CEO Blindspots

What do AI, oil, and bicycle blindspots have in common?

Pixel Paws CEO Josh Holtz reveals how spotting them—from whale oil innovations to GenAI as an "electric bike for the mind"—sparked his leap from chemical engineering at Dow to building AI-powered pet toys that enhance lives.

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Guest:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Josh Holtz, CEO of Pixel-Paws.ai

Josh Holtz, CEO of Pixel-Paws.ai is a leader who operates at the intersection of chemical engineering, artificial intelligence, and high-stakes business opportunities. With a foundation in chemical engineering and an evolving expertise in computer science, he possesses a rare ability to identify and act on critical blind spots in complex manufacturing and market environments.

While at Dow, Josh led a multidisciplinary team in a fast-track project to launch a new hand sanitizer at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. In just six weeks, his team brought the product to market, a feat of innovation and timely execution that resulted in an $8.1 million revenue impact and earned recognition from Dow's CEO. His talent for uncovering hidden value is further demonstrated by his work as a co-inventor of a patented computer vision algorithm targeting a $5 million NPV use case.

Josh is currently channeling this forward-thinking approach into a project to bring a 4x patent pending revolutionary AI cat toy to market called Pixel Paws AI. It uses computer vision and image projection to create virtual reality environments that respond to input from the cat and deliver a first of its kind user interface for a video game tailored to domesticated animals.

👉 For more information about ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixel-Paws.ai

https://pixel-paws.ai/

👉 To access the transcript of this episode of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast with Josh Holtz;

Go to ⁠Birgit's YouTube channel ⁠ ⁠; https://www.youtube.com/@ceoblindspots⁠ or

Google doc;

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11X6myNQGClYCsZ6QsaaLkzhgO20-Un715wfF4Ewi1BM/edit?usp=sharing

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CEO Blindspots® Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Birgit Kamps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is also a mentor at the University of Houston's Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship.

Birgit is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global ranking" in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ceoblindspots.com/podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 250+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, reach out to Birgit; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠birgit@ceoblindspots.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

What if the biggest threats to your deal flow aren’t the numbers—but the blindspots?

Gili Elkin, Founder and Managing Partner at ICI Fund (Innovation, Community, and Intelligence), shares how she evaluates and builds high-impact, high-integrity partnerships with both funders and founders.

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Guest:⁠⁠ ⁠Gili Elkin⁠, Founder and Managing Partner at ⁠ICI Fund

👉 For more information about ⁠⁠⁠Gili Elkin⁠⁠,

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilielkin/

👉 Connect with ICI Fund:⁠ ici.fund⁠ | info@ici.fund

📄 To access the transcript of this episode of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast with Gili Elkin;

Go to Birgit's YouTube channel ; https://www.youtube.com/@ceoblindspots or

Google doc; https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AM8258hLczv4Q8tgbVcUu5ROiMTfQ_WeEJN-Ai7lWpg/edit?usp=sharing

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⁠⁠⁠⁠CEO Blindspots® Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Birgit Kamps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is also a mentor at the University of Houston's Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship.

Birgit is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global ranking" in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ceoblindspots.com/podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 250+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, reach out to Birgit; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠birgit@ceoblindspots.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

From Accenture to startup trenches, from teaching Bitcoin at Oklahoma University to fighting 250-pound Jiu Jitsu opponents before sunrise — Kaz’s leadership journey is raw, revealing, and rich with insights.

Kaz opens up about:

* The bulldog blindspot that nearly sabotaged his team dynamics

* Why he claims everyone at work is like a 3-year old, and why he is passionate about Oklahoma becoming Bitcoin Country

* His mission to revolutionize how leaders discover wisdom

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Guest:⁠⁠ ⁠Kaz Bycko,⁠ CEO of ⁠⁠⁠RedDirtMining and Bubblfm

👉 For more information about ⁠⁠Kaz Bycko⁠;

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kazbycko/

👉 For more information about ⁠⁠his companies;

Red Dirt Mining; ⁠https://reddirtmining.io/⁠

Bubbl.fm; ⁠https://www.bubbl.fm/⁠

📄 To access the transcript of this episode of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast with ⁠⁠Kaz Bycko⁠;

⁠https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eoFm5OxkjefDroMUl2Mo-tGfzz31RIHBLX-iLtL0OIw/edit?usp=sharing⁠

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⁠⁠⁠CEO Blindspots® Podcast⁠⁠⁠ Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Birgit Kamps⁠⁠⁠⁠

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is also a mentor at the University of Houston's Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship.

Birgit is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global ranking" in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ceoblindspots.com/podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 250+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, reach out to Birgit; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠birgit@ceoblindspots.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

What’s more dangerous than a volatile market? A leadership blindspot! Cory Klippsten, CEO of Swan, exposes crypto scams, shares leadership lessons shaped by personal tragedy, and explains why Bitcoin outlasts 30M+ altcoins.

