Featured Talks, Media & Thought Leadership


Ideas at the intersection of AI, emotional intelligence, leadership, and sustainable performance.

From TEDx stages to executive workshops, these conversations explore what it means to lead effectively in a rapidly changing world.From TEDx stages to corporate keynotes and leadership workshops, this is where bold ideas meet real-world impact.

TEDx TALKS

Calculations & Connections: How AI Is Making Us More Human
TEDxBarryU: 2025
Explores why emotional intelligence, trust, communication, and human connection become MORE important as AI accelerates technical capability.
The Co-Existence of Sacrifice and Self-Stewardship
TEDxHBU: 2018
A leadership framework for sustainable ambition, resilience, and protecting the people doing meaningful work from burnout.

SELECTED EXECUTIVE AND INDUSTRY TALKS

ASCM Top Management Night

Smarter, Faster, Human: The Future of AI-Driven Supply Chains

Keynote exploring how AI is reshaping operations, leadership, and workforce strategy in modern organizations.

Power Tools for Nonprofits Conference

FurtherFaster: Sustainable Leadership for High Performers

Breakfast keynote on burnout prevention, emotional resilience, and sustainable performance in mission-driven leadership.

Rice University

Leading with Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace

Executive and professional education sessions focused on leadership, communication, emotional intelligence, and organizational effectiveness.

FEATURED PODCASTS

PRactically Speaking Houston Podcast
The synergy between artificial intelligence and emotional intelligence in modern PR campaigns.
Contrast and Clarity with the JACR
Artifacts of the Mind: Emotional intelligence as the antidote to imposter syndrome.

RELEVANT RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

General Education for Future-Ready Learning, Work, and Life (IGI Global)

Redesigning General Education for the Age of AI + EI
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Case Western Reserve University Dissertation Research

The Sustainability of Nonprofit Leaders

Research examining burnout, stewardship, resilience, and sustainable leadership in mission-driven organizations.

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