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 that enabled the team to consistently deliver exceptional results while supporting one another through periods of rapid growth and change.

From psychological safety and transparent leadership to proactive collaboration and intentional prioritization, this conversation offers practical lessons for anyone responsible for building, leading, or being part of a high-performing team.

Whether you're a founder, people leader, or manager looking to create a stronger team culture, this episode is packed with honest reflections and actionable insights on what it really takes to perform at a high level—together.

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 great conversation on leading through uncertainty and fixing the friction that actually matters.

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 bottleneck, how founders can scale without creating long-term debt, the shift from founder-led product to mature product leadership, and what responsible AI integration actually looks like in practice.

If everyone's shipping faster, the winners won't be the ones building more. They'll be the ones building better.

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 crowded market, how his team learns customer needs quickly, the role data plays in decision-making, and why relationships remain one of the biggest accelerators of growth.

A practical conversation about startup leadership, product-market fit, AI adoption, and what it takes to stand out when everyone is claiming to be an AI company.

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 advantage.

Whether you're running a local business or a fast-growing startup, this conversation breaks down privacy in plain English and shares practical steps you can take today.

From Special Forces to leading cybersecurity at scale, Kirk brings a grounded perspective on where AI is creating real advantage, where companies are exposing themselves to risk, and why the future workforce may be smaller, faster, and fundamentally different than leaders expect.

This conversation cuts through the hype to explore power, productivity, accountability, and the hard realities emerging beneath the AI boom.

In this episode of Fractional Frequency, we explore Conscious AI Adaptation: a framework challenging organizations to think beyond speed, automation, and efficiency and instead ask harder questions about identity, leadership, empathy, and the future of human work.

From the hidden parallels between AI and the early social media era to the rise of new workplace hierarchies, this conversation sits at the intersection of philosophy and operational reality. We unpack what it means to “guard your humanness” in a world increasingly optimized for output and why HR leaders may be the most important voices in shaping what comes next.

This is not a conversation about fear. It’s a conversation about responsibility.

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 historically male-heavy industries, crediting her success to sharp strategy, disciplined execution, and zero appetite for excuses.

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 messaging, but as a catalyst for clarity, alignment, and real change.

Currently the Director of Communications at Baker Donelson, Nponano understands something many leaders overlook: authority isn’t just held in titles, it’s built in narrative.

In this episode, we explore the power moves that don’t make headlines. The subtle decisions. The behind-the-scenes influence. The long-game thinking that builds credibility and trust inside organizations, especially in environments where not every voice is equally amplified.

This is a conversation about influence without ego, narrative without noise, and the quiet force that shapes how organizations move.

If you care about leadership, reputation, and building authority that lasts, this one’s for you.

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)

And also… serious question: Has Mark Zuckerberg replaced himself with a very calm, very consistent AI agent?

If your AI isn’t driving outcomes, it’s not strategy. It’s cosplay.

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 takes to keep people healthy before they hit the system.

We talk about where AI actually works in healthcare (and where it doesn’t), why patient behavior is the hardest problem in the room and what it looks like to design care that’s always on—not just when something goes wrong.

Because the future of healthcare isn’t more treatment. It’s fewer reasons to need it.

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 stop training it will fall behind fast.

Because better tools don’t make better decisions. Better thinking does.

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, the leaders we’ve challenged and the calls we’ve made when it would have been easier not to.

In this episode, we break down what values are actually supposed to do: hold weight under pressure, guide decisions when there isn’t a clear playbook, and shape the kind of company you become, whether you planned for it or not.

Because values aren’t what you publish. They’re what you prove.

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 candid conversation about building trust, earning respect, and leading with clarity, even when it means being uncomfortable. Because in leadership, being liked isn’t the goal. Being trusted is.

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 resilient organizations. When resources are limited, leaders have to be intentional about how they show appreciation and create meaning in the work.

As businesses navigate tighter budgets, the nonprofit world offers an interesting blueprint. Megan talks about how organizations like Kidz Kabaret balance the books while still making people feel valued and connected to the mission. The takeaway may surprise some leaders — the things that make the biggest impact on teams aren’t always financial.

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 overhead.

A grounded, honest conversation on leadership, timing, and building where you can have the greatest impact.

Depends on how they’re built, how they’re used, and whether they actually support the business. Listen to find out.

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 congruence between who you are and how you decide, the difference between vulnerability and leading vulnerably, the real risk of showing up fully. Especially in senior roles. Why authenticity requires discipline, not just openness, and how AI is increasing the premium on distinctly human leadership.

We unpack the hard edges: when authenticity feels risky, the tension between transparency and oversharing, the pressure to “play the role,” what high performers must unlearn when they step into leadership, and why values don’t earn you credit, they hold you accountable.

Honest. Reflective. Practical. No leadership theater. Just the real work.

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 for change.

This is a conversation for operators who care about impact over effort when scaling hiring.

In this episode, we get into what it actually looks like to make that jump from operator to founder and the mindset shift that comes with it. We also (of course) put HR under the microscope. Joe’s take? Let’s just say he’s got opinions. And they’re not the ones you hear in HR echo chambers.

Even though we’re building completely different products, the overlap in how we think about people, performance, and building something that actually works is real.

Tune in for this candid conversation on leadership, building in high-stakes environments, and what it really takes to scale something from the ground up.

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’s a story of evolution.

From aspiring actress to waitress, entertainer and now early-stage tech founder and author, Cara’s path is anything but linear. That’s exactly what makes it compelling. We love her and we know you will too.