2 Doctors & a Twist
Hosted by Dr. Jamie Chesler and Dr. Marilyn Carroll, 2 Doctors & A Twist brings you dynamic conversations at the intersection of personal brand, business, and AI-driven leadership. As professors and practitioners, we break down complex ideas into practical insights you can use right away—whether you’re building your brand, growing your career, or leading in a world reshaped by technology.
With each 30–45 minute episode, we educate, inspire, and empower you to thrive—giving you both the clarity and the confidence to stand out in the age of AI.*
mission is to educate, inspire, and empower professionals to thrive at the intersection of personal brand, business fundamentals, and AI-driven leadership. As professors and practitioners, we bridge academic insight with real-world application, creating conversations that are both practical and future-focused.
Core Goals
- Educate the Audience
- Break down complex ideas (AI, branding, leadership, business strategy) into accessible insights.
- Give listeners practical tools they can apply immediately in their careers.
- Model Thought Leadership
- Showcase your unique strengths: Jamie’s expertise in personal brand & executive presence and your expertise in AI strategy & business foundations.
- Build credibility as professors who are taking classroom knowledge into the real world.
- Strengthen Your Collective Brand
- Position 2 Doctors & A Twist as a trusted source for conversations that blend human brand + AI strategy.
- Attract opportunities (speaking, partnerships, consulting, courses) through consistent visibility
- Create Community & Engagement
- Invite listeners to participate (live or through questions/social).
- Make the podcast more than content—make it a bridge into your teaching, coaching, and professional ecosystems.
Episodes
37 episodes
AI + Education: What We’re Getting Wrong
Students using AI tools answered 48% more problems correctly. They scored 17% lower on concept understanding. More output. Less comprehension. That paradox is at the center of AI in education — and almost no institution has yet fully reckoned w...
THE WORKFORCE SHIFT NO ONE IS DESIGNING FOR
Everyone is talking about the future of work.Executives. Boards. Governments. Consultants. HR leaders.The conversation is everywhere.But here’s the problem:Most organizations are d...
Valuable Visibility: Why the Future of Work Will Reward Who You Are, Not Just What You Do
This conversation with Charity McDonald reminded me why the future of work cannot be reduced to AI tools, job titles, or credentials alone.The real shift is deeper.It is about valuable visibility.It is about demonstrating what...
THE LMS IS NOT ENOUGH
The Learning Management System tracks completion.It does not build capability.And in the AI era…That gap is becoming impossible to ignore.Organizations are asking:“Did they complete the training?”The re...
WHAT AI CAN'T REPLACE -LEADERSHIP
Welcome back to 2 DOCTORS and a Twist - Operating at the Edge — the show where we stop managing AI and start leading through it. I'm Dr. Marilyn Carroll, and today we're doing something I've been building toward since Episode One. We're not goi...
The Myth of 'Human-in-the-Loop'
"Don't worry — there's a human in the loop." It's become the reassurance phrase of AI governance. But what if the human in the loop isn't actually doing anything? A 2025 EU Joint Research Centre study of 1,400 professionals found that human rev...
Decision Accountability in the Age of AI
When an AI-assisted decision goes wrong — who owns it? Not in theory. Not across a committee. Who, by name, is accountable? This is the question most organizations have not answered — and regulators, boards, and affected individuals are startin...
Authority Migration: The Shift Leaders Aren't Tracking
Something quiet is happening in organizations deploying AI at scale — and most leaders are completely missing it. Authority is migrating. Not disappearing. Moving. From humans to systems, from managers to models, from individuals to interfaces....
Why AI Governance Is Failing in Most Organizations
Only 1 in 4 organizations has fully operational AI governance — despite nearly all of them having a policy document that says they do. In this episode, Dr. Marilyn Carroll breaks down the three failure modes that turn AI governance into complia...
The Leadership Crisis AI Created (But Didn't Cause
AI didn't break your organization. It revealed what was already broken. In this season opener, Dr. Marilyn Carroll unpacks why 42% of companies abandoned their AI initiatives in 2025 — and why the real failure isn't technological. It's structur...
