The Talent Shift

Identity Reinvention

What happens when you leave the career you've spent decades building? Julie Fedele, a Future of Work strategist and portfolio career mentor, explores why career transitions are as much about identity as opportunity, and how more professionals are moving beyond traditional employment to build a body of work that’s truly their own. Julie Fedele is a Future of Work strategist and portfolio career mentor based in Melbourne, Australia. A former C-suite leader and venture builder across Australian and European startups in HealthTech, ClimateTech, and Media, she works at the intersection of individual career transition and organisational workforce design. Julie helps women in mid-to-senior career stages move from the corporate model to what she calls the Hollywood Model: a shift from employee to talent, where you build a body of work, move between productions, and own your career narrative and income mix. Her methodology blends strategic business frameworks with diagnostic tools for energy and decision-making. She writes rawmaterials [https://juliefedele.substack.com/], a weekly newsletter on identity, income, and the real work of building something that's yours, and is currently writing Off Script, a book on the structural shift reshaping how we work. EPISODE CREDITS Produced, edited and mixed by Ria Tobaccowala Artwork designed by Ben Damiano Additional music licensed through Premium Beats LINKS Explore more about the new frontiers of work at Rethinkingwork.io [https://rethinking-work.io/] For more actionable insights that inspire subscribe to Rishad Tobaccowala's free weekly substack: The Future Does Not Fit In The Containers Of The Past. [https://rishad.substack.com/]  This show is also available on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@rethinkingworkshow] which includes visual supplements.  Rishad's Book Rethinking Work is available in print and audio. Click here for where to buy. [https://rethinking-work.io/whats-inside-2]

Collaboration Revolution

In a world overflowing with productivity tools and AI assistants, are we actually working better together? Toby Daniels, co-founder of ON_Discourse and Domain, explores why the future of work depends on better collaboration, stronger networks, and systems that help us think and not just work more effectively. Toby is the Co-Founder of ON_Discourse [http://ondiscourse.com/], a global network of technology, business and innovation leaders, investors and entrepreneurs and Co-Founder of the (domain [http://ondomain.ai/]), an AI collaboration platform that connects your work to your network. Domain is now available as a free public beta: ondomain.ai [http://ondomain.ai/]Prior to this, he was the Chief Innovation Officer at Adweek, the leading source of news and insight serving the brand marketing ecosystem. Toby was also the Founder & Chair of Social Media Week, which Adweek acquired in January 2021. Prior to the acquisition, Social Media Week was owned and operated by Crowdcentric Media, which Toby led as CEO for over ten years. Before Crowdcentric, Daniels led business development in the US for Mint Digital and prior to that was the Managing Director of Online Creative Communications, a London based digital agency that he managed for 7 years. Toby is also an advisor to a number of companies including Adweek, Legends, a confidence-training program for elementary schoolers, building legendary kids in 5 minutes a day, and Simon Data, a SaaS marketing platform that helps clients deliver better customer experiences using data.  He was also an advisor to BOND, which sold to Newell Brands in 2016. As a thought leader in media, marketing and technology, Toby has been featured in mainstream and trade media, including articles on CNN.com [http://cnn.com/], The NY Times, The Next Web, Huffington Post, AdWeek, PSFK and Fast Company. He speaks regularly at conferences and has given talks at PdF Latin America in Chile, Social Media Brazil, The Co-Creation Conference, Phoenix and SXSW. In 2013, The Next Web named Toby as one of New York's 50 NYC Tech Entrepreneurs You Need to Know About. In 2014 Toby co-curated the book On! The Future of Now, with the proceeds going towards supporting clean water projects in the developing world. EPISODE CREDITS Produced, edited and mixed by Ria Tobaccowala Artwork designed by Ben Damiano Additional music licensed through Premium Beats LINKS Explore more about the new frontiers of work at Rethinkingwork.io [https://rethinking-work.io/] For more actionable insights that inspire subscribe to Rishad Tobaccowala's free weekly substack: The Future Does Not Fit In The Containers Of The Past. [https://rishad.substack.com/]  This show is also available on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@rethinkingworkshow] which includes visual supplements.  Rishad's Book Rethinking Work is available in print and audio. Click here for where to buy. [https://rethinking-work.io/whats-inside-2]

