

King Moves: AI, Entrepreneur Success Lessons, Business Growth Tips, Personal Development & Insights for Ambitious Leaders
Ethan King, Justin King
In chess, the king moves one step at a time, but one right move can change everything. The same is true in business.
Ethan King (Atlanta, USA) and Justin King (Cape Town, South Africa), not related, but equally obsessed with what's working right now, have honest conversations about AI, entrepreneurship, and the mindset shifts that actually move the needle.
Ethan is a global keynote speaker, three-time bestselling author, and award-winning entrepreneur who built multiple businesses with no technical background. His latest book Is Done: Let AI Do Your Work So You Can Live Your Life.
Justin is a speaker, executive coach, and entrepreneur with 20+ years across retail, advertising, and startups in South Africa. He coaches high-performers and helps companies refocus their growth strategy.
Together, they bring two continents' worth of perspective to the questions business owners are actually asking: How do you gain and keep a competitive edge using AI and automation? What's the small move that breaks you out of a plateau you didn't realize you were in?How do you build success across every area of your life, not just your business?
No theory. Just real conversations between two entrepreneurs with decades of experience.
New episodes weekly. Subscribe now and make your next move your best move.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Ethan King (Atlanta, USA) and Justin King (Cape Town, South Africa), not related, but equally obsessed with what's working right now, have honest conversations about AI, entrepreneurship, and the mindset shifts that actually move the needle.
Ethan is a global keynote speaker, three-time bestselling author, and award-winning entrepreneur who built multiple businesses with no technical background. His latest book Is Done: Let AI Do Your Work So You Can Live Your Life.
Justin is a speaker, executive coach, and entrepreneur with 20+ years across retail, advertising, and startups in South Africa. He coaches high-performers and helps companies refocus their growth strategy.
Together, they bring two continents' worth of perspective to the questions business owners are actually asking: How do you gain and keep a competitive edge using AI and automation? What's the small move that breaks you out of a plateau you didn't realize you were in?How do you build success across every area of your life, not just your business?
No theory. Just real conversations between two entrepreneurs with decades of experience.
New episodes weekly. Subscribe now and make your next move your best move.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Episodes
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Sep 15, 2026 • 13min
Why You Can't Think Straight (And How to Fix It Today) | Ep. 149
Could your workspace be sabotaging your thinking? Explore how clutter creates mental noise, why a dedicated office can sharpen focus, and how to build boundaries between work and home. Discover two simple organizing rules, avoid hiding junk in drawers, reduce daily friction, and spot the spaces and people that drain your energy.

Sep 8, 2026 • 18min
What Would You Delegate to AI, But Not a Human? | Ep. 148
What happens when you trust AI with tasks you would never delegate to a person? Ethan and Justin explore AI agents managing travel, calendars, household logistics, and unexpected scheduling conflicts. They discuss how ongoing conversations train reliable digital teammates, why names matter, what separates agents from ChatGPT, and the structure needed to delegate computer-based work effectively.

Sep 1, 2026 • 13min
How To Take Back Control of Your Days | Ep. 147
Why do busy days still feel completely out of control? Ethan and Justin explore how idealized schedules amplify frustration, why the daily “whirlwind” deserves planned space, and how protected focus blocks, intentional interruptions, and smarter weekly bookends can create calm. Discover the thinking behind meeting-free Mondays, “sandwiching” chaos, and designing boundaries around the way you actually work and live.

Aug 25, 2026 • 20min
You Can't Move Forward by Protecting Your Past | Ep. 146
They dig into the emotional cost of constant winning and why big milestones can feel hollow. The hosts contrast playing to win with playing not to lose and explore how protecting past wins can stall growth. They discuss reinventing yourself while staying authentic and how to zoom out for perspective when progress feels invisible.

Aug 18, 2026 • 10min
Rise of the 8-Figure Solopreneur | Ep. 145
A look at how AI is reshaping who can build massive businesses and whether one person can run many ventures alone. They explore treating AI agents like team members and delegating work across multiple agents. The conversation challenges classic hiring and focus advice while imagining entrepreneurs becoming conductors of AI-powered operations.

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Aug 11, 2026 • 19min
Why Bad News Wins (and What You Can Do About It) | Ep. 144
A wide-ranging chat on why bad news grabs attention and often sounds more convincing than optimism. They trace how media, survival instincts, and social feeds amplify fear. Conversations range from lab-grown diamonds and mining impacts to everyday AI skepticism. The duo urges curiosity and deliberately seeking the other side instead of defaulting to the negative angle.

Aug 4, 2026 • 18min
Three New Types of Vacation That Will Change Your Life | Ep. 143
They argue most transformative vacations are not beaches but purposeful time formats you can build into life. Topics include batching life admin into a health week, automating preventive care with tech, and carving think weeks for deep problem solving. A new concept called a focuscation for high-impact work gets introduced, plus reframing weekend work as future-building.

Jul 28, 2026 • 10min
How to Get Clients Obsessed with Your Brand | Ep. 142
Everyone's chasing leads. Almost nobody's chasing the one thing that actually makes leads come to them.
In this episode, Ethan King and Justin King challenge the way most business owners think about growth. While everyone else is buying ads, tweaking funnels, and hunting the next lead magnet, the kings make a case for something quieter and far more powerful, a principle they've both watched play out in their own careers on opposite sides of the world.
Justin comes back from a trip to find new opportunities already waiting in his inbox. Ethan shares a story about his son that started at a random pizza shop and unexpectedly boosted his professional acting career.
Then they dig into the runaway success of the indie film Obsession, a $750,000 movie that's earned nearly half a billion dollars, and what it reveals about standing out in a market drowning in sameness.
What you will learn in this episode:
How to turn everyday work into your most powerful marketing channel
How to attract better clients, roles, and opportunities without pitching harder
How to spot the hidden audience watching your work right now
How to build a reputation that compounds while you sleep
Questions answered:
Why does busyness lead to more busyness for some people and burnout for others?
What's the one condition that turns ordinary work into extraordinary opportunity?
Why do the best businesses rarely have to sell?
What does the indie film Obsession teach every business owner about standing out?
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Jul 21, 2026 • 9min
Why AI "Doesn't Work" For You | Ep. 141
A mindset shift on why AI failures are often training failures. Practical tactics for retraining agents instead of abandoning them. A simple prompt trick that forces understanding and exposes logic gaps. Rules for keeping AI away from money and health without blocking bold use. How to know when an agent is truly ready to run on its own.

Jul 14, 2026 • 14min
Why You're Addicted | Ep. 140
They dig into dopamine as the engine of anticipation and why the chase often outshines the win. Conversation covers how to design marketing, keynotes, and experiences that trigger anticipation. They explain why big successes can leave people empty and outline a four-level customer expectation pyramid focused on suspense. Practical ideas for adding surprise and cliffhangers to keep audiences hooked.


