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Your job is your single point of failure. Build an insurable side business earning $2K/month in 6 months. Here's exactly how.

A restructuring. A merger. One decision from leadership you can't control. Your main job disappears. You've got savings, unemployment, maybe severance. But that covers you for how long? Two months? Three?

Here's what most people don't realize: a side business earning just $2,000 per month doesn't make you rich. But it covers 57% of your basic living expenses. It buys you six months of runway. It turns panic into strategy. It moves you from dependent to strategic.

In this episode, Carlo breaks down the complete framework: the three business models that actually work in 2026 (AI implementation services, protected service businesses, AI-enhanced traditional models), the five non-negotiable launch criteria that separate real opportunities from time-wasting distractions, the realistic 6-month launch plan (validation, refinement, systems, growth, scale, decision point), and the honest pricing and time management strategy that keeps this as insurance, not a second job. You'll learn how to validate ideas in month one, land your first three customers by month three, hit $2,000/month by month five, and decide what's next. Includes the exercise: identify your side business, validate it, and commit to your first three customers this week. Direct, evidence-based, actionable. For professionals aged 25-55 who understand that career resilience starts with building income you control.

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Block just fired 4,000 people — a 40% workforce reduction. CEO Jack Dorsey called it AI-driven automation. The company reported $2.87 billion in profit, up 24% year-over-year. Their stock soared 24% after the announcement.

This isn't an isolated case. New research reveals that 59% of hiring managers openly admit they exaggerate AI's role in layoffs because it "plays better" with stakeholders than the truth: cost-cutting disguised as innovation. Meanwhile, only 9% of companies say AI has fully replaced actual job roles. The gap between AI hype and reality is a chasm — and your career is standing in the middle of it.

In this Wednesday bonus episode, we dissect the playbook companies are using to weaponize AI terminology, expose which workers are actually at risk (spoiler: not who you think), and give you the exact framework to determine whether your company is investing in automation or just using AI as cover for downsizing. If your employer has said the word "AI layoffs" in the last six months, you need to hear this.

Resource List
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1heA8HlFO73F46wUu8FJmusQn6-9lck6leCRrgN1VRgY/edit?usp=sharing

0:00 Introduction & The Block Layoff Case Study
3:00 The Financial Reality: Why AI Is Just a Convenient Excuse
6:00 Why the AI Narrative Is the Perfect Corporate Cover Story
9:00 The Survey Bombshell: 59% of Hiring Managers Admit to the Bluff
12:00 Exposing the Gap: The 9% Reality vs. the 93% Rhetoric
15:00 Case Study — The "Quiet Redirect" (Lasian's Playbook)
18:00 The Quiet Rehire & Introducing the 7-Point Framework
21:00 Framework Points 1–3: Profits, Job Boards & AI Implementation
24:00 Framework Points 4–6: ROI, Role Types & Timing
27:00 Framework Point 7: Ruling Out Other Causes
30:00 Protecting Yourself: Becoming the Human Exception
33:00 The Bigger Picture: Reclaiming Your Agency
36:00 Outro

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AI can automate your skills. It can execute your tasks. It can write your emails and analyze your data. But there's one thing it can't do: have coffee with the VP who wants to hire you.

Welcome to the relationship economy.

In this episode, we're flipping the narrative on job security in the age of AI. While everyone's panicking about automation and prompt engineering, the real advantage has been hiding in plain sight: your network. We're diving deep into why 70-85% of jobs are filled through personal connections, why this matters exponentially more in an AI-saturated market, and exactly how to build—or rebuild—a network that actually works.

You'll get a framework for auditing your current network, tier-by-tier strategies for expanding it based on where you're starting from, and the exact tactics—LinkedIn, informational interviews, the power of weak ties—that actually drive results. Plus, the counterintuitive reason why helping others might be your best career move.

This isn't networking advice from 1995. This is what works right now, backed by data and tested strategies; you can start this weekend.

Exercise to build your network

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zoz35zBJa62BheldvXt04EOo_LSnN_3N/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=113840015682063908259&rtpof=true&sd=true

[00:00:00] Intro (Surviving AI bumper)
[00:00:14] The Relationship Economy — Episode Title
[00:06:14] 75%: The Algorithmic Wall
[00:13:10] The Referral Bypass
[00:16:10] Weak Ties > Strong Ties
[00:19:16] The Science of Connections
[00:21:24] The "Sweet Spot" of Opportunity
[00:25:44] Quote: "As AI commoditizes execution…"
[00:27:18] Quote: "The best job lead you'll ever get…"
[00:27:50] The 3-Tier Network Audit
[00:35:58] The AI Inversion
[00:37:28] Quote Revisit: "As AI commoditizes execution…"
[00:38:08] 85%: The Hidden Job Market
[00:38:48] 30-Day Activation Plan
[00:42:22] Give 10x More Than You Take
[00:43:22] Outro CTA: Text 5 People This Weekend