IS AI THE NEW WORKFORCE?

How can we start to think differently about how we leverage talent to solve our firms' biggest challenges? Justin Strharsky, CEO of Humyn.AI, believes that leveraging data science and AI to engage and deploy open talent across organizations can deliver unthought-of results for old and new company challenges. Listen to our discussion and his great examples of how this is already being done in the mining industry and other companies around the globe.

What if we could reduce our talent expenditure by creating an AI workforce. One that look like us, sounds like us, and works like us. This isn't imagination but a reality. This week AI creator and educator, Olumide Gbenro (CEO, Leonardo Laboratories) brings us up to speed on the realities of AI in the workplace and workforce implications of further AI maturity.

We constantly advocate for work transformation and evolution. But on who's shoulders does 'Future of Work' implementation often fall? And are they up to the task? This week we speak to Julie Turney (HRatHeart) to understand what is the human experience of those expected to deliver workforce transformation.

DEI is evolving and so must recruitment practices if companies don't want to be left behind. This week we speak with Chris Lee, an executive recruiter with BIPOC Executive Search and a global speaker, about how companies can not only source and engage a wider talent pool, but also develop and lead with a diversity mindset.

Why are so many HR professionals leaving organisations? And what implications does this exodus have for future people management? Let's explore this growing trend with Neelie Verlinden, journalist, digital content creator, and podcaster with AIHR.

This week, we're highlighting how business innovation in the platform economy can help enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion. Joining us is Toronto-based founder of the Global Black Alliance, Joe Harry, to discuss how his platform, RealOnes by GBA, connects users with black businesses and allies across the globe.

Context matters! We're following work evolution around the globe, and this week we're examining changes to work in the Caribbean context. Joining our discussion is Cavelle Joseph St. Omer, president of the Human Resource Management Association of Trinidad and Tobago (HRMATT) and president of the Caribbean Institute of Human Resource Management (CIHRM).

This week we speak with Rich Wilson, the visionary entrepreneur and co-founder of Gigged.AI, a pioneering platform revolutionizing talent sourcing in the platform economy. Wilson has positioned Gigged.ai at the forefront of connecting freelancers with opportunities and businesses with on-demand talent. Listen to find out how the gig economy and the rise of open talent is redefining talent sourcing.

This week we're highlighting Midstay, a company co-founded by Florian Jacques and with a mission to reduce isolation among the remote work community. Listen to find out how the high seas gave birth to this idea, and how Florian and his team connect remote workers through their suite of platform services.

This week we speak with Lorraine Charles, the trailblazing founder of Na'amal, an organization that connects refugees to freelance opportunities. Lorraine tells us about the motivation behind her vision and discusses how freelancing is providing more work opportunities for displaced persons around the globe. More importantly, she shares how this venture is challenging traditional perceptions about refugees in the Global South.