Ryan Roslansky: Former LinkedIn CEO on Building an Irreplaceable Career in the Age of AI | Career | E396

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha

YAP Media Network | Hala Taha

Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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In the age of AI, career success isn’t guaranteed, and professionals risk falling behind if they don’t keep up with the rapidly evolving skill set required for success. As the former CEO and current Executive Vice President of LinkedIn and Microsoft Office, Ryan Roslansky has a front-row view of how jobs, hiring, and workplace expectations are shifting in real time. This perspective inspired his book, Open to Work, a guide to navigating the changing career landscape. In this episode, Ryan shares how professionals and entrepreneurs can stay ahead in the AI era and build the uniquely human skills that make them irreplaceable. In this episode, Hala and Ryan will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (02:50) How AI Is Changing Careers (07:36) Rethinking Job Titles and Task Automation (13:27) Top Five Skills AI Cannot Replace (18:20) Leading Teams Through AI Transformation (20:35) Finding What Makes You Unique (26:37) The Shift to Skills-Based Hiring (32:16) New Opportunities for LinkedIn Creators (37:43) Rethinking the “Open to Work” Mindset Ryan Roslansky is the former CEO of LinkedIn and currently serves as the Executive Vice President at LinkedIn and Microsoft, overseeing both LinkedIn and Microsoft Office. During his tenure as CEO, he nearly tripled LinkedIn's revenue and grew the platform to record levels of engagement, with over 1.3 billion members. Ryan is also the co-author of Open to Work, a practical guide to future-proofing your career and mastering the most essential human skills in the age of AI. Sponsored By: Huel - Get over $50 in savings with the Discovery Bundle from Huel. Use my exclusive code YAP15 for 15% off at huel.com/yap15. Indeed - Get a $75 sponsored job credit to boost your job's visibility at Indeed.com/profiting Shopify - Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/profiting. Quo - Run your business communications the smart way. Try Quo for free, plus get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to quo.com/profiting Experian - Manage and cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reduce your bills. Get started now with the Experian App and let your Big Financial Friend do the work for you. See experian.com for details. Intuit - Start paying bills the smart way, not the hard way. Learn more at QuickBooks.com/billpay AT&T Business - Power your small business with reliable connectivity from AT&T. Switch today at business.att.com. Fabric - Protect your family with term life insurance from Fabric by Gerber Life. Apply today in just minutes at meetfabric.com/profiting ZocDoc - Stop putting off those doctors’ appointments. Find and instantly book a doctor you love today at Zocdoc.com/PROFITING Blinkist - Turn the world’s best nonfiction books into quick 15-minute reads or listens. Grab your free trial plus an exclusive 30% discount at blinkist.com/profiting Remitly - Transfer money internationally with Remitly, with no hidden fees. Use code BUSINESS to get a $100 bonus after you send $300 or more. New customers only. Resources Mentioned: Ryan's Book, Open to Work: bit.ly/RR-Open2Work Ryan’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ryanroslansky Active Deals - youngandprofiting.com/deals Key YAP Links Reviews - ratethispodcast.com/yap YouTube - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting Newsletter - youngandprofiting.co/newsletter LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Social + Podcast Services: yapmedia.com Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com/episodes-new Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Podcast, Business, Business Podcast, Self Improvement, Self-Improvement, Personal Development, Starting a Business, Strategy, Investing, Sales, Selling, Psychology, Productivity, Entrepreneurs, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Marketing, Negotiation, Money, Finance, Side Hustle, Startup, Mental Health, Career, Leadership, Mindset, Health, Growth Mindset, Startup, Business Ideas, Growth Hacks, Career Development, Money Management, Career Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.7	Every day I feel like I wake up and you look at the headlines and there's something new
0:53.9	that's happening. Just go over the next few months.b-T was like super hot. It was all that mattered. Now it's like clawed. Then it's like cloud co-work. Now it's this open claw thing. And you're just like, oh my gosh, like every day I wake up and it's like there's some new thing in the world that's hot. goodness, it's like the craziest thing I've seen in my entire career. Ryan Roslansky is the CEO of LinkedIn,
1:13.0	leading one of the world's largest professional My goodness, it's like the craziest thing I've seen in my entire career. Ryan Roslansky is the CEO of LinkedIn.
1:13.2	Leading one of the world's largest professional platforms,
1:16.0	he's navigating how AI is shifting careers and the structure of work itself.
1:21.8	So tell me, you are sitting on the data of a billion people right now with LinkedIn.
1:27.3	If somebody is ignoring AI, what happens to their career in the next three years?
1:31.3	The average set of skills to do a job has changed by like 25% over the last few years.
1:37.3	We expect it's going to change by 70% by 2030.
1:40.3	So if you're not accepting the fact that like this labor market is changing, your role is changing,
1:45.0	it's not okay to like stay on the sidelines for this one, you have to get into the mix them out.
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