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      <title>Episode 013 - No Breath, No Soul, No Prayer: Justine Reiss on the Voice AI Can&apos;t Copy</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>It does not breathe. It does not have a soul and it cannot pray. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Justine Reiss — the Vocal Igniter — a multi-award-winning voiceover artist, audiobook narrator and creator of the Claim Your Voice movement, who has spent more than 25 years teaching CEOs, entrepreneurs, sales teams, authors and speakers to connect their inside voice to their outside voice. Justine is clear about where AI belongs and where it does not. She uses it daily for Reel scripts, email sequences and course creation, and she will not hand it a book. She explains the third option most authors never hear about, why clients routinely spend more money fixing an AI narration than a human would have cost, and what happened the day an AI bot rang her about a webinar. Plus the framework underneath all of it: visualize, vocalize, monetize. Human-Led. AI-Powered.</p><p>HOST<br>Carmen Skipworth</p><p>GUEST<br>Justine Reiss — known as the Vocal Igniter, a multi-award-winning voiceover artist, actress, bestselling author and vocal empowerment coach. Her voice has carried national campaigns for Starbucks, Toshiba and Mitsubishi, and she has narrated audiobooks including How to Make a Life and Cycle of Lives. Creator of the Claim Your Voice movement and masterclass, host of the Claim Your Voice Pod, certified in transformational meditation, and a humanitarian working with women in Kenya and Tanzania.</p><p>SUMMARY<br>Justine tells Carmen that people keep asking how to find their voice, and the question is wrong: it was never out there to find, you claim it or reclaim it. She takes apart what actually moves an audience, and it is not pitch or polish. It is whether the speaker feels what they are saying, which is why one teacher lit you up and another had you watching the clock. On AI she draws a hard line and holds it. An AI voice can sound more real while never being real: no emotions, no breath, no soul. For authors weighing narrating their own book against handing it to a machine, she says that is a false choice, and walks through the third option. Then she flips it and lists everything she does use AI for.</p><p>MAIN TOPICS<br>Claiming your voice, not finding it<br>Where the voice got shut down, and children seen but not heard<br>AI voices: sounding real versus being real<br>The third option for authors nobody tells them about<br>What Justine does use AI for, and training it to sound like her</p><p>INTRIGUING QUOTES<br>"Your voice isn’t out there, you don’t need to find it. You need to claim it or reclaim it." — Justine Reiss<br>"It does not have emotions. It does not breathe. It does not have a soul and it cannot pray." — Justine Reiss<br>"I don’t care how good the machine sounds, give it to a human being." — Justine Reiss<br>"You must have some kind of AI. We must. We absolutely must." — Justine Reiss</p><p>KEY MOMENTS<br>[01:44] Meet Justine Reiss: the Vocal Igniter, and claiming your voice<br>[11:34] Turning a monologue into a dialogue<br>[14:24] Children seen and not heard, and where the voice shuts down<br>[17:02] It cannot breathe, it has no soul, and it cannot pray<br>[17:39] The third option for authors, and the ACX back end<br>[22:42] The day an AI bot called about the webinar<br>[27:32] What Justine actually uses AI for, and training it in her voice<br>[31:47] Trust Me: The False Prophet, and giving women back a voice</p><p>NOTABLE RESOURCES<br>ChatGPT<br>Claude<br>Sintra<br>ACX, Audible’s audiobook exchange<br>How to Make a Life by Florence Reiss Kraut<br>Trust Me: The False Prophet on Netflix<br>The Audiobooks Unlocked framework<br>Claim Your Voice masterclass — empoweredvoicecoach.com<br>Claim Your Voice Pod<br>Justine Reiss — @justinereiss on Instagram</p><p>CONNECT<br>Facebook Group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/</a><br>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359</a><br>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/</a><br>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen</a><br>Apply to be a guest on AI Mad</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Two Marines sat down to rewrite a hundred-year-old book and finished it in four hours. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Mike Wish and Buddy Rushing — co-founders of White Feather AI, teaching veterans, first responders and business owners to actually use AI. They met at a Naval Academy career conference where Buddy was running what he calls an anti-job fair. Then they took Wallace Wattles' The Science of Getting Rich, opened a shared screen with their two personal AIs, Maverick and Ender, and watched the book write itself. Buddy explains why most people get "pretty decently dressed up garbage" out of ChatGPT and the three steps that fix it. Mike explains why he almost never uses a special prompt. Human-Led. AI-Powered.</p>
