CNBC Changemakers with Julia Boorstin

Season 2 of the CNBC Changemakers podcast features conversations with female leaders shaping the future of business, policy, and culture in the age of AI. Alexa von Tobel was just 24 years old when she walked into the admissions office at Harvard Business School and announced her plans to drop out and start her own company. At the height of the recession, she founded LearnVest, a fintech company that she sold seven years later for $375 million.In her next chapter, von Tobel set out to become the kind of investor she wished she’d had as a founder. She co-founded Inspired Capital, a venture capital firm that backs early-stage entrepreneurs with the potential to build transformative companies.In this episode of CNBC Changemakers, host Julia Boorstin speaks with von Tobel about what she looks for in founders, why she believes AI will reshape nearly every industry, and how AI could make entrepreneurship the job of the future. She’s optimistic about AI’s potential to help solve major problems and give people time back, while warning that the transition could put jobs and families under pressure. She also shares why financial literacy matters in an uncertain economy, how she uses AI in her own work, and why trust and human connection remain central to her leadership.This interview was recorded on November 6, 2026.Follow and listen to CNBC Changemakers: Women Leading in the Age of AI wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Season 2 of the CNBC Changemakers podcast features conversations with female leaders shaping the future of business, policy, and culture in the age of AI. In this episode, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin speaks with Kara Nortman, co-founder of Angel City Football Club and Monarch Collective, about the growth of women’s sports and the investment opportunity behind it. Nortman reflects on her move from technology and venture capital into sports, and how she’s helping build teams, businesses and communities across the U.S. and Europe.Nortman also explains how AI can help emerging teams work more efficiently—and why strong team cultures and human connection remain essential. She discusses AI’s potential to widen gender gaps, the importance of protecting sensitive data, and the leadership value of curiosity, self-awareness and welcoming different perspectives. This interview was recorded on October 12, 2026. Follow and listen to CNBC Changemakers: Women Leading in the Age of AI wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Season 2 of the CNBC Changemakers podcast features conversations with female leaders shaping the future of business, policy, and culture in the age of AI. In this episode, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin speaks with Chevron’s newest President of Oil, Products & Gas Eimear Bonner about how AI is changing the energy business—from analyzing financial audits and preparing for earnings calls to improving well operations, efficiency and safety. Bonner explains why AI is also creating a major energy challenge, and how Chevron plans to help meet rising demand. Bonner also shares her perspective on AI, jobs and reskilling, and reflects on her path from offshore petroleum engineer to Chevron’s first female CTO and CFO. Drawing on assignments in the North Sea, Thailand and Kazakhstan, she discusses making strategy work in practice, adjusting to leadership at the enterprise level and why leaders must remain accountable for their decisions.This interview was recorded on August 24, 2026. Follow and listen to CNBC Changemakers: Women Leading in the Age of AI wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Season 2 of the CNBC Changemakers podcast features conversations with female leaders shaping the future of business, policy, and culture in the age of AI. In this episode, Cloudflare co-founder, president and board co-chair Michelle Zatlyn joins CNBC’s Julia Boorstin to discuss how AI is changing cybersecurity, work and business. She explains how AI is helping Cloudflare counter increasingly sophisticated attacks—and why she believes it could make the internet safer by default.Zatlyn also reflects on Cloudflare’s AI-driven workforce changes and the responsibility leaders have to make difficult decisions with honesty and transparency. She shares how the company grew from a business-school idea into a global technology business, what she’s learned about authentic leadership and long-term partnerships, and why she wants more women to see themselves as builders in tech.This interview was recorded on August 11, 2026. Follow and listen to CNBC Changemakers: Women Leading in the Age of AI wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin goes inside the urgent effort to balance AI revolutionizing women’s & family healthcare, with “keeping healthcare human.” Maven Clinic founder & CEO Kate Ryder examines the importance of technology, particularly AI, in Maven’s quest to expand access to care, support patients through fertility, pregnancy, postpartum and menopause, and build a more proactive, personalized health experience. She highlighted AI's role in improving knowledge management, patient care, and price transparency.Ryder also explores the promise and risks of AI in health care—from privacy and bias to better patient advocacy—along with her own approach to leadership, motherhood and the evolution of