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Latest Episodes

Responsible AI and Human-Centered Tech: Bridging Gaps with Brenda Darden Wilkerson
November 21, 2025

People come in all shapes, sizes, experiences, ages, dialects, et cetera. And as we move more into an automated world, communication still is key."- Brenda Darden WilkersonIn this episode, Ana Melikian is joined by Brenda Darden Wilkerson, Presi

How AI Reshuffles Industries: Sangeet Choudary on Embracing Change and Systemic Innovation
November 14, 2025

The playing field is constantly changing. So when new technologies come in, you need to reimagine your game because the playing field is changing and the new technology brings in new capabilities that you can use to play better."- Sangeet Choudary

Harnessing the PID System: Preparation, Intentionality, and Differentiation in the Age of AI with Rutherford Pascal
November 07, 2025

One of the biggest things with leadership is you got to have the right people on the right bus, in the right seat on the bus, and if that happens, you're pulling one rope in the same direction. If tha

Living From the Inside Out: Susan Filan on Surviving, Awakening, and Finding Purpose
October 31, 2025

Living my life from the outside in makes me a beggar at the feast. Living my life from the inside out makes me a gift and a joy and a presence. I am now able to serve to help to heal in a way that I w

Break Free From the Never Enough Mindset: Redefining Abundance With Leisa Peterson
October 24, 2025

When we can make friends with our fear, we open up a huge amount of information that can help us make better choices for ourselves."- Leisa PetersonIn this episode, Ana Melikian welcomes Leisa Peterson, renowned money mindset expert and author of

Leadership Lessons from Aviation with Ron Higgs
October 17, 2025

If you slow down and figure out what went wrong, it will help you accelerate in the future."- Ron HiggsIn this episode, host Ana Melikian sits down with Ron Higgs, former naval aviator turned leadership consultant, to uncover the powerful mindset

AI Won’t Save Us—But Our Human Potential Might
May 09, 2025

We can surf this hundred-foot AI wave if we take this as a team sport.- Ana Melikian, Ph.D.In this episode, Ana Melikian dives deep into the human side of the AI revolution, asking an essential question: Is our true superpower found not in machi

From Exhaustion to Engagement: A Mindset Shift for the Age of AI
April 25, 2025

It is essential to know where we want to go. Otherwise, we will end up very fast, very far away in a place we don't want to be."- Ana MelikianIn this episode, Ana Melikian delves into the second crucial mindset shift needed to harness the pow

Why “Us vs. Them” Doesn’t Work in the Age of AI
April 18, 2025

Humans, walking and taking bags of water and trace chemicals that we are, have managed to convince well-organized sand to pretend to think like us.- Ethan MollickIn this episode, Ana Melikian challenges the common "us vs. them" mindset when it c

100-Foot AI Wave: Lessons from Portugal’s Big Wave Surfing
April 11, 2025

If you are in the business world, in the present moment, you are facing the hundred foot wave of the AI disruption."- Ana Melikian, Ph.D.In this episode, Ana Melikian dives into the tumultuous yet opportunity-rich world of Artificial Intelligence