In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership, Dr Gary Crotaz speaks with Faisal Hoque — entrepreneur, futurist, and author of Transcend: Unlocking Humanity in the Age of AI — about what it really means to lead in a time of accelerating technological change. Faisal shares his powerful vision for a world where AI and human consciousness evolve together, and where leadership must become more mindful, ethical, and emotionally intelligent than ever before. He and Gary explore how leaders can transcend the noise of disruption by integrating systems thinking, self-awareness, and compassion into how they make decisions and shape culture. They discuss the risks of losing our humanity amid automation — and the opportunity to use AI as a catalyst for greater connection, creativity, and wisdom. It’s a profound and forward-looking conversation about leading with soul in the age of machines — and how to transcend technology to rediscover what makes us most human. Originally recorded for The Unlock Moment podcast.