Seed and Society | AI, Agents, and Automation

You've spent years building a following on platforms you don't own, and one algorithm change, one account ban, one policy update could erase all of it overnight. This episode is the way out. I've closed nearly ten million dollars in tech sales over four years and earned seven figures doing it. I also run a homestead and this show, and I do it without spending hours a day on social media. The reaso...

You've talked to a chatbot. It gave you a scripted non-answer, and you closed the window. That frustration is the gap between where A.I. has been and where it actually is now, and this episode walks you through the difference and what it means for your business. I've closed nearly $10M in tech sales over four years and earned seven figures doing it. I also own a mortgage-free homestead and run See...

You've hit the ceiling that every service-based business owner hits eventually, and it's not your rate or your skills. It's your time, and this episode shows you exactly how to break through it. I've closed nearly $10M in tech sales over four years and earned seven figures doing it. I also own a mortgage-free homestead I built through asset-based thinking, not luck. Everything I teach at Seed and...

You've heard the names. GPT. Claude. Gemini. But if someone asked you to explain what an AI model actually is, or why there are so many, or which one your business should actually pay for, you'd probably struggle to answer. This episode gives you the clear framework you've been missing. I've closed nearly $10M in tech sales over four years and earned seven figures doing it. I also own a mortgage-f...

You're watching competitors move faster, close more, and scale further, and you know A.I. is part of how they're doing it. This episode is the honest briefing on where the window is right now and exactly what you need to build before it closes. I've closed nearly $10M in enterprise software over four years and watched up close how technology advantage gets distributed. The organizations that move...

Your revenue is capped by your hours, and every system you're running manually is making that ceiling lower. This episode is the blueprint for breaking through it. I've closed nearly $10M in tech sales over four years and earned seven figures doing it. I also own a mortgage-free homestead and run Seed & Society, and I built it all by using strong income strategically and letting automation do the...

You've been telling yourself you're behind because you don't code, but the skills you've spent your career building are exactly what make you most equipped to win with A.I. right now. This episode is the proof. I've closed nearly $10M in tech sales over four years, earned seven figures doing it, and I've built A.I. systems, automations, and content engines without writing a single line of code. Wh...

Your income has a ceiling if it's tied to your hours, and the only way past it is to stop renting your time and start building assets that produce without you. This episode is the blueprint. I've closed nearly $10M in tech sales over four years, earned seven figures doing it, and I own my land mortgage-free. That financial position didn't happen by accident. It happened because I applied asset-bas...

You're the bottleneck in your own business, and every hour you spend on research, content, onboarding, and follow-up is an hour you're not delivering, not resting, and not growing. This episode hands you the exact playbook to fix that without hiring a human you can't afford. I've closed nearly $10M in tech sales over four years and earned seven figures doing it, and I use that income strategically...

You're running a service business with too much to do and not enough hours, and you're probably using A.I. like a fancier Google search. This episode breaks down what's actually possible right now, and how to use it. I've been inside Claude every single day for over a year. More than email. More than any social platform. It's how I write, research, build automations, draft proposals, analyze data,...

This episode covers the transition from corporate burnout to building a virtual assistant business that generates $5K+ months, featuring Sasha Eburn, a former hospitality executive who built a coaching business after 25 years in hotels. Service business owners will learn how Sasha structured her business to prioritize flexibility, scaled from solo VA work to coaching, and designed her income aroun...

Makeda walks through the exact decision-making framework she used when her car died and she needed to replace it fast. This matters for service business owners because the same three-question test she uses for personal purchases applies directly to business investments: software, team hires, office space, or equipment. In this episode: Why Makeda financed a brand-new Chevy Silverado with an 84-mon...

Makeda breaks down why your packed schedule isn't a time problem, it's a systems problem, and shows service business owners how to reclaim 15 hours a week using AI tools to handle repetitive work. This episode is for anyone who feels maxed out on capacity while still showing up for client work, family, and everything in between. In this episode: Why knowledge workers spend 28% of their week just m...

Makeda talks with Jake Isaacs, serial integrator and cofounder of Gathering the Kings, about the difference between visionaries and integrators in business, and why service-based business owners need to understand which role they play naturally. If you're building systems, hiring support, or scaling a consulting or coaching practice, this conversation shows you how to recognize your strengths and...

This episode explores how to align your financial decisions with what you actually want, not what society tells you to want. Lisa Sakai, a financial consultant who focuses on bucket list acceleration, joins Makeda to discuss why financial freedom means doing what you want when you want, not waiting for traditional retirement to live authentically. In this episode: Why service business owners often...

This episode breaks down why concentrated investing in individual stocks can outperform traditional diversification, and how service business owners can use stock portfolios as collateral to build real estate assets without liquidating their holdings. Guest Jaden Sterling, founder of Sterling Stock Picker, shares how he turned $70,000 into nearly $1 million in the 1990s by focusing on one stock, a...

This episode breaks down what a brand actually is and how to build a marketing strategy that extends your expertise without burning out on content creation. Audrey "The Tech Diva" Wiggins, founder of All Together Marketing and host of Tech Diva Biz Talks, shares how she built a 30-year marketing career by starting with what she already knew and turning side skills into client work. In this episode...

Alan Lazarus built a global top 100 podcast and coaching business after a career in tech sales, but his path included financial collapse, family loss, and burnout at peak income. This episode breaks down why external achievement without internal alignment leads to exhaustion, and how redefining success creates sustainability for founders and service providers building long-term businesses. In this...

This episode explores why earning more doesn't automatically reduce financial stress and introduces a four-step framework for resetting your relationship with money. Makeda talks with Pericles Relles, a money mindset expert with over 25 years of experience, about the hidden blocks that keep service professionals stuck at the same financial level even as revenue grows. In this episode: Why clients...

Makeda talks with Shanelle Q., The Brand Hustler, about the difference between building a business and building a brand. For service-based business owners who want more visibility, revenue, and leverage without burning out, this episode breaks down the exact framework Shanelle uses to help entrepreneurs build profitable brands that attract the right clients and unlock scalable income. In this epis...

Makeda breaks down The Connector Method, her framework for building confidence through action instead of waiting to feel ready. This episode tackles the analysis paralysis that stops service business owners from starting, whether that's launching a new offer, raising rates, or building a revenue stream that doesn't require trading hours for dollars. In this episode: Why confidence comes from takin...

Conflict costs you time, energy, and money. In this conversation, corporate M&A lawyer and accredited mediator Leah Brown breaks down why most professionals communicate far less clearly than they think, and how that misunderstanding becomes expensive conflict in boards, partnerships, and client relationships. In this episode: Why most people assume they communicate clearly when they don't, and how...

Bart Merrell never had a traditional job. Instead, he built multiple income streams by spotting opportunities, taking action, and monetizing what he knew. For service business owners who want to break out of trading time for money, his approach to creating side hustles offers a practical roadmap. In this episode: Why Bart switched from pursuing an FBI career to building international business vent...

Paris Cluff, a licensed financial services agent with over 20 years of experience and certified financial education instructor, joins Makeda to talk about building what he calls a Massive Bank Account. This conversation is for service business owners who make good money but still feel like it's not enough, and who want to understand how to turn income into actual wealth and passive revenue streams...

This episode breaks down why understanding your relationship with money matters more than following generic financial advice. Linda Grisley, a certified financial planner turned financial educator, explains how psychology and mindset shape financial decisions and why one-size-fits-all strategies often fail. In this episode: How early money stories and inherited advice (like "pay off your mortgage"...