Digital Disruption
with Geoff Neilson
Our Guest Chip Conley Discusses
AI Will Never Have a Soul: Here's Why
What happens to leadership, meaning, and human value in the age of AI? On this episode of Digital Disruption, we’re joined by Chip Conley, former head of strategy at Airbnb, New York Times bestselling author, and founder of the Modern Elder Academy.
The Next Industrial Revolution Is Already Here
Digital Disruption is where leaders and experts share their insights on using technology to build the organizations of the future. As intelligent technologies reshape our lives and our livelihoods, we speak with the thinkers and the doers who will help us predict and harness this disruption.
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Our Guest Chip Conley Discusses
AI Will Never Have a Soul: Here's Why
What happens to leadership, meaning, and human value in the age of AI? On this episode of Digital Disruption, we’re joined by Chip Conley, former head of strategy at Airbnb, New York Times bestselling author, and founder of the Modern Elder Academy.
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Our Guest Amy Webb Discusses
AI Convergence: Amy Webb on Why This Is the Year of Creative Destruction
On this episode of Digital Disruption, we’re joined by the CEO of the Future Today Strategy Group and tech futurist Amy Webb.
Amy joins Geoff Nielson to unpack what 2026 really looks like through the lens of artificial intelligence, programmable biology, quantum computing, biological computing, geopolitics, and systems-level change. Amy argues that we’ve officially entered a new convergence cycle, a rare historical moment where AI, biotech, computing architectures, economic systems, and geopolitics collide to create an entirely new reality. This isn’t incremental innovation. It’s structural transformation.
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Our Guest Bala Muthiah Discusses
Will AI Replace Software Engineers? Here’s What Lyft’s Engineering Director Says
Bala Muthiah, Director of Engineering at Lyft, sits down with Geoff to cut through the hype around AI in software development and explore what’s actually changing inside high-performing engineering teams.
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Our Guest Deborah Liu Discusses
Ex-Ancestry CEO: AI Will Wipe Out Businesses
Deborah joins Geoff to share a candid, practical look at modern leadership in 2026. Drawing on her experience scaling billion-user platforms and transforming legacy organizations, she explains why “adding AI” isn’t a strategy and what it truly means to build an AI-native company.