May Guevara, founder and CEO of Guevara Group and GalaxiTron, dives into the world of compliance. With a knack for quality control shaped by childhood experiences, she highlights how focusing on infrastructure outweighs chasing flashy ideas. May emphasizes the role of AI in streamlining compliance, transforming it from a burden to a strategic advantage. She shares insights on fostering a culture of excellence and using internal audits as tools for continuous improvement. Plus, she offers practical advice on prioritizing tasks using the Eisenhower Matrix.
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Early Defect-Spotting Sparked Her Career
May Guevara's childhood job was spotting clothing defects while shopping with her mom.
That early training wired her for a career in quality control and systems thinking.
insights INSIGHT
Quality Begins With Care And Mindset
Quality starts with mindset and care, then becomes teachable skills and processes.
Organizational culture must support that mindset or it will fade over time.
volunteer_activism ADVICE
Lead By Doing The Work Yourself
Walk the walk as a leader: demonstrate the behaviors you expect from your team.
Join audits, do floor checks, and model continuous improvement so the team follows suit.
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In this powerhouse episode, Brian sits down with May Guevara, the founder of Guevara Group and GalaxiTron, who is revolutionizing one of business's most dreaded tasks: compliance. May explains how a childhood spent spotting clothing defects for her mom wired her brain for quality control and led to a career ensuring excellence in high-stakes industries like aerospace and defense. This episode is a masterclass in building a business the right way from the ground up. You’ll learn why focusing on infrastructure over shiny ideas is the key to long-term success, how to cultivate a true culture of excellence, and how groundbreaking AI can transform compliance from a manual burden into a strategic advantage, freeing you up to focus on what truly matters.
💡 What You'll Take Away For YOUR Business
How to transform a personal knack (like spotting defects) into a scalable, high-value business concept.
Why building infrastructure—systems, habits, and processes—is more critical to success than chasing the next big idea.
The leadership secret to creating a culture of excellence: “Walk the walk” and demonstrate the standards you expect from your team.
How to leverage AI to automate mundane tasks, enhance human efficiency, and turn compliance into a competitive advantage.
The mindset shift from dreading audits and measurement to using them as powerful tools for continuous improvement.
A practical framework (the Eisenhower Matrix) to ruthlessly prioritize your tasks and eliminate time-wasters.
Why consistency and structure, not motivation, are the true drivers of entrepreneurial momentum.
📝 About May Guevara
May Guevara is the founder and CEO of Guevara Group and GalaxiTron, operating at the intersection of compliance, quality systems, and advanced AI. With deep expertise across aerospace, space, defense, and other highly regulated industries where failure is not an option, May helps organizations achieve audit readiness and operational resilience. Known for her integrity-driven leadership and a track record of zero audit findings, she is now pioneering the use of AI to transform compliance from a manual obligation into an intelligent, continuously monitored system. Her unique perspective makes the often-intimidating world of quality control accessible and actionable for any entrepreneur.
🎯 May’s BEST Piece of Advice for Wantrepreneurs and Entrepreneurs
“Stop chasing ideas and start building infrastructure.”
📢 Memorable Quotes
“I don't just chase shortcuts because they will always come back and bite you in the behind. I care deeply about quality, integrity, structure, and doing things the right way from day one.” – May Guevara
“Quality is a mindset. It's a culture. It starts with the right mindset first and then translate[s] it into workmanship and what you do every day. Where you need to start is you got to care first.” – May Guevara
“AI is not necessarily out there to take away jobs... I built it with a vision that this tool will help human workforce work more efficiently, take away their burden, take away their manual workload.” – May Guevara
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