Transcript
A (0:00)
As a business owner and a CEO, I need a mix of people. So, yes, I go out and this will answer your question directly. I hire people who thrive in social environments. I have people who want to work with people face to face who enjoy coming into our offices, and we're a hybrid business.
B (0:21)
Welcome to Embracing Digital Transformation, where we explore how people process policy and technology drive effective changes. This is Dr. Darren, Chief Enterprise architect, educator, author, and most importantly, your host on this episode, the Power of Relationships in the Age of AI with special guest Joshua Gould, fellow podcaster and CEO of the Big Word. Josh, welcome to the show.
A (0:55)
Thanks for having me. Darren, how are you today?
B (0:58)
You know, I'm hanging in there. I'm hanging in there. Every day is a new day, so it's an exciting, exciting time in. In tech. From my perspective, a lot of change going on, which we're going to talk a little bit about today. But before we do, Josh, everyone that listens to my show knows that I only have superheroes on the show, and every superhero has a background story. So what's your background story, Josh? What makes you unique?
A (1:25)
Yes. Well, I will definitely play this for my wife because I'm not sure she ever saw me as a superhero, but this is my.
B (1:33)
Well, she. She can now. Right, There you go.
A (1:35)
That's why I like doing these podcasts, because I can get a word in versus being at home. No, my background, put simply, is I was a college dropout. After two weeks, I sat.
B (1:51)
Two weeks.
A (1:52)
Yeah. Probably a record, actually. But I sat in these lecture theaters and I thought to myself, can I really do three years of this and is it really what I want to do? And the answer was quite clear to me, but it took me about one and a half weeks to be honest with myself, so I left. And my goal has always been to create. Create businesses, find solutions to problems, and do something with my life that's meaningful. And I just wanted to get going with it. Now the best thing that I could do was learn to sell. So that's what I did. I went into selling. It's a great way into business if you don't have a degree or a great formal education. And I've been selling ever since. I'm still doing that today on your. On your podcast, Darren.
B (2:43)