<p>HOST<br>
 Carmen Skipworth</p>
<p>GUESTS<br>
 Mike Wish — co-founder of White Feather AI, an educator and systems builder who turns complex ideas into frameworks that work under pressure. A Naval Academy graduate who ran a math and physics tutoring business alongside a small publishing house, with a dozen books published.</p>
<p>Buddy Rushing — founder and CEO of White Feather Investments, helping veterans, first responders and military families achieve financial freedom through real estate. A Naval Academy graduate who built White Feather while serving active duty in the Marine Corps.</p>
<p>SUMMARY<br>
 Buddy tells Carmen how a Service Academy Career Conference became an anti-job fair: everyone else pitched benefit packages, he pitched never needing a job again. Mike had the fire in his eyes, and the pair clocked AI as a train coming through that was going to run everything over. They entered at the frontier and had to walk all the way back down. At a real estate club last week, everyone had ChatGPT on their phone and not one person had ever written a custom instruction. The book is the centrepiece: four in the room, two of them human, Maverick and Ender firing chapters onto a shared screen while Buddy describes the Swordfish montage. Four hours. His line on why most people's AI disappoints them lands hardest — you haven't trained it.</p>
<p>MAIN TOPICS<br>
 The anti-job fair and how Mike and Buddy met<br>
 Building White Feather while active duty Marine Corps<br>
 White Feather Road: how the company got its name<br>
 A room of successful investors with zero custom instructions<br>
 Rewriting The Science of Getting Rich in four hours<br>
 Why untrained AI gives you dressed up garbage<br>
 Reverse prompting: making the AI interview you</p>
<p>INTRIGUING QUOTES<br>
 "If you haven't done those three basic steps, you're gonna get pretty decently dressed up garbage." — Buddy Rushing<br>
 "It's like working with a genius level 11 year old." — Mike Wish<br>
 "It's people who are relentlessly curious and have very little ego." — Buddy Rushing<br>
 "This book is writing itself real time live. It felt auto-magical." — Buddy Rushing</p>
<p>KEY MOMENTS<br>
 [04:17] How Mike and Buddy met, and the anti-job fair<br>
 [10:56] White Feather Road and the bag at church<br>
 [15:36] A room of multi-millionaires and not one custom instruction<br>
 [18:08] The Science of Getting Rich and Mike's crazy idea<br>
 [21:00] Four hours, four voices, one book<br>
 [25:28] Dressed up garbage, and the three steps that fix it<br>
 [28:43] What "train it" actually means<br>
 [30:02] Reverse prompting: make it interview you<br>
 [34:18] Wispr Flow, and connecting your tools inside Claude</p>
<p>NOTABLE RESOURCES<br>
 ChatGPT<br>
 Claude<br>
 Wispr Flow<br>
 The Science of Getting Rich in the Age of AI by Buddy Rushing & Michael Wish<br>
 The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles<br>
 White Feather AI — whitefeather-ai.com<br>
 White Feather Investments — whitefeatherinvestments.com<br>
 The White Feather AI community on Skool</p>
<p>CONNECT<br>
 Facebook Group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/</a><br>
 Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359</a><br>
 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/</a><br>
 YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen</a><br>
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
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<p>HOST<br>
 Carmen Skipworth</p>
<p>GUESTS<br>
 Mike Wish — co-founder of White Feather AI, an educator and systems builder who turns complex ideas into frameworks that work under pressure. A Naval Academy graduate who ran a math and physics tutoring business alongside a small publishing house, with a dozen books published.</p>
<p>Buddy Rushing — founder and CEO of White Feather Investments, helping veterans, first responders and military families achieve financial freedom through real estate. A Naval Academy graduate who built White Feather while serving active duty in the Marine Corps.</p>
