Caroline Stokes: Bold Conversations for Future-Ready Leaders

Send us Fan MailAbout This EpisodeIn this episode, global leadership strategist and author Caroline Stokes talks about what it takes to lead through AI acceleration, climate risk, and constant societal change. We explore psychological safety, neuroplasticity, AI experimentation, and why resistance is so costly for leaders and organizations. Caroline challenges outdated leadership models and offers a practical, future-focused view of how leaders can build strategic agility, listen more deeply, adapt faster, and create operating models where mission leads before hierarchy. Tune in for a bold conversation about what it really takes to lead, adapt, and stay human in a world that keeps changing. About Caroline StokesCaroline Stokes is a global leadership strategist, founder and author of AfterShock to 2030: A CEO’s Guide to Reinvention in the Age of AI, Climate, and Societal Collapse, a radical roadmap for leaders navigating our disruptive new reality. She is a member of the Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2026, and was shortlisted for the Thinkers50 Leadership Award in 2025. A Sony alum who contributed to the launch of PlayStation, and a PCC-level, EQ 2.0–certified coach, Caroline has evolved from executive headhunter to one of the few global authorities on psychological and strategic leadership reinvention. Additional ResourcesWebsite: theforward.co LinkedIn: @CarolineStokes Instagram: @OCarolineStokes Facebook: @TheForwardCoSupport the show--------Stay Connected www.leighburgess.comWatch the episodes on YouTube Follow Leigh on Instagram: @theleighaburgessFollow Leigh on LinkedIn: @LeighBurgessSign up for Leigh’s bold newsletter