The Talent Shift

As AI transforms marketing and reshapes organizations, what skills and leadership qualities will matter most? Richard Sanderson, Partner at Spencer Stuart, explores how companies are rethinking talent, adapting team structures, and balancing automation with human judgment. Richard Sanderson is a Chicago‑based Partner and Consultant at Spencer Stuart, where he advises CEOs, boards, and people leaders on recruiting and retaining transformational marketing, customer, and growth executives. His work spans all industries, and he is retained to solve some of the most complex leadership mandates that require a nuanced understanding of modern marketing, product, and customer strategy.  Over the years, Richard has shaped high‑impact executive searches ranging from Chief Marketing Officers to senior customer, brand, digital, growth and experience leaders across a range of Fortune 500 companies, middle-market private equity backed businesses, and early-stage category disruptors. EPISODE CREDITS Produced, edited and mixed by Ria Tobaccowala Artwork designed by Ben Damiano Additional music licensed through Premium Beats LINKS Explore more about the new frontiers of work at Rethinkingwork.io [https://rethinking-work.io/] For more actionable insights that inspire subscribe to Rishad Tobaccowala's free weekly substack: The Future Does Not Fit In The Containers Of The Past. [https://rishad.substack.com/]  This show is also available on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@rethinkingworkshow] which includes visual supplements.  Rishad's Book Rethinking Work is available in print and audio. Click here for where to buy. [https://rethinking-work.io/whats-inside-2]

Dynamic Teaming

What if teams weren’t built around roles, but around problems? Britt Gage, founder and CEO of oAT (of All Trades), explores the shift from static org charts to dynamic teaming, where generalist operators execute, adapt, and connect across functions. As AI reshapes work, Britt argues the future belongs to flexible, problem-centered teams, and to organizations designed to move as fast as the challenges they face. Britt Gage is the founder and CEO of oAT (of All Trades), a company reimagining how teams are built in the age of AI. Drawing on 15+ years in early-stage startup operations across talent, growth and people functions, Britt launched oAT to offer organizations an alternative to rigid, specialist-driven hiring models. of All Trades (oAT) is built around a different kind of operator, embedded generalists who flex around problems rather than job descriptions. Over the past five years, oAT has grown from a solo practice to serving 50+ organizations from startups to nonprofits. At the core of their work is a proprietary Dynamic Teaming methodology, where teams form around problems and disband when problems change, where skills matter more than titles, and where generalists become the essential connective tissue holding it all together.  EPISODE CREDITS Produced, edited and mixed by Ria Tobaccowala Artwork designed by Ben Damiano Additional music licensed through Premium Beats LINKS Explore more about the new frontiers of work at Rethinkingwork.io [https://rethinking-work.io/] For more actionable insights that inspire subscribe to Rishad Tobaccowala's free weekly substack: The Future Does Not Fit In The Containers Of The Past. [https://rishad.substack.com/]  This show is also available on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@rethinkingworkshow] which includes visual supplements.  Rishad's Book Rethinking Work is available in print and audio. Click here for where to buy. [https://rethinking-work.io/whats-inside-2]

The Capability Stack

In a world where skills expire faster than ever, how do you stay relevant? Veronika Kryuchkova explores the idea of the “capability stack", a dynamic mix of core, human, and future skills, and why thriving in today’s workplace requires continuous reinvention, high agency, and the ability to learn, unlearn, and evolve faster than the market. Veronika Kryuchkova is the Global Head of Capability Building for the Reckitt Marketing Academy, where she leads initiatives to equip teams with the skills and mindsets needed to drive transformation at scale. The Academy reaches 90% of Reckitt’s marketers across 59 countries and has been recognized externally with the prestigious Learning Technologies Award for its impact. Her work focuses on how individuals and organizations build the capabilities required to adapt in a rapidly changing world, with a particular emphasis on continuous learning, reinvention, and high-agency performance. Beyond her corporate role, Veronika hosts the podcast Get Superpowered, where she explores the human side of transformation, including creativity, connection, and courage. Through her work, she champions the idea that thriving in the future of work requires not just new skills, but a new approach to growth—one rooted in curiosity, adaptability, and intentional development. EPISODE CREDITS Produced, edited and mixed by Ria Tobaccowala Artwork designed by Ben Damiano Additional music licensed through Premium Beats LINKS Explore more about the new frontiers of work at Rethinkingwork.io [https://rethinking-work.io/] For more actionable insights that inspire subscribe to Rishad Tobaccowala's free weekly substack: The Future Does Not Fit In The Containers Of The Past. [https://rishad.substack.com/]  This show is also available on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@rethinkingworkshow] which includes visual supplements.  Rishad's Book Rethinking Work is available in print and audio. Click here for where to buy. [https://rethinking-work.io/whats-inside-2]