Fire and Forte

A one-off episode that was inspired by a recent AI Debate hosted by Steven Bartlett on The Diary of a CEO. We're here to see more women and leaders understand AI and adopt it where relevant. Hannah has been obsessed by AI since ChatGPT came on to the scene - why? Because it can bring great opportunity or great harm and she wants more women prepared for what's coming. WARNING - there is a lot in he...

As principal AI Strategist at AWS, Zorina Alliata helps global companies find AI solutions to business problems. Zorina shares examples of the industries she has helped to become become smarter in their operations (think cost savings and operational efficiency), whilst also sharing the AI tools she uses at home. Zorina has seen the growth of Generative AI and asks us to learn *now*. If not you&#39...

Imagine mingling at an event in Silicon Valley and seeing a woman holding a book with your business tag line on it? Helene Cahen is the founder of Fire Up Innovation consulting. She is also the author of a book of the same name (which is what Hannah spotted at the Women & AI event she was attending). Helene's work involves harnessing the power of human intelligence and AI in teamwork and i...

Let's talk AI ethics. Cecilia Callas is a formidable and positive force. Her mission is to embed ethics into AI, and encourage people to take part in the conversation. She is the founder of the AI Salon in San Francisco, a group that gets together to debate AI and it's impact on society. The message is around choice when it comes to the way we want to see technology evolve and it's rol...

During the Silicon Valley series, Hannah Maude was introduced to Australian Mikhara Ramsey, the co-founder and CEO of tech start-up ODI. Mikhara spent a year in Deloitte after realising her passion was building businesses. She is now a serial global entrepreneur who believes business is a tool for creating positive structural change. ODI (now Capyble) uses AI to help all workplaces create strong c...

What does behavioural economics and psychology have to do with AI? Rupa Bhagwat talks to Hannah Maude about the importance of human skills in building AI and leading AI transformations. In this conversation Learn Rupa's practical approach to demystifying AI in her current organisation How understanding human behaviour can help women thrive in new careers in AI The necessity to build knowledge and...

London: Want to show industry leadership? Create an AI business in a day. That was the challenge Alex Dalman of the advertising group VCCP was set 18 months ago. The agency was infact launched within a week, and it is the same skills and attitudes that made that possible that has seen the AI agency lead an incredible adoption of AI... with fascinating findings. Alex shares with Hannah: - Concerns...

"Let's not be left behind, let's run together". With a career in product management, Lana Dubinskiy is an expert in seeking solutions to problems to improve product. As she shares in this conversation with Hannah Maude, the last few years has seen more of those solutions be AI-based. Lana is one third of the founding team who set up the global Women and AI community that is based out of the Bay Ar...

On a recent trip to Silicon Valley, Hannah spoke to great women working in AI. She asked them to have a chat🔥 Meet Jenny. Jenny Pollock helps women get on Boards. She is also the co-founder of the Women and AI global community, based in the Bay Area and a specialist in mobile monetisation working with a raft of clients to scale their revenue. We discuss Why AI must be addressed at the Board level...

After being a part of some awesome events focused on Women and AI during March, Hannah shares the top 3 lessons she learnt from the experts. There was a lot of inspiration across this month as we celebrated International Women's Day - from bold commentary on change required to tangible steps to take to learn about AI. Thanks to those that inspired and informed this episode: Stela Solar, Ian Op...

There is a great big opportunity to make the world a place built for everyone as products and experiences are digitised. A less known fact is that the iPhone has enabled hundreds of thousands of people with hearing and vision needs to navigate the day to day more independently than before. Sassy Wyatt who lost her sight when she was a teenager, explains to Hannah what more brands can do to change...

It's International Women's Day and this years UN theme is Count Her In: Invest in Women. Hannah digs into what this means and shares some insights from both her own experience and from wider sources. The importance of financial independence and economic empowerment cannot be underestimated. How can we make a difference to level the playing fields? Hannah goes through three steps - Reflect,...

