The podcast

The Real Intelligence Podcast

Founders on what actually changed when AI took over the work they used to do themselves. Watch it or listen to it.

Hosted by Gary Kadi and Gus Waite
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  • 10 Season 2 episodes
  • 1 documentary
  • 28 Season 1 episodes on audio
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The AI Paradox: Love It? Hate It? It’s Here!

Our documentary. Three people, three days in a shed on Cape Cod, and the question every owner is asking about AI and the people they employ.

About the film, who is in it, and how it ends
Season 2

Every episode

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S2 E10

Get Into Their World: What Autism Taught Her About Sales, Parenting & Life

With Megan Killion, Pisces Growth Consulting

What if the skills that help you understand an autistic child are the same ones that close more deals? Megan Killion, revenue architect for MSPs and author of The MSP Sales Playbook, on autism, resilience and the human side of selling, and why she rebuilt her life around one philosophy: do less, better.

S2 E9

Your Business Has 12 Months to Go Agentic

With Gus Waite

It took most businesses 10 to 12 years to move from analog to digital. The move from digital to agentic? You might have 12 months. Gary Kadi and Gus Waite walk through three eras of doing business, what each one cost Gary, the turning point that made him walk away, and the AI breakthrough that brought him back.

S2 E8

Success Isn’t Wealth: What High Achievers Get Wrong

With Dr. Matt Markel, Strata Financial Education

What if you did everything right in your career and still didn’t feel financially free? Dr. Matt Markel went from entry-level engineer to leading radar at Waymo, and after decades of doing everything the playbook said, he still didn’t. Why career success and real wealth are not the same thing.

S2 E7

Why Founders Can’t Let Go: The Inner Work Behind Scaling a Business

With Remy Meraz, Zella Life

What happens when a founder tries to scale the business without first scaling themselves? Remy Meraz, co-founder and president of Zella Life, on emotional intelligence, delegation and responsible AI, and how control can become one of the biggest obstacles to growth.

S2 E6

AI Is Making Logistics Faster. But Are We Solving the Right Problem?

With Chris Condon, Aircon

What happens when businesses use AI to move faster without stopping to ask what actually creates value? Chris Condon went from driving a forklift to turning around a company with $59 million in debt, walked away from a profitable business model, and believes speed without judgment simply moves the mistake further down the line.

S2 E5

His Brother Was a Cardiologist. He Still Died From a Misdiagnosis

With Dr. Steven Charlap, MEDOME.ai

That loss changed the course of Dr. Steven Charlap’s life. Surgeon, Harvard MBA and founder of MEDOME.ai, he spent more than a decade developing a different approach: AI as a second layer of intelligence that helps patients understand their own health and catch what might otherwise be missed. Trust, but verify.

S2 E4

You’re the Bottleneck: How AI Is Changing Delegation for Founders

With Vlad Podoliako, Belkins

Why founders become the biggest bottleneck in their own companies, the 80% rule for delegation, and why memory is critical for AI-native companies. Vlad Podoliako on building a company brain around your knowledge, and why AI agents can elevate people instead of replacing them.

S2 E3

Building the First FDA-Cleared Skin Cancer Scanner for Family Doctors

With Cody Simmons, DermaSensor

Eight years, tens of millions of dollars, and not one unit sold. That is what it took Cody Simmons and his team to get DermaSensor through the FDA, the first automated skin cancer detection device cleared for use by primary care doctors. Three of them stayed the whole way.

The system they are talking about

Every episode circles the same question: what would your business look like if the repeatable work ran without you? That is what delegAIte installs.

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