Ashley St. John

I was in the room where it happens. I was part of the first cohort of Arizona State University’s The Agentic Self course, something will.i.am (the front man for the hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas) and ASU imagined in 2025. Professor Will, as we called him, had already created the FYI campus in Hollywood: a magical hip-hop version of Willy Wonka’s factory, but instead of chocolate bars, it manifests music, products and now … people empowered to build in an AI world to make a better real world.

How are we designing leadership development for stability in an era of instability?

New York, NY, May 28, 2026 – LifeLabs Learning, the source for instantly useful, delightfully unusual, science-backed programs, today announced the appointment of Nathan Blain as Chief Executive Officer, marking a major milestone in the company’s next phase of growth and impact. Blain brings more than 25 years of experience across leadership development, learning innovation, and organizational strategy.