🗽 Nicky Testaforte

I’m 62 and this is about to be a very vulnerable moment. I’ve had an extremely successful career. I’ve worked with Twitter, Microsoft, Cisco, Alibaba, Harvard Business School and IBM. I’ve written 17 books, hit several bestseller lists and enjoyed translations into 7 languages. I’ve pioneered technologies and have a long list of additional accomplishments. All that to say… For the past few years I have wondered if my best work is behind me. It’s a sobering emotion. Am I done? Is this the end of my career? At 62 you see an entirely new generation of people building amazing things. A Covid-imposed retirement led to years of no new business and waning influence. I truly started wondering if I was done creating and producing. But like it always has in the past, once again a new technology has surfaced, and my fascination with it led to new realms of creativity and excitement. In fact, with AI, I haven’t felt this energized in a long time. I’m doing things with the assistance of AI that I never thought possible. And now I’m excited to take what I’ve learned from the various disruptions I’ve lived through to help show others how to navigate this massive disruption. My book, AI Made Simple, comes out in December. I’m excited to share it with you as I think it will be the ultimate holiday gift to give to others who may be intimidated or frightened by the AI revolution. Can you relate to the experience of feeling left behind? Or that your best work is behind you? I want to hear your story!