A few years ago, I met Joyce Carols, Founder and CEO of JC Consultancy, on a female entrepreneur study group trip to Dubai. I was drawn to her calm, her sweetness, and the incredible toughness just beneath the surface. I joked that it takes an internationally-renowned negotiations expert to keep 7 alpha-women from killing each other. ;-) Joyce hires out her expertise to top companies that are struggling against a foundering business culture. It's a monumental task to turn this around in giant companies. Listen to Joyce's approach and how she navigates the vulnerability of well-intentioned but clueless top C-suite executives.

When Maren Costa took on Amazon fighting for better working conditions for the distribution center workers during covid, I thought she was the bravest person I knew. But getting to know Maren better over our conversation, I came to learn that activism comes naturally to her. She shares a high tolerance for risk like all entrepreneurs. So what seems brave to others feels natural and logical to those of us who have the risk bug. The first time I heard the term "climate justice" was on one of Maren's interviews on CNN or some other national news outlet. Did Amazon win this fight? Maren has the answer.

Ooh, that's a bit tortured. Beth and Michael discuss how copyright law is impacted by ChatGPT & Friends. Michael handles Beth's "What ifs" and "How abouts" with aplomb. Beth asks Michael to ponder if gross things are actually funny or if laughing at gross things is just an extended expression of disgust. Michael misses the point.