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Optimizing Leadership Performance
AI automation and leadership that creates value.
Join Felicia Shakiba on LeaderbookAI (formerly CPO PLAYBOOK) for candid conversations with CEOs, executives, investors, and innovators who are making the decisions that matter. From timeless leadership principles and decision-making frameworks to cutting-edge AI automation strategies—this podcast gives you the insights you need to lead with confidence.
Whether you're navigating leadership challenges, evaluating investment opportunities in private equity, implementing business process automation, or building your organization's strategy around machine learning and emerging technologies, you'll find practical diagnostics and real-world wisdom here.
Some episodes focus on core leadership. Others dive deep into AI automation and how technologies like generative AI are reshaping business. All of them deliver actionable value for leaders and investors.
Real insights. Real results. Real talk about what drives business success.
New episodes weekly.
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AI automation and leadership that creates value. Join Felicia Shakiba on LeaderbookAI (formerly CPO PLAYBOOK) for candid conversations with CEOs, executives, investors, and innovators who are making the decisions that matter. From timeless leadership principles and decision-making frameworks to cutt...
Alignment in Action: Introducing LeaderbookAI
What does real alignment look like—when leadership, strategy, and execution finally match? In this bonus episode, Felicia Shakiba shares an important update: CPO PLAYBOOK is becoming LeaderbookAI. This isn’t just a podcast name change—it reflects the evolution of the entire business. Episode 95 expl...
95 Why Companies Stop Growing — And How CEOs Can Fix It
What if your growth problem isn’t your product, pricing, or team—but misalignment? We’re joined by Dr. Philippe Bouissou—Apple alum, bestselling author of Aligning the Dots, and the mind behind the A4 Precision Alignment™ methodology that’s fueling faster, more sustainable revenue growth for compani...
94 How Hyatt Hotels Develops AI-Ready Leaders at Scale
What do you do when the world changes faster than your workforce can adapt? Carlee Wolfe, AVP, Leader Development and Organizational Effectiveness, Hyatt Hotels, shares how she’s helping over 125,000 employees stay ahead—by building leadership capabilities that thrive in uncertainty and unlock trans...
93 AI Tools for Creatives
What does it mean to be an AI-native employee—and why will they win? Thibault Imbert, Chief Product and Growth Officer at The Brief, joins Felicia Shakiba to break down what it truly means to work, think, and create in an AI-first world. From conversational AI to real-time prototyping with voice and...
92 How a CEO Biotech Founder Scaled to IPO Without Silicon Valley
What does it take to build a biotech company without burning billions—or losing your conviction? Felicia Shakiba sits down with Dr. Shalabh Gupta, Founder & CEO of Unicycive Therapeutics, to unpack what real leadership discipline looks like in one of the most capital-intensive industries in the worl...
91 From Athlete to Investor: How to Build Wealth & Scales Startups
Can financial education turn athletes into powerful investors? Danny Cortenraede joins Felicia Shakiba to share how he’s helping athletes and early-stage founders build long-term wealth through financial education, mentorship, and hands-on investing. Drawing from his experience scaling multiple comp...
90 What Makes a Great CEO in Healthcare Entrepreneurship?
How do you take a healthcare innovation from lab to market—without losing your shot at impact? Sasha Schrode, CEO of FEMSelect, joins Felicia Shakiba to share her founder journey—from licensing IP out of the University of Pennsylvania to raising venture capital, securing FDA approval, and successful...
89 Unlock Explosive Business Growth Through Culture and Performance
What happens when you bet on people instead of acquisitions? Pia Ostos, EVP and Chief Performance Officer at Inmar Intelligence, joins Felicia Shakiba to share how prioritizing leadership development—rather than acquisitions—became a powerful engine for growth. Pia explains how embedding clear leade...
88 How Private Equity Shares Equity to Motivate Employees
How do you share equity to truly motivate employees—especially in private equity environments? Adam Coffey, private equity CEO and seasoned operator, joins Felicia Shakiba to unpack how incentive equity—not just stock options or bonuses—can transform employees into real value creators. Drawing on de...
