Daniel Priestley, bestselling author and leading entrepreneur, explains why AI is the most disruptive force of our lifetime - bigger than social media, mobile phones, or even the internet itself.

He reveals why businesses that fail to adapt by 2027 will be left behind, how personal brands and communities will survive the AI wave, and why now is not the time to rest.

Daniel Priestley is an internationally recognised speaker, author of five bestselling books including Key Person of Influence, and founder of multiple multimillion-dollar companies.

In this episode, he shares powerful frameworks and predictions that every entrepreneur, creator, and professional needs to hear as AI reshapes the economy.

He explains:

What to look out for as indicators of change; Big Tech reactions.

Why “your business is already dead”—and how to reinvent it with AI.

The “sponge vs. icing” framework: how humans add the only value AI can’t.

Why 2027 marks the turning point from “AI toy” to total disruption.

The Loops & Groups model: running high-output businesses with lean teams.

How to future-proof your career by becoming a director, not a doer.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction

0:20 - The problem with.. Business & AI

3:12 - Reluctance to change

10:38 - How to think about AI

15:04 - Loops & Groups

18:26 - Positive Lifestyle Changes

24:20 - Is University Over?

32:33 - AI & Farming

37:32 - Wages & Productivity

42:48 - Personal Brands

56:50 - The Dog Trainer

1:03:14 - Staying Motivated

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