Ask Bob AI

Co-Founder and CEO

The Foundry FW

Co-Founder

IronTribe

SIVA 

Principal

Ampliforce

Chief Customer Officer

Canopy

Co-Founder/Chief Vision Officer

Co-Founder/Chief Operating Officer

Consolidated Analytics, Inc.

Senior Vice President of Due Diligence

MIAC - Mortgage Industry Advisory Corporation

Director

Senior Vice President

Opus Capital Markets Consultants, LLC

Director Of Business Development

Allonhill

Business/Product Development Director

Co-Founder and CEO of Ask Bob AI | Empathetic Builder of Things that Matter | Normalizing Bipolar

Seasoned in the realms of finance and technology, I bring over 20 years of diverse experience as a founder and C-suite executive. I've navigated businesses from startups to Fortune 500 companies, specializing in operations, product and business development, as well as client service management. My approach is rooted in strategic growth, innovation, and fostering mentally healthy workplace cultures. Passionate about mental health advocacy and a compelling communicator, I am dedicated to guiding companies towards sustainable success and cultivating next-level teams.

Andrew DeGood

I am definitely nervous for next week. For the first time in two years I will be fully stepping away from work for a full week. 

My wife and I are headed to an island 7 miles off the coast of Belize on Saturday. No cell service and no internet. 😬

And while yes, I am very much looking forward to this time, I am also wondering what this experience will be like. 

Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about my addiction to being busy. With the advent of AI tools I haven’t gained more free time, instead I’ve just done more with that time. 

Even on weekends I have a very difficult time stepping away from doing. 

So let’s see what 7 days with nothing to keep me busy or distracted looks like. Nothing but a dive mask, a kayak and loads of fresh caught seafood. 



And don’t worry, AskBobAI is in more than capable hands while I step away. Plus let’s be honest, no one really wants to talk to a tech partner on Thanksgiving week 😂  

And with that, early happy Thangiving to all.

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Alot of folks don't know this about me because I largely talk about AI but my background is actually in the Mortgage Backed Securities and Due Diligence space. And oddly it is something I never seem able to let go of.  

And I have to tell you that QC Ally who acquired the long standing and reputable Due Diligence firm Inglet Blair, LLC a couple of years ago do absolutely phenomenal work. I am probably biased because Jessica Werner and I worked together for many years and she is the absolute best operator I have ever known. 

They support their partners with a proprietary platform that ensures loan review workflows run smoothly and consistently. They have continually shown the market place that they are a reliable, experienced and quality provider to their clients. 

If you're interested in learning more about them or want an introduction drop me a DM or reach out to Jessica Werner, Craig Inglet or Jeffrey Flory, CMB, AMP. They really do a fantastic job.

Well even though No One Asked Us we are officially booked out through the end of January with a star studded lineup of people. So the question to everyone is who should we bring on in February and March.

Let us know in the comments and tag whoever you'd like to see on the show.

Occasionally in life you have someone who shows up unexpectedly that has such a profound impact on your life that it changes your course. For me lately that person was Trish Maraski. And the impact, amongst other things, was the recommendation of the book, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. 

We just spent a week in Belize, 6 days of it disconnected from the world, (more on that later) and in part of that time I crushed through this book. 

It, along with our trip, truly opened my eyes to how I want to live my life going forward. And again more on that later. 

But the biggest realization was that the times where I am not proud of how I am being I am always hurrying. Trying to rush life, like it is a race to the end. 

So with all of that I am starting to implement practices that slow my life down instead of speed it up. 

The first was that we canceled all of our streaming services before we ever got back home and are spending more time reading, connecting and even just being bored. 

So thank you Trish for taking the time to impact my life the way that you did.

Knowledge workers average spending 25% of their day answering questions. At an average knowledge worker salary of $112,500 (Glassdoor) that means you’re paying $28,125 per year per employee to answer questions!! 

So a company of 200 employees that is $5,625,000 per year you’re spending just answering questions. 😱 

There are much cheaper options 😉

This is wild. Most great companies start with a brilliant insight. FedEx started with a college paper that earned a C.

Fred Smith pitched the idea of an overnight air-delivery network at Yale. His professor said the concept wasn’t feasible and graded it accordingly.

A few years later he built the company anyway… then ran out of cash so fast he flew to Vegas with FedEx’s last five thousand dollars, played blackjack, and won twenty-seven thousand. That bought him one more week of payroll.

The whole logistics empire you see today was held together by one bet, one insight, and zero permission.

Takeaway: Vision looks impossible right up until the moment someone executes it.

Be honest, how long does it take you to get back to clients, internal or external? You and I both know it isn’t fast enough. 

We live in a world where people now expect near instant answers to whatever they need. 

So why are you insisting all of those questions be answered by a human? 

Instead what if you just let a knowledge agent answer 80% to 90% of your questions, allowing your humans to focus on the questions that really matter, the ones only they can answer. 

Speed up delivery times, increase employee satisfaction, all while reducing costs.

Episode 26 with Shawn Fultz and Chris Mace

Join myself, Chris, Pramod Kollamparambil and our very special guest Shawn Fultz, CTO at Mace Innovations, discuss all things mortgage, mortgage tech, AI and emerging tech. Grab some snacks, and prepare to be mildly impressed.

Andrew DeGood, Jake Vermillion and 1 other connection attending

Episode 26 with Shawn Fultz and Chris Mace

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