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The Outliers Inn is a place where people from all businesses and roles within business can examine goings-ons from different and hopefully humourous perspectives. It's a place where we can be a lot less serious about ourselves, what we do, what our businesses do, and the manner in which they do it. Whether you are in finanance, sales, logistics, production. operations, human resources. facilities management. information technology – whatever your role might be – business people are always taking themselves too seriously – or are taken too seriously by others. All that ends here. It's a place where respectful irrevernce and self-deprecating humor is the order of the day. We release a new podcast at least once a month though when during the month that is varies based on everyone's schedule. Please consider subscribing to the podcast so as not to miss an episode.Copyright The Outliers Inn Economía Gestión Gestión y Liderazgo Marketing Marketing y Ventas
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  • Episode-87; Where Do we go from here…

    Episode-87; Where Do we go from here…
    Mar 18 2026

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    About the Podcast

    The Outliers Inn: "Where Do We Go From Here?" A Summary for People Who Were There and Still Aren't Sure What Happened

    The Gang Attempts Slam Poetry (With Mixed Results)
    JP and Mule kicked things off by doing what any serious business podcast does: planning to perform slam poetry inspired by WKRP in Cincinnati and The Partridge Family. JP fresh off delivering a keynote (and surviving the pregame), proposed dividing the poetry into paragraphs for maximum efficiency — because if you're going to be absurd, you might as well be organized about it.

    Zoom Does What Zoom Does
    Technical difficulties ensued, as is tradition. Cameras were adjusted, recording settings were interrogated, and Stephane eventually materialized on screen like a man who had fought through the digital ether to be there. Mule lightened the mood with a song reference from The Dukes of Hazzard, which is exactly the kind of pivot that makes this podcast what it is.

    AI: Everyone's Doing It, Nobody Knows Why
    The group turned to the pressing matter of artificial intelligence, where JP delivered the earth-shattering observation that companies are throwing AI at problems like confetti without any idea what parade they're throwing it for. Mule, ever the pragmatist, shared actual real-world wins — using ChatGPT for inventory control and routing — proving that some people have it figured out. Stephane's sensible suggestion: just give everyone access to the tools and let productivity sort itself out. Revolutionary.

    The Lights Are On (But For How Long?)
    The conversation took an existential turn when JP raised the uncomfortable question of where all the electricity for our AI-powered future is actually going to come from. The group surveyed the landscape — nuclear, wind, fusion, batteries — with the energy of people who absolutely cannot solve this problem but feel strongly that someone should.

    Life Updates Nobody Asked For (But Everyone Appreciated)
    Don "The Beer Man" revealed his end-of-year plans involving "marketing meetings" (wink-wink, nudge, nudge) and possibly a new role. Stephane has a performance review coming up, which feels brave to mention on a recorded podcast. Steve had just returned from Santa Barbara, where the weather was apparently not cooperating. Relatable content all around.

    Until Next Time
    The recording probably worked. Holiday wishes were exchanged. Travel logistics were debated. Past interactions were fondly referenced. The future remains uncertain, but The Outliers Inn will be there to discuss it — possibly in slam poetry form.
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    57 m
  • Episode-86; Falling Up

