Capability Amplifier

Mike Koenigs and Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach
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Join the eternally curious, interested, and interesting hosts, Mike Koenigs of the SuperPower Accelerator and Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach®, to amplify your capabilities, value, status, and authority on the Capability Amplifier podcast. Ever episode focuses on a new mindset, shortcut or deep thinking exercise that will improve your performance and lifespan. Learn more at: https://www.CapabilityAmplifier.com

  1. How to Train Fleet Techs in Days Instead of Months (Ai + Real Mentorship)

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    How to Train Fleet Techs in Days Instead of Months (Ai + Real Mentorship)

    John Kissell runs a multi-state fleet maintenance operation serving some of America's biggest companies. Over the past 20 years, he's hired and trained over 3,000 technicians - and he's cracked the code on getting people productive fast.  In this conversation, we dig into how voice tools, augmented reality, and on-site coaching can collapse months of training into days. This isn't theory - it's working right now for Fortune 50 clients who can't afford downtime. We also talk about what happens when robots start handling more mechanical work (spoiler: the opportunity gets bigger, not smaller), and how to build a company culture where technicians actually become millionaires through equity and ownership. If you manage fleets, run a shop, or lead maintenance operations, this is worth your time. In this episode, John Kissell discussed: Day-one productivity through pre-training to client systems and culture - no 60-90 day rampVoice-first documentation reclaims 1-2 hours per tech daily - eliminates glove-off/tablet/type cycleBridge to robotics strategy - position yourself to service and maintain automation when it arrivesThree deployment models create flexibility - on-site embedded techs, mobile service trucks, or shop-based operationsFortune 50 training standards - techs arrive understanding your documentation, systems, and expectationsOwnership culture through equity and ESOP-Roth - how to keep A-players for 10+ years instead of losing them to $2/hour more Timestamps  00:00 Why old systems are costing companies money  01:21 Meet John Kissel and his business journey  03:09 The technician shortage crisis  04:16 Fast-track training model explained  05:08 Robotics and the future of skilled trades  13:05 Voice tools reclaim hours of productivity  14:31 Preparing workers for Fortune 50 standards  16:13 Three deployment models that scale  17:05 Building millionaire technicians through ownership  22:30 Mentorship + Ai = accelerated young talent  27:21 The future of flexible work and skills-on-demand  32:08 Hiring 3,000+ technicians: what works  39:13 Why masterminds changed his trajectory  47:55 Advice for scaling without burnout Learn more about John Kissell and his innovative work at https://johnkissell.com/. Discover More 📘AiAccelerator Book: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/AiBookFree 🎉 Referral Party: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/RPFree 🌍 Your Next Act: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/YNAFree 🚀 Private Experiences: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/PEFree 🌟 Follow Mike 🎙️ Podcast: http://www.MrBz.com/CA 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/koenigsmike 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikekoenigs 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/koenigs 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikekoenigs 🚀 X: https://X.com/mikekoenigsreal

    51 min
  2. The 3x3 Framework That Changes How Entrepreneurs Think | Mike Koenigs & Dan Sullivan

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    The 3x3 Framework That Changes How Entrepreneurs Think | Mike Koenigs & Dan Sullivan