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Guest:⁠ Cory Klippsten, CEO of Swan

👉 For more information about Cory Klippsten;

https://www.linkedin.com/in/coryklippsten/

👉 For more information about ⁠Swan;

https://www.swanbitcoin.com/

👉 For more information

📄 To access the transcript of this episode of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast with Cory Klippsten;

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M3kvX2yo1yV0YpbN-qCwhdukxrTED0Qnncfdvfc_bVc/edit?usp=sharing

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⁠CEO Blindspots® Podcast⁠ Host: ⁠⁠Birgit Kamps⁠⁠

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is also a mentor at the University of Houston's Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship.

Birgit is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global ranking" in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ceoblindspots.com/podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 250+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, reach out to Birgit; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠birgit@ceoblindspots.com⁠⁠⁠

Discover what happened when Boe told 3,000 employees on a global video call at Barclay's that he was scared… when he became a Goldman Sachs partner in record speed… and what's motivating him to disrupt the $4.9 trillion healthcare system as the co-founder of Nomi Health!

In this episode of CEO Blindspots®, Boe Hartman exposes the costly blind spots hurting U.S. business owners—like why your health insurance premiums keep rising while doctors go out of business—and what you can do to protect your team and your bottom line.

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Guest: ⁠Boe Hartman, Co-Founder of Nomi Health

👉 For more information about Boe Hartman; https://www.linkedin.com/in/boe-hartman-70a194/

👉 For more information about Nomi Health;

https://www.nomihealth.com/

📄 To access the transcript of this episode of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast with Boe Hartman;

https://docs.google.com/document/d/150nvBIyeOfr9ahuPaZiqzilkFLB-Is9TqFU516CHDq0/edit?usp=sharing

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: ⁠Birgit Kamps⁠

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is also a mentor at the University of Houston's Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship.

Birgit is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global ranking" in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ceoblindspots.com/podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 250+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, reach out to Birgit; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠birgit@ceoblindspots.com⁠⁠

Manufacturing leaders are overlooking a costly sales blindspot—inefficiencies that AI can solve. In this episode of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast , Fay Goldstein, CEO of Folio.Build, reveals how AI is transforming manufacturing sales, eliminating waste, and giving leaders a competitive edge. She also shares key leadership lessons on adapting to change, building the right team, and making smarter decisions in a fast-evolving industry. Learn how to spot hidden risks, strengthen your leadership, and stay ahead in manufacturing and beyond.

👉 For more information about Faye Goldstein and Folio.Build, or to book a free demo, visit:

https://www.folio.build/#video-demo

📄 To access the video transcript, go to:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lSoqf5CI2VfYoq1s9QtPXdQqNsYYPpFvpjREI6k7Ef8/edit?usp=sharing

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Guest: Fay Goldstein, CEO of Folio.Build

For more information about Fay Goldstein;

https://www.linkedin.com/in/faygoldstein/

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: Birgit Kamps

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is also a mentor at the University of Houston's Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship.

Birgit is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global ranking" in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ceoblindspots.com/podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 250+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, reach out to Birgit; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠birgit@ceoblindspots.com⁠⁠

In a single week, Chinese startup DeepSeek has developed a groundbreaking AI model at just one-tenth the cost of its American counterparts like OpenAI, triggering a $1 trillion upheaval in the U.S. stock market. Join us in this CEO Blindspots® Podcast episode as we delve into the critical blindspots this has exposed, and which adjustments leaders are already making (5 minute episode).

For access to the transcript;

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hmkFXWYgVt0JiDWNgmsV8TRUS3l3aJT3YDEawxRdFcw/edit?usp=sharing

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: Birgit Kamps

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is also a mentor at the University of Houston's Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship.

Birgit is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global ranking" in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ceoblindspots.com/podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 250+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, reach out to Birgit; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠birgit@ceoblindspots.com⁠⁠

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: Birgit Kamps

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is also a mentor at the University of Houston's Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship.

Birgit is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global ranking" in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ceoblindspots.com/podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 250+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, reach out to Birgit; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠birgit@ceoblindspots.com⁠⁠

In 2024, as Bitcoin crossed the $100,000 mark and industry giants embraced digital assets, discover which of your CEO peers have joined the Crypto Club. Learn how they're turning the potential blind spots of other leaders into their strategic advantages (5 min).

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: Birgit Kamps

Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. She is also a mentor at the University of Houston's Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship.

Birgit is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blind spots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.

In addition, Birgit is the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the "top 1.5% global ranking" in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ceoblindspots.com/podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To ask questions about this or one of the 250+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, reach out to Birgit; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠birgit@ceoblindspots.com⁠⁠