From Homeless Runaway to Award-Winning Thriller Author with Guy Morris

Guy Morris escaped an abusive childhood at 13 to become a homeless runaway, yet earned three degrees by 25, including acceptance to Harvard's MBA program. After a 38-year leadership career across Fortune 100 software, tech, and global energy companies, he became a multi-award-winning author of intelligent thrillers often compared to Dan Brown and Michael Crichton, and wrote the nonfiction guide, The AI Tsunami: A Survival Guide for Humanity.In this episode, Guy shares what carried him through his early years of hardship, the biggest misconception people still hold about where AI is actually headed, and how he decides which pieces of his own extraordinary life experience belong in his fiction. He also opens up about the deep research behind his thrillers and why he isn't afraid to write about politics and religion.What We Talked About:Surviving an abusive childhood and homelessness at 13Earning three degrees and a Harvard MBA acceptance by 25The truth about AI's risks and benefits, from an early pioneerTurning real-life experience into thriller fictionWhy his books tackle politics and religion head-onConnect with Guy Morris:Website: guymorrisbooks.comFacebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, Instagram & LinkedIn: linked on his profile