Speaker 1: 0:00

Welcome RVA to Inspire AI, where we spotlight companies and individuals in the region who are pioneering the development and use of artificial intelligence. I'm Jason McGinty from AI Ready RVA. At AI Ready RVA, our mission is to cultivate AI literacy in the greater Richmond region through awareness, community engagement, education and advocacy. Today's episode is made possible by Modern Ancients driving innovation with purpose. Modern Ancients uses AI and strategic insight to help businesses create lasting, positive change with their unique journey consulting practice. Find out more about how your business can grow at modernagentscom, and thanks to our listeners for tuning in today. If you or your company would like to be featured in the Inspire AI Richmond episode, please drop us a message. Don't forget to like, share or follow our content and stay up to date on the latest events for AI Ready RVA. Today, we're thrilled to welcome a guest who's redefining what it means to harness technology for empowerment and growth.

Speaker 1: 1:19

Victor Rogers is the founder and chief client services officer of Sustainable Growth Creative SGC, a visionary platform dedicated to equipping individuals and organizations with practical AI-driven solutions. With over 15 years of experience in workforce development and a proven track record of helping others navigate career challenges, victor has been a guiding force for professionals looking to thrive in an ever-evolving job market. From crafting standout resumes to leveraging AI for personalized career coaching, he bridges the gap between technology and human potential. Beyond his business, victor's commitment to equity and inclusion has been recognized with the President's Volunteer Service Award for his 500-plus hours of service. A dynamic speaker and educator, victor knows how to break down complex topics into actionable steps that resonate with any audience with any audience. In this episode, we'll explore how AI is shaping the future of work, practical tools for personal and professional growth, and why Victor believes the right technology can amplify the potential in all of us. So, without further ado, let's welcome Victor Rogers to the podcast.

Speaker 2: 2:40

Good afternoon, good evening, good morning wherever you are. Super excited and I'm glad to be here and shout out to that bio man. I don't know who that guy is, but looking forward to the next little bit of Convo.

Speaker 1: 2:51

Awesome. Thanks, Vic. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, your business and your interest in AI?

Speaker 2: 3:07

Came to Virginia back in like 2006, graduated from ODU and got a gig up here in Richmond back in 2010. Worked in the community for a long time, whether it was with the Urban League, my fraternity at NAACP, no-transcript, rva, just finding the communities so I can learn and grow and be more effective and efficient in the area Nice.

Speaker 1: 4:02

So you're really at the ground level, with the community supporting their development, which is a much needed service, considering most people out there haven't really dug deep into the use cases of AI these days. Do you find that to be true still?

Speaker 2: 4:19

Yeah, 100%. And I think even me establishing SGC, my whole goal is every year I want to get a thousand aha moments and aha moment is like my first ever use case. Shout out, shout out to Jonathan Cannon. He actually is a business partner of mine product chief, product owner and the aha moment with him was in the middle of him being in a transition, trying to find a new opportunity.

Speaker 2: 4:45

Him being in a transition, trying to find a new opportunity, I showed him the effective ways that you can use artificial intelligence to, you know, enhance his job market capabilities. And it took and I still got the screenshot on my phone, but it took me like six minutes for him to be like, oh snap, I didn't even know you could do that. And just from there, man, I just really enjoyed like just going out and just having that same experience over and over again, whether it's working down in Petersburg with the high schoolers and teaching ethical solutions with AI. Like you know, it's one of those things where, like you don't know what you don't know and I'm not saying I know a lot, but compared to other people, you know people would say that I kind of got a decent understanding of artificial intelligence, so just being able to help folks and, you know, get people prepared for, you know, this dynamic shift in the world that's going to happen with artificial intelligence. It gets me excited and, you know, glad to continue doing that.

Speaker 1: 5:33

Yeah, definitely so. You chase aha moments. I love that. I love that. All right. So how has AI transformed your daily life and what benefits have you experienced with the integration into both your personal and professional activities?

Speaker 2: 5:48

I'll tell you one of the biggest things and this is just for anybody listening Like, if you can find it intangible for artificial intelligence to meet, then you'll be able to like really like lock on with it. Never been the best writer ever, right? You know, there's a statistic where it says you know, if you can't read or write by the third grade, there's a prison bed for you. I always like to say that because I'm that anomaly, because I definitely wasn't able to.

