Cathy Hackl & John Buzzell - The Augmented Workforce

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Episode #32: On today's show, I will be talking with futurists Cathy Hackl & John Buzzell, co-authors of the new book 'The Augmented Workforce,' which is one of the essential books to learn how Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, 5G networking, and other emerging technologies are changing business today and bringing about the next computing platform. This episode is packed with knowledge for everyone, regardless of your background with technology! About The Augmented Workforce: Led by globally recognized futurist Cathy Hackl and award-winning emerging tech leader John Buzzell, 'The Augmented Workforce' will arm you with frameworks and examples to tackle the rapid disruption happening in every industry. This book is for business leaders that want to learn more about 5G, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and other emerging tech. Along the way, you'll hear real-life examples from business leaders and industry experts in technology years in the making. By the end, you'll be seeing the world through AR glasses, AI applications, and at the speed of 5G. About Cathy & John: Cathy Hackl is a leading tech futurist and globally recognized business leader specializing in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and spatial computing. She is one of LinkedIn's top technology voices and a champion for diversity. She is a sought-after keynote speaker and has spoken at CES, SXSW, Comic-Con, Adobe Summit, Harvard Business School. Facebook, Twitter, Aspen Institute, In-Q-Tel, US Navy, SDA Bocconi, IE, Singularity University, and many other places. John Buzzell is an award-winning technology leader with experience spanning major technology transitions: AR/VR, Video Games, Mobile Apps, Websites, and more. Currently, he's leading customers through the next technology transition and into the metaverse at Epic Games. John is a frequent speaker on AR/VR, real-time 3D animation, and the metaverse. Talks have included the Hollywood Professional Association, Augmented World Expo, VRDC, Reuters XR USA, and M.I.T. Buy your copy of The Augmented Workforce HERE. Want to support this podcast? Visit https://anchor.fm/coffeyandcode/support or leave a rate & review on Apple Podcasts. *Subscribe to Coffey & Code to be notified when new episodes go live!* Is there someone in the tech space who you would love to hear on the show? I'd love to hear from you. CLICK HERE to drop me a line, or send me a DM on Twitter @ashleycoffey_ or Instagram @ashleyrcoffey89. Thanks for listenin EPISODE CREDITS: Produced and edited by Ashley Coffey. Cover art designed by Ashley Coffey. Headshot by Brandlink Media Introduction music composed and produced by Ashley Coffey LINKS Follow Coffey & Code on Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin, and YouTube for the latest emerging tech updates! Subscribe to the Coffey & Code Podcast wherever you get your podcasts to be notified when new episodes go live. © 2026 Coffey & Code Podcast. All rights reserved. The content of this podcast, including but not limited to text, graphics, audio, and images, is the property of Ashley Coffey and may not be reproduced, redistributed, or used in any manner without the express written consent of the owner. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Episode #32: On today's show, I will be talking with futurists Cathy Hackl [https://www.cathyhackl.com/] & John Buzzell [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbuzzell/], co-authors of the new book 'The Augmented Workforce,' [https://www.theaugmentedworkforce.com/]which is one of the essential books to learn how Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, 5G networking, and other emerging technologies are changing business today and bringing about the next computing platform. This episode is packed with knowledge for everyone, regardless of your background with technology! About The Augmented Workforce [https://www.theaugmentedworkforce.com/]: * Led by globally recognized futurist Cathy Hackl [http://www.cathyhackl.com/]and award-winning emerging tech leader John Buzzell [http://www.linkedin.com/in/jbuzzell], 'The Augmented Workforce' will arm you with frameworks and examples to tackle the rapid disruption happening in every industry. This book is for business leaders that want to learn more about 5G, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and other emerging tech. Along the way, you'll hear real-life examples from business leaders and industry experts in technology years in the making. By the end, you'll be seeing the world through AR glasses, AI applications, and at the speed of 5G. About Cathy & John: * Cathy Hackl [http://www.cathyhackl.com/] is a leading tech futurist and globally recognized business leader specializing in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and spatial computing. She is one of LinkedIn's top technology voices [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathyhackl/]and a champion for diversity. * She is a sought-after keynote speaker and has spoken at CES, SXSW, Comic-Con, Adobe Summit, Harvard Business School. Facebook, Twitter, Aspen Institute, In-Q-Tel, US Navy, SDA Bocconi, IE, Singularity University, and many other places. * John Buzzell is an award-winning technology leader [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbuzzell/]with experience spanning major technology transitions: AR/VR, Video Games, Mobile Apps, Websites, and more. Currently, he's leading customers through the next technology transition and into the metaverse at Epic Games. * John is a frequent speaker on AR/VR, real-time 3D animation, and the metaverse. Talks have included the Hollywood Professional Association [https://hpaonline.com/], Augmented World Expo [https://www.awexr.com/], VRDC [https://gdconf.com/call-for-submissions/vrdc], Reuters XR USA [https://reutersevents.com/events/vrx/], and M.I.T. [https://www.mit.edu/] Buy your copy of The Augmented Workforce HERE. [https://www.theaugmentedworkforce.com/] Want to support this podcast? Visit https://anchor.fm/coffeyandcode/support or leave a rate & review on Apple Podcasts. [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffey-code/id1522512306] *Subscribe to Coffey & Code to be notified when new episodes go live!* Is there someone in the tech space who you would love to hear on the show? I'd love to hear from you. CLICK HERE [https://anchor.fm/coffeyandcode/message] to drop me a line, or send me a DM on Twitter @ashleycoffey_ [https://twitter.com/ashleycoffey_]or Instagram @ashleyrcoffey89 [https://www.instagram.com/ashleyrcoffey89/]. Thanks for listenin

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