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I'm a serial entrepreneur and founder of SPARK6, a software and product innovation agency focused on helping companies implement AI-powered solutions that create effective organizations and products people love. 

After a decade of working in robotics, I’ve started and sold several companies in both CPG and software. 

I post daily on how AI can be a force-multiplier for leadership, business leverage, and personal productivity - for you, your team, and your customers. 

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We specialize in designing and building: 

→ Websites (CMS agnostic) 
→ Custom enterprise software 
→ Mobile apps (iOS and Android) 
→ E-Commerce platforms (Like Shopify) 
→ Workflow automations powered by LLMs 
→ AI strategy, training and change management  
→ Conversational AI experiences for customer service 
→ AI agents for internal and customer-facing workflows 
→ AI-powered telepresence and holographic experiences  

Our clients range from startups to global brands across industries like:  

→ Arts  
→ CPG 
→ Telcom
→ Fintech  
→ Fit-tech
→ Logistics  
→ For-cause
→ Education  
→ Healthcare
→ Personal care 

We've been doing this for 14 years, and over that time, we've built for Fortune 500s and scrappy startup teams alike.  The common thread? High-impact work delivered with strategic care and real technical precision. 

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Elijah Szasz

You can make the right decision,

and still feel like you missed.

That doesn’t mean it was wrong.

Sometimes progress looks like friction
before it looks like momentum.

Plans don’t fail in straight lines.
They bend.
They reroute.
They expose weak assumptions.

What feels like a misstep is often
the system surfacing what needed to change.

In business, in careers, in life,
the fastest upgrades rarely feel smooth.

They feel inconvenient.
They feel confusing.
They feel late.

But detours have a job:
they stress-test who you are
before rewarding where you’re going.

If you’re questioning your direction,
don’t default to self-blame.

Most outcomes aren’t verdicts.
They’re diagnostics.

Three reminders when things drift off-plan:

1. Separate error from information.
→ Not all friction is failure.
→ Sometimes it’s feedback doing its work.

2. Zoom out before you react.
→ Short-term confusion can enable
  long-term leverage.
→ Context changes conclusions.

3. Keep the system in motion.
→ Insight follows movement.
→ Stalling freezes learning.

I’ve shipped decisions that didn’t land.
Built systems that cracked under load.
Chosen paths that forced a rethink.

Each one raised the ceiling
for what came next.

You’re not lost.
You’re iterating.

And iteration is how systems improve.

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Building new AI systems doesn’t start with clarity.

It starts with uncertainty you move through.

We rarely get stuck because we lack ability.  
We get stuck because we wait for certainty.

AI taught me this early.

Every useful agent we’ve built started out  
confused, incomplete, and a little chaotic.

But once you push it into the real workflow,  
the clarity emerges mid-motion, not beforehand.

Humans aren’t that different.

Here’s the truth:  
The creators you admire weren’t “ready” either.  
They just shipped the first imperfect version.

Courage doesn’t follow confidence.  
Courage generates the data that creates it.

Here’s how to build that courage in the age of AI 👇

1. Start with a small, real workflow  
Stop designing the perfect system in your head.  
Put an AI agent into one narrow task and learn fast.

2. Let go of needing perfect structure  
Systems evolve through iteration, not planning.  
Every broken piece is information.

3. Surface your blind spots  
In AI work, the gaps you avoid become the fires  
you later must put out. Expose them early.

4. Optimize for learning, not labels  
A “failed” prompt or workflow is just an early chapter.  
Your system isn’t broken, it’s becoming.

5. Stay curious under pressure  
Ego says “I should know this by now.”  
Curiosity says “What variable haven’t I checked?”

6. Surround yourself with builders  
Work with people who push for clarity,  
not people who guard their comfort.

7. Update the identity that no longer fits  
Each new level of systems thinking requires  
shedding old habits that kept you rigid.

You won’t always see the architecture upfront.  
Sometimes the design reveals itself only  
after you take the next step.

Clarity follows motion.  
Progress follows pressure.  
Courage is the input that powers both.

Keep moving.  
The system stabilizes because you build it,  
not because you waited for certainty.

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People won’t remember your job title.  

They’ll remember how you made them feel.

Because real happiness at work isn’t created by perks or titles
it’s created by systems that recognize people as humans,  
not just units of output.

In the world of AI and automation, this matters more than ever.

I’ve built AI workflows, custom agents, and end-to-end systems  
for teams of all sizes.  
And here’s the truth leaders miss:

Technology can accelerate performance,  
but only leadership can accelerate people.

A brilliant system that treats humans like cogs  
will still burn them out.  
A thoughtful system that amplifies their strengths  
creates teams that stay, grow, and thrive.

The best leaders build both:  
better humans *and* better systems.

Here are practices that reshape culture  
and make your AI-enabled workplace worth staying in:

→ Listen without judgement  
↳ Data may tell you *what*, but people will tell you *why*

→ Provide stretch assignments  
↳ Pairing humans with smart tools unlocks new capability, not more overload

→ Ask “How are you?” and actually care  
↳ Emotional context is the part no algorithm can capture

→ Lead with kindness on hard days  
↳ Your team mirrors your nervous system

→ Open doors to new opportunities  
↳ AI removes grunt work, leaders should use that capacity for growth

→ Call out unique strengths  
↳ Personalization isn’t just for machine learning

→ Empower exploration  
↳ The best innovation cultures encourage tinkering

→ Give feedback that builds, not bruises  
↳ Precision is a system; empathy is a skill

→ Invite input on decisions  
↳ Systems improve faster when humans co-design them

→ Show appreciation often  
↳ Recognition is still the strongest human incentive

→ Believe in people early  
↳ Confidence multiplies faster than any automation can

AI won’t replace leaders.  
But leaders who refuse to evolve their systems  
will absolutely get replaced by those who do.

