Future Self & Future Work | Valerie Jardon, Managing Director – Strategy, IA

IA Managing Director, Valerie Jardon, weighs in on personal growth and the future of work. She shares her inspiring journey from a difficult upbringing and early self-doubt to leadership and shaping workplace strategy. The conversation explores everything from humanoid robots and techno-optimism to impostor syndrome, future selves, and the assumptions we make about work, identity, and change. Valerie also reflects on the emotional impact of receiving a major leadership honor, the role her family played in her success, and her belief that the spaces and systems we create ultimately echo back to us. The conversation is thoughtful, funny and deeply human.