The AI-Enabled Manager: Automate & Elevate

Hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi

Wed, May 6, 2026

1:00 AM UTC (30 minutes)

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Breakthrough Job Search for the Tech Industry
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What you'll learn

Automate the management tax without losing the human touch

Status rollups, 1:1 prep, performance tracking -- we'll build AI workflows that save you hours but keep you present.

Build two-way AI-enabled communication systems that stick

Not every comms workflow should be AI-enabled. We'll identify which ones should and shouldn't stay human.

Extract ruthless insights from team noise

Tool-agnostic ways to turn raw updates, docs, notes into high-leverage reports and action items for you & your team!

Why this topic matters

The role of a manager is shifting from information router to strategic enabler. But most leaders are still doing manual work: synthesizing updates, prepping for 1:1s, and digging for context. In the agent era, you have to automate the tactical so you can focus on the strategic. I'll teach you exactly how to build an AI-powered management OS that gets you out of the weeds and into the work.

You'll learn from

Sherveen Mashayekhi

Founder & CEO @ Free Agency, AI Product Leader & Investor

Sherveen has been an AI product leader and founder in tech for over a decade, but more importantly, is a long-time obsessive about startups.

He's a first adopter of AI tools and sits in exclusive circles of founders + venture capitalists building the cutting edge of applied AI products. As the founder and CEO of Free Agency (backed by investors like Maveron, Bloomberg Beta, Kevin Durant, and Kygo), he now helps tech professionals navigate the modern hiring landscape, with clients landing roles at companies like OpenAI, Amazon, and Stripe.

He's the host of three shows + podcasts about early stage tech: The Feedback Loop, Three Course Founders, and The Sherveen Show, where he talks multiple times a week with the most exciting technologists, CEOs, and investors building the future.

See more: https://youtube.com/@sherveenshow

Clients hired at companies like...

OpenAI
YouTube
Spotify
ElevenLabs
Notion

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