Speaker 2: 6:13

But what AI did was it allowed for me to articulate myself more fluently, like in written form. And once I saw that I was like oh man, how else can I be better with artificial intelligence? But immediately I say just crafting better emails, crafting better communications written. That was like a big aha moment for me. And then from there, whether it's identifying real estate solutions, working with lawyers, coming up with Dr Sebi, meal prep plans for my buddies who are trying, who I'm trying, to convert over, to become vegan, a lot of different use cases kind of started to trickle in, but the first one was for sure just helping me be a better communicator on paper.

Speaker 1: 6:55

Yeah, yeah. Those moments of personal transformation I think are are things that people pick up on as they start to use the tooling, and you've named a few of them that I've seen in myself. It's a support crutch in all of those areas of my life as well. So how do you integrate AI into your daily workflow, specifically to enhance productivity and maintain what makes us human?

Speaker 2: 7:23

There's a lot of different tools that I'm using right now, but Otter is one that I like the most. Like. So, in meetings, instead of having somebody you know take minutes, now, tools like Otter can transcribe everything so you can go back and you can be able to you know, kind of know what was discussed in the session Coming up with ideas, though, like brainstorming, like I think that's a big one being able to craft a business plan like a lot faster. I know I've in my life had other ventures that you know I've tried to get off the ground, and one of the biggest things, like even in creating SGC, was like just getting a business plan for, for, for a bank to to even recognize you and want to, you know, give you funding so I can tell you, in creating my, like my logo, my business plan, my, my, my core values, things of that nature. A lot of that is chat.

Speaker 2: 8:18

Gpt helped me create it, and then I say another good one and we'll probably get to this a little bit later is just following the market, like to pay attention to the market as much as I can. I got onto the investing game a little late, you know. So just knowing like the proper funds to put your 401k in and what the different expense ratios owes is, and you know, just following different companies and things of that nature. You know those are a couple of different ways that I've been leveraging. You know, artificial intelligence in my immediate, and another one too that is important is with mental health. I created an affirmation by it. A lot of mornings I wake up and I'll prompt the bot and it'll give me an affirmation and then it'll also give me a book. That's about 30 or 40 books that I prompted in there. It'll give me a quote from that and it's a good jolt of coffee to get my day going.

Speaker 1: 9:18

Oh, that's so cool. What's your favorite affirmation? And if you could think of one off the cuff here.

Speaker 2: 9:25

Yeah, so the way it's set up is the affirmations take from books, so like a book that that. I think that is a good example and it's randomized so it's never the same. But let's go with Huey Newton Revolutionary Suicide. That's a great book. So it'll give you a passage on revolutionary suicide and then from there it would give you like words of wisdom like hey, don't forget that when you're going out and you're trying to conquer the day to take a second breathe, realize that you can't eat an elephant all in one bite, and just take it one by one. And then it'll give a passage from from that book and then you know that's, that's the energy that I need.

Speaker 2: 10:11

So the way that up and I love to share it you just type in the word nip so artists by the name of Nipsey Hussle, that I crafted the affirmation by behind and then it'll spit out a couple of different things. So before it's over I'll pull up something and see what it says at the end, like maybe we can end the podcast with today's affirmation, so you can kind of see what it looks like on the spot. Yeah, let's do that Awesome.

Speaker 1: 10:37

Yep affirmations. So you can kind of see what it looks like on the spot yeah let's do that awesome, yep, um.

Speaker 1: 10:40

So otter, ai, for your um meeting notes, that's. That's something that you know. If you've been around ai, oh you know long enough, you'll definitely run into um random people's note takers joining your calls and you're like where did that come from? Uh, yeah, I would. I would recommend that one as well as your chat gpt. That's the thing that that you use the most for, like your business startup, like support. It's kind of like a, a business manager in a tool set, right. You use it for having conversations with the legalities, uh, writing up your business proposals, communicating the right messages to clients, that sort of thing.

Speaker 2: 11:22

I'm not hiring a consultant anymore. You have it in your hand. You could save a lot of money. And what? Chatgpt Plus is 20 bucks a month versus paying a consultant. You had a couple extra zeros behind that every time.

