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Amos Tunde
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Hi, my name is Amos a UI/UX designer, digital experience enthusiast, and emerging technologist obsessed with understanding how design and technology shape human behavior. I’m passionate about crafting intuitive, human-centered products and exploring how emerging technologies can transform everyday experiences. I also have a strong interest in entrepreneurship, constantly learning how design, innovation and business strategy come together to bring powerful ideas to life.

  1. 2d ago

    Leading Across Industries: Decision-Making, Innovation & Driving Business Growth with Christopher Swing

    What does it take to lead effectively, make high-stakes decisions, and drive meaningful growth across complex industries? In this episode, we sit down with Christopher Swing, an experienced executive, board director, investor, and adjunct professor, to explore leadership, business transformation, and the decisions that shape successful organizations. With experience spanning healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, private equity, and finance, Christopher brings a broad perspective on solving business challenges, building strong teams, and creating lasting organizational value. We explore how leaders can navigate complex decisions, manage competing priorities, and bring stakeholders together around a shared vision. Christopher also shares insights from his work at Vantage Surgical Solutions, including the role of operational improvements and innovation in transforming business performance. The conversation also dives into private equity, investment strategy, and business growth, examining how organizations can identify opportunities, allocate resources effectively, and help emerging companies reach their potential. Beyond the boardroom, Christopher's experience in teaching and mentorship offers valuable lessons on career development, continuous learning, relationship-building, and preparing the next generation of leaders. If you're an entrepreneur, executive, business leader, investor, or aspiring professional interested in leadership, strategy, innovation, and organizational growth, this episode offers perspectives you can apply to your own journey. Great leadership isn't just about making decisions. It's about bringing people together, solving the right problems, and turning strategy into meaningful results. #ChristopherSwing #Leadership #BusinessStrategy #ExecutiveLeadership #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #PrivateEquity #InvestmentStrategy #HealthcareInnovation #OperationalExcellence #DecisionMaking #OrganizationalGrowth #LeadershipDevelopment #Mentorship #Manufacturing #Logistics #Finance #Innovation #Podcast #DesignWave

  2. Oct 7

    Beyond ChatGPT: Rescuing 30% of the Workday with AI with Olga Topchaya

    What if a significant part of your team's workday is being spent on tasks that AI could handle in minutes? In this episode, we sit down with Olga Topchaya, Founder and CEO of Lapis AI Consults, to explore what it really takes to move beyond AI experimentation and build systems that create measurable business value. With a decade of experience across marketing and product leadership, Olga has seen how businesses can lose valuable time and money to repetitive administrative work from data entry and report formatting to email sorting, information retrieval, and schedule coordination. We explore why successful AI implementation requires more than simply choosing the right technology. Olga believes businesses need three things working together: technology, business strategy, and people. Without understanding how employees actually work and where AI fits into existing processes, even powerful tools can fail to deliver meaningful results. Olga also shares how one client redesigned its information workflows and integrated conversational AI into its existing infrastructure, cutting information search time to 3.5 seconds and reducing technology support and information retrieval costs by more than 90%. The conversation goes beyond using AI for emails and social media to examine the bigger opportunity: How can businesses use AI to eliminate busywork and give employees more time for strategic, high-value work? If you're a business leader, founder, product professional, or technology enthusiast interested in AI automation, productivity, digital transformation, or building AI systems that people actually adopt, this episode offers practical insights into making AI work for the entire organization. The future of AI isn't just about what machines can do. It's about what people can accomplish when machines handle the work they shouldn't have to. #OlgaTopchaya #LapisAIConsults #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIAutomation #BusinessAutomation #DigitalTransformation #ProductStrategy #BusinessStrategy #AIImplementation #FutureOfWork #Productivity #Leadership #Innovation #Technology #WorkflowAutomation #EmployeeProductivity #AIConsulting #Entrepreneurship #Podcast #DesignWave

  3. Oct 4

    Leadership Under Pressure: Making Better Decisions When Mistakes Matter with Silvia Rizzo

    What happens when the pressure is real, mistakes are visible, and the decisions you make can have immediate consequences? In this episode, we sit down with Silvia Rizzo to explore leadership, performance, decision-making, and what it really means to operate effectively when the stakes are high. Silvia brings experience from environments where pressure, responsibility, and accountability are part of everyday reality. Her perspective challenges the idea that leadership is simply about having the right answers it is about how you respond when things don't go according to plan. We explore leadership under pressure, managing mistakes, decision-making in complex situations, and building credibility, including how leaders can learn from errors instead of allowing them to define their performance. The conversation also looks at what separates thoughtful leadership from reactive leadership and why honest reflection can be one of the most valuable tools for improving performance. Rather than relying on rehearsed frameworks or motivational soundbites, Silvia brings a practical and reflective perspective grounded in real-world situations and thoughtful dialogue. If you're interested in leadership, high performance, decision-making, resilience, accountability, and navigating pressure, this episode offers practical insights into becoming a more thoughtful and effective leader. Leadership isn't tested when everything goes right. It's tested by how you respond when things don't. #SilviaRizzo #Leadership #HighPerformance #DecisionMaking #LeadershipUnderPressure #Performance #Resilience #Accountability #LeadershipDevelopment #BusinessLeadership #ExecutiveLeadership #Mindset #PersonalGrowth #ErrorManagement #CriticalThinking #ProfessionalDevelopment #DecisionMakingSkills #HighPerformanceLeadership #Podcast #DesignWave

