Episode Details

Keaton Turner begins with a lesson from Sean Whelan's father before catching up on spring break activities. He shares the rediscovery of podcast mugs and office dynamics, reflecting on his family business background and an Instagram confrontation. The discussion shifts to industry changes, emphasizing social media's impact on recruitment and branding. Keaton explores the role of data in operations and stresses starting small with technology adoption. He delves into technological change, early adoption of autonomy and AI, and leadership's role in embracing tech. Reflecting on past predictions, Keaton discusses building a tech roadmap and the challenge of maintaining attention and relevance. He concludes with future technology predictions and closing remarks. (0:00) A lesson from Sean Whelan's father (1:26) Introduction and spring break catch-up (3:28) Rediscovery of podcast mugs and office dynamics (5:18) Keaton's family business background and Instagram confrontation (14:22) Industry change and social media impact (20:27) Future changes in technology's role (31:08) Social media in recruitment and branding (35:13) The importance of data in operations (38:14) Starting small with technology adoption (41:15) Technological change and business evolution (45:22) Early adoption of autonomy and AI (49:00) Leadership's role in embracing technology (50:16) Reflecting on past predictions and building a tech roadmap (51:36) The challenge of gaining attention and staying current (52:35) Keaton's future technology predictions (53:04) Closing remarks