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Make It Count

Make It Count

By: Patrick Slama
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Summary

We all have something that makes life count — the things we do outside of work that keep us curious, grounded, and alive.

In Make It Count, Patrick Slama explores the stories behind those passions: the weekend projects, the early runs, the ski trips, the photos, and the ideas we can’t stop talking about.

Through personal reflections and conversations with people who’ve made time for what they love, this show looks at how hobbies, side projects, and creative pursuits shape who we are — and sometimes even the work we do.

If you’re trying to balance career, family, and the stuff that makes you feel alive, Make It Count is for you.

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Episodes
  • Making AI Actually Work and the Psychology of Starting Anyway
    Mar 5 2026

    What does it really take to make artificial intelligence work, not in theory, but inside large and complex organizations?

    In this episode of Make it Count, I speak with Pranay Jain, co-founder and CEO of Enterprise Bot, a company helping global enterprises transform how they communicate with customers.

    It is easy to talk about AI. It is much harder to integrate it into legacy systems, disconnected data, and real-world constraints. As Pranay explains, the real challenge is not whether AI is intelligent enough. It is whether the infrastructure behind it is ready.

    But this conversation goes beyond technology.

    We talk about starting without being an engineer, moving from India to the UK to Switzerland, nearly shutting the company down after Brexit, and why founders sometimes need to lie to themselves just enough to keep going.

    This is a conversation about entrepreneurship, adaptability, risk, and the mindset required to start, even when you do not fully know what could go wrong.

    Because sometimes, making something work begins with simply deciding to begin.

    More about Pranay: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kbpranay/

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    41 mins
  • The Taste of Precision: What Coffee Teaches About Building Better Systems
    Feb 11 2026

    When I met Bernhard, I quickly realized he is a man of precision and passion, two traits that define both his love for coffee and his career in logistics. In this conversation, we move from coffee beans to blockchain, from childhood memories of trucks to his startup Logbook, a company using data and AI to make global logistics more efficient and transparent.

    For more information about Bernhard and what he does, check out his LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernhard-elkuch/

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    46 mins
  • Hitting Pause to Hit Play on Life
    Jan 12 2026

    What does it really take to step away from a successful career, take your family, and travel the world, not once but twice?

    In this first episode of Make It Count, I sit down with my longtime friend Dominique Di Grande to explore how he created space for what truly matters. We talk about how he convinced his employer, his wife, and his kids to say yes, how he planned a year away from work and school, and what those journeys taught him about balance, purpose, and priorities.

    It’s not just about travel. It’s about learning to pause, to reset, and to realize that the “perfect moment” rarely comes, unless you create it.

    If you have ever wondered what it might look like to step back, reset, and make time for what matters most, then this episode is for you.

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    36 mins
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