The Power of Saying YES: AI, Wealth, Business & Opportunity with Dorian Cougias
57m | Aug 12, 2026What happens when you combine military discipline, technology, entrepreneurship, investing, and a willingness to say YES to opportunity?
In this episode of In the Studio with J Haleem, J Haleem sits down with Dorian Cougias, a technology entrepreneur, cybersecurity and AI expert, inventor, investor, and military veteran whose career has placed him at the forefront of major shifts in technology.
Dorian shares how growing up in South Chicago and joining the Army changed the direction of his life. After scoring highly on the ASVAB, he entered military communications and eventually worked in advanced communications and intelligence environments as the world began transitioning from analog technology to digital communications.
That early exposure ultimately helped shape a career spanning cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, entrepreneurship, and technology innovation.
With 21 patents, Dorian has spent decades studying how technology changes—and why today's entrepreneurs must think differently about protecting their competitive advantage.
