AI, Tariffs, and the Future of Manufacturing with Anthony Sardain

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🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Anthony Sardain is the founder of Cavela, a sourcing platform using AI to automate how brands create products, find suppliers, and streamline manufacturing.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. Intuition often beats overthinking and fast execution builds momentum.

2. AI is transforming product creation, sourcing, and supply chains, allowing small brands to compete with giants.

3. To future-proof your business, embrace new technologies early and diversify your supply chain.

Check out Anthony's website and start sourcing for free. Mention this podcast to get samples at no cost - Cavela

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0:00.0	Light that spark fire nation. JLD here and welcome to entrepreneurs on fire brought to you by
0:07.6	high level the all-on-one sales and marketing platform. Today we'll be breaking down AI
0:12.4	tariffs and the future of manufacturing. To drop these value bombs, I are brought to Anthony Sardane
0:17.2	into Eofire Studios. Anthony is the founder of Covella, a sourcing platform using AI to automate
0:22.5	how brands create products, find suppliers, and streamline manufacturing. And today we will be
0:27.6	talking about AI and product creation. The next two to three years of AI, automated sourcing from
0:32.6	AI, and oh so much more. And a big thank you for sponsoring today's episode goes to Anthony and
0:37.4	our sponsors. Fire Nation big thank you for sponsoring today's episode goes to Anthony and our sponsors.
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1:21.9	Anthony, say what's up to Fire Nation and share something that you believe about becoming
1:27.1	successful that most people
1:29.1	disagree with. I think that we think too much. I think many people would do better not overthinking
1:35.0	big decisions and just siding with immediate intuition over reason. I think that's even more true
1:40.4	for big decisions. I found that often when you're stuck between two options, there's the one you know is right and the one that's convenient. And the longer you deliberate, the more you create false rationalizations often in favor of convenience. And that's how you end up talking yourself into a job you don't want or hiring someone you're unsure about. The best decision makers, in my experience, tend to be the fastest executors. And that's just because they're trusting their gut and don't overthink.
2:02.8	Well, this is a great lead into what we're talking about here.
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