Corporate Strategy
Episodes
232 episodes
Hindsight Is 20/20
We roast hustle culture myths and AI get-rich-quick logic, then shift into the real world of AI-driven cybersecurity where friction, access control, and layered defense matter more than ever. We end by getting personal about career hindsight, t...
AI Reverse Engineering
We debate how AI-powered reverse engineering turns software into a commodity and forces uncomfortable questions about copyright, emulators, and what “digital ownership” should mean. We also dig into why AI adoption at work feels harder than it ...
Strategy Is Medicine
We bring Brooklyn Jones back as our first on-camera guest and unpack why the word strategy makes smart people groan, then map the real issue to trust and plain-English leadership. We also draft the worst meeting formats and leave wit...
Working With People You Cannot Stand Part 2
We roll from a chaotic vibe check into a pile of “I just can’t” workplace moments that perfectly explain why the week feels brutal. Then we get practical about using AI to stay afloat and about handling toxic coworkers you depend on without sac...
Working With People You Cannot Stand Part 1
We trade stories about the coworkers who make progress feel impossible, from perfection-first gatekeepers to senior dependencies who weaponize silence. We walk through practical ways to escalate without drama, protect delivery, and recognize wh...
Do Not Microwave Fish Ever Again
We draft our way through the most relatable corporate annoyances, from out of office messages that help to video calls that should have never happened. Along the way, we rant about work travel, office microwaves, and the small tech failures tha...
Real Collaboration Is Rare
We challenge the way workplaces use “collaboration” and argue that most of it is just independent work with a shared deadline. We map out what real collaboration looks like, why it’s rare, and how to avoid meetings that waste time and strip tea...
The Executive Detail Trap
We go from our love of surprise twists to a brutally practical question: how we deliver the right level of detail at work when leaders give vague asks and unclear formats. We share the tactics we use to get fast feedback, avoid wasted effort, a...
Decisions In A Vacuum
We start with some intentionally ridiculous market talk, then get honest about how corporate meetings can reward confidence over clarity. We break down what to do when leadership makes decisions in a vacuum, and how we protect our teams while s...
Audio Exclusive: The Career What-Ifs
We test a new recording setup, nerd out on an electronics repair game, then use it as a springboard to talk about right to repair and why fixing things feels harder in the US than it should. We also run a career retrospective on our biggest piv...
Corporate Hot Takes On Email Boundaries And Real Productivity
We catch up live from a newly sound-treated studio and somehow end up deep in toe injuries, travel gear, and why Crocs might be the real comfort hack. Then we pivot into corporate hot takes on email habits and productivity, including why living...
Strategy vs Tactics
We trade vacation stories and a surprisingly business-relevant take on Moby Dick, then pivot into the career trap of becoming the workplace firefighter. We unpack how the Five Whys, smarter follow-ups, and simple systems help us protect our tim...
AI Job Loss Reality Check
AI job loss is real in some corners and wildly exaggerated in others, so we sort the headlines from what companies can actually implement without breaking everything. We map the roles most exposed to automation, why the AI service model may hit...
How To Get Promoted
We go from CAPTCHA conspiracies and AI slop on LinkedIn to the deeper problem of algorithm-driven feeds that ignore human boundaries and fry our attention. Then we get practical and a little spicy about corporate promotions, career leverage, an...
Icebreakers That Actually Work
We mess up our production setup, vent about being hard to find on YouTube, then pivot into a surprisingly practical conversation about building real connection on remote teams. A ridiculous food debate becomes our blueprint for icebreakers that...
Figuring Out Corporate
Corporate work is less about having the perfect skill set and more about staying curious while you translate people’s wants into real outcomes. We argue that nobody has it all figured out, so the winners are the ones who keep trying, measuring,...
Surviving An Acquisition (or Merger)
We go from questionable health oversharing to a serious playbook for surviving mergers and acquisitions without getting blindsided. We break down why companies buy other companies, how that decision affects your job, and what we’d do right away...
Process That People Actually Use
We go from horror side quests and Big Corp nostalgia to a practical breakdown of how to build team processes people will actually follow. We share how to map workflows, get buy-in, use tools like Jira for accountability, and turn bottlenecks in...
The Onboarding Blueprint...McDonalds
We record from a McDonald’s and use the chaos to talk about a surprisingly serious problem: most companies still onboard people with vibes and tribal knowledge. We lay out what great onboarding looks like, how to survive when you get none, and ...
What If Being Yourself Is The Strategy
We get brutally honest about “executive presence” and why the best workplace presence usually comes from being more yourself, not less. Along the way we connect authenticity, personal brand, and culture fit to the everyday moments that shape tr...
Corporate Or Entrepreneur?
We bounce from spicy comedy to a real gut-check about dread, burnout, and why “stability” feels different than it used to. Then we get practical about corporate careers vs entrepreneurship, including benefits, credibility, risk tolerance, and h...
Public Speaking That People Remember
We catch up on a chaotic launch week, a new company announcement, and the growing noise around AI and tech culture before switching gears into what actually makes a presentation land. We share the practical public speaking and presentation skil...
Your Job Can Change Overnight, So Build A Career That Can Move
We go from breath-holding chaos to a surprisingly practical conversation about layoffs, AI-driven job shifts, and why people are quitting even when they are not the ones getting cut. We share a simple resume test for AI filters, then get real a...
AI: It's the thought that counts
We start with a chaotic live setup and a soda taste test, then tumble into a real health scare that turns into a blunt check on stress, hydration, and the urge to work through everything. From there, we zoom out to AI hype, betting culture, and...
Make your work goals a reality with this one simple trick
We trade two wild stories from the same week, then use them to get serious about where AI helps and where it absolutely falls apart. We end with a practical playbook for finding time to learn new tools at a nine-to-five and turning that learnin...