The AI Mistake Agencies Are Making (Graden Reber Explains How to Avoid It)

Entrepreneurship and business growth are changing fast with AI and agencies that don’t adopt human-plus-AI strategies will fall behind. On this NXC Hotseat Podcast episode, Graden Reber of Agency VA explains how entrepreneurs and agency leaders can scale their business, automate busy work, and focus on revenue‑generating activities. Graden Reber is a leader at Agency VA, a global virtual assistant company that builds trained virtual teams paired with AI tools to help insurance agencies streamline operations. With a workforce across 12 countries and over a thousand jobs created, Reber shares why the future of work isn’t AI replacing humans, it’s humans and AI working together. Learn how repetitive tasks are automated while humans handle relationships, negotiation, and high-impact business decisions. 0:00 - Why AI Adoption Matters in Business 1:05 - Human + AI as the Future of Work 2:18 - What AI Should and Should Not Handle 3:31 - Cleaning Data and Avoiding AI Hallucination 5:01 - AI Is a Process, Not a Destination 8:06 - What Won’t Change With AI Connect with Graden Reber: Website: https://www.agencyva.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graden-reber/ Connect with Levi McPherson: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/levimcpherson The NXC Hotseat Podcast is unfiltered business conversation where founders, operators, and leaders share real talk about entrepreneurship, business strategy, and growth in the modern world. Powered by NXC Podcast Network #thenxcpodcastnetwork #nxchotseat #artificialintelligence