Innovative Connections launches leadership podcast

Innovative Connections is debuting “Innovative Conversations,” a new podcast hosted by Founder and CEO Dr. Laurie Cure with consultant Barbara Fitch. The show starts Aug. 3 and aims to help leaders navigate workplace conflict, change fatigue and the impact of AI with expert-backed, human-centered advice.

Why it matters: - Innovative Connections is using a podcast to extend its consulting work into a format that can reach leaders facing fast-moving workplace challenges. - The show targets issues that directly affect organizational performance, including change fatigue, psychological safety, talent retention and AI’s effect on human skills. - The launch comes as leaders are looking for practical guidance that goes beyond surface-level management advice.

What happened: - Innovative Connections launched “Innovative Conversations,” a new podcast hosted by Founder and CEO Dr. Laurie Cure in partnership with consultant Barbara Fitch. - The company announced the podcast on July 21, 2026, in Fort Collins, Colorado. - The first episode, “Navigating Social Political Conversations in the Workplace,” will be released Aug. 3. - The podcast will be available on YouTube, Spotify and other podcast platforms. - More information is available in the company’s announcement.

The details: - Innovative Connections said the podcast is meant to spark meaningful dialogue and new thinking by bringing together seasoned experts for candid conversations about leadership challenges. - Episodes will cover topics including navigating political conversations, tackling change fatigue and the role of emotional intelligence in the age of AI. - The show will also focus on psychological safety, talent attraction and retention, the impact of AI on human skills and diversity and inclusion across generations. - The format will feature interviews with seasoned experts and leaders in a free-flowing, real-time discussion. - The podcast will highlight both successes and failures to humanize the leadership journey and surface different perspectives on evolving workplace issues. - Dr. Cure said the goal is to give listeners a place to find more than surface-level answers to difficult leadership problems. - Dr. Cure said the podcast is designed to bring forward issues through the lens of experts shaping the future of work and to offer listeners new strategies for dealing with them.

Between the lines: - The podcast positions Innovative Connections as both a consulting firm and a media source for leadership guidance, which can expand its reach beyond client engagements. - The episode topics suggest the company is leaning into the most urgent workplace debates: politics at work, rapid change and the human side of AI adoption. - The emphasis on honest discussion and failures signals a less polished, more practical tone than typical executive content.

What's next: - The first episode goes live Aug. 3. - Innovative Connections plans to keep featuring leading professionals and practical tools for listeners as the podcast continues. - The company says it expects the show to provide advice, strategies and insights for leaders navigating change.

The bottom line: - Innovative Connections is betting that leaders want candid, expert-led conversations about the hardest parts of managing people, culture and change in a rapidly shifting workplace.