Speaker 1: 11:37

Yeah, absolutely Absolutely. So. Tell me how has AI impacted your confidence in written communication Sounds like it's had a tremendous impact but also how has it contributed to faster decision making and more effective teamwork.

Speaker 2: 11:54

I think the biggest thing is like, when I'm angry, I can say put this in an empathetic tone and it sounds a lot nicer. So you know, instead of me hitting sin, when you know I got a disagreement with something, I'll type it in how I don't. I'll type it in how I feel and then I'll just say take this message, revise it to have an empathetic tone and a professional style and tone as well, and use brevity. Because if you're not aware, you know every time you're using these LLMs, you know they'll write you a whole soliloquy in a book. And if you really, once you really really get into you know using these tools. If you got a band word list, that'll help too, because a lot of times it's the same word, like tapestry and beacon.

Speaker 2: 12:39

Like, I hate those words they all over and over, yeah, yeah, you know what I mean. So, like you know, that's, that's, uh, that's a, that's an instant, instant way to communicate a lot more efficiently and not be so emotional. Um, when, when I can, uh, you know, use that how about this one?

Speaker 1: 12:53

in a world where we all have real emotions, we need to put them in check and use ai to support that right.

Speaker 2: 13:00

Oh yeah. And then it's like everything is like you know, if you like Sriracha, well how about this? Or like it's like if not X, then Y. It's like this formula that it's consistent over and over again. So yeah.

Speaker 1: 13:16

Yeah, you ask it for some information and it always gives you 10 answers Exactly. Ok, cool man, all right. How about tell us about a success story where AI has significantly impacted your business outcomes?

Speaker 2: 13:32

So I went to this event in Atlanta called Invest Fest, called Invest Fest, and while I was down there, you know the objective is if you're familiar with the organization, earn your leisure is to kind of learn how to be more efficient in how you're managing your finances. But it's a great opportunity to network. You know the guys who put it on, they do, they do content and they like to call it the hustlers hustlers bowl or whatever, right? So while I was down there, I ran into a buddy of mine and in talking with him he had a friend of his who was interested in figuring out, like yo, what is this chat GPT and this AI? You know how can you actually use it? He's a real estate guy. So, you know, I shared my information with him and he set up a consultant session with me and you know what we ended up doing was he wanted to figure out how he could take the codes that you need to have in establishing or creating real estate building codes and things of that nature, right? So what we did was we talked about it. He gave me a PDF of what he was looking for. I put that PDF in chat GPT and we were able to.

Speaker 2: 14:36

I guess you consider a, a RAG model right, where you take the information and you put it in there and come up with solutions Like now. A better tool to use is Notebook GLM, but in the moment I don't think that that was out yet. But we were able to come up with a solution to where he can ask his customized GPT hey, does this house coordinates fit the requirements and if not, which code does it not meet? And that was his aha moment. And then we just built on top of that and there were other specifics that he was interested in, but at the time I didn't really think that I would be able to be of use to him. So when we initially had our first conversation he kind of gave me a problem and I came up with a solution that he found valuable. And you know that was definitely a successful client experience and he felt value out of the conversation.

Speaker 1: 15:28

Yeah, you met. You met this person at an investment trade show of sorts and you connected with them some ideas he had. He had some needs, right, a problem statement of how to. He has. He had some real estate and he needed to get some information about the code that ensured that the place was up to up to snuff. Is that right?

Speaker 2: 15:50

Pretty much yes.

Speaker 1: 15:51

So like each I guess each county in Virginia or each area in Virginia, they have their own specific requirements that you have to meet to be able to Based on the coordinates of where it's located, and you fed that information into the system and extrapolated the terms and conditions that were important to this investor to make a decision about that piece of property. Right, yeah, and you made reference to something that maybe our audience doesn't really know about, and that's the RAG model, which is a framework that enables users of LLMs large language models to leverage the intelligence of theLMs large language models, to leverage the intelligence of the language model but focus its attention on specific content. And that's what you meant by. You dropped that PDF into it and you told it use this to make the decisions, and so it had all of the knowledge of the internet plus a focus of attention on that one document that was relevant to the research, and then they were able to to make their own guided decision from there.

