Backstage Pass: Ep. 4 - John Sanei: Exploring AI Frontiers Through Neuroscience & Business Strategy

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Backstage Pass: Ep. 4 - John Sanei: Exploring AI Frontiers Through Neuroscience & Business Strategy

Backstage Pass: Ep. 4 - John Sanei: Exploring AI Frontiers Through Neuroscience & Business Strategy

john sanei bio

International keynote speaker John Sanei is an advisor, and strategist on the convergence of neuroscience, technology, and business strategy who is dedicated to changing the narrative around our uncertain future.

John provides unique insights on how this combination impacts our collective futures. His bold vision will help you unlock strategies to master the power of unlearning old patterns, relearning new ones and embracing adaptability to thrive in a disrupted world.

Through captivating keynotes, engaging masterclasses, and strategic advisory services, John shares his wisdom and insight from decades of working with future-forward organizations.

John helps organizations prepare for the rapidly changing future of work and the future of leadership, while also advising on organizational restructuring.

He has helped countless organizations prepare for the future of work and the impact of artificial intelligence on business; develop strategies to elevate leadership and increase sales; and create a culture that’s adaptable, agile and welcoming of change.

John is a trusted advisor to some of the world’s leading Fortune 100 companies, global organizations, governments, and royal families around the world. Brands that trust John include: Autodesk, Coca-Cola, Dell, Dayforce, EY, Mastercard, Mattel, Meltwater, Oracle, PwC, Reuters, Visa, Workday, and more.

He is a global expert at Singularity University in San Francisco, a faculty member at Duke Corporate Education in London and North Carolina, an associate partner at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, a 4-time TEDx speaker, a podcast co-host of the award-winning business podcast – The Expansive, a transformation specialist and a bold change maker. John is also a 5x best-selling author.

 
 

show notes

In this episode we visit with John Sanei who is an expert on human psychology, neuroscience, and business strategy. As a Certified Futures Strategist, he combines his expertise to understand how these aspects intermingle to impact our collective futures. John gives his insights on the future of AI (and why we should be optimistic), how to move towards your own authenticity, and advice for making large-scale events way more enjoyable.

Key topics in this episode include:

  • How John and Gail first connected, and the nickname Gail received as a result.

  • Why John says we’re all geniuses in our own ways (and what his genius is).

  • How we can solve the very human problem of getting stuck.

  • John’s strategy for crafting a great speech.

  • John’s favorite pastime and how it helps him evolve as a speaker.

  • The next phase of AI and the implications this has on the world around us.

  • The false belief many humans have and how it holds us back from optimism.

  • How John’s international background has influenced his life and career.

  • The customized presentation John is working on now and why it matters.

  • Why John focuses on business strategy and human evolution.

  • How understanding and anticipating the future is agnostic to industry.

  • The business book that John is working on now.

  • The recent speaking challenge John had to navigate and how he overcame it.

  • John’s tips to make large-scale events more engaging and less boring for audiences.

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Backstage Pass: Ep. 3 - Leslie Morgan Steiner: The Interconnected Impact of Women's Issues

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Backstage Pass: Ep. 3 - Leslie Morgan Steiner: The Interconnected Impact of Women's Issues

Ep. 3 - Leslie Morgan Steiner: The Interconnected Impact of Women's Issues

leslie morgan steiner bio

New York Times best-selling author, TedTalk veteran, columnist for The Washington Post, women’s empowerment expert, corporate executive – and gender violence survivor.

Leslie Morgan Steiner speaks candidly from personal and professional experience about surviving gender violence -- interpersonal abuse, trafficking, and sexual assault. Each keynote is crafted to specific audience needs and client goals. Her credentials include over a decade of keynote speaking, and leadership roles at the Conference on Crimes Against Women, The One Love Foundation, and DC Volunteer Lawyers Project.

Steiner is a regular speaker at international women’s conferences. Her TEDTalks have been viewed by over eight million people. She is a frequent media guest on The Today Show, National Public Radio, Anderson Cooper 360, The Tamron Hall Show, ABC, NBC, CBS, and cable news networks. She has appeared in Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Elle, Parents, Self, Vogue, Vanity Fair, The Los Angeles Times, and CNN.com.

Steiner is the author of four nonfiction books: the New York Times bestselling memoir Crazy Love; the critically acclaimed anthology Mommy Wars: Stay-at-Home and Career Moms Face Off on Their Choices, Their Lives, Their Families; The Baby Chase: How Surrogacy is Transforming the American Family; and her latest memoir, The Naked Truth, which explores female sexuality, self-esteem and dating after 50.

