Veronika Kryuchkova is the Global Head of Capability Building for the Reckitt Marketing Academy, where she leads initiatives to equip teams with the skills and mindsets needed to drive transformation at scale. The Academy reaches 90% of Reckitt’s marketers across 59 countries and has been recognized externally with the prestigious Learning Technologies Award for its impact. Her work focuses on how individuals and organizations build the capabilities required to adapt in a rapidly changing world, with a particular emphasis on continuous learning, reinvention, and high-agency performance. Beyond her corporate role, Veronika hosts the podcast Get Superpowered, where she explores the human side of transformation, including creativity, connection, and courage. Through her work, she champions the idea that thriving in the future of work requires not just new skills, but a new approach to growth—one rooted in curiosity, adaptability, and intentional development.

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Matt Seiler is the founder and CEO of Excelerators Inc., a company focused on helping organizations rethink talent, incentives, and performance in an AI-driven world. A three-time CEO in the advertising and media industry, Matt has spent more than two decades leading and transforming companies, and the last seven to eight years reimagining what effective talent management looks like today. He has played a key role in building and scaling tech-enabled marketplaces that connect people to work they are most energized to do and organizations to the talent best suited to deliver results. With Excelerators Inc., Matt is expanding that vision beyond individuals to help companies redesign how they structure teams, measure value, and reward performance. Known for his focus on performance-based compensation and the intersection of technology and human potential, Matt brings a practical and forward-looking perspective to the future of work.

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Justin Billingsley is Co-Founder of Simbioniq, an AI company creating psychologically complete digital humans for marketing research, and author of "Brandflow: The Marketing Orchestration Playbook." As former Chief Marketing Officer of Publicis Groupe, including seven years on the Management Committee, Justin led marketing transformation for one of the world's largest advertising holding companies. His earlier client-side experience includes leadership roles at Coca-Cola, Nokia, Orange, and Unilever. Justin writes Brandflow, a twice-weekly strategic newsletter for senior marketing leaders navigating what he calls "The Great Compression” or the simultaneous forces of budget decline, platform disintermediation, AI automation, and margin compression reshaping the industry. His work focuses on sustainable transformation practices, moving from "sidelines to arena," and building competitive advantage through systematic orchestration rather than heroic coordination.

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Purchase and learn more about their book Make School Work here: https://makeschoolwork.org/

Alexandra Levit is the founder and CEO of Inspiration at Work, a futurist consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations and their employees thrive in a rapidly evolving business landscape. A former nationally syndicated columnist for The Wall Street Journal, Alexandra is the bestselling author of They Don’t Teach Corporate in College, Humanity Works, and Make School Work, which addresses the American youth employment crisis through work-based learning. She holds a certificate in strategic foresight from the University of Houston and advises leading organizations including Deloitte, American Express, Adecco, and Upwork on leadership, workforce transformation, technology adoption, and skills development. Alexandra has collaborated extensively with U.S. government agencies, including the Department of Labor and Department of Defense, and her work has been featured in outlets such as The New York Times, Forbes, CNN, and NPR. Recognized by Thinkers50 and the American Management Association, she lives in Chicago.

Stephanie Loeck is Vice President of Strategic Development at GPS Education Partners, where she leads national growth initiatives advancing work-based learning and expanding career-connected opportunities for students. A passionate workforce and education advocate, Stephanie brings expertise across strategy, policy, communications, and economic development to help modernize the transition from school to work. At GPS Education Partners, she shapes long-term growth strategies, builds partnerships, and drives thought leadership around learner-centered program design. She played a key role in developing GPS Ed’s signature six-part work-based learning framework, which supports program implementation, continuous improvement, and sustainable impact. Previously, Stephanie served as Vice President of Partnerships at America Succeeds, engaging business leaders in education reform initiatives such as Durable Skills and Age of Agility. She has also worked in economic development and with technology startups. Based in Colorado, Stephanie serves on national advisory boards championing authentic, career-connected learning aligned with the future of work.

