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May 27, 2025 52 mins

Learn Speak Teach Episode #120 with Charley Johnson.


To be a Chief Consciousness Officer, you need to remain neutral in all situations. But how possible is it to truly stay neutral?

Charley Johnson, the world’s first Chief Consciousness Officer, joins Ben Albert to spill the beans. In this in-depth conversation, they unpack what consciousness really is, how it's understood by different people, its role in organizations, how awareness of consciousness can transform your life, and the unique responsibilities of a Chief Consciousness Officer.

Listen and learn.

During this episode, you will learn about:

[01:16] Defining the Chief Consciousness Officer

[03:13] Consciousness in organizations

[05:22] Can consciousness change?

[09:05] Charley’s book: Truth Has No Sides

[10:36] The power of unlearning

[13:31] Making the world better

[21:29] The role of a consciousness officer in an organization

[26:53] AI and consciousness

[31:48] Benefits of consciousness

[34:28] Is consciousness utopia?

[37:03] A good judge

[41:36] COO versus CCO

[46:20] Falling of Ben’s sign

[47:48] Connect with Charley Johnson

[48:38] Charley’s next move


Key Takeaways: 

• "Business was taken over by technology. Humanity is now going to be taken over by consciousness." ~ Charley Johnson [01:43]

• "Consciousness has been within business already. We just haven't been paying attention to it. Now, we're becoming aware of it." ~ Charley Johnson [02:01]

• "The same mind that creates a problem can't solve it. We must go to the source." ~ Charley Johnson [02:33]

• We as humans don't understand how much we negate and cut people off and don't open ourselves up because of the division we've created. ~ Charley Johnson [24:34]

• "Knowledge is structured in consciousness." ~ Charley Johnson [27:30]

• "The benefit of consciousness is wiping the grease away from the windshield of humanity." ~ Charley Johnson [32:32]

• "We as humans are full of bias and conditioning." ~ Charley Johnson [38:24]

• "We all have our own ability to blow as much wind into our sail as we humanly possibly can." ~ Charley Johnson [44:32]


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