Built Different by Puget Systems
Oct 14, 2026 · 57 min · 13 segments
Built Different by Puget Systems goes inside the studios, labs, and workspaces of people who are redefining what's possible in their industries. Every guest has pushed past what's expected in their…
Nicki SunHost
Houston BennettHost
I'm curious, how do you guys stay up on, on learning all of this stuff? As, as things are moving and evol- evolving so fast, how do you stay ahead of it?
... just 'cause I love to explore all these tools that we have these days, and how quickly it's evolving.
And it is tough, especially, you know, as you get into the, the AI side of things and how pipelines are progressing and things are getting automated.
It definitely can be daunting at times to sit back and be like, "How am I gonna keep up with this?" But we've found that if we stay focused, we have goals in mind, projects help us kinda stay aligned with those goals and help us compartmentalize what we need to learn right now, and then make goals for what we can learn later.
You know, it can be easy to get overwhelmed, like, "Oh, I've gotta learn all of this," but if you sit back and kinda set, we only need to learn this chunk right now.
Otherwise, I feel like it's very easy to kinda fall behind, or just kinda get settled, right? Or become complacent almost.
I think that's one thing that me and Sean both share, is just not really settling.
it can be unhealthy and [laughs] at times but, you know, for the most part, I, I really feel like that's what's helped us put the company where it is now versus when I started at the company.

I'm curious, how do you guys stay up on, on learning all of this stuff? As, as things are moving and evol- evolving so fast, how do you stay ahead of it?
... just 'cause I love to explore all these tools that we have these days, and how quickly it's evolving.
And it is tough, especially, you know, as you get into the, the AI side of things and how pipelines are progressing and things are getting automated.
It definitely can be daunting at times to sit back and be like, "How am I gonna keep up with this?" But we've found that if we stay focused, we have goals in mind, projects help us kinda stay aligned with those goals and help us compartmentalize what we need to learn right now, and then make goals for what we can learn later.
You know, it can be easy to get overwhelmed, like, "Oh, I've gotta learn all of this," but if you sit back and kinda set, we only need to learn this chunk right now.
Otherwise, I feel like it's very easy to kinda fall behind, or just kinda get settled, right? Or become complacent almost.
I think that's one thing that me and Sean both share, is just not really settling.
it can be unhealthy and [laughs] at times but, you know, for the most part, I, I really feel like that's what's helped us put the company where it is now versus when I started at the company.
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