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Jul 21
27m 40s

$300M Jobs Lost to AI with Douglas James

MARK SAVANT
About this episode

Douglas James is the Founder and CEO of a SAAS platform called LeadFi.ai - LeadFi focuses on helping businesses reveal the exact buying power of their leads in real-time. Using just name, email and phone, LeadFi provides complete credit and financial information allowing Sales Teams to prioritize high value prospects and allows Marketing Teams to target 700+ credit score audiences. LeadFi is disrupting the Online Marketing space, giving businesses a true competitive advantage with cutting edge innovation and technology.

Douglas James has been traffic and sales mogul for the last 10 years, mastering online traffic and high ticket phone sales growing his consulting and coaching businesses to over $70 Million. He’s profitably spent over $30 Million on paid ads for his own offers. His programs have mentored over 15,000 entrepreneurs, professionals and military veterans on how to scale their businesses online. Douglas is also a strategic investor in blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, commodity trading, and commercial real estate, evidencing a robust understanding of the diverse investment landscape.

Today, Mark Savant sits down with Douglas James to explore the raw realities and exciting opportunities emerging in the age of artificial intelligence.Douglas shares his rollercoaster entrepreneurial journey, including a jaw-dropping $6 million business setback and how he bounced back by leveraging cutting-edge AI tools to revolutionize sales and lead qualification. Together, they dive into the shifting American workforce, the tidal wave of automation threatening traditional jobs, and what it truly takes to thrive as a leader, husband, and father in the next decade. Douglas pulls back the curtain on how AI is transforming businesses, from automating call centers to redefining high-ticket sales—and why staying ahead of the technology curve is no longer optional, but essential. Whether you're a business owner, marketer, or someone worried about the future of work, this episode is packed with actionable insights to help you ride the wave of AI disruption.


In this conversation, you’ll learn:

  • The game-changing AI process that delivers real-time soft credit checks with only a name, email, and phone number.
  • How Douglas' AI solutions enabled a client to fire 160 staff and boost revenue by $160 million.
  • Why strategic funding offers can generate up to 80 percent of your revenue in high-ticket sales.
  • The exact mindset and skills needed to survive and thrive as AI disrupts traditional jobs in America.
  • The three pillars every entrepreneur must use to deliver maximum value: increasing income, improving health, and saving relationships.



Key Takeaways:

  • Waiting will cost you market share; AI is now a necessity, not a luxury.
  • Tie your work to the company's bottom line to stand o

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