  4. Oct 3

    Closing the Food Safety Information Gap: Building a Smarter Way to Protect Families with Jordan Robinson

    What if you could know about a food recall before it became a headline you saw days too late? In this episode, we sit down with Jordan Robinson, creator of Anxin, to explore the broken system behind food safety information and how technology can help families make safer, more informed decisions about what they eat. Jordan built Anxin around a simple problem: there can be a significant gap between a food recall being issued and consumers actually finding out about it. The platform brings multiple pieces of food safety information together, including receipt scanning, home inventory tracking, FDA recall monitoring, restaurant health scores, and medication interaction alerts. We explore why existing food safety apps often solve only one part of the problem and what it takes to build a platform that families can actually use as part of their everyday lives. The conversation also dives into the growing problem of food safety misinformation—from old recalls resurfacing as if they're new to foreign recalls being mistaken for domestic ones—and how misinformation can create unnecessary panic instead of meaningful protection. Jordan also shares the thinking behind building Anxin and the bigger question at the heart of the product: How can technology turn important safety information into something people can actually act on? If you're interested in food safety, consumer technology, product design, entrepreneurship, misinformation, AI, or building technology around real-world problems, this episode offers a fascinating look at how one founder is tackling a problem that affects virtually everyone. Food safety information only protects people when it reaches them at the right time—and in a way they can actually use. #JordanRobinson #Anxin #FoodSafety #FoodRecalls #ConsumerTechnology #ProductDesign #Entrepreneurship #FoodTech #HealthTech #Technology #Misinformation #ConsumerSafety #Innovation #ProductDevelopment #AI #FoodSafetyTechnology #Startup #DigitalProducts #FamilySafety #Podcast #DesignWave

  5. Oct 1

    Real Stories, Real Growth: Lessons in Life, Authenticity & Personal Transformation with Jameka Whitten

    What can our life experiences teach us about becoming more authentic, resilient, and intentional? In this episode, we sit down with Jameka Whitten, a speaker who brings an open, honest, and deeply relatable perspective to conversations about life, growth, and the lessons that shape who we become. Jameka believes meaningful conversations don't need corporate language or complicated buzzwords. Instead, she speaks from real experiences, sharing the lessons she's learned and how they can help others navigate their own journeys. We explore the power of authenticity, vulnerability, personal growth, and lived experience, and why some of the most valuable lessons don't come from textbooks or business frameworks, but from the challenges and experiences we encounter along the way. Jameka also shares how being open about life's experiences can create deeper connections and give others the encouragement or perspective they need to move forward. If you're interested in personal growth, authenticity, resilience, life lessons, self-development, and meaningful conversations, this episode offers a refreshing reminder that sometimes the most powerful stories are the ones that simply tell the truth. You don't need to have everything figured out to have something valuable to share. Sometimes, your experience is the lesson someone else needs. #JamekaWhitten #PersonalGrowth #Authenticity #SelfDevelopment #LifeLessons #PersonalDevelopment #Resilience #Mindset #SelfAwareness #Vulnerability #LifeExperience #GrowthMindset #Inspiration #Motivation #AuthenticLeadership #Purpose #Transformation #HumanConnection #Podcast #DesignWave

  6. Oct 1

    From Blank Page to Finished Book: Building an AI Writing Partner with Mykyta Chernenko

    What if AI could help you finish your book without taking away the one thing that makes it yours your voice? In this episode, we sit down with Mykyta Chernenko, engineer, author, and co-founder of AIWriteBook, to explore how AI can help writers move from a blank page to a finished manuscript while keeping the human firmly in control of the story. After writing two books himself, Mykyta understood how difficult it can be to structure a long manuscript, maintain consistency across chapters, and simply keep going until the final page. That experience led him and his co-founder to build AIWriteBook, where AI handles much of the structural work while writers remain in control of their ideas and voice. We explore what it really means to use AI as a writing partner rather than a ghostwriter, how writers can maintain authenticity while using AI, and what self-publishing through Amazon KDP looks like in practice. Mykyta also shares the lessons behind growing AIWriteBook to more than 14,000 users starting books, 240 million words written, and around 4,500 book-length manuscripts, while building with a small team. We dive into SEO-led growth, content, pricing, lifetime deals, launching on AppSumo, and expanding the product into eight languages. The conversation also explores a bigger question for founders and technologists: How do you build AI that is genuinely useful rather than simply impressive in a demo? Mykyta offers a practical perspective shaped by building, testing, and growing an AI product with real users. If you're a writer, author, founder, creator, or technology enthusiast interested in AI, publishing, product building, or growing a lean startup, this episode offers practical lessons you can start applying immediately. AI doesn't have to replace the creator. Used well, it can help the creator finally finish what they started. #MykytaChernenko #AIWriteBook #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #WritingWithAI #AIWriting #Authors #SelfPublishing #AmazonKDP #BookWriting #Entrepreneurship #StartupGrowth #SaaS #ProductDevelopment #SEO #ContentMarketing #AITools #FutureOfWork #Technology #Podcast #DesignWave

