The Next Build Podcast

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Check out https://www.zaptime.ai for workforce management and time tracking. Book a free demo today! Most business owners think their company is worth more than it actually is. Fractional CFO Jeffrey Glick has spent his career on both sides of that conversation, building businesses up and helping investors decide what to pay for them, and in this episode he explains why so many owners aren't ready...

Visit https://zaptime.ai and book a free demo today. This episode is brought to you by Zaptime, the AI-powered productivity and workforce analytics platform that shows you where your team's time actually goes. Can AI actually learn a person well enough to pick a gift they'll love? Carl Richards, founder of Govava, holds a patent on an AI and machine-learning system built to solve exactly that, and...

Why do 90% of businesses in the UK never sell, and how do you make sure yours isn't one of them? Peter Boolkah, author, exit strategist, and multi-industry business owner, breaks down what actually determines a company's valuation, and why almost no founder prepares for it correctly. Peter has coached and acquired businesses across software, cloud services, construction, communications, and educat...

Is AI still just a tool, or has it become something closer to an intelligent entity? Dr. Craig Kaplan, CEO of IQ Company and founder of superintelligence.com , breaks down why the answer changes everything about how we regulate and work with AI. Dr. Kaplan studied under Herbert Simon and Allen Newell, two of the scientists who named the field of artificial intelligence at the 1956 Dartmouth Confer...

Traditional websites are on their way out. In this episode of the Next Build Podcast, Mason sits down with Elias Curtis, founder of Transform Design, to break down how 17 years in web design, branding, and lead generation led him to build AI-powered business systems that actually convert. Elias unpacks why "just getting more traffic" is the wrong goal, how to turn your website into your best 24/7...

"Sprinkle some AI on it is not an AI strategy." Anne Cantera on why most AI projects fail before they start. Anne Cantera is an AI consultant and conversation designer who left enterprise to start Elementyl Intelligence, a consultancy built for underserved, minority owned, female owned, veteran owned, and disability owned businesses. Her work sits at the intersection of omnimodal design, conversat...

Your customers stopped searching where you're advertising. They're asking ChatGPT which plumber to call, watching YouTube on their living room TV, and comparing you to two competitors in a conversation you're not part of. David Wilson has a name for what comes next: Search Everything Optimization. David Wilson, EVP of Digital Marketing at Boston agency Zozimus, joins the Next Build Podcast to expl...

After 20 years as a copywriter, Ange Dove joins Mason to talk about how ChatGPT upended her business and pushed her into a new role coaching professionals through career transitions and personal branding. They cover how to get AI to write in your actual voice instead of generic "AI slop," the LinkedIn profile mistakes she sees constantly, and why repetition, not reach, is what makes you memorable...

Everyone's racing to adopt AI. Almost nobody is asking the one question that determines whether it works or blows up in their face. In this episode of the Next Build Podcast, Brian Beck, founder of Proxurve Solutions, an Indianapolis based cybersecurity and AI consulting firm helping small and medium businesses build AI strategies that don't fall apart. Brian breaks down why AI hasn't changed the...

In this podcast, we explore the intersection of AI, SEO, business, and the future of digital growth from the perspective of real business owners and SEO professionals actively working in the industry. We dive into the strategies, experiments, wins, failures, and lessons that come from building businesses in an era being rapidly transformed by artificial intelligence and search evolution. From AI a...