And You May Ask Yourself, “Well, how did I get here?”

Dr. Christy Swann, founder and CEO of R-Coast, joins David this week to discuss her non-traditional path to the sciences, climate change, and finding vulnerabilities on the coastline to implement mitigation strategies.

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When You Trust Yourself and Do the Work, Everything Will Fall Into Place

Building a business from the ground up when you have a secure job is risky, and because of this, many don’t try to follow their passion. But if you want to attempt to start a business, you need to take a leap of faith.

Cynthia Fails, founder and CEO of LaunchCrate, joins David to talk about her departure from academia to start a business, how her company is helping aspiring authors publish their work, how AI is transforming literature, and more.

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SHOW NOTES:

The Christmas Cookie: https://www.launchcrate.com/the-christmas-cookie

LaunchCrate Idea to Editor: https://www.launchcrate.com/idea-to-editor

The Buck Stops Here | AI & You:

Part 1: https://thebuckstopsherepodcast.com/podcast/season-2-episode-11-ai-is-here-to-stay-part-1-of-3/

Part 2: https://thebuckstopsherepodcast.com/podcast/season-2-episode-12-adapt-or-die-part-2-of-3/

Part 3: https://thebuckstopsherepodcast.com/podcast/season-2-episode-13-the-pitfalls-and-perils-of-ai-part-3-of-3/

“If You Are Not Looking at AI Today, You Are Going to Find Yourself Woefully Behind Tomorrow.”

Would you have thought AI could transform the cattle ranching industry two years ago? AI is here, and it’s radically reshaping every industry. No exceptions.

David has Shekhar Gupta, CEO and Founder of MyAnIML, on the show to talk about how he’s using AI to transform the cattle industry and detect diseases in herds early.

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“As Long as You Are Willing to Adopt Change in Your Business, Then You’re in the Right Place.”

How do you implement change in your organization so you aren’t caught by surprise when inevitable change arrives at your doorstep? In this episode, David takes a deep dive into agile frameworks and how to apply them in your business.

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"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often."

With radical changes in business, such as AI or remote work, the big question is how companies adapt to these changes. Overcome and embrace change with determination and grit when you adopt mental mettle and fortitude to become an agile business.

In the first episode of Season 3, David describes an agile business and breaks down agile frameworks.

Stay tuned for Part 2 to learn how to implement agile frameworks in your business.

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“Courage and grit in the face of adversity and change.”

That’s what you can expect from Season 3 of The Buck Stops Here – The Mettle Season. That’s right! The wait is finally over.

Experience new episodes when we debut the new season on November 20, 2023. Get ready to rock n’ roll!

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A podcast that doesn't pull any punches? Actionable business advice that's smart, hard-hitting, and always accountable? Yes, please. Skip the silver bullets and snake oil and embrace real results. In every episode, The Buck Stops Here will make you a better leader and give you practical insights to adapt to fast-changing markets. You'll thank us for it.

Watch as David Maples, CEO & Founder of Catapult Creative Media, provides informative, inspiring, and, at times, entertaining business advice without the B.S. Listen to every episode at https://thebuckstopsherepodcast.com/ and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.

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Reflect on where you’ve been, take stock of where you are, and look to the future to see where you are going.

For the season 2 finale, David talks about the dangers of fossilization to your business and taking the time to take out the figurative trash preventing growth. He also emphasizes the importance of analyzing old processes and eliminating or rethinking them to your benefit.

In this episode, David goes over:

• Significant disruptions to your business that could fundamentally restructure how it operates.
• Becoming comfortable with change, especially technological advancements like AI.
• How companies are relying on new technology, like AI, to gain an edge over their competitors.
• Addressing unreliable processes and procedures in your business that are no longer working for you.
• Adapting to adversity and learning from your past mistakes.

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“Trust, but verify” must be replaced with “Verify, before you trust” in this brave new world.

In the final part of this series on AI, David goes over the problems presented by AI and what to look out for when you start using it in your business.

In this episode, David goes over five essential points when introducing and using AI in your business:

• Introduce AI to your team, explaining how it works and how to abdicate staff responsibility.
• Be wary of how AI software companies sell you on their programs.
• Be wary of the information generated by AI programs.
• The confidentiality problems of AI.
• Ownership and copyright issues with AI-generated content.

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The future of your business is learning to work with the machines. If you don’t, you are setting yourself up for failure.

In the second part of our series on AI, David talks about the positive ways you can use AI in your business and how you can introduce it to your team.

In this episode, David goes over the positive ways you can use AI in your business and how you can introduce it to your team.

– How to introduce AI to your team and what challenges to expect from your team.
– An interactive segment using ChatGPT: chat.openai.com.
– The dangers of ignoring AI in your business.
– The American folktale of John Henry.

Stay tuned for the next installment!

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