Speaker 2: 17:07

Yes, sir. And then creating a customized prompt library, too is really important in these conversations that I'm having with people because, like, in a moment they'll have that aha moment but like leaving them with like a customized prompt library that they could just copy and paste the information and get to the get to the solution fast, um, that's something that I specialized in and well as well, and, um, you know he, he was very impressed. So, you know, it's like one of those things where it's another person now that is, you know, ai positive. Like a lot of times.

Speaker 2: 17:35

I mean, I remember, like the first year, like the first year, like the first year first, like maybe like eight, 12 months, it was like everybody was really anti-AI and it kind of got a little frustrated. So it was always a pleasure to like convert people into the other direction, and I'm not trying to say that there's not, you know, bad use cases out there, but at the same time, I don't think that if you can save time, you shouldn't do it. You know I like to tell people I sell a gift of time when I provide them solutions. Cool.

Speaker 1: 18:03

Can you tell us a little bit more about your, your passion that bridges AI and finance?

Speaker 2: 18:08

Yeah, I'm a finance nerd. I listen to, like, bloomberg all the time. You know the day that I can get in front of Kramer and say, boo, yeah, that'll be fun. You know the day that I can get in front of Kramer and say, boo, yeah, that'll be fun, oh, yeah. So what I, what I've done, is I got about like seven or eight prompts after like these specific you know, finance people that I, like I watch on television. So, like, it'll give me entry points and it'll tell me how to, you know, watch the market and monitor the market based on these characters. One of my favorite financial guys is a guy named Ian Dunlap, and you know what I'll do is what you can actually. Now, this is a little bit in the weeds, but if you want to go to like maybe a YouTube page and like, take your favorite finance guy, copy and paste the transcript of a show and ask chat, tell me the style and tone of this person, and then use that moving forward to help you just understand the market better.

Speaker 2: 19:06

Whether it's what, why plant? Was it plant here? I think that's the new high stock Like. Why is it gone from like 80 to like 120 since Christmas? And then, when is it? Is it time to buy, is it time not to buy? And you know stuff like that, and just like learning more about like Fibonacci trends and things of that nature, like making finance like easy for a person that's really not from that field to you know, kind of feel comfortable in it that was one of the big aha moments for me. And just you know, leveraging the tool all the time, following like Reddit trends and things of that nature. You know that that that is something that I've been very, very happy with as far as like the outcome of using AI.

Speaker 1: 19:50

Yeah, so you've seen some good personal returns. Huh, that's nice.

Speaker 2: 19:55

Yeah, long-term though, man. So I ain't hit, I hit. I hit a moonshot yet, you know. But I tell you I did. I was on a video a little early, you know. So shout out to those guys if they want to sponsor a podcast or something.

Speaker 1: 20:06

Definitely All right. Let's pivot over to future implications. Tell me what you see around AI adoption and the workforce structures and industry dynamics around AI adoption and the workforce structures and industry dynamics.

Speaker 2: 20:19

Follow the money man. So, whether it's like Robert Smith with the Vista Equity Partners talking about how you know what's going to happen over time in his company, is that it's going to help his company when it comes to, like you know, making portfolio decisions or, as McKinsey say, by 2030, there's going to be more business decisions that are made for optimal efficiency using generative AI or Blackstone or like any of these big hedge fund companies. Like the common thread is you need to pay attention because eventually, a lot of work is going to be in the hands of these. You know generative AI tools, you know, and if you don't know how to use them, you could be left in the dark. You know my regular nine to five I hire people for a living. So, like that was one of the catalysts that really motivated me to like start paying attention to AI, because I feel like, you know, do you really need somebody to recruit somebody when you could just put it in a generative AI tool and just hey, the resume looks good. Find a person, like now, because you always need to have that.

Speaker 2: 21:17

You know person to person space right, so, like now, I can tell you that you know, I'm pretty good at, you know losing a lot of these different tools, but it's like you just follow where the money. You know follow where the people who are making the big decisions and you know, if you look at the current administration, you know what was the 24 hours after. You know, president Trump was in office. You know Stargate came out with a 500 billion dollar commitment into artificial intelligence. So it's like you know you follow the money. You'll get to the money quicker, but you know I think the Luddites taught us something that you know you can fight technology as long as you want, but you'll get left in the dust.