<p>SUMMARY<br>
 Buddy tells Carmen how a Service Academy Career Conference became an anti-job fair: everyone else pitched benefit packages, he pitched never needing a job again. Mike had the fire in his eyes, and the pair clocked AI as a train coming through that was going to run everything over. They entered at the frontier and had to walk all the way back down. At a real estate club last week, everyone had ChatGPT on their phone and not one person had ever written a custom instruction. The book is the centrepiece: four in the room, two of them human, Maverick and Ender firing chapters onto a shared screen while Buddy describes the Swordfish montage. Four hours. His line on why most people's AI disappoints them lands hardest — you haven't trained it.</p>
<p>MAIN TOPICS<br>
 The anti-job fair and how Mike and Buddy met<br>
 Building White Feather while active duty Marine Corps<br>
 White Feather Road: how the company got its name<br>
 A room of successful investors with zero custom instructions<br>
 Rewriting The Science of Getting Rich in four hours<br>
 Why untrained AI gives you dressed up garbage<br>
 Reverse prompting: making the AI interview you</p>
<p>INTRIGUING QUOTES<br>
 "If you haven't done those three basic steps, you're gonna get pretty decently dressed up garbage." — Buddy Rushing<br>
 "It's like working with a genius level 11 year old." — Mike Wish<br>
 "It's people who are relentlessly curious and have very little ego." — Buddy Rushing<br>
 "This book is writing itself real time live. It felt auto-magical." — Buddy Rushing</p>
<p>KEY MOMENTS<br>
 [04:17] How Mike and Buddy met, and the anti-job fair<br>
 [10:56] White Feather Road and the bag at church<br>
 [15:36] A room of multi-millionaires and not one custom instruction<br>
 [18:08] The Science of Getting Rich and Mike's crazy idea<br>
 [21:00] Four hours, four voices, one book<br>
 [25:28] Dressed up garbage, and the three steps that fix it<br>
 [28:43] What "train it" actually means<br>
 [30:02] Reverse prompting: make it interview you<br>
 [34:18] Wispr Flow, and connecting your tools inside Claude</p>
<p>NOTABLE RESOURCES<br>
 ChatGPT<br>
 Claude<br>
 Wispr Flow<br>
 The Science of Getting Rich in the Age of AI by Buddy Rushing & Michael Wish<br>
 The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles<br>
 White Feather AI — whitefeather-ai.com<br>
 White Feather Investments — whitefeatherinvestments.com<br>
 The White Feather AI community on Skool</p>
<p>CONNECT<br>
 Facebook Group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/</a><br>
 Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359</a><br>
 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/</a><br>
 YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen</a><br>
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>She was too nerdy for a dancer and too bubbly for an engineer, so she stopped trying to fit in. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Jennie López — the Intentional Unicorn — a chemical engineer who ran a parallel career as a backup dancer, NFL cheerleader and Zumba presenter before 23 years of Fortune 500 leadership at Eli Lilly. Jennie was an early AI adopter through the Tony Robbins world, then overused it: her husband quietly stopped reading her newsletters, and her engagement fell while she was posting more than ever. So she took a month off AI and watched it climb again. Plus the trifecta she runs now, the AI Jennie she's building for 3am, and why a dancing robot has never once made her cry. Human-Led. AI-Powered.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Episode 010 - Don&apos;t Be a Blockbuster: How to Become the Answer in AI Search with David Esau</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Don't be a Blockbuster in a Netflix world. That's the warning from a man who sat inside Google watching search get built. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with David Esau — founder and CEO of Click Track Marketing, the San Diego AI-first agency serving over 500 clients — who went from sweeping his grandfather's door and window shop to running one of the earliest answer engine optimization practices in the country. David gives away his entire tech stack on air, explains why 60% of searches never end in a click, and shows what happened when a brand new client site picked up ten ChatGPT citations in seven days. Plus Pixel, the AI agent he's building for every client, and the ad his own AI told him to kill that turned out to have the best return on spend. Human-Led. AI-Powered.

