Welcome to The Beat’s latest drop—a playlist of perspectives from the influencers and innovators moving the needle. Here’s what’s on repeat from the voices moving culture forward:

• Agentic AI is reshaping entertainment and travel by proactively delivering hyper-personalized experiences, anticipating your needs.

• Strategic activism empowers you to make meaningful change by choosing your battles wisely and leveraging controversy effectively.

• Intentionally choosing your advisors protects your growth and success from noisy critics by aligning yourself with purposeful, resilient role models.

For the uninitiated: The Beat is a free, biweekly newsletter designed for the influencers, tastemakers, and innovators in the worlds of music, entertainment, media, food & beverage, fashion, sports, gaming, and more. Each article featured below is penned by a member of Rolling Stone Culture Council, a community of influential leaders across an array of industries.

With the lineup set, let’s turn up the volume on this week’s insights.

Agentic AI is Taking Over: Get Ready for Hyper-Personalized Experiences

Forget passive suggestions—agentic AI is the rebel force rewriting personalization rules, crafting entertainment and travel experiences before you even know you want them. This isn't about endless scrolling through recommendations; it's about intuitive software agents proactively delivering exactly what you're craving in real-time.

Here's why it's a game-changer:

🤖 Proactive Personalization: These smarter-than-average bots anticipate your desires and contexts, orchestrating spot-on experiences.

🧳 Travel Revolutionized: Platforms like tickadoo already use agentic AI to intelligently serve up hidden gems and bespoke local activities without the research hassle.

🌎 Democratizing Luxury: Agentic AI means elite concierge services and curated experiences become accessible to a far broader audience.

🎨 Igniting Creativity: Generative AI empowers creators to bypass expensive traditional methods, democratizing innovation.

Read The Full Article >

Choosing Your Activist Fight: How to Change the Game and Win

In a world of countless crises and endless outrage, effective activism isn’t about viral hashtags or momentary trends, it’s about finding your specific fight and digging deep enough to drive real, lasting change. Activist insights show how your passion translates into real power when harnessed smartly.

Here’s your playbook:

❤️ Follow Your Heart First: Genuine conviction fuels resilience; tackle the cause that moves you deeply and authentically.

🔥 Strategically Stir Controversy: Leverage purposeful provocation based on sound research to spark conversations and ignite necessary debates.

🎯 Narrow Your Focus: Instead of chasing every flavor-of-the-month issue, specialize deeply to enact tangible, measurable change.

🤝 Build Your Squad: Your allies amplify your voice. Strategic partnerships multiply your impact, from grassroots communities to influential insiders.

🏅 Recognize Progress Positively: Shift from pure criticism to rewarding constructive advancements, transforming opponents into collaborators.

Read The Full Article >

Who Advises You Matters: Lessons From an Online Troll

One bad comment from a stray troll can stick with you more than you expect, until you get intentional about who you let influence your life. True growth, success, and happiness hinge on deliberately choosing your advisors.

Here's your strategy for spotting the right guides:

🔥 Love Their Life, Or Leave It: Look closely at your advisors' lives—do you actually want similar results? Pick those whose success aligns with your values and goals. (Hint: trolls don’t qualify.)

💪 Choose Failures Worth Following: Everyone hits rock bottom sometimes. Your advisors should fail fearlessly, creatively, and with grit. Because when crisis comes knocking, how your role models handle losses is just as important as how they handle wins.

🌍 Find Purpose Bigger Than Ego: Advisors worth having live for something bigger than themselves. Reject empty social clout and shallow self-interest; find leaders driven by mission, service, and authentic purpose.

Read The Full Article >

Wrapping Up

If these articles sparked your interest, we have a network that you will love: Rolling Stone Culture Council.

This exclusive, vetted community brings together influential leaders and innovators in art, media, gaming, theater, social impact, fashion, film, hospitality, sports, and more.

Put yourself at the forefront of innovation with access to publishing opportunities on RollingStone.com, a personalized, SEO-friendly Executive Profile, and the chance to network with other respected leaders in the field.

Join Rolling Stone Culture Council today and become part of a group driving innovation in entertainment.