    What happens when timeless entrepreneurial thinking tools meet Ai -powered execution? In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mike Koenigs explore Dan’s 3x3 Framework and show how combining a few simple tools can radically change how entrepreneurs think about ambition, freedom, and future growth. The conversation moves from creativity and long-term thinking to time structure, project clarity, and the way Ai is accelerating the path from idea to real capability. At the center of the discussion are three Strategic Coach® tools: Lifetime Extender, Free Focus and Buffer Days, and the Impact Filter. Dan explains how these tools reinforce each other, while Mike reflects on how they have shaped his own thinking over the years and why they feel even more powerful in the Ai era. The bigger theme of the episode is simple but powerful: capability expands ambition. Instead of chasing possibility in the abstract, Dan and Mike argue that entrepreneurs grow by building real capabilities that create more freedom of time, money, and relationship.Aimatters here not just because it speeds things up, but because it can help turn knowledge, conversations, and patterns into action much faster than before. In this episode, Dan and I break down: How the 3x3 Framework helps entrepreneurs connect ideas in a more structured wayWhy Lifetime Extender changes the way people think about their futureHow Free, Focus, and Buffer Days create more freedom and less frictionWhy the Impact Filter sharpens projects, teamwork, and executionHow capability expands ambition more effectively than vague possibilityWhy Ai is a capability multiplier, not just a productivity toolHow capturing conversations and past knowledge can create faster insight and actionWhy entrepreneurs need more freedom of time, money, and relationshipHow better capabilities lead to a bigger sense of future growthTIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome to the “Ambition Amplifier” episode 01:11 Why the 3x3 tool is so powerful and human 01:36 Steve Jobs, creativity, and “putting things together” 03:09 Dan introduces the three core tools inside the 3x3 04:37 Lifetime Extender, Free Focus and Buffer Days, and Impact Filter explained 06:22 Mike’s take on what these tools actually do in real life 08:59 How combining the tools expands entrepreneurial freedom 10:55 Mike reflects on how Lifetime Extender changed after cancer 12:36 The hidden number people carry about how long they think they’ll live 19:04 Freedom of time and the danger of shrinking ambition 26:46Aienters the conversation 27:30 Why Ai changes medicine, science, and possibility 33:11 Mike explains why Ai feels like a real leap, not just an upgrade 34:18 A real-world Ai story using Starlink and Gemini in the desert 40:05 Freedom of money, productivity, and focusing on profitable opportunities 51:38 Freedom of relationship and long-term collaboration 58:18 From microchips to Ai creating more powerful Ai  01:00:23 Capturing conversations and using Ai to find patterns faster 01:23:34 From frustrating work to fascinating work 01:25:15 Mike’s closing reflection on creativity, connection, and hyperspace  Discover More 📘 Ai Accelerator Book: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/AiBookFree🎉 Referral Party: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/RPFree🌍 Your Next Act: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/YNAFree🚀 Private Experiences: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/PEFree 🌟 Follow Mike 🎙️ Podcast: http://www.MrBz.com/CA📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/koenigsmike 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikekoenigs📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/koenigs📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikekoenigs🚀 X: https://X.com/mikekoenigsreal

    1 h 28 min
  3. Proximity Pays: Why the Right Room Changes Everything

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    Proximity Pays: Why the Right Room Changes Everything

    Most entrepreneurs think community is just “networking.” They’re missing the bigger opportunity. In this episode, Eric Berman and I break down what it really takes to build communities that actually work not shallow rooms full of business cards, but real relationship-based environments where trust, accountability, ideas, and opportunities compound over time. We talk about how Speakeasy Mastermind grew from a small San Diego gathering into a multi-city model, what makes the right room so valuable, and why more entrepreneurs than ever are quietly paying what Eric calls the “isolation tax” by trying to do everything alone. We also go deep on leadership, follow-through, culture, the kind of people who belong in high-value rooms, and the mistakes that can destroy a community before it ever has a chance to grow. In this episode, Eric and I break down: Why great communities are built on relationships, accountability, and contributionHow Speakeasy Mastermind evolved from an informal mastermind into a scalable multi-city modelWhat the “isolation tax” is and why entrepreneurs pay for staying disconnectedWhy the right room can accelerate growth faster than strategy aloneHow to identify the right leaders when building a communityWhy follow-through is one of the rarest and most valuable entrepreneurial traitsThe difference between people who contribute energy and people who drain itWhy not every successful entrepreneur is qualified to lead a roomHow to choose the right core members when launching a chapterWhat kinds of entrepreneurs thrive best in communities like SpeakeasyWhy ego, entitlement, and poor culture fit can quietly destroy a roomEric’s backstory: building an early social network, losing it in the dot-com crash, and reinventing himselfHow offering value first created his opportunity with Brian TracyWhy active listening and service are still underrated business superpowersThe principle behind Eric’s upcoming book, Proximity PaysWhy the best relationships are built by listening well, serving first, and doing what you say you’ll doWhat excites me most about this conversation is that it’s really about something deeper than masterminds or meetups. It’s about proximity, it’s about choosing better rooms and it’s about understanding that the people around you shape the speed, quality, and direction of your future. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Eric Berman’s Backstory and Why Community Matters 00:38 What It Takes to Build Relationship-Based Business Communities 01:06 The Origins of the Original Speakeasy Mastermind 03:36 Turning Community-Building Into a Scalable Business Model 05:56 What Made the Original Mastermind So Valuable 07:28 The “Isolation Tax” Entrepreneurs Pay 08:49 Why Every Business Owner Needs the Right Room 10:01 How Speakeasy Expanded Into Multiple Cities 10:31 What Makes a Chapter Work or Fail 12:50 The Business Model Behind Speakeasy 14:47 Who Belongs in the Room  and Who Doesn’t 18:38 Eric’s Early Social Network, Dot-Com Crash, and Reinvention 21:28 How Brian Tracy Became a Career-Making Relationship 23:27 How to Get Involved as a Member or a Captain 24:46 Why Follow-Through Matters So Much in Leadership 26:17 How AI Now Supports Community Notes and Shared Wins 27:33 Why Small, Intimate Rooms Win 30:20 Eric’s Book: Proximity Pays 31:20 Active Listening, Service, and Relationship Leverage 32:29 Why Doing What You Say Matters More Than Ever 34:00 Final Thoughts on Friendship, Trust, and Long-Term Community Discover More 📘 Ai Accelerator Book: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/AiBookFree🎉 Referral Party: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/RPFree🌍 Your Next Act: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/YNAFree🚀 Private Experiences: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/PEFree 🌟 Follow Mike🎙️ Podcast: http://www.MrBz.com/CA📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/koenigsmike 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikekoenigs📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/koenigs📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikekoenigs🚀 X: https://X.com/mikekoenigsreal