Speaker 1: 21:50

Yeah, that seems right to me. It's not a if, it's a when right, and depending on how accessible those responsibilities are to automation, you'll see it happen faster in some areas than others. I get what you mean. There's definitely signs for wake-up calls for everybody here, that's for sure. So, vic, what is your strategy for implementing AI in business operations? Can you tell us some of the tips and tricks?

Speaker 2: 22:25

Um, identifying pain points and crafting ways that you can get around bottlenecks. A good example of that is, like individuals who are looking for jobs, right, so you know, the bottleneck is everybody's trying to apply for this one job, but what? What is the way that you'll get around that? Well, there's a. There's a acronym ATS African Tracking System. You'll get around that. Well, there's a acronym ATS Applicant Tracking System.

Speaker 2: 22:53

If I'm teaching my clients that, hey, you need to make sure that the resumes has X, y and Z words that applicant tracking systems are going to pick up, then that's going to get you to the next step quicker, because a lot of people don't even make it into get in front of a recruiter, right.

Speaker 2: 23:07

So being able to do that, right, being able to measure your results as well so, like, if this approach doesn't work, iterating and then pivoting and then asking, hey, what are some other solutions? I think that's one of the biggest things that I can tell you about AI is I can tell you that I'll come through like 10 or 20 different ideas and if none of them go well, hey, these didn't go well. This is why they didn't go well. Now tell me a more effective way to do this right and just don't use one tool. So, whether you're using Perplexity, clive, whether you're using Copilot or BARD or Gemini whatever they want to call it these days, right, use multiple different tools to get multiple different outcomes and then come to a conclusion and, like I think, iterating over time is the best strategy to get a high impact result.

Speaker 1: 23:55

Right. So how do people know if they're hitting the right keywords on their resume?

Speaker 2: 24:03

Well, I mean, that's just if you get a job or not. I mean, that's, that's easy peasy. You know that's an easy peasy thing, like you know, if you think that you are qualified for a job, you know not, not, not, let's be clear. There's a thing where, um, if you are shooting for the moon, so like me, if I start applying for, like Java developer, um positions I've never done code, I'm not going to be good. So, like, if I can't break through that, that barrier, then that's not necessarily there's not. I mean, you could probably come up with a creative way to craft your resume, but that's borderline unethical, because if you don't know how to code, you don't need to be writing, you don't need to apply for a Java developer role, right. But if I am, you know, a talented architect that knows how to build structures, and you know I don't get past the first level, but then I start using these AI solutions and I at least get calls and conversations with the recruiters.

Speaker 2: 25:00

I mean, I think that's the biggest thing Like people need to take advantage of. Like, if you're on a call with a recruiter and they're telling you stuff you don't want to hear. If it's bad, that's not. That's's not, that's not a bad thing. Um, you know, listen to what they're saying and then come back and just you know, rinse, wash and repeat. So like I think success is in the eyes of beholder. But like in that specific use case, when you're looking for a job and so somebody cuts you a check, you're not winning personally yeah.

Speaker 1: 25:26

so if someone's listening to this podcast and they say I want, I want to know what, what he knows, I'd love some support, how do they, how do they reach out to you to get the, get the help?

Speaker 2: 25:37

Yeah, I mean easy man. So my name is Victor Rogers and you can go to my website, wwwvictorrogersai. And if you can't remember that, the company's name is Sustainable Growth Creative and you can go to sustainablegrowthcreat creative dot com or dot org as well. We're real active on LinkedIn. I'm really passionate about democratizing AI, constantly posting on a lot of different use cases from a lot of different places on LinkedIn.

Speaker 2: 26:02

Yeah, so one of the great things I got to shout out already RBA is that they have these great programs and there was a gentleman that came and taught us how to make AI agents Agentic. Ai is going to be all the rave of 2025. And one of the things that I really wanted to do to help folks was I created an AI agent. So if you go to our Instagram page, sustainable Growth Creative, you'll find that I have developed an agent that can help you with empowering your career trajectory. Love this specific agent, because a lot of the stuff that I would want to teach people if I can't get in front of you, you can use this agent and a lot of good feedback that I've gotten from folks. So, again, if you go to our Instagram and it's Sustainable Growth Creative, it's at the top of our links it says try our AI character and just shout out to AI Ready for that Vic? Were you in there when they made Vegan Vic?

