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In this episode, we bring you Rorke Denver. Commander Rorke T. Denver has run every phase of training for the U.S. Navy SEALs and led special-forces missions in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and other international hot spots. He starred in the hit film Act of Valor, which is based on true SEAL adventures. His New York Times bestseller, Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior, takes you inside his personal story and the fascinating, demanding SEAL training program. In his second book Worth Dying For: A Navy SEALs Call to a Nation, Rorke tackles the questions that have emerged about America’s past decade at war–from what makes a hero to why we fight and what it does to us. Rorke was most recently seen on FOX’s American Grit. The series followed 16 of the country’s toughest men and women as they faced a variety of military-grade and survival-themed challenges set in the wilderness.

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Why are some people and teams more motivated, more innovative, and more successful than others? Why do some teams of talented and seemingly compatible people fall short against lesser teams with less suitable members? Why do some leaders cast bold inspiring visions that fail to materialize, while other, seemingly inconsequential leaders rally their teams to victory? Join in as Matt chats to David Burkus author of 'pick a fight' to talk about vivid visions, rallying around something to fight for, and leadership.

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David Schonthal is an award-winning Professor of Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Kellogg School of Management where he teaches courses on new
venture creation, design thinking, healthcare innovation, venture capital, and creativity.

Along with his colleague Loran Nordgren, David is one of the originators of Friction Theory – a ground-breaking methodology that explains why even the most promising
innovations and change initiatives struggle to gain traction with their intended audiences – and more importantly, what to do about it. This work is popularized in David’s Wall
Street Journal and National Bestselling book, The Human Element: Overcoming the Resistance That Awaits New Ideas (Wiley).

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The Digital Age will raise the question of how we humans will stay relevant in the workplace. To stay relevant, we have to be able to excel cognitively, behaviorally, and emotionally in ways that technology can't.

Professor Ed Hess believes that requires us to become Hyper-Learners: continuously learning, unlearning, and relearning at the speed of change. To do that, we have to overcome our reflexive ways of being: seeking confirmation of what we believe, emotionally defending our beliefs and our ego, and seeking cohesiveness of our mental models.

Hyper-Learning requires a new way of being and a radical new way of working. In Part 1 of this how-to book, Hess takes a practical workbook approach and helps readers create their Hyper-Learning Mindset, choose and embrace their needed Hyper-Learning Behaviors, and adopt their daily Hyper-Learning Practices.

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Dr. Caroline Leaf is a neuroscientist specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. Since the early 1980s, she has researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory.

Toxic thoughts, depression, anxiety--our mental mess is frequently aggravated by a chaotic world and sustained by an inability to manage our runaway thoughts. But we shouldn't settle into this mental mess as if it's just our new normal. There's hope and help available to us--and the road to healthier thoughts and peak happiness may actually be shorter than you think.

Backed by clinical research and illustrated with compelling case studies, Dr. Caroline Leaf provides a scientifically proven five-step plan to find and eliminate the root of anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts in your life so you can experience dramatically improved mental and physical health. In just 21 days, you can start to clean up your mental mess and be on the road to wholeness, peace, and happiness.

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In this episode of The AI Advantage, Matt sits down with Dr. David Kingham, founder of Tokamak Energy, a UK-based powerhouse working on one of humanity’s boldest quests: commercial fusion energy. 

David brings a rare blend of scientific clarity and visionary thinking as he unpacks what fusion actually is, why it matters right now, and how AI is accelerating breakthroughs once thought impossible.

From magnetic fields with pressures rivaling the deepest points of the ocean to plasma hotter than the sun, David lifts the curtain on a 100-million-degree engineering challenge. 

He reveals why AI could chop decades off the fusion timeline, how superconducting magnets are finding surprise applications in AI data centers and even DARPA-backed submarine propulsion, and why collaboration between global labs is essential to reaching a fusion-powered world.

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In this episode of the AI Advantage series, Matt sits down with Stephanie Race, founder and CEO of Earth Analytics Group, a global geospatial platform tracking the world’s fastest growing risk category. Stephanie breaks down how AI, satellite systems, and forty years of science are used to forecast floods, fires, crop failures, and infrastructure threats long before they strike.

She explains why current climate risk is mispriced, why insurance markets are breaking, and how AI powered environmental intelligence can help banks, cities and homeowners prepare for the decade ahead.

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Matt sits down with Tom Miller to explore the real mechanics behind high-performance cultures.

They talk through the perfect storm hitting the modern workforce, why traditional compensation models no longer hold, and the crucial role transparency and long-term value sharing play in attracting and retaining top talent. Tom brings three decades of insight and offers practical tools leaders can apply right now.

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In this episode of The AI Advantage, Matt Brown talks with ScreenCloud co founder and CEO Mark McDermott about how AI is transforming an overlooked channel: the humble screen.

Mark explains how ScreenCloud powers digital signage networks for more than 10,000 customers, especially in manufacturing and logistics, and why the real opportunity is not selling more products, but communicating better with deskless workers who never sit at a laptop.

He unpacks how ScreenCloud uses AI to keep massive screen fleets online, automatically fix issues at the edge, and convert messy internal content into simple, screen ready messages that workers can absorb in seconds. Mark and Matt also explore the talent side of AI: why most applicants now “sound the same,” how AI is both filtering and generating CVs, and what individuals must do to avoid becoming “the great ignored” in the job market.

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In this episode of The AI Advantage, Matt Brown sits down with Michele (Majka) Salerno, Chief Growth Officer at Celerant Technology, to explore how AI is transforming real-world retail.

Michele breaks down how Celerant is helping independent and mid-market retailers compete with big-box giants through practical AI tools that actually save time and drive sales. From an AI-powered “Talk to SQL” agent that lets retailers query their data in seconds, to predictive product recommendations, SEO-trained content suites, and automated review responses, Celerant is redefining what efficiency and personalization look like on the sales floor and online.

They also discuss how Google’s new AI-driven search is reshaping discoverability, why “context is the new content,” and what the rise of AI means for the future of retail jobs and marketing.

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In this episode, Matt Brown sits down with Helen Gibson MBE to explore leadership, courage, and human connection in an AI-driven world. Helen shares lessons from 25 years working in global conflict zones and explains why authentic, human-to-human leadership matters now more than ever. 

They unpack her new book Go for Goosebumps and why sustainable change starts with people, not technology.

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