Getting the Best Results from AI (w/ Mike Burkesmith)
On this episode, Darren sits down with BestResults.AI founder Mike Burkesmith to discuss how Christians can achieve AI productivity gains without sacrificing authentic human connection. He and his company specialize in helping companies learn how to get the best possible outcomes from AI.
Key Takeaways 💡
- AI drives real ROI fast — One client went through an 8-week AI workshop series and identified over 2,000 hours of annual time savings before even finishing week six, translating to roughly $150K/year depending on the team.
- Prompting well = guiding well — Mike’s team invested ~7,000 hours building “universal accelerator” prompts designed to get high-quality outputs without hallucination, and has since expanded into building AI agent frameworks with built-in quality assurance and self-scoring.
- Faith and marketplace influence go hand in hand — Mike’s core mission is equipping Christian business owners to use AI not just for efficiency, but to expand their capacity for relationships and influence — framing AI stewardship as a faith responsibility.
Christian Business Leader is the podcast for marketplace Christians seeking to explore and apply God’s will for business for the purpose of cultivating Christ-Centered Companies.
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