# Kevin Surace on Why AI-First Companies Will Win

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Podcast: [Coffee with Jon - Think Big. Get Unstuck. Grow Your Business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-with-jon-think-big-get-unstuck-grow-your-business-521729)
Published: 2026-06-13T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Are you falling behind—or getting 10X more productive—with AI? Kevin Surace, the father of the virtual assistant and AI futurist. Here are my 5 biggest takeaways: ✅ If you're not AI-first, someone who is will replace you ✅ AI isn't a tool — it's a workflow multiplier ✅ Productivity is now 10X minimum, not 10% better ✅ Your voice still matters — edit AI, don't fear it ✅ The winners? People who learn faster than AI evolves What's ONE way you're using AI today to boost productivity? Kevin is the father of the Virtual Assistant and a Silicon Valley innovator, serial entrepreneur, CEO, and futurist. He was INC Magazines' Entrepreneur of the Year, a CNBC top Innovator of the Decade, World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, Chair of Silicon Valley Forum, Planet Forward Innovator of the Year nominee, featured for 5 years on TechTV's Silicon Spin, and inducted into RIT's Innovation Hall of Fame. He has 94 worldwide patents and led pioneering work on the first cellular data smartphone (AirCommunicator), the first human-like AI virtual assistant (Portico), soundproof drywall, high R-value windows, AI-driven building management, Generative AI for QA automation, supply-chain auctions, and the window/energy retrofits of the Empire State Building and NY Stock Exchange. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Kevin Surace: Website: https://www.kevinsurace.com/ X: https://twitter.com/kevinsurace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinsurace/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/…

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