Fractional Frequency

In this episode of Fractional Frequency , we sit down with Dr. Rob Yonover. Scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, and author, to explore the incredible journey behind a life-saving invention now used on every crewed SpaceX mission and by military pilots around the world. From researching active volcanoes and diving the Galápagos to bootstrapping a business while caring for his family through nearly t...

High-performing teams don't happen by chance, they're built through trust, clarity, and a shared commitment to something bigger than individual success. In this special episode of Fractional Frequency , Amy is joined by former teammates from Glassdoor to reflect on what made their team so effective. Together, they explore the leadership behaviors, communication habits, and cultural foundations tha...

This week on Fractional Frequency, we're joined by Jeremy Blaze, a multi-venture founder, product designer, and the mind behind Never Before Seen. Software is now being built at the speed of thought, but products and people can't keep up. As AI accelerates development and more "slop" floods the market, quality has become the ultimate competitive advantage. We unpack why product is the new bottlene...

In this episode of Fractional Frequency , we strip away the industry buzzwords with Ahryun Moon, Founder and CEO of GoodTime. We’re moving past the hype cycle to get into the raw reality of the founder journey, the stark difference between buying AI for optics versus buying for utility and why the ultimate goal for recruiting—seamless, one-click scheduling—is closer than you think. Join us for a g...

AI is everywhere right now. The hard part isn't building it—it's building something people actually need. In this episode of Fractional Frequency , Amy and Erin sit down with Jonathan Lei, founder and CEO of WITH Q, a VC-backed hospitality technology startup using AI to eliminate manual work and improve the guest experience. Jonathan shares the realities of building and scaling an AI company in a...

Most small businesses collect more customer data than they realize and many don't think about privacy until something goes wrong. In this episode, we sit down with privacy attorney and Termageddon founder Donata Stroink-Skillrud to talk about what business owners actually need to know about data privacy, why privacy policies matter, and how building trust with customers can be a competitive advant...

In this episode of Fractional Frequency, we sit down with speaker, author, leadership coach, and culture strategist Khalilah Lyons to explore the transformative journey of uncovering and prioritizing purpose. Drawing from her book Prioritize Your Purpose , Khalilah shares powerful insights on identity, resilience, imposter syndrome, and what it means to move through life with clarity and intention...

AI is changing the workforce faster than most companies are willing to admit. In this episode of Fractional Frequency, Kirk Havens joins us to unpack the economic, operational, and security shifts already reshaping corporate America. From Special Forces to leading cybersecurity at scale, Kirk brings a grounded perspective on where AI is creating real advantage, where companies are exposing themsel...

Healthcare, finance, education, hiring. AI is reshaping every system we touch. But according to Kim-Elisha Proctor, the real risk isn’t the technology itself. It’s what happens when leaders adopt it without reflection, intention, or humanity. In this episode of Fractional Frequency, we explore Conscious AI Adaptation: a framework challenging organizations to think beyond speed, automation, and eff...

AI is fundamentally changing how companies are discovered online and Jon Mest is building at the center of that shift. In this episode, we sit down with Jon Mest, Founder and CEO of ChatRank, an AI-driven platform helping companies improve how they appear in AI-powered search results. A former Wall Street investment banker turned operator and entrepreneur, Jon brings a grounded, practical perspect...

Healthcare isn’t broken, it’s just built for the wrong outcome. It’s optimized for treatment, not health. Dr Olusegun Ishmael saw that up close as a physician and instead of working around it, he decided to rebuild it. In this episode, we get into the real shift: from reactive, episodic care to continuous, AI-driven engagement. Not theory, actual behavior change, real patient patterns, and what it...

AI is everywhere. Execution isn’t. We sat down with Myles Harrison to talk about what works and why most companies are lighting money on fire pretending they “have an AI strategy.” We get into: Why bad AI consulting feels like getting your watch stolen then sold back to you What has to be true before AI does anything useful How to build workflows that actually perform (not just look good in a deck...

