing customer experiences, but they must be built on a foundation of trust.
• Renée describes some of the vital do's and don'ts when implementing AI in an organization, both internally and externally.

Where to find Renée Richardson Gosline

• Renée's website
• Renée at the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy
• Renée's MIT Sloan School of Management faculty page

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How can leaders engage people both rationally and emotionally? In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Whitney Jennings and Justin Louis sit down with Harvard Business School professor Ranjay Gulati. We talk about corporate purpose, artificial intelligence leadership and Ranjay shares the inspiring story of how his mother’s passion became a global success story.

In this episode:

• Ranjay, author of “Deep Purpose,” explains how to bring purpose beyond just a statement on a company’s website to truly transform organizations.
• We talk about AI and why it’s vital for leaders to do something and learn rather than doing nothing and falling behind the competition.
• Ranjay tells us about what he’s learned from talking with some of the sports world’s most iconic coaches and how they motivate their teams to perform to the highest standards.

Where to find Ranjay Gulati:

• Ranjay Gulati’s website
• Ranjay’s book, “Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies”
• Ranjay’s “Deep Purpose” podcast
• Ranjay’s Harvard Business School faculty page

Click or tap here to learn more about Ranjay Gulati and how he equips companies with strategies to forge a path of resilience, purpose and strong leadership that empowers organizations – and the people within – to live up to their fullest potential.

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What do the geek takeover, rethinking economies, unparalleled resilience, appreciating nostalgia while understanding our past and ensuring recognition and dignity for all have in common? 

They’re just a few of the memorable lessons we learned this past season on Minds Worth Meeting. Join us as our hosts Whitney Jennings and Justin Louis take a look back at our favorite moments of Season 3. 

In this episode:

• Renowned MIT researcher Andrew McAfee tells us about his new book, “The Geek Way” and why he’s an optimist about the technology of tomorrow.
• Acclaimed New Yorker writer and lecturer at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, Nick Romeo discusses his latest book, “The Alternative”.
• Holocaust survivor and author Tova Friedman shares her lessons on how we can choose peace over hate and the message she gave to world leaders at the United Nations.
• NYU professor, social psychologist and author of “A More Just Future,” Dolly Chugh tells us what it means to be a “good-ish” person and why it’s important to appreciate the positives while acknowledging the negatives of our past.
• Harvard professor, sociologist and author of “Seeing Others,” Michèle Lamont tells us how taking the time to see others and give recognition and dignity to all can redefine the workplace.

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• Andrew McAfee
• Nick Romeo
• Tova Friedman
• Dolly Chugh 
• Michèle Lamont

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How can something seemingly as simple as recognition help to heal society's deep divides? In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Whitney Jennings has a conversation with sociologist and Harvard University professor Michèle Lamont. She tells us how taking the time to see others and give recognition and dignity to all can redefine the workplace, and even society, to be a more sustainable environment in which people can be their authentic selves and thrive.

 In this episode: 

• Michèle explains the long-term importance of recognition in the workplace as an aspect of good leadership.
• We discuss how it's the responsibility of all managers to create a workplace that acknowledges the dignity of all workers.
• Michèle tells us that stigmatization often begins with moral blaming, but narrative change can help us understand the differences between groups, a process that organizations play a central role in.

 Where to find Michèle Lamont: 

• Michèle Lamont's Website
• Michèle's book, "Seeing Others: How Recognition Works―and How It Can Heal a Divided World"
• Michèle Lamont on X (Twitter)
• Michèle's Harvard University Faculty Profile

Click or tap here to learn more about Michèle Lamont and how she equips companies with a unique, non-partisan perspective on how to create conditions where recognition, dignity, equality, respect, inclusion and destigmatization are actively promoted in empowering workplace environments. 

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How can we become ‘good-ish’ people? For that matter, what is a ‘good-ish’ person? In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Whitney Jennings and Justin Louis speak with NYU Stern School of Business professor and social psychologist Dolly Chugh. She explains how being a ‘good-ish’ person allow us to better relate to others, become great leaders and understand a  past that hasn't always been one of beauty and honor. 

In this episode:

• Dolly explains what a ‘good-ish’ person is and how to become one.
• We talk about how to be a great boss by becoming more self-aware of how the way we show up to work impacts others.
• We reminisce about View-Master and Pillow Pets and discuss the connections we create by invoking nostalgia.
• Dolly then tells us that it is possible to appreciate nostalgia while taking important lessons from a complicated past.

