If you think you need an MBA to build a serious tech company, this episode will wreck that belief. I’m sitting down with Chantal Bacon, Founder/CEO of Cornerstone X—an empathy-driven AI + metahuman platform powering customer experience for governments and global enterprises. In just 18 months, she raised $1.5M, hired a world-class team, and grew to multimillion-dollar valuation—without a business degree. We get into fundraising, metahumans that reason in real time, and how faith + philosophy shaped her leadership playbook.

What you’ll learn:

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  How to raise capital fast without “traditional” credentials

  
  


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  Why empathetic AI beats commodity chatbots

  
  


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  Practical metahuman use cases (real estate, gov, automotive, education)

  
  


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  The five laws of success we both live by

  
  


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  Faith, grit, and building alliances with giants

  
  

About Chantal:

Chantal Bacon is the Founder and CEO of Cornerstone X, an AI and metahuman technology company redefining customer experience through empathy-driven innovation. In less than two years, she grew Cornerstone X from concept to a $30 million global enterprise serving clients including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, NVIDIA, and major partners across Europe and the Middle East. A former theology scholar turned tech visionary, Chantal blends faith, emotional intelligence, and deep technical insight to build the most human AI systems on earth. Her mission is to create technology that enhances—not replaces—human connection.

About Justin:

After investing in real estate for over 18 years and almost 3000 deals done, Justin has created a business that generates 7 figures in active income through wholesaling and fix and flipping as well as accumulating millions of dollars of rental properties including 5 apartment buildings, 50+ single family homes, and 1 storage facility

Justins longevity in real estate is due to his ability to look around the corners, adapt to changing markets, perfecting Raising private capital, and focusing on lead generation which allows him to not just wholesale and fix & flip, but also accumulate wealth through long term holds.

His success in real estate led him to start The Entrepreneur DNA podcast and The Science Of Flipping podcast and education company, and REI LIVE where he’s actively doing deals with members. He has coached and mentored thousands of aspiring and active investors over the last decade.

Connect with Justin:

• Instagram: @thejustincolby


• YouTube: Justin Colby


• TikTok: @justincolbytsof


• LinkedIn: Justin Colby

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