Episode 155 - From Boardroom to Rockstar, Leading the Next Stage
From The Number by Wendy Brookhouse
November 12, 2025 · 39 min · Season 5
About this episode
Carrie Forbes discusses the transition from startup to corporate leadership and the importance of human skills in AI project success.
FinTech leader Carrie Forbes, CEO of Rockstar Advisory, joins Wendy to unpack the shift from startup energy to running energy, the corporate habits worth keeping, and how to make AI projects succeed with tiny, low risk wins. Human skills remain the moat... and that’s the optimistic bottom line.
People in this episode
Host: Wendy Brookhouse
Guest: Carrie Forbes
Topics covered
- FinTech
- leadership
- AI projects
- corporate habits
- startup energy
Keywords
- FinTech
- leadership
- AI
- startup
- corporate habits
- success
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Rockstar Advisory
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