Bruce Outridge

Are You Ready for the New Year

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Bruce

Are you ready for the New Year. As an entrepreneur while everyone is being busy with holiday items you may be trying to figure out what to do in the new year to grow personally, professionally, or both.

It’s easy for us to stay comfortable and keep doing the same thing year after year, but sometimes it is better to make a change. It may even be a drastic change. I have been revamping everything from shows to profiles and more over the last couple of months to get ready for the new year. If you are not sure what to do why not turn to artificial intelligence (AI).

START HERE

Ask AI to search your business and see how you come up?

Ask AI how to improve your business?
Evaluate the findings and create a plan that fits for your business
Execute your plan!
Review your plan on a regular basis and adjust as necessary.

I have been doing this simple system with all of our businesses and main products and it has helped to streamline some profiles and processes, I suggest you try it.

IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW I USE IT AI-Click Here!

Whether you are working on your business or not I would like to wish you all the best for the future. Happy Holidays if you are reading this in December 2025 when originally posted. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season.

About the Author

Bruce Outridge has been a media entrepreneur for over a decade helping creative entrepreneurs build successful businesses. He is a professional cartoonist, podcast producer, radio host, and produced two television shows for Your TV. He has been passionate about helping people have successful careers and you can learn more about Bruce and his work at www.bruceoutridge.com

What I Learned Using AI in 2025

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Bruce

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Were you like me, someone who was afraid of Artificial Intelligence and fearful for what it might do in the future? I sure was, I was a hater! I am old enough to have seen that old movie by Will Smith called “I Robot!” If you have seen the movie robots are developed and then began to overtake their builders the humans. They invade the World, well New York City anyway. I know I would never want to live in New York City nothing good seems to happen there in the movies. That aside the humans (the ones that weren’t killed off early) escape to a small village where the movie ends but to end on a good note, rebuild humanity.

REALLY!

Okay I don’t thing we will get that far at least not in my life time, but I wouldn’t rule it out. Anything that is thought of in a movie can be created in real life down the road, the human mind is a dangerous thing. Back to AI, early on I saw it being used for evil and to scam people by impersonating others. Then there is people losing their jobs, the laziness of not learning, and the overload of the content. That may all be true, but I also see the good.

How I Use It!

I started using artificial intelligence just to understand it. Then I continued using it for titles and show notes in my videos and podcasts. It then progressed to radio show outlines. Lately I have been using it fine tune my marketing in search results. The running joke is that I now talk to Chat GPT more than my wife, we call her “Chat” for short. Hey my wife’s friend is “Siri”.

Summing It All Up!

All the podcasts I have been listening to confirm I am doing things right. Use artificial intelligence so you understand it. Use it in three ways: as an assistant to help with administrative tasks, as a way to bounce ideas on how to improve, or helping you create stronger content based on your requirements.

I won’t allow artificial intelligence to replace what I want to do or am good at such as being on air in my case. It certainly can help me in the background. So don’t be afraid of artificial intelligence but investigate how it can make you stronger. It’s coming no matter what!

About the Author

Bruce Outridge has been a media entrepreneur for over a decade helping creative entrepreneurs build successful businesses. He is a professional cartoonist, podcast producer, radio host, and produces two television shows for Your TV. He has been passionate about helping people have successful careers and you can learn more about Bruce and his work at www.bruceoutridge.com

Social Media is called “Social” for a Reason!

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Bruce

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It’s interesting to hear the talk on the news about social media and how it is actually making us more isolated than ever before. Youth are having more mental health issues than in the past and brands are using it more of a broadcast network than talking to customers. The “social” has gone right out of social media.

Recently we aired an interview with artist Tim Packer who went viral after posting a painting of his landscapes on social media. After some rethinking of how he was using social media to sell his work he changed his focus and not only sold art work on LinkedIn but became a sensation on how to use social media. He became more social and it worked!

Find out what Tim had to say

The lesson here is that if you want to become more prominent on social media, be social! I know myself it takes a determined effort to change but it really is what we have to do. It worked for Tim. You can listen to the full interview with Tim on YouTube below.

Full interview here

About the Author

Bruce Outridge has been a media entrepreneur for over a decade helping creative entrepreneurs build successful businesses. He is a professional cartoonist, podcast producer, radio host, and produces two television shows for Your TV. He has been passionate about helping people have successful careers and you can learn more about Bruce and his work at www.bruceoutridge.com

Keeping It Real: The Power of Authenticity in an AI-Driven World

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Bruce

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Authenticity is more important than ever in today’s world, especially with artificial intelligence. Recently, I was at a trade show event where another booth had a photo booth, not unusual but it printed out a drawing of the person taking the photo. This was pretty interesting considering I was there to draw caricatures at another booth to attract attention to their booth. What was my competition like? Well, it turned out that it did a pretty good drawing. I was impressed with the drawing that it created but it was missing one thing authenticity! Sure it had the company logo and event name on it, but it didn’t have that personality to draw people in? Our booth was busy all day and the reason was because you had the personality. If the sales people didn’t have something to say I had something to say to keep the guest engaged. You’re drawing based on people and what they want, sometimes it’s multiple people in a picture, or a special relation to their profession. This made it really important for that booth in attracting attention. They had a line and the other booth didn’t, in fact due to the slowness of the printer people had to come back for their pictures and many were left on the table. So how well did the marketing method work?

If you’re thinking of using artificial intelligence, there are benefits to using it, I’m not saying don’t use it. It is a great way to increase efficiency and get a helping hand on some of those basic tasks, but don’t let it take over your personality and certainly don’t let it replace you! Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should! In today’s world of social media issues, mental health, and people trying to be authentic, showing your personality in your service or business is going be a sure sign way of making your business successful for the future.

In my opinion, if you’re looking to attract attention to build your business get somebody real and of course the saying is, “Deal with people you like, know, and trust.” It’s very hard to like, know, and trust somebody that’s promoting themselves through artificial intelligence. Use it effectively and efficiently for your business and you will be successful. Good luck on your BRAND.

About the Author

Bruce Outridge has been a media entrepreneur for over a decade helping creative entrepreneurs build successful businesses. He is a professional cartoonist, podcast producer, radio host, and produces two television shows for Your TV. He has been passionate about helping people have successful careers and you can learn more about Bruce and his work at www.bruceoutridge.com

Is Your Business a Trend?

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Bruce

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Is your business a trend or a stable environment that you can build on? Shiny object syndrome is a real issue for many entrepreneurs, especially when you are trying to build a business for the long haul. It’s important to stay focused on your core business, but also okay to watch for opportunities you may not have thought of for the future.

I recently conducted an interview with an artist from Hamilton about staying the course in her art business. Watch the short video below to find out how she related art to business and the importance of not following trends.

Listen to the full interview here

I like to ask myself three questions when looking at new opportunities:

Will I enjoy doing or selling this particular service or product?

Does it fit with my current business focus?

How long before I decide to keep it permanent or discard it if it is not working?

New opportunities can come out of nowhere and I have tried a lot of things. They may not always make sense to outsiders but I always know where I would like them to go. If they don’t work at least you haven’t veered off your main path too far. Good luck!

About the Author

Bruce Outridge has been a media entrepreneur for over a decade helping creative entrepreneurs build successful businesses. He is a professional cartoonist, podcast producer, radio host, and produces two television shows for Your TV. He has been passionate about helping people have successful careers and you can learn more about Bruce and his work at www.bruceoutridge.com