Money RecAIp!

In this episode, Aiden and Faith cover our most important money-related topics of October. So if you want a refresher, here’s your chance!

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Mindset RecAIp!

In this episode, Faith and Aiden are covering our most important mindset episodes of October in Good Morning, Money!

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Marketing RecAIp!

In this episode, Faith and Aiden are talking about our marketing-related episodes in October. So if you missed a few episodes, we've got you covered.

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Every December, your feed turns neon—minutes listened, top artists, 2 a.m. songs on repeat. Spotify Wrapped isn’t an ad. It’s a ritual. The company took the driest data imaginable—usage logs—and turned them into you-shaped stories. Loud colors, vertical cards, meme-ready lines. Before PR even made a call, millions of users were doing the marketing for them.

Behind the confetti is pure business logic. Personalized recaps drive retention. Easy share buttons drive acquisition. Artists get their own version, tightening the creator flywheel. And the consistency—same week, every year—trains us to anticipate it. That’s not luck. That’s design.

You don’t need Spotify’s data team to copy the play. Create your own “Year With Us” ritual. Show clients or customers the tangible results they achieved with you, package it beautifully, and drop it on the same week each year. Data turns into loyalty when it becomes identity.

Today’s Move: Design a 3-to-5-slide “Your Year With Us” recap and make it your annual drop.

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Amazon isn’t just an online store—it’s a cash-flow machine. Every time you click “Buy Now,” your card runs instantly, but suppliers might not get paid for 45 or even 60 days. That timing gap funds growth before a single loan is needed.

Customers pay today. Vendors wait. Prime members prepay for shipping they’ll use later. Add those together and you get what finance calls a negative cash conversion cycle—cash in before cash out. That float fuels warehouses, innovation, and expansion. Not debt. Momentum.

Small businesses can play this game ethically:
 • Take deposits for custom work.
 • Offer annual plans with a real perk.
 • Set up auto-pay and clear payment terms.
 • Align payouts with delivery, not just dates.

Profit is your scorecard, but cash timing is your oxygen. Get paid smarter, not later.

Today’s Move: Calculate your cash conversion cycle (DSO + DIO – DPO). Find one lever to shrink it by seven days this quarter.

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LEGO’s comeback wasn’t powered by ads—it was powered by humility. When side projects nearly broke the company, they launched LEGO Ideas, an online platform where fans could submit and vote on new sets.

A “Ship in a Bottle.” “Women of NASA.” Every winning design started in a fan’s living room and arrived on shelves with a built-in audience. By launch day, each product already had a story, a tribe, and guaranteed demand. That’s not marketing—it’s co-creation.

The real lesson? Stop guessing what your customers want. Invite them in. Give them thresholds, visibility, and ownership. When they help shape the offer, they’ll help sell it too.

Today’s Move: Post a “Vote for the Next Build” poll with three clear options—and follow through on the winner.

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 1969. A children’s TV host in a cardigan sits before a Senate committee ready to slash $20 million in funding. Everyone expects a fight. But Fred Rogers doesn’t argue—he slows down. He talks about children’s emotions, about giving kids words for anger so they don’t hurt themselves or others. The toughest senator in the room softens. Minutes later, funding approved.

The secret wasn’t persuasion—it was regulation. Rogers managed his state before managing the room. And that’s the lesson for every founder under pressure: when stakes rise, volume doesn’t convert. Calm does.

Before your next high-stakes call, take ten slow breaths. Write one clear line: “My outcome for this meeting is __.” Because your nervous system is the first audience you need on your side.

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At Chipotle, efficiency isn’t about hype—it’s choreography. One person on tortillas, one on protein, one on toppings. Every fifteen seconds they shaved became margin. No clown suits. No new ads. Just better throughput.

This episode breaks down how small operational tweaks compound into massive profit. Pre-portioning rice, moving a card reader two inches, adding a “linebacker” to keep ingredients stocked—tiny moves, million-dollar math. Because real growth doesn’t always come from demand—it comes from removing friction between desire and delivery.

Today’s move: time your own peak-hour process. Find one 15-second stall this week and clear it.

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Too many founders whisper their worth. Brilliant results, tired eyes, and the same quiet hope: “I just want them to appreciate it.” But appreciation isn’t a pricing strategy. When you rent your value to someone else’s approval, your number shrinks before it leaves your mouth.

This episode reframes pricing as context, not confession. Your price is a frame — when it’s too small, even great work looks cramped. Expand it with evidence, and your value finally reads as it should.

Before your next quote, breathe, straighten your shoulders, and say it out loud: “I charge for outcomes, not approval.” Back it with one proof line: “This saves you X hours and adds ~$Y this quarter.”

Because gratitude is a gift. Margins are your job.

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At Pixar, genius doesn’t arrive polished — it’s built through critique. Every film goes through the Braintrust: a small circle of peers who dissect ideas with radical candor. No hierarchy. No politics. Just one mission — make the story undeniable. Directors walk in confident and walk out humbled, but better.

This episode explores how Pixar turns feedback into fuel, not fear. The magic isn’t toughness — it’s safety. Notes attack the work, never the person. That’s how creativity scales without ego.

Your move today: build your own Braintrust. Pick three peers. Set one rule — brutal on the work, kind to the human. Bring one project each month and ask two questions: “Where did you get bored?” and “What would you cut?” Because authority doesn’t come from being right — it comes from the courage to be edited.

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