QXO CEO Brad Jacobs sees AI and robotics automation as the biggest trend since humanity began, poised to transform the freight and logistics industry. Jacobs outlines his vision for an automated trucking future, the role of technology in M&amp;A, and his playbook for building multi-billion-dollar enterprises. Discover why he believes automation will drive efficiency and precision across the supply chain, from brokerage to warehousing. ⁠Follow the FreightWaves NOW Podcast⁠ ⁠Other FreightWaves Shows⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad Jacobs on Why AI is The BIGGEST Trend Since Humanity Began

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We have Brad Jacobs, the author of How to Make a Few Billion Dollars, or a Few More Billion Dollars, but you also wrote the first book. Brad, tell us, what is the secret to making a few billion dollars? It's having good relationships with powerful people like you, Craig. Well, we're going to clip that one and put that as a permanent record for FreightWaves today. We're so happy to have you. Brad, you built eight companies worth more than a billion dollars, which is very remarkable.

It may be the best run in business history, certainly the best in the industries that you're involved in. Is there something that I've read both your books, I'd love for our audience to sort of boil down. You have a playbook that you'd like to talk about on really how you sort of exercise both business but also life. Is there a couple of sort of core points that you have that really drive your decision making? Yeah, there is. So my approach to business starts here.

It starts with your mindset. It starts with figuring out how you get in the zone and how do you stay in the zone when you get kicked out of the zone. I have two chapters in the second book all about that. I think it's really important. I think the most important thing to succeed in business in a big way is to keep your head in a good place. Because there's always stuff coming in. There's incoming missiles all day long, all year long. You've got to stay cool. And you've got to think very rationally and very intelligently with some wisdom and some big picture and long-term thinking.

Brad Jacobs on Why AI is The BIGGEST Trend Since Humanity Began

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Brad Jacobs on Why AI is The BIGGEST Trend Since Humanity Began

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The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.