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Avi Steinlauf is the CEO and Co-Founder of myTrudy, a personality-driven career intelligence platform using validated psychometrics and AI to help individuals and organizations make better, fit-first career decisions. At myTrudy, Avi is building a new category at the intersection of human potential, data platforms, and the future of work. Prior to myTrudy, Avi spent more than two decades at Edmunds, where he served as CEO and led the company through its successful sale to CarMax. Under his leadership, Edmunds scaled into one of the internet’s most trusted consumer marketplaces, known for its data-driven products, industry transparency, and market influence. Avi holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and earned his undergraduate degree from Yeshiva University.

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is the chief science officer at Russell Reynolds Associates, a professor of business psychology at University College London and at Columbia University, a cofounder of MyTrudy.com, and an associate at Harvard’s Entrepreneurial Finance Lab. He is the author of Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (and How to Fix It) (Harvard Business Review Press, 2019), upon which his TED talk was based, and  I, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique, (Harvard Business Review Press, 2023). His latest book is Don’t Be Yourself: Why Authenticity Is Overrated (and What to Do Instead)(Harvard Business Review Press, 2025).

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Jeff Levick is a 20+ year veteran leading media, marketing, and digital growth companies from early stage through IPO. Currently, he serves as the Chief Executive Officer at We Are Rosie, an agency that’s imagining and building a better future for the advertising industry with fractional talent and teams as well as a community-based approach. Prior to joining We Are Rosie in 2023, Levick was the COO of Redesign Health, a venture studio firm focused on the health and wellness vertical. Before that, he was the CEO of The Players’ Tribune, a new media company founded by Derek Jeter that provides athletes with a platform to connect directly with their fans, in their own words. Jeff led the company’s acquisition by Minute Media in December 2019. Jeff served as Spotify’s Chief Revenue Officer from 2011 to 2016, leading the company’s commercial business and its global acceleration from 1mm subscribers to more than 40+mm subscribers. He also grew Spotify’s physical footprint from 11 countries to over 60 markets worldwide. Prior to Spotify, Jeff served as President of Global Advertising and Strategy at AOL from 2009 – 2011 where he was responsible for the overall revenue business including premium display, Advertising.com, research, marketing, ADTECH, and branded entertainment. Before AOL, Levick held various global leadership roles at Google in the US and Europe from 2001 to 2009 where he was also an original member of its advertising team. A frequent lecturer on topics related to media, marketing and digital trends, Levick is also an Executive Director at NYU’s Entrepreneurial Institute. He holds a B.A. from New York University and a law degree from DePaul University in Chicago. 

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Jarah Euston is the President and Co-founder of WorkWhile, a workforce-as-a-service platform. Previously, she co-founded the DataOps platform Nexla and was founder and CEO at Famous Media, a pioneer in hyperlocal content acquired by McClatchy. She also led the analytics and marketing teams at Flurry, an innovator in mobile app analytics acquired by Yahoo, where she was VP of Product. Jarah was formerly a consultant at Boston Consulting Group and started her career in hourly work as a retail associate. She is a member of EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women. Jarah holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BS from New York University.

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Joseph Thumpasery is the Managing Partner of Fourth Wall Advisors. He brings over 15 years of experience on Wall Street, with the last 10 spent running 9-figure portfolios for macro hedge funds. Most of Mr. Thumpasery's buy side career was spent as a Portfolio Manager at Bluecrest Capital, which was arguably the top macro hedge fund in the world while he was there, posting returns ranging from 20% to 153%. He has never hit his 5% "stop-loss" during the course of a trading year and has never finished the year down money, in over 10 years of money management. The strategy currently deployed at Fourth Wall Advisors LLC was researched and run by Mr. Thumpasery at multiple hedge funds.

