This week, the gang is joined by an A&D leader fresh off appearances on stage at CES and SXSW, two of the world’s most prominent tech conferences. Lighting Environments and Elevated Environments CEO, Erin McDannald, joins the pod to talk about learnings from their company’s industry-leading office digital twin, the impacts of technology on talent, and how the metaverse has the potential to eliminate… PowerPoint. A practical conversation filled with first-hand insights that you won’t want to miss. Connect with Erin McDannald on LinkedIn! Moments to check out:  Creating purpose with your workforce / when not to say 'metaverse' (starts at 8:10) When the digital begins to impact the physical (starts at 13:55) First steps and workforce insights from creating a digital twin (starts at 19:54) Early learnings for the future of work (starts at 28:26) Connect with our hosts on LinkedIn; Bobby Bonett Tessa Bain Andrew Lane References and resources: Lighting Environments Elevated Environments Team Human, by Douglas Rushkoff Discover more shows from SURROUND at surroundpodcasts.com. This episode of Barriers to Entry was produced and edited by SANDOW Design Group. Special thanks to the podcast production team: Hannah Viti, Wize Grazette, Kasey Campbell, Rob Schulte, and Samantha Sager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices