We explore how Kaizen turns overwhelm into consistent progress across business, personal growth, and even golf. Doug Smaus shares lessons from Toyota-inspired lean culture, honest measurement, and the shift from being busy to being effective.

• Defining Kaizen as small, measured daily improvement
• Faith, sports, and the mindset that shaped Doug’s approach
• Six Sigma culture and leadership commitment to simplicity
• Busy versus effective and why accountability matters
• Practical micro-steps for sales metrics and pipelines
• Toyota floor insights: slow is smooth, smooth is fast
• Simplifying work by pruning low-value tasks
• Engaging teams in problem-solving to build ownership
• Eow to start: measure one thing and improve 1%
• “Start ugly,” fail fast, course-correct quickly
• Golf basics: timing, setup, and single-focus tweaks
• Asking hard questions, then acting on simple next steps

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We explore how Bill built Relofant from franchise roots into a full-service project management firm and how faith shapes every choice, from hiring to handling risk. The talk moves from tactical moves to a new view of rest as trust and how leaders balance profit with purpose.

• What Relofant delivers across construction, technology, FF&E, relocation, and decommissioning
• How to choose architects, engineers, and general contractors
• Lessons from buying a franchise and rebranding
• Early failures that refined marketing and planning
• Faith rhythms that turn trials into training
• Leading a team with diligence and respect
• Handling the tension between profitability and purpose
• Redefining rest as a heart and mind posture
• Practical tips for entrepreneurs to live their faith at work

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We trace Arnie’s path from Monterrey to Tampa, unpack how AI shifted from a feature to a foundation, and lay out the human edge that endures: love, empathy, and purpose. Practical steps show how to use AI to save time and deepen real relationships at work and at home.

• Building Blitz’s go-to-market engine for tech firms
• Lessons from the 2008 crisis and rebuilding
• Tampa’s rise as a supportive tech hub
• Channel strategy and meeting customers where they are
• AI’s “earthquake” and platform-level change
• People using AI outperforming those who don’t
• Protecting human essence: love, empathy, purpose
• Practical micro-skills for AI-assisted work
• Leaders creating space for humanity at work

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