I’m excited to welcome Career Coach Sara Curto 🎧✨

Sara Curto is a certified career & leadership coach who has spent the last 8 years helping unfulfilled professionals land their dream jobs where they make more money, work fewer hours, and finally feel happy and fulfilled doing work they love.

She leverages her first two careers as a mental health counselor and Talent Acquisition Specialist where she spent 15 years screening 100,000+ resumes & LinkedIn profiles and conducting 10,000+ interviews to give her clients the coaching, strategy, and accountability to realize any career dream.

Her work is deeply rooted in human behavior, psychology, motivation, and energy, with a core belief that one human hires another human.

Why this collaboration matters

Sara and I realized quickly that we share a common philosophy:
Leadership, careers, and growth don’t come from pushing harder they come from clarity, alignment, presence, and understanding human behavior.

We both take human-first, psychology-driven approaches, blending strategy with intuition, mindset, and real-world insight and that alignment is what made this collaboration feel natural.

🎙️ About Your Host (Me):
I’m an Executive Coach, Advisor, and Consultant, working with senior leaders, entrepreneurs, and high-impact professionals to align clarity, presence, strategy, and influence especially during moments of transition, growth, or reinvention.

Through my podcast and LinkedIn Lives, I spotlight voices that challenge outdated leadership models and bring a more human, intentional, and aligned approach to success.

📌 What we’ll cover (Golden Nuggets):
• Why job search and hiring are driven by human behavior — not just strategy
• How leaders communicate value with clarity, presence & conviction
• The truth about AI, hiring, and why humanity matters more than ever
• How Sara helps clients get hired faster — without burnout
• Energy, mindset, and why some professionals get promoted again and again

🎙️Beyond Operations: How LinkedIn Top Voice Amelia Leads Through People, Purpose & Change

Meet Amelia Samai-Nicome BSc, MBA, Vice President of Corporate Services at TTIFC — a powerhouse in strategic operations, leadership, and organizational transformation.

With 16+ years of senior leadership experience across operations, governance, finance, HR, risk, technology, and enterprise-wide strategy, Amelia is known for turning complexity into clarity and aligning entire organizations through people, purpose, and data-driven insight.

She has served as Chief Corporate Officer, Chief Governance Officer, and Chief Operations Officer, leading cross-functional transformation with a rare blend of strategic rigor, human-centered leadership, and operational excellence.

Beyond her corporate work, Amelia is deeply committed to coaching and consulting emerging and established leaders, helping them unlock their full potential and rise with confidence in a rapidly evolving workplace.

In this episode, we dive into:
🔥 How Amelia uses integrated data and insight to drive strategic decision-making
🔥 Leading organizational change with alignment, influence, and resilience
🔥 Building high-performance cultures across complex, multi-functional teams
🔥 How modern leaders must evolve in an era of rapid tech, AI, and workplace transformation

🎙️ Leading with Data, AI, and Heart: Redefining Tech Leadership in a Human Era

Meet Courtney Trudeau, Managing Director at Publicis Sapient — a true powerhouse in technology leadership. With 25+ years of experience guiding clients through data, AI, and technology transformations, Courtney combines hands-on expertise with visionary strategy.

From AI and customer data platforms to cloud infrastructure, commerce, and workflow optimization, she’s been solving the toughest technology challenges for top organizations, all while empowering teams and driving innovation at scale.

💡 In this episode, we’ll dive into:
🔥 How Courtney is turning AI and data into actionable business impact
🔥 Leading complex technology transformations with clarity and purpose
🔥 Inspiring and building high-performing, human-centered tech teams

🎙️ Marketing in the Age of AI: Leadership, Storytelling & Strategic Growth

This week’s guest is Hari Prasad N, VP & Global Head of Marketing at Startek — a visionary leader shaping how global brands use technology, data, and storytelling to drive growth.

With experience spanning continents and industries, Hari blends strategic insight with creative brilliance.

His leadership philosophy? Human-first, data-informed, and purpose-driven.

We’ll unpack:

🔥How AI is reshaping marketing strategy from insight to execution
🔥The evolving role of leadership in an AI-first world
🔥What separates transformational leaders from transactional ones

Meet Rob Haber, a dynamic VP who has built and scaled world-class Customer Success organizations from 35 to 450+ employees. With a proven track record in driving revenue growth, customer retention, and operational excellence, Rob brings the perfect blend of strategic clarity, data-driven insight, and people-first leadership.

In this episode, we dive deep into:
🔥How to scale CS teams effectively while maintaining culture
🔥The evolving role of AI in customer success and experience
🔥What it takes to communicate with executive presence and drive cross-functional impact
🔥How emerging leaders can stand out and grow into executive roles

Meet Jaclyn Wands, a visionary at the intersection of ethics, productivity, and AI. With over a decade of experience in data science and product leadership across organizations like SAS, Spectrum Labs, and CData Software, Jaclyn is redefining what it means to build AI that serves humanity, not replaces it.

As the Founder of Sortara, she’s pioneering an AI-powered organization platform designed to help people reclaim time from digital chaos. Her focus?

Privacy, intent, and ethical automation, technology that enhances human capability rather than overwhelming it.

Her work has earned recognition from Forbes, where Sortara was named a Quarter-Finalist in the Entrepreneur of Impact competition. With an M.S. in Data Science from SMU, Jaclyn bridges advanced AI techniques from natural language processing to reinforcement learning with deep product intuition and purpose-driven design.

💬 In this episode, we dive into what it really means to create ethical, sustainable productivity in the age of AI and how leaders can align innovation with human values, creativity, and time freedom.

Meet Priyanka Rotti, a powerhouse tech executive with a Wharton MBA who seamlessly blends deep engineering expertise with strategic business leadership. With 13+ years across Microsoft, Cisco, and Tata, she’s led multimillion-dollar initiatives, driven AI innovation, and built ecosystems that connect cutting-edge technology with real-world impact.

Beyond her corporate role, she’s passionate about mentoring women in tech, advising early-stage startups, and shaping the next generation of leaders through programs like Girls Who Code and Women in Science and Engineering.

Her story is a beautiful example of what it means to translate technical mastery into executive influence and that’s exactly the kind of leadership conversation we’re having on the podcast.

Akanksha Kumari, Senior Product Manager at Amazon, driving AI innovation & inclusion across cloud, contact centers, and enterprise networks. From building multi-million dollar teams to mentoring future engineers, she’s shaping the future of tech and she’s sharing her insights with us!

We’ll cover: AI, exec leadership, mentorship, and designing impact in tech.