Where to find Dolly Chugh

• Dolly Chugh’s “Dear Good People” newsletter
• Dolly’s book, “A More Just Future: Psychological Tools for Reckoning with Our Past and Driving Social Change“
• Dolly’s book, “The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias“

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It is possible to spread a message of hope from the greatest adversity possible. In this inspirational episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis and guest host Meg Virag speak with Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman about how to find hope in times of darkness.

In this episode:

• Tova tells us about the emotional process of writing her memoir, “The Daughter of Auschwitz“
• We talk about how her story became a sensation thanks to TikTok.
• We discuss the roots of hatred and how unchecked movements can lead to genocide.
• Tova shares the simple but powerful message she gave to world leaders at the United Nations.

Where to find Tova Friedman:

• Tova Friedman on TikTok
• The Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope

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Economics is inseparable from politics and philosophy, but we don’t have to be prisoners to what are assumed to be inevitable economic laws. As we kick off our third season of Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis speaks with journalist and UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism lecturer Nick Romeo about his new book, "The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy." 

In this episode: 

• Nick discusses how his background in ancient philosophy led him to become an investigative economic journalist.
• We talk about an Austrian village that is successfully experimenting with a jobs guarantee.
• We touch on a growing trend in business: perpetual purpose trusts - what they mean and how they can benefit employees. 
• Nick explains how the multi-billion dollar Mondragon Corporation has become one of the most successful worker cooperatives in the world. 

Where to find Nick Romeo:

• Nick Romeo's Personal Website
• Nick Romeo at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
• The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy

Click or tap here to learn more about Nick Romeo and how his deft command of international policy and economics makes him a sought-after expert on some of the most impactful issues of the day.
 
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Companies that are run by geeks are some of the most innovative, agile and scalable organizations today. In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis speaks with renowned MIT researcher Andrew McAfee, author of “The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset that Drives Extraordinary Results.”

In this episode:

• Andy explains what “geeky leadership” is and how geeks have become the most consequential leaders in modern business.
• We talk about generative AI, how organizations can capitalize on it, and what leaders must understand first.
• We touch on the future of work and what people, currently employed or not, need to know to succeed in the workplaces of tomorrow. 
• We dip our toes into the future of tech and the potentially paradigm shifting systems that could come next.

Where to find Andrew McAfee:

• Andy’s personal website
• Andrew McAfee at MIT
• Andrew McAfee at the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy

Click or tap here to learn more about Andy McAfee and how his keynotes, workshops and advisory sessions can help your organization weave emerging technologies like generative AI into your strategic vision, anchored by the transformative power of "geeky leadership."


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Exponential technology, modern communication and failing well – those were the themes we touched on in the second season of Minds Worth Meeting. Today, we’re taking a look back at the fascinating conversations we had with our expert guests to bring you the best of the season. 

In this episode:

• We revisit our conversation with technology analyst, investor and author of “The Exponential Age”, Azeem Azhar. We chatted about the exponential speed of technology advancement, how to use generative AI like ChatGPT to maximize efficiency at work and the future of energy prosperity.
• We listen back to the best bits of our talk with public relations expert and Rutgers University professor, Mark Beal, an authority on Gen-Z, and the modern methods of multi-channel communication.
• We share the best clips from our chat with Columbia University Creative Machines Lab Director, Hod Lipson, in which we touched on the (near) future of driverless cars, how AI can manipulate with love and if AI self-awareness is in the cards.
•  When Dean of the Ohio State University’s College of Engineering, Ayanna Howard, joined us she explained how AI has been around for a long time and touches just about everything, but regulation and unbiased development is of the utmost importance.
• The AI conversation this season turned to ethics when we welcomed AI ethicist and author of “Ethical Machines” Reid Blackman. He pointed out the difference between bad actors and accidental actors and emphasized the importance of organizations defining their worst-case scenarios when it comes to AI ethics. 
• We wrapped the season up with iconic Harvard Business School professor and author of the upcoming book, “Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well,” Amy Edmondson. She explains what failing well is and the three types of failures – two of which you want to avoid. 

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"Failure" doesn't have to be a bad word. In fact, failing well can lead to unexpected positive breakthroughs. In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Whitney Jennings speaks with Harvard Business School's Amy Edmondson, author of the upcoming book "Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well". 

