EP 044APR 28, 2026 · 55 MIN

What Project Teams Are Getting Wrong About AI with Tyler Campbell

Tyler Campbell · Founder · FieldProof

In this engaging conversation, Tyler Campbell shares his journey from construction to AI innovation, using analogies like a doula to explain his role in tech adoption. He discusses the future of AI in construction, the importance of foundational skills, and how small businesses can leverage AI for exponential growth. Today's Guest: Tyler Campbell Check Him Out on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerscottcampbell/?isSelfProfile=false Episode Sponsors: Check Out Trunk Tools: https://trunktools.com/ Check Out ClearStory: https://www.clearstory.build/

In this episode
  1. 00:00Intro, kids books and OpenClaw setup woes
  2. 05:56The tech doula for MEP contractors and owners
  3. 09:22Approach innovation like a product manager
  4. 17:29Building a second brain in Airtable, then Notion
  5. 20:10Personal brain or company brain, CMMC and shadow AI
  6. 23:37Which company wins, the thousand upskilled or the five
  7. 27:54Owners are looking at removing GCs
  8. 36:00Automated daily logs and plugging in an assistant
  9. 41:27Orchestrator skills, the AI CMO and sub-agents
  10. 50:56An executive assistant for everyone and the AI cohort

Timestamps are from the recording and may drift a minute or two from the published edit.

Worth writing down

"It's not my role to come in and say you need to do this because I'm super smart. What I should do is ask a bunch of questions of the people that know and understand where their pains are."

Tyler Campbell · 10:32

"You need to be paying attention to how am I driving value to my customers beyond just being a paper pusher. Because that's a lot of GCs. They're project pilers."

Tyler Campbell · 31:12

"Use it as a thought partner, not the thought leader. If you're still thinking this is good for email, you have not gone deep enough."

Tyler Campbell · 57:12
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