The Future Is Human

What does human leadership look like in a world shaped by pressure, performance, and increasingly powerful technology? In this episode of The Future Is Human, host Ella McCann-Tomlin sits down with Hemant Godhwani, VP of Corporate Finance, Corporate Development, Investor Relations, and Treasury at Mews, to discuss why relationships remain irreplaceable in high-stakes fundraising, how to build authenticity while selling, and why structure matters as startups scale.

What You’ll Learn:

• How to build resilience through adversity
• The win-win framework for sustainable high-performance cultures
• How investor relationships take years to develop through consistent updates, personal connection, and genuine problem-solving support
• Why selling and transparency are not contradictory 
• How to develop authenticity as a non-naturally extroverted leader
  
  

Hemant Godhwani is VP of Corporate Finance, Corporate Development, Investor Relations, and Treasury at Mews, bringing over a decade of investment banking experience from JPMorgan, where he executed complex transactions across Europe, the US, and Asia Pacific. With expertise spanning fundraising, investor relations, capital allocation, M&A strategy, and IPO readiness, Hemant demonstrates how human relationships and trust remain irreplaceable in high-stakes finance and tech scaling.

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What do fun, curiosity and human connection have to do with scaling technology teams successfully? As James Stanier, CTO, Veterinary at Nordhealth reveals in this episode of The Future is Human podcast - everything. Listen in as he and host, Naomi Trickey explore the critical strategies that keep your organization human-centered as AI transforms the workplace. 
What You’ll Learn:

• How to hire for mindset and potential rather than resume credentials
• Why single sources of truth in asynchronous cultures are non-negotiable
• The "clean escalation" framework for resolving technical disagreements without ego
• How to use AI to augment, not replace, your leadership capabilities
• Why long-term thinking (100-year company mentality) outperforms deadline-driven culture
• The irreplaceable role of play and curiosity in engineering cultures

Tune in to learn how to bring fun back into the workplace. 

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Nurturing intersectionality is a complicated thing, but that doesn’t mean it’s an impossible thing. In this candid episode of The Future Is Human by Mews, host Ella McCann-Tomlin welcomes Samir Habbad-Khaira, Customer Onboarding Manager at Mews, to explore identity, belonging and resilience at the intersection of race, sexuality and culture.
What You’ll Learn:

• How to recognise and actively dismantle exclusionary behaviour within workplaces
• Why stepping back from activism and DEI leadership roles strengthens rather than weakens movements
• The business case for ERGs and DEI initiatives beyond the checklist approach 
• How to navigate multiple marginalised identities without compartmentalising your whole self
• The critical difference between performative loudness and sustainable DEI work
• Why emotional intelligence and human empathy are irreplaceable in the workplace

Tune if for a reminder that creating psychologically safe workplaces is a business imperative - not a nice-to-have.The Future Is Human is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Building deeply human teams in an increasingly automated world may sound like an oxymoron - but it isn’t. In this episode of The Future is Human, host Naomi Trickey welcomes Brandon Sammut, Chief People and AI Transformation Officer at Zapier, to explore what it takes to build said teams. 
What You’ll Learn:

• How to structure AI adoption around leadership, talent and culture rather than technology alone
• The Three-Part Impact Framework that Zapier uses for successful AI adoption
• Why performance management should reward business outcomes, not AI adoption
• How purposeful in-personal moments help maintain human connection at scale in the remote work context 
• The advantage of hiring from non-traditional backgrounds and dropping degree requirements
• Why AI fluency means cultivating liberal arts skills like critical thinking, empathy and discernment - not just technical skills
• The "Talent Renaissance" model for distributed work for diversified workflows 

This conversation reminds us that AI isn’t here to replace humans. It’s here to elevate them. The Future Is Human is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Becoming a parent changes everything - even the way you work. In this episode of The Future is Human podcast, host, Ella McCann-Tomlin, welcomes Ally Mitchell, Chief of Staff at Mews to to explore the full spectrum - maternity leave, mental health and everything in between. 
What You’ll Learn:

• How you can use the Eisenhower Matrix as a parent returning to work
• Why "I'm sorry for being sick" undermines your credibility
• The critical difference between paternity and maternity leave disruption
• How Ally reframes her high-functioning anxiety from a liability into a strategic asset 
• The invisible grief of pregnancy loss at work
• What managers must know about supporting returning parents

This raw conversation reveals why the intersection of motherhood and work can be navigated with intention, empathy and vulnerability. The Future Is Human is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Scaling teams in the age of AI may seem like a race in efficiency, but the truth is - teams can’t make it without empathy. In the launch episode of The Future Is Human podcast, host Naomi sits down with Meri Williams, seasoned CTO and chair of LeadDev, to explore what makes teams truly successful.

What You’ll Learn:

• How to build psychological safety as your foundation for scaling
• The “Purpose-Autonomy-Mastery-Inclusion” framework for sustainable high performance
• Why "soft skills" aren't optional; they're learnable leadership multipliers
• How to measure human-centered leadership with concrete metrics
• The critical distinction between identity and behavior in feedback
• Why "should we do this?" matters more than "can we do this?" in an AI-driven world

Turns out - succeeding in tech is less about the shiny tools at your disposal and WAY more about being caring, curious and thinking critically. The Future Is Human is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

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