Global Impacts of AI & Future US Employment Opportunities w/ Tom Mirc - Hyperdrive Minds Podcast 9

Tom Mirc is the Managing Director - Principal of Shadow Hornet, a strategy consulting firm and your secret weapon in Due Diligence, Scaling, and Nearshore Site Expansion/Selection. Tom has led the firm to 226% top-line average growth (24 month), senior minority interest in FractionalTalent.io, eclipsing $1M in revenue growth, non-voting interest in 3 portcos. He serves as primary bridge between capital owners and portfolio company leadership. Infusing portcos with AI, nearshoring capability, and EBTIDA recovery as valuation multipliers. He focuses on lower mid-market PE focal verticals: Telecommunications, Energy, Electric Utilities, Financial Services, FinTech, and Technology Services. He's lead 11 business acquisitions and integrations from both the buy and sell side. A large portion of his career has involved turning around non-performing teams, transforming business cultures from pessimistic to energized, and achieving improbable goals in the process. He's led product development/R&D launches and go-to-market campaigns for $330m businesses

GUEST:
Tom Mirc - Managing Director - Principal of Shadow Hornet
Tom's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasmirc/
Company Website: https://www.shadowhornet.com/

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Timestamps:
3:09 - Favorite Movie & Music
5:04 - Tom's Story
10:32 - Current Market Conditions & Statistics
18:08 - 3 Fronts (Offshore, Nearshore, and AI)
25:09 - Growing Energy Production Industry
27:38 - ThorCon
29:51 - Where Will the Opportunities Be for American Workers
34:06 - Erosion of Trust in Employers
35:57 - Job Security in Cybersecurity?
38:08 - Reductions in IT Spending (Primarily Software)
41:11 - Tom's Experience as a White House Advisor
42:45 - Leave the World Behind Movie
43:49 - Moore County Power Grid Incident
45:25 - Opportunities in Solving the Feeble Power Grid
47:14 - One Second After Book

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