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Hilary Corna, former Toyota executive and process expert, empowers service-based businesses to streamline operations and scale with clarity using the PDCA methodology. Unprofessional is a community-driven podcast for bold leaders seeking actionable strategies, fresh perspectives, and the tools to build streamlined, impactful businesses with purpose.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHilary Corna, former Toyota executive and process expert, empowers service-based businesses to streamline operations and scale with clarity using the PDCA methodology. Unprofessional is a community-driven podcast for bold leaders seeking actionable strategies, fresh perspectives, and the tools to build streamlined, impactful businesses with purpose.
Unprofessional is hosted by Hilary Corna. The show has published 161 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "[SOLO] E147: Is AI Replacing Consultants? Maybe It Should" (16 October 2026, 25 minutes), "Mahesh Mahato, Founder & MD of Cosmic Electrical Limited" (8 October 2026, 27 minutes), and "Jim Jacobs, CEO of Focus Insite" (21 September 2026, 27 minutes).
Unprofessional publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 16 minutes across 161 episodes.
Booking probability for Unprofessional is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Unprofessional requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Unprofessional's contact route on record: verified email.
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Hilary Corna hosts Unprofessional, a business podcast with 161 episodes published.
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Episode #147
In this solo episode, Hilary Corna explores how AI is changing the consulting and coaching industry, and why that might actually be a good thing. As AI makes information, frameworks, and recommendations more accessible...
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In this episode, Hilary Corna sits down with Mahesh, Founder and Managing Director of Cosmic Electrical Limited, a Nepal-based energy company focused on transmission lines, distribution lines, and rural electrification...
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In this episode, Hilary Corna sits down with Jim Jacobs, CEO of Focus Insight and Human Layer AI, to talk about how AI is changing the way companies think about process, scale, and operational efficiency. Jim shares how...
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In this solo episode, Hilary Corna talks about a common frustration she hears from CEOs: “If I’m not watching, it doesn’t get done.” She explains why this happens when the CEO becomes the invisible operating system of...
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In this solo episode, Hilary Corna shares five operational trends she is seeing as organizations return from summer and prepare for Q4. She explains why teams often come back to too many competing priorities, how...
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In this special mashup episode, Hilary Corna brings together some of the strongest moments from the podcast so far in 2026. The episode highlights key themes around proactive leadership, continuous improvement...
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In this episode, Hilary sits down with Meghan Freed, CEO of FreedMarcroft, a Connecticut-based family and divorce law firm. They discuss the myth that entrepreneurship creates instant freedom, why employees should not...
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In this solo episode, Hilary Corna shares the personal story behind her passion for Japanese culture, process improvement, and Toyota. She reflects on how childhood curiosity, studying Japanese, taking a leap to work...
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In this solo episode, Hilary Corna shares reflections after speaking at EMP (a highly competitive, MIT-based program connected to the origins of EO). After dozens of conversations with founders and leadership teams, one...
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<p>In this solo episode, Hilary Corna calls out an uncomfortable truth: in many organizations, “continuous improvement” has quietly turned into <b>corporate theater</b>—a lot of activity that looks like progress, but...
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<p>In this solo episode, Hilary Corna shares a real-time update from inside her Ops Edge Academy cohort—and a pattern she sees in almost every company trying to improve operations: the moment when “a few small fixes”...
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<p>In this solo episode, Hilary Corna explains why most companies don’t improve until something actually breaks—and how that creates a “firefighting” culture that feels productive, but quietly makes the business...
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<p>In this solo episode, Hilary Corna explains what she calls the most dangerous (and most ignored) phase of business growth: the moment when everything looks fine on the outside—clients are coming in, the team is busy...
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<p>In this solo episode, Hilary Corna unpacks a common leadership frustration: “We have really smart people… so why does everything still feel chaotic?” She explains why this usually isn’t a talent problem—it’s a...
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<p>In this solo episode, Hilary Corna breaks down where to start with AI at work—without trying to “AI everything” and overwhelming your team. She shares a simple lens for choosing the right starting point (repeatable...
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<p>In this solo episode, Hilary Corna challenges a common misconception in continuous improvement: doing “Lean” activities won’t automatically produce Toyota-level performance. She explains why many organizations copy...
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<p>In this solo episode, Hilary Corna breaks down what a “wait and see” culture really looks like inside growing organizations—especially during uncertainty—and why it quietly becomes one of the most expensive ways to...
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<p>Kicking off 2026 and celebrating year five of the show, Hilary Corna shares a simple but powerful leadership practice to spark meaningful process improvement: one question every leader should ask their team—“What...
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<p>Build an ops engine that actually holds up in 2026.<br/><br/>In this short holiday solo, Hilary shares three ways to work together in 2026—starting with The Ops Edge Academy (a 12-week, hands-on PDCA certification...
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<p>In this end-of-year solo episode, Hilary Corna looks ahead to 2026 and explains why it will be a “convergence year” where AI goes mainstream and operations become a true competitive advantage. She walks through three...
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