Selected interviews on AI, leadership, and what it means to stay human in an age of machines — from Fast Company, CBS, Yahoo Finance, ABC, and NBC.
Featured Interviews
On screens that matter.
Fast Company
How Companies Can Roll Out AI Without Replacing Employees
Fast Company senior editor Bryan Lufkin talks with Faisal about what companies get wrong when deploying AI — and how to do it better. The conversation every leader needs to have before the next rollout.
AI “is going to be very pervasive.” Responsible innovation and responsible utilization are first and foremost. This is not a tech story — it’s a human one.
Not just a tool — a turning point. AI is forcing every organization to ask deeper questions: Who are we becoming? What are we optimizing for? What does it mean to lead?
As AI grows more powerful, “reverse improvement” is already here — eroding creativity, empathy, and critical thinking. The biggest mistake leaders make? Falling for shiny objects.
TRANSCEND is structured around four key parts — one rooted in philosophy. Without grounding in purpose and values, innovation loses its way. The OPEN & CARE frameworks explained.
“Be one with the floor” — the words of his first supervisor. Arriving in the U.S. at 17, working midnight to 3 AM through engineering school. The first lesson in presence and letting go.
Navigating Business Transformation in a Hyperdigital Era
In the I by IMD Book Club, Faisal shows how to navigate business transformation and flourish in the hyperdigital era — based on WSJ bestseller REINVENT.
Most of us rely on our smartphones to feel efficient. Founder of SHADOKA and author Faisal Hoque argues that smartphones actually make you less productive — and offers a better path.
A Harvard-Stanford study quantified how much workplace stress shortens American lives. Faisal, author of Survive to Thrive, shares how to stay calm in the face of daily pressure.