GetOblic

05/13/2026

Small business owners have some of the best stories on earth.

The wins.
The chaos.
The near failures.
The breakthroughs.

We’re opening the GetOblic Podcast to entrepreneurs who want to share their real journey in a relaxed remote video podcast, and gain visibility across social media & podcast platforms.

Apply through our WhatsApp (link in bio)

05/13/2026

Some podcast conversations stay technical.

Others unexpectedly become personal.

My conversation with Luigi and Matthew on The Liquid Lunch Project genuinely felt different.

We started by discussing AI, voice assistants, local business visibility, trust, and the future of customer interaction.

But somewhere during the discussion, the conversation shifted into something much more meaningful:
how technology affects human relationships, business authenticity, trust, and the responsibility that comes with building systems people rely on.

One of the biggest misconceptions around AI today is that businesses simply need to 'adopt AI'

The reality is much more fundamental:
AI can only be as useful as the information, systems, and trust behind it.

If your online presence is broken, outdated, inconsistent, or abandoned, AI does not magically fix that problem.
It amplifies it.

That is why the future of AI for local businesses is not about replacing humans.
It is about helping businesses become more accessible, responsive, and trustworthy at scale.

Thank you again Luigi and Matthew for the conversation, the energy, and the authenticity.

The full episode link 👇
https://theliquidlunchproject.com/post/laurent-cohen

There is a weird little problem hiding inside all this AI excitement.

A lot of business owners are being told to “use AI,” but nobody wants to talk about what happens when the AI has nothing useful to work with.

❌ Old website.
❌ Wrong hours.
❌ Outdated services.
❌ Dead social pages.
❌ Google listing held together with duct tape.

Then someone asks a voice assistant where to go, who to call, or what business they can trust. And suddenly, the issue is not whether AI is powerful. The issue is whether your business is giving it anything accurate to say.

That is the part small business owners need to take seriously.

Laurent Cohen, founder of GetOblic, joined Matthew R. Meehan and Luigi Rosabianca on The Liquid Lunch Project to talk about voice AI, AI receptionists, local search, trust, and why pretending a robot is human is probably not the big-brain move some people think it is.

The full episode is live now. ⬇️⬇️

05/13/2026

Laurent recently had the pleasure of joining Harry Sardinas on his podcast to discuss something we care deeply about:

Why most entrepreneurs fail long before money becomes the problem.

After building businesses across e-commerce, SaaS, AI, manufacturing, and international operations for more than 30 years, one pattern keeps repeating itself:

People build too much before they validate enough.

We talked about:
• Why speed matters more than perfection
• How AI should amplify ex*****on, not replace thinking
• The danger of ego-driven entrepreneurship
• Why real businesses start with customers, not presentations
• How small systems become scalable companies

AI is creating one of the biggest leverage shifts in modern business history.

But leverage only works when the foundation is real.

Thank you again to Harry for the invitation and the great conversation.

Full episode below 👇

05/12/2026

One of the most interesting things about building in AI is this:

You start with technology…
but you always end up talking about people.

Over the last few weeks, we’ve had the chance to meet and work with incredible individuals from many different industries and walks of life.

And sometimes, a simple work relationship turns very quickly into a real human relationship.

Recently, we connected with New Earth Events from Psychic & Healing Arts Fairs, a world filled with astrology, healing arts, spiritual guidance, intuition, humor, and honestly… some incredibly sharp entrepreneurial minds.

Not exactly the “traditional” AI space.

Which is precisely why we love it.

Because AI is not reserved for Silicon Valley startups or tech companies.

Every industry that relies on conversation, trust, appointments, relationships, or human interaction can benefit from intelligent voice systems.

And beyond business, it’s just refreshing to meet people who are deeply authentic and unapologetically original.

Dean & Emrys: excited for what’s ahead.

Also, if one day our AI receptionist starts warning us about Mercury retrograde before a server outage… we’ll know this partnership went too far. 😂🔮

05/11/2026

Most people still think AI is mainly about generating content faster.

But a much bigger shift is happening.

For the first time, expertise itself can become scalable infrastructure.

Consultants.
Educators.
Clinics.
Coaches.
Specialists.
Operators.
Founders.

AI is no longer just a tool.

It is becoming a way to transform knowledge, communication, and operational experience into conversational systems capable of interacting, educating, qualifying, and supporting at scale.

Not generic AI.

Expert AI.

We believe this will fundamentally reshape how expertise-driven businesses operate over the next decade.

That is why we are officially opening the Expert AI initiative and community.

A place where we will explore:

* voice-first AI
* conversational systems
* scalable expertise
* AI business infrastructure
* operational leverage
* the future of expert-driven businesses

This is only the beginning.

Explore the initiative:
https://getoblic.com/expert-ai-program/

05/11/2026

Proud to sponsor this week’s issue of The Weekly by Credit Banc / The Liquid Lunch Project.

A great mix of business, finance, tech, and internet chaos... exactly how Fridays should be!

We also had the opportunity to discuss why we believe voice-first AI will fundamentally change how local businesses handle customer interactions.

At GetOblic, we help businesses turn a simple online listing into a 24/7 AI-powered front desk that can:
• answer calls
• respond to questions
• capture leads
• book appointments
• and never “miss the call”

Weekly subscribers receive an exclusive extended 30-day free trial.

Worth checking out.

It's Friday...and you know what that means. We just dropped another edition of The Weekly.

Here's the headlines, stories, and WTF moments that caught our eyes this week.

AI startups are renting pricey Manhattan offices, sometimes before the desks are actually full.

Spirit Airlines stopped flying after bailout talks fell apart, which is usually not what you want from an airline.

Robinhood Gold is quietly becoming the center of Robinhood’s whole ecosystem.

Illinois is going after credit card swipe fees on taxes and tips, because tiny fees stop being tiny when they hit every transaction.

And yes, there is an alleged $80,000 Chick-fil-A mac and cheese refund scheme in here too.

We also want to thank GetOblic for sponsoring this week’s issue. They help local businesses turn a regular online listing into a 24/7 AI front desk that answers questions, captures leads, and keeps working after normal people stop picking up the phone.

Weekly subscribers get an exclusive 30-day free trial.

Honestly, that alone is probably worth opening the issue.

Read it on Substack. ⬇️

05/06/2026

This is Bobby.

Today… something changed.

—

He was lost.
Exhausted.
Questioning everything.

Then he saw a door.

And somehow…

they already knew who he was.

04/28/2026

Most small businesses handle 6 calls per hour.
That’s 25+ hours per month… on the phone.

Most of these calls?
Handled automatically.

We’re not even counting after hours and weekends calls here!

So the real question is:

👉 What would you do with that time back?

More focus.
More growth.
More life.

📲 Talk to your AI now:
https://wa.me/18666668122

04/27/2026

What if running your business was as simple as sending a message?

With GetOblic, everything happens inside WhatsApp:

• Add your business
• Test your AI receptionist
• Let AI call customers for you
• Get support and grow

Simple. Fast. Familiar.

👉 Start here: https://wa.me/18666668122