Elevate To The Unknown

Michael Dell's net worth jumped $80 billion this year. His stock is up 240%. He was just at the Rose Garden with President Trump.
He also cut 36,000 jobs over the last three years.
That's not a contradiction. That's the pattern. Same week, Wells Fargo posted $22.62 billion in revenue and cut 281 jobs. JPMorgan blew past every Wall Street estimate.
Profit up. People down. Same company, sometimes.
Today's show breaks down what that split means for YOUR job, four fresh layoffs you haven't heard about, why gas prices might spike again this week, and three real moves you can make before Friday's deadline.
Watch live every weekday, 7:25 AM Central. Link in comments. Keep climbing. 🧗

Apple just took OpenAI to federal court — and the details sound like a spy movie.
Apple says OpenAI told its own employees to bring actual Apple hardware parts to their job interviews. It says more than 400 former Apple people now work at OpenAI. And it's calling this the "tip of the iceberg."
But here's what today's show is really about: this whole fight is over people who can BUILD. Nobody's paying lawyers millions to fight over the person who forwarded the email. They're fighting over skill.
In this economy, your skill is the asset. The only question is whether you control where it goes — or somebody else profits from it.
We break down the lawsuit, where the AI money is actually flowing, the "forever layoff" era, and how to make sure you're on the right side of this. Plus a community member who built his own app on a Saturday.
Live Monday–Friday, 7:25 AM Central. 🧗🏾‍♂️
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Bots are scoring interviews now. Here's how to win: 1. Answer in steps (Problem X, Action Y, Result Z). 2. Say keywords clearly. 3. Quantify your achievements with numbers. 4. Stop rambling and be concise. Tight answers win.

Did you know 63% of job seekers have already faced a robot in a job interview within the last year? This isn't a phone screen or a form. It's a face on a screen scoring your answers. The chatbots are officially coming for white-collar jobs.

Identify the core tasks you deliver daily. Could AI handle them in 3 months? If yes, don't panic. Build a proof of concept: show the old way, then the new way with AI, highlighting time saved and where your human judgment is key. This proves you can leverage AI, not just fear it.

She landed a software engineer job at Google, but the work has shifted. Instead of coding, she now reviews the AI's code and makes design decisions. The job is no longer about making things, but judging them.

I may not be the smartest, but I learned to ask questions. Breaking things down to the simplest level, I built AI defense systems. Start somewhere, iterate, and don't fear the trash can.

Analysts spend hours crafting reports, but AI can do it overnight. Coordinators making slide decks, assistants drafting emails, juniors building first versions – this technology now handles that initial heavy lifting. The uncomfortable truth? That first draft was how we learned and climbed the ladder. Now, with AI taking that role, the bottom rung of career progression might be gone.

OpenAI just launched ChatGPT Work — an AI that builds your documents, spreadsheets, and reports for hours on its own. The same week, SK Hynix raised $26.5 billion in a single day and Micron committed $250 billion to build chip factories in America.
Two economies are running at once — one automating your work, one funding more of it. This morning we break down what it means for your career, plus a live conversation with community builder Ben LeBron, who used AI to build something of his own.

AI isn't a threat; it's a target. Expect to do three people's jobs with AI tools. The reward? Compensation that reflects that capacity. Companies are now scouting GitHub and X for talent, not just resumes.