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thinkfuture: technology, philosophy and the future

chris kalaboukis

Welcome to thinkfuture, where host Chris Kalaboukis explores the bold ideas shaping tomorrow. From AI-driven creativity and personal growth to leadership in remote work, this podcast delves into the intersection of innovation, technology, and human connection. With visionary guests and thought-provoking conversations, thinkfuture helps listeners unlock new possibilities, challenge the status quo, and create the future they want to see. Tune in for fresh insights, actionable strategies, and

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00:58:35

1127 Why Creativity Is Undervalued | Taylin John...

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2026/02/04

See more: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Taylin: https://taylinsimmonds.substack.com---Why is creative work so emotionally powerful—and yet so hard to monetize?In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis speaks with Taylin John Simmonds, musician, educator, and online creator, about the real challenges creatives face when trying to turn passion into sustainable income.Taylin shares his personal journey—from struggling as a musician to building a more stable life through

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00:48:07

1126 AI Is Tearing Tech and Creativity Apart | JP...

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2026/01/28

See more: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Jordan: https://www.jpprince.com---AI is everywhere—but not everyone wants it. What happens when tech hype collides with creative backlash?In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis speaks with Jonathan Smith (JP Prince), a technologist working inside VC-backed startups and the author of the upcoming cyberpunk novel The Mess. Living in both worlds has given JP a rare vantage point on one of the biggest cultural fractures of our time:

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00:34:30

1125 Why School Still Looks Like a Factory

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2026/01/21

See more: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Jordan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordon-millward-13115600---Our education system was built for the industrial age—so why are we still using it in the age of AI?In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis speaks with Jordon, a PhD student at Imperial College London and founder of Ask Jordon Ltd, an education consultancy focused on making learning more accessible, engaging, and future-ready.Jordon argues that modern education is still

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00:39:09

1124 Why the Future Is Getting Harder to Predict |...

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2026/01/14

See more: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Steve: https://stevebrown.ai---What happens when technology moves faster than our ability to forecast it?In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis speaks with Steve Brown, veteran technologist, former Intel futurist, and former member of Google DeepMind’s AI research lab. With over 35 years of experience across high-tech, digital transformation, and AI, Steve offers a rare long-view perspective on where we are—and why predicting what

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00:32:26

1123 Why Data Is Still Broken | Zoher Karu on AI,...

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2026/01/07

See more: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Zoher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zzkaru/---Everyone talks about AI—but it’s data that still decides what works and what fails.In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis speaks with Zoher Karu, data and analytics leader with a PhD in engineering and experience at McKinsey, eBay, Citibank, Sears, and Blue Shield of California. Zoher now works with Taelor, a men’s clothing rental subscription service using data and AI to personalize

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00:29:58

1122 Why Selling Is Broken | Ari Galper on...

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2025/12/31

See more: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Ari: https://thetrustbook.com---What if the reason people hate selling… is because selling doesn’t work anymore?In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis sits down with Ari Galper, founder of Unlock The Game and pioneer of trust-based selling, to challenge everything we think we know about sales.After 25 years in the field, Ari realized the problem wasn’t technique, persuasion, or closing tactics—it was mindset. Traditional sales

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00:47:54

1121 Crypto Isn’t the Problem | Jared Busby on...

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2025/12/17

See more: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Jared: https://cryptoconfidence.substack.comIs crypto misunderstood—or deliberately misrepresented?In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis speaks with Jared Busby, writer of the Crypto Confidence Substack, about the real differences between crypto and blockchain, why scams dominate the headlines, and what the long-term future of money may actually look like.Jared breaks down why many companies avoid the word “crypto” while still

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00:31:14

1120 AI Is Transforming Everything | Kevin Surace on...

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2025/12/10

Connect with the future: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Kevin: https://www.kevinsurace.com---AI isn’t just changing business—it’s changing everything.In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis talks with Kevin Surace, a technologist and AI advocate, about how artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming industries, creativity, and human life itself.Kevin shares how he uses AI to generate product designs, market analyses, and business insights in hours—work that used to

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00:32:17

1119 The End of Passwords | Bojan Simic on HYPR,...

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2025/12/03

See more: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Bojan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojansimic---Passwords were supposed to die 20 years ago—so why are we still using them?In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis talks with Bojan Simic, co-founder and CEO of HYPR, a cybersecurity company on a mission to finally eliminate passwords for good.Bojan shares how a personal hacking experience early in his career sparked his obsession with fixing identity security. That moment eventually

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00:36:08

1118 AI in Writing: Greg Wolford on Creativity,...

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2025/11/05

See more: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Greg: https://gregwolford.substack.com---Can AI make you a better writer—or does it risk flattening creativity?In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis sits down with Greg Wolford, a writer who uses AI tools like ChatGPT to supercharge his creative process—without losing his human voice. Greg shares how he uses AI to generate plot ideas, refine language, and get feedback while keeping the soul of storytelling intact.Together, they

