8. Scaling Your Leadership Team Using AI with Brian Lang
What if you could add ten senior-level teammates for just $20 a month?That's exactly what one CEO did. His breakthrough came after realizing AI wasn't just for emails and edits — it could be a thought partner. He built an internal suite of AI personas: a virtual CRO that recovered lost deals, a business coach tailored to his style, and a system called the "Clarity File" that transformed an 80-hour process into a 4-hour playbook.The result? Hundreds of thousands of dollars in marketing collateral generated, operations scaled without new headcount, and a new way of showing up as a father. His lesson is clear: AI isn't just a tool — it's a compounding force multiplier for leadership, business, and life.Today's AI-Driven Leader is Brian Lang, CEO of UpsideCFO.
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7. CRIT™: Recruit Your Legendary Board with "Steve Jobs"
Most leaders come to CRIT™ with a problem. Rusty Cagle came with a vision: 100YearImpact.org — a nonprofit designed to help nonprofits build endowments and channel billions toward humanitarian causes.At first, he asked AI for strategies. But very quickly, the real challenge emerged: how do you recruit a Dream Team Advisory Board that could guide a movement for 100 years?Through CRIT™, AI drafted a world-class board invitation — then stress-tested it with role-play feedback from “Steve Jobs.” The verdict: “Too polite. If you’re going to shape history, build a revolution, not a charity.”The breakthrough was more than tactics. Rusty realized, “This board isn’t honorary. It’s legendary.” And his emotional payoff was clear: “I want to be part of my own board.”This is what CRIT™ makes possible — turning a vague idea into a movement with the power to last a century.
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6. Burn the Ships, Build an AI-Driven Company with Rusty Cagle
Imagine sitting in a room full of peers — some your age, some even older. Most dismiss AI as a fad. But one leader saw something different: a leapfrog moment. After reading The AI-Driven Leader seven times, he knew dabbling wasn’t enough. He drew a line in the sand: “In 90 days, we will be an AI-driven company.”The stakes were real. Years earlier, he had lost a $200M client because his firm wasn’t big enough. That pain fueled his determination to reinvent ASE Private Wealth™ as a multi-entity holding company — and this time, with AI at the core.In 60 days, his team cut $100K in software costs, streamlined efficiency, and reduced a tax optimization process from 6–7 hours to 90 minutes. More importantly, they shifted their mindset: instead of fearing AI, they asked, “How can AI help me do this?”Today’s AI-Driven Leader is Rusty Cagle, CEO & Founder of ASE Private Wealth™.
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5. CRIT™: How to Build a CEO Succession Plan
Every founder faces it eventually: the moment you have to hand over the CEO seat without hovering. As Josh Wand put it, the transition is both “highly strategic and highly emotional.”In this live CRIT™ session, Josh brought that challenge to the table. With Geoff’s guidance, AI acted as a world-class succession planner and operator — designing a weekly 30-minute execution review, a monthly strategic deep dive, and an AI-powered dashboard to clarify decision rights and surface progress in real time.The breakthrough? AI became the daily coach, while Josh’s human coach provided quarterly oversight. The result was a new operating rhythm that shifted him, in his own words, “from instrument player to orchestra conductor.”This is what it looks like when AI doesn’t replace leadership — it amplifies it.
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4. Becoming a Top Decile AI-Driven Leader with Josh Wand
Most leaders fear AI will make them less human. But for one founder, the opposite proved true: “AI doesn’t make me less human, it makes me more human.”Imagine drafting a bulletproof LOI during your son’s soccer tournament in just 2.5 hours. Or compressing quarterly strategy into biweekly sprints — while still showing up fully present for both your team and your family. That’s what happens when you stop seeing AI as a hype tool and start using it as a thought partner.In this episode, you’ll hear how one leader used AI to sharpen decision-making, accelerate EOS planning, and even assess executive team fit with a blend of skill and cultural alignment. The result? A leadership rhythm that zooms out for clarity, zooms in for focus, and makes space for what matters most.Today’s AI-Driven Leader is Josh Wand, Founder & CEO of ForceBrands, PINATA, and the Family Fund & Founder Community.
Welcome to The AI-Driven Leader, the podcast dedicated to helping you harness AI to build better leaders, better businesses, and better lives. Hosted byGeoff Woods, author of the #1 international bestseller The AI-Driven Leader.
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