Nikki Barua on Humanizing AI, Identity Shifts, and Building the Agentic Enterprise

Andrew speaks with Nikki Barua, co-founder of Flip Work (with Monica Marquez), about helping large enterprises become “agentic” so humans and AI collaborate to boost capability and agility.

Nikki explains Flip Work emerged from their complementary backgrounds and a recurring pattern she saw in tech transformations: technology outpaces people, and with AI evolving weekly the gap is widening. After working with thousands, they found the core barrier isn’t skills but identity—successful professionals must unlearn old mindsets, adopt a day-one stance, and redefine their unique value alongside AI.

They discuss AI’s task-level impact, risks to roles where most tasks are replaceable, and the need for business-led clarity, governance, a ...