HOST
Carmen Skipworth

GUEST
David Esau — founder and CEO of Click Track Marketing, a San Diego based AI-first digital marketing agency serving over 500 clients. A former Google account manager who helped take Local Services by Google from zero to 100 million, then worked with partners including Square, Intuit and Helium 10. An early pioneer of answer engine optimization. Author of Raising the Digital Bar, with The Future of AI Search due for release and a third book, Find Your Customers, in development.

SUMMARY
David tells Carmen how a family door and window company founded in 1954 became a marketing education: sweeping the shop, then ranking the business number one for door shop in San Diego before anyone called it SEO. Drumming in Jack's Broken Heart and The Little Ones taught him promotion through Napster and MP3.com. Google taught him the numbers. Now he builds for answer engines instead of search engines — Next.js and React, schemas, llms.txt, 155 custom fields, Supabase and BigQuery behind the reporting. He explains why he takes clients off WordPress, Squarespace and Wix, and what an agent actually is next to a chatbot. His warning on trust lands hardest: his own AI told him to kill the ad that had closed his biggest deal.

MAIN TOPICS
From the family door shop to number one in San Diego
Napster, MP3.com and marketing an indie band
What answer engine optimization actually is
Inside Google: Local Services from zero to 100 million
Rebuilding a site for AI search: schemas, llms.txt, custom fields
Ten ChatGPT citations in seven days
Pixel: an AI agent for every client
Don't trust it 100%: the ad his AI got wrong

INTRIGUING QUOTES
"Don't be a Blockbuster in a Netflix world." — David Esau
"Answer engine optimization is where you want your business to be the answer." — David Esau
"Don't trust it 100%. That's my advice. Always check." — David Esau
"No one warned me how hard it would be." — David Esau

KEY MOMENTS
[01:09] Meet David Esau: Google, Click Track Marketing, 500 clients
[02:50] Napster, MP3.com and marketing the band
[04:25] What answer engine optimization actually is
[05:57] Inside Google: Local Services from zero to 100 million
[10:26] Rebuilding your site for AI search
[12:20] The full stack, given away
[14:44] Ten ChatGPT citations in seven days
[15:08] Don't be a Blockbuster in a Netflix world
[16:55] The Future of AI Search and the one word he might change
[20:34] Pixel: an AI agent for every client
[21:12] Chatbot vs agent, explained
[28:25] How to connect with David

NOTABLE RESOURCES
ChatGPT
Claude and Claude Code
Perplexity
Grok and Gemini
Manus
Next.js and React
Semrush
DataForSEO
HighLevel
Supabase
Firecrawl
Instantly
Raising the Digital Bar by David Esau
The Future of AI Search by David Esau
Find Your Customers by David Esau
Click Track Marketing — clicktrackmarketing.com

CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
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      <itunes:summary>Don&apos;t be a Blockbuster in a Netflix world. That&apos;s the warning from a man who sat inside Google watching search get built. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with David Esau — founder and CEO of Click Track Marketing, the San Diego AI-first agency serving over 500 clients — who went from sweeping his grandfather&apos;s door and window shop to running one of the earliest answer engine optimization practices in the country. David gives away his entire tech stack on air, explains why 60% of searches never end in a click, and shows what happened when a brand new client site picked up ten ChatGPT citations in seven days. Plus Pixel, the AI agent he&apos;s building for every client, and the ad his own AI told him to kill that turned out to have the best return on spend. Human-Led. AI-Powered.

HOST
Carmen Skipworth

GUEST
David Esau — founder and CEO of Click Track Marketing, a San Diego based AI-first digital marketing agency serving over 500 clients. A former Google account manager who helped take Local Services by Google from zero to 100 million, then worked with partners including Square, Intuit and Helium 10. An early pioneer of answer engine optimization. Author of Raising the Digital Bar, with The Future of AI Search due for release and a third book, Find Your Customers, in development.

SUMMARY
David tells Carmen how a family door and window company founded in 1954 became a marketing education: sweeping the shop, then ranking the business number one for door shop in San Diego before anyone called it SEO. Drumming in Jack&apos;s Broken Heart and The Little Ones taught him promotion through Napster and MP3.com. Google taught him the numbers. Now he builds for answer engines instead of search engines — Next.js and React, schemas, llms.txt, 155 custom fields, Supabase and BigQuery behind the reporting. He explains why he takes clients off WordPress, Squarespace and Wix, and what an agent actually is next to a chatbot. His warning on trust lands hardest: his own AI told him to kill the ad that had closed his biggest deal.

MAIN TOPICS
From the family door shop to number one in San Diego
Napster, MP3.com and marketing an indie band
What answer engine optimization actually is
Inside Google: Local Services from zero to 100 million
Rebuilding a site for AI search: schemas, llms.txt, custom fields
Ten ChatGPT citations in seven days
Pixel: an AI agent for every client
Don&apos;t trust it 100%: the ad his AI got wrong

INTRIGUING QUOTES
&quot;Don&apos;t be a Blockbuster in a Netflix world.&quot; — David Esau
&quot;Answer engine optimization is where you want your business to be the answer.&quot; — David Esau
&quot;Don&apos;t trust it 100%. That&apos;s my advice. Always check.&quot; — David Esau
&quot;No one warned me how hard it would be.&quot; — David Esau

KEY MOMENTS
[01:09] Meet David Esau: Google, Click Track Marketing, 500 clients
[02:50] Napster, MP3.com and marketing the band
[04:25] What answer engine optimization actually is
[05:57] Inside Google: Local Services from zero to 100 million
[10:26] Rebuilding your site for AI search
[12:20] The full stack, given away
[14:44] Ten ChatGPT citations in seven days
[15:08] Don&apos;t be a Blockbuster in a Netflix world
[16:55] The Future of AI Search and the one word he might change
[20:34] Pixel: an AI agent for every client
[21:12] Chatbot vs agent, explained
[28:25] How to connect with David

