Can You Lead with AI and Still Lead with Heart? with Mike Knapp, Founder of Incrementa

Written By Desiree Lattimer

In this candid episode of Meira Microcast, host Rachael Radford welcomes long-time business coach and connector Mike Knapp to unpack insights from Vancouver’s recent Web Summit and explore what AI really means for leadership, strategy, and the human side of business.

Mike works with CEOs and leadership teams to help them reconnect with the businesses they built - and love them again. In this conversation, he shares a grounded perspective on how AI is shifting strategic planning, what’s being missed in the hype, and why human connection still matters most.

We cover:

  • Why AI should be a thinking partner, not a thinking replacement

  • What Web Summit delivered (and what it didn’t)

  • The missed opportunity for real conversations about leadership and AI

  • The risks of outsourcing genius to machines

  • How Mike’s coaching sessions now center ChatGPT on the screen

  • Why connection, presence, and silence still matter in coaching and beyond

Plus, Mike shares a behind-the-scenes look at how he's using AI to accelerate - but not replace - human insight in real-time client sessions.

Whether you're a business leader, coach, or strategist wondering how to lead through AI transformation without losing your humanity, this one's for you.

Read Mike's article on AI & Coaching: https://www.incrementa.ca/why-ai-will-never-replace-great-coaching-ai-and-coaching/

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Connect with Mike Knapp
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikevknapp
Website: https://www.incrementa.ca/
Expertise: Business strategy, executive coaching, organizational transformation, AI-integrated leadership, peer group facilitation, and founder alignment.AI design, agentic coding systems, and human-centered AI integration.

Desiree Lattimer
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