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America 250: Reagan, Kennedy and the Values That Built a Nation

revisits two of the greatest presidential speeches ever delivered: Ronald Reagan’s 1984 address at Pointe du Hoc, honoring the courage and sacrifice of the U.S. Army Rangers on D-Day, and John F. Kennedy’s 1962 Rice University speech, challenging America to go to the moon not because it was easy, but because it was hard.

12 Leadership Lessons from a Fortune 500 CEO – Bill Foote, former Chairman and CEO of USG Corporation

One of the America’s top executives shares 50 years of leadership insights for leaders, entrepreneurs and businesses. Former Fortune 500 CEO Bill Foote shares timeless lessons for leaders at every level on how to stay grounded, build trust, lead through uncertainty and know when it is time to act.

UC Faculty Say Dropping the SAT Created a STEM Readiness Crisis. Now They Want It Back – Svetlana Jitomirskaya, UC Berkeley Professor of Mathematics

UC dropped the SAT. Faculty say the move hurt the students it was meant to help and created a STEM readiness crisis. Now, an open letter to the UC Board of Regents is calling for the SAT to return. We asked WSJ op ed co-author and open letter advocate Svetlana Jitomirskaya to discuss the issue.

Rockwell Automation’s $2 Billion Bet on the Future of Smart Manufacturing – Blake Moret, Chairman and CEO of Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation is investing $2 billion in smart manufacturing. CEO Blake Moret explains what the factory of the future looks like and why U.S. manufacturers need to adopt technology “like they mean it.”

AI Is Coming for the Measurers, Not the Builders

Matt Kirchner responds to Matthew Prince’s Cloudflare article and breaks down which jobs AI may replace, which ones become more valuable, and why the future belongs to builders, sellers, and creative leaders.

Humanity-Centric Innovation: Where Purpose, Business and Technology Intersect – Pete Dulcamara, Author of High-Tech Heroes

Can technology solve humanity’s biggest problems without losing sight of ethics, business reality and human purpose? This episode explores a new definition of innovation for the next workforce.

The Educator, Employer and Student Perspective on Work-Based Learning – Live Panel at the ACTE WBL Conference

A live panel from ACTE on how educators, employers, and students each shape work-based learning, career readiness, and stronger pathways from high school into the workforce.

The Future of Work Is Putting HR at the Center of Business Strategy – Dr. Peter Fasolo, Former CHRO, Johnson & Johnson | Boston University

What happens when the future of work stops being just a technology conversation and becomes a leadership one? Former Johnson & Johnson CHRO Peter Fasolo joins Matt Kirchner to explain why HR leaders now play a bigger role in workforce strategy, talent decisions, and the company’s ability to stay competitive.

FANUC Partners with NVIDIA to Advance Physical AI in Robotics – Mike Cicco, President & CEO of FANUC America

FANUC America CEO Mike Cicco explains the company’s NVIDIA partnership, physical AI, digital twins, ROS 2, open-source robotics, and the future of automation.

The Mission Generation Wants Impact. Must They Choose Between Tech and Public Service? – Arun Gupta, CEO of NobleReach

The Mission Generation Wants Impact. Must They Choose Between Tech and Public Service? Arun Gupta, CEO of NobleReach Foundation and Co-Author of The […]