What Still Matters When Everything Is Automated?
What Still Matters When Everything Is Automated?In this episode of Two Doctors in a Twist, Dr. Marilyn Carroll and Dr. Jamie Chesler tackle a question leaders can’t avoid anymore:What still matters in leadership when sys...
The Leadership Role No One Can Title
The Leadership Role No One Can TitleIn this episode of Two Doctors in a Twist, Dr. Marilyn Carroll and Dr. Jamie Chesler name a form of leadership many people are already practicing—but few organizations know how to label:<...
Live Case Studies vs. Historical Wisdom
In this episode of Two Doctors in a Twist, Dr. Marilyn Carroll and Dr. Jamie Chesler explore a leadership question that matters more than ever right now:Do leaders learn best from what has already been proven—or from what’s hap...
The Cost of Emotional Labor in Leadership (Boundaries vs. Empathy)
The Cost of Emotional Labor in Leadership (Boundaries vs. Empathy)In this episode of Two Doctors in a Twist, Dr. Marilyn Carroll and Dr. Jamie Chesler unpack a leadership reality that often goes unnamed: being the emotionally s...
When Culture Sounds Right but Feels Wrong
High performers rarely leave because they can’t do the job. They leave because the environment slowly works against who they are. In this episode of Two Doctors & A Twist, Dr. Marilyn Carroll and Dr. Jamie Chesler explore what happens when ...
When Authority Migrates: AI, Execution Boundaries, and the Hidden Governance Gap
In this episode of Two Doctors & A Twist, Dr. Jamie Chesler and Dr. Marilyn Carroll explore a critical but largely overlooked dimension of AI adoption: authority migration.While most conversations about AI focus on capability — speed...
The Invisible Giant Problem
Some of today’s most capable leaders aren’t failing — they’re disappearing. In this episode of Two Doctors & A Twist, Dr. Marilyn Carroll and Dr. Jamie Chesler explore why credibility alone is no longer enough in an environment shaped by al...
Leadership After the Promotion (Why It Gets Quieter)
In this special guest episode of Two Doctors in a Twist, Dr. Marilyn Carroll and Dr. Jamie Chesler are joined by Dr. Ben Capell, an international executive coach with a background in team and leadership development, values, inclus...
Leadership Blind Spots: What Changes After the Promotion
This episode offers clarity, language, and a path forward.🎙️ A masterclass disguised as a conversation.Because the leaders who grow next are the ones willing to see what was previously invisible.The hardest part of leadersh...
Psychological Safety — What It Really Takes
Two Doctors & A Twist | Episode: Psychological Safety — What It Really TakesPsychological safety is everywhere in leadership conversations—but what does it actually mean in real life, r...
AI Didn’t Replace You — It Exposed You
AI isn’t just changing how work gets done — it’s changing how leadership is seen. In this episode, Dr. Marilyn Carroll and Dr. Jamie Chesler move beyond the usual “AI as a tool” conversation and into something more uncomfortable and more import...
The Twist Nobody Planned For
Episode 1: The Twist Nobody Planned ForSeason Two — Two Doctors & A TwistAs we step into 2026, many leaders are saying the same quiet sentence:“I’m doing well… but something feels off.”In this opening episode of ...
AI Visibility, Trust, and the New Rules of Being Found
Show Recap: AI Visibility, Trust, and the New Rules of Being FoundIn this robust, wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Marilyn Carroll sits down with Dr. Tamara Patzer to unpack what visibility really means in an AI-mediated world—and why trad...
What’s Next for Two Doctors & A Twist™ and Vision for 2026
The Vision Forward: Introducing Leap7™ & L-OS7™ — A New Era of LeadershipIn this special reflective episode of Two Doctors & A Twist™, Dr. Marilyn Carroll steps into a new level of clarity, purpose, and leadership evolution.<...