At Finding Better, our mission is to help you facilitate the âbetterâ you want by offering you a unique and transformative opportunity to uncover the path towards a better and more fulfilling life. Our platform is designed to guide you in your pursuit of a âbetterâ version of yourself, and the key lies in the invaluable experiences shared by those who have successfully traversed this very journey. Our approach is firmly grounded in the notion that real-life stories, personal trials, and experiences of successful individuals are the most authentic sources of inspiration and guidance. This experiential element is what sets Finding Better apart. We provide a platform where folks who have gone through their unique challenges and emerged triumphant, willingly share their life-altering insights, strategies, and practical wisdom. Our host John Suzuki believes we all have three careers; first to learn and go to school, second to earn and make a living, and third to return and give back. Now in his third career of giving back, Johnâs mission is to make the world better by inspiring people to live with less fear and divisiveness and bring a little more love into the world. Know more about John - https://johnsuzuki.com/
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At Finding Better, our mission is to help you facilitate the âbetterâ you want by offering you a unique and transformative opportunity to uncover the path towards a better and more fulfilling life. Our platform is designed to guide you in your pursuit of a âbetterâ version of yourself, and the key lies in the invaluable experiences shared by those who have successfully traversed this very journey. Our approach is firmly grounded in the notion that real-life stories, personal trials, and experiences of successful individuals are the most authentic sources of inspiration and guidance. This experiential element is what sets Finding Better apart. We provide a platform where folks who have gone through their unique challenges and emerged triumphant, willingly share their life-altering insights, strategies, and practical wisdom. Our host John Suzuki believes we all have three careers; first to learn and go to school, second to earn and make a living, and third to return and give back. Now in his third career of giving back, Johnâs mission is to make the world better by inspiring people to live with less fear and divisiveness and bring a little more love into the world. Know more about John - https://johnsuzuki.com/
EP 172 - Building Practical AI for You and Business - Hunter Jensen
Finding Better Podcast
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1 month ago
EP 172 - Building Practical AI for You and Business - Hunter Jensen
đ€ Are you intimidated by AI â or curious how to actually make it work for your business? In this episode of Finding Better, host John Suzuki speaks with Hunter Jensen, Founder & CEO of Barefoot Solutions / Barefoot Labs, about practical, secure ways businesses and everyday people can adopt AI. Hunter has 20+ years building ROI-driven software for companies like Microsoft and Salesforce, and now helps CEOs operationalize private AI with products like Compass.
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đĄIn this conversation, youâll learn:
Why AI is a civilizational shift â and how to think about it as leaders and humans.The difference between public chatbots and private, secure AI that can connect to your internal systems.The hidden risk of shadow AI and simple steps to discover and stop it.How to start small (CoPilot / Gemini + show-and-tells) and scale to a private LLM platform.Real ROI examples: a patent attorney saving 8 hours/week, speeding government permitting demos, and doubling proposal capacity for a defense contractor.Hunterâs founder lessons â bootstrapping from a Craigslist job to a product company and leading through reinvention.
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đKey Takeaways
Beyond ChatGPT: Build a secure AI foundation that scales across your org.Shadow AI is leaking value â educate employees and provide safe alternatives.Use private LLM + document DB to protect sensitive data while unlocking value.Focus on a single âkiller use caseâ to drive ROI, then expand.Book dedicated time with LLMs (an âAI meetingâ) to solve real business problems.
đ Check out Hunter and Barefoot Labs: https://www.barefootlabs.ai/
đ Donât forget to like, subscribe, and share â especially with anyone whoâs intimidated by AI but wants to use it safely and effectively.
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At Finding Better, our mission is to help you facilitate the âbetterâ you want by offering you a unique and transformative opportunity to uncover the path towards a better and more fulfilling life. Our platform is designed to guide you in your pursuit of a âbetterâ version of yourself, and the key lies in the invaluable experiences shared by those who have successfully traversed this very journey. Our approach is firmly grounded in the notion that real-life stories, personal trials, and experiences of successful individuals are the most authentic sources of inspiration and guidance. This experiential element is what sets Finding Better apart. We provide a platform where folks who have gone through their unique challenges and emerged triumphant, willingly share their life-altering insights, strategies, and practical wisdom. Our host John Suzuki believes we all have three careers; first to learn and go to school, second to earn and make a living, and third to return and give back. Now in his third career of giving back, Johnâs mission is to make the world better by inspiring people to live with less fear and divisiveness and bring a little more love into the world. Know more about John - https://johnsuzuki.com/
