Sue Bethanis hosts Alexandra Levit, futurist, consultant, and author. Alexandra Levit’s goal is to prepare organizations and their employees to be competitive and marketable in the future business world. A former nationally syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal and writer for the New York Times, Fast Company, and Forbes, Alexandra has authored several books, including Humanity Works: Merging People and Technologies for the Workforce of the Future.

Alexandra recently became a partner with organizational development firm PeopleResults. She consults and writes on leadership development, human resources, technology adoption, entrepreneurship, innovation, career and workplace trends on behalf of numerous Fortune 500 companies including American Express, Canon, Deloitte, DeVry University, Intuit, SilkRoad, and Staples. In the last several years, Alexandra has conducted proprietary research on the future of work, technology adoption, the millennial generation, gender differences and bias, and the skills gap.

Alexandra and Sue discuss:
- What the 'robot takeover' will really look like
- How talent and machines can work side by side
- How you can make organizational structures more agile and innovative
- How to lead organizations of the future

Sue Bethanis hosts Thomas Davenport, one of the top three business/technology analysts in the world, one of the 100 most influential people in IT, and one of Fortune’s top 50 business school professors.

Tom is a world-renowned thought leader and author, is the President’s Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College, the co-founder of the International Institute for Analytics, a Fellow of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, and a Senior Advisor to Deloitte Analytics. He teaches analytics and big data in executive programs at Babson, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan School, and Boston University. He pioneered the concept of “competing on analytics” with his best-selling 2006 Harvard Business Review article. An author and co-author of 20 books and more than 200 articles, he helps organizations to transform their management practices in digital business domains such as artificial intelligence, analytics, information and knowledge management, process management, and enterprise systems.

In his new book, The AI Advantage: How to Put the Artificial Intelligence Revolution to Work, Tom recommends enterprises avoid AI moonshots and instead look to advance AI more incrementally.

Tom and Sue discuss:

-How AI technologies are being used
- How to become a cognitive corporation
- How AI will impact jobs
- How to manage the organizational, social, and ethical implications of AI
- Leading case studies and top strategies to make the most out of AI implementation

Sue Bethanis hosts Sanjay Srivastava, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at Genpact, an 80,000 employee digital transformation services provider. Sanjay is deeply rooted in the Innovation ecosystem – he was a serial entrepreneur, is an advisor to Silicon Valley AI incubators and several startups, and a limited partner in digital-focused venture funds. He is a member of the Digital 50, and of BCG’s Digital Transformation Network, and was named by IDG as a “Top 10 Digital Transformation Influencers to Follow.” He is a frequent speaker at various industry forums on AI, analytics and automation and writes on disruptive innovation, including Competing in a Digital First World on CIO.com and LinkedIn.

Sanjay and Sue discuss:

- What separates AI from intelligent automation
- How can AI be applied to business
- Critical factors for successful AI adoption
- The challenges in moving forward with AI

Sue Bethanis hosts Jake Metcalf, a consultant and scholar specializing in data and technology ethics.

Jake is passionate about helping people understand how seemingly small decisions about data technologies can have significant and disparate consequences in society. His academic background is in applied ethics, particularly in science and technology, and his scholarship in data ethics is recognized as influencing this nascent field, particularly around issues of research ethics policy and practice in academia and business. He lives amongst the redwoods of the Santa Cruz mountains, where he fulfills his lifelong dream of running a philosophy business from a converted barn.

Jake and Sue discuss:

- Why data responsibility is a competitive advantage
- How to develop your capacity for ethics
- How to assess and implement data ethics

Sue Bethanis hosts Dr. Martin Lanik, author of the business bestseller The Leader Habit: Master the Skills You Need to Lead–in Just Minutes a Day and CEO of Pinsight. His habit-forming career development solutions focus on 5-minute practice sessions woven throughout the day. Martin’s research-based formula has helped thousands of executives achieve the results they want. More than 100 companies – including AIG and CenturyLink – have implemented his programs, which received awards from Chief Learning Officer and Brandon Hall.

Martin’s work has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Chief Learning Officer, Talent Economy, and Monster.com. Martin has contributed articles to outlets like Chief Executive, Business Management Daily, HR People + Strategy, and HR.com.

