The View from the Middle - People First Leadership for the Age of AI

Two sisters. Two decades in tech. Two completely different paths — and one shared conviction: the middle isn't where you're stuck. It's where the real work happens. Ann Samuel (Senior Director of Global Technical Support) and her sister (Director of Engineering) started their careers together in India, diverged into different corners of the tech world, and somehow landed in the same place: leading teams through one of the most disruptive moments in the industry's history. This is the podcast for mid-career women in tech who are done pretending they want the VP title — and done apologizing for it. For the directors and senior managers who are the invisible glue holding their organizations together. For anyone navigating AI, ageism, layoffs, and leadership without a roadmap. No executive platitudes. No hustle culture. Just two sisters telling the truth about what it actually looks like to lead from the middle — and why the view from here is exactly right.