Steiner holds a BA in English from Harvard College. Her first job was writing and editing for Seventeen Magazine. After graduating from Wharton business school in 1992 with an MBA in Marketing, she launched Splenda Brand Sweetener internationally for Johnson & Johnson. She returned to her hometown of Washington, DC in 2001 to become General Manager of the 1.1 million-circulation Washington Post Magazine, a position she held for five years. She currently writes a column for AARP. From 2006-2008 she wrote over 500 columns for the Washington Post’s popular on-line work/family column, “On Balance.” She has been profiled by People Magazine, the New York Times, Glamour, Psychology Today, Redbook, The Washington Post, and other publications.

She serves as an emeritus board member for the One Love Foundation, in honor of slain University of Virginia senior Yeardley Love, and the National Advisory Council for the Conference on Crimes Against Women.

Leslie Morgan Steiner lives in Washington, DC; New York; and New Hampshire.

Crazy Love
By Steiner, Leslie Morgan
Buy on Amazon

Show notes

Today our guest is New York Times bestselling author Leslie Morgan Steiner. Leslie is also a TED Talk veteran, a columnist for the Washington Post, and a thought leader on women's leadership who speaks about overcoming adversity, surviving violence against women, and much more. During the episode, she shares the life experiences that led to her sharing her story so candidly.

Key topics in this episode include:

  • What Leslie writes and speaks about and why it’s important to everybody.

  • How men with female team members can benefit from women-focused content.

  • The unique way women approach their life and workplace.

  • What led up to Leslie writing her book Crazy Love.

  • How Leslie’s path in life has surprised her, and what her calling is now.

  • The staggering amount of people who face abuse, plus the role that denial plays.

  • The less typical places that violence against women education should be shared.

  • Where Leslie’s story expands and other places she found her resilience.

  • What Leslie’s other books are about and why their messages are important.

  • What Leslie realized after writing The Naked Truth and what surprised her most.

  • Why Leslie loves being a writer and speaker, and what she’s working on now.

  • The best place to find new ideas and creative inspiration for writing and speaking.

If you or someone you know are a victim of domestic violence, please CALL or TEXT the National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org

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Backstage Pass: Ep. 2 - Erica Dhawan: Setting New Norms in Today's Digital Culture

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Backstage Pass: Ep. 2 - Erica Dhawan: Setting New Norms in Today's Digital Culture

EP. 2 - Erica Dhawan: Setting new norms in today’s digital culture

Erica dhawan bio

When leaders want to break team silos, drive exponential growth and innovate through teamwork, they call Erica Dhawan.

Erica Dhawan is an internationally recognized leading authority, speaker and advisor on 21st century teamwork, collaboration and innovation. Named as one of the top 50 management thinkers in the world byThinkers50, she is the author of two bestselling books, Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence and Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance. As we continue to experience an increasingly digital world where work practices are changing at a blistering pace, Erica shares innovative strategies to unlock the collective power of teams, build a culture of trust across any distance and create authentic engagement to ensure competitiveness. Rated #1 on the Top Women Keynote Speakers list, Erica frequently appears in the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and The Wall Street Journal. Erica speaks on global stages ranging from the World Economic Forum at Davos, to the US Army, to companies such as Coca-Cola, FedEx, Goldman Sachs, Walmart, and Cisco. She holds degrees from Harvard University, MIT Sloan, and The Wharton School.

 
 

Show notes

In this episode we’re joined by Erica Dhawan. Erica is a leading authority in the world of teamwork, collaboration, and innovation, as well as a Wall Street Journal best-selling author. She has been ranked as one of the top female keynote speakers and has also been referred to as “the Oprah of management thinkers.” Erica shares her wisdom on communication in today’s digital culture - including using connectional intelligence and reading digital body language in our modern workplace.

Key topics in this episode include:

  • Why Erica emphasizes the importance of being a speaker.

  • The field she thought she would go into and why she shifted into speaking instead.

  • What speaking has brought to her life and why she feels drawn to it.

  • Erica’s secret for keeping her content fresh and relevant.

  • What connectional intelligence is and why it’s so important in today’s workplace.

  • Why understanding digital body language is so relevant to teams today.

  • The consequences of our “always on” culture and what we need to do about it.

  • What you can do to make your team members feel truly valued.

  • The unique struggles that women who are direct have in the workplace.

  • Why communication style should vary internally versus externally.

  • What senior team members need to remember about their junior team members.

  • The key driver of trust in teams and how to avoid creating a toxic workplace.

  • How creating norms can help you thrive despite the distance between team members.

  • What Erica has been told is her greatest gift and how you can use it too.

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