Brian Weaver is chief executive officer of Torch.AI, a Leawood, Kansas company that helps organizations leverage artificial intelligence through a proprietary enterprise data management software solution. With nearly 20 years of business experience, leading mission-driven, high-growth technology enabled organizations, his companies have earned recognition as Kansas City Small Business of the Year and by Forbes magazine.

Weaver recalls starting his career, frustrated with a lower salary than his peers, and increasing his pay as a top performer in his sales division. After being passed over for a big promotion, he took a job with another company, managing a staff twice his age. He turned failure into success again when, after being reprimanded by his employer for accepting a prolific marketing project with the Kansas Speedway, he launched his own company and made the Kansas Speedway his first client, thus beginning his career as an entrepreneur.

Today, as the founder and leader of a company that provides artificial intelligence to the U.S. Department of Defense, he relies on the problem-solving skills he has honed throughout his career. An avid endurance sports athlete, Brian has ranked among the top amateur Ironman athletes in the world, has achieved "All World Gold" athlete status since 2013, USAT All-American every year since 2011, Ironman XC's 2011 and 2012 Athlete of the Year for the 70.3 distance and in 2011 for the 140.6 distance taking class wins at both the Ironman 70.3 World Championship and Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii and has qualified for and raced the Boston Marathon.  

Brian Weaver Vroom Veer Stories

Dad was in the military, Brian was born in Germany and moved around often, went to two different high schools; mom clipped coupons and drove an hour to shop at the military base to save $120 on groceries Jeff tells a story about how the learned the difference between pot and hash the VERY HARD wayAttended college at a small state university in Missouri; studied communication and philosophy; a crazy little utopia in the middle of the country; now really appreciates the wide breadth of different perspectives he learned to view people throughGot pissed off and through a shoe through a window; had to pay his parents back for the repair; made his own money through various jobs and business ventures; realized he enjoys workingLoved learning about thinking about thinking; learned to build logical arguments; learned ethics and those varied perspectivesBrian broke the first law of power (Never outshine the Master) twice! Both times he suffered the consequences and both times turned the tablesOne Master who fired him later had his company purchased by Brian after Brian made a ton of money doing the thing he was fired for!

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