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Leadership, Opportunity, and Lifting Others with Barbara Negron
What if your career path didnāt need to be linear to be powerful?
In this episode of One Sharp Sword, Dr. Wayne Pernell speaks with Barbara Negron, a senior fintech executive who built her career through unexpected...
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Reimagining Hiring: Speed, Humanity, and the Future of Work with Ann DiFrancesco
The hiring process is brokenāand everyone knows it.
In this episode, Dr. Wayne Pernell sits down with Ann DiFrancesco, Co-Founder of Guhuza, an AI-powered hiring platform that reduces time-to-interview from weeks to...
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Scaling from $100M to $1B: Leadership, Labor Shortages, and the Future of the Data Center Industry with Steve Wortman
The data center industry is booming, driven by AI, cloud infrastructure, and unprecedented global demand for digital capacity.
But when companies grow from $100 million to $1 billion, leadership often becomes the...
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The Future of Gaming, Digital Ownership, AI, and Leadership with Arron Goolsbey
The next evolution of the internet isnāt theoretical ā itās already live.In this episode of One Sharp Sword, Dr. Wayne Pernell sits down with Arron Goolsbey, President & COO of Mythical Games, to explore the...
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Systems, AI, and the Small Things That Change Everything with Gilbert GuzmƔn
In this episode of One Sharp Sword, Dr. Wayne Pernell welcomes Dr. Gilbert GuzmĆ”n ā executive leader, AI founder, and author of Atomic Impact ā for a powerful conversation on leadership, systems thinking, and...
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Saying Yes Before Youāre Ready. Choosing Growth When Itās Hard with Christine Maguire
What does it take to lead through crisis, scale global teams, and pivot industries ā successfully?
In this episode, Dr. Wayne Pernell interviews Christine Maguire, EVP & Chief Business Officer at RVO Health, about...
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AI Doesnāt Replace Leaders ā It Reveals Them with Daniel Morales
In this episode, Iām joined by Daniel Morales Jr., founder of AI Shield OS and a former U.S. Army leader, to unpack why so many AI initiatives stall inside organizations.
Despite massive investments in artificial...
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Finance is storytelling. Leadership is perspective. Growth requires courage with Joe Hamrahi
In this episode, Iām joined by Joe Hamrahi ā CPA, founder of FinStrat CFO, and seasoned executive leader ā for a powerful conversation about business growth, resilience, and relationships.
Joe shares his journey from...
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Leading Before the Title: Influence, Culture, and Growth with Ryan George
What does real leadership look like when you donāt have the title yet?
In this episode of One Sharp Sword, I sit down with Ryan George, Chief Marketing Officer at Docupace, to talk about ambition, culture, setbacks,...
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The Former First CHRO of LinkedIn: What Leaders Get Wrong About Culture, AI & Performance
What do most leaders get wrong about culture, performance, and the future of work?
In this episode of One Sharp Sword, Dr. Wayne Pernell sits down with the former first CHRO of LinkedIn and author of Workquake to...
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Interview with Dekel Skoop
In this episode of One Sharp Sword, Dr. Wayne Pernell sits down with mission-driven tech founder Dekel Skoop, a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree who has built companies serving underserved marketsāfrom web accessibility to...
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Interview with Nick Yaitsky
Ā AI has been around for decadesābut only recently has it become accessible, scalable, and deeply personal. In this episode of One Sharp Sword, Dr. Wayne Pernell speaks with Nick Yaitsky, Chief AI Officer at Lulav...
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