"If you're always chasing the trend, you're not ever going to set the trend."

You've got shiny object syndrome, and Ryan Vet will tell you he does too — the difference is he's built a career studying what it costs. As a USA Today bestselling author, generational futurist, and someone who's led companies from startup to hundreds of millions in valuation, Ryan has watched leader after leader ask "what new technology do I need?" when the real question is "what's not going to change?" In this conversation, he shares the story of the time his own company implemented AI-driven matching that made networking faster — and quietly gutted the trust and connection the business was actually built to deliver.

Ryan has delivered over 1,000 presentations across four continents on how generational shifts reshape leadership, culture, and the f ...