    34 min
  4. Why Your Business Gets Harder As It Grows | Michael Walsh on the Hidden Danger Zones of Scale

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    Why Your Business Gets Harder As It Grows | Michael Walsh on the Hidden Danger Zones of Scale

    Most business owners think growth should make life easier. Then they hit $1M, $2M, $5M, or $10M... and suddenly everything feels harder, heavier, and more complicated than ever. In this episode, Michael Walsh breaks down the hidden “danger zones” of business growth - the predictable crisis points where service-based businesses get stuck, founders burn out, partners disconnect, and growth starts feeling like a trap instead of freedom. We talk about: Why 96% of businesses that hit $1M never reach $5MThe real reason businesses stall at $2M, $5M, $10M, and in the black hole between $12M and $20MWhy promoting your best performer into management often backfiresThe compound problem of outgrown structures + more peopleWhy SOPs and tighter control can make things worseThe difference between a “well-oiled machine” and an “intelligent ecosystem”The 4 human drivers every founder needs to understand: survive, thrive, connect, adaptHow to design a business that grows because of your people, not despite themReal stories of founders who tripled revenue, reduced hours, and fell back in love with their businesses Michael has spent 30 years helping founders build service businesses that grow with more freedom, more alignment, and more joy. If your business looks successful from the outside - but feels messy, exhausting, or strangely stuck on the inside - this episode is for you. 🔗 Get Michael’s book: walshbusinessgrowth.com/freedom 🔗 Talk with Michael: walshbusinessgrowth.com/chat  TIMESTAMPS:00:00 The Danger Zones Of Growth01:08 Why Most Businesses Stall Before The Next Milestone03:54 Michael’s Origin Story05:53 The Hidden Cost Of Unspoken Partner Tension07:33 Why Founders Fall Out Of Love With Their Businesses10:40 The Milestones That Trigger New Hell13:52 The First Compound Problem: Outstripping Your Structures17:25 SOP Hell, Generational Friction, and the Limits of Control19:15 Well-Oiled Machine vs. Intelligent Ecosystem27:40 The 4 Human Drivers Every Leader Must Understand31:42 A Client Story: Triple the Revenue, Fewer Hours, More Freedom33:11 What Makes the Freedom Framework Different40:05 A $12M Business With Almost No Net Income44:11 Questions Every Founder Should Ask Right Now46:15 What It’s Like To Work With Michael48:55 Final Advice For The Founder Who Feels Stuck Discover More:📘: Ai Accelerator BOOK: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/AiBookFree🎉: Referral Party: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/RPFree🌍: Your Next Act: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/YNAFree🚀: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/PEFree 🌟: Socials:🎙️: Capability Amplifier Podcast: http://www.MrBz.com/CA📺: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/koenigsmike💼: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikekoenigs📘: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/koenigs📸: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikekoenigs🚀: X: https://X.com/mikekoenigsreal

    51 min
  5. IQ Hurts Sales? The Data Scientist Who Burned Down Old Hiring | Regina Chou

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    IQ Hurts Sales? The Data Scientist Who Burned Down Old Hiring | Regina Chou