What is a Digital Mindset and Why is it so Important? Sharing insights from the Harvard Business Reviews and examples from the day to day, Hannah shares how we can cultivate the mindset needed to grow in digital literacy. The future of work will demand more competency around digital tools but it can be easy to avoid learning a new area. Hannah shares tips on how to do this and a reminder as to how...

Hello! Welcome to 2024. After interviewing 40 incredible women 'on Fire' over 40, I was both inspired and aware that we could lose such formidable talent if we don't keep up with the skills needed in the future. Women are forecast to lose out in the Tech Revolution, and I am not having a bar of it. However we need to find the time to upskill in key areas to navigate a quickly changing...

CEO and Co-Founder of the Growth Activists Rosanna Iacono knew she could use her wealth of experience from global brands such as Nike and Levi's to make the world a better place. Helping businesses become B-Corp certified - a prestigious achievement signifying the business has met rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability - has meant she is do...

Dr Morley Muse holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering, a masters in Sustainable Energy Technology and a bachelor degree in Chemical with Environmental Engineering Her expertise and background are centred on environmental sustainability, waste-to-energy generation strategies and renewable energy. Dr Muse is the co-founder of iSTEM Co. (www.istemco.com), a research, consulting and talent-sourcing...

Doing the right thing was something Priya could not stop thinking about when she turned 40. Working in IT and across the Tech sector, her IT Project business was doing well. But helping other women less fortunate than her was her calling. Priya founded Punar, an ethical textiles business, knowing consumers also wanted to do the right thing. And that buying textiles for the home or as gifts was one...

Jeroo Ever wondered where those cute baby clothes and little trainers end up after children grow out of them? Jeroo Doodhmal began investigating this, realising how much waste suddenly took up her home when she had her daughter. She found 15 million shoes are bought every year for children, and 85% end up in landfill. Made of many little parts, the shoes are not able to break down, so the problem...

On Fire at 40, Charmaine has found her purpose in Sustainability, and wants everyone to understand how you can get into the space too. Having worked in top FMCG businesses around the world, she talks generously about the help she wants to give others to understand what it is you need to know - along with top tips to gain traction in your organisation to hit sustainability goals. Find Charmaine her...

Let's talk Climate Tech - Measure, Reduce and Offsetting Emissions Cat Long took a career break for 6 months to begin the build of Trace.com, a software platform that helps small and medium businesses measure, reduce and offset carbon emissions. Her and co-founder Jo Auburn however soon saw the business grow traction, and that their combination of experience - Cat having consulted large corpor...

Lucy Rogers is a formidable engineer whose career could not be more varied. Having applied twice to be a female astronaut, she decided to help women around the world understand the process and support them too - creating a community of 340 applicants. Now with hundreds of members and 2-3 heading on to be trained as astronauts, the team have developed an important condition - hugely important for w...

Káti Jahromi Gapaillard is the CEO The Fathering Project. She shares her lessons in leadership which includes needing to have the courage to be disliked at times. Káti and her team help support Dad's succeed in their roles as fathers, and advocate for all areas of society enabling them to do so. From how taking extended paternity can become more commonplace in the workplace, to the way in whic...

Claire's career journey spans start-ups to well-known brands such as Virgin, Selfridges and Unilever. Her passion for Beauty, Fashion and the evolution of the role in digital across all experiences has been a common thread throughout her career. Her life experience has helped shaped her leadership style and she is an advocate for practices that support new parents back into work. Claire talks...

Re-commerce. Recycle. Reuse, made ethically in the first place. The innovation that these two women are trailblazing is inspirational and shows how we can tackle the gigantic challenge of waste in the fashion industry. Nikki Ciancio co-founded fashion label and store BLAEK with business partner in a bid to make ethical, sustainable clothing stylish. They now are central in the community of Manly,...

As one of the biggest fitness influencers in Bondi, Australia, Cassey Maynard had adopted a certain persona. This included breast implants and a rigourous workout regime. Her life looks radically different now after a transformative journey triggered my her Mum's cancer diagnosis. Working on who she really was and what she needed to work through took deliberate action - but her sense of peace...