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00:36:58

1117 Is Success an Illusion? Olga Zalite on...

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2025/10/29

See more: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Olga: https://olia.art---If “success” is just a story we’ve been sold—what does it mean to live on your own terms?In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis speaks with Olga Zalite, illustrator and creative thinker, about how our understanding of success has been hijacked by external forces—and what it means to reclaim it in an AI-driven world.They question whether “success” even exists as a meaningful concept or if it’s just a social

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00:36:28

1116 Building Trustworthy AI Agents

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2025/10/22

See more: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Ibby: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ibby/---Can AI actually be trusted to make decisions? In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis sits down with Ibby, founder of Cotera, a platform making it easier for non-technical people to build powerful AI agents that solve real-world problems—without the hallucinations.Cotera acts as a translation layer between business needs and technical AI capabilities, empowering teams to automate complex

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00:31:00

1115 Fighting Deepfakes with AI | Luke Arrigoni on...

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2025/10/15

See more: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Luke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukearrigoni/---In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis talks with Luke Arrigoni, founder and CEO of Loti, a company on a mission to protect your digital identity. Loti scans the internet to find where your face or voice is being used without consent—in scams, deepfakes, or explicit content—and gets it taken down, often within minutes.What started as a side project after Luke’s AI consulting work

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00:33:01

1114 The 17-Year-Old Building AI Startups | Shahzeb...

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2025/10/08

See more: thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Shahzeb: https://shahzebali.com/---Meet the world’s youngest certified Python developer—and the founder of an AI startup.In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis talks with Shahzeb Ali, a 17-year-old entrepreneur from Pakistan who’s already the youngest certified Python developer recognized by the Python Institute and IBM. He’s also the author of Data Science for Teens and the founder of DevelMo, an AI startup helping businesses scale with

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00:43:24

1113 Why I Stopped Fearing AI in Art

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2025/10/01

See more: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Maya: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mackerma/---Is AI here to replace creativity—or to unlock more of it?In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis speaks with Maya Ackerman, generative AI pioneer and founder of WaveAI, one of the earliest startups in the space. Maya has been exploring the frontier of human–AI collaboration in creativity for over a decade, and she shares her perspective on how we should really think about these

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00:35:24

1112 Google Ads Is Broken? David on Groas, AI...

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2025/09/24

Google Ads is getting more complex, more automated—and harder for small businesses to control. Can AI level the playing field?In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis sits down with David, founder and CEO of Groas, to talk about how AI is reshaping advertising and why his company is tackling one of the biggest challenges in digital marketing: optimizing Google Ads for real profitability.David shares how Groas began as a landing-page optimization tool for advertisers and has since grown

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00:32:59

1111 Authentic Communication in the Age of AI |...

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2025/09/17

See more: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Loreta: https://www.loreta.today---As AI-generated content floods the workplace, how do companies keep communication authentic and human?In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis sits down with Loreta, founder of Loreta Today, to explore the future of corporate communication, leadership alignment, and the role of authenticity in an AI-driven world.With a background in journalism, corporate video, and now advising executives, Loreta

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00:41:09

1110 Why I Stopped Trusting AI Demos

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2025/09/10

See more: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Phillip: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-swan/---Every week, it seems, a new AI demo makes headlines. But as Phillip Swan, co-founder of Iridius, points out—most of these flashy prototypes never make it into production. Why? Because enterprises can’t afford to gamble with compliance, security, and governance.That’s the problem Iridius was built to solve. In our thinkfuture conversation, Phillip explains how their platform provides a new

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01:07:40

1109 The Death of SEO? Bruce Clay on AI Search,...

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2025/09/02

See more: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect with Bruce: https://bruceclay.com---AI is changing search forever—and the old rules of SEO may no longer apply.In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis speaks with Bruce Clay, an early pioneer of search engine optimization who literally coined the term “SEO” back in the 1990s. Bruce has been on the front lines of search since AltaVista and InfoSeek—and now, he’s sounding the alarm about how AI assistants like ChatGPT are rewriting the

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00:39:33

1108 Curious AI: Rethinking How Machines Learn the...

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2025/08/27

See More: https://thinkfuture.substack.comConnect With Sam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-bigdeli-5310b923/---Why the next wave of AI won’t just answer questions—it will explore, sense, and predict.In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis talks with Sam Bigdeli, co-founder and CEO of KavAI, about his vision for Curious AI—a new approach that moves beyond language models to create AI that actively engages with the physical world.Sam explains why today’s AI systems are like

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