The Future Is Human

What happens when AI starts changing the work you have spent years getting good at? In this episode of The Future Is Human by Mews, host Ella McCann-Tomlin is joined by Jack Lawrence, Principal Recruiter for Executive Search at Mews. Jack has spent 12 years in recruitment, five of them at Mews. He has seen the hiring bar rise, roles blur, product builders replace old trios and AI move from a helpf...

Think about your best hire. Now, think about what made you hire them. It probably wasn’t just their CV. In this episode of The Future Is Human by Mews, host Naomi Trickey is joined by Maddy Cross, Partner for Europe at Riviera Partners, to talk about what great hiring really looks like when the old signals stop being enough. From her own winding career, Maddy has learned to spot the things that do...

Season two of The Future Is Human is going to work a little differently. This season, we’re exploring a handful of big themes and the questions we keep coming back to as AI changes how we work, what we value, and what it means to be good at what we do. Naomi speaks with leaders and thinkers across different industries who are shaping these conversations, while Ella brings those same questions back...

We’re ending season one of The Future Is Human with the question that has been sitting under every conversation so far: what does it mean to stay human in work that is changing this fast? In the season finale, hosts Naomi Trickey and Ella McCann-Tomlin bring together two previous conversations with Debora Gallo and Melanie Yencken. Debora speaks from the deeply personal side of AI, where expertise...

Most people leave university with some kind of blueprint of what’s to come. After business school, Alex Costa de Wit figured the next step would be a job in consulting. Nina Gualdi, on the other hand, would carve a path in design, communications, a master’s and then somehow, figure out the rest. Now, neither blueprint quite survived in the real world, but maybe that was the point. In this episode...

The thing you’ve been asked to minimise at work might be your greatest source of leadership intelligence. Rooms have rules. People put you in boxes. And most organisations still treat identity as a sensitivity to manage rather than a capability to unlock. In this episode of The Future Is Human by Mews, host Naomi Trickey is joined by Ingrid Tappin, creator of Identity Intelligence™, author of Exce...

Modern workplaces may be suffering from a creativity crisis. But like with most things in life, there’s a solution for this too. In this episode of The Future is Human, host Naomi Trickey sits down with Preben Arentoft, Agile Coach at the LEGO Group, to explore why unlocking team potential requires embracing play and curiosity, how to cultivate creative problem-solving amid pressure to deliver and...

AI is changing a lot more than the way we work - at an essential level, it’s changing the way we see ourselves. In this episode of The Future Is Human by Mews, host Ella McCann-Tomlin sits down with Debora Gallo, VP of Talent Development at Mews, to talk about what it really feels like to lead people through the AI era; a moment that is reshaping expertise, identity, connection and confidence at w...

With AI occupying every nook and cranny of the workplace, designers are having to change the very way they think about their jobs. Because today, anyone can build anything. But not everyone knows what should be built. In this episode of The Future Is Human by Mews, host Naomi Trickey sits down with Melanie Yencken, Senior Director of Product Design for Growth and Premium at LinkedIn, to explore wh...

What does inclusion in the workplace REALLY look like? For Noemi Varhelyi, it means giving people the space to truly be themselves instead of just accommodating differences. In this eye-opening episode of The Future is Human podcast, host Ella McCann-Tomlin sits down with Noemi, Customer Support Analyst at Mews and neurodiversity advocate, to explore how organizations can build genuinely inclusive...

Can intentional leadership be the missing piece that boosts employee performance? In this episode of The Future Is Human podcast, host Naomi Trickey sits down with Pat Phelan, Chief Revenue Officer at GoCardless for an eye-opening conversation about what’s REALLY required from leaders today. Tune in for his tried and tested strategies on building high-performing teams across global regions, keepin...

What does human leadership look like in a world shaped by pressure, performance, and increasingly powerful technology? In this episode of The Future Is Human, host Ella McCann-Tomlin sits down with Hemant Godhwani, VP of Corporate Finance, Corporate Development, Investor Relations, and Treasury at Mews, to discuss why relationships remain irreplaceable in high-stakes fundraising, how to build auth...

What do fun, curiosity and human connection have to do with scaling technology teams successfully? As James Stanier, CTO, Veterinary at Nordhealth reveals in this episode of The Future is Human podcast - everything. Tune in as he and host, Naomi Trickey, explore why hiring for mindset matters more than experience, how to maintain trust and collaboration across remote teams and the critical strateg...

What if the communities built to keep us safe don't always get it right? And what if the workplaces committed to inclusion don't always go far enough? In this episode of Humans of Mews, host Ella McCann-Tomlin talks with Samir Habbad-Khaira, Customer Onboarding Manager at Mews, about what it means to exist at the intersection of multiple marginalised identities: queer, North African, Muslim-raised...

Building deeply human teams in an increasingly automated world may sound like an oxymoron - but it isn’t. In fact, it should be #1 on your priority list. In this episode of The Future is Human, host Naomi Trickey welcomes Brandon Sammut, Chief People and AI Transformation Officer at Zapier, to explore why maintaining human connection is your competitive advantage, how to design AI adoption that en...

Becoming a parent changes everything - even the way you work. In this episode of The Future is Human podcast, host, Ella McCann-Tomlin, welcomes Ally Mitchell, Chief of Staff at Mews, to explore how pregnancy, birth, maternity leave and pregnancy loss intersect with career ambition, mental health and organisational culture. Drawing on her 15+ years in people operations, Ally shares raw, vulnerable...

Scaling teams in the age of AI may seem like a race in efficiency, but the truth is - teams can’t make it without empathy. In the launch episode of The Future Is Human podcast, host Naomi Trickey sits down with Meri Williams, seasoned CTO and chair of LeadDev, to explore what makes teams truly successful. Listen in for their thoughts on why vulnerability and psychological safety are non-negotiable...

In a world racing toward automation, what makes us irreplaceable? The Future is Human explores how people and technology can grow together without losing what makes work meaningful: creativity, connection, and vulnerability. Hosted by Naomi Trickey and Ella McCann Tomlin from Mews, this podcast brings authentic, insight-driven conversations with leaders, innovators, and employees who are reimagini...