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Andrew Cooper

Andrew Cooper

Actor and model

Jul 12, 2026

21:57
Think about this as like an MBA case study almost.
22:00
Yeah, yeah.
22:01
As far as I'm aware, there wasn't legal precedence of anything like this.
22:05
You know, as a 21-year-old fellow, you're...
22:08
You're all full of energy and a bit of anger.
22:10
I wasn't working in the business, but was very exposed to it by that stage and very passionate about it.
22:17
When the news came home that there was a hostile takeover attempt underway, I was furious.

24 MINS LATER

46:09
Yes,
47:12
Thinking about
47:13
... thinking about, um, wondering how they might integrate it, um, wondering and considering how it will enhance their business.
47:22
Um, also conscious of, um, what they may lose, um, in, in ap- in approaching it or adopting it too fast or what mistakes may be made.
47:31
Some, some would be charging headfirst and, um, failing forward and all these things behind it.
47:36
Um, we-- firstly, we, we wanted to make sure that we had-- have robust policies around the use of it.
47:43
Um, so, um, we've had several discussions at, at board level, um, around that, um, and at executive leadership team level around, um, uh, how we might adopt it, um, so that it doesn't just sort of permeate the business and, and run wild among people, 'cause everybody can get access to AI quite easily now through their various, um, devices at home, of course.
48:05
So, um, so, you know, procedures and policies around, um, how our IT team in particular has been testing a number of AI platforms, um, to see which one may work best for us.

8 MINS LATER

55:55
I, I'd like to ask you one question before we wrap, and that is if, if in your journey, both inside the business and before you joined the business, if you were to give your younger self one piece of advice, what would that be?

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