    Most founders use data for every part of their business - except hiring. They run numbers on their product, their marketing, their cash flow. But when it comes to the most expensive decision in the company, they trust a gut feeling and a resume. Regina Chou is changing that. She grew up in a rice paddy in Taiwan, became the first in her family to attend college, and built a predictive hiring engine that analyzes 450 psychographic traits to determine - before the offer letter goes out - whether someone will perform and whether they will stay. Her REGI Blueprint powers the Performance Machine and has helped scale companies from Mercedes-Benz dealerships to CrowdStrike's $2 billion IPO. In this conversation, Regina shares the data point that upended decades of hiring science (IQ hurting sales), the blind experiment that proved resumes are irrelevant, and why the most surprising traits - hope, greed, emotional resilience - are the ones that actually predict your next great hire. In this episode, we talk about: IQ has a negative correlation to car sales at Mercedes-Benz dealerships - the traits you assume matter most might be working against youHope, optimism, and emotional resilience are the consistent predictors of performance across industries and job rolesA blind hiring experiment with 3,000 applicants and zero resumes produced hires still succeeding five years later"Greed" - aspiration for material goods - turned out to be a top performance driver for garage door techniciansSame company, same product, different countries - top performer profiles were vastly different across culturesGen Z wants the same thing every generation wants - meaningful work and an environment where they can thriveRegina's formula for founders: combine data and technology with heart to build a winning hiring systemTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Why traditional hiring science is broken 1:16 Regina's origin story - Taiwan, poverty, and a grandfather's dream 5:55 The Mercedes-Benz IQ discovery 8:35 Building a model that predicts actual performance 14:32 Blind hiring at Diamond Asia Capital 19:55 Tommy Mello and the greed factor 23:22 Gen Z - same challenges, louder voice 27:02 Data + heart: advice for struggling founders 31:54 The vision - when resumes become irrelevant PS – When you’re ready, here’s how I can help:  Join me for the Ai Accelerator Workshop this March 25th - LIVE from Genius Network Headquarters - register here: www.AiAccelerator.com/Live Want to discover your next big opportunity? Meet me for a Cup of Coffee at my Digital Cafe (this is where we can meet): www.MikeKoenigs.com/1kCoffee Ready to reinvent yourself, your business, and your brand, and create “Your Next Act”? Watch this.

    36 min
  6. Jonathan Whistman: The Architect Behind $500M Exits and Teams Competitors Fear

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    Jonathan Whistman: The Architect Behind $500M Exits and Teams Competitors Fear

    Jonathan Whistman is The Sales Boss - the architect behind human powered organizations where identity, belief, and culture drive extraordinary performance. He helped Tommy Mello scale A1 Garage Door to a half-billion dollar exit, with technicians going from $200-300k producers to $900k average - and top performers reaching $3 million. Andy Elliott had so much success running his team on Jonathan's system that he invested $2 million and partnered with Jonathan to co-create the Performance Machine - combining The Sales Boss methodology with ElliottHire's training and activation systems. Jonathan's superpower comes from an unusual place: growing up inside a religious cult. That experience taught him how to read human behavior with precision - and how identity, belief, and culture shape everything people do. Now he applies those insights to help leaders build organizations where humans perform at their highest level. In this episode, he walks through the Think | Feel | Act framework, explains Sacred Rhythms, and reveals why most companies are like a high school band when they could be Carnegie Hall. He also shares the Talent Reveal Interview - a group hiring method that lets you find your first $100k producer in 30 days. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction and opening hook 3:08 The saddest thing about hiring 7:14 Predictive hiring and the Reggie Blueprint 12:59 Jonathan's cult backstory 19:07 Think | Feel | Act explained 28:41 Sacred Rhythms in action 31:41 Inside Andy Elliott's sales meeting 40:03 How the software platform works 51:08 The Talent Reveal Interview 55:55 Final question and closing 🔗 Explore resources & next steps: TheSalesBoss.com/free

    1 h 4 min
  7. The 19-Year Collaboration Plan: Ai + IP + Patents (with Dan Sullivan & Mike Koenigs)

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    The 19-Year Collaboration Plan: Ai + IP + Patents (with Dan Sullivan & Mike Koenigs)

