Everywhere there are headlines talking about AI hype and the AI boom. However, with the unsustainable growth, more and more are talking about it as a bubble, and a bubble that’s feeding on itself.

This week on Future-Focused, I’m breaking down what’s really going on inside the AI economy and why every leader needs to tread carefully before an inevitable pop.

When you scratch beneath the surface, you quickly discover that it’s a lot of smoke and mirrors. Money is moving faster than real value is being created, and many companies are already paying the price. This week, I’ll unpack what’s fueling this illusion of growth, where the real risks are hiding, and how to keep your business from becoming collateral damage.

In this episode, I’m touching on three key insights every leader needs to understand:

• ​ AI doesn’t create; it converts. Why every “gain” has an equal and opposite trade-off that leaders must account for.
• ​ Focus on capabilities, not platforms. Because knowing what you need matters far more than who you buy it from.
• ​ Diversity is durability. Why consolidation feels safe until the ground shifts and how to build systems that bend instead of break.

I’ll also share practical steps to help you audit your AI strategy, protect your core operations, and design for resilience in a market built on volatility.

If you care about leading with clarity, caution, and long-term focus in the middle of the AI hype cycle, this one’s worth the listen.

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And if your organization is struggling to separate signal from noise or align its AI strategy with real business outcomes, that’s exactly what I help executives do. Reach out if you’d like to talk.

Chapters:

00:00 – The AI Boom or the AI Mirage?

03:18 – Context: Circular Capital, Real Risk, and the Illusion of Growth

13:06 – Insight 1: AI Doesn’t Create—It Converts

19:30 – Insight 2: Focus on Capabilities, Not Platforms

25:04 – Insight 3: Diversity Is Durability

30:30 – Closing Reflection: Anything Can Happen

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