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Who Gets Chosen? AI, Trust, and the Human Side of Business

With Jason Wade, Violeta Shkreli, Porsché Mysticque Steele, Rafael Pinho, and Brett Reasoner

Violeta Shkreli — TalentPonds Founder
Violeta Shkreli is the founder of TalentPonds and an advocate for fair and equitable hiring. Her platform removes personal identifiers from candidate profiles to help employers evaluate skills and qualifications with fewer opportunities for bias. She brings a hiring perspective to the panel’s discussion of automated screening, access to opportunity, and responsible AI use. She is also a science-fiction author who published under a pen name in 2019.

Porsché Mysticque Steele — Publishing Strategist and Book Coach
Porsché Mysticque Steele is a publishing strategist, book coach, and TEDx speaker whose background includes freelance editing and ghostwriting. She helps entrepreneurs and experts develop books that communicate their ideas, support their businesses, and create opportunities to speak and teach. In this conversation, she explores the craft of authorship, the importance of human editing, and the personal changes involved in bringing a meaningful book into the world. Professional links

Rafael Pinho — Business and Exit Advisor
Rafael Pinho, CFA, is co-founder of TD Pine Advisors and the author of From Job to Asset. He helps business owners reduce their companies’ dependence on them, strengthen operations, and prepare for future growth or transition. His perspective combines financial discipline with the practical work of building a business that can operate beyond its founder. TD Pine Advisors

Brett Reasoner — Real Estate Team Leader
Brett Reasoner is a founding agent at SERHANT. Colorado and leads The Cornerstone Group, a Denver-area real estate team rooted in Christian faith and a people-first approach. A former global talent acquisition executive, he brings experience with relocation and major life transitions to his work with buyers and sellers. His own story of rebuilding after cancer and personal loss informs his approach to relationships, leadership, and personal branding. SERHANT. profile

• Jason Wade: BackTier

• Violeta Shkreli: TalentPonds on LinkedIn

• Porsché Mysticque Steele: Website, social profiles, books, and speaking resources

• Rafael Pinho: TD Pine Advisors · From Job to Asset

• Brett Reasoner: Agent profile · The Cornerstone Group

• Book discussed: How to Hijack Reality by Gianluca Gibbons

• Further reading on a topic discussed: U.S. Copyright Office resources on copyright and artificial intelligence