Charles Cadbury has spent 25 years building things at the edge of what’s possible. He created one of the first voice-enabled hotel concierge systems, invented voice-activated audio advertising, won the global Alexa Cup, and has spent the last decade quietly convinced that the way we talk to technology is about to change everything. He also watches the sunset every Thursday, without fail, with someone worth talking to. That alone tells you so much about him.

This is a conversation about conviction, the kind that keeps you building in a direction long before the world catches up. We talk about what it actually takes to bet a business on a technology that isn’t ready yet, about the difference between brands that will own the voice era and those that will be left scrambling, and about why the most important thing you can do, in work and in life, is stay genuinely curious about the person in front of you. Charles has a way of making the future feel less frightening and more like something worth leaning into. Don’t be scared, he says near the end. Be excited.

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