Joe Gaspard Performance Coaching

Joe Gaspard Performance Coaching concentrates on training and rehabbing high-level professionals who are off their A-Game.

For more than a decade, Joe has trained many of the world’s greatest business leaders, developing cutting-edge programs designed for physical, mental and emotional strength, toughness, and above all, performance. 

Joe's system is designed to get executives back to action, physically and mentally ready to dominate not so you can be as good as you once were, so you can be better than ever.
JGC provides consulting and coaching services to individuals and teams, seeking expertise in the art and science of physical and mental excellence.
If you're a courageous leader who, despite your hard work and exceptional results, knows you're not expressing your greatest potential.

If...
You thrive under stress and pressure, but lately, you feel like you've lost your edge
You are supremely confident in your vision and yet, sometimes feel overcome with doubt
You are driven by a nagging fear of not being (or doing) enough

WHO I AM: I am an Executive Performance Coach headquartered in NYC, a Certified Sports Psychology Coach. A Fellow at the Institute of Coaching, McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate. A National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist and a 101st Airborne Iraq combat veteran. 
WHO I HELP: I work with high performing executives, top performers who know that if they just made a few small tweaks that they could look, feel, and perform their best in business and in life.
WHAT I DO: I teach busy Executives how to cut through all of the B.S. that’s holding them back and get back on their A-Game
HOW I DO IT: We design a lifestyle specific performance improvement planned that is guaranteed to get you physically, mentally, and emotionally stronger and tougher so that you dominate your industry, and your life.
If you're ready to learn more right now:

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20 Years Teaching High-Performing Men How To Outwork, Out-Earn, And Outperform The Competition

For the past two decades, I’ve coached CEOs, executives, and entrepreneurs, helping them overcome burnout, optimize performance, and thrive in every area of life. 

My work is rooted in simplifying the complex—transforming fitness, nutrition, and mindset into straightforward, actionable strategies that deliver results.

I specialize in helping men over 40 regain their energy, confidence, and edge. 

Whether it’s dominating in the boardroom, reigniting passion in the bedroom, or excelling in life's daily challenges, I provide the tools and systems to make it happen.

What I Offer:
→ Tailored Coaching: Focused on fitness, mindset, and recovery for sustainable success.
→ Men’s Health Advocacy: Helping men stay strong, focused, and resilient under pressure.
→ Proven Experience: Over 20 years working with high performers, from Fortune 100 executives, Athletes, And Celebrities.
→ Expert Insight: Practical strategies to outwork, out-earn, and outperform the competition in any environment.

My Results:
→ Sustainable Success: Programs designed for discipline, resilience, and lasting results—not quick fixes.
→ Real Transformation: Clients achieve higher energy, greater income, and stronger relationships.
→ Actionable Strategies: Insights built on two decades of coaching and studying the world’s most successful men.
→ 80%+ Success Rate: Proven systems that work when followed consistently.

If you’re ready to take control of your health, sharpen your mindset, and reclaim your competitive edge, let’s connect.

Work With Me: 

Click The "Book A Free Strategy Session" Link In My Bio 
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Joe Gaspard

Leaders Drive AI ROI & Adoption | Future-Proof Your Career & Organization – AWARE™ ➠ ACHIEVE™ ➠ ARISE™ (see About) | Training ➠ Upskilling ➠ AI Leadership | Executive Coach | Ex-Deloitte

Leaders: Find your First 1 Million Dollars in AI ROI.

I’ve led
• $6B+ ERP change leadership as a management consultant
• Clients served include Walmart, Seagate, 3M, Dupont, Daimler, Labcorp, Grupo Modelo & More
• Senior leaders coached in clarity, presence & strategic judgment
• Enterprise-wide implementation of future use-cases and workflows

As your Fractional Chief AI Officer for SMBs, I help:
→ Assess your AI “now” , 30-180 Day ROI Roadmap with proposed POC
→ Drive adoption of current GenAI (Copilot/ChatGPT) tools 
→ Prioritize and implement your use cases using agents & Automation
→ Increase your Revenue Per Employee, Capital Efficiency & Enterprise Valuation 
→ Build an AI first company: change management, champions & community

AWARE™ - Adopt AI, Accelerate ROI
Foundations | Teams | Pro
From readiness to measurable ROI in 30–180 days.

