In this episode of The Business at the Speed of AI, Jeremy Victor is joined by longtime technologist and systems builder Jonah Harris for the debut of Tech TALX — a recurring segment focused on how technology actually gets built.

This is not an AI hype conversation.

Together, Jeremy and Jonah unpack:

• Why the “Apple vs OpenAI” narrative misses the point
• The difference between Pathfinders and Mechanics in modern technology
• Why AI models don’t win — systems, economics, and integration do
• How Google quietly remains one of the most underestimated players in AI
• The shift from AI novelty to AI infrastructure
• Why AI is no longer optional — for businesses or individuals
• What leaders misunderstood about AI-driven workforce change in 2025
• Why the real competitive advantage comes from deep integration, not surface-level tools

Jeremy brings the Pathfinder lens—vision, systems thinking, and human outcomes. Jonah brings the Mechanic perspective—engineering reality, scale, and execution.

This episode is for:

• Business leaders navigating AI adoption
• Operators, product leaders, and technologists
• Anyone trying to understand where AI is actually heading—not where headlines say it is

AI won’t replace humans.

But humans who understand systems will replace those who don’t.

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2025 marked the moment artificial intelligence became a lived reality — changing business, work, and the human experience in lasting ways.

As 2025 comes to a close, this episode of Business at the Speed of AI pauses to reflect on a year that marked the dawn of the Age of AI.

Artificial intelligence moved from concept to everyday reality in 2025, reshaping how businesses operate, how marketing works, and how people find answers. Enterprise transformation accelerated. Answer-driven discovery replaced traditional search. Autonomous systems entered daily life. Government and business began intersecting in new ways.

At the same time, deeper human challenges surfaced — rising loneliness, mental health concerns, changing workforce dynamics, and the growing need for connection in an always-on, AI-driven world.

This episode explores:

• The rise of AI as an embedded part of daily life
• Enterprise transformation and workforce disruption
• The shift from SEO to answer-based discovery
• Human connection, mental health, and screen dependency
• What these trends signal as we head into 2026

This is not a predictions episode.
It’s a grounded reflection on the signals that defined 2025 — and why they matter for how we work, live, and lead going forward.

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This episode brings together the final four days of the Give the Gift of MORE campaign — a quiet, intentional close to a 25-day journey of reflection, leadership, and humanity in an AI-driven world.

Across Days 22–25, Jeremy Victor explores the Human Code — presence, possibility, connection, and contribution — the people and ideas - the HEROS of MORE - that shaped The MORE Effect, and the deeper meaning of belief, hope, and becoming more.

These closing reflections are not about productivity, performance, or technology trends. They are about pausing long enough to remember what actually matters:
how we show up for others, how we protect our attention, and how we choose to live with intention in an always-on world.

This episode is for anyone asking:

• How do I remain human in an AI-first economy?
• What does modern leadership really require?
• And how do I choose more — in how I live, work, and lead?

We get one life.
How we spend our time is all we have.

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Day 21 of Give the Gift of MORE brings the entire campaign together.

In this episode, I read from the book and explain what “More” actually means — not as hustle, not as incremental improvement, but as expansive, human growth in an age defined by artificial intelligence.

This is a conversation about leadership, not as a title or role, but as how we show up:

• in moments of pressure
• in moments of decision
• and in the quiet moments no one sees

I explore the difference between better and more, why growth mindset alone isn’t enough, and how the MORE leadership framework helps us remain uniquely human in an AI-first, always-on world.

This episode is for leaders, parents, coaches, and anyone asking:

How do I grow without losing what makes me human?

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Day 20 of Give the Gift of MORE is about what comes next.

These are not short-term forecasts or tool-specific bets. They are behavioral predictions based on convergence — multiple forces moving at once that together create a structural reset, similar to what happened with the internet in the 1990s.

In this episode, I share my five predictions for 2026 and beyond, focused on how power, leadership, communication, and human potential are shifting in an AI-first world.

