Find Your Workverse: Gen Z's Playbook to Thrive at Work. With AI. With Humans. With Purpose.

Michelle Duval has dedicated more than two decades to unlocking human potential, not only as a coach, but by helping to create the very fields that guide it today. Widely recognized as a pioneer of coaching science, she co-developed models and handbooks that shaped modern coaching psychology and has trained professionals in more than 60 countries.Her research has been equally groundbreaking: from exploring neurodiversity and generational change, to leading the world's first long-term peer-reviewed study into why some founders scale while others fail-work that has redefined how entrepreneurial success is understood.In 2019, Michelle led her team to develop original predictive data and linguistic models to power the earliest conversational AI coach-years before ChatGPT brought AI into everyday life. These innovations became the foundation of Marlee, the AI collaboration and performance operating system now supporting teams in more than 95,000 organizations worldwide, including Google, the United Nations, Disney, Canva, and Apple.Through it all, Michelle's thread of purpose has remained the same: coaching some of the world's most influential culture shapers-scientists, Academy Award-winning storytellers, Olympic athletes, and founders of transformative technology companies-alongside countless parents and everyday humans unfurling their own unique life journey.Her mission continues to unfold with one clear aim: to help unlock the next evolution of humanity, and to build a sustainable future where every person has the chance to thrive.

Dan Negroni is a globally recognized executive coach, keynote speaker, and leadership educator who helps people and companies unlock their full potential. As the founder and CEO of Launchbox, he has coached leaders across Fortune 1000 companies, startups, and high-growth teams-bridging the generational gap between seasoned executives and emerging Gen Z talent. With more than 30 years of experience as a CEO, attorney, and sales leader, Dan brings real-world grit to his work. His high-energy, no-nonsense approach has helped companies grow by more than a billion dollars cumulatively. He is also the author of the Amazon bestseller Chasing Relevance: 6 Steps to Understand, Engage, and Maximize Next-Generation Leaders in the Workplace. As a father of Gen Z kids, Dan has seen firsthand how this generation works, thinks, and challenges the status quo. Beyond the boardroom, he teaches business and human skills at California State University, San Marcos, equipping students with the tools to thrive in today's fast-moving Workverse. Whether you're a student, new professional, or team leader, his mission is the same: help you activate your potential, build authentic connections, and lead with impact.

The third co-author of this book is Marlee, an AI coach created by Michelle Duval and the Marlee team, built on more than 25 years of research into human motivation and performance. At its core is the world's largest dataset on human motivation-16 billion data points that reveal how people work, collaborate, and thrive. Coach Marlee was designed to make the kind of elite coaching once reserved for a few accessible to everyone, anywhere, anytime.Think of Coach Marlee as your personal coach. With Marlee's technology, you can: - Access AI coaching programs designed for more than 1,000 different goal types: from leadership to collaboration to personal growth. - Ask Marlee for instant guidance on questions like "What motivates my teammate?" or "How do I convince my manager?" - Explore interactive Boards that map your unique motivations and compare them to your team, your generation, or even global success benchmarks. This kind of support used to cost hundreds to thousands of dollars per hour and was only available to an elite few. Now, it's in your pocket.Throughout this book, you'll see reflections and prompts from Coach Marlee: questions designed to help you personalize insights and take action. Behind the scenes is the full Marlee technology; in these pages, Coach Marlee is your guide, challenging your assumptions, encouraging your growth, and helping you design a work life where you can uniquely thrive.