In this episode of our flagship podcast One Take, we sit down with Keith Spurlock, tech wizard AND successful professional photographer, for a candid 20-minute conversation about handicaps (he’s deaf), using all sides of the brain and embracing AI in every aspect of his business. No edits. No retakes. Just authentic insight.

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👉 The Scoop – Let’s get one thing out of the way quickly: yes, Keith Spurlock has a handicap: he’s deaf. This has not stopped him from using both sides of the brain. He’s a professional tech wiz, fixing and installing computers AND a professional photographer.

👉 Decisive Moment #1 – While working at a hospital using a computer to do brain scans, discovered Symphony (NB – the predecessor to Excel) and began doing his own spreadsheets for banking and finance using his own macros.

👉 Unexpected change or event – Definitely AI, which has changed everything, including how people relate to everything computer.

👉 What did he do? – Completely embraced AI for his work both in the computer and photography businesses. AI saves Keith an amazing amount of time.

👉 About older workers – More experienced, of course. More mature. They love to work in offices so the RTO mandate is not a problem.