The five predictions:

1. Standing still isn’t neutral
2. The rise of the individual over the enterprise
3. Majority women-led boardrooms will outperform
4. Digital-native boards create category winners
5. Email declines as Text Messaging becomes the system of work

These predictions are interconnected. Together, they describe a single truth:
power is shifting, leadership is becoming human-centric, and organizations must evolve or be outpaced.

The question is no longer what we can build with AI.
It’s who we choose to become.

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Day 18 of Give the Gift of MORE is personal.

In this episode, I share 18 moments that taught me more — moments of loss, resilience, rejection, generosity, love, leadership, and growth.

These experiences shaped who I am and ultimately led to The MORE Effect.

From being abandoned at 10, to being raised by two strong women, to early work, rejection, layoffs, fatherhood, coaching youth sports, understanding unconscious bias, women’s health, and three decades of therapy — these moments forged the framework. T

he MORE Effect didn’t come from theory.

It came from lived experience.

Giving the gift of MORE is more than giving a book — it’s giving someone the opportunity to understand themselves, reflect honestly, and become more.

The 18 moments that taught me MORE:

1. Being abandoned at 10
2. Being raised by two women
3. Working since age 11
4. Losing my grandfather
5. Playing sports (catcher)
6. Rejection from Notre Dame
7. Jewish generosity
8. The day I met my wife
9. Losing my mother
10. Being laid off twice
11. Becoming a father
12. Learning human-centric leadership
13. Coaching youth sports
14. Being told I was in the “old boys network”
15. Thursday night Zooms during COVID
16. Reading the Women in the Workplace report
17. Understanding menopause
18. 30 years of therapy

These moments didn’t weaken me.

They shaped The MORE Effect.

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Standing Still Isn’t Neutral: Continuous Self-Improvement in the Age of AI

You’re either becoming more or falling behind — and in the age of AI, standing still is a risk we can’t afford.

As 2025 comes to a close, Jeremy Victor is joined by Perry Rearick, a 28-year U.S. Army Special Forces veteran and longtime builder in publishing and leadership, to reflect on what this year revealed about business, strategy, leadership, and artificial intelligence.

This episode explores why continuous self-improvement is no longer a personal development idea, but a practical requirement in an AI-first, always-on world. The conversation moves from individual growth to collective progress, touching on how we adapt without losing our humanity.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why standing still is no longer neutral in work or life
• How continuous self-improvement applies to business, leadership, and careers
• How AI can amplify human growth rather than replace it
• What 2025 revealed about modernization and adaptation
• An introduction to NXT250 Works, a new social club for the modern professional focused on connection, community, and collective advancement

This conversation is part of the Give the Gift of MORE campaign — a reflection on how we modernize the way we work, live, and lead as we head into 2026.

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December 7th is a date that will live in infamy.

Day 7 of the Give the Gift of MORE campaign, we pause to honor Pearl Harbor, reflect on courage, and talk about the human traits that help us thrive in the age of AI.

In this episode, filmed in front of the photo of my father-in-law — a Vietnam veteran, police officer, and the man who taught me what fatherhood truly looked like — I share why the message “You get one life. How you spend your time is all you have.” is at the heart of The MORE Effect.

In today’s video, I talk about:

• -The significance of December 7, 1941 — and why we must still remember
• -FDR’s “infamy” speech and the power of leadership presence
• -The veteran community, moral injury, PTSD, and the veteran suicide crisis
• -My father-in-law’s story: Vietnam, service, sacrifice, and the final years of his life
• -Why presence, courage, hope & optimism (CHO) matter more now than ever
• -Why veterans have so much to teach the corporate world

Pearl Harbor reminds us of two essential truths:

1.There is real evil in the world, and freedom requires courage.
2. Life is short, uncertain, and deeply precious — and becoming More starts now.

Give the Gift of MORE this season

When you give someone The MORE Effect, you’re giving them more than a book:
You’re giving them possibility, courage, hope, optimism, and the framework to lead and live more fully in the age of AI.

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