In this conversation, Aimee Haasteaby and Roy Vella discuss the intersection of sustainable business practices, AI integration, and the importance of effective management strategies. They explore how businesses can navigate expectations, the role of AI in enhancing productivity, and the shift from traditional growth metrics to a circular economy. Vella emphasizes the need for execution over ideas in business strategy and highlights the potential of AI to solve pressing climate issues. The discussion also touches on the importance of measuring circularity in business practices and the need for a mindset shift towards sustainability.TakeawaysSustainable business is about how you do it, not just what you do.Meetings are often the most expensive organizational asset.AI has the potential to solve climate issues by improving energy efficiency.Strategy is more about execution than just having ideas.The world operates in a closed system, not an open one.Circular economy metrics need to be valued in business.Augmented imagination can enhance business possibilities through AI.Companies must adapt to a circular economy for sustainability.Everything we see originated from the earth and will return to it.Keeping our waste would change our perspective on sustainability.Guest Name: Roy VellaGuest Title: CEO, Next CoLabPhone: +1-857-277-8483Email: [email protected]: https://www.nextcolab.com/LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/royvellaOther links:  https://bit.ly/3Ip1DqhRoy spent most of his career leading growth in fintech organizations, from founding one out of Stanford (that was acquired), then starting 3 new lines of business at PayPal (that is, Merchant Services, Travel and Mobile which sent him to London) to working with a wide array of enterprises large and small throughout EMEA. More details and further background are obviously available at LinkedIn. Now back in the States, he's focused on exponential deeptech (AI/ML, Big Data, Climate, Energy, etc.) ventures, that is, impressive core science that needs help commercializing.

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