The Story of Scale

Two months in: 27 → 29 agents, and $7,000/mo down to $700.

Show Notes

Two months in. Harris's AI agent stack has grown from 27 to 29 — and the monthly cost has dropped from $7,000 to $700.

In this episode, Harris walks Chad through what's actually changed since the four-part AI Architecture series: the token spend that got cut by 90%, the custom voice app he built to version 98 in 48 hours, the podcast agent (Dolby) that coordinates the post-production workflow live on screen, and the health operating system (Valeo OS) where Harris says Valeo OS surfaced a result his GP may not have caught.

This isn't theory. It isn't hype. It's a transparent look at how a small business owner is actually using AI agents day to day — voice, Slack, custom apps, and specialized workflows — to get his time back and hire more humans, not fewer.

If this is your first episode in the series, go back and start with Ep 9. Then jump into Ep 10, 11, 12, and finish here.

Grab the updated AI Agent Roster (now 29 agents, 30 pages) → istoria.com/aiteam

For more on how to scale a business worth scaling → istoria.com/scale

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The Story of Scale is a production of Istoria Studio, recorded on location in Chattanooga, Tennessee at SociallyU Studios.

What is The Story of Scale?

Most business owners hit a ceiling and have no idea why.

The Story of Scale is a conversation between Harris III, a creative entrepreneur who has built businesses across entertainment, events, and coaching, and Chad Cannon, a business growth strategist who has helped companies scale from seven figures into the mid-eight figures. They've been friends for almost 20 years. One is driven by story. The other by numbers. That tension is the whole point.

This isn't for Fortune 500 executives. It's for the founder stuck between $300K and $10M who knows they're capable of more but can't figure out what's in the way. Expect honest conversations, practical frameworks, and stories that make you realize you're not alone.

New episodes every other week.

A production of Istoria Studio. Visit istoria.com/scale for more.