BLTNT Podcast · 2026-05-22 · 1h 2m
Most people selling AI tools promise you a shortcut… Curtis Hays has spent 25 years watching what happens when you chase shortcuts without a foundation. He started in banking and IT, building help desks and deploying enterprise systems before most people had email on their phones. Over time, that systems mindset followed him into digital marketing, and eventually into AI. But instead of finding a magic solution in AI, it was just the same old problem wearing a new hat: businesses pouring money into tools before they understand why things aren't working. We talked through a lot: → Why AI is a "false prophet" for businesses that haven't fixed their foundations → The difference between mirror marketing and actually speaking your customer's language → What the Sandler method looks like when you build it into an AI agent → Why the next two years will be harder for software companies than for the businesses using them The biggest takeaway: figure out the system first, then feed the system into AI. Curtis, thanks for bringing your full brain into our conversation. Talking to you is always a blast!
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