Martin and Sue will discuss:

-How leadership is a series of habits
-How to master the skills you need to lead
-How to focus on developing one skill at a time
-How to encourage new skills in others

Sue hosts Mary Abbajay, President and Founder of Careerstone Group, LLC, a woman-owned professional development consultancy that delivers leading-edge talent and organizational development solutions.

Mary brings 20 years of experience in leadership positions, a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management, and post-graduate certificates from Georgetown University and the Coaches Training Institute. She has served as adjunct faculty at George Mason University’s School of Management and has taught at both Montgomery College and the Georgetown University Center for Professional Development.

Mary is the host of “Women Talk” and a regular contributor on “The Working Life,” two iHeart Media radio shows broadcast in the Washington, D.C. area. Mary was named as one of Washington Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business and was a Smart CEO Brava Award recipient in 2017. Mary is the author of the new book, Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss.

Mary and Sue discuss:

+ Why managing up is a skill you need
+ How to get along with any boss
+ How to increase organizational trust
+ How to manage your own professional success

Sue hosts Diana Faison, an expert in the fields of leadership training, executive coaching, and strategic planning, with a focus in the field of women’s leadership. She is a partner at Flynn Heath Holt Leadership, a consultancy and talent development firm that works to advance women’s careers to top levels. Her passion for empowering the next generation of female leaders has led her to coach and design programs targeted toward millennials.

Diana has authored articles for Success and Lead Change Group, and is co-author of the book, The Influence Effect: A New Path to Power for Women Leaders. She is a sought-after keynote speaker on business leadership topics such as political savvy, strategic planning, brand, personal power, authentic leadership, influence, and well-being.

Diana and Sue discuss:

+How to become politically savvy
+How to prepare for influence
+5 strategies for influence
+How to succeed on the corporate stage

Sue hosts S. Renee Smith, a renowned self-esteem and branding expert, life and business coach, and speaker. She has worked with over 100 organizations and has coached over 300 small business owners. With more than 20 years of experience in communications, she has served as a television talk show host, producer, and spokesperson, director of public relations at an academic institution, a corporate marketing representative, and a manager. Her insights have been featured in Entrepreneur, Shape, Marketing Daily, Workwise, and other magazines, and she has made countless radio and television appearances.

S. Renee is the author of the new book, 5 Steps to Assertiveness: How to Communicate with Confidence and Get What You Want. She is also the co-author of Self-Esteem for Dummies, which was written for the world’s bestselling reference brand series, For Dummies.

S. Renee and Sue discuss:

+ How to identify your specific communication style
+ How to listen assertively
+ How to effectively use your body language
+ How to face feedback

Sue hosts Stacey Hanke, Founder and CEO of Stacey Hanke, Inc., a consultancy that equips leaders within organizations to communicate with confidence, presence, and authenticity. Stacey is the author of two books, including her latest, Influence Redefined…Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, Monday to Monday. Her books provide practical and immediate skills and techniques that give leaders the ability to enhance their influence.

Stacey has trained over 15,000 people to rid themselves of distracting body language and how to choose words wisely. She has delivered over 500 presentations for business leaders in the financial, healthcare and government industries, and everyone in between. Her vast client list includes Adobe, Coca-Cola, FedEx, Kohl’s, three branches of the US Armed Forces, Nationwide Insurance, Pfizer, GE, General Mills, and Walmart. In addition to her client list, she has been the emcee for Tedx and featured in many media outlets including The New York Times, SmartMoney magazine, Business Week, Forbes, and Lifetime Network.

Stacey and Sue discuss:
- What the three drivers of influence are
- What influence is not
- How to eliminate excuses and take action
- How to grow your influence

Sue Bethanis hosts Phil M. Jones, best-selling author and multiple award-winner. Phil is highly regarded as one of the world’s leading sales trainers. He has trained more than two million people across five continents and fifty-six countries, and coached some of the biggest global brands in the lost art of spoken communication. In 2013, he won the British Excellence in Sales and Marketing Award for Sales Trainer of the Year, the youngest-ever recipient of that honor. He has also written five international best-selling books and developed a number of online training courses that have enrolled tens of thousands of members around the world.

Discover the power that language has over the subconscious brain, gain practical examples that have instant application, and receive tailored examples of how the “Magic Words” from Phil’s best-selling book, Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact, are applied to your specific business critical situations.

Phil and Sue discuss:
- The secret to starting conversations effortlessly
- How to overcome every common objection with a simple question
- How to overcome the indecision in your customers
- How to choose your words wisely