AI and Automation for Entrepreneurs with Kevin Surace

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.   Episode Resources:  Kevin Surace   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   Join the conversation on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests and other listeners. A place where you can network with other like-minded veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship and get updates on people, programs and resources to help you in YOUR transition to entrepreneurship.   About Our Sponsors Navy Federal Credit Union   Start off 2024 with a new Navy Federal credit card that has an APR 6% lower than the industry average. Service isn’t just what Navy Federal Credit Union does  – it’s who they are. That’s why Navy Federal created tools to help you earn and save more. Make your financial goals a reality with great rates and low fees. Learn more: www.navyfederal.org/offers At Navy Federal, our members are the mission.      Squared Away Your military experience taught you the importance of getting the job done right. But when you’re running a business, there’s never enough time to tackle all your priorities. Keeping up with all the email back and forth and social media takes a lot of time and focus and balancing business with personal is also time consuming. Coordinating travel or planning an event is always more complicated than expected Squared Away empowers highly educated military spouses to become trusted remote executive assistants.  Squared Away is on a mission to employ as many military spouses as possible. Their assistants specialize in giving you time back to focus on what really matters. Whether you need administrative support for your team, an extra hand with a new project, or help with personal priorities, your Squared Away assistant will anticipate your needs to let you focus on high-return tasks. Squared Away teammates operate in all US time zones and work as W2 employees, not contractors. I highly recommend checking out Squared Away today!  See how they can help you. Just go to gosquaredaway.com.    Want to be our next guest? Send us an email at interview@veteranonthemove.com.  Did you love this episode?