#AGENTIC50 — The Pioneers Podcast Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:30:32 -0400 en-us © 2026 #AGENTIC50 — The Pioneers Podcast yes dc56693b-31db-5fa1-9399-becb509ce336 Brian episodic false Real answers about AI, business, and work for adults 50+ who are done waiting. Host Professor Brian McKinney answers the questions your friends are afraid to ask with data, Pioneer stories, and one action you can take today. New episodes every Tuesday. You're not done yet.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Brian https://storage.buzzsprout.com/iibbjco1aqelokmf7wy1ujuift4l?.jpg #AGENTIC50 — The Pioneers Podcast AARP Exposed the Problem. We Drive the Solution. AARP Exposed the Problem. We Drive the Solution. AARP Exposed the Problem. We Drive the Solution.

AARP spent three years documenting how America is failing adults 50+ with technology. The research is airtight. But research doesn't train people. Programs do.

In this episode, Professor Brian McKinney breaks down the data AARP published and what 50+TechBridge is doing about it on the ground.

The numbers:
- 47% of workers 50+ want AI training. Only 10% got it.
- AI adoption among 50+ doubled in two years. Zero support.
- $7.7 billion lost to fraud. Up 60% in one year.
- 60% say tech isn't designed for them. Three years, no change.
- 19 million adults 65+ lack broadband. Federal programs gone.
- 40% are lonely despite 9 in 10 being on social media.
- 63 million caregivers. Zero training budget.

50+TechBridge is the grassroots community development response -- a hybrid tech-and-touch approach to digital inclusion. We show up at senior centers, churches, libraries, and kitchen tables. 3X industry completion rate.

AARP exposed the problem. We drive the solution.

This is Part 1 of a 10-part series: What AARP Found But Nobody Told You.

Free digital skills lessons: learnmoretechnologies.com/join-now
Sponsor a Lunch and Learn: calendly.com/brianmckinney/new-meeting
Read the full article: learnmoretechnologies.com/aarp-exposed-the-problem-we-drive-the-solution

#AGENTIC50 #50PlusTechBridge #YoureNotDoneYet

]]> AARP Exposed the Problem. We Drive the Solution.

AARP spent three years documenting how America is failing adults 50+ with technology. The research is airtight. But research doesn't train people. Programs do.

In this episode, Professor Brian McKinney breaks down the data AARP published and what 50+TechBridge is doing about it on the ground.

The numbers:
- 47% of workers 50+ want AI training. Only 10% got it.
- AI adoption among 50+ doubled in two years. Zero support.
- $7.7 billion lost to fraud. Up 60% in one year.
- 60% say tech isn't designed for them. Three years, no change.
- 19 million adults 65+ lack broadband. Federal programs gone.
- 40% are lonely despite 9 in 10 being on social media.
- 63 million caregivers. Zero training budget.

50+TechBridge is the grassroots community development response -- a hybrid tech-and-touch approach to digital inclusion. We show up at senior centers, churches, libraries, and kitchen tables. 3X industry completion rate.

AARP exposed the problem. We drive the solution.

This is Part 1 of a 10-part series: What AARP Found But Nobody Told You.

Free digital skills lessons: learnmoretechnologies.com/join-now
Sponsor a Lunch and Learn: calendly.com/brianmckinney/new-meeting
Read the full article: learnmoretechnologies.com/aarp-exposed-the-problem-we-drive-the-solution

#AGENTIC50 #50PlusTechBridge #YoureNotDoneYet

]]> Brian Buzzsprout-19079775 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:00:00 -0400 268 2 1 full false Influence Is Not Who You Know — It's Who You Help Influence Is Not Who You Know — It's Who You Help Influence is not who you know. It's who you help.

In this episode, Professor Brian McKinney breaks down why we got influence wrong -- and why he built 50+TechBridge to fix it.

Grandparents hold $76 trillion in wealth. They funded the down payment. They covered the tuition. They bailed out the family when the bottom fell out. And the world is telling them they're done. That's a lie.

Nobody was coming to help adults 50+ learn AI. So we stopped waiting and started teaching. Senior centers. Libraries. Churches. Kitchen tables. 347 Pioneers and counting.

Bring 50+TechBridge to your community. Sponsors cover the session so learners never pay. $500 covers one Lunch and Learn for 20 Pioneers.

Free digital skills lessons: learnmoretechnologies.com/join-now
Sponsor a session: calendly.com/brianmckinney/new-meeting
Watch the video: youtu.be/Ekfvxl03Xr4
Read the article: learnmoretechnologies.com/influence-is-not-who-you-know

#AGENTIC50 #50PlusTechBridge #YoureNotDoneYet

]]> Influence is not who you know. It's who you help.

