Many leaders were finally beginning to feel like they understood the landscape again. Then AI arrived.
The leaders I’m talking to aren’t really asking about AI — at least not for long. Questions about Technology quickly become questions about leadership. Questions about leadership become questions about value, relevance, stewardship, and what this moment is asking of us.
In this episode of Crafted Clarity, we explore why this moment feels different, why every generation of leaders has faced disruptive change, and what a 100-year-old Kentucky rickhouse can teach us about technology, craft, and leadership.
Through stories from a Kentucky rickhouse, the early rise of social media inside a global organization (Bridgestone/Firestone), and a century of whiskey-making history, we’ll explore how technology changes production but often elevates the importance of human leadership.
Because while the machine can execute, leaders still have to decide.
0:00 Then AI Arrived
5:55 The Kentucky Rickhouse
11:58 The Firestone Story
18:09 What Remains
24:26 Tasting Notes
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Crafted Clarity is a podcast for leaders who have achieved real success and are quietly asking what’s next. Using whiskey distillation as a mirror, Steve Muscato explores the space between what we’ve built and what we’re built for through stories, whiskey metaphors, and honest conversations about leadership, identity, stewardship, purpose, and the journey from success to significance.
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