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    How to UnF*ck Your AI

    Vivianne is joined by Ovetta Sampson, a fifteen-year veteran of designing intelligent experiences for some of the largest companies in the world and the founder of Write:AI, where she advises executive teams on building AI that's equitable and sustainable rather...

  • A lone person with a backpack and hat stands small on a vast, flat white salt plain beneath a wide clear blue sky stretching to the horizon.

    Becoming Bold Enough to Build What You've Never Seen

    This episode is a conversation with Behzod Sirjani about what it actually takes to build something you've never seen modeled for you. We get into the difference between a fence and a boundary, why "move while scared" beats waiting to feel...

  • How to Not Lose Yourself

    How to Not Lose Yourself

    This episode features Cierra Byrd, a mezzo-soprano opera singer who has spent more than a decade preparing roles that sometimes take five or six years to finally sing. We talk about what happens when your craft, your company, or your industry...

  • A hummingbird hovers mid-flight with wings fully extended, its long slender bill pointed upward, set against a soft blurred dark green background.

    Escaping the Corporate Trap

    This episode is a conversation with Behzod Sirjani, who left a strong job at Slack to build a consulting practice on his own terms. We get into the actual math he ran before he quit, the two traps that swallow most...

  • A silhouetted figure captured mid-leap against a glowing sunset, one arm reaching skyward and legs bent behind them, with trees, palms, and distant hills lining the horizon.

    Why We Stay Stuck & How to Break Free

    This post pulls from a conversation with Lauren Celenza, a UX researcher, writer, and founder of moonpaws, about why so many of us stay in careers that have stopped fitting us, and what it actually takes to leave. We get...

  • A small green seedling with a few backlit leaves stands against a dark, moody, out-of-focus background with soft pink and teal tones.

    The Discipline of Hope

    This bonus episode was recorded as a live workshop, with Alba Villamil, partner and facilitator at HmntyCntrd, joining for the second half to open it up into a Q&A. What follows pulls from both halves: the talk Vivianne gave and...