In this episode, Professor Brian McKinney breaks down why we got influence wrong -- and why he built 50+TechBridge to fix it.

Grandparents hold $76 trillion in wealth. They funded the down payment. They covered the tuition. They bailed out the family when the bottom fell out. And the world is telling them they're done. That's a lie.

Nobody was coming to help adults 50+ learn AI. So we stopped waiting and started teaching. Senior centers. Libraries. Churches. Kitchen tables. 347 Pioneers and counting.

Bring 50+TechBridge to your community. Sponsors cover the session so learners never pay. $500 covers one Lunch and Learn for 20 Pioneers.

Free digital skills lessons: learnmoretechnologies.com/join-now
Sponsor a session: calendly.com/brianmckinney/new-meeting
Watch the video: youtu.be/Ekfvxl03Xr4
Read the article: learnmoretechnologies.com/influence-is-not-who-you-know

#AGENTIC50 #50PlusTechBridge #YoureNotDoneYet

]]> Brian Buzzsprout-19074965 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400 267 1 2 full false It's About the People It's About the People Behind every data point is a person with 30 years of experience, a network, and a dream that didn’t expire at 50. This is why we built 50+TechBridge.

  Watch the video: youtube.com/@LearnMoreTechnologies
  Book a speaking engagement: learnmoretechnologies.com/speak
  Free course: learnmoretechnologies.com/join-now
  Community: 50+techbridge.com

]]> Behind every data point is a person with 30 years of experience, a network, and a dream that didn’t expire at 50. This is why we built 50+TechBridge.

  Watch the video: youtube.com/@LearnMoreTechnologies
  Book a speaking engagement: learnmoretechnologies.com/speak
  Free course: learnmoretechnologies.com/join-now
  Community: 50+techbridge.com

]]> Brian Buzzsprout-19001511 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0400 110 full false The Pioneers Who Crossed First The Pioneers Who Crossed First   Part 3 of the $850 Billion Series.

Real people. Real results. Meet the 50+TechBridge Pioneers who proved everyone wrong.

  Watch the video: youtube.com/@LearnMoreTechnologies
  Book a speaking engagement: learnmoretechnologies.com/speak
  Free course: learnmoretechnologies.com/join-now
  Community: 50+techbridge.com

]]>   Part 3 of the $850 Billion Series.

Real people. Real results. Meet the 50+TechBridge Pioneers who proved everyone wrong.

  Watch the video: youtube.com/@LearnMoreTechnologies
  Book a speaking engagement: learnmoretechnologies.com/speak
  Free course: learnmoretechnologies.com/join-now
  Community: 50+techbridge.com

]]> Brian Buzzsprout-19001479 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0400 285 1 3 full false The Investment Gap — Where the Money Isn't Going The Investment Gap — Where the Money Isn't Going   Organizations spend billions on workforce training — almost none of it reaches workers over 50. The data reveals a
  massive blind spot.

  Part 2 of the $850 Billion Series.

  Watch the video: youtube.com/@LearnMoreTechnologies
  Book a speaking engagement: learnmoretechnologies.com/speak
  Free course: learnmoretechnologies.com/join-now
  Community: 50+techbridge.com

]]>   Organizations spend billions on workforce training — almost none of it reaches workers over 50. The data reveals a
  massive blind spot.

  Part 2 of the $850 Billion Series.

  Watch the video: youtube.com/@LearnMoreTechnologies
  Book a speaking engagement: learnmoretechnologies.com/speak
  Free course: learnmoretechnologies.com/join-now
  Community: 50+techbridge.com

]]> Brian Buzzsprout-19001460 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0400 215 1 2 full false The $850 Billion Cost of Ignoring Experienced Workers The $850 Billion Cost of Ignoring Experienced Workers A 50-year-old founder is 2.8 times more likely to succeed than a 25-year-old founder. That's MIT — not just motivation.

Professor Brian McKinney breaks down the data behind the $850 billion workforce training gap — and why experienced workers over 50 are America's most overlooked asset.

  Part 1 of the $850 Billion Series.

  Watch the video: youtube.com/@LearnMoreTechnologies
  Book a speaking engagement: learnmoretechnologies.com/speak
  Free course: learnmoretechnologies.com/join-now
  Community: 50+techbridge.com

]]> A 50-year-old founder is 2.8 times more likely to succeed than a 25-year-old founder. That's MIT — not just motivation.

Professor Brian McKinney breaks down the data behind the $850 billion workforce training gap — and why experienced workers over 50 are America's most overlooked asset.

  Part 1 of the $850 Billion Series.

  Watch the video: youtube.com/@LearnMoreTechnologies
  Book a speaking engagement: learnmoretechnologies.com/speak
  Free course: learnmoretechnologies.com/join-now
  Community: 50+techbridge.com

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