Welcome to The Solutionists

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The therapy session your workplace didn’t know it needed.

Bronwyn Williams and Sharon Pearce, the co-authors of Survive the AI Apocalypse, a guide for solutionists, are tired of treading in BS everywhere in the world of work and business. Bloat, bureaucracy, make work disguised as "efficiency", pointless meetings, overstuffed organograms, corporate cholesterol is everywhere - but everyone, from CEOs , CTOs and CHROs through to middle management and new hires seems too afraid (or too invested) to call the BS for what it is : Bullshit. - or to seem to know what to do about it.

So they started this podcast, The solutionists - to be the therapy session your workplace didn’t know it needed, to uncover all your corporate dirty laundry - all those naughty little secrets - and help you clean it up with real talk - and most importantly - real solutions you can apply right now to stop wasting time, talent and money and start the process of REAL business transformation.

If you’re tired of the BS and ready to get to work - and if you have a dirty little corporate challenge of your own you'd like help to solve, you’re in the right place.

survivor@survivetheaiapocalypse.com
2 Nov 2025 English Explicit South Africa Management · Technology

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