Samantha Rhoads is the Head Data Scientist of Fourth Wall Advisors. Passionate about studying human behavior, she began her journey as a quantitative social scientist during her joint Bachelor’s/Master’s program at Columbia University, before moving into the people analytics sphere. After 7 years spearheading diversity analytics, machine learning, and automation projects at a NYC law firm, she's now leveraging her experience in a new domain of human behavior: finance. Samantha has a keen interest in mixed methods: supplementing the quantitative with the qualitative, which is one of Fourth Wall's key tenets.

Anika Harode is a Financial Analyst at Fourth Wall Advisors, where she contributes to investment research and portfolio strategy. She studied Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Virginia, bringing a quantitative foundation and a deep interest in applying data-driven methods to financial markets. Prior to Fourth Wall, Anika worked as a machine learning researcher at the University of Virginia. She has worked on projects analyzing and decomposing long-term, value-oriented investment strategies. Anika is a driven self-starter and contributes heavily to the research library at Fourth Wall.

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As Co-Founder and President of Furnished Quarters, Gary manages the sales and financial efforts to ensure the company achieves sustained growth. Before co-founding Furnished Quarters, Gary worked as a certified public accountant and attorney in New York and Connecticut. With a sharp sense of where the real estate industry was heading—and inspired by the Brown family’s long-standing family business in furniture sales—Gary, alongside brother Steve Brown, identified an untapped need for high-quality furnished accommodations in New York City. In 1998, the brothers founded Furnished Quarters to serve that need. Starting with a handful of furnished apartments in a New York City brownstone, the venture saw immediate success, with high demand leading to continued growth for over 25 years. Gary has spent most of his career developing and investing in Manhattan real estate and continually identifies key trends and opportunities within the alternative accommodations space. 

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Lara Vandenberg is the founder and CEO of Publicist, a freelance management system and premium talent marketplace redefining how global enterprises access and manage marketing talent. With thousands of pre-vetted professionals spanning communications, creative, media, content, and production, Publicist enables companies to build and scale flexible, high-performing teams through one trusted platform. Before launching Publicist, Lara worked across brand strategy, communications, and technology, where she saw firsthand the growing gap between how companies hire and how top talent wants to work. She founded Publicist to bridge that divide—creating a solution that brings efficiency, transparency, and opportunity to the freelance economy. Recognized as a next-generation leader in the future of work and marketing innovation, Lara continues to champion a more flexible and inclusive workforce model, helping companies and creators thrive in the modern economy.

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Alex McCann is a writer, community builder, and founder of TrueNorth, an AI-powered career coach designed to help people build meaningful careers by starting with self-discovery, not job titles. Through TrueNorth, his MidWeek events in London, and his newsletter Still Wandering, Alex helps people in their 20s and 30s navigate uncertainty, question outdated career narratives, and define success on their own terms. His work is grounded in a simple belief: you can’t build a fulfilling career until you understand what meaning means to you. Alex now focuses on giving Gen Z and Millennials the tools, language, and community to design lives and work they can truly stand behind.

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Alastair Creamer is a cultural change consultant and co-founder of Creamer Milliken. He began his career at Unilever, where he created Catalyst, an award-winning program that ran for seven years and transformed creativity across the company’s UK operations. Since then, Alastair has worked with leaders, teams, and organizations worldwide, helping them unlock creativity and accelerate meaningful cultural change. In 2012, he co-founded Eyes Wide Opened, a coaching program supporting people at professional crossroads—from quarter-life crises to later-life reinventions—guiding them toward clarity and personal purpose. His work continues to focus on enabling individuals and organizations to adapt to change with confidence and creativity. A lifelong creative, Alastair is also a musician, writer, and artist. In 2023, he published a book of prose-poems about his relationship with his son, Ollie. Today, he finds inspiration in the arts and in gardening, which he calls one of his most creative pursuits.

