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Two operators, no gurus, one AI obsession. Joe Downs (self-storage entrepreneur) and Peter Swain (AI strategist who's worked with Apple, Microsoft, Google, and the BBC) are figuring out AI in real time — and showing Main Street business owners how to do the same. No hype, no jargon, no promises of overnight riches. Just practical, idiot-proof ways to use AI in your business, your job, and your actual life.Every episode delivers real prompts you can steal immediately, pulled from everyday problems: settling family debates, prepping for a raise, building a one-page business plan, planning a trip, decoding your company's unwritten ru...

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