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Reflect w/ Ed Fassio

Welcome to "Reflect" with Ed Fassio. Get ready to experience one of the world's first 100% digitally generated podcasts where we take a step back, dive deep, and strive to learn new things. Join us as we unpack thought-provoking ideas, personal reflections, and inspiring stories to help you stay in the know. Reflect is brought to you by the minds at ByteBrain and powered by emerging technologies from Google, HeyGen, OpenAI and ElevenLabs. Thanks for tuning in. Now, relax and prepare to reflect...

About Ed Fassio (www.edfassio.com)

Ed Fassio is a global AI strategist who helps executive leaders and enterprises harness the Agentic Frontier of AI to transform business models, accelerate adoption, and unlock multimillion-dollar ROI. As a keynote speaker, educator, and advisor, he bridges visionary thinking with practical execution, empowering organizations to thrive in the age of intelligent automation. His experience includes roles at Microsoft, Adobe, Apple, Tata Consulting, Nextel Communications and Purdue University. (More info at: www.ejfassio.com)

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Reflect w/ Ed Fassio

The Blue-Collar Agent Advantage: How Plumbers Are Beating Fortune 500s at AI

July 21, 2026 • Ed Fassio

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Reflect w/ Ed Fassio — where AI tells the stories that matter. The story everyone's telling about AI is wrong. They say it's an enterprise game. Big budgets. Big teams. Big governance committees. But the real adoption story is happening somewhere nobody's looking. Plumbers are using AI agents to schedule jobs and order parts. Electricians are using them for code compliance checks. Small restaurants are automating inventory. They're not waiting for a steering committee. They're just doing it. Apollo CEO Marc Rowan predicts blue-collar ascendancy and white-collar stress. Gallup data shows AI users are less likely to face layoffs. Meanwhile, Fortune 500s are drowning in governance review boards while a three-person HVAC company just automated its entire back office. Your Move: Stop waiting for the enterprise rollout. Pick one workflow, one agent, one week. The companies winning right now aren't the ones with the most resources. They're the ones with the fewest approval layers. — Reflect w/ Ed Fassio | reflectpodcast.com

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