    Most entrepreneurs think the future is “Ai tools.” That’s only half the game. The other half is IP - because if you’re creating anything valuable, you either protect it, productize it, or you’ll watch someone else monetize it. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and I make a 19-year commitment to a “Free Zone” collaboration - and we break down how to build 10x–100x partnerships using Ai + patents + thinking tools, without getting distracted, diluted, or stolen from. You’ll see how Dan turns concepts into protectable assets (with an insane patent cadence), and how I’m turning conversations into prototypes, tools, and marketing - fast. If you’re a founder who’s overwhelmed with ideas, half-finished Ai outputs, or “vendors” who don’t actually collaborate… you need to watch this. In this episode, Dan and I break down: The Free Zone collaboration model (and why vendors don’t count)How Multiplier + Simplifier partnerships create patentable outputDan’s real IP engine: 78 patents issued, 75 pending, and the workflow behind itDefensive vs. offensive IP: copyright + trademark + patentsWhy the real bottleneck isn’t your market—it’s distraction, isolation, and personal-life ceilingsHow to turn “what you already do” into a tool, framework, and protected assetWhy the future belongs to entrepreneurs, not giant corporationsTIMESTAMPS: 00:00 The 19-Year Commitment01:28 Why This Collaboration Became the Model03:10 AI + Patents + Free Zone: The Big Bet04:25 Dan’s Patent Engine (78 issued, 75 pending)06:23 Staying Simple in an AI World09:57 Fast Filter Applied to Our Collaboration15:52 Defensive vs. Offensive IP18:13 “I Self-Medicated With Thinking Tools” (Dan’s story)21:33 How Dan Spots Patents Everywhere27:08 The Real Problem: Isolation + Distractibility33:28 Mike’s “$10M Opportunities” AI Tool38:52 “Hero To” Clarity + Real Numbers45:35 The Hidden Growth Ceiling: Lifestyle + Identity54:59 The Plan: 10x the Podcast Audience58:31 “Instant IP” for Every Episode01:01:44 Why AI Talent Leaves Big Companies01:05:36 Next Steps: Story → Animation Trailer01:07:18 Wrap Up: Build Bigger With People You Like PS – When you’re ready, here’s how I can help:  Join me for the Ai Accelerator Workshop this March 25th - LIVE from Genius Network Headquarters - register here: www.AiAccelerator.com/Live Want to discover your next big opportunity? Meet me for a Cup of Coffee at my Digital Cafe (this is where we can meet): www.MikeKoenigs.com/1kCoffee Ready to reinvent yourself, your business, and your brand, and create “Your Next Act”? Watch this.

    1 h 8 min
  8. Ai Predictions for 2026 (Part 2)

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    Ai Predictions for 2026 (Part 2)

    What happens when business owners stop treating Ai like a trend and start using it as a real execution advantage? In this episode, I answer practical questions from founders, business owners, and creators who want to know how Ai Accelerator Live works in the real world. The conversation covers how to use Ai inside an existing business, how to build and market a new idea faster, how to involve team members, and how to turn founder knowledge into valuable assets, offers, and opportunities. I explain why speed to market matters more than ever, why community and weekly practice help people stay current, and why Ai is most powerful when it helps founders amplify their superpowers instead of replacing them. From lead generation and hiring to onboarding, founder branding, IP, and pitch decks, this session shows how entrepreneurs can move from ideas to execution with more clarity and far less friction. In this episode: Why Ai is most useful when it helps founders execute fasterHow founders can use Ai for marketing, lead generation, and outreachWhy founder brands are becoming more valuable in the Ai eraHow teams can use Ai without feeling replaced by itWhy community and weekly implementation matter more than tool obsessionHow to identify bigger business problems and opportunities fasterWhy speed to prototype, pitch, and market creates an advantageHow recordings, transcripts, and prompts extend the value after the eventTIMESTAMPS 00:00 Why this Q&A matters 00:55 What Ai Accelerator Live is really for 02:10 In-person vs virtual access 04:29 Existing businesses vs new ideas 05:40 Who you meet in the room 07:28 Best tools and platforms to focus on 10:10 What if you do not know where to start 11:26 Why the event is one day 13:10 What the virtual experience looks like 17:46 Helping teams overcome fear of Ai 19:14 How to prepare before attending 21:09 Founder brands and superpowers 25:47 Prototyping ideas and raising money 27:33 The advantage of early adoption 32:00 Hiring and building an Ai-forward culture 34:37 Protecting IP created with Ai 40:36 Using Ai for lead generation 49:06 How to use the recordings after the event Discover More 📘AiAccelerator Book: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/AiBookFree🎉 Referral Party: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/RPFree🌍 Your Next Act: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/YNAFree🚀 Private Experiences: https://www.MikeKoenigs.com/PEFree 🌟 Follow Mike🎙️ Podcast: http://www.MrBz.com/CA📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/koenigsmike 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikekoenigs📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/koenigs📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikekoenigs🚀 X: https://X.com/mikekoenigsreal

    58 min
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Join the eternally curious, interested, and interesting hosts, Mike Koenigs of the SuperPower Accelerator and Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach®, to amplify your capabilities, value, status, and authority on the Capability Amplifier podcast. Ever episode focuses on a new mindset, shortcut or deep thinking exercise that will improve your performance and lifespan. Learn more at: https://www.CapabilityAmplifier.com

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  • Création
    Mike Koenigs and Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach
  • Années d’activité
    2018 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    223
  • Classification
    Contenu explicite
  • Copyright
    © Dan Sullivan & Mike Koenigs
  • Site web de l’émission
    Capability Amplifier

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