  7. Sep 22

    Beyond Success: Breaking Free From Fear, Self-Doubt & Burnout with Steve Barton

    What happens when you achieve the success you wanted, but still feel like something is missing? In this episode, we sit down with Steve Barton, High-Performance Executive Coach, author, and creator of The Game of Ten, to explore what it really takes to move beyond external success and build greater clarity, confidence, and inner stability. After helping scale his family's retail floral business from $200K to $2 million in annual revenue, Steve discovered that business success alone doesn't guarantee peace of mind, strong relationships, or personal fulfillment. That realization led him into decades of leadership experience, personal development, and work influenced by Gestalt psychology. We explore Steve's concept of The Game OFTEN Played a reactive state driven by fear, self-doubt, guilt, and shame and how shifting toward The Game of Ten can help high performers make more intentional decisions and lead from greater awareness. Steve also shares practical insights on intuition, intentionality, emotional intelligence, and high-performance identity, including why intuition can become a valuable leadership advantage and how entrepreneurs and executives can pursue extraordinary results without sacrificing their inner peace. The conversation goes beyond traditional ideas of high performance to examine what it means to build success that is aligned internally as well as externally. If you're an entrepreneur, executive, leader, or high performer looking to overcome self-doubt, improve decision-making, strengthen relationships, and achieve meaningful success without burnout, this episode offers practical insights for operating at your highest level. True high performance isn't just about achieving more. It's about becoming more aware of how you're showing up while you achieve it. #SteveBarton #TheGameOfTen #HighPerformance #Leadership #ExecutiveCoaching #Entrepreneurship #PersonalGrowth #Mindset #EmotionalIntelligence #SelfLeadership #Intuition #Intentionality #Confidence #DecisionMaking #LeadershipDevelopment #PeakPerformance #InnerPeace #BusinessGrowth #SuccessMindset #Podcast #DesignWave

  8. Sep 22

    Where Is Your Marketing Money Actually Going? Turning Ad Spend Into Real Customers with Chris Kennedy

    What if the problem with your marketing isn't that you need more leads but that you're not getting enough value from the leads you're already generating? In this episode, we sit down with Chris Kennedy, CEO and co-founder of Astrafuse, to explore what it really takes to turn advertising spend into real customers and measurable business growth. With about a decade of experience helping major home improvement companies manage millions in ad spend, Chris has built the software, systems, and strategies designed to help businesses understand where their marketing money is going and whether it's actually working. We explore how business owners can determine what they can afford to spend to acquire a customer, why "we need more leads" is often the wrong diagnosis, and how to identify whether the real problem is the ad platform or what's happening inside the sales funnel. Chris also breaks down the mistakes businesses make when scaling paid advertising, how to grow without relying on questionable tactics, and the metrics business owners should actually be paying attention to when evaluating their marketing performance. The conversation also dives into AI and marketing, including where AI genuinely creates value and where it can become little more than an impressive demo. As an operator who has been building technology both before and during the AI boom, Chris brings a practical perspective on separating useful innovation from hype. If you're a business owner, founder, marketer, or home improvement professional looking to make smarter marketing decisions, improve your customer acquisition, and get more from your ad spend, this episode offers practical insights you can start applying immediately. More leads aren't always the answer. Sometimes, the real opportunity is understanding what's happening between the click and the customer. #ChrisKennedy #Astrafuse #Marketing #DigitalMarketing #PaidAds #Advertising #LeadGeneration #CustomerAcquisition #MarketingStrategy #BusinessGrowth #HomeImprovement #Entrepreneurship #AI #AIMarketing #MarketingAnalytics #ConversionRateOptimization #SalesFunnel #AdSpend #GrowthMarketing #Podcast #DesignWave

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Hi, my name is Amos a UI/UX designer, digital experience enthusiast, and emerging technologist obsessed with understanding how design and technology shape human behavior. I’m passionate about crafting intuitive, human-centered products and exploring how emerging technologies can transform everyday experiences. I also have a strong interest in entrepreneurship, constantly learning how design, innovation and business strategy come together to bring powerful ideas to life.

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  • Creator
    Amos Tunde
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    203
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Amos Tunde
  • Show Website
    DESIGNWAVE PODCAST