Mary Shea, PhD

In an AI-first world, your network, not your résumé, is your real advantage. As hybrid work and AI reshape how we connect, “Always Be Networking” (ABN) is the new rule. At Meerkat, we help professionals turn static contact lists into living relationship graphs powered by AI intelligence, blending human connection with smart insights to build trust, visibility, and opportunity in the future of work.

ChatGPT said: 2025 belongs to the vibe. Microsoft’s “vibe working” turned a developer phrase into a global movement. In this Ways We Work edition, Mary Shea unpacks how vibe working—co-creating with AI through intent and flow—reflects a deeper shift in how we work. At Meerkat, we go further: from prompting to partnering. With memory, context, and relationships built in, Meerkat turns vibe into value. #FutureOfWork #AgenticAI

A Tipping Point for Work and Workers The flood of headlines, hot takes, and forecasts about GenAI’s rapid maturation and its potential to reshape the ways we work is overwhelming. Some days, you might want to tune it all out. I get it. Even for me, a former analyst and now co-founder of Meerkat, an agentic AI company focused on human and machine collaboration, it’s tough to keep up with the breakthroughs, the must-read books, and the nonstop CEO prognostications.