Dreams and Delivery
Real stories from tech pros who deliver at work and build their dreams alongside it. We cover the tech landscape in an age of AI with layoffs and opportunities that come from change. Techy creatives, this one’s for you!
Episodes
8 episodes
Andrew Cunliffe: RavenMCP - What it Means to Be a Builder
This is a conversation about what it actually means to call yourself a builder in the age of AI agents, why judgment and taste turn out to be the scarce resource instead of production nowadays, and how the things you care about outside of work ...
Jack Smith: IT Horror Stories - Building Skills that Outlast AI
This is a conversation about what happens when AI screens resumes before a human ever sees them, why “AI integration specialist” means something different to everyone who says it, and the case for staying a generalist in a market that keeps cha...
Lawrence Ma: Acquire Scout - Building Something You Own
The White Belt FounderThis is a conversation about what it's like to be a beginner again on purpose: as a first-time founder, and as a brand-new senior white belt in a taekwondo class full of kids (he and another dad have been dub...
Nicole Rykbos: Sealybooks - Creating in Your Own Voice
This is a conversation about creating from identity instead of approval: what it looks like to weave your grandfather's WWII story and your family's traditions into work for the next generation, how to use AI as a tool without losing your own v...
Aaron Kagan: GraspingAI - Exploring the Human-AI Connection
Exploring the Human-AI ConnectionThis conversation goes places most AI discussions don't. We get into why most companies don't have an AI problem — they have a human-AI coordination problem — and what that distinction changes abou...
Martina Ziegenfuss: Creating Outside the Box
This conversation is about what happens when you realize your TPM and ops skills are already a product and decide to package them. Martina shares the origin story behind Clervio, the fractional operator venture she co-founded with part...
Mary-Lynne Williams: The Frequency Shift
This conversation is about what it feels like when your work stops matching your frequency and what it takes to build something completely different. Mary-Lynne also shares how AI agents have reshaped her workflow, freeing her to put her energy...
Jessica Valentine Nelson: Aligning Who You Are With How You Live and Lead
This conversation is about what organizational change actually teaches you about personal transformation, how Jess turned a layoff into a launchpad, and what it looks like to build a life outside performance. She also shares her honest take on ...