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A Founder's Life:

Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​

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A Founder's Life:

Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​

The AI Mindset Shift No One Talks About - Lori Kirkland - S3 - E2

In this episode of A Founder’s Life, Leo Gestetner speaks with Lori Kirkland—neuroscience researcher turned entrepreneur and co-founder of DeepHumanX. After 20 years in tech and a devastating personal loss, Lori chose to realign her life and business around purpose, family, and servant leadership. Together, they explore how leaders can navigate rapid change, use AI without losing the human touch, and build businesses that actually support wellbeing—not just efficiency.

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Lori Kirkland is a conscious leader, strategist and co-founder of DeepHumanX. With 25+ years leading digital and cultural transformation at companies like Microsoft, Boeing, Charles Schwab, and Boston Scientific, she brings enterprise expertise to fast-moving founders and executive teams. Lori teaches AI through a human-first lens, helping leaders shift their mindset to lead confidently in the age of AI. She specializes in building Practical AI-Ready Cultures where emotional intelligence, adaptability, and strategic thinking are amplified, not replaced, by technology.
She’s the co-creator of the DHX Relevance Model™ and Hu OS™, frameworks designed to help leaders think non-linearly, navigate complexity, and design systems that scale consciously. If you’re building the future, Lori helps you lead it- relevantly, creatively, and without burning out.
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About this Episode

In this episode of A Founder’s Life, Leo Gestetner speaks with Lori Kirkland—neuroscience researcher turned entrepreneur and co-founder of DeepHumanX. After 20 years in tech and a devastating personal loss, Lori chose to realign her life and business around purpose, family, and servant leadership. Together, they explore how leaders can navigate rapid change, use AI without losing the human touch, and build businesses that actually support wellbeing—not just efficiency.

Highlights

• Early Career: Started in neuroscience research, then transitioned to tech and executive roles at Fortune 500 companies.

• Big Challenge: Left the corporate world after burnout and the sudden passing of her husband of 25 years.

• Turning Point: Realized she no longer wanted to live by the old rules of productivity and external validation.

• Personal Growth: Embraced joy, presence, and balance; shifted to a lifestyle that prioritized family, travel, and creativity.

• Business Success: Co-founded DeepHumanX, an AI enablement agency helping teams lead and adapt through rapid change using human-centric approaches.

• Future Vision: Use AI as a force for good—building companies that serve people, not just profits, and empowering leaders to evolve with integrity.

Resources

Learn more about DeepHumanX:

https://www.deephumanx.com/

Connect with Lori:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-kirkland-ccxp-960354/

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