Before the Tipping Point AI & Sustainability
Sep 25, 2026 · 18 min · 9 segments
In this episode of *Before the Tipping Point*, Lourdes welcomes back **Brian J. Esposito**, CEO of DLMI and a leader working across AI, blockchain, tokenization, and business communities, for a…
Brian J. EspositoGuestLourdesHostWell, thank you for that update.
I think there's a lot to be said about what you mentioned.
And one of the things that I was thinking about, because you mentioned about having revenue and having also an asset ownership because of the tokens, correct? So maybe you can share with our audience, like that balance is really hard because for small to medium businesses, just being able to do recurring revenue is hard enough.
And so being able to do both at the same time is not a hurdle.
So maybe from the standpoint of what you built with DLMI, maybe share with our audience, what is the secret recipe for that balance?
Yeah, well, I think as technology and regulatory evolves, depending on your listeners and where they are in the world, then different jurisdictions have different rules and laws.
But if you just focus on the US as an example, I think it's a phenomenal time for small businesses, family-owned businesses that are on Main Street to start utilizing some of these tokenization components to the customer base that's either going into their small retail store or their their houseware store, their coffee shop, their restaurant, whatever it is.
Now, think about your local community being part of the future growth of your company, not just a customer.
But if you were to start attaching and looking at and learning about how do I apply a token, to maybe a profit or revenue share of some aspect of my business where you have that customer that's in your premise and in your store.
They're supporting you either as a first time shopper or first time guests, or they're continuously come to you.
So think of them as your investment community, right? They're your local community where It's not just shop now, it's shop now and own now as far as that business and really become the pipe that small businesses need to help them grow.
A lot of them just need growth capital and don't know where to go, right? Or a lot of them may just need a little bridge loan to offset something that may have happened.
I believe communities love to come together and help companies and help families or small businesses.
But I think small business owners also need to drop their pride for a moment and put that messaging out there and say, hey, we're here.
Why don't you help us stay here, help us grow and actually be part of A token hold, for example, as an investor or a revenue share token.
And then what will happen is those customers now become your army where they're not just buying and participating in whatever you're selling or whatever your services are, but they're out there shouting on their social medias and the people that they know, oh, you got to go to so-and-so.
Well, thank you for that update.
I think there's a lot to be said about what you mentioned.
And one of the things that I was thinking about, because you mentioned about having revenue and having also an asset ownership because of the tokens, correct? So maybe you can share with our audience, like that balance is really hard because for small to medium businesses, just being able to do recurring revenue is hard enough.
And so being able to do both at the same time is not a hurdle.
So maybe from the standpoint of what you built with DLMI, maybe share with our audience, what is the secret recipe for that balance?
Yeah, well, I think as technology and regulatory evolves, depending on your listeners and where they are in the world, then different jurisdictions have different rules and laws.
But if you just focus on the US as an example, I think it's a phenomenal time for small businesses, family-owned businesses that are on Main Street to start utilizing some of these tokenization components to the customer base that's either going into their small retail store or their their houseware store, their coffee shop, their restaurant, whatever it is.
Now, think about your local community being part of the future growth of your company, not just a customer.
But if you were to start attaching and looking at and learning about how do I apply a token, to maybe a profit or revenue share of some aspect of my business where you have that customer that's in your premise and in your store.
They're supporting you either as a first time shopper or first time guests, or they're continuously come to you.
So think of them as your investment community, right? They're your local community where It's not just shop now, it's shop now and own now as far as that business and really become the pipe that small businesses need to help them grow.
A lot of them just need growth capital and don't know where to go, right? Or a lot of them may just need a little bridge loan to offset something that may have happened.
I believe communities love to come together and help companies and help families or small businesses.
But I think small business owners also need to drop their pride for a moment and put that messaging out there and say, hey, we're here.
Why don't you help us stay here, help us grow and actually be part of A token hold, for example, as an investor or a revenue share token.
And then what will happen is those customers now become your army where they're not just buying and participating in whatever you're selling or whatever your services are, but they're out there shouting on their social medias and the people that they know, oh, you got to go to so-and-so.
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