Speaker 1: 27:02

Yeah.

Speaker 2: 27:03

Yeah, so you know.

Speaker 1: 27:05

Yeah, that was Meta's training session.

Speaker 2: 27:08

Jabron, I believe, is his brother's name, came down and he taught us how to make AI agents.

Speaker 1: 27:15

Yeah, all right, cool. So what inspired you to start working in the field of AI and maybe a little bit about your passion for this technology?

Speaker 2: 27:24

Yeah, I've always been a guy who needs to be in constant motion. So for many years I was a gig economy guy. So, whether that's, at one point I was doing Uber, lyft, grubhub, doordash, postmates and I would do them all simultaneously at the same time and I got really good at it. But then I got in a situation where my my side hustle almost messed up. A situation where my side hustle almost messed up, my main hustle had a customer get a little out of pocket and you know, I decided that day that you know, I probably shouldn't do that kind of work anymore, and that was on December 31st 2022. And, as we're all aware, you know that November in 2022, that's when OpenAI released ChatGPT.

Speaker 2: 28:07

So it was like it just was serendipitous that, hey, what is this AI thing? How can I get more in tune to it? So that's why I decided that I wanted to create Sustainable Growth Creative, and my initial first use case was I just wanted to help people with, you know, refining their resumes and preparing them for interviews. But in a year, really, I was able to create that AI agent that I just mentioned and, like now, I can like I don't want to box myself in so I can do other things Right. So that's really what led to it is like I just needed to switch up my side hustle and you know I'm happy that I did, because I came across a great group of people and I'm constantly learning more every day about how, you know, I can help with a lot of different use cases. But you know, it was initially that, you know, I had to start a tragedy. Well, what turn limits into limit? A? Yeah, it was a bad situation that I had to, you know, get myself out of.

Speaker 1: 28:55

So, yeah, you were referring to AI Ready RVA there, right? And so tell us a little bit about your work in that organization.

Speaker 2: 29:12

So as a board member, I try to show up and give my opinion when necessary. But I also got the opportunity to do one of the first public events actually with you that day, with CBS 6 sponsored it for the finance cohort. So, like earlier when we were talking about me being a finance nerd, I always learn more from people who are actually in the space. So, like I instantly got attracted to the money and finance cohort and been trying to support what they got going on. I'm not sure when this comes out, but March 6th was March 3rd or 6th, something like that. Y'all know the date If you go to the website. David Durr I believe is the gentleman's name is going to do a dynamic speaking engagement at single stone. So check that out.

Speaker 2: 29:50

So just being able to show up to stuff like that and just learn from people who are like super, a lot more knowledgeable about it, like I'm passionate about it, but it's like I don't know if I'd say a hobby of mine to really be in finance, but like when you get to be around, like you know it's people in like cap one and Markel and like you know a lot of, a lot of people that come to these events like they really are, like finance folks. You know, just learning by osmosis is great, and then when you throw AI on top of it, it 10x is your ability to kind of be able to comprehend the stuff they're saying, because I'll sit back in the corner, I don't know what they're talking about, but I'll put it in chat, gpt, and then boom, I'm instantly able to keep up with the conversation. So you know, big, big proponent of money and finance, cohort with AI Ready, rpa.

Speaker 1: 30:33

Yeah, and they have other cohorts as well, around different communities of engagement, like women in AI and veterans in AI, education, et cetera, et cetera. We're hoping to see more and more of those microcosms spin up so that like-minded individuals, people who are passionate or just really want to just learn about it and see how they can use it to their advantage in their community, will be given the opportunity through these cohorts as well. So thanks for bringing that up, vic. Oh, yeah, a hundred percent through these cohorts as well.

Speaker 1: 31:08

So thanks for bringing that up, vic. Oh yeah, 100%. So, finally, I'd like to know what types of AI technologies or solutions you're actually building towards and what problems they're designed to solve.

