Now That I Know

Cale and Mindy Corbett

Welcome to Now That I Know. We’re Cale (Control Alt Recover) and Mindy Corbett (Revenue Optimization & Intelligence), and we’re stripping away the corporate polish for a reality check on what happens when the blind spots finally vanish. We’re putting absolutely everything on the table (our own personal faceplants, relationship dynamics, and "frequent learning opportunities" included) to talk about the four things that actually dictate our success and our sanity: Our Jobs: Fixing the expensive disasters nobody wants to admit to. We share exactly how we drag dead corporate initiatives out of the graveyard and stop workflows from bleeding cash.Our Spouses: Managing marriage, ego, and ambition under one roof. Specifically, how we've worked in adjacent home offices for over six years and somehow avoided a courtroom.Our Customers: Stopping the habit of treating customer signals and data like a Rorschach test so we can finally face the brutal truths the market is screaming at us.Ourselves: Setting aside our egos, biases, and assumptions while partnering to stand up two brand-new businesses from scratch simultaneously. We are learning as we go and trying to avoid burnout... because who actually reads the manual?! We can't tell you what to expect because we don't know either! Hit subscribe, and let’s find out together.

  1. Oct 21

    RASH of Puppets

    Three old friends pick up where they left off, covering a Metallica show, Transformers, and how AI turned one of them back into a coder. We get into what AI is actually good for (getting past creative inertia, real-time feedback on code, and finally sorting a lifetime of music), plus why it's only as good as the sources it learns from. Then the talk drifts to rock legends, the session players behind the hits, and why your kids have never heard of half of them. We close with the funniest moments from our podcasting run and what's next. Takeaways AI is best at the tedious work you've been putting off.It makes a surprisingly good programming partner, with instant feedback.What AI learns from matters, so good sources and ethics come first.Great music lasts because of the people behind it, including the session players nobody names.Comedy works when you find a persona that's really yours.Chapters 00:00 Friendship and Transformation02:59 Transformers and AI Bots06:04 Using AI to Get Unstuck09:01 The Metallica Show11:59 Rock Legends14:53 AI as a Creative Boost19:22 AI as a Coding Partner21:24 Real-Time Feedback22:28 Breaking Barriers with AI24:56 Coding Again26:34 Training AI Responsibly29:01 The Love Equation32:54 Why Sources Matter35:44 Ethics, Stoicism, and AI40:15 From Vinyl to Playlists42:21 Letting AI Organize the Music44:03 Preserving Music with AI45:34 Icons and Their Legacy48:26 The Generation Gap in Music51:06 The Session Players Behind the Hits55:36 Looking Back on the Podcast59:30 Comedy and Persona01:02:07 Favorite Moments01:04:19 What's Next

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Welcome to Now That I Know. We’re Cale (Control Alt Recover) and Mindy Corbett (Revenue Optimization & Intelligence), and we’re stripping away the corporate polish for a reality check on what happens when the blind spots finally vanish. We’re putting absolutely everything on the table (our own personal faceplants, relationship dynamics, and "frequent learning opportunities" included) to talk about the four things that actually dictate our success and our sanity: Our Jobs: Fixing the expensive disasters nobody wants to admit to. We share exactly how we drag dead corporate initiatives out of the graveyard and stop workflows from bleeding cash.Our Spouses: Managing marriage, ego, and ambition under one roof. Specifically, how we've worked in adjacent home offices for over six years and somehow avoided a courtroom.Our Customers: Stopping the habit of treating customer signals and data like a Rorschach test so we can finally face the brutal truths the market is screaming at us.Ourselves: Setting aside our egos, biases, and assumptions while partnering to stand up two brand-new businesses from scratch simultaneously. We are learning as we go and trying to avoid burnout... because who actually reads the manual?! We can't tell you what to expect because we don't know either! Hit subscribe, and let’s find out together.