The Skill AI Can't Replace (The Ripple Effect Podcast ft. Sasha Grinshpun: Part One)

This one felt personal. If you've ever walked into a room and felt like everyone else had it figured out, or you've ever watched somebody get an opportunity and thought, "Wait, how did that happen for them?" then you're going to connect with this conversation. It was such an honor to have Sasha Grinshpun on The Ripple Effect Podcast. Sasha is an executive coach, career strategist, and facilitator who has spent more than 15 years helping people get honest about what they actually want and how they'll get there. She has worked with Fortune 500 executives, founders, and professionals navigating major career transitions, helping them turn the conversations they've been rehearsing in their heads into the ones that open real doors. Sasha's background is anything but ordinary. Yale Economics, Harvard Business School MBA, Monitor Deloitte strategy consulting, IDEO design thinking, and now the founder of Catapult Circles and the LinkedIn Accelerator. She brings a rare mix of strategy, warmth, and straight talk to the questions so many of us are quietly carrying. A lot of us were taught to keep our heads down, do good work, and trust that people will notice. But if you've lived long enough, you know it doesn't always work that way. Sometimes the missing piece is not talent. It is connection. It is trust. It is learning how to show up, be curious, and build meaningful relationships without feeling fake or salesy. Sasha has such a great way of talking about relationships, personal branding, LinkedIn networking, AI career advice, and the future of work in a way that feels simple and doable. Especially now, when AI is changing professional visibility, hiring, networking, and how people get found or overlooked, this conversation feels incredibly timely. There are a few moments in this episode that made me stop and think, and I think they'll do the same for you. So grab a cup of coffee, settle in, and watch this one all the way through. You might hear exactly what you need today. Good news. If you learned a lot from this conversation, part two is coming soon. Stay tuned! Ripple with Sasha Grinshpun Website: https://catapultcircles.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sashagrinshpun/ X: https://x.com/catapultcircles Substack: https://sashagrinshpun.substack.com/ Ripple with Steve Harper Instagram: http://instagram.com/rippleon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rippleon X: https://twitter.com/rippleon Website: http://www.ripplecentral.com