Weekly Update #54: Inside the K&D AI Operating System with Sean Laux

On this Weekly Update of Trades Talk, Justin White is joined by Sean Laux, K&D's leader of innovation and technology, kicking off a new chapter of the Friday show: weekly deep dives on AI inside a trades business. Sean and Justin break down the K&D AI stack, why most CEOs are getting AI wrong, and how to actually find ROI in a market where 56 percent of CEOs say AI has delivered nothing. In this episode, we cover: The K&D AI operating system: normalized database, MCPs, and Justin's "Reggie" Claude agent Why a CFO skill that runs three recursive QA loops is replacing the CFO hire (and the Instagram hate that followed) Dan Martell's three levels of AI (assistant, automation, agent team) and where almost no one lives The AI guru warning: why a $250K retainer firm cannot understand your workflow in a day Two assignments for the week: run a 10 to 20 question self-interview with AI on a problem you cannot solve, and build your first Claude Cowork automated task (a daily brief is a great starting point). If you are a trades CEO under board pressure to ship AI ROI, a tech-curious operator just getting started, or anyone who has burned cash on an AI consultant and gotten nothing, this episode is the playbook. Weekly Updates are powered by Kress! JW Group Website / Justin LinkedIn / Justin Instagram / Justins Youtube K&D Website / K&D Instagram Disruptors Community Disruptors Advantage Newsletter