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Leap to Scale is for technology curious leaders of service firms who want higher margins without adding headcount. Each week, Justin Davis and Greg Ross-Munro show how to turn firm expertise into repeatable, sellable technology products: SaaS, packaged workflows, and AI-powered tools clients can buy again and again. With AI, more of your know-how can be captured, standardized, and protected as IP instead of being rebuilt in every engagement.
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How AI Agents are Automating Business Growth
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In this episode of Leap to Scale, Justin Davis and Greg Ross-Munro sit down with Doug Smith, Director of AI Operations at Element 451, to explore how AI is transforming the way service businesses operate, automate, and scale. The conversation covers everything from hidden operational data and AI-driven workflows to rapid prototyping with tools like OpenClaw and AI agents. Doug shares practical advice for identifying automation opportunities, avoiding “AI slop,” and using data exhaust to uncover growth opportunities hiding inside everyday business systems. It’s a candid and highly tactical discussion about where AI is genuinely creating leverage today and what firms need to do to stay competitive as the technology evolves.