E29 #Leadership "Conscious Leadership and Unleashing the Power of Emotional AI" with Paula Petcu

This podcast is a conversation with Paula Petcu, a serial entrepreneur, co-founder at TETATET, former CTO of Brainplus and a leader at Lundbeck . She walks us through her career journey and her current role, which involves wearing several hats including pitching to investors and undertaking software development work. At TETATET, she shares about the development of an emotionally aware AI coach, which uses a smartphone's microphone and camera to gauge user's emotions, creating empathetic conversation. The initiative is designed to support therapists and life coaches and their clients. Paula talks about her entrance into podcasting with a focus on founders mental health within the healthcare domain. Paula shares insight into her leadership style, identifying with 'conscious leadership', and how it has fostered transparency, empathy and self-awareness within her teams. She also shares her experiences as a female leader within the tech space and her involvement with Women CTO Dinners. She is also a host of her podcast ‘ Founders mental Health - Do You Walk the Talk’ SHOWNOTES 00:39 Introduction and Guest Background 01:10 Paula's Journey to Entrepreneurship 02:05 Exploring TETATET: An Emotional Aware AI Coach 03:18 Target Audience and Application of TETATET 05:12 Interactive Features of TETATET 09:11 Paola's Podcasting Venture: Founders, Mental Health 10:26 Paola's Experience at Lundbeck 13:49 Transition to Entrepreneurship 16:17 Understanding Conscious Leadership 27:28 Challenges and Criticisms of Conscious Leadership 32:51 Women in Tech and Conscious Leadership 35:15 Walking the Talk: Personal Growth and Reflection