{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ready for Beyond","title":"Finding the Pattern: From Policing and Baseball to AI with Shawn Cunningham","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1758,"description":"What connects military policing, homicide investigations, baseball pitching, and artificial intelligence? For Shawn Cunningham, it's curiosity about how things work, commitment to getting better, and an ability to recognize opportunities others might overlook.\nIn this Original episode of Ready for Beyond, Gina Hudel sits down with Shawn Cunningham, an experienced police investigator, baseball pitching coach, and founder of Strix Vision, to explore how seemingly unrelated experiences can build on one another in unexpected ways.\nFrom serving in Afghanistan and leading complex criminal investigations to coaching young athletes and developing AI-powered investigative software, Shawn's career has been anything but conventional. Yet a consistent pattern emerges: when something captures his interest, he learns everything he can, puts that knowledge into practice, and looks for ways to improve what's already being done.\nKey Moments:\n[01:19] An Unplanned Career Path  How Shawn moved from military policing to criminal investigations, discovering that curiosity and opportunity can shape a career without a carefully mapped-out plan.\n[04:06] The Power of Training and Continuous Improvement  Why finding something that genuinely interests you can transform how you learn, build confidence, and pursue new goals.\n[06:40] Learning Beyond Your Profession  How a personal finance book sparked an unexpected passion for financial literacy and reinforced Shawn's habit of diving deeply into new subjects.\n[09:04] From Baseball Player to Pitching Coach  How childhood experiences, specialized training, and a passion for teaching led Shawn to build a baseball coaching business.\n[13:49] Recognizing Patterns and Finding Better Solutions  What policing, coaching, and entrepreneurship have in common, and how Shawn identifies opportunities to improve existing processes.\n[15:43] ADHD, Different Ways of Thinking, and Untapped Strengths  Shawn's perspective on ADHD as a potential strength, the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VJ4SuH4Nx0PoYBeRKc6GktpRwjjEhld_yQjv42YFUIg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hYTky/Y2RmZDkyNzkwYzk1/MTY5N2E2ZDI0NmNm/MWNiNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}