We hear the word 'midlife'  and immediately think 'crisis' . The sports car, the divorce, the panic that life is over. But what if midlife isn't about falling apart, but about finally understanding what is important to you in life? Over the past year on the podcast, I’ve spoken with people who’ve done precisely that. In this episode, I feature conversations with Larry Kihlstadius, Paul Hatch, Kim Mustin, and Mike Ma.  They stopped pursuing someone else’s idea of success and s

He rebuilt his career as a portfolio of roles: consulting provided stability, teaching gave him joy, and experimenting with emerging technologies stretched his curiosity and kept him future-ready. In every era, there is a “curve” leaders must learn to ride, and today that curve is AI. It is moving faster than most of us can process, and it is already redrawing the boundaries of entire professions. The same curiosity that pushed Yogesh to walk away from corporate life is now m

Leadership has always involved guiding teams through uncertainty, making tough decisions, choosing priorities, and building on years of experience. Artificial intelligence is transforming how we do this work by changing the pace and tools available. We will always need leaders, but the real question is: which leaders will develop the skills to select the right priorities, understand AI, and leverage it effectively in an AI-driven world?

What if the qualities that got you here - certainty, drive, expertise aren’t what will carry you forward? In this conversation, Brett Wright reflects on a personal and professional shift that many high-achieving leaders eventually face but rarely talk about: what happens when your identity has been shaped by performance, and suddenly, that’s not enough?