Kim Curley lives by the phrase “we are humans that go to work, we are not workers that go home to human.”  Kim is the Global OCM Leader at NTT DATA and is dedicated to finding human-first AI solutions. This week Kim joins Tammy to discuss change management and AI. Kim shares tips on how she gets people to move past the fear of change and the winning question she asks when people are hesitant to adopt AI solutions - “how’s that working out for you?”

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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck

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Rika Nakazawa is a firm believer in the magic of the universe. That magic, according to Rika, comes from something she calls organic intelligence. This week on Catalyst, Tammy sits down with Rika, the Chief Commercial Innovation Officer at NTT, to discuss the future of innovation, sustainability and space technology. Rika explains how this concept of organic intelligence can help shift the way people think about resource management, energy efficiency and Artificial Intelligence. She also shares some of the research she’s doing in the world of space and satellite technology - could data centers in space be the next big thing!? 

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Ray Wang - AI Exponentials 

McKinsey - Annual Technology Trends Report 

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This week on Catalyst, Tammy is joined by the singular Sindhu Srivastava. Sindhu grew up in a small town in India then went on to study at the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology and Wharton and is now the CEO of three companies - We Crush Events, Meaningful Data and We Crush AI. In this conversation Sindhu gets vulnerable with Tammy about her first experience with an executive coach and how it forced her to confront the things that were holding her back from being a better leader. She also speaks about her company Girls who CEO which seeks to empower young girls and gives them the tools they need to become confident CEOs later in life. Sindhu also talks about why she’s so excited about LLMs and how they can be used to harness human complexities instead of reducing them. 

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Man’s Search for Meaning 

How to Be an Antiracist 

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NTT DATA’s CEO on staying true to his values as he leads the company into the future 

In this episode from the archives Tammy is joined by NTT DATA’s Global CEO Abhijit Dubey. Abhijit and Tammy discuss the importance of remaining grounded as a leader and Abhijit shares tips on how to overcome imposter syndrome - yes, CEOs can experience imposter syndrome too! He also shares his vision of where the industry is going with agentic AI and how we might onboard AI agents in the future. 

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Abhijit Dubey - World Economic Forum 

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Benoit Berthoux on the opportunities and risks of founding a startup in the age of AI

In early 2023 Benoit Berthoux saw that generative AI was expanding possibilities for how people work. Benoit wanted to develop a tool that implemented seamlessly into their workflows instead of adding yet another tool. From this Mindy was born, helping people harness the benefits of generative AI without having to become prompt engineers. This week on Catalyst, Benoit joins Tammy to talk about how the newest technology is being used to meet users where they’re at. They discuss the promise of new tech and the rise of creative startups. They also discuss some of the challenges of operating a startup right now - namely that things are moving so fast it can be hard to keep up. 

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Leslie Shannon on why if you’re trying to replicate the physical world in the digital realm you’re doing it wrong 

This week on Catalyst Tammy sits down with Jeopardy winner, author of Virtual Natives and Head of Trend and Innovation Scouting for Nokia, Leslie Shannon. Leslie has a deep passion for combining technology and art and is now working to understand what technology is coming next. In this episode, Leslie and Tammy discuss the importance of harnessing our creativity as we look to the future. They discuss Leslie’s book Virtual Natives and how the younger generation is creating new opportunities to fix broken industries with innovative technologies. Leslie also shares tips on how to transform your job into something that better suits you and your company - a skill she is very adept at. 

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Alicia Graham on how Claimable is using AI to help people appeal denied health claims

Alicia Graham has seen firsthand how unjust health insurance denials have impacted people across the United States. Enter Claimable, a product that helps individuals challenge denied health claims. With an 80% success rate and a record of helping people get coverage in just days, Claimable is giving power to patients. This week Alicia Graham, the founder and COO of Claimable, joins Tammy to talk about the company's human-centered, custom AI-powered platform. They discuss how Claimable crafts custom appeals for patients and how they are helping Americans reduce barriers to care and get out of medical debt.

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At the first ever live Catalyst event Tammy and Sean Jantzen discuss driving digital innovation at UPS

Sean Jantzen is the king of shipping for shipping. 24 years ago he started out as an intern at UPS and is now the Vice President of Applications Development. In the first ever live Catalyst recording from Nexus 2025, Tammy sits down with Sean to discuss how he ships new innovative software at the global shipping and logistics company. Sean talks about how his background in team sports informs his coaching mindset and explains why shipping early and small can lead to fewer bugs and faster delivery.

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Scaling responsible AI: With Noelle Russell

Only the curious will thrive: Top takeaways from Nexus 2025

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Brian Solis on how purpose, curiosity and creativity will help us shape the future 

This week Tammy is joined by visionary futurist and digital anthropologist Brian Solis. Brian is the Head of Global Innovation at ServiceNow and is one of the most interesting thinkers on how disruptive technologies like AI can impact businesses and the customer experience. Brian and Tammy discuss the mind shift that’s needed in our current changing world and Brian shares his reflections on how you can help shape the future, not just react to it.

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Mindshift 

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Lifescale 

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Dr. Maryam Ashoori on the risks and opportunities of AI 

Maryam Ashoori started studying AI long before it became popular. Now, as the Director of Product Management and Head of Product for IBM's watsonx.ai, Maryam is focused on delivering the best AI solutions. This week Maryam joins Tammy to talk about all things AI implementation and ethics. Maryam shares what AI applications she’s most excited about right now and shares some of the biggest risks and opportunities she’s seeing with enterprise AI implementations today. She also shares tips for building diverse and high-performing teams. A little hint - the best teams are built on trust and accountability.

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