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AI, Employment Law, and the End of Job Security
Employment attorney Gary Martoccio joins Doug Utberg to unpack how artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of work — and where the law hasn’t…
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Ajar Mehmood QA
21:20
Addressing the Elephant in the Room — Leading with Courage and Clarity
Executive coach and leadership strategist Katherine Lazaruk joins me to unpack one of the toughest challenges in leadership — addressing the elephant in…
32:24
Betting on Yourself: Fear, Freedom, and the Founder’s Leap
Former recruitment executive Sue Bortone joins me to talk about what happens after the layoff — when the corporate ladder disappears, and you have to…
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Sue Bortone
19:42
Entrepreneurial Trauma, AI Disruption, and Building Resilience
Executive coach and researcher Marina Morgan (Morgan Impact) joins me to explore what few founders talk about openly—entrepreneurial trauma—and how…
18:14
Trust, Transit, and the Real EV Revolution
Matias Lemos Castillo (MLC Consulting) joins me to talk about what electric vehicles really represent: not cleaner cars, but trust, equity, and…
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Ajar Mehmood QA
33:12
The Corruption of Empathy
Founder Andrew Oxley returns to explore a growing paradox in leadership and culture: when empathy once our greatest strength starts to erode…
22:59
Cold Calls, Smart Funnels, and the Myth of Dead Outbound
Founder Aiden Sowa (Zoto Dialer) joins me to challenge the myth that cold calling is dead and reveal how parallel dialing tech quietly rebuilt the…
20:55
🧱 Fame Is a Trap
Ever see those YouTubers with huge followings, big sponsors, and money pouring in—and feel a little jealous?
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Doug Utberg
Inclusive Teaming and the Next Frontier of Leadership
Founder & CEO Kimberly Lewis Parsons (Bamboo Teaming) joins me to reframe inclusion—not as a DEI fad, not as HR compliance, but as teaming behavior that…
24:01
Triggers, Self-Awareness, and the Cost of Overreaction
Transformationalist Chad Brignac joins me to unpack the hidden power of triggers, and why every overreaction says more about you than the person across…
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Chad M. Brignac
23:05
AI, Anxiety, and the Future of Work
Employee engagement expert Jaime Raul Zepeda joins me to cut through the noise on AI, layoffs, and what “fulfillment at work” really means.
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Jaime Zepeda
44:24

September 2025

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