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Unleashed - How to Thrive as an Independent Professional

Aug 31, 2026

Waziri Garuba, creator of G.R.I.O.T and CEO of HarlemLabs, talks about how he was inspired by the limitations of Siri and where the name for his custom AI persona, G.R.I.O.T, comes from. He  integrates several platforms including n8n.io, 11 Labs, Vercel, and it can be integrated with an LLM of choice, including Claude....


Aug 3, 2026

Jean-Christophe Lanoix is the founder of Turboconsultant. He spent seventeen years at Hinicio, a strategy consultancy specialising in hydrogen — joining as an intern, rising to Associate Director and leaving in 2024, two years after the firm’s exit. He now builds the system he wishes he had had.


Jul 20, 2026

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Andreia Fernandes, founder of the Portfolio Career Institute, explains that the term "portfolio career" was coined by Charles Handy in 1994, and it emphasizes working in different roles and contexts. 

Defining a Portfolio Career

Andreia adds that portfolio careers involve using different skills in...


Jul 13, 2026

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Shankar Ananth shares his background, mentioning his nine years of consulting experience, highlighting his experience at McKinsey and Bain, and his role  in building the new app, Micro-Casing. 

Bridging the Gap in Case Interview Preparation

Shankar explains the gap in case interview preparation methods,...


Jul 6, 2026

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  • Update since recording: Restack has since moved to one simple plan at $800 per seat per month, and now works across PowerPoint, Excel, and Word as a single agent.

Harsh Aggarwal is the founder of Restack, an AI agent that works inside PowerPoint to turn a consulting or PE team's analysis into a...