My talk with Marc touched the most critical topics of today and their impact on tomorrow: era of tariff wars, Open AI and Agentic AI burst, investor ecosystem shifts, geopolitical tensions, and economic fragmentation. Marc shared his perspective as a globally recognized entrepreneurship expert, Angel Investor, and educator. Marc is a serial entrepreneur who has launched 30 companies, raised over $3.2 billion, authored six books, and hosts the award-winning podcasts The Best Business Minds and Asian Founders and Funders. Marc has taught at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in the US and VinUniversity in Vietnam.

Dr. Armen Kherlopian and I had in person exclusive session about leadership key traits, investment, innovation, space, AI and, of course, about ChatGPT. We touched the power of innovation for the future in the heart of New York City at the studio. Dr. Kherlopian's industry experience is cross-sector, including Global Fortune 100 Companies, elite asset managers, startups, as well as government organizations such as the FDA and NASA, firms like Genpact and Booz Allen Hamilton. As a thought leader, he co-authored the Field Guide to Data Science, the most successful publication in Booz Allen Hamilton’s 100+ year history. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on Algorithms from Columbia University, a PhD in Biophysics with a focus on Machine Learning from Cornell University and completed a fellowship in High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence at Princeton University.

5G is here. So is our technical and environmental hot topic discussion with Sal La Duca. Sal is based in New York, N.Y. and is specialized in the built environment, with over 40 years’ experience in instrumentation and controls. That included operating a shipboard nuclear power plant, and later land-based power transmission and distribution. This also included work on mobile and fixed Radio Frequency equipment, as well as digital office systems.

We talked about 5G technology, radio frequency waves and their impact on the environment and our health. Sal gave insight on how to plan our safety, use wearable solutions, change some harmful habits and more. Take a listen.

A powerful interview with Celso Y. Guiotoko conducted remotely all the way from Tokyo, Japan. Celso has been one of the key players in the Manufacturing industry being a Member of the Board of Directors and CIO at Nissan Motor Corporation in Japan for 14 plus years, Global Alliance CIO at Renault-Nissan for 7 plus years; Information Technology leader at Toshiba Semiconductor in the US, and management consulting role at Accenture for 11 plus years. Celso has extensive experience in Supply Chain Management in several industries working for i2 technologies acquired by JDA Software. He shared his unique experiences and his advice for the future leaders.

I had a special interview with Scott Sandschafer and it was conducted remotely from Switzerland. Scott is Novartis CIO and Head of NBS IT in Basel, Canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland. He was appointed as Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chrysler Group LLC in December 2009. Prior to that Scoot worked at Accenture, leading numerous global information and communication technology programs with broad global reach. Sandschafer is an automobile enthusiast and loves to spend his free time with his family. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1996). Scott shared his global experiences, his powerful perspectives about family values and his individual journey. Enjoy this very influential episode.

I had a unique opportunity to interview Sidney Minassian all the way from Sydney, Australia. I say Sidney from Sydney! He is the Founder of ImpactLadder, which is a global people development company on a mission to help people become their extraordinary. Sidney shared his company's leadership development own methods and approach. You will take away a special concept for your own leadership growth and path. Enjoy this empowering episode!

Interview with Dr. Frank Jurgen Richter, German entrepreneur, economic advisor, and commentator. We talked about this global thought leadership about leadership in his role as the chairman of Horasis and founder of the Horasis Global Meeting, as well as a former director of the World Economic Forum.

Interview #2 with Michelle Moore to cover Social Presencing Theater, part of the transformation to a true leader and enables agenda-less, unplanned movement to arise from the body.