AI and Automation for Entrepreneurs with Kevin Surace

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On this episode of Veteran On the Move, Joe welcomes serial entrepreneur, tech innovator, and motivational speaker Kevin Surace. Kevin shares his wisdom for aspiring business owners and dives deep into the entrepreneurial journey. He emphasizes the crucial skills of listening to customers and adapting to change, highlighting how veterans’ inherent leadership qualities and their knack for balancing humility with assertiveness make them ideal candidates as business leaders. The conversation then shifts to changes in the business world, with Joe and Kevin exploring the power of AI as a tool for entrepreneurs and the vital role of embracing new technologies in today’s ever-evolving landscape.  

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About Our Guest   

Kevin Surace is a Silicon Valley innovator, serial entrepreneur, CEO, TV personality and EDUTAINER. Kevin has been featured by Businessweek, Time, Fortune, Forbes, CNN, ABC, MSNBC, FOX News, and has keynoted hundreds of events, from INC5000 to TED to the US Congress. He was INC Magazines Entrepreneur of the Year, a CNBC top Innovator of the Decade, World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, Chair of Silicon Valley Forum, Planet Forward Innovator of the Year nominee, featured for 5 years on TechTVs Silicon Spin, and inducted into RITs Innovation Hall of Fame. While he has a technical background with 94 worldwide patents, he is known as a highly dynamic speaker who is a true entertainer that is funny, excites people, educates & energizes audiences to action. Mr. Surace led pioneering work on the first cellular data smartphone (AirCommunicator), the first plastic multichip semiconductor packages, the first human-like AI virtual assistant (Portico), soundproof drywall, high R-value windows, AI-driven building management technology, Generative AI for QA, supply-chain multivariate auctions, and the window/energy retrofits of the Empire State Building and NY Stock Exchange

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