On this episode of the Value Maker Podcast, Ryan Purvis sits down with Caterina Maniscalco to discuss innovative leadership models, the challenges of digital transformation, and ethical AI. Caterina introduces her ground breaking concept of couple leadership, explained in her book, Distributed Leadership and Digital Innovation. Together, they explore how pairing complementary leaders can foster collaboration, reduce risks, and increase innovation. Additionally, they discuss the importance of ethical considerations in AI and how frameworks like Project Human aim to guide responsible tech development.
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A thought leader, Board member, published author on innovation leadership, and leader of innovation and transformation initiatives for businesses in US, EMEA and APAC. A record of success across strategic roles in global corporations, consultancies, and NGOs, as well as startups and agencies. Known for helping fine-tune leadership approaches, organisational culture / structure / behaviour change, operating models, and experiences that fuel meaningful innovation and outperform enterprise objectives. A multilingual Certified Agile Coach with an MBA, I recruit, develop, and manage multidisciplinary teams with integrity, mentorship and passion. A technologist with coding proficiency; AI & ML evangelist, I build machine learning models for fun.
* INDUSTRIES – Banking / FS, Life Sciences, CPG / FMCG, Automotive, Mobile, Telecommunications, Media, Entertainment, Technology, Mining, Government, Nonprofit.
* LANGUAGES – Native English & Italian; Near Fluent French; Conversational Spanish.
* US / UK / EU Citizenship with current work status for all (US, UK, & EU).
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANCY
* Financial services startup (mobile wealth) – partnered with founder to enhance design and features (including AI), regulatory compliance, customer experience, tech partners.
* Major US automotive client – drove successful Agile transformation: strategy, collaborative rollout plan, stakeholder management, people / systems / process change. Delivered tighter org structure, operating model, communications, metrics, and high-impact coaching.
* Global phar…
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