AI fluency is becoming a baseline expectation across industries and is even boosting salaries for some job seekers with experience in the tech. It’s also become a tool for business leaders like Emma Grede to future-proof her career.
“We have no choice but to AI-proof our careers,” the Skims founding partner told senior markets reporter Madison Mills at Axios’ annual dealmaking summit BFD on Wednesday.
Grede added that she commits time once every six weeks, which she calls “AI day,” to “just sit and learn” about the tech.
“I am encouraging every single—specifically women—in my organization to do exactly the same,” Grede said. “We don’t have a choice anymore. It’s like do or die.”
Grede, also the chief product officer of Skims, helped launch the brand in 2019 alongside Kim Kardashian and her husband, Jens Grede. Earlier this month, the shapewear company raised $225 million at a $5 billion valuation in a funding round led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives.
