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AMY'S MOST RECENT INSIGHTS:
Three things quietly killing change initiatives everywhere
A big failure point you may be facing right now and don’t even see: what if you’ve focused your time and resources on solving the wrong problem?
Spark motivation for your team
Every year seems to be the toughest year, and 2026 promises to be no different. To spark motivation and equip leaders with fresh ideas and action plans, I’m looking forward to rolling out workshops for companies across the country.
Get things done
If we haven’t met yet, I’m Amy Radin — former Fortune 100 innovation exec, now advisor, keynote speaker, Columbia instructor, and author.
Why smart ideas fail
I’m excited to share my brand-new speaker reel, and with it, a message that’s core to my work:
Leave behind these “truths”
Early this month, in recognition of Small Business Week, I asked my audience — including founders, entrepreneurs, and the many corporate leaders serving the small business segment to reflect on what “small” in this context means to them.
“I never saw it coming”
When people ask how I went from working at my dad’s corner drugstore to becoming one of the first Chief Innovation Officers and now a Columbia University instructor, my answer is simple: “I never saw it coming.”
The case for optimism right now
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
Lessons on change from the driest place on earth
Sometimes, the best way to gain fresh insight is to change our vantage point. I recently returned from an extraordinary journey through Chile that was a masterclass in adaptation, resilience, and perspective.
Four AI insights for better work and well-being
My 2025 word of the year: Mindset.
My 2024 highlights
As 2024 draws to a close, it’s the perfect moment to take stock of the progress we’ve made — progress driven by purpose, not just motion.
3 crucial AI priorities
One of the things that I love most about my work is that it connects me not only to the front end of innovation across sectors and geographies, but to thought leaders in these spaces as well.
Why I teach
How might we work together to out-innovate the few bad actors who have demonstrated their potential to disrupt?
How to innovate IRL with me
As a catalyst for leaders seeking bold, powerful, new directions, I am proud to empower up-and-coming change makers and seasoned executives to find out what their customers need and deliver on it exceptionally.
About Amy Radin
Amy Radin is a speaker, workshop facilitator, author, Columbia University instructor and strategic advisor. She works with executives and senior leaders to deliver growth in the age of AI. She offers a practical and disciplined approach that begins with the organization's vision and values, pinpointing high-value unmet market needs, and from there provides proven solutions for "what to do next" and how to lead through the daily challenges in an environment where the old rules of change management are no longer adequate.
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Amy is a leader who is demanding and relentless in the pursuit of the great.
In The Change Maker’s Playbook she shares her philosophy and methods to transform ‘out-there’ ideas into new real world business models that can change businesses’ growth trajectories and how brands engage with their customers.
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