Doug Milliken is a co-founder of Creamer Milliken and a seasoned transformation leader with over 35 years at The Clorox Company. During his career, he led marketing, innovation, and cultural transformation initiatives across the global organization. Most recently, Doug spearheaded Clorox’s Digital Transformation, shifting from mass marketing to personalized, data-driven approaches that generated over $50 million in incremental profit. He previously created the company’s brand-building process and redefined strategy, insights, consumer experience, and media across multiple teams worldwide. Doug is the only employee in Clorox’s history to win the CEO Award for Outstanding Leadership twice. He also co-led the company’s enterprise-wide “Growth Culture” initiative, designed to help 8,000 employees act simpler, faster, and bolder. With an MBA from Kellogg, Doug has also served as an adjunct professor at INSEAD. He lives in Northern California, where he enjoys music, hiking, biking, and restoring his property after the 2017 wildfires.

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Before founding SigTech at the start of 2019, Ren was the Chief Investment Officer of the Systematic Investment Group (SIG) at Brevan Howard Asset Management where he managed multiple quantitative investment funds. He started his career at Barclays Capital as an equity exotics trader managing quantitative investment strategies across all major asset classes. Before university, Ren skipped two grades in school and won three first prizes in the Chinese National Olympiads. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at the national gifted education program of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Ren was directly admitted with full scholarship to the PhD program for computer science at Cambridge University, UK. While there he researched Xen which was chosen by Amazon as the cornerstone of the world’s first cloud-computing platform AWS that generates over $100 billion annual revenue 20 years later.

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Jillian Reilly is a founder, author, and keynote speaker. Having spent her 30-year career working in social, organizational, and individual change across Africa, Asia, and Central Europe, Jillian’s focus is on helping people unlock their ability to navigate change and accelerate growth and learning. Jillian’s upcoming book, The Ten Permissions, guides readers in permitting themselves to update how they operate in the 21st century and design lives that fully leverage the possibilities of this disruptive world. Jillian is a TEDX speaker and podcast host who has been published on international affairs in the Washington Post, Newsweek and the LA Times. Her memoir, Shame: Confessions of an Aid Worker in Africa, chronicles her early career in international development and the profound lessons it offered on the failings of the aid industry to drive growth across the developing world. 

To learn more about Jillian and where to purchase her book: https://tenpermissions.com/

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Sangeet Paul Choudary is the best-selling co-author of Platform Revolution and the author of Reshuffle. He has advised CEOs at more than 40 Fortune 500 companies as well as pre-IPO tech firms. Sangeet has been recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and his work on platforms has been featured four times in the Harvard Business Review Top 10 Must Reads compilations. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, and was formerly the co-chair of the MIT Platform Strategy Summit and a member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee at the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India. He has served on the advisory boards of leading financial institutions including the ING Group, Standard Bank, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore. As a frequent keynote speaker, Sangeet has presented at leading global forums, including the G20 Summit, the World50 Summit, and the World Economic Forum.

Order Sangeet's new book Reshuffle here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTKW6NQV

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David Timis is a Global Communications & Public Affairs Manager at Generation, one of the largest skilling and employment nonprofits in the world, where he oversees the organisation's storytelling globally and advocacy work at a EU level. He speaks regularly about AI and the risks and opportunities it presents for people, businesses and society. He is also the Community Champion for the BeNeLux & France region, Co-Lead for the 2025 edition of SHAPE Europe & Eurasia, and Longevity Economy Taskforce Member within the Global Shapers Community (a young leaders initiative of the World Economic Forum). He previously led the EU Civics Outreach efforts at Google during both the 2019 and 2024 EU Elections, and before that he was a UN Youth Delegate representing Romania. His career spans a range of public, private and third sector organisations including L'Oreal, Mars Inc., Burson (formerly known as BCW), Chatham House, and the Council of Europe. With a career at the crossroads of technology, workforce development, and policy, David has been deeply involved in shaping conversations on skilling, education, AI governance, and digital transformation. His work spans from advising companies on their AI strategy to navigating the complexities of AI training for some of the world’s most influential brands. Whether discussing the ethical implications of machine learning, the future of work in an AI-driven economy, or the regulatory challenges facing big tech companies, David brings a unique perspective grounded in both leading research and real-world implementation.

