PETE SACCO; The Man Building AI Says Consciousness Is the Real Technology; Author, ‘The Bridge’; Ent

PETE SACCO; The Man Building AI Says Consciousness Is the Real Technology; Author, “The Bridge”; Entrepreneur; Technologist; Modern Day Mystic; LIVE from NJ #realconversations #AI #mystic #technologist #football #RutgersNewark #consciousness #parasympathetic #author CONVERSATIONS WITH CALVIN — WE THE SPECIES Hosted by Calvin Schwartz Meet PETE SACCO…. “I’ve seen a lot, met endless purveyors, descriptors, classics, and originals. Now Pete Sacco. He’s all four and beyond. We attended Rutgers-Newark. He was football, and I was basketball. He is a CEO, entrepreneur, technologist, mystic, football coach, and family man who founded several successful tech ventures. We Zoomed the day before to get acquainted. Powerful stuff. Impacted my sleep. I was resonating—thinking about his eloquence, consciousness, brilliance, and balanced mind, body, and spirit. We discussed consciousness, AI, the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, and how humanity is getting closer to understanding the deeper nature of mind itself. AI is forcing us to evolve. I told Pete I am a more productive and happier person with AI helping me, not fearing it. Pete earned his degree in electrical engineering and helped develop power supply systems for defense technologies. Today, he builds AI infrastructure while exploring consciousness and human potential. The night before our interview, I read his latest book, “THE BRIDGE.” Essential, provocative reading. My two days with Pete made me think of the great 1956 sci-fi film “Forbidden Planet” and the Krell—a highly advanced race. Enough said. Special thanks to Influencer Press’, Laurens Tijssen, Maria Zsal, and Rachelle Anne for introducing me to Pete Sacco. 🎙️ 810+ Interviews & Videos over 5½ years 📺 9,550+ Subscribers — and growing AI-ranked podcast in the top 1–2% globally in this category. 👉 Please Subscribe:    / conversationswithcalvinwethespecies   GLOBAL Reach. Earth Life. Amazing People. BIO: Pete Sacco is an entrepreneur, technologist, and modern-day mystic focused on balance—mind, body, and spirit. As founder of PTS Data Center Solutions, INTUVA, and Inspirica, Pete has spent more than two decades at the intersection of technology, business, and innovation. Guided by his mission to inspire humanity toward transparency, trust, and wisdom, Pete combines leadership with deep personal transformation through meditation, somatic practices, and inner work. In “Living in Bliss: Achieve a Balanced Existence of Mind, Body, and Spirit,” he shares insights and practical tools to help others awaken their higher selves and achieve balance. Pete is also a devoted husband, father of three daughters, grandfather, mentor, and lifelong learner committed to helping others live with greater purpose and awareness. THE BRIDGE: How Building AI Infrastructure Taught Me That Human Consciousness Is the Real Technology by Pete Sacco (Author) | Kindle Edition What if everything you fear about AI is actually showing you what you need to evolve? THE BRIDGE explores why anxiety around artificial intelligence is less about technology and more about human consciousness and identity. The book examines: • Why AI advancement triggers existential anxiety • The principles connecting technological and human intelligence • How the nervous system shapes our relationship with AI • Why alignment empowers more than optimization • The pillars of conscious leadership in the AI era Pete Sacco bridges technology, leadership, and human potential. This is not about learning to “use AI better.” It is about evolving fast enough to guide what we are building. LINKS: • https://petesacco.com/ •   / petesaccoofficial   •   / petertsacco   The BRIDGE on AMAZON: https://amzn.to/4dF4OG3 WE ARE ALSO ON AUDIO AUDIO “Conversations with Calvin; WE the SpecIEs” ANCHOR https://lnkd.in/g4jcUPq SPOTIFY https://lnkd.in/ghuMFeC APPLE PODCASTS BREAKER https://lnkd.in/g62StzJ GOOGLE PODCASTS https://lnkd.in/gpd3XfM POCKET CASTS https://pca.st/bmjmzait RADIO PUBLIC https://lnkd.in/gxueFZw