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Send us Fan Mail The Power of Story: What AI Can't Replace Featuring LaQuita Cleare, Founder of Clear Communication Academy Episode Summary In a world where AI can generate content on demand, the ability to tell a genuine, human story has never mattered more. LaQuita Cleare, founder of Clear Communication Academy and a communication coach who has worked with leaders across more than 50 countr...

Send us Fan Mail People-First AI Transformation: Mohammad Anwar and the HUMAIN First Framework Featuring Mohammad Anwar, President & CEO of Softway and Culture+, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Episode Summary Mohammad Anwar is the President and CEO of Softway and Culture+, a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and one of the more honest voices in a conversation about AI that te...

Send us Fan Mail What Google Marketing Live 2026 Really Means for Marketers with Bill Buchanan and Nicole Jennings Google Marketing Live 2026 dropped a wave of announcements that left the marketing world buzzing. In this episode, Brad Stephenson sits down with Level Agency President Bill Buchanan and EVP of Service Delivery Nicole Jennings to explain what actually matters, what brands should do ri...

Send us Fan Mail When LLMs Don't Like You: Has Your Brand's SEO Survived the Search-pocalypse? Featuring Matt Beaulieu, SEO Director, Level Agency Episode Summary The search engine results page has changed more in the past two years than in the entire history of SEO. In this episode, Brad Stephenson (SVP of Marketing and Sales Enablement at Level Agency) sits down with Matt Beaulieu, a 1...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary Charlene Li has been right about every major wave in technology for three decades, from the internet's disruption of media in 1993, to social media's challenge to organizational power, to the AI revolution reshaping business today. In this episode, she makes a bold claim: most leaders have their AI strategy completely backwards, and the gap isn't tec...

Send us Fan Mail Why Distribution Wins: Lessons from 4 Exits and the AI Era with Raj Singh (VP of New Products, Mozilla) Episode Summary This week, Myles Biggs and Patrick Patterson sit down with Raj Singh, a serial entrepreneur who's built and exited four companies across the dot-com crash, the 2008 financial crisis, COVID-19, and now the AI wave. He's currently VP of New Products at Mo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, hosts Myles Biggs and Patrick Patterson sit down with Laurie Barkman, succession and exit strategist and founder of Business Transition Sherpa. Laurie has lived a remarkable arc: one of the first professional digital marketers at American Eagle Outfitters, CEO of a 125-year-old logistics firm, and a private equity veteran who now helps founders build businesses th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, hosts Myles Biggs and Patrick Patterson sit down with Cody Lee, Principal on the Peak Performance Group at Summit Partners, to trace a career that spans pharmaceutical advertising, poetry, copywriting, growth marketing, and private equity. Cody leads the Marketing Center of Excellence, supporting more than 120 portfolio companies in technology, healthcare, financi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, hosts Myles Biggs and Patrick Patterson sit down with Thomas Cooperrider, Principal at Dynamic Core Capital Partners (formerly Dubin Clark), to explore his remarkable journey from a self-proclaimed "hippie" middle schooler to a leader in high finance. With a unique background in engineering and economics, Thomas offers a masterclass in leveraging a diver...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, hosts Myles Biggs and Patrick Patterson sit down with Krish Sailam, Level Agency's new SVP of Artificial Intelligence, to explore the real-world application of AI beyond the hype. With two decades of experience driving innovation for brands like Amazon, Cisco, and BMW, Krish offers a masterclass in navigating technological disruption. Are you prepared for a f...

Send us Fan Mail Dan Monaghan, founder, investor, and author of The AI Search Revolution , joins hosts Myles Biggs and Patrick Patterson to sound the alarm on how AI is quietly rewriting the rules of search and fundamentally breaking the traditional business funnel. Drawing on his experience co-founding WSI Digital in 1995, years before Google, Dan shares why the current AI revolution is the most...

Send us Fan Mail Advertising That Feels Like Value, Not Noise With Lonn Shulkin (President, BAM Strategy) Episode Summary This week, Myles Biggs and Patrick Patterson sit down with Lonn Shulkin, founder of BAM Advertising, for a candid conversation about leadership, trust, and what it actually takes to build an agency that lasts. From Lonn’s early career lessons to BAM’s growth and eventual partne...

Send us Fan Mail Career Education Report: How Speed, AI, and Brand Are Rewriting Higher Ed Enrollment Higher education is operating in a more competitive and consumer-driven environment than ever before, and new data reveals what actually drives enrollment growth. In this episode of the Career Education Report , Patrick Patterson , CEO of Level Agency , and Prithwi Dasgupta , President of LeadSqua...

Send us Fan Mail Will AI Replace Universities? ECPI’s Bold Experiment in AI-First Learning with Stephen Arthur (Director of AI & Analytics, ECPI University) Episode Summary This week, Myles Biggs and Patrick Patterson sit down with Stephen Arthur , Director of AI and Analytics at ECPI University , one of the first institutions boldly pushing toward an AI-first university model . While most uni...

Send us Fan Mail From Hustle to Human: Rediscovering Meaning in the Age of AI with Brooks Canavesi (Baryons) Episode Summary This week, Myles Biggs and Patrick Patterson sit down with Brooks Canavesi, serial entrepreneur, technologist, and co-founder of Baryons, an AI company building personal mentors designed to help people flourish. Brooks shares his journey from competitive athlete and founder...

Send us Fan Mail From Janitor to CEO: Crafting Better Education at Scale with Bill Nance (StrataTech Education Group) Episode Summary This week, Myles Biggs and Patrick Patterson sat down with Bill Nance, an education operator and change leader, now the CEO of StrataTech Education Group. Bill’s journey spans art & design, IT, operations, finance, and strategy, experiences he’s used to rebuild...

Send us Fan Mail Higher Ed in the Age of AI: Rethinking Relevance & Results with Dr. Michael Hageloh & Dr. Bruce Fraser (Indian River State College) Episode Summary This week, Myles Biggs and Patrick Patterson sit down with two innovators who are shaping the future of higher education: Dr. Michael Hageloh and Dr. Bruce Fraser of Indian River State College in Florida. Together, they discuss...

Send us Fan Mail A wide-ranging, human-first conversation about scaling AI responsibly. Tracey traces her path from nursing to programming to CEO, explains why “good enough isn’t,” and lays out a practical playbook: pick the right problem, bring people along, then layer AI on strong workflows and platforms to unlock real innovation—not just busywork. Our Guest Tracey Cesen — Founder & CEO, For...

Send us Fan Mail “Good enough isn’t.” In this episode, host Myles Biggs and Patrick sit down with Level Agency’s newest executive, Chief Revenue Officer, Howard Diamond , to talk about growth, leadership, and why strategy (not hype) should lead your AI adoption. Howard shares lessons from 16+ years helping build a high‑growth agency, the poker‑player mindset he brings to decision making, and how L...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 1 – ChatGPT-5 and Monetizing LLMs   AI is moving fast, and not always in the way we expect. In this episode of Good Enough Isn’t , host Patrick Patterson (CEO) and co-host Myles Biggs sit down with Howard Diamond (CRO) of Level Agency about the launch of ChatGPT-5 and what it means for both power users and everyday professionals. They dig into: Why ChatGPT-5 underwhelmed s...