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Freddie Laker is a serial entrepreneur, growth strategist, and founding partner of Chameleon Collective, where he leads the firm’s global Private Equity and Venture Capital Value Creation practice. For more than two decades, he has worked at the intersection of digital, brand, and business transformation, helping organizations unlock potential and drive sustainable growth. At Chameleon Collective, Freddie partners with PE and VC firms worldwide to build elite teams, solve complex go-to-market challenges, and embed senior leaders inside client organizations to deliver lasting impact. His career also includes interim executive roles, such as Chief Digital Officer at Bugaboo, SVP of Consumer Marketing & eCommerce at Nixon, and CMO of World Airways, and alongside founding startups and advising global brands. Beyond consulting, Freddie co-founded Collective OS, a SaaS platform for scaling professional services, and owns Enviro Design Products, a specialized manufacturing and distribution firm.

Juan Carlos Morales is an accomplished Executive Creative Director known for blending creativity with strategic foresight to transform brands and digital experiences. With a career spanning experience architecture, design consultancy, and creative direction, he has led projects that redefine identities and foster meaningful customer connections for global organizations including Bugaboo International and Atlantis Bahamas. At the heart of Juan Carlos’s approach is empathetic leadership and a commitment to collaboration, scalability, and innovation. He thrives in environments that leverage flexible talent pools and networked partnerships, aligning seamlessly with models like Chameleon Collective and Collective OS. His leadership style empowers teams to realize their “hyphenated” potential, where creativity and strategy are deeply interconnected. By integrating AI-enhanced tools and unified resource management, Juan Carlos continues to push the boundaries of digital transformation, helping companies deliver impact at scale while maintaining clarity, authenticity, and human connection.

Paul Suchman helps companies break through growth plateaus by transforming how they connect with customers and unlock brand value. A growth catalyst and demand strategist, he works with executive teams and CMOs to align brand strategy, demand generation, and customer experience into one high-performance engine that drives measurable results. Paul brings deep leadership experience as CMO at Audacy, global brand leader at CBRE, and agency-side leadership at BBDO, Ogilvy, and Agency.com. He has guided brands across industries, including media, real estate, tech, and retail, to unify fragmented efforts, design customer experiences that build loyalty, and turn strategy into action. Known for his ability to build brands that truly convert, Paul bridges silos, accelerates pipelines, and drives sustainable growth. Beyond business, he is a conservation advocate, serves on the board of the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication, and pursues passions for ocean health, landscape design, and surfing.

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Luke Smith  is the Global CEO and co-founder of Croud, a leading independent digital agency. Since 2011, Luke has helped grow Croud into a full-service powerhouse, serving clients like Amazon Prime Video, Nespresso, and Ford. The company now spans 600 employees and a global network of on-demand experts known as “Croudies” across 118 markets and 86 languages.

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As founder of Brandium, Inc. and Editor-in-Chief of Brandingmag, Flavia has been responsible for nurturing and promoting the creation of purposeful thought leadership for over a decade. She represents undiscovered talent within branding and beyond, and vouches for the industry’s collective responsibility to safeguard human creation in an age of synthetic content. Flavia also consults leading B2B organizations on building scalable content platforms through her “editorial marketing” mindset.

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Ben Legg helps business leaders and investors navigate the rapidly changing world and position themselves and their teams for success. Early career included relieving the siege of Sarajevo in 1995, McKinsey strategy consultant, turning around Coca-Cola India, COO of Google Europe and global tech CEO. In 2020 Ben cofounded The Portfolio Collective, to help professionals understand, launch, manage and grow successful portfolio careers - as a community.

