We're back from a 3-month break to break down the three "storms" reshaping the industry: Meta's algorithm quietly flipping the paid ads playbook upside down, an AI-fueled brand identity crisis draining trust faster than anyone expected, and something we're calling "AI gentrification" and why it might be the most dangerous shift of all.

We're all feeling the pain. But there's a path through and it's not what most people are doing.

⚡ IN THIS EPISODE

→ Why running more ads is making your performance worse

→ The organic vs. paid reach gap nobody's talking about (99% vs. ~80%)

→ How AI is destroying the apprenticeship model in DTC

→ What "conviction" actually looks like in a brand and why almost no one has it

→ Our contrarian take on what comes next

A Renaissance is coming and it's going to be built by the anti-AI crowd!

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