    Episode-86; Falling Up
    Jul 7 2025
    Video Version About the Podcast Welcome to The Outliers Inn: Where Failure Is a Launchpad and Redundancy Is a "Plot Twist!" Greetings, fellow misfits and spreadsheet-scarred consultants! Welcome to another delightfully dysfunctional episode of The Outliers Inn, the podcast where career detours are not only expected—they're celebrated. This episode's theme? "Falling Up"—because sometimes, getting fired, downsized, or reorganized out of existence is just what the career doctor ordered. Around here, we call that "promotion by ejection." Host JP kicks things off by revealing that nearly everyone who's ever left his business has ended up in a better job—with one unfortunate exception who found a career in "advanced bottle studies." The rest? Gainfully employed, often far away from JP's watchful eye. Coincidence? Hmm. Co-host Mule joins in with tales of career exits both glorious and absurd, usually triggered by someone with fewer qualifications and more PowerPoint slides. Together, they reflect on their podcast's redundant recording setup—because once you lose a great episode to the digital void, you get paranoid. (Yes, they hit "record" this time. Probably.) Naturally, things veer wildly into failure analysis, and Boeing takes center stage. JP points to the company's shift from engineers to "spreadsheet heads" as the beginning of the end. If you wear a tie and carry Excel but not a wrench, you might be the problem. Mule highlights Boeing's outsourcing of 80% of the 777 project to Japan, likening it to an IKEA plane kit: "Some assembly required." Then the conversation shifts from corporate crashes to personal pivots. Andy from the UK has turned redundancy into a career strategy, popping out of companies and back into employment with enviable ease. His superpower? Optimism and a short memory. Pete, whose resume reads like a consultant-themed game of Mad Libs, has "fallen up" so often it's practically his brand. Stephane, meanwhile, pivoted 180 degrees from managing people to influencing them—less stress, fewer spreadsheets, more sanity. When asked if he's ever helped someone else fall up (say, by firing them so hard they landed in a better job), he pleads the fifth, politely. Talk turns to salary compression. JP's laments about "Why is the newbie making the same as the ten-year vet who hasn't cried in six months?" Mule warns this is how companies hemorrhage talent. Pete adds that self-worth can't be printed on a paycheck alone, especially when HR still treats you like you need a hall pass to be valuable. Then comes the elephant in the room: education. Back in the '80s, guidance counselors only had one suggestion: college. Trade schools? Actual job skills? Not a whisper. Andy discusses the fallout from the UK's push to send half the country to university, resulting in massive debt and degrees in "Unicorn Philosophy." Pete talks about mentoring youth in the health service, helping them believe in themselves despite HR's paper-based skepticism. Mule shares his own parenting split: one child in college, another thriving in a trade. His takeaway? Success isn't one-size-fits-all. It's whatever fits you. As the pub doors begin to creak closed (though let's be honest, The Outliers Inn rarely ends so much as wanders off), JP reflects on his father's final "falling up"—into retirement, where golf clubs and afternoon naps await. Not bad, really. Mule, ever the realist, closes with sage advice: Leadership matters, failure teaches, and decisions—like Band-Aids—are best ripped off quickly. JP wraps with a thank-you, a wink, and the empty promise that next time they'll stay on topic (as if). So pour a pint, pull up a virtual stool, and remember: getting let go might just be life's way of letting you level up. And yes, they hit record. Probably. Give a listen!
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    1 h y 2 m
  • Episode-85; Artificial Intelligence (AI)

    Episode-85; Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    Apr 21 2025

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    About the Podcast

    The conversation took off like the flyover of the Thunderbirds at Super Bowl LIV, bouncing between the thrilling game's overtime drama and what got into Kelce's shorts; ending with Mule and JP diving into the excitement of the game and pondering how the new rules could shake things up.

    The conversation quickly turned to the theme of the gathering; Artificial Intelligence (AI). JP wondered how it's possible to have Artificial Intelligence when we haven't mastered real intelligence. Even Ricky Gervais' jabs at the intelligence of the "average person on the street", where he makes the statement that the average person on the streets is stupid, so don't ask them.

    Soon, all nonsense aside (well, most nonsense... some nonsense?) the subject which is the theme of this episode finally entrenched itself; from customs brokerage, content creation, and voice recognition. JP and Mule sparred over whether AI-generated content could truly hold its own, whether it's crafting web articles or sorting through customs forms. They even scratched their heads over the moral maze of AI; worrying about biases and fairness.

    But wait, there's more! The talk then turned to AI's potential in saving lives and solving big scientific puzzles, like sniffing out cancer early and crunching through mountains of data. Of course, worries about AI taking over our jobs popped up, but everyone agreed: humans and AI can be a dream team if we play our cards right.

    Then came the deep dive into how AI is shaking up industries like manufacturing and pharma, with automation creeping in but also bringing promises of supercharged productivity and smarter decisions.

    Through it all, there was a healthy dose of doubt about AI's superhero status and plenty of talk about the ethics of it all. Everyone agreed: AI needs a good teacher, a pat on the back now and then, and a watchful human eye to keep it on the straight and narrow.

    The chatter hammered home one big idea: AI and humanity are like dance partners, spinning through the world together. It's a tricky tango, but with the right moves, we can waltz into a future where AI makes life better for all of us.

    Give a listen!
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    1 h y 7 m
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