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Naama Manova-Twito is the Co-Founder & CEO of Marketeam.ai, the world's first agentic Integrated Marketing Environment. Naama brings over 20 years of global marketing leadership across startups, enterprises, and public companies. She’s driven $50M+ in investments, M&As, and IPOs through strategic planning and brand growth. Her expertise spans industries like Technology, Consumer Products, AdTech, AgeTech, E-Commerce, and Cloud Computing.

Clive Sirkin serves as the head of Marketeam.ai's board of advisors. He is a seasoned global CPG executive with over 30 years of leadership experience across multinational companies, known for driving innovation, transformation, and shareholder value. Most recently, Clive served as Chief Growth Officer at the Kellogg Company, where he was part of the Executive Committee and led R&D, Innovation, Sales, Marketing, and Analytics. Prior to Kellogg, Clive was Chief Marketing Officer at Kimberly-Clark, where he oversaw global marketing across both B2B and B2C divisions. Clive’s career began at Leo Burnett, where he spent over 16 years rising through the ranks to become Group Managing Director of Leo Burnett Worldwide.

Tony Weisman serves on the advisory board for Marketeam.ai. He is a globally recognized marketing executive with over 30 years of experience leading iconic brands through digital transformation and growth. He served as CMO of Dunkin’ US, where he rebranded the company, launched successful product innovations, and led record sales for the business. As CEO of Digitas, he led a 2,000-person team and built the industry's largest data science group. Tony sits on the boards of Klaviyo, Later, InMoment, and others, and advises top private equity firms. Known for building dynamic, diverse teams, he’s also a frequent speaker and was named a Forbes World’s Most Influential CMO. Tony currently serves on the Board of the Mobile Marketing Association. He was also the former Chairman of Chicago Public Media (WBEZ).

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Andy Spence is a leading voice in workforce strategy, with over two decades advising global organisations and the C-suite on how to build better, people-centric workplaces. His experience spans Big 4 consultancies, start-ups, and his own advisory firm, with clients including the NHS, John Lewis Partnership, Novartis, Deloitte, Corporate Research Forum, CIPD, ADP, Wikistrat, and McLaren. His work bridges sectors—from tech and think-tanks to universities and non-profits. Andy has delivered keynotes and executive workshops across the world—from London and Paris to Singapore, Sydney and Shanghai. Audiences value his ability to distil global megatrends into actionable insight, blending data-driven analysis with compelling storytelling. He publishes the popular Work 3 Newsletter, followed by 30,000+ professionals weekly, and his pioneering work with Don Tapscott on blockchain in the workplace has influenced entrepreneurs and technologists globally. Industry recognition includes being named a Top 100 HR Tech Influencer by HR Executive Magazine and a Key Opinion Leader in the Future of Work by Onalytica. He holds a Master’s in Cognitive Science (AI) from the University of Birmingham, is a Fellow of the RSA, Senior Industry Fellow at RMIT, and a professional member of the Center for Evidence-Based Management. Originally from Manchester, Andy now lives in Lisbon, helping CHROs and senior leaders navigate the shifting landscape of work.

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Kyle Csik is the CEO and co-founder of Adaly, an enterprise AI platform transforming how companies turn data into action. With a background in marketing and enterprise strategy, Kyle brings a rare blend of technical depth and business vision. He’s spent his career solving the disconnect between insights and execution, leading Adaly to unify systems like Google, Salesforce, SAP, and YouGov with AI agents that automate context-driven decisions across the business.

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Rishad's Book Rethinking Work is available in print and audio. Click here for where to buy. 

