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Welcome to Leadership Luminaries Lounge™ Podcastwith Kerry L. Bass & Peggy O'NealIn today’s episode, Kerry and Peggy invite Dr. Arun Rai and Ed Chavis to an open discussion on AI Risk and biases, the need for a combination of humans and AI, diversity, AI Development and deployment, the risks, and ethics in financial industry. This is part 1 of 2 focused more on the risks and implications of AI in business and humanity.Our Luminary Guests Today:Dr. Arun RaiArun Rai is Regents’ Professor of the University System of Georgia, holds the Howard S. Starks Distinguished Chair, and is the director of the Center for Digital Innovation at the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. His research focuses on the design and deployment of AI and complementary digital technologies to create value and mitigate risks in business, education, and society. He is a Fellow of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) and a Distinguished Fellow of the INFORMS Information Systems Society (ISS). He has conferred Impact Awards from the AIS and INFORMS ISS, the LEO Award from the AIS for Lifetime Exceptional Achievement, and the AACSB Influential Leader Award.Contact with Dr. Arun at:https://arunrai.net;[email protected] Edward ChavisEdward Chavis has over 20 years leading analytics and digital transformation projects across multiple domains including: Financial Services, Transportation and Federal Agencies. He’s has been a hands-on consulting technologist, strategist and data scientist for major corporations including AT&T, Target, American Express, Custom’s and Border Protection (CBP), Fannie Mae and The Federal Reserve.Additionally, he’s led multiple AI/ML and data analytic practices in his career where he introduced new technologies and expanded the customer base. Dibdobai currently works and advises CIO, CTO’ s and CAO’s on cloud strategies, change management, AI/ML and mission driven reporting to add bottom line value for their organizations. He has a B.S. in Mathematics from Morehouse College, a M.S. in Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University, a M.S. in Quantitative and Computational Finance from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Certificate in Strategic Planning from Georgetown University.Contact Ed at:www.dibdobai.com [email protected] Contact Kerry and Peggy at:Kerry:linkedin.com/in/kerrylbassmakingitreality.comPeggy:linkedin.com/in/peggyonealhttps://www.peggy-oneal.com/

Welcome to Leadership Luminaries Lounge™ Podcast with Kerry L. Bass & Peggy ONeal and our Luminary Guest: Sean Harvey.

In Part 2 of Episode 17 of the Leadership Luminaries Lounge™ Podcast, Sean Harvey delves into the transformative power of shadow work and purpose-driven leadership. He explores how leaders can examine unconscious beliefs, embrace ambiguity, and trust intuition to cultivate compassion and tackle complex challenges. Sean also bridges spirituality with business outcomes, highlighting how practices like compassion and service drive engagement and productivity. Through practical steps and real-world examples, he inspires leaders to align personal and organizational purposes while fostering connection and resilience in their teams.

Sean Harvey is an author, facilitator, and thought leader specializing in engaging men’s healing to counter hate, polarization, and extremism. As founder of the Warrior Compassion Institute, Sean equips leaders with trauma-informed strategies to humanize hyper-masculine systems, fostering connection, resilience, and transformation. A TEDx speaker and interfaith minister, he blends psycho-spiritual insights with actionable tools to inspire compassionate leadership.

Contact Sean Harvey at:

[email protected]

https://www.warriorcompassion.com/

Contact Kerry and Peggy at:

Kerry:

linkedin.com/in/kerrylbass

https://makingitreality.com/

Peggy:

linkedin.com/in/peggyoneal

https://www.peggy-oneal.com/

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Welcome to Leadership Luminaries Lounge™ Podcast with Kerry L. Bass, Peggy ONeal and our Luminary Guest: Sean Harvey.

In Episode 17 of the Leadership Luminaries Lounge™ Podcast, Sean Harvey, founder of the Warrior Compassion Institute, discusses compassionate leadership and reimagining hypermasculinity in organizations. Sean shares his journey from Wall Street to fostering connection and resilience through trauma-informed strategies. Listeners will learn how to humanize hypermasculine systems, embrace shadow work, and co-create purpose with employees. Sean’s insights on balancing intuition with data-driven approaches offer practical tools for building bridges in polarized environments and aligning organizational and individual purpose.

Sean Harvey is an author, facilitator, and thought leader specializing in engaging men’s healing to counter hate, polarization, and extremism. As founder of the Warrior Compassion Institute Sean equips leaders with trauma-informed strategies to humanize hyper-masculine systems, fostering connection, resilience, and transformation. A TEDx speaker and interfaith minister, he blends psycho-spiritual insights with actionable tools to inspire compassionate leadership.

Contact Sean Harvey at:

[email protected]

https://www.warriorcompassion.com/

Contact Kerry and Peggy at:

Kerry:

linkedin.com/in/kerrylbass

https://makingitreality.com/

Peggy:

linkedin.com/in/peggyoneal

https://www.peggy-oneal.com/

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Welcome to Leadership Luminaries Lounge™ Podcastwith Kerry L. Bass & Peggy O'NealandOur Luminary Guest: Lawrence P. BassIn this episode of Leadership Luminaries Lounge™, we uncover the transformative power of mission-driven leadership. Our guest shares insights on overcoming adversity, achieving excellence through self-reliance, and finding strength in unity. Explore how to leverage resources, turn challenges into opportunities, and focus on purpose to inspire impactful change in a divided world.Education and Resources• Emphasized taking advantage of available resources (e.g. Khan Academy)• Stressed parental involvement in child's education, not just delegation• Discussed socialization aspect of education, suggesting church/family roles• Noted persistence of online educational content despite program rollbacksRace and Identity• Discussed artificial construct of race and its lasting impact• Predicted next generation may not identify strictly as black/white• Suggested unity may arise from facing larger challenges (climate, AI)Leadership Lessons• Find internal motivation rather than seeking external approval• Focus on mission accomplishment over being liked• Recognize and leverage available resources, even when programs are cut• Transmute trauma/adversity into productive energyGuest Biography:Lawrence P. Bass is an entrepreneur and former co-owner of InfraStructure SystemWare LLC., and Applied Tactical Systems Inc. He transitioned into teaching after retiring and earned additional certifications in physics, chemistry, and engineering. Lawrence taught for six years at Chicago public high schools. Currently, he advises social enterprise and nonprofit CEOs. He holds degrees from MIT and serves on various boards. Lawrence and his wife, Paula, have been married for over 45 years and reside in Las Vegas, NV.Contact Kerry and Peggy at:🌟Kerry:linkedin.com/in/kerrylbasshttps://makingitreality.com/🌟 Peggy:linkedin.com/in/peggyonealhttps://www.peggy-oneal.com/Leave us a comment and share this episode with your network!🎙️ Don’t forget to Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipLuminariesLounge#khanacademy #parentalinvolvement #chruch_and_family_roles #receandidentity#leadershiplessons

✨ Join us onWednesday, Feb.12thfor an inspiring conversation on theLeadership Luminaries Lounge™Podcast!

Episode 16, Part 1:Mission-Driven Leadership:Finding Strength in Unity and Purpose

☑️ Explore overcoming adversity and achieving excellence
☑️ Turn challenges into opportunities
☑️ Lead with purpose and inspire impactful change

🕵️‍♂️ Meet our guest,LawrenceP. Bass, an MIT graduate, entrepreneur, and educator transformingcommunities through resilience and innovation.