This week on Forward, author of The New Megatrends,

seeing clearly in the age of disruption,

Transponder extraordinaire Mary and Salzman joins us on Forward.

It is my pleasure to welcome to Forward, one of the most forward thinking humans on the planet.

I would say the author of The New Megatrends,

seeing clearly in the age of disruption, Mary and Salzman, Mary and welcome.

Thanks, Sandra, thanks for having me.

So just to let everyone know, I've known Mary and for a decade plus,

she helped launch venture for America back in 2011.

We both went to Brown University,

and Mary is one of those people that made me feel more hip and creative,

having gone to Brown.

She coined the term metrosexual, which impacted us all, I would say,

either aspirationally or otherwise.

But she was one of the original trans spotters paid handsomely to do it,

has run some of the biggest PR firms and efforts in the world,

has hopscotch, globetrotted between here and the Netherlands and London and Asia and all parts.

You can probably see in the fact that she looks like she just got off a plane.

No offense, we're like, I did, I did.

So it's fine to tell someone they look tired when they are, it's perfectly cool.

Plus, you and I are old friends, so I do.

You wouldn't think much of it.

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