In his debut book, Nir Peled maps the recovery framework he built across seven
catastrophic events -- and what it reveals about leadership, identity, and the limits
of the analytical mind
SACRAMENTO, CA, April 14, 2026—Nir Peled was on a Teams call, managing the end of a meeting about AI integration across multiple departments, when he realized he could no longer speak. He made an excuse
Ian Swain, founder of Swain’s, used conversational AI and no-code tools to build
six operational AI systems and the largest structured database of African
diaspora art market data in existence. His inaugural live auction opens Friday at
EXPO CHICAGO.
WASHINGTON, DC, April 8, 2026 — Ian Swain is not a software engineer. He is a collector who
learned early—from a mentor who told him a
For the first time, Black and African diaspora artists will be sold through an auction house built specifically for them. Swain's opens The Foundational Sale — its inaugural live auction — on Friday, April 10, during EXPO CHICAGO in Chicago, with 19 lots anchored by marquee works from Guy Stanley Philoche, Genesis Tramaine, Bisa Butler, and Danielle McKinney.