Because true happiness at work  
comes from systems that see your value 
not just your output.

Be the leader who builds systems  
that make people feel like they matter.

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Stop running the same system

and expecting different results.

Most teams want better outcomes.  
But very few upgrade the engine that produces them.  

AI made this painfully clear.  
The game isn't about adopting a tool,  
it's about becoming a company that self-updates.  

Static workflows fall behind.  
Self-improving ones compound.  

Here’s what I see separating the teams who scale from  
the teams who stall:

→ They design processes that learn  
 ↳ Feedback loops are built in, not bolted on.  
 ↳ The system gets smarter with every cycle.  

→ They automate the work that slows humans down  
 ↳ If a task repeats, a machine should own it.  
 ↳ Humans move to higher-order decisions, not keystrokes.  

→ They treat AI like an operator, not a gadget  
 ↳ Agents observe, act, adapt, and escalate.  
 ↳ They don’t wait for instructions, they anticipate them.  

→ They build workflows that can fail safely  
 ↳ Mistakes trigger improvements, not fire drills.  
 ↳ Good systems don’t fear failure, they harvest it.  

→ They align incentives around iteration  
 ↳ Shipping beats polishing.  
 ↳ Progress beats perfection.  
 ↳ Learning beats ego.  

Most people still optimize for control.  
The winners optimize for evolution.  

Because the organizations that survive the next decade  
won’t be the strongest or the biggest.  

They’ll be the ones built to continuously update,  
with AI as the invisible infrastructure pushing everything forward.  

Your systems are either aging…  
or adapting.  
There is no middle state.  

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Your tools don’t determine your trajectory.
 
Your mindset and strategy do.
 
AI can automate workflows, accelerate execution,
and double your output.
But it cannot replace the operator’s perspective.
 
I’ve watched founders stack impressive tools
and still stall out.
And I’ve watched others, with simpler systems,
outperform everyone around them.
 
Because the system behind the system
is always your mindset.
 
Two people.
Same model.
One gets average results.
The other builds a moat.
 
Here’s how world-class operators think differently 👇
 
❌ “This setback proves I’m not ready.”
✅ “This gives me training data.”
→ Strong operators refine models through iteration.
 
❌ “I don’t have the skills yet.”
✅ “I can upskill faster than ever.”
→ AI accelerates people who stay adaptable.
 
❌ “No one’s giving me a shot.”
✅ “I can ship prototypes and create momentum.”
→ Systems thinkers generate opportunity, not wait for it.
 
❌ “I failed.”
✅ “I ran a test and learned.”
→ Good operators separate signal from noise.
 
❌ “They’re ahead.”
✅ “They’re showing me what’s possible.”
→ Benchmark processes, not identities.
 
❌ “I’m not ready.”
✅ “Execution is the prep.”
→ Action produces clarity that planning never will.
 
❌ “I have too many problems.”
✅ “I have rich data to work with.”
→ Constraints sharpen intelligent systems.
 
❌ “This is happening to me.”
✅ “This is pressure that improves calibration.”
→ Systems grow stronger under intentional load.
 
High performers don’t rely on optimism.
They rely on optimization.
 
When things break, they don’t crumble.
They isolate variables.
Rebuild the system.
Upgrade their thinking.
Deploy again.
 
If you feel stuck, zoom out.
Identify the belief running your internal architecture.
Replace it with one that supports the operator
you’re becoming.
 
Because your tools can scale your work,
but only your mindset can scale *you.*
 
Train it with intention.
Protect it like infrastructure.
Evolve it like software.
 
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Danielle Fitzpatrick Clark

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Check the quality of client's websites and programs. I help to make sure everything runs smoothly and that our clients look good! Responsibilities include:
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Coordinator for Environmental Consulting firm, specializing in hydroelectric power, engineering, and environmental sciences.       Responsibilities include:
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Most businesses have no idea this is happening… but it’s already reshaping how people buy.

Yesterday, I ran a simple experiment.
Nothing fancy.
Just stepping into the shoes of a buyer who was ready to make a decision.

And what I discovered made me stop in my tracks.

People aren’t “searching” anymore.
They’re outsourcing the hunt.

I asked AI a few questions as if I were car shopping, and within minutes it handled everything:
options, comparisons, colors, photos, nearby inventory… all of it.

I didn’t open a single search engine.
Not one tab.
Not one website.
That’s when it hit me.

This wasn’t about cars.
This was about buyer behavior.

We are in the middle of a hidden shift no one is talking about.

And if your business relies on people “finding” you the old way, you’re going to feel this shift hard in 2026.

I broke down the entire experiment, what it revealed, and the steps business owners need to take now to stay visible in the era of AI-driven decision making.

You can read it here 👇 
The Hidden Shift in Buyer Behavior No One Is Talking About

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