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He Made $65k in One Summer at 17 — Now His AI Platform Is Saving America’s Jobs

19 min · 19 de may de 2026
Portada del episodio He Made $65k in One Summer at 17 — Now His AI Platform Is Saving America’s Jobs

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Follow Emil on LinkedIn & Twitter (X) Learn more about FlashPass: flashpass.com (or search FlashPass upskilling) 00:00 FlashPass: Upskilling for the AI Era 02:08 From Dorm Room to Millions: Emil's Origin Story 03:47 The $65K Summer: Tennis, COVID & Finding His Lane 07:01 What Is FlashPass? Upskilling America for the AI Era 10:27 AI Won't Just Take Jobs — It's a Feature of Progress 12:40 How FlashPass Works: Intake, Upskill, Match 14:44 Bipartisan Support & Scaling to 20% of America 15:29 Building Courses with Industry Partners 16:49 Working with Government & What's Next 18:30 Where to Find Emil Connect with me on: All my links [https://beacons.ai/nicholas_kuhne] Become a guest [https://www.joinpodmatch.com/nickkuhne] Sign up for Riverside [https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=nicholas-kuhne] Get Descript [https://get.descript.com/mrzy10nwivuq]   #DigitalMarketing #Branding #PersonalBranding #MarketingInsights #SocialMediaStrategy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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