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Ep 455 AI, Longevity, and the Secret to Lasting Joy and Success with Kevin Surace

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Release Date: 08/19/2025

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AI, Longevity, and the Secret to Lasting Joy and Success

 

What if the key to a longer, more successful life wasn’t just technology or hard work — but joy?

 

In this episode of Richer Soul, I sit down with futurist, inventor, and keynote speaker Kevin Surace to explore a powerful intersection: the breakthroughs of AI, the science of extending healthspan, and a life philosophy that flips success on its head.

 

Kevin isn’t just a tech visionary with 95 patents — he’s a master of finding joy in the everyday and using it as fuel for achievement. From AI-driven healthcare to humanoid robots, we talk about the massive shifts reshaping our world, and how to thrive in them without losing your sense of purpose.

 

Key Takeaways:

  1. Joy Fuels Success – Most people think success brings joy, but Kevin flips the script: joy is the foundation that makes success inevitable.
  2. The One Complaint Rule – Limiting yourself to one complaint a day forces you to look for the positive in every situation, opening the door to better problem-solving and relationships.
  3. Healthspan Over Lifespan – It’s not about living more years — it’s about staying strong, mobile, and vibrant in the years you have.
  4. AI Changes the Game – AI won’t take your job, but someone using AI will. Learn to leverage it or risk being left behind.

 

Money Learning:

Kevin learned the value of budgeting, saving, and entrepreneurship early, thanks to his father’s grocery budget discipline and his own teenage electronics repair business. This foundation taught him:

·       The importance of living within your means.

·       Reinventing yourself and your skills as technology changes.

·       Using money to invest in tools, learning, and opportunities that expand your capabilities.

 

Bio:

Kevin is the father of the Virtual Assistant and a Silicon Valley innovator, serial entrepreneur, CEO, and futurist. He was INC Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year, a CNBC Top Innovator of the Decade, World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, Chair of Silicon Valley Forum, Planet Forward Innovator of the Year nominee, featured for 5 years on TechTV’s Silicon Spin, and inducted into RIT’s Innovation Hall of Fame.

 

He holds 94 worldwide patents and led pioneering work on:

  • The first cellular data smartphone (AirCommunicator)
  • The first human-like AI virtual assistant (Portico)
  • Soundproof drywall
  • High R-value windows
  • AI-driven building management
  • Generative AI for QA automation
  • Supply-chain auctions
  • Energy retrofits of the Empire State Building and NY Stock Exchange

 

Links:

·       Website: https://www.kevinsurace.com/

 

Key Discussion Points: 

  1. Early money lessons from his father’s strict grocery budget and his own teen electronics repair side business.
  2. How AI will reshape industries, tasks, and skill requirements — and why critical thinking is more important than ever.
  3. The difference between lifespan and healthspan, and how future technology may extend both.
  4. Why joy is a performance strategy, not just an emotion.
  5. The “One Complaint Rule” and how it transforms mindset and results.
  6. How to find joy in difficult moments, including layoffs and business pivots.
  7. Preparing for a future of humanoid robots, AI-driven automation, and potential longevity breakthroughs.

 

  • Where in your life could you replace complaint with curiosity?
  • Are you preparing your skills for a future shaped by AI and automation?
  • How would your days feel different if joy — not success — was your first priority?

 

Listen Now and discover how AI, longevity, and joy can transform your life.

 

#RicherSoul #AI #Longevity #Healthspan #FutureOfWork #SuccessMindset #Joy #MindsetReset #PersonalGrowth #LifeOnPurpose #Leadership #PurposeDrivenLife #Automation #Innovation #Productivity

 

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