What happens when an AI CEO/founder realizes his greatest strength—hard-won expertise—is becoming his most significant liability?

Bruce Constantine is a highly accomplished CEO and serial entrepreneur. He has spent the last 2 years studying and building two stealth AI companies. Before this, he was a senior executive leading Wayfair's Partner Operations group and Castlegate, and he founded, grew, and successfully exited the global coffee equipment company ESPRO. He was an executive at McKinsey, leading transformations across over $100B in client operations. He holds dual masters from MIT in business and engineering, and an engineering degree from McGill. An innovator at heart, he has over 50 global patents and trademarks.

In this live conversation, my client Bruce and I discuss the very real journey of navigating an existential identity shift in the era of AI (through our ongoing executive coaching partnership) and how clarifying his Zone of Genius transformed from strategic clarity to conviction and breakthroughs on inventions and his 100x vision.

We unpack:

• How a decision that AI flagged led to a moment of existential crisis
• Why being an older executive actually makes you a stronger strategist in the age of AI
• How Bruce believes he has not made a single bad decision in 6 months (a first)
• How clarifying his zone of genius eliminated decision fatigue
• The surprising breakthroughs from Bruce’s zone of genius that unlocked his leverage
• The moment his vision expanded from “pivot” to 100x vision

If you’re an AI CEO, founder, or senior executive navigating unprecedented terrain, this conversation offers a path to strategic clarity and a glimpse of the life-changing transformation possible when you have the right executive coaching thought partnership.

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This podcast episode is on YouTube, LinkedIn, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music.

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I specialize in helping AI CEO/founders and executives get strategic clarity and confidence in your journey pioneering where there are no precedents, by strategically amplifying your zone of genius for your highest leverage and your next 10x.

I’m an executive coach and former product leader 20+ years in Silicon Valley startups & high-growth companies. I started my career on Wall Street, MIT Sloan MBA, avid pickleball player, Zone of Genius Maximizer.

My zone of genius is maximizing your zone of genius. 🧠