83 Steve Bigari: Leading The Fourth Industrial Revolution, AI, & The Future Of America’s Workforce

Steve Bigari is a West Point graduate, proponent/facilitator of skilled trades training in underserved communities, and massively successful entrepreneur bringing EI from the cyber world to the real world in all re7alms—from wearables for skilled trades workers like welders, electricians, and carpenters, to medical applications, restaurants, and beyond. The intro for the episode doesn’t do this man or his work nearly enough justice, so buckle up. Steve’sfamily has overcome an incredible amount of strife, from his first daughter being born with what was expected to be deadly birth defects, to adoptinbg multiple children with special needs, almost losing a son to suicide, and almost losing his wife to a brain tumor. They’ve all persevered, and it led Steve to found over 20 companies, build a kingdom of McDonald’s franchises, and now innovate with visionaries like former guest Ron Hardman, and his counterparts at SoundHound AI to lead the fourth industrial revolution. Steve is also bringing skilled trades training to underserved communities with his nonprofit, America’s Family, and it’s newest initiative, 1848 Other topics include why AI is creating jobs rather than taking them, seeing into the future by examining the past, predicting future technologies, why America shifted away from skilled trades to focus on higher education, why skilled trades are the future, how welders are being trained faster than ever, China, Taiwan, national security conerns, America’s skilled trades shortage, why AI applied to the real world is the fourth industrial revolution, how struggle breeds character, persevering through tremendous adversity, almost losing a child, almost losing a spouse, and how life manages to funnel us toward specific paths that culminate in a life’s work. You can find Steve’s efforts in the following places:America’s Family: amfol.orgSoundHound: soundhound.comFollow And Support The Show Follow, rate, and review the show wherever you listen. And if that happens to be on YouTube, like this video too before sharing the episode with family and friends. Website: https://zachtidwell.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556533676388Instagram: @ZachCTidwellLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-tidwell-9076852ab/X: @ZachCTidwellApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-in-blind-with-zach-tidwell/id1787306128Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/51IxT43v95otwaXDkyr6FWYouTube: @ZachCTidwell #GIB #GoingInBlindPodcast theme music by Transistor.fm.