{"podcast":{"title":"The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast","slug":"the-dwayne-kerrigan-podcast-6619974","podcast_index_feed_id":6619974,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-dwayne-kerrigan-podcast/","website_url":"https://www.dwaynekerrigan.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d60303ca-06f9-4428-b377-d92c00793503/hJJTQNtCfVPB4sQZH5QGHh6l.jpg","author":"Dwayne Kerrigan","episode_count":152,"summary":"Welcome to The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast. Dwayne has navigated the business world for over 35 years, owning close to 30 businesses in 12 distinct industries. Today, entrepreneurship often seems more about glitz, glamour, and a celebrity venture. On this podcast, Dwayne collaborates with overlooked but accomplished entrepreneurs, delving into their journeys of forging exceptional enterprises. Join them as they share their personal journeys, lessons learned, and strategies that keep them moving forward. Let’s celebrate the true essence of entrepreneurship and inspire the next wave of business trailblazers.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T22:17:36.518679+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dwayne-kerrigan-podcast-6619974"},"episode":{"title":"145: Sean Barry: AI Is Happening To You or With You","slug":"145-sean-barry-ai-is-happening-to-you-or-with-you","published_at":"2026-06-24T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dwayne-kerrigan-podcast-6619974/145-sean-barry-ai-is-happening-to-you-or-with-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dwayne-kerrigan-podcast-6619974","url":"https://www.dwaynekerrigan.com","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6dfb90aa-0141-4b5b-83b8-29f6588f010a.mp3","summary":"In January, 95% of the code Sean Barry's team wrote was written by hand. Six months later, that number is 2%. Sean isn't predicting what AI will do to your industry — he's living it, building it, and losing sleep over it. In this conversation with Dwayne Kerrigan, Sean Barry - the Chief Product Officer of LeanScaper - shares what the AI transformation actually looks like from the inside: the grief, the identity crisis, the compounding flywheel effect, and the window that's closing faster than most people realize. In this episode: Why most small to mid-sized businesses can't implement AI on their own — and what LeanScaper is doing about it for the landscape industry The compounding flywheel effect: why companies that embrace AI now may be uncatchable by competitors who wait six months The emotional journey Sean's team went through when AI fundamentally changed their jobs overnight — and what's on the other side Why the most powerful AI asset in your business might already be sitting in a drawer somewhere The one thing Sean tells every business owner who doesn't know where to start Why the resistance to AI — in boardrooms, on campuses, and inside teams — all traces back to the same root cause Start building your identity with Dwayne’s Identity Framework created for the LeanScaper Conference: https://www.dwaynekerrigan.com/identity-framework/ Episode Highlights: 00:00 - AI Pace Shift 00:27 - Podcast Intro 00:59 - Meet Sean Barry 03:33 - LeanScaper Explained 04:33 - DIY AI Struggle 08:28 - Jobs Fear vs Abundance 14:46- Human Connection Premium 17:08 - Mindset, Education, and Retraining 25:57 - How to Start Using AI 30:36 - SOPs as Superpower 36:00 - Uncatchable Flywheel 43:43 - Grief and Identity Shift 53:26 - What Changed Since January 58:14 - New Team Workflow Rebuilt 01…","meta_description":"In January, 95% of the code Sean Barry's team wrote was written by hand. Six months later, that number is 2%. Sean isn't predicting what AI will do to you…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3745,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dwayne-kerrigan-podcast-6619974/episodes/145-sean-barry-ai-is-happening-to-you-or-with-you/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dwayne-kerrigan-podcast-6619974/145-sean-barry-ai-is-happening-to-you-or-with-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}