A top-10 law firm just fired 1,000 people because of what AI might do.
Not what it did. What it might do.
Read that again.
Baker McKenzie didn't wait for AI to actually replace anyone. They looked at the trajectory, did the math, and decided the professionals they'd employed for years were now a liability on a spreadsheet.
IT. Marketing. Admin. Knowledge teams. Design. Gone.
Not because they failed. Because someone in a boardroom decided a machine might eventually do it cheaper.
Now here's the part nobody's saying out loud.
Your company is doing the same math. Right now. On you.
Not maliciously. Not personally. Just... financially. They're modeling what your role looks like in 18 months if they go "AI-forward." That's the actual phrase Pinterest used when they cut 15% of their workforce.
You can wait to see if you survive the spreadsheet.
Or you can spend one weekend building something that doesn't require anyone's permission to exist.
The people who saw this wave coming didn't update their resumes. They launched.
That's exactly what we do in the LaunchThisWeekend course. One weekend. One real business. No more waiting for someone else to decide your future.
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About The Author
Lee Kariuki is a behavioral design consultant, author, and coach who helps consultants, coaches, and founders remove the hidden friction that prevents decisions and action. Known as “the consultant to consultants,” his work focuses on how the human brain actually processes choice, risk, and overload. Lee doesn’t teach hype or motivation. He designs clarity—through behavioral frameworks that shorten decision cycles, validate offers quickly, and create momentum that sticks.
