Drew Fearson

Drew Fearson is Chief Growth Officer at RightSeat. He helps organizations transform their business with practical AI strategy frameworks shaped by leading research and industry insight. Drew focuses on making AI adoption responsible and results-driven, with a track record of aligning talent, strategy, and implementation to unlock growth. At RightSeat, he partners with leaders to turn innovation into measurable outcomes across industries.

A dark, futuristic digital landscape features a central, glowing blue circuit hub with several people standing on smaller, connected circuit nodes arranged in a circle around it. This central group appears to be collaborating or connected. To the upper right, isolated from the main group, stands a single person on a circuit node, with a crossed-out unicorn icon hovering above them. The overall impression is one of a technological network or community, with a clear distinction for the

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Beyond the Unicorn: Why You Don't Need a 10x Engineer to Scale AI.

Picture of Drew Fearson Drew Fearson: Sep 25, 2025 9:53:20 AM

The truth about scaling AI is simple: Companies succeed not by finding an elusive "unicorn" hire who combines engineering, strategy, and ethics expertise, but by building diverse, cross-functional teams with clear roles and accountability. The...

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A stressed business professional looks at a tablet displaying warning alerts and complex data dashboards, symbolizing the financial and operational risks of hiring the wrong AI talent.

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The AI Hiring Crisis, Part 1: The Hidden Cost of Getting It Wrong

Picture of Drew Fearson Drew Fearson: Sep 5, 2025 11:14:22 AM

This is Part 1 of a 2-part series on AI talent strategy. In Part 2, we’ll explore proven solutions for getting the right people in the right seats.

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An hourglass shows the hiring process shrinking from 142 days at the top to 2 weeks at the bottom. At the top, a stressed professional stands among scattered calendar pages. At the bottom, a diverse group of people shakes hands, symbolizing faster, more successful AI hiring.

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The AI Hiring Crisis, Part 2: From 142 Days to 2 Weeks

Picture of Drew Fearson Drew Fearson: Sep 5, 2025 11:14:07 AM

This is Part 2 of our series on AI talent strategy. If you missed Part 1, we explored the hidden costs of getting AI hiring wrong.

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