How to Work With AI Without Losing the HumanArtificial intelligence is everywhere right now. In boardrooms. In HR teams. In product meetings. In customer support. In content creation. In finance. In recruiting. In operations. And yet, for all the hype, a quiet frustration sits underneath most of it.People keep saying the same thing.“AI doesn’t give... Continue Reading →

Most organizations talk about belonging as if it were a soft, emotional layer of culture. Something nice to have. Something HR can work on. Something that lives somewhere between engagement surveys and wellness initiatives.In Episode 154 of the Localization Fireside Chat, Andrea D. Carter dismantles that thinking.Belonging, she explains, is not a feeling. It is... Continue Reading →

Most leadership conversations stop at strategy and execution. Bernie Franzgrote takes it a layer deeper and asks the question founders and executives dread: what is the human cost of your decisions? In this episode of Localization Fireside Chat I sat down with Bernie Franzgrote, a seasoned leader, coach, and community builder whose career spans education,... Continue Reading →

Most recruiting is broken because it treats hiring like a transaction instead of a relationship. In this episode of Localization Fireside Chat, I sat down with EA Clarke, founder of Pivot and Edge, to unpack why early stage and growth companies keep missing on talent and how AI is being misused across the recruiting industry.... Continue Reading →

Most people are not afraid of speaking. They are afraid of being seen. In this episode of Localization Fireside Chat, I sat down with Sam Milanchik, founder of Pathos Labs, to talk about what really happens inside the human nervous system when everything is on the line. Sam’s background is anything but typical. He is... Continue Reading →

Most hiring today is optimized for speed, not fit, and that is why both companies and candidates are frustrated. In this episode of Localization Fireside Chat, I sat down with Josh Hill, co founder of Super Hired and senior HR leader at Tier 11, to unpack why recruitment has become an AI driven mess and... Continue Reading →

Most economies talk about innovation but quietly waste their most valuable asset, experience. In this episode of Localization Fireside Chat, I sat down with David Smith, CEO of Elderberry.work, to unpack one of the biggest hidden problems in modern business, the underutilization of experienced professionals and the economic damage caused by ageism. David’s career spans... Continue Reading →

Most people think of AI as a tool that replaces work. Victor Varnado builds AI that replaces friction. In this episode of Localization Fireside Chat, Victor joins me to talk about how comedy, disability, creativity, and artificial intelligence are converging into a new kind of human centered technology. Victor is a comedian, actor, and technologist... Continue Reading →

Most leadership advice for women is designed to make them easier to tolerate, not more powerful.In this episode of Localization Fireside Chat, I sat down with Marsha Clark for one of the most important conversations this show has hosted about women, leadership, and what it really means to claim your voice in rooms that were... Continue Reading →

Hiring is not broken because of a lack of resumes. It is broken because most companies do not understand their own culture.In this episode of Localization Fireside Chat, I sat down with Jacob Crockett, founder of HireAligned, for a conversation that cuts straight to the heart of one of the biggest problems in modern business:... Continue Reading →