Media

Mitch in the media

I get invited into other people's rooms to talk about what happens when AI shows up and the humans still have to decide, adapt and stay human. These are the interviews, podcasts and articles where that conversation happened. Pull up a chair, press play, or read on.

Video

Oct 2026

Give Me Some Good News (Destination Marketing Podcast)

Episode 41: Keeping Humanity at the Center of AI

Mitch joins host Caleb Sullivan on why AI makes the human element more important in destination marketing and hospitality.

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Feb 18, 2026

Fox News

AI Expert Dad Speaks Out After Son's School Shooting

Mitch speaks as an AI expert and a parent on why AI belongs in schools for learning and safety, and why wisdom is what is missing.

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Nov 2023

Keynote talk, on video

Over-Customization of Technology and the Human Element

Why we need the human element in all we do, and the connection of humanity beyond the tools of technology.

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Feb 18, 2015

CNBC Power Pitch

Tinder for pot lovers

Pitches High There!, the app built to connect cannabis consumers around the world.

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Podcasts

Jun 9, 2026

The Ross Kaminsky Show (KOA Colorado, iHeart)

Mitch Mitchem, Founder of HIVE, on Training People and Businesses to Use AI

Mitch talks AI, jobs, avatars, HIVE and his book, F* Your Friction, and why the future belongs to people who know how to use AI.

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May 19, 2025

The Ross Kaminsky Show (KOA Colorado, iHeart)

Talking About AI with the Founder of HIVE Mitch Mitchem

Mitch on AI literacy as a human-skills issue, shadow AI use inside companies, and a human-centered AI strategy. Ross asked him back for a second visit.

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Jan 2025

The Business of Meetings with Eric Rozenberg

Episode 224: AI-Powered Productivity: Transforming the Meetings and Events Industry

Mitch shares his journey and how he helps companies use AI tools in a practical, human-centered way.

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Nov 8, 2024

Mindset Zone with Ana Melikian, Ph.D.

Preserving Our Human Essence in the Age of AI with Mitch Mitchem

Mitch on leading HIVE, an AI plus human-first approach for events and training, and using AI without adding burnout.

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Oct 16, 2024

Speakipedia Podcast

Speakipedia Podcast #23: Mitch Mitchem

Mitch on how to work with AI proficiently to reach your professional goals, and why AI is a tool that needs humans to use it wisely.

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Aug 14, 2024

The POZCAST: Decoding Success with Adam Posner

Mitch Mitchem: Balancing AI Tech with Human Connection

Recorded live at SHRM National 2024 in Chicago. Mitch on the human element in a world driven by technology and AI.

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2022

The Sales Evangelist with Donald Kelly

TSE 1597: 3 Tools to Ensure You Tell Stories that Win the Deal

How to tell stories that win the deal: the customer's struggle, the solution, and why it matters to them.

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Press

Mar 4, 2025

New Hope Network / Nutrition Business Journal

Mitch Mitchem shows how AI can help natural brands, retailers

Mitch on why AI is neither a must-adopt-now nor a terror, and a preview of his Natural Products Expo West keynote and workshop.

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Nov/Dec 2024

MPI's The Meeting Professional

2024 in The Meeting Professional cover stories

The year-in-review issue revisits Mitch's take on bringing experience, energy and in-the-moment application back to learning at events.

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Jun 20, 2022

Thrive Global

Todd Mitchem On How We Need To Adjust To The Future Of Work

A Q&A on the future of work: remote work, leaders as coaches, and why the wave is coming and you either get hit by it or ride it.

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May 25, 2015

CBS News

How pot smokers find budding romance online

Why he co-created the High There! app, the stigma around cannabis, and a fragmented industry.

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