Leslie

Founder and CEO

United States

Leslie Murdock writes at the intersection of psychology, technology, and modern intimacy.

Her work explores how artificial intelligence, emotional bandwidth, and cultural change are reshaping attachment and human connection. Blending research-informed insight with sharp cultural analysis, she examines what we gain and what we risk when friction disappears from our relationships.

Founder of Pause On Positive and a strategist fluent in emerging technology, she translates complex systems into narratives that are rigorous, relevant, and deeply human.

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Government Contracts Shouldn't Break Small Businesses

Access to government contracting should not be a mystery, and payment for completed work should never be uncertain. California's small businesses drive innovation, job creation, and economic resilience across our communities.

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The Fit Shifted

Growth isn't always expansion. Sometimes it's subtraction.

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🧭 Bae Before Bot

The Billion-Dollar Industry of Loneliness and the Future of Emotional Infrastructure There's a quiet economy growing around our deepest emotional need. Connection.

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Women, AI, and the Future We Are Creating | Leslie Murdock

🔥 Forget asking if women belong in AI. We're already here! Running the group chat and the roadmap. And when women get their hands on AI, it doesn't just get smarter. It gets bolder. Kinder. And impossible to ignore. 🔥

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🧠 What Happens When the Code Starts Listening?

🧠 What Happens When the Code Starts Listening A Developer Keynote Reflection on the Rise of Agentic AI What is Project Astra? Project Astra is Google's next-level ambient AI agent, revealed at I/O 2025. More than a chatbot, it acts like a co-pilot-listening, watching, and interpreting your environm

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Small biz dreams die in the clauses, not the costs. | Leslie Murdock

Small biz dreams die in the clauses, not the costs. "Where's the $100 million?" That moment was not just a question at a forum. It was a signal flare for every small business owner who has ever watched survival hinge on terms they barely had the power to negotiate.

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📣 AI Wrote the Email. You'll Still Get the Fine.

Here's what no one tells you when you start using AI for marketing: It doesn't matter how fast your funnel is if it's not compliant. And it doesn't matter that AI helped you scale-if it also exposed you to a $50,000 fine.

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Swipe Right on Yourself First

A People's Guide to Not Getting Replaced by AI in Your Love Life We used to worry about dating fatigue. Now we quietly compete with machines that never flake.

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Excellence Has Enemies

And they're not always who you think There is a particular kind of silence that descends when you walk into a room and realize you're no longer being celebrated-but studied. A pause when your name is mentioned.

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When the Prompt Becomes the Problem

😵‍💫A field guide to staying sane when your AI's giving main character energy and no receipts Yesterday, my AI told me Elon Musk trademarked empathy. Today?