Business coach, professor, and author Dan Negroni explains how Gen Z can succeed in the age of AI and why leaders must rethink how they support young professionals at work. A sharp conversation about responsibility, human connection, and building high performers across generations.

Dan Negroni is a top keynote speaker, business builder, and performance strategist who helps organizations thrive in the AI-powered Workverse. With a 30-year career spanning law, sales, entrepreneurship, and executive leadership, Dan combines boardroom credibility with unmatched energy and real-world wisdom. He’s coached over 30,000 professionals, advised Fortune 1000s and fast-growing startups, and helped clients generate $300M+ in growth through bold leadership, generational intelligence, and performance systems that actually scale.

Dan is known for delivering high-impact, no-fluff keynotes that tackle the biggest challenges in today’s workplace: disconnected teams, underdeveloped managers, burned-out talent, and Gen Z employees who crave clarity, purpose, and coaching. His bestselling book Chasing Relevance and his new release Workverse: Gen Z’s Playbook to Thrive at Work (2025) are trusted by companies, campuses, and coaches alike.

As Head of Performance Solutions at Marlee, Dan leads the design of real-time, AI-powered coaching systems that integrate behavioral science with performance strategy. He helps organizations install a Collaboration & Performance Operating System—an infrastructure that connects people + AI to build teams that execute faster, communicate better, and retain talent longer.

He also founded Launchbox365, a leadership development firm that has trained thousands of leaders to scale trust, accountability, and results in fast-changing environments.

Connect with Dan Negroni:
Website: https://dannegroni.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-negroni/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dan.negroni/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dannegroni
Book: Workverse https://www.amazon.com/Find-Your-Workverse-Playbook-Purpose/dp/176411843X/

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Credits:
Producer: Michi Lantz
Editor: Michi Lantz
Executive Producer: Danny Iny

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