Workestration

Emily Goligoski, qualitative researcher and audience strategist (The Atlantic, Charter, the Membership Puzzle Project at NYU, Columbia Journalism School), on why most of what companies know about AI adoption is what people think they are supposed to say.Donna Scarola and Stela Lupushor get into:The chocolate croissant script: how Emily opens every focus group to get the actual answer instead of...

Guest: Arthur Matuszewski, Managing Partner, CarraraHosts: Stela Lupushor and Donna ScarolaCategory: BuilderEpisode summaryArthur Matuszewski runs Carrara, an operating firm that embeds inside companies and does the work across talent, finance, go-to-market, and ops. He is not there to advise. As he puts it, “critics don’t get statues.”He scaled Better.com’s talent function from 400 to 4,400...

Michaela Schoberova, SVP HR for Global Commercial Transformation at Colgate-Palmolive, on what 20+ years inside one company taught her about running AI experiments without breaking the culture.Stela Lupushor (Donna is off this week) gets into:Colgate's proprietary digital consumer twins and how they compress early-stage product innovationWhether you can, or should, build synthetic employees the...

On the Workestration podcast, hosts Stela Lupushor and Donnas Scarola speak with Jeff Schwartz (VP at Gloat, author of “Work Disrupted” and “Workforce Ecosystems,” and Columbia Business School professor) about navigating the future of work in 2026 as AI accelerates. Schwartz argues leaders need “new maps” to move beyond old either/or frames (human vs. machine, employee vs. contractor) and focus...

On the Workestration podcast, hosts Donna Scarola and Stela Lupushor speak with Yelena Mammadova Ed.D, fresh from Davos, about three themes shaping the 2026 AI trajectory: more grounded, pragmatic AI discussions (constraints like energy and ROI, plus societal impact), leadership in “radical uncertainty,” and the widening gap between technology advancement and people readiness. Yelena argues AI...

In this episode of the Workestration podcast, hosts Donna and Stela welcome Steve Garguilo, CEO and Founder of Cultivate, a boutique consultancy that helps science-led companies build thriving cultures. Steve draws on 15 years of experience at global giants like Johnson & Johnson, Chevron, and Mars to discuss how organizations can navigate the intersection of human behavior and emerging...

In this episode of the Workestration podcast, hosts Donna and Stela welcome Douglas Rushkoff and Amar Bakshi, co-founders of Andus Labs. The conversation explores the evolving nature of work in the AI era, touching on themes such as the historical control over labor, the future of meaningful work, and the societal implications of artificial intelligence. Douglas and Amar discuss the potential for...

In this episode of the Workestration podcast, Donna and Stela chat with Jennifer McTiernan and Chris Perry of Andus Labs, a generative AI strategy and leadership advisory firm. Throughout the episode, the co-founders discuss their backgrounds and the personal and professional experiences that led them to establish Andus Labs. They share insights on the importance of human agency and creativity in...

In this episode of the new season of the Workestration podcast, hosts Stela and Donna interview David Evans, founder of ArcSyne. David discusses his extensive background in B2B information services, including stints at the Corporate Executive Board, CoStar, and the White House. He details the origin of ArcSyne, a native AI-based forecasting tool designed to help strategists, planners, and...

In this episode, Donna and Stela reconnect after a three-year hiatus, rebranding from 'An Internet of People' to 'Workestration.' The discussion focuses on the changes in work dynamics spurred by AI, including the diminishing need for entry-level jobs and the challenges of delayering management structures. The hosts explore the implications of AI on job training and the importance of...