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The AI-Powered Orchestra: Scaling Teams Like a Conductor with Gerald Leonard
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In this episode of Founders Future, with host Jae Encarnacion, we sit down with Gerald J. Leonard, CEO of Turnberry Premiere and a rare polymath who bridges music, IT, and corporate culture. A former professional bassist, Gerald reveals how he applied the discipline of musical mastery—practice, collaboration, and mentorship—to revolutionize project management, creating a consultancy that helps Fortune 500 companies optimize teams through AI-driven sustainability programs, IT governance, and his innovative "Crew" leadership pipeline. He shares how Turnberry Premiere scales by training young talent to deliver the output of 5-10 employees through automation, and why his global sustainability exchange (partnered with Paris-based Greenly) is solving the $1.6T Scope 3 emissions challenge for multinationals.
Gerald unpacks his "lead by example" philosophy, detailing how writing for Fast Company, teaching at Wharton, and hosting the Productivity Smarts podcast established his thought leadership. He also tackles the bottleneck of corporate hesitation in today’s AI-disrupted economy, offering a roadmap for cutting through noise by combining Ivy League partnerships, minority business networks, and relentless upskilling (he’s currently building 25 custom GPTs). For founders, his journey is a masterclass in turning niche expertise into a high-value consultancy—proving that "gray hair" experience still outperforms algorithms when paired with strategic scaling.
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