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AI Strategy, Sales Quotas & Scaling After Acquisitions | Backlight CEO Kathleen Barrett

October 13, 2026

Backlight CEO Kathleen Barrett explains why customers can love your products while your business still struggles to scale. She shares how she focused an acquired portfolio, rebuilt sales quotas and financial visibility, and why leaders need to fix their operating foundations before layering on AI. IN THIS CONVERSATION Why customer love isn’t the same as a scalable growth engine How to focus go-to-market investment across an acquired portfolio How to build trust when some products receive m...

Crisis Leadership, AI, & Team Trust

October 06, 2026

ControlUp CEO Jed Ayres and Chief Product Officer Gadi Feldman share the decision to bring 400 employees to Dubai while the company was operating through war and crisis—and what happened to morale, trust, and connection afterward. IN THIS CONVERSATION • How leaders make decisions during war and crisis • Why 400 employees were brought together in Dubai • What changed when distributed teams met in person • How flatter organizations affect trust and accountability • Where AI can improve ...

Bonus: Introducing the AI Mini-Series — Behind Closed Doors

September 29, 2026

Welcome to a new era of the Leaderbook AI podcast. Everyone is talking about AI, but no one is talking about what’s actually happening behind closed doors. In this upcoming mini-series, host Felicia Shakiba brings you into the tight executive meetings where the real decisions, heavy trade-offs, and brutal moments happen. We are cutting through the fluff and buzzwords to bring you conversations with real CEOs, executive teams, and investors who are putting AI to work inside real businesses. ...

Stepping Into your Leadership · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners

How do I get in touch with LeaderbookAI?

LeaderbookAI is hosted by Felicia Shakiba. Its publicly listed email is wrkdefined@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for LeaderbookAI?

The publicly listed email for LeaderbookAI: wrkdefined@gmail.com.

How many listeners does LeaderbookAI have?

Podseeker estimates LeaderbookAI reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for LeaderbookAI?

LeaderbookAI typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: CEOs, executive leaders, investors, and operating partners/operating executives—especially those with responsibility for AI transformation and organizational or workforce change. Common among recent guests: Led enterprise transformation or AI transition efforts with measurable business results; Built or redesigned org structures to improve speed/customer outcomes; Held senior executive roles (CEO/C-suite) or investment/operating partner roles tied to portfolio execution. Recent guests include Jeremy Jones, Tina Murphy, and Lee McCabe.

How hard is it to get booked on LeaderbookAI?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does LeaderbookAI cover?

Recent episodes cover Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, Executive Coaching, Organizational Design, and Private Equity. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.