The AI-Driven Leader 4. Becoming a Top Decile AI-Driven Leader with Josh Wand
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Sep 23, 2025 Josh Wand, the Founder and CEO of ForceBrands and PINATA, reveals how he uses AI to enhance leadership rather than diminish humanity. He illustrates how AI helps him craft bulletproof letters of intent in record time, transition quarterly planning into biweekly sprints, and assess talent culturally and skill-wise. Wand shares insights on refining prompts through dialogue and developing a future-self persona to gain personal insights. His approach emphasizes integrating AI as a strategic thought partner for clearer decision-making and deeper human connection.
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People As The Core Competitive Moat
- Josh built companies around the belief that people are the only real moat.
- He created an ecosystem combining people, platforms, capital, and community to scale consumer brands.
LOI Drafted Between Soccer Games
- Josh drafted a high-quality LOI in 2.5 hours while at his son's soccer tournament using voice prompts.
- The LOI had more clarity and was accepted immediately without contingencies.
AI As A Leadership Lens
- AI acts as a lens that compresses time and sharpens decision-making for leaders.
- It augments intuition and frees leaders to lead from presence rather than being bogged by operations.
