Ep 46: Remote Work in the Age of AI: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why

About this episode

This episode explores the intersection of AI, remote work, and human capability with insights from industry leaders.

In this episode of The AI Grapple, Kate vanderVoort, Founder and CEO of the AI Success Lab, sits down with Chris Nolte, Founder and CEO of Kayana Remote Professionals, to unpack what’s really happening at the intersection of AI, remote work, and human capability. Chris brings the rare lens of an investor-operator who has led and scaled businesses across finance, retail, prop tech, healthcare, and real estate. As an early beta tester of OpenAI and a long-time advocate for global talent, he shares grounded insights into why AI adoption often stalls, and what leaders are getting wrong about jobs, productivity, and automation. This is a practical, human-centred conversation about execution, not hype.

People in this episode

Host: Kate vanderVoort

Guest: Chris Nolte

Topics covered

• remote work
• AI adoption
• human capability
• productivity
• automation
• business insights

Keywords

• remote work
• AI
• productivity
• automation
• business
• human capability
• global talent

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AI Success Lab, Kayana Remote Professionals, OpenAI

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