Pragmatic Innovation Partners LLC hosted the welcome breakfast for NYU SPS's Entrepreneurship & Management Program and started Session 1 of Building & Leading Effective Teams.

Speaking inquiries: amy@amyradin.com or DM in/amyradin. My keynotes empower leaders with pragmatic guidance on how to move from stuck to unstoppable when the old change management playbooks fail in a world dominated by AI disruption. The traditional rules of change management weren't designed for today's reality: AI disruption, five generations at work, eroding trust, and distributed teams. My approach and philosophy brings an uncommon combination—recognizing what's coming AND focusing on what works when you're accountable for results in complex, demanding environments. My "Stuck to Unstoppable™" framework emerged from 30 years leading transformative strategies and programs as one of the world's first Chief Innovation Officers at Citi, driving breakthrough product development at American Express, and serving as Chief Marketing Officer at AXA (now Equitable). I learned early—starting at my dad's corner drugstore—that genuine service matters more than polished presentations. When your family's livelihood depends on understanding diverse customers and creating experiences worth returning for, you learn fast what actually works versus what just sounds good in a meeting. Today I work with organizations and leaders at all levels facing the messy reality of change—through keynotes that shift perspective, workshops that build capability, and strategic advisory roles that deliver results. My approach is pragmatic, not theoretical -- building change as a capability, not just survive it as an event. When certainty is scarce, building your capability is what counts.