69 Day Giving Challenge – Day 6

This gift seems like a small one, but it went a long way. Let me explain. One of my best friends in the world is Anthony Pace. This is our second year making homemade wine together. We have a blast doing it. I still don’t know how we really make the wine. I just show up, following Anthony’s instructions and drink last year’s batch while doing it. Seems like a win win, right?  So on Sunday I was heading up to his home in Somers. It was really cold and windy outside. When I stopped at my local Dunkin Donuts they were closed because they had lost power. I texted Anthony when I got up to Somers and asked him if he needed coffee.  Lucky, I got him a huge cup – they had lost power too, and he would have been without coffee. Phew, crisis averted. Like I said, it was a small gift, but I think he appreciated it. That is, until we both shifted to drinking beer by 10:30am. Shhhh. Don’t tell our wives.  Now I’ll share a photo of his gorgeous daughter to distract you from the fact that I was drinking a beer at 10:30am on Sunday.

To learn more about why I’m giving a gift every day for 69 days, please read this If you have any ideas where I can give, what I can give, or how I can go about giving please either email me at chrisdessi@silverbacksocial.com, text or call 646 645 4171, comment  below or find me on Twitter @chrisdessi

Who’s the Coach?

I’m Chris Dessi.

Tech entrepreneur. Author. Talking head.
But before any of that—I’m a builder.

I’ve spent the last 20+ years helping companies grow:
From dot-com chaos to SaaS scale-ups to AI-powered everything.
I’ve sold software across continents. Closed $32M in deals using AI.
Built and exited businesses. Bombed a few too. All of it made me sharper.

Today, I run Torque AI, a marketing automation platform built for the 99%.
Small business owners. Solopreneurs. Operators with too much to do and not enough support.
We give them AI superpowers—without the hype, the jargon, or the BS.

I’m also the founder of AI Summit NYC, where real business owners come to learn how to actually use AI to drive revenue.

When I’m not building, I’m writing books, speaking on national TV, and coaching execs through reinvention—with a baseball bat in one hand and a meditation app in the other.

I believe reinvention is our greatest asset.
I believe AI isn’t the threat—it’s the test.
And I believe if you’re not adapting, you’re eroding.

Let’s build something that matters.

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