Jay Samit has held senior roles at Sony, Universal Studios, EMI, LinkedIn, and Deloitte Digital. He has raised hundreds of millions for startups and been called on by the Pope and the President. His book "Disrupt You!" has been published in 14 languages across 140 countries.

His new book, "The Second Act Advantage," comes out May 5th. In this episode, Jay explains why entrepreneurs over 50 are three times more likely to succeed, how AI is eliminating entry-level jobs faster than anyone expected, and why purpose is the single biggest predictor of a long and healthy life.

Jay also introduces Digital J, a free AI companion that ships with the book. The first book to come with its own AI mentor.

This was a personal conversation. Jay mentioned me in "Disrupt You!" and wrote the foreword to my first book.

The Second Act Advantage is available for pre-order now https://jaysamit.com/

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AI Ready Podcast with Harrison Painter.

Further. Faster.

For the first time ever, AI skills are the hardest to find globally — beating engineering, IT, and everything else. ManpowerGroup's 2026 Talent Shortage Survey of 39,063 employers across 41 countries just made it official.

In this episode, Harrison breaks down what the data actually says, what most coverage missed, and what leaders need to do right now.

What we cover:

• Why 72% of employers worldwide can't fill roles
• AI literacy vs. AI engineering — and why both are scarce
• What Germany (83%), France (74%), and the US (69%) tell us about the global gap
• The stat almost no headline covered: human skills still top the list
• 3 lessons leaders need to act on today

Sources:

• ManpowerGroup 2026 Talent Shortage Survey
• ManpowerGroup Press Release, Feb 26 2026
• HR Dive, March 2 2026

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A robot vacuum just exposed 7,000 homes across 24 countries, and nobody got hacked. One guy with a PS5 controller stumbled into live camera feeds, floor plans, microphone audio, and device locations for complete strangers. All of it wide open.

This is a DJI RoMo story, but it's really a story about what happens when a capable company moves too fast into unfamiliar territory. The flaw wasn't exotic. It was a basic permission error that encryption couldn't fix.

I break down exactly what went wrong, why "encrypted" doesn't mean "safe," and what you need to start asking before you put another connected device in your home or office.

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Thank you for watching,

Harrison Painter

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