SMBs using AI see an average 41% increase in revenue - entrepreneur.com 

CAIOs can be budgeted as CAPEX (with AI tools) and not affect Effect EBITDA

Book a working session 
https://calendly.com/meanderingsapien/thereisnospoon

Cheers - Raja

Raja Sampathi

AI is not a software installation.
It’s a cultural transformation.

You can’t send a memo saying “We’re an AI-first company now”
and expect productivity to show up on Monday.

AI is not something you install.
It’s something you adopt.

ROI doesn’t come from tools.
It comes from how people actually use them -
in the tiny moments, in the daily work.

This is culture change.
And 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑟.

⸻

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐞

This isn’t a sprint.
And it’s not a multi-year grind.
It’s High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT).

Short, focused, consistent bursts.

Not “inspiration speeches.”
Not 50-page playbooks no one reads.

Just: 
→ Show your team how you use AI.
→ Share the micro-wins.
→ Share the confusion.
→ Share the adjustments.

Demonstrative leadership → drives adoption.

Your team learns by watching you.
Not hearing you.

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𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 = 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭

Every company has a graveyard of training videos no one has opened.

AI enablement cannot be “watch this module.”

It must be:
→ Context
→ Hands-on support
→ Shared best practices
→ Building internal champions
→ Protecting critical thinking
(Not outsourcing judgment to AI - ever.)

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2026 is the year of AI ROI.
We plant the seeds in 2025.

Happy Friday Y’all - Raja Sampathi
Executive Coach | AI Leadership | AI Adoption

𝐏𝐒: still thinking if AI is the future?

The greatest ROI from AI transformation isn’t the tools - 
It’s you.

This is your chance to build legacy.
The kind people talk about for decades.

You’re leading in a moment where we’re shaping a technology that can think (or damn close). 

That’s going to ask you to step out of your comfort zone and do something that hasn’t been done before.

In doing that, you’re not just boosting efficiency.
You’re creating a cultural and economic shift for your organization.

If you’ve seen 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑖𝑡, they thought they were fixing a broken horse.
But it wasn’t the horse that changed.
It was them. In a way, both did. 

AI is the same.
You don’t just implement it.
You evolve with it.

Cheers - Raja Sampathi
Executive Coach | AI Leadership | AI Adoption

Fractional Chief AI Officer | Creator of AWARE™ Driving AI ROI, Adoption & Revenue Per Employee | Ex-Deloitte

Become the Hunter, not the Hunted 

In 2026, AI prompting and fluency are table stakes.

The benefits are impossible to ignore:
→ 91% of SMBs using AI say it boosts revenue (Salesforce)
→ Smaller firms see higher returns than large enterprises (Wharton)
→ 85% of small business owners report higher efficiency and productivity (Goldman)

Join this statistic, not the one AI obsolescence 

If you’re new to AI and want a real productivity boost - 
enroll your team in 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐄™ 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 workshop:

✔️ Future-proof your career with an AI-ready mindset
✔️ Lead AI conversations with clarity and confidence
✔️ Learn 3-5 AI workflows that save hours every week

Pilot price: $3,000 - expires after the next 3 clients.

Helping your team become AI Fluent is a holiday gift they’ll never forget. 

DM me 'AWARE' for full details.

Cheers - Raja Sampathi
AI Leadership | AI Adoption

PS: Do you think AI is still a passing fad ala Blockchain ?

Your million-dollar AI ROI is one lunch away.

Take your top performer to lunch.

Hit record. Ask:
What do you actually do?
What do you do exceptionally well?
What’s frustrating or slow?
Where can this be improved?

Upload that audio to ChatGPT.
Ask for 5 high-impact use cases you can act on this week.

That’s it. Those are use cases.
The best ones are already inside your business.

If you want this done across your whole team
That's exactly what 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐄™ 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 delivers.