Andrew Graff is the CEO of A&G (Allen & Gerritsen), an independent, integrated creative agency located in Boston and Philadelphia. Andrew is a leader who challenges the status quo and believes deeply in the power of creativity to transform brands, businesses and communities. Andrew's agency, A&G, works with some of the most recognizable brands, from Dunkin' to Amazon/One Medical and Blue Cross Blue Shield, to Meet Boston and the world renown Boston Symphony Orchestra. He's been recognized as an EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, as one of the most influential business leaders in Boston by Boston Magazine and Boston Business Journal, and Adweek has honored him as one of the top 100 advertising leaders in the U.S. A&G has been recognized by AdAge, Boston Business Journal and The Boston Globe as a best place to work. He’s also a frequent speaker on topics including 'Marketing to the Ageless Generation', featured in Fast Company and the Age Tech Collaborative. To drive transformative change, Andrew gets involved in the advertising industry leadership as an Executive Board Member for the national advertising agency association, 4As. Speaking and judging for the ANA (Association of National Advertisers), Chair Emeritus of the Ad Club of Boston and recent past Executive member of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. He serves on the advisory board for an ad tech company, Pixability. Andrew is deeply invested in community impact, serving as Board Chair of Big Sister Boston (now part of Big Brother Big Sister of Eastern Massachusetts) and on the boards of The Sports Museum and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester. Andrew resides in Boston with his wife and proudly embraces his role as a father to his two daughters.

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Dan Cheetham is the founder and managing principal of FYOOG, an IA Interior Architects Company. Inspired by his musical background and after stops in New York, London, San Francisco, and Shanghai, Dan formed FYOOG, a studio based in Austin, TX. FYOOG is devoted to creating one-of-a-kind immersive sculptures that reflect and celebrate the unique essence of each client and place in a multi-layered composition, often supplemented with elegant architectural enhancements that transform space into places that engage, inspire, and delight.

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For more actionable insights that inspire subscribe to Rishad Tobaccowala's free weekly substack: The Future Does Not Fit In The Containers Of The Past. 

This show is also available on YouTube which includes visual supplements. 

Rishad's Book Rethinking Work is available in print and audio. Click here for where to buy. 

Matt Moog is the Founder & CEO of Career Bird, a talent development platform helping organizations unlock the potential of their workforce through skills-based career paths and learning plans. Career Bird empowers individuals to understand where they are, where they want to go, and how to get there, while giving companies the tools to retain top talent and foster continuous learning cultures.

With a focus on clarity, accessibility, and speed to value, Career Bird is built for modern teams navigating a rapidly changing world of work. The platform serves employees, managers, and HR leaders with tools for skills assessment, role clarity, job architecture, and internal mobility.

Matt is also the Managing Director of Wavetable Studio, a venture studio he founded to launch startups that combine mission, creativity, and scalable impact.

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For more actionable insights that inspire subscribe to Rishad Tobaccowala's free weekly substack: The Future Does Not Fit In The Containers Of The Past. 

This show is also available on YouTube which includes visual supplements. 

Rishad's Book Rethinking Work is available in print and audio. Click here for where to buy. 

To dive deeper into the concepts, research and guidance discussed in this episode, please explore Dr. Prithwiraj Choudhary's new book called "The World Is Your Office: How Work from Anywhere Boosts Talent, Productivity, and Innovation." Available for purchase on Amazon.

Dr. Prithwiraj Choudhury is the Lumry Family Associate Professor at Harvard Business School, and one of the leading thinkers on how work is evolving in a post-office world. His research focuses on the changing geography of work—exploring everything from remote work and “work from anywhere” models, to what drives or prevents geographic mobility. Before Harvard, Raj taught at Wharton, and before academia, he worked at McKinsey, Microsoft, and IBM. He brings not only academic rigor but real-world experience to his ideas. Raj’s work has been featured everywhere from the New York Times to Freakonomics to Harvard Business Review—and in 2023, he was named to Forbes’ Future of Work 50 list.

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LINKS

Explore more about the new frontiers of work at Rethinkingwork.io

For more actionable insights that inspire subscribe to Rishad Tobaccowala's free weekly substack: The Future Does Not Fit In The Containers Of The Past. 

This show is also available on YouTube which includes visual supplements. 

Rishad's Book Rethinking Work is available in print and audio. Click here for where to buy.