NY Times featured Cara Laban sits down with us to share what it really looks like to build something from nothing and to do it on your own terms. In this episode, we talk to Cara, a solopreneur and the founder of Travelreddi.com, a platform designed to take the stress out of international travel by curating personalized prep tasks and actions for travelers. But this isn’t just a founder story, it’...

In this follow-up with Mike Reading, we get real about his build journey since we last talked. Mike's now part of a founder lab, working to refine his approach to scaling {RDT} DevAI, and operating inside the pressure of building something that matters. In this conversation we dive a little deeper and break down the art of critical thinking, why it’s a muscle, why it’s at risk and why leaders who...

The future of talent won’t be hired. It will be built. In this episode, we explore how TalentSquare is redefining talent acquisition, moving beyond jobs, beyond pipelines, and toward a connected ecosystem designed for speed, quality, and scale. Brano Vargic shares the origin story, the technology behind the platform, and the leadership principles required to disrupt an industry that’s long overdue...

Joe Silva doesn’t do theory. He’s built his career in the real world of cybersecurity, across both defense and private sectors, where the stakes are high and the margin for error is zero. Now, as Founder & CEO of Spektion, he’s channeling that experience into building something of his own and it shows. Some people are wired to lead, to build, to take the risk. Joe is one of them. In this episo...

After leading HR at scale, Jenna Ferrua made a deliberate move away from the corporate model to join STRATIVIS as a Principal Consultant and Fractional CHRO. In this episode, we unpack that decision. What she saw from inside large organizations, why she believes the future of HR is more agile and outcome-driven, and how she’s now ready to help companies solve real business challenges without the o...

Wrapping up our month of strong female voices, we have HR leader, Erisa Ojimba. In this episode, we sit down with Erisa and unpack the career moments, leadership influences and hard-earned lessons that shaped how she shows up today. We talk about the traps leaders fall into when they prioritize harmony over credibility and why chasing likeability can quietly limit impact and authority.  This is a...

In this episode of Fractional Frequency, we’re joined by Megan Mirkes, Operations Manager of Kidz Kabaret, for a conversation on what the corporate world can learn from the arts. Leading in creative and nonprofit environments requires a different lens. Megan shares how simple acts of gratitude, empathy, and truly understanding the experience of your team can shape stronger cultures and more resili...

As part of our nod to women in leadership this month, we’re joined by one of our favorite people, Nponano Maikori. Nponano is a strategic communications leader with over 15 years of experience building programs that cultivate engagement, shape culture and connect the dots across complex, global organizations. She brings both precision and heart to her work, using communications not just as messagi...

Today’s guest is dialing in from London and she doesn’t build small. Entrepreneur and ambitious operator, Gail is the founder and CEO of H&G Recruitment, a business she scaled from zero to £43M in annual revenue. She also launched NTS, Network Transport Solutions just a year ago, and it’s already turning over £2M annually. She leads a team of 50+, has built authority and credibility in histori...

“Authentic leadership” gets thrown around a lot. But when it’s inconvenient? When it risks power or when it costs you comfort? Do you still choose it? In this episode Amy and Erin sit down with Jacob Little, a leader who has shaped careers, built psychological safety at scale, and led with conviction even when it wasn’t the easy path. This isn’t a conversation about being likable. It’s about congr...

Most companies treat values like marketing copy. Polished, framed, and quietly ignored when decisions get inconvenient. We didn’t build STRATIVIS that way. Values were the infrastructure first. Everything else came after. People First, Always isn’t a tagline we added to sound good. It’s the standard we operate against, moment to moment, decision to decision. It shows up in the teams we’ve built, t...

In this episode, we tackle whether competency frameworks are genuinely useful or just corporate overkill. The short answer? It depends. Depends on how they’re built, how they’re used, and whether they actually support the business. Listen to find out.

On this episode, Erin and Amy chat with Mike Reading, Founder of RegenDesign Labs and creator of {RDT} DevAI. Mike is building a developmental thinking partner designed to strengthen executive-level thinking and entrepreneurial energy inside real work, not outside of it. We dig into how leaders actually think, make decisions, and sustain momentum when the work is complex, ambiguous, and very real.