Are you thinking about replacing your team with AI? Join Brad Friedman and Sam Malikarjunan to see why this could be the worst move ever.

Sam Mallikarjunan [mall eh CAR jew non], is the Growth Lead at agent.ai, where he helps drive the development and adoption of AI-driven solutions to enhance customer service and sales. With a deep background in growth strategy, Sam previously led innovative initiatives at companies like HubSpot Labs and Flock.com.

He's also a former professor at Harvard University and co-author of Inbound Commerce - How to Sell Better than Amazon. Sam shares his insights on how AI is shaping the future of business.

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Your prospects don't care about your solution. They're asking themselves one question—and you're missing it.

Join Brad Friedman and Ari Galper as they unpack trust-based selling, the idea of a "trust recession," and how business owners can replace pressure-based sales tactics with a more human, trust-building approach so you can improve conversions without chasing prospects.

Ari Galper is a leading voice in trust-based selling and the founder of AriAI, a trust-based AI sales and business growth platform. In this conversation, he explains why traditional selling has become commoditized and why prospects often decide whether to trust you as a person before they ever evaluate your solution.

He also shares his "doctor, not pharmacist" mindset, breaks down how to use trust-based language in sales conversations, and explains why many business owners should focus on fixing conversion problems before trying to generate more leads.

Ari's work is especially relevant for low-volume, high-margin businesses with longer sales cycles, including advisors, attorneys, consultants, and software sales professionals who need stronger conversations, not just more activity.

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Do you have an innovative idea you want to build a company around? Brad and Faizan Ahmed discuss the importance of understanding your customer's pain points first.

Faizan Ahmed has a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University and a Masters in Electrical Engineering/ Solid State Physics from Santa Clara University.

Straight out of undergrad, he was hired into a startup that made products for the defense industry. Within three years Faizan became Head of R&D there architecting a system that enabled precision torque control in intricate small-scale products such as night vision goggles leading to an acquisition by the USAF.

Faizan co-founded Genxsys in 2016 - a company that made Rain deflector lenses for cameras. These lenses would be adjusted on DSLR cameras, spinning at 1800 RPM to get rid of any rain / snow from the circumference of a picture or movie being shot. The technology was acquired by a company that rents equipment to Hollywood production studios.

In 2019, Faizan founded Invensify, after noticing his diabetic father struggling to travel with his insulin that he had to take daily multiple times. The ice packs would melt / were not precise and often were prohibitive when traveling on planes. He raised money to develop the worlds most power efficient cold chain shipper using solid-state quantum technology, disrupting a $6.5 billion pharma drug delivery packaging market.

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Do your sales calls start with a little chit chat? Or do you cut to the chase? Listen to learn the secret to increasing close rates by 30%.

Todd Schuchart is a certified goofball and an expert in life insurance sales and lead generation. With a deep understanding of the industry, he focuses on developing innovative solutions for agents, including conversational sales training and AI-driven CRM tools to help life insurance professionals streamline their processes, improve client connections, and boost conversions.

Todd is known for his commitment to simplifying the sales process, the levity he brings to everyday situations, and his agent-first approach. He is also known for creating high-quality resources that empower agents to succeed in a competitive market.

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Most brands still treat email like a "legacy" channel while the right automated flows can quietly become one of the biggest drivers of revenue and retention.

Join Brad Friedman and Jesse Kay as they break down automated email flows, list growth fundamentals, and how to connect paid social with owned channels like email and SMS so you can build an integrated system that converts and keeps customers coming back.

Jesse Kay is the CEO of Vyber Media, where he helps high-growth brands use email, SMS, and lifecycle marketing to increase revenue across the funnel. Through innovative, youth-focused strategies, Jesse has worked with professional athletes, small business owners, and Fortune 1000 CEOs to drive measurable results in email, SMS, paid social, growth marketing, and influencer campaigns.

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Are you making six-figure marketing decisions based on benchmarks built for billion-dollar enterprises?

Join Brad Friedman and Carlos Corredor as they break down why enterprise-level benchmarks don't apply to smaller B2B companies, how to build better marketing dashboards, and how to use data to find undervalued channels in saturated markets so you can focus on generating real revenue instead of chasing vanity metrics.

Carlos Corredor is a seasoned digital marketing executive with over 20 years of experience across multiple perspectives in the industry. As the CEO of Condor, a boutique agency focused on generating qualified opportunities for mid-market B2B and tech services companies, he brings a unique blend of analytical rigor and entrepreneurial vision to every engagement.

He began his career in Venezuela in sports journalism and baseball analytics, running a Moneyball-style stats site for Latin American winter leagues before bringing that same obsession with numbers and competitive advantage into the world of digital marketing.

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If you're an owner who feels like your business owns you—and technology just makes it more overwhelming—this conversation will help you flip that script.

Join Brad Friedman and Steve & Melissa Fultz as they dig into how older business owners can use technology, AI, and systems to reclaim their time, protect their relationships, and design a business that can run without them.

Steve and Melissa Fultz are the husband-and-wife team behind The Fultz Group and Biz Growth Matters, where they help entrepreneurs and family-owned businesses accelerate growth through brand positioning, marketing strategy, and business coaching.

Melissa spent 20 years in corporate America working with large, publicly traded healthcare companies, helping health systems automate manual processes around patient and medication safety and leading complex change management across departments.

Steve grew up in his family's service and repair business, served for 25 years as an education and executive pastor, then returned to help run and grow three related businesses. Together they co-authored Family Business Facelift and Smart Exit Blueprint and now focus on helping older married owners embrace technology, document their systems, and become "obsolete by design" so the business can finally serve their life.

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You should NOT buy a CRM until you know this one thing...

Join Brad Friedman and Adam Honig as they chat about the CRM and how it can positively and negatively affect your business goals.

Adam Honig is here to help business owners and manufacturers cut through the nonsense of traditional CRM and make more money with less hassle. As CEO of Spiro.AI, Adam leads the charge in using AI to drive sales growth, boost profits, and streamline operations specifically for mid-sized manufacturers.

Unafraid to take strong stands, he's known for his opinionated, often controversial takes that challenge the status quo—all aimed at freeing manufacturers from "crap work" to focus on what actually matters. No fluff, no CRM headaches, just real results.

A frequent speaker on industry podcasts, Adam shares how Spiro's "anti-CRM" approach helps manufacturers build strong customer relationships without the inefficiencies of outdated systems.

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