Mind the Machine

If your marketing isn’t compliant, the risk isn’t theoretical. It can mean lawsuits, fines, or having your ad accounts shut down overnight.

In this episode of the Mind the Machine Podcast, we sit down with the co-founders of Loopholes, an AI-powered marketing compliance platform built to catch risk before it becomes expensive. They explain how a single word or image can trigger massive penalties, why highly regulated industries struggle to scale marketing safely, and how AI can act like an antivirus for your brand’s messaging.

We cover how Loopholes emerged from years running a regulated marketing agency, what Techstars helped unlock for their growth, and why compliance is becoming a core part of modern go-to-market teams. This conversation is essential for marketers, founders, legal teams, and anyone using AI to scale content in a regulated world.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Why non-compliant marketing is dangerous
02:00 The real problem with marketing compliance
03:36 A full AI platform
07:12 Why compliance slows companies down
09:34 How one word can trigger massive fines
11:25 Who actually needs marketing compliance
14:02 The future of AI compliance agents
18:35 Cutting weeks of review down to seconds
25:20 Why GPT alone isn’t enough
30:28 Staying creative without getting fined

Doug Harrison breaks down the 10 mind traps he’s seen repeatedly while working with over a thousand brands and businesses. These traps are subtle, common patterns that work against people’s best interests without them realizing it: the Over-Explainer, the Copycat, the Day Jobber, the Tactician, the Pillar Pitcher, the Glorifier, the Defender, the Interrogator, and the Schmoozer. Doug explains why they happen, how they create risk in the buyer’s mind, and why clarity is the real advantage.Then the conversation shifts into Doug’s next chapter: the Keep Rising platform, built to solve what happens between appointments for advisors like therapists, coaches, case managers, and clinicians. The platform focuses on behavior change through systems instead of willpower, using “extreme humanness,” specificity, and a whole-brain approach to help people follow through on the habits they want to build.Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Framework-Business-Distinctly-Matter/dp/1631959514Follow Mind the Machine:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindthemachinepodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mindthemachinepodcastWebsite: https://findgood.tech/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/findgood-tech/0:00 Intro0:30 Episode overview and guest intro1:07 Setting up the mind traps concept1:57 Overexplainer3:09 Copycat4:00 Day Job5:42 Tactician8:02 Pillar Picture21:41 Glorifier26:24 Defender27:07 Interrogator28:18 Schmoozer29:36 Reflecting on all mind traps32:36 Transition to the Rise / Keep Rising framework37:50 Whole-brain approach to behavior change45:21 Why good intentions fail52:57 Closing remarks

CES 2026 made one thing clear: AI is no longer something we open in a browser. It is becoming the interface for everything around us. From humanoid robots and autonomous vehicles to edge AI, cooling breakthroughs, and voice-first homes, this episode explores how artificial intelligence is moving out of the cloud and into the physical world.

Recorded on the show floor and inside CES’s new “Foundry” experience, this recap covers NVIDIA’s compute platforms, Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid, AI-powered vehicles, Qualcomm’s edge strategy, and a deep dive into Frore Systems’ solid-state AirJet cooling technology. The common thread is simple but massive: performance, intelligence, and autonomy are now constrained less by software and more by hardware, thermals, and form factor.

We also zoom out to the bigger question CES raised this year: if AI is becoming a medium rather than a feature, what does that mean for our homes, devices, and daily lives? From robotics skepticism to voice-controlled AI hubs, this episode breaks down what is real, what is hype, and what is coming sooner than most people expect.

00:00 CES 2026 recap and first impressions
00:52 AI is no longer a tool, it is the new UI
01:06 Inside CES’s new Foundry and NVIDIA compute
01:50 Robotics, generative AI, and the future of household labor
02:07 Are we actually ready for robots in our homes?
02:19 Sponsor message
02:31 Meet Digit and the rise of humanoid robotics
03:29 Why CES has quietly become a car show
04:10 AI cars, edge compute, and on-device intelligence
05:01 NVIDIA-powered vehicles and Jensen Huang’s keynote moment
05:46 NVIDIA Blackwell, Rubin, and Piper explained
06:09 Where real CES business actually happens
06:31 Frore Systems and the AirJet cooling breakthrough
07:25 How solid-state cooling changes device design
08:47 Qualcomm reference designs and thin-form AI devices
09:35 Why AI moving to the edge changes everything
10:39 Thermal limits as the new performance bottleneck
10:59 Qualcomm’s AI hardware strategy
11:45 Who AirJet is actually built for
12:22 CES reflections and industry relationships
12:42 Voice, AI hubs, and a future with fewer screens
13:21 AI as a medium and final CES 2026 takeaways

In this episode of Mind the Machine Podcast, we sit down with Stephanie Sylvester, CEO of Avatar Buddy, to explore what human-centered AI actually looks like in practice.

