From AI Hype to Real-World Impact: Building Smarter Businesses

What does it take to move beyond the buzz of AI and actually make it work for your business? In this episode, Michael Barnett sits down with Dr. Anna Litvak-Hinenzon—Chief AI Product Officer, Georgetown professor, and Founder of Altech AI—to unpack how leaders can cut through the hype and turn AI into real-world results.

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Mastering Change in Business: How to Lead Through Uncertainty

What does it take to lead a company through constant uncertainty while still building great teams and attracting top talent? In this episode of Conversations with Michael Barnett, Michael sits down with Jim Urquhart, Managing Director at ZRG, to unpack the realities of today’s tech hiring market and what it means for founders, executives, and job seekers.

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From Burnout to Buy-In: How to Create Teams That Love Mondays

In this episode, Michael Barnett sits down with Jasmine Martirossian, Gallup-certified strengths coach and Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer at StrategyArc, to explore how leaders can build high-performance cultures that people genuinely want to be part of. Together, they unpack why traditional management styles often fall flat—and how coaching-driven leadership transforms disengaged teams into energized, innovative ones.

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From Clinician to Founder at 57: Building the Startup That Helps Clinicians Succeed in Practice

In this episode, Michael Barnett sits down with Dr. Pirooz Zia, founder and CEO of Unifi, to explore his bold leap from root canals to entrepreneurship. Learn how Unifi—a platform built by clinicians, for clinicians—is solving the everyday headaches of private practice by unifying services like payroll, HR, merchant processing, patient financing, and lending into one seamless hub.

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