How AI Made Me a Fantasy Football Winner With Zero Football Knowledge | UnHacked Ep. 105
Hosts:
Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/
Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/
Justin knows nothing about football. He's using AI to run his fantasy team anyway, and he's currently winning. That's just where this episode starts.
Justin Shelley - https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/
Mario Zaki - https://www.mazteck.com/
Justin knows nothing about football. He's using AI to run his fantasy team anyway, and he's currently winning. That's just where this episode starts.
After two weeks of warning listeners about AI risk, Justin Shelley and Mario Zaki flip the script this week to talk about how AI is actually making their lives better right now, no tinfoil hats required. Justin walks through how he joined a fantasy football league with zero knowledge of the game, screenshots his lineup into AI every week for instructions, and is sitting in second place for points with the best playoff odds in his league heading into week three.
Mario shares how he used AI to build a complete website and backend booking system for his family's shore house rental in under a week, including e-signature contracts, automated text messaging, and tenant management tools that used to require hiring a developer. The two also dig into how AI is changing IT troubleshooting, cutting down the need to memorize thousand-page technical manuals and speeding up how fast MSPs can actually solve problems for clients.
From there, the conversation moves into where AI is headed next: full self-driving cars people already trust with daily commutes, at-home robots for chores nobody wants to do, and AI-assisted diagnostics that could catch cancer and other diseases before symptoms ever show up. Justin closes with his honest take on the "AI is coming for our jobs" fear, and why he believes automation elevates workers into better work instead of leaving them behind.
What you'll learn:
- How to use AI to manage a fantasy football team with zero knowledge of the sport
- Why AI is speeding up IT troubleshooting and reducing the need for deep technical expertise on every issue
- How Mario built a full rental property website and booking system with AI in about a week
- What's realistic right now (and what isn't yet) with full self-driving cars like Tesla and hands-free highway systems
- Why AI-assisted diagnostics could change how early cancer and other diseases get caught
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Links:
Full episode: https://unhackmybusiness.com/episode/105
Phoenix IT Advisors: https://phoenixitadvisors.com
UnHacked Podcast: @UnHackedPodcast
Full episode: https://unhackmybusiness.com/episode/105
Phoenix IT Advisors: https://phoenixitadvisors.com
UnHacked Podcast: @UnHackedPodcast
Creators and Guests
Host
Bryan Lachapelle
Hi, I’m Bryan, and I’m the President of B4 Networks. I started working with technology since early childhood, and routinely took apart computers as early as age 13. I received my education in Computer Engineering Technology from Niagara College. Starting B4 Networks was always a dream for me, and this dream became true in 2004. I originally started B4 Networks to service the residential market but found that my true passion was in the commercial and industrial sectors where I could truly utilize my experience as a Network Administrator for a large Toronto based Marine Shipping company. My passion today is to ensure that each and every client receives top of the line services. My first love is for my wonderful family. I also enjoy the outdoors, camping, and helping others. I’m an active Canadian Forces Officer working with the 613 Fonthill Army Cadets as a member of their training staff.
Host
Mario Zaki
During my career, I have advised clients on effective – and cost-effective – approaches to developing infrastructure that fosters productivity and profitability. My work has provided me with a broad-based knowledge of business from the inside, with an expertise in areas that go beyond IT alone, ranging from strategic planning to cloud computing to workflow automation solutions.