Speaker 2: 31:21

I'm building towards reducing unemployment. I want people to be overemployed. So upscaling people in artificial intelligence is a big goal of mine in 2025. Getting people prepared to be able to leverage these tools effectively, that's a big goal of mine, especially at Richmond. If you're in Richmond, the surrounding area, I want to make sure that when it comes to seeing a job application and you're seeing words that you've never seen, or they're asking you to come up with solutions that you've never heard heard of that I want to make sure that's not foreign. I don't care where you're from in the diaspora like what industry or anything like that. I think that I can provide you a solution. I think I can provide you help and confidence. That's the big thing. I want to be able to provide confidence. Workforce development initiatives across the greater Richmond area.

Speaker 1: 32:05

Nice. Yeah, that's a powerful goal of yours and it definitely aligns very, very well with AI Ready RVA's mission. So we appreciate your support and definitely want to see you thrive so that you can help the community thrive as well. Thank, you. Finally, just a little fun question here at the end. I'd like to ask all of our interviewees If you could have any superpower, Vic, what would it be and why?

Speaker 2: 32:33

Oh, superpower, time travel. I would say probably time travel and go back and spend time and learn from my elders and figure out how to create a better tomorrow for my future self and my future network.

Speaker 1: 32:56

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I like that.

Speaker 2: 32:59

Also, you know, like going back and trying some of those old school like meals that you can't get anymore. You know that's always fun, like before they switched up, like like the Big Mac or the Whopper. I remember when I was a kid I think they had like a Fiesta Whopper. I don't even know why I'm thinking about that. I'm a vegan. But you know you could try Coca-Cola before they switched up the recipe and stuff like that. All those stuff like that's kind of cool.

Speaker 1: 33:23

Yeah, I wonder if they'll ever retire the McRib, and then we'll be having another conversation, you know.

Speaker 2: 33:31

Oh yeah, you know, I'm curious what really is in the McRib.

Speaker 1: 33:34

I don't have any clue. I know some people that are all about it. Every time it comes around, you get super excited. They share it on social media. I'm not in that fan base, Sorry to say, but you know it's for some, not for everyone.

Speaker 2: 33:52

I'll fill you on that man. Good branding though it looks good on it, it looks good on the commercial.

Speaker 1: 33:56

Yeah, I'll give it. I'll give them that for sure, I guess there's a reason why they don't keep it around, though. Yeah, yeah, yeah, definitely. All right, man, it's been a, it's been a pleasure. Thanks for coming on the show and sharing with the community your hopes for empowering them and helping them solve their AI-supported challenges. And again, tell us one more time how they can get in touch with you so that we can send them your way when they're ready to make a difference in their careers and futures.

Speaker 2: 34:33

Easiest way to get in touch with me is VictorRogersai, and then my social medias. They're going to all be Sustainable Growth Creative LinkedIn is where we're the most active at. Sustainable Growth Creative AI agent on Instagram is a great use case and that I'd love to share with folks Like if there's nothing else you get from the call, just try that out. I get a lot of good feedback from that. And then also, as we close, another agent that I created, the affirmation bot. It was called. It's called the Neighborhood Knit Book Club, version 1.02 beta.

Speaker 2: 35:07

If you go into the customized GPTs in chat GPT, you can find it. And then I asked it. You know what the what today's affirmation was. And it said discipline is strategy, the blueprint to victory, and it says every battle is won before it's ever fought. And it is quoting the art of San Zoo. And then it talks about a couple more things. But the biggest thing with that was the lesson is master your environment by controlling yourself. Patience, discipline and foresight will always give you the upper hand when you're able to. You know wake up and you know get affirmations like that. I'm hoping that you know it just gets you motivated to take on any obstacle that's going to come your way today.

Speaker 1: 35:43

Yeah, maybe you should find a way to tie that into Alexa and so you know when Alexa is asked about, you know the weather, she can offer your GPT to the audience and that's like free joy for everyone. It's great that you're putting that out there.

Speaker 2: 36:03

You get the whole house motivated.

Speaker 1: 36:05

Yeah, man, all right. Well, thanks again, vic. We'll talk to you soon. Take care, and thanks to our listeners for tuning in today. If you or your company would like to be featured in the Inspire AI Richening episode, please drop us a message. Don't forget to like, share or follow our content and stay up to date on the latest events for AI Ready RVA. Thank you again and see you next time.