🔥 Ready to flip the script on “business as usual”? In this episode of The School of Weird, Frankie Russo sits down with futurist‑turned‑love‑evangelist Seth Mattison to crack open why the real competitive edge in an AI‑driven world is… LOVE. We riff on embracing your weird, turning mundane tasks into legacy work, and how to keep humans from getting left behind when the robots show up to play. Buckle up—this convo goes from bar‑napkin confessions to battle‑tested frameworks faster than you can say “Made With Love.” 🎯 What you’ll learn

• Made With Love vs. Future‑of‑Work buzzwords— why love is the ultimate tech‑proof advantage

• How to “leave a piece of yourself” in every project (even the soul‑sucking ones)

• Frankie & Seth’s 4‑part playbook: Make it Matter → Revel in It → Master It → Walk With It

• Why permission is the first step to unleashing your weird genius

• The hard truth about AI: 80 million jobs will shift—here’s how not to be left behind

• Practical ways leaders and individual contributors can inject love into KPIs, culture, and customer experience

💥 Like what you heard? 1. Smash that 👍 & subscribe for weekly doses of weird genius. 2. Drop a comment: What’s ONE mundane task you’ll remake with love this week? 3. Share the episode with a friend who still thinks “love” is HR fluff.

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