PODCAST #470 - AI DADDY

If you’ve been wondering how to turn AI from an intimidating buzzword into a game-changing business tool, this conversation with Lucas Petty, CEO of AI Daddy is a must listen. We explore how businesses can embrace AI without losing their human touch. A lifelong sci-fi fan, Lucas’s journey into AI began the moment he got early access to ChatGPT—and by the next morning, he’d decided to pivot his entire tech startup toward AI solutions. Since then, he’s built a reputation for making artificial intelligence approachable, practical, and transformative for everyday business operations.

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Website: aidaddy.com

Email: info@aidaddy.com

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PODCAST #469 - ECM TECHNOLOGIES

Host Jose Acevedo sits down with Sofia Lozoya, Vice President of Marketing, Communications & Brand Strategies at ECM Technologies, to explore how data-driven HVAC innovation is making buildings greener, smarter, and more efficient. Drawing from her first-generation background, she reflects on how curiosity, creativity, and resilience shaped her approach to solving real-world challenges—especially in Arizona’s extreme climate. From preserving art at the Phoenix Art Museum to helping organizations slash energy consumption, Sofia reveals how ECM’s groundbreaking solutions, like Thermoclear and the Compressor Assurance Program, are transforming the way buildings operate.

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• Website: ecm-technologies.net

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PODCAST #468 - AZ SLEEPY TEEPEE

On this episode of the Finding Arizona Podcast, we meet Dana Maciag, founder of AZ Sleepy Teepee. What began as a fun idea for her daughter's party quickly transformed into a thriving business that redefined luxury sleepovers and glamping in Arizona. As AZ's original sleepover experience company, Dana has grown her brand over the past seven years, offering stylish indoor setups, outdoor glamping tents, luxury picnics, and even balloon décor for all ages.

We also explore the logistics of scaling a product and service-based business, and why she's now mentoring others in the industry. 

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• Website: azsleepyteepee.com 

• Instagram: @azsleepyteepee

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PODCAST #467 – FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER PHOENIX

In this episode of the Finding Arizona Podcast, host Jose Acevedo sits down with Ted Taylor, Executive Director of Family Promise of Greater Phoenix, to celebrate the nonprofit’s 25-year legacy of transforming lives through innovative, family-first solutions to homelessness. Ted shares how the organization has helped more than 2,100 families, maintained a 70% success rate in transitioning families into stable housing, and built strong community partnerships across the Valley.

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• Phone: (480) 659‑5227

• Website: familypromiseaz.org

• Address: 7221 E Belleview St, Scottsdale, AZ 85257

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PODCAST #466 – BROOKE DEANNE

Meet Brooke Deanne—a Trauma Healing Mentor, Rapid Transformational Therapist (RTT), and NLP Practitioner. We explore her powerful journey of overcoming indoctrination, religious abuse, and toxic relationships. Brooke shares how she turned her pain into purpose, using holistic tools to help women break free from trauma, rebuild their identities, and create lives rooted in authenticity and self-love.

Connect with Brooke Deanne

• Website: https://www.lifecoachinggoddess.com/

• Instagram: @brooke.deanne

• Book: Shattered, Broken & Beautiful

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