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In Today’s Issue:

* Intro to the Guest and Topic: Edmund Mitchell

* Core Takeaway: AI is the Great Equalizer

* Episode References

* Select Quotes

* Key Moments

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Today’s Topic & Guest:

Edmund Mitchell. Creator of Digital Continent, The Faith & AI Project, Real+True, Zealous Parish Ministers

Welcome back to the pod! Today, we’re sharing an episode we recorded in person at the YCP conference in Dallas a few weeks back. I was joined by Edmund Mitchell. He and I had a lot of fun, probably because in so many ways we are very similar personalities, both just loaded with ADHD, ideas, and energy. You kind of get the picture.

I learned about Edmund because he recently hosted a debate between Mark Barnes and Matthew Harvey Sanders about AI on his podcast called The Faith and AI Project.

Edmund is dedicated to helping Catholics turn their obsessions into intellectual property, authority, and income by applying Catholic anthropology to modern marketing.

Our conversation dives straight into the biggest world-changing shift of our time—Artificial Intelligence—which Edmund argues is uniquely geared towards entrepreneurs who are intrinsically motivated.

For Catholic Founders, this is an immense opportunity to escape the corporate monkey life by leaning into our unique calling and putting our personality into our work.

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Core Lesson:

AI is the Great Equalizer, and Will Enable 100x More Catholic Entrepreneurship

With AI, the barriers to starting a business are much lower. You can get started with very little pre-existing knowledge. Turning those ideas you dreamt up, or the ones you saw on Instagram, into a real business has a minimal barrier now.

On top of this, more people will need to build out some sort of side hustle. Either they will be laid off because of AI, or they will need additional income because the rising cost of living makes it impossible for them to pay for their 10 kids.

The ingredients are there for some spicy soup.

As Catholics, who have true knowledge of our purpose, we must seize this moment to build business. To gain influence and prestige, to create a future that puts human flourishing at the center of society.

(There are many other things I could have put from this episode, but this one stands out to me the most)

God Bless & Happy Building!

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Key Episode References:

* Digital Continent (Edmundo Reyes)

* Zealous Parish Ministers

* Real and True (digital content based on the catechism of Catholic Church)