Leading Business & Education in an AI Generated World featuring Monica Marquez

Welcome to The Jeff Bradbury Show, featuring conversations with creators who are shaping the future of learning. In this engaging conversation, Monica Marquez shares her journey from corporate executive to entrepreneur, highlighting the importance of finding passion and embracing an entrepreneurial mindset. She explores AI fluency in today's workplace, the challenges of adapting to emerging technologies, and the value of self-reflection for personal and professional growth. Monica also discusses her work with Flipwork, which helps organizations improve AI adoption, and offers insights from her podcasting experience. Become a High-Impact Leader: This episode is just the beginning. To get the complete blueprint for designing and implementing high-impact systems in your district, get your copy of my book, "Impact Standards."

• Strategic Vision for Digital Learning: Learn how to create a district-wide vision that aligns digital learning with your educational goals, transforming how standards-based instruction is designed and supported.
• Curriculum Design and Implementation: Discover practical strategies for integrating digital learning into existing curricula, creating vertical alignment of skills, and mapping digital learning across grade levels.
• Effective Instructional Coaching: Master the art of coaching people rather than technology, building relationships that drive success, and measuring impact through student engagement rather than just technology usage.

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• Monica highlights how creativity and autonomy fuel entrepreneurial success.
• Identifying your unique "zone of genius" is essential for peak performance.
• AI literacy has become a fundamental workplace skill.
• Forward-thinking organizations leverage emerging technologies to spark innovation.
• Deep self-reflection reveals authentic passions and career directions.
• Corporate professionals can benefit from applying entrepreneurial thinking.
• Organizational resistance to AI adoption creates competitive disadvantages.
• Effective AI implementation requires experimentation and iterative learning.
• Podcasting serves as a powerful knowledge-sharing and networking platform.
• True success is measured by outcomes, not just effort expended.

Chapters:

• 00:00 Introduction to Monica Marquez and Her Journey
• 02:14 The Leap into Entrepreneurship
• 05:15 Identifying Your Passion and Zone of Genius
• 09:15 The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Always an Entrepreneur
• 12:49 Navigating Corporate vs. Entrepreneurial Environments
• 17:34 Embracing Emerging Technologies and AI
• 22:23 The Future of Education and AI Fluency
• 23:20 Understanding AI's Role in Work
• 25:49 Identifying Pain Points in AI Adoption
• 28:53 Trial and Error in AI Integration
• 30:40 The Evolution of AI Usage
• 34:29 Building AI Fluency at Flipwork
• 36:22 Reframing Success with AI
• 37:55 The Journey of Podcasting
• 43:45 Embracing AI Despite Fear
• 46:25 Teachable Moments in Career Choices

About our Guest: Monica Marquez Monica Marquez is a workplace AI strategist, leadership, learning, and inclusion expert, and serial entrepreneur. She is the founder of FlipWork, Inc., the only enterprise-wide AI workforce transformation system that ensures Fortune 500 companies adapt quickly to disruptive change. FlipWork helps employees at every level...