First Sip
Welcome to First Sip!
I'm Dekimbe Smith, your host, and every week we sit down for curious conversations about building wealth, growing a business, and showing up in your career and life with intention. Just the kind of conversations you wish you were having with someone who gets it.
Whether you're figuring out how to start your first business, or want to make smarter career moves, First Sip is where curious people come to level up.
New episodes drop weekly. So grab your drink, press play, and as always...enjoy your first sip!
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Latest Episodes
Checkpoints: How to Stop Restarting From Zero | Business & Career | EP. 160
Survival mode isn't a setting you choose. Its a setting we get locked into, that piles on quietly until you don't even notice it's on. This week breaks down why business owners and employees keep restarting from zero, the research-backed reason...
ChatGPT 5.6 vs Claude: Why Picking a Side Is the Wrong Move | Business & Tech | EP. 159
ChatGPT vs Claude is the debate everyone's back to having this week, thanks to the release of ChatGPT 5.6. People are asking if they should switch back after just getting comfortable with Claude, and the honest answer is that's the wrong questi...
The AI Skills Gap: Why "Darwinian" Is the Right Word for 2026 | Career Growth | EP. 158
Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, says 90% of his employees aren't AI-ready. The AI skills gap is quietly becoming the biggest career risk most professionals aren't watching, and instead of mass layoffs, he's rebuilding his team through ...
Moving to Guyana: Building a Business From Abroad | Business & Life | EP. 157
After years of going back and forth, I finally made the decision to move to Guyana. A one way ticket from Philadelphia to Georgetown, with no scheduled return date. Life in Guyana has been something I've been building toward for a while n...
Anthropic's IPO vs. Shrinking AI Budgets: What the Split Signals | Business & Tech | EP. 156
The Anthropic IPO is officially in motion. IPO season is back, and companies like Anthropic and SpaceX are leading the race to go public. Anthropic just filed confidentially with the SEC at nearly a trillion dollar valuation, and Claude has bee...
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