In this episode: 

• Amy discusses the origins of her interest in studying one of today's most important organizational teaming topics - psychological safety.
• We discuss what failing well means and the science behind it.
• Amy gives us a few examples of the different types of failure, including a pair to avoid and what an "intelligent failure" is.
• Amy explains why hearing "failure is not an option" from a coach, parent or boss just serves to set up negative outcomes.

 
Where to find Amy Edmondson:

• Amy's personal website
• Amy at Harvard Business School
• Amy on Twitter
• Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well

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Artificial intelligence is spreading fast, but are ethical safeguards spreading as quickly as they should be? In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis speaks with the founder and CEO of Virtue Ethics Consultancy and author of “Ethical Machines” Reid Blackman.

In this episode:

• Reid explains why the issue of ethics in AI has become so much more urgent in the last few months
• We discuss the differences between the impacts AI may have on society versus the impacts that business leaders should be thinking about
• Reid says while the AI genie is out of the bottle and it’s too late to put it back in, it’s not too late for business leaders to familiarize themselves with AI systems before implementing them
• Reid points out the difference between bad actors and “accidental actors”

Where to find Reid Blackman:

• Reid’s website
• Virtue Consultants
• Reid’s book “Ethical Machines: Your Concise Guide to Totally Unbiased, Transparent, and Respectful AI“

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Have you ever wished you could sit down and have a conversation with one of the top robotics and AI engineers in the world? In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting we do exactly that when Whitney Jennings speaks with former NASA engineer and the current Dean of The Ohio State University's College of Engineering, Dr. Ayanna Howard. 

In this episode:

• Ayanna explains that, while buzzy at the moment, artificial intelligence isn’t new. In fact, it’s just data and algorithms. In other words – the basis for all computers.
• She tells us what makes AI different now is that it’s seeping into areas such as healthcare, jobs and even our civil liberties like never before. “These are the things we need to be careful about,” she says.
• Dr. Howard delves into who should regulate AI – the industry, the government, or both?
• Finally, she tells our listeners the most important skill that engineers of the future should start learning today.

Where to find Dr. Ayanna Howard:

• Ayanna Howard on Twitter
• Ayanna Howard’s audiobook - “Sex, Race, and Robots: How to Be Human in the Age of AI”

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Is AI on the path to sentience? This time on Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis speaks with the director of Columbia University’s Creative Machines Lab, Hod Lipson.

In this episode:

• Hod talks about the speed with which artificial intelligence is advancing right now and tells us that we shouldn’t think about AI as a “thing” but as a “journey”.
• Hod, who wrote the book “Driverless: Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead,” says that it will still be some time before we see truly driverless cars on our highways – “they have to earn their place,” he says.
• We talk about what creativity means in the context of “creative machines” and he tells us about his autonomous robot that paints stunning works of art.
• Hod weighs in on one of AI’s most controversial topics – how do we know when AI has become self-aware?

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Public relations , marketing, and Gen-Z expert Mark Beal joins Stern PR's Kenny Conrade this episode of Minds Worth Meeting. Mark, a public relations professor at Rutgers University, has published several books for and about Gen-Z, including 101 Lessons They Never Taught You In College, 101 Lessons They Never Taught You In High School About Going To College, and most recently ZEO, a book outlining the leadership profiles of Gen-Zers as they continue to climb the corporate ladder. 

In this episode, Mark covers his 25-year career as a public relations practitioner where he worked on major sporting events like the U.S. Open and World Series. He also delves into his journey into becoming a professor and author, as well as some of the key lessons about Gen-Z uncovered through his research and how employers can better engage this generation in the workplace. 

To learn more about Mark as well as his previous work as a speaker and author, please visit https://www.markbealspeaks.com/. 

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Exponentialist Azeem Azhar, bestselling author of “The Exponential Age” and author of the Exponential View newsletter joins host Justin Louis on the first episode of season two of Minds Worth Meeting to discuss the future of technology and innovation. In this episode, Azeem discusses what the future of the world's most complex technologies like artificial intelligence may look like, how they will impact society, and how today’s exponential advancements in technology go to the core of our identity. Azeem also speaks to how he uses GPT-4 in his everyday work and reveals a generative AI “superpower.”

You can learn more about Azeem's work and if he may be a fit to speak at your organization's next professional development day by visiting https://sternstrategy.com/speakers/azeem-azhar/. 

You can also access his Exponential Views newsletter at https://www.exponentialview.co/. 

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