IoT, AI, the Future of Work—if it’s revolutionizing industries, Peggy’s talking about it. Each week on The Peggy Smedley Show, she delivers cutting-edge perspectives from top experts, keeping 150,000+ listeners ahead of the curve.
The way we work is changing fast — and the 2030 workforce won’t look like anything we’ve seen before. In this episode, Peggy Smedley explores the forces reshaping work: the rise of fractional leadership, AI augmentation (not replacement), portfolio careers, and the urgent need for continuous learning. Peggy breaks down what individuals and organizations need to do now to stay ahead — from skills-based hiring and project-based teams to building cultures where learning never stops. Whether you’re a leader, a professional rethinking your career path, or an organization trying to stay agile, this episode gives you a clear-eyed look at what’s coming and how to prepare.
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The Resilient Supply Chain Podcast is where global leaders explore how to make supply chains stronger, smarter, and more sustainable.
Hosted by Tom Raftery, technology evangelist, sustainability thought-leader, and former SAP Global VP, the show features C-suite executives, founders, and innovators from some of the world’s most influential companies. Together, we examine how organisations are building supply chains that can withstand shocks, adapt to change, and compete in a decarbonising economy.
New episodes drop every Monday at 7 a.m. CET, packed with real insight, not PR fluff.
From resilience and risk mitigation to AI-driven visibility, circular design, and ESG transformation, the podcast unpacks the data, systems, and strategies shaping global operations.
You’ll hear from the people doing the work on:
- business continuity and crisis response
- Scope 3 emissions and supply chain sustainability
- digital twins and predictive resilience
- ethical sourcing and due diligence compliance
- nearshoring, automation, and future-ready logistics
Because a supply chain can’t be sustainable unless it’s resilient, and it can’t be resilient unless it’s sustainable.
Resilient Supply Chain+ subscribers also get access to bonus episodes, including highlight reels, extra analysis, trend briefings, and other subscriber-only insights.
If you’re a supply chain executive, sustainability strategist, or technology leader, this show gives you an edge.
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An autonomous truck does not create an autonomous yard. Without aligned decisions, reliable data and clear ownership, smart assets become expensive distractions.
I’m joined by Matt Yearling, CEO of YMX Logistics; Chad Fox, Manager and Delivery Lead at Miebach Consulting; and Kurt Neutgens, CEO and co-founder of Orange EV. Together, we examine why supply chain resilience still breaks down in the yard — a neglected part of logistics that can disrupt warehouse flow, transport performance and customer service.
You’ll hear how the biggest failures often sit in handoffs between inventory, warehouse, yard and transportation, where visibility exists but nobody owns the next decision. We break down why automation only works when the process is clear and dependable — and why an autonomous truck cannot coordinate the operation around it.
You might be surprised to learn that electrification may deliver the more immediate resilience gain. Kurt explains how moving from roughly 80% diesel uptime to 97–98% electric uptime can cut interruptions, remove fuelling downtime and improve fleet efficiency while reducing emissions.
The core question is simple: can your operation act on what it sees, or is the dashboard merely documenting the delay?
🎙️ Listen now for a practical look at supply chain visibility, sustainability, risk, data and the decisions required to turn technology into execution.
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books
Understanding great literature is better than trying to read and understand (yet)…
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The shipping industry is the backbone of international trade, contributing to the globalisation and development of the world, but it’s the shipping people who makes the world go around.
This is where you meet the maritime professionals, strong characters with an interesting background.
The industry is in the headlines again, are we prepared to tell the good story?
Finally, I got to talk to someone who could answer my questions! And he has an idea of how we could make the maritime industry more visible. Dustin Eno is an International Crisis Communications Leader and knows how to communicate and tell a story! Listen to our conversation and send me your thoughts. Email to hello@shippingpodcast.com Thank you for listening! Lena


Climate Confident is the podcast for business leaders, policy-makers, and climate tech professionals who want real, practical strategies for cutting emissions and building a resilient low-carbon future.
Every Wednesday at 7am CET, I sit down with the people doing the work, executives, engineers, scientists, founders, and policymakers, to unpack what’s actually driving climate progress across energy, transport, industry, supply chains, food, finance, and more.
This isn’t about vague pledges or greenwash. It’s about what’s working, what isn’t, and what leaders need to understand now to make better decisions faster.
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Heavy machinery can waste three quarters of the energy fed into it. The battery may not be the real electrification bottleneck.
In this episode, I speak with Hiten Sonpal, CEO of Rise Robotics, about a neglected part of the energy transition: the hydraulic systems inside construction, mining, and port machinery.
You’ll hear why conventional hydraulics are only around 25% efficient, how that forces manufacturers to install larger batteries, and why electric heavy equipment can become commercially unviable before it reaches the market.
We dig into how Rise Robotics’ beltdraulic systems replace oil and pressure with belts and pulleys – cutting battery size, charging demand, downtime, maintenance, and hydraulic leaks. Hiten also explains how drive-by-wire creates the data needed for teleoperation, digital twins, and autonomous machinery.
You might be shocked to learn that better efficiency can matter more than better batteries. That shift could reduce costs across the machine, charging network, and grid, while accelerating decarbonisation, emissions reduction, and progress towards net zero.
We also examine where adoption may happen first, from mining and ports to marine and food production, and why policy alone cannot solve this industrial transition.
🎙️ Listen now to hear how Hiten Sonpal and Rise Robotics are turning overlooked climate tech into cleaner heavy industry.
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Season 2 of ClearTech Loop is built around three questions:
How is AI changing the way organizations think about risk?
What does stronger cybersecurity leadership look like right now?
How should leaders rethink cloud strategy as business and technology keep shifting?
Hosted by Jo Peterson, Chief Analyst at ClearTech Research, ClearTech Loop is a fast, focused podcast covering AI, cybersecurity, and cloud risk through a business leadership lens.
Each 10-15 minute episode explores the issues shaping modern technology strategy and the decisions leaders cannot afford to ignore.
From governance and resilience to infrastructure change and emerging risk, ClearTech Loop helps leaders make sense of what is shifting, what matters most, and what comes next.
What happens when an AI agent takes an action no one authorized?
The answer is not, “The model did it.”
In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with cybersecurity and technology executive Billy Spears to unpack the gap between AI policy and actual AI control.
They discuss:
Billy’s warning is simple:
“AI is not eliminating risk; it’s amplifying the consequence of weak controls.”
If your AI governance lives in a PDF while your agents operate with broad access, this episode is for you.
Listen now to learn what real AI governance looks like when systems begin to act.
About Billy Spears
Billy Spears is a technology and cybersecurity executive with more than 25 years of experience across security, IT, privacy and business operations. He has held executive roles at Dell, Hyundai and loanDepot and currently advises executives and boards while building a stealth cybersecurity startup.
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