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Essays

Every event we host is designed with intention, from the atmosphere we create to the way each session flows.

Welcome. This is where I write about the parts of life most people feel but rarely name — identity shifts, reinvention, the psychology of becoming, the collapse of old narratives, and the quiet transformations happening beneath the surface of everyday life.

My essays live at the intersection of applied psychology, lived experience, and the new world we’re all trying to understand. I write about what it means to outgrow an old self, to rebuild after loss, to navigate uncertainty, to discover new capability, and to evolve in a world that’s changing faster than the stories we were given.

I don’t write to inspire.
I write to tell the truth — the kind that helps people recognize themselves in the middle of their own transition.

You’ll find pieces here on identity, reinvention, human behavior, cultural shifts, and the future of how we live and work. Some essays are personal. Some are analytical. All of them come from the same place: an honest attempt to understand who we’re becoming and what it takes to build a life that fits the person we are now.

If you’re navigating change, searching for clarity, or simply trying to make sense of the world and your place in it, you’re in the right place.

Career Pivots, Reskilling, and the Last Years of Work: How to Stay Employable as Machine Intelligence Reshapes Everything

As organizations shift from growth to constraint, employability is no longer about accumulating skills or titles. It’s about judgment, accountability, and where human decision-making still matters as automation reshapes work.

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Keri Tietjen Smith on Brainfood Live | Talent Strategy, AI Hiring Systems & Decision Governance

In this episode of Recruiting Brainfood Live with Hung Lee, Keri Tietjen Smith breaks down why talent strategy is no longer about hiring plans, but about decision governance, human judgment, and risk in AI-mediated systems. The conversation explores how automation reshapes accountability, labor systems, and leadership responsibility.

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