Future Ready Leadership With Jacob Morgan

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The Data Center Race Behind AI: Solidigm's SVP on Why Storage, GPUs, and Scale Matter
22/06/2026 | 44 mins.
I talk with Greg Matson, Senior Vice President and Head of Marketing and Products at Solidigm, about the storage infrastructure powering the AI boom. We get into why AI training and inference require massive amounts of data, how GPUs, SSDs, and data centers work together, and why storage can't be an afterthought for companies building enterprise AI.
We also discuss the scale of today's AI data center buildout, how Solidigm is using AI internally, and what this means for the future of work, education, and the skills people will need in an AI-first world.
More Info on Anthropic's Fable 5 Shutdown, Fortune 500 Headcount Shrinks, and Why AI Ads Are Losing to Humans
19/06/2026 | 35 mins.
June 19, 2026: Anthropic's Fable 5 shutdown appears to be tied to SK Telecom, Project Glasswing, Amazon researchers, the White House, David Sacks, and a dispute over whether Anthropic should fix or de-deploy the model. Fortune 500 companies just hit record revenue, profit, revenue per employee, and profit per employee while shrinking headcount for the second year in a row, raising a bigger question about productivity gains without job growth. New data from LV8 founder Griffin Hadrill shows AI-generated creative ads are underperforming human-made ads by 3 to 5 times, which is a reminder that originality, emotional connection, and human judgment still matter.
Solidigm's Greg Matson on Data Centers, GPUs, and the Infrastructure Behind AI
19/06/2026 | 44 mins.
Greg Matson, Senior Vice President and Head of Marketing and Products at Solidigm, joins me to explain why storage is one of the most important and overlooked parts of the AI infrastructure boom. We talk about what actually happens when you use tools like ChatGPT or Claude, why AI training and inference require massive amounts of data, and how GPUs, SSDs, and data centers work together behind the scenes.
Greg also breaks down why AI data centers are being built at such a massive scale, how much storage a single GPU can require, why enterprise AI depends on modern data infrastructure, and how Solidigm is using AI internally to improve forecasting, engineering, software testing, and product development. We also get into what this means for the future of work, education, and the skills people will need in an AI-first world.
This episode is sponsored by Solidigm.
AI Costs Are Rising, Ghost Jobs Face a Probe, and Wall Street's Talent Pipeline Is at Risk
18/06/2026 | 37 mins.
June 18, 2026: Companies are starting to count the real cost of AI after two years of broad experimentation, from rising token bills to the higher wage premiums commanded by AI-skilled workers. Then I look at Senator Ruben Gallego's push to investigate ghost jobs and whether AI-powered hiring platforms are distorting the labor data policymakers rely on. Finally, I break down Wall Street's hiring dilemma: AI can automate junior-level work, but it cannot replace the apprenticeship that develops future rainmakers, dealmakers, and senior leaders.
Anthropic's Fable 5 Gets Pulled, Meta's AI Transformation Stumbles, and PwC Reveals the AI Jobs Split
17/06/2026 | 40 mins.
June 17, 2026: Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Mythos models were pulled after a government directive raised concerns about jailbreak risks, creating a wake-up call for companies building critical workflows on frontier AI models they don't actually control. Then I get into Meta's AI transformation struggles, including layoffs, employee reassignments, low morale, surveillance concerns, and what leaders can learn from one of the most visible AI change-management failures so far. Finally, I break down PwC's 2026 Global AI Jobs Barometer, which shows that AI isn't collapsing the labor market but splitting it into two tracks: roles where AI increases the value of human judgment, and roles where AI makes work easier for non-experts to perform.

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The future of work isn't coming. It's already here — and it's moving fast. Future Ready is the podcast for leaders who want to stay ahead of AI, workplace transformation, and the forces reshaping how organizations operate and compete. Hosted by Jacob Morgan, futurist and bestselling author, this is where strategy meets reality. Every week, two formats in one feed: honest, unfiltered conversations with the CEOs, CHROs, and senior executives actually building the future of work — and sharp, no-fluff daily briefings that take the most important developments in artificial intelligence, AI agents, leadership, hybrid work, and organizational strategy and tell you exactly what they mean for your business. No hype. No filler. Just the insights, frameworks, and real-world playbooks that help you lead smarter, build resilient teams, and make better decisions in a world that won't slow down. If you're serious about leading what's next — this is your podcast. Subscribe to Future Ready wherever you listen.

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