Forget what you've been told about AI.

Since 2023, over 71,000 jobs have been publicly attributed to companies firing people to replace them with AI. Amazon. Microsoft. Salesforce. IBM. Duolingo. HP. Accenture. Most of those same companies are now rehiring the people they let go.

In this episode of Pillar Mindset, Bob Lozano and John Zertuche break down why — and what it actually means for every restaurant operator and business owner watching.

Bob shares two foundational frameworks he's used for decades to grow F&P: Finders, Minders & Grinders (from David Meister's "Managing the Professional Service Firm") and Working IN vs. ON the Business. Then he walks through exactly how AI is supercharging both frameworks at F&P right now — including AI agents running 24/7 and a daily "brain health" text Bob gets every morning from their systems.

He also gets personal. Before any of the business strategy, Bob shares why Miracle Treat Day on July 30th hits differently this year — and how his newborn son Leonardo's stay in the NICU at Driscoll Children's Hospital brought everything full circle.

Plus: Elon Musk's surprising #1 leadership mistake, the Mark Cuban question every company needs to answer right now, and the night Bob ran out of breath trying to show his family ChatGPT.

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CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Giving Back: F&P's Non-Negotiable 1:12 - Miracle Treat Day — July 30th at Dairy Queen 2:24 - Life Currency Podcast Announcement (July 23rd) 4:57 - Leonardo & the NICU: A Full Circle Moment 8:13 - Today's Topic: AI + Two Powerful Frameworks 9:35 - Framework #1: Finders, Minders & Grinders 13:01 - How AI Maps to Finding, Minding & Grinding 17:14 - The Night ChatGPT Launched — Bob's Origin Story 21:03 - Framework #2: Working IN vs. ON the Business 26:16 - AI Agents Running 24/7 — What "Brain Health" Looks Like 32:18 - The 3 Questions to Ask When Working ON Your Business 35:34 - What F&P Is Actually Building at foodandpeople.ai 37:11 - AI Grinding for You: Audits, Deposits & Reconciliations 40:52 - Replace vs. Empower — The Two Sides of AI 41:18 - The Data: 71,000 Jobs Lost Since 2023 41:46 - Ford, Amazon, Microsoft & the Rehiring Wave 46:24 - Elon Musk's Biggest Leadership Mistake 51:03 - Mark Cuban: Rebuild Now or Get Left Behind 52:32 - Closing & foodandpeople.ai

Welcome to Pillar Mindset, where we share real strategies, real data, and honest conversations that help restaurant operators and business owners build better companies.

About Bob Lozano: Bob runs F&P Group — 40+ restaurant locations, digital marketing, and real estate across Texas. He's built teams, scaled brands, and helped operators go from chaos to systems. Pillar Mindset breaks down what actually works in multi-unit operations, franchise growth, and building sustainable businesses in the restaurant industry.

About John: VP of AI at F&P Group. Background in game design and software. Now leads AI implementation across the company.