→ Master the tools you already have to get real work done faster
→ Drive ROI beyond productivity - innovation + new revenue
→ Overcome resistance and lead org-wide change with confidence

Pilot price: $4,500 - expires after the next 3 clients.

In 2026, you’ll define your competition, not be defined by them.

DM me 'AWARE' for full details.

Cheers - Raja Sampathi
AI Leadership | AI Adoption

𝐏𝐒: You are that AI Enthusiast Employee & Future Champion, you should be inviting your boss for for this lunch 

𝐏𝐏𝐒: I’m having lunch with this guy next week. He's an AI Champion,  what should I ask him?

There are 2 kinds of leaders who will read this Wharton study on AI ROI

One will Consider action, other will do something about it 
This is not (just) a software installation, it is a cultural transformation 

And at the heart of it all, are people, and leadership
Never been easier to go fast , try and succeed with - 
deliberate use cases

But the risks of not doing so is - obsolescence, that will be fast too 

Time is not just enough to be on right side of History
Tis time to Write History 

𝐆𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to write history 

The full report is here - https://lnkd.in/gv5t9QrZ

AI can automate about 57% of current US work hours - McKinsey 
That should excite you. And scare you.

This is not a job loss story.
It’s a workflow redesign story.
And most leaders are playing defense.

Here’s the excitement:
→ If you redesign workflows (not just tasks), you can unlock serious value
→ AI fluency demand is up 7x in two years
→ By 2030, the US could unlock $𝟐.𝟗𝐓 𝐢𝐧 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞, if leaders prepare people and redesign work

Here’s the fear:
→ Digital and information work gets hit first
→ “Wait and see” becomes “too late” fast
→ Most skills still matter, but how you use them changes

3 Things you need to take away for 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 
→ AI Fluency is next key communication skill
→ AI Adoption needs to leadership led, Delegating to IT = 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑒 

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 
→ Work becomes a partnership: people, agents, robots - all powered by AI.

The winners will not be the most technical.
They’ll be the fastest to redesign work around humans plus machines.

What is your plan?

Cheers - Raja Sampathi
AI Adoption | AI Leadership

𝐏𝐒: Have a 4th Takeaway for us? 
(see report in the comments)

Today is the forced closing of the company you led for 15 years.

It wasn’t a competitor that took you out.
It was a machine that made you extinct.

You ignored it. Called it a fad.
Then you panic-bought a few Copilot licenses and sent a memo:

“We’re an AI-first company.”

Nothing changed.
Because you delegated it like a software rollout.

Meanwhile, the world changed anyway.

Your AI-fluent employees brought you real proposals.
Clear use cases. Cycle-time cuts. A plan.
You sent them to IT.

They left.
And your best operators followed them out the door.

Two quarters later you missed forecast. Twice.
RFPs started asking for AI policy, turnaround time, and proof of adoption.
Your answers sounded like hope.

Your best products got commoditized.

Your competitor shipped, tested, and iterated before you finished breakfast.
Their cost of output dropped. Yours stayed human.

Then the final meeting.

Investors lost faith.
Not because you were lazy.
Because you were late.

Tomorrow you’re golfing with your buddies after a “retirement” you didn’t choose.
No war stories. Just resignation.

A machine took you out.
It wasn’t even a fair fight.

I don’t want this to be real for any CEO in 2026.

So let this stay fiction.

Tomorrow, I’ll show you what to do.

You’ve Spent Millions on AI
And the only ones seeing ROI are Nvidia and Oracle.

While your dollars cool chips in a West Texas data farm,
your board is asking:
Where’s the AI ROI?

All fingers point to you.
Not because it’s your fault.
But because it’s your responsibility.

AI adoption is not a tech problem.
It’s a change management problem.
More accurately, it’s a leadership problem.

I’ve led multi-million-dollar platform deployments as a management consultant.
AI is different.

It learns. It evolves.
And it scares people. Quietly.

So your biggest risk is not the model.
It’s the humans avoiding it.

Adoption does not happen with licenses and memos.
It happens when you (leaders) learn in public and make new behavior normal.

Want to lead the change, not ready yet ? 
There is a playbook you can grab from my Featured section 

Ready now to define the future? 
Send a DM, let’s explore how a 30 day audit can help your company. 