Stephanie explains why the real power of AI lives at the intersection between humans and machines, and how small language models can deliver more accurate, secure, and aligned outcomes than massive general-purpose models. She shares clear analogies for understanding LLMs versus SLMs, explains how “managed AI as a service” helps organizations maintain consistency and control, and outlines how AI can increase self-agency rather than replace people.

The conversation also dives into jobs of the future, the skills that will matter most in an AI-driven world, and how thoughtful AI design can reduce bias, support marginalized communities, and create real win-win-win outcomes for workers, companies, and society.

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Timestamps

00:00 – The human-AI continuum and why AI should amplify people
00:30 – Introduction to Stephanie Sylvester and Avatar Buddy
01:38 – What Avatar Buddy does and why “everyone needs a buddy”
03:00 – The human-digital handshake explained
04:25 – Why AI can be a true win-win-win solution
05:30 – Large language models vs small language models
06:30 – The library analogy for understanding SLMs
08:00 – Reducing hallucinations and validating AI outputs
09:00 – Privacy, security, and ecological benefits of small models
10:00 – How businesses win with managed AI and consistent data
11:30 – Brand consistency, compliance, and AI as institutional memory
13:40 – Jobs of the future and the skills that matter most
15:00 – Resiliency, creativity, and learning in an AI world
17:30 – Critical thinking, problem solving, and managing AI output
18:30 – Hiring for humble, hungry, and smart
20:00 – AI-powered recruiting with dignity
22:30 – Using AI to practice interviews and build confidence
23:30 – Fears, concerns, and misinformation around AI and jobs
25:00 – AI, equity, and empowering marginalized communities
26:00 – What excites Stephanie most about the future of AI
26:52 – Closing thoughts and where to find Avatar Buddy

In this episode of Mind the Machine, we sit down with executive coach Renita Kolhorn to explore why emotional intelligence is becoming more important than raw IQ for founders, leaders, and decision-makers navigating AI-driven change.

Renita shares insights from her work with entrepreneurs, military special forces, and high-performing executives, breaking down how emotions influence behavior, decision-making, and leadership under pressure. She explains why emotions are often misunderstood, how survival triggers shape our reactions, and why discipline, awareness, and practice are essential leadership skills.

We also dig into how AI changes the leadership landscape. As machines take over more analytical tasks, the uniquely human skills of emotional mastery, intuition, observation, and self-awareness become even more critical. This conversation challenges leaders to slow down, notice what is happening around them, and strengthen their sense of self in an increasingly automated world.

If you are building, leading, or investing in the future of technology, this episode offers a grounded, practical look at how mastering emotions can unlock better decisions, stronger relationships, and more resilient leadership.

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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction and opening clip on emotions
00:45 Why emotional intelligence matters for modern leadership
01:43 Renita’s background: Juilliard, martial arts, and executive coaching
05:41 Discipline, focus, and deliberate practice
08:29 Emotional mastery and performance under pressure
10:30 “Emotions are just chemicals” explained
12:04 Managing emotions versus suppressing them
14:33 The FAST framework: survival triggers that drive behavior
17:30 Do you need to dig into the past to change behavior?
19:10 Practicing new leadership behaviors
22:00 Why EQ matters more than IQ in an AI-driven world
25:35 AI, decision-making, and the limits of data
28:11 Intuition versus ego and how to tell the difference
32:24 Slowing down to access intuition
35:18 Pattern recognition and discernment in leadership
38:07 AI, identity, and the need for a strong sense of self
41:20 Feedback, self-worth, and AI as a mirror
44:07 One practical habit leaders can start today
47:24 Closing thoughts and wrap-up