In this episode I'm joined by Richard Reis, entrepreneur and founder of Spark, an AI dating site where real people form real relationships with AI bots. Yes it feels slightly uncomfortable, right? In 2024 Richard set out to experiment with AI and aimed to start a new company every 2 weeks, totalling 25 start ups across the year. But he stopped at number five: Spark. We dig into the ethics of AI dating, what problems it's solving for people and what the future holds for both Spark and AI more broadly. Enjoy!
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Richard Reis
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Jodie Cook - Digital nomad life, powerlifting and AI coaching
In this episode I’m joined by Jodie Cook - founder of Coachvox - AI for coaches. Jodie is not your average entrepreneur. She’s a powerlifter, a digital nomad, and a passionate writer. We explore the intersection of human and tech, and look towards the future particularly through the lens of AI. Jodie is engaging and enigmatic and this episode captures all of that and more. Enjoy.
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Jodie Cook
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Marina Gerner - FemTech and The Vagina Business
In this episode I’m joined by Marina Gerner, award-winning journalist and author of the acclaimed book ‘The Vagina Business’. Marina has a clear passion for shifting the status quo when it comes to the narrative surrounding FemTech, and her book broadly explores the future of female health. We unpick why FemTech has historically been an underfunded area, and uncover what the future might hold in this field. Enjoy.
The Vagina Business
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Perry Timms - The future of work is human
If you’re interested in why the future of work is human, then this episode is for you. I’m joined by Perry Timms, Founder & Chief Energy Officer, and number 1 most influential HR thinker of 2023. In 2024 Perry was was given the Lifetime Achievement Award from WorldBlu for service to self-managed and democratic, freedom-centred work. We cover why purpose-led work is so important, and what the future has in store at the crossroads of HR & L&D. Enjoy!
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Perry Timms
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James Swift - Human centric organisational performance
In this episode I’m joined by James Swift, Head of Talent Development at Leyton, an international consulting firm. James is the type of learning leader we all aspire to be: focused on human-centric organisational performance and consistently showcasing impact through his innovative application of AI. James has developed a model to help people put this into practise themselves, which is focused on organisational performance, what your people need to do, what technology underpins this, the infrastructures in place to support it, and the data or information needed to inform your stakeholders. Otherwise known as the ‘Swift model’. As James says: People are your greatest cost and therefore need to be your greatest asset. We talk about all this and more. Enjoy.
James Swift
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