Navigating a career change—or even just finding a job that matches your ambitions—can feel overwhelming, if not impossible, without the right support and guidance. That’s truer today than ever, as industries are changing at lightning speed and record numbers of people need to reskill to find their place in the workforce.
While artificial intelligence (AI) has certainly helped speed up this workforce transformation, it’s also providing new solutions.
That’s why we’re excited to welcome Hamoon Ekhtiari, Founder and CEO of FutureFit AI, to the show. At FutureFit AI, Hamoon’s team leverages over 350 million global talent profiles, real-time labor market data and forecasts, and proprietary algorithms to help people navigate career transitions.
Their team partners with Fortune 500 companies, governments, and workforce development organizations to deliver an AI-powered tool that acts like a GPS for workers—guiding them from reskilling all the way to job placement. In short, they’re using AI to support reskilling and rethink layoffs through outskilling—an inspiring mission powered by cutting-edge technology.
But FutureFit AI is just the latest chapter in Hamoon’s personal mission to help others unlock opportunity through innovation.
His career has taken him from founding director of a leadership academy at one of the world’s largest urban innovation hubs, to director of strategy and innovation at a $30B telecom and technology company.
He is an active member of the Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference, an AdR Fellow at The University of Cambridge, a recipient of the University of Waterloo’s Alumni Achievement Medal, and a Canada Millennium Scholar, just to name a few of his achievements.
We dive into his journey through the startup and scale-up world, explore how he drives innovation, and share his advice for founders looking to succeed in today’s tech ecosystem.
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