

The Rethinking Work Show
Rishad Tobaccowala
Rethinking Work is a show hosted by Rishad Tobaccowala about how work is changing and how we can change with it. In each episode, Rishad sits down with bold thinkers, builders, and leaders to explore the future of work across industries. From remote work and AI to purpose, creativity, and culture, we uncover the ideas reshaping how we live, lead, and grow in today’s world. Subscribe to hear fresh, human conversations about what work can and should become.
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Jun 11, 2025 • 41min
Enabling Skills and Expertise for a Transforming Job Market
What does a modern career path look like when the job market keeps changing? Career Bird Founder & CEO Matt Moog joins Rishad to explore how AI and data can help people navigate their skills, goals, and growth in a world without straight-line careers.Matt Moog is the Founder & CEO of Career Bird, a talent development platform helping organizations unlock the potential of their workforce through skills-based career paths and learning plans. Career Bird empowers individuals to understand where they are, where they want to go, and how to get there, while giving companies the tools to retain top talent and foster continuous learning cultures.With a focus on clarity, accessibility, and speed to value, Career Bird is built for modern teams navigating a rapidly changing world of work. The platform serves employees, managers, and HR leaders with tools for skills assessment, role clarity, job architecture, and internal mobility.Matt is also the Managing Director of Wavetable Studio, a venture studio he founded to launch startups that combine mission, creativity, and scalable impact.
EPISODE CREDITSProduced, edited and mixed by Ria TobaccowalaArtwork designed by Ben DamianoAdditional music licensed through Premium BeatsLINKSExplore more about the new frontiers of work at Rethinkingwork.ioFor more actionable insights that inspire subscribe to Rishad Tobaccowala's free weekly substack: The Future Does Not Fit In The Containers Of The Past. This show is also available on YouTube which includes visual supplements. Rishad's Book Rethinking Work is available in print and audio. Click here for where to buy.

Jun 4, 2025 • 38min
Work From Anywhere
If work isn’t a place, how do we measure impact, build culture, or grow careers? Harvard Business School professor and author Dr. Prithwiraj Choudhury shares insights from the front lines of the remote work revolution.To dive deeper into the concepts, research and guidance discussed in this episode, please explore Dr. Prithwiraj Choudhary's new book called "The World Is Your Office: How Work from Anywhere Boosts Talent, Productivity, and Innovation." Available for purchase on Amazon.Dr. Prithwiraj Choudhury is the Lumry Family Associate Professor at Harvard Business School, and one of the leading thinkers on how work is evolving in a post-office world. His research focuses on the changing geography of work—exploring everything from remote work and “work from anywhere” models, to what drives or prevents geographic mobility. Before Harvard, Raj taught at Wharton, and before academia, he worked at McKinsey, Microsoft, and IBM. He brings not only academic rigor but real-world experience to his ideas. Raj’s work has been featured everywhere from the New York Times to Freakonomics to Harvard Business Review—and in 2023, he was named to Forbes’ Future of Work 50 list.
EPISODE CREDITSProduced, edited and mixed by Ria TobaccowalaArtwork designed by Ben DamianoAdditional music licensed through Premium BeatsLINKSExplore more about the new frontiers of work at Rethinkingwork.ioFor more actionable insights that inspire subscribe to Rishad Tobaccowala's free weekly substack: The Future Does Not Fit In The Containers Of The Past. This show is also available on YouTube which includes visual supplements. Rishad's Book Rethinking Work is available in print and audio. Click here for where to buy.


