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In this Audio episode of A Black Executive Perspective Podcast, Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed sit down with MIT engineer, entrepreneur, and former Bridgewater and Citadel executive Ted Yang to explore how Artificial Intelligence is transforming executive leadership, career longevity, and performance in corporate America.

For decades, professional growth followed a predictable arc. You rise. You plateau. You decline.

Ted challenges that model.

Drawing from his book Ageless Peak Performance, he explains how generative AI can accelerate young professionals, extend the prime years of seasoned executives, and potentially act as a strategic equalizer for Black leaders navigating systemic barriers in corporate environments.

This is a direct conversation about leadership relevance, diversity in corporate America, executive performance, and how to stay ahead before disruption forces you to catch up.

What You Will Learn

1. How AI can extend executive peak performance instead of replacing experience
2. Why AI may serve as a strategic equalizer for Black executives
3. The difference between cheating, augmentation, and intelligent AI leverage
4. How leaders should guide teams in an AI-augmented corporate world
5. Who gets left behind in the next phase of AI adoption

▶︎ In This Episode

00:00 – AI as the New Equalizer

04:00 – What Ageless Peak Performance Really Means

11:00 – Fear, Cheating, and the AI Mindset Shift

20:00 – Extending Your Prime in Corporate America

29:00 – Strategic Clarity as an AI Superpower

41:00 – AI and the Black Executive Advantage

49:00 – Who Gets Left Behind

01:01:00 – Final Word: Your Peak Doesn’t Expire

AI is not here to erase experience. It is here to amplify it.

If you are serious about leadership development, executive longevity, diversity strategy, and building long-term relevance in corporate America, this conversation will shift how you think about the future of work.

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