This wide-ranging conversation traces Brett’s journey from childhood curiosity to serial entrepreneur, his philosophy of leading with love over fear, the role of faith and consciousness in entrepreneurship, and his vision for how AI, quantum computing, and robotics can usher in the Age of Abundance for All. Enjoy this episode reshared from Brett’s time on Carla Piñeyro Sublett’s podcast - let’s go there.
What you’ll hear in this episode:
- The childhood moment that shaped Brett’s lifelong purpose
- Why “love is the highest order of leadership”
- How Coremetrics pioneered SaaS before the term existed
- The spiritual awakening that followed financial success
- The story of nearly losing everything—and finding meaning through faith
- Insights on AI, quantum computing, and abundance
- Reflections on October 7th, Jewish faith, and moral courage
- How to parent for purpose and nurture consciousness in the next generation
- Why open source AI may define the future of peace and prosperity
- Practical wisdom for leading with love in business and life
About Love Conquers Fear:
In an era of exponentially evolving AI and robotics, one question looms: Will humanity make it? Love Conquers Fear is where leadership meets love, technology serves humanity, and vision becomes action. Host, Brett Alexander Hurt, tech entrepreneur and investor, sits down with some of the world’s most influential people to ask: Will we unite to create the Age of Abundance for All? These conversations are calls to action, awakening leaders everywhere to rise and help humanity choose the Light.
Follow Brett Alexander Hurt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretthurt/
Follow Brett Alexander Hurt on Medium: https://databrett.medium.com
Follow Brett Alexander Hurt on Substack: https://brettahurt.substack.com/
Love Conquers Fear on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveConquersFear2025
Love Conquers Fear on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6wngdSw7FmdibLC9mu300q
Love Conquers Fear on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-conquers-fear/id1841734456
About Carla and let’s go there:
Carla Piñeyro Sublett is an unconventional Fortune 50 executive whose healing journey left her hell-bent on making workplaces work for the whole human. Formerly CMO of IBM, and a marketing executive at Dell, Rackspace, and National Instruments, she now leads the Co Effect, a modern, holistic mind-body-spirit approach to life and work. She hosts the podcast Let’s Go There, where she sits with leaders, innovators, and visionaries to explore uncharted territories in business, leadership, and personal growth.
the coeffect website: thecoeffect.co
let’s go there podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@lets.go.there.podcast
Timestamps:
00:00 - Episode Preview
02:53 - “The moment is now,” how we met, Henry Crown Fellowship
07:29 - What Brett is doing now: data.world sale
10:59 - “Midas touch?”—what drives Brett’s success
11:31 - Early programming and Mom’s love and influence
20:24 - Coremetrics: analytics & SaaS origins
26:26 - Problem solving & listening
27:23 - Building with customer input
27:58 - Web beacons, user profiles, breakthrough analytics
29:33 - Benchmarking & network effects
32:23 - Love at work; Bazaarvoice culture
35:11 - Leadership & Warren Buffett leads with love
37:26 - Hard lessons in near failure
40:56 - Rescue by VC & breaking point
42:08 - Brett’s wife, Debra, and her role & partnership
45:23 - Spiritual & Inner Transformation
51:36 - Faith, Psychedelics, & Consciousness
57:36 - Judaism, October 7th, & Moral Complexity
1:04:43 - Hamas, Fear, & Love in Context
1:08:31 - Ibogaine, PTSD, and saving our veterans
1:21:40 - Vision for Humanity, AI, and the Age of Abundance for All
1:26:36 - Quantum computing, cosmic computing, beyond binary thinking
1:31:59 - Love vs Fear: Advice to the Listener
1:38:43 - Outro and gratitude
