Steve Ardire is a "Partner" and "Advisor" of Consummate Technologies. Steve is an Artificial Intelligence startup advisor 'force multiplier' who shapes serendipity by connecting and illuminating the dots that matter ( aka 'The Merchant of Light' ) leveraging deep relationship capital with recognized personal brand ( advised 28 AI startups past 8 years )

Steve specializes in working with underdog, underestimated, under-appreciated early stage AI startups balancing business strategy with smart execution for product market fit, pitch guidance, close funding in multiplexed bus dev, marketing, sales fractional C level role to scale smarter, faster, and better.

As LifeLong ‘Intentional Learner' for decades he treats every experience as an opportunity to learn with a curious and growth mindset where intelligence can be nurtured, expanded, and changed over time analogous to a 'Renaissance man' with wide interests and expertise in several areas.

He's an active speaker especially on #AugmentedIntelligence will become #futureofwork so see
https://www.forcemultipliersteveardire.com/videos

Five Key Traits of Top Performers

1. 1. Intellectual firepower ( especially fluid intelligence )
2. 2. Values ( Integrity first )
3. 3. Passion ( clarity and conviction )
4. 4. Proactive work ethic ( team player )
5. 5. Authentic ( be yourself )

Creativity is intelligence and having fun.
It means your brain is designed to think up new ideas, solve problems and have insightful “eureka” moments.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
#RichardFeynman shares a secret insight into understanding vs. knowledge.

Understanding lets you transfer knowledge to new domains to progress faster with a combination of top-down and bottom-up learning or fluid intelligence because strongest careers are non-linear driven by ‘intentional learning’ and reinvention several times to adapt and stay relevant for #futureofwork

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