In this episode of the Purposeful Prosperity Podcast, Jack Smith interviews Merritt DeGraw, a digital transformation leader and Chief Technology Officer of Fortuna BMC. Merritt highlights the crucial need for individuals and businesses to shift their mindsets in response to today's rapidly changing business landscape. He emphasizes embracing new thinking patterns in the face of technological advancements such as AI, automation, and robotics, allowing for a focus on impactful activities while also addressing customer needs beyond mere transactions. Merritt shares his experience of being part of one of the fastest-growing companies in North America and discusses the challenge of doing a lot with limited resources.

Tune in to this episode emphasizing the importance of simplicity, curiosity, and maximizing impact with limited resources, and discussing how businesses can create positive change by not just thriving in a shifting market but also by empowering underserved communities.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:
- Merrit's journey in blending business, technology, and faith
- Using technology to transform people's lives
- Building world-class IT departments and global-scale data centers
- Managing remote teams and expanding businesses internationally
- Demand response solutions and using Bitcoin mining to manage power allocations
- Dispelling misconceptions about Bitcoin mining and data centers
- Forward-looking initiatives in hydrogen power generation, vertical farming, and nanotechnology
- Supporting veterans in deploying their technical capabilities in emerging technologies

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES:

“If you look at a lot of what's coming to the marketplace, people have to transform their way of thinking, and providing that pathway is very important.” - Merritt DeGraw

"We were changing people's lives. We were allowing them to get back to doing stuff that they weren't able to do before; using whatever prosperity that I have to be able to help out communities and/or people live better lives." - Merritt DeGraw

“I look at opportunities where I'm able to both, you know, make money, of course, but also transform people's lives” - Merritt DeGraw

“Grow through simplicity. It's not that you can't grow, but you need to just the minimum amount to continue to get the maximum impact.” - Jack Smith

“That's what technology really does, right? It's an augmentation of our lives. It's here to make us easier.” - Jack Smith

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