End 2025 as a future ready leader

Cheers - Raja Sampathi
AI Leadership | AI Adoption

𝐏𝐒: Are you in the camp that thinks AI cannot/does not think?

ChatGPT helped keep your gluten-allergy kid safe on your Rome vacation.
(could have saved his life)
Six months later, it not only saved your company, but is making it Thrive. 

What started as vacation planning became a business turning point.

You got curious about this AI thing and opened ChatGPT to plan Rome for your family: 

Your son has a gluten allergy, so it mapped safe places to eat in pasta paradise.
It even helped you find non-touristy fashion stores for your daughter, and it didn’t break the bank.

You came back knowing this was the future.

You bought ChatGPT Pro for your small business.
Not as a tool. As a new way of working.

You showed your team how you used it. In public. 

Then you hired a trainer who automated the mundane stuff
and gave every team member 8 hours back every week.

Those hours became innovation.

--> Sales cut cycle time in half.
--> Marketing output doubled with the same headcount.
--> Product tested ideas before building, and launched into demand.

Old customers paid more. New customers waitlisted.

You needed more capacity, so you used AI agents without adding overhead.
Revenue per employee doubled. Your ROI looked like a hockey stick.

The best part?
What used to be 12-hour grind days became nights with dinner and your family.

You weren’t just on the right side of history.
You wrote history.

Cheers - Raja Sampathi
AI Leadership | AI Adoption

AI will give you answers. It won’t carry the consequences.
That part is still your job.

AI does not care about your people, your culture, or your business outcomes. 
It will respond with confidence either way - 𝑇𝑎𝑙𝑘 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑎 𝑌𝑒𝑠 𝑀𝑎𝑛

Your tool to stay ahead - Strategic Empathy 

It is just not being nice
→ It is signal detection
→ It is reading fear, resistance, politics, and fatigue
→ Then making decisions people can actually follow

In the age of AI, your edge is not speed. The machine wins speed. 

Your edge is clarity under pressure. 
It is staying steady when the room is anxious. 

𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲.

Do you have a plan to stay ahead, or do you just have tools?

Cheers - Raja Sampathi
AI Leadership | AI Adoption

2026 is the year of AI ROI - We are looking at a floor ROI of 600% on our trainings, you need to plan now in the last month of 2025 to get there

I knew immediately after meeting Shana Burg that I want to work with on AI enablement , she gets It! 

Book your workshops now to use your 2025 budgets and we will deliver it post vacation , we've priced it right at $3-4.5K  for instant/ speedy approval

Founder & Principal | Shana Burg Digital | AI Literacy & Training l Inclusive Education

To be AI successful in 2026 , you need to sow the seeds in 2025.

The majority of companies say they want to begin the transition to become “AI-first” in the next few years. But what does this actually mean?

AI-first companies don’t bolt AI onto old systems.

They redesign how work happens—processes, tools, and team habits—based on what AI can do today and what’s coming next.

As my colleague Raja Sampathi shared with me:

“A 100-person team with an average loaded cost of $100K only needs a 10% productivity lift to unlock $1M in value annually.”

We met at an Austin AI Alliance event, ran out of time, and ended up continuing the conversation on Zoom a few days later.

We’re both obsessed with one question:

How do we help leaders make the leap to deeply integrate AI?

Done well, the payoff includes:

⭐️ Better work–life balance

⭐️ Higher revenue per employee

⭐️ Stronger enterprise valuation

Raja and I are collaborating. This is for you if:

✔️ You’re already using Copilot, but need help identifying use cases and streamlining workflows across teams

✔️ You want to boost productivity without adding more meetings or more tools

✔️ You’re considering an organization-wide AI transformation and want a practical starting point

Raja has 19+ years in management consulting and executive coaching, helping senior leaders navigate transformation across industries.

I’m an educator, corporate trainer, and certified AI trainer who loves working with beginners and AI-curious teams.

If you want your teams ready for an AI-first future, book a call with us and let’s map out your first wins.

Want to find out more? Set up a call here: https://lnkd.in/g7TNJRCx

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