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April 14, 2025 β€’ 26 mins

Is your business ready for the AI revolution and the shifting landscape of global trade?

Chris Lee is the Founder and CEO of Next Level Pros, an entrepreneurial accelerator fostering business growth and development for small to large sized businesses through education, private equity and venture capital investments.

Today, he reveals how artificial intelligence is reshaping industries and how businesses must adapt to survive and thrive. Chris Lee argues that AI's impact on sales and marketing is as profound as the internet's emergence in the 90s.Β 

He provides actionable insights on how businesses can harness AI to streamline processes, enhance marketing, and optimize sales strategies.

But that's not all. This episode also tackles the strategic challenge of tariffs and their impact on global manufacturing. Lee explains how tariffs are forcing companies to rethink their production locations and embrace agility as a core business principle.

In this conversation, you'll learn:

  • How AI is transforming sales and marketing, creating both opportunities and threats.
  • The growing importance of marketing in solving obscurity issues and driving sales.
  • How tariffs are reshaping global trade and influencing manufacturing strategies.
  • The critical need for business agility and adaptable team cultures to navigate constant change.
  • How automation and AI are redefining the future of labor and the roles humans will play.
  • Strategies for leveraging AI agents and voice assistants for marketing and customer engagement.
  • How to evolve marketing platforms and consumer interaction to stay relevant in the digital age.

Here's what the data emphasizes:

  • AI adoption in sales is projected to increase sales productivity by over 30%.
  • Agile companies grow revenue 37% faster and generate 30% higher profits than non-agile companies.
  • Automation could displace up to 73 million U.S. jobs by 2030 but also create new opportunities.

This episode is a survival guide for businesses facing the challenges and opportunities of the AI era and a rapidly changing global economy.

Takeaways:

  1. Embrace AI to boost marketing and conversion.
  2. Develop agility to pivot with global changes.
  3. Integrate AI and robotics for operational efficiency.


Connect with Chris Lee:

Website: www.gonextlevelpros.com

Instagram: @chrisleeqb

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