Maven over the past decade.This interview was recorded on August 12, 2026. Follow and listen to CNBC Changemakers: Women Leading in the Age of AI wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Season 2 of the CNBC Changemakers podcast features conversations with female leaders shaping the future of business, policy and culture in the age of AI.In this episode, Google DeepMind Chief AI Readiness Officer Lila Ibrahim joins CNBC’s Julia Boorstin to examine how AI can be built responsibly—and used to solve some of the world’s most urgent problems. Ibrahim explains DeepMind’s work behind Gemini and AlphaFold, and how advances in AI could accelerate scientific discovery, expand access to education and help more people reach their potential.As concerns grow over AI’s risks and disruption, Ibrahim makes the case that its benefits must be made accessible to communities around the world. She shares what it takes to build trust, safety and governance into AI from the start; why workers should begin experimenting with the technology now; and why human qualities such as curiosity, compassion and connection will matter more, not less, in the AI era. Plus, Ibrahim reflects on her path from engineering and venture capital to the front lines of artificial intelligence.Follow and listen to CNBC Changemakers: Women Leading in the Age of AI wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Season 2 of the CNBC Changemakers podcast spotlights the women shaping the future of business, policy and culture in the age of AI.In episode one, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin goes inside the urgent effort to prepare America’s workforce for an AI disruption expected to disproportionately affect jobs held by women. Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo examines how artificial intelligence could reshape work, skills and economic opportunity—and what workers, companies and policymakers must do now to ensure more Americans share in its benefits.Raimondo, now co-chair and CEO of RAISE US, is building workforce infrastructure designed to help Americans train, transition and thrive as AI reshapes the economy. For her, the mission is personal: her father lost his manufacturing job when production moved overseas, an experience that cemented her belief that workers need a real bridge—not just a warning—when technology and globalization transform industries.This interview was recorded on Wednesday, August 26 2026. Follow, listen and watch CNBC Changemakers: Women Leading in the Age of AI wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In the second season of CNBC Changemakers: Women Leading in the Age of AI, hosted by CNBC Senior Media and Tech Correspondent Julia Boorstin, we hear from the female leaders at the forefront of the AI revolution as they build, deploy and navigate technology reshaping the way we work and live. Through candid conversations with founders, CEOs and power players, Julia explores how these women are adapting their strategies, shaping the future of AI, and finding balance amid unprecedented change. This season also examines the emerging gender gap in AI and why women's voices are critical to the future of this transformative technology. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Recorded at the third annual CNBC Changemakers Summit in New York City, this episode of Changemakers and Power Players features candid moments with some of the most influential women in business. The episode features Oscar-winning actress and producer Sandra Bullock alongside Warner Bros. co-chair and CEO Pam Abdi on finding the right moment for Practical Magic 2, how Warner Bros. bets on filmmakers, and what it means to embrace social media and AI-powered fan culture. Then, Naomi Watts shares the personal story that led her to launch Stripes Beauty and publicly advocate for menopause education and destigmatization. The episode also spotlights NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on modernizing policing with new technology while designing privacy protections from day one. Plus, Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman and Sesame Workshop CEO Sherrie Westin discuss rebuilding and reinvention—whether that's re-founding a conference after realignment or reshaping Sesame Workshop's distribution model. Finally, Suchi Saria, CEO of Bayesian Health, and Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, CEO of Xero, share practical lessons on adopting AI responsibly: measuring performance, mitigating risk, getting leaders on AI tools, and building the systems-thinking mindset required to use AI effectively. Follow and listen to the "CNBC Changemakers and Power Players" podcast on  Apple and  Spotify Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Moms First and Girls Who Code Founder Reshma Saujani joins Julia Boorstin to talk about her documentary 'No Country for Mothers' and why she believes motherhood in America is "impossible by design." Saujani argues that the 'trad wife vs. girl boss' debate is just the latest version of a long-running culture war that distracts from practical solutions like affordable childcare and paid family leave. They also discuss the growing "power gap" for women in AI, and how she uses AI tools in her own work, while pushing for broader access so low-income communities aren't left behind. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.