NOTABLE RESOURCES
ChatGPT
Claude and Claude Code
Perplexity
Grok and Gemini
Manus
Next.js and React
Semrush
DataForSEO
HighLevel
Supabase
Firecrawl
Instantly
Raising the Digital Bar by David Esau
The Future of AI Search by David Esau
Find Your Customers by David Esau
Click Track Marketing — clicktrackmarketing.com

CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:summary>
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HOST
Carmen Skipworth

GUEST
David Esau — founder and CEO of Click Track Marketing, a San Diego based AI-first digital marketing agency serving over 500 clients. A former Google account manager who helped take Local Services by Google from zero to 100 million, then worked with partners including Square, Intuit and Helium 10. An early pioneer of answer engine optimization. Author of Raising the Digital Bar, with The Future of AI Search due for release and a third book, Find Your Customers, in development.

SUMMARY
David tells Carmen how a family door and window company founded in 1954 became a marketing education: sweeping the shop, then ranking the business number one for door shop in San Diego before anyone called it SEO. Drumming in Jack&apos;s Broken Heart and The Little Ones taught him promotion through Napster and MP3.com. Google taught him the numbers. Now he builds for answer engines instead of search engines — Next.js and React, schemas, llms.txt, 155 custom fields, Supabase and BigQuery behind the reporting. He explains why he takes clients off WordPress, Squarespace and Wix, and what an agent actually is next to a chatbot. His warning on trust lands hardest: his own AI told him to kill the ad that had closed his biggest deal.

MAIN TOPICS
From the family door shop to number one in San Diego
Napster, MP3.com and marketing an indie band
What answer engine optimization actually is
Inside Google: Local Services from zero to 100 million
Rebuilding a site for AI search: schemas, llms.txt, custom fields
Ten ChatGPT citations in seven days
Pixel: an AI agent for every client
Don&apos;t trust it 100%: the ad his AI got wrong

INTRIGUING QUOTES
&quot;Don&apos;t be a Blockbuster in a Netflix world.&quot; — David Esau
&quot;Answer engine optimization is where you want your business to be the answer.&quot; — David Esau
&quot;Don&apos;t trust it 100%. That&apos;s my advice. Always check.&quot; — David Esau
&quot;No one warned me how hard it would be.&quot; — David Esau

KEY MOMENTS
[01:09] Meet David Esau: Google, Click Track Marketing, 500 clients
[02:50] Napster, MP3.com and marketing the band
[04:25] What answer engine optimization actually is
[05:57] Inside Google: Local Services from zero to 100 million
[10:26] Rebuilding your site for AI search
[12:20] The full stack, given away
[14:44] Ten ChatGPT citations in seven days
[15:08] Don&apos;t be a Blockbuster in a Netflix world
[16:55] The Future of AI Search and the one word he might change
[20:34] Pixel: an AI agent for every client
[21:12] Chatbot vs agent, explained
[28:25] How to connect with David

NOTABLE RESOURCES
ChatGPT
Claude and Claude Code
Perplexity
Grok and Gemini
Manus
Next.js and React
Semrush
DataForSEO
HighLevel
Supabase
Firecrawl
Instantly
Raising the Digital Bar by David Esau
The Future of AI Search by David Esau
Find Your Customers by David Esau
Click Track Marketing — clicktrackmarketing.com

CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Episode 009 - The AI Will Answer: Networking, AEO and Winning AI Search with James Hickey</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Search “best business networking group San Diego” and the AI answers with one name. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with James Hickey — founder of SD Networking Events and JMH Marketing Group — who went from owning six gas stations to running one of San Diego's fastest growing networking communities. James swore he'd never let AI touch his emails, until one test lifted his open rate from 27% to 40%. Now he's six months into AEO — answer engine optimization — and dominating AI search, with more than half his website traffic arriving through AI. Plus breaking news dropped on air: a new monthly event at the Biergarden in Oceanside, taking him to 36 events a year. Human-Led. AI-Powered.

HOST
Carmen Skipworth

GUEST
James Hickey — founder of SD Networking Events, launched in 2021 to connect business owners, entrepreneurs, and startups through networking experiences across San Diego: mixers, expos, showcases, and summits. Also founder of JMH Marketing Group, the digital marketing agency he started in 2008, where he now works as a fractional CMO. Over 18 years in digital marketing and business development.

SUMMARY
James tells Carmen how six gas stations turned into a marketing career: Dan Kennedy and Bill Glazer at an auto repair boot camp, Michael Gerber's E-Myth, and a first client he made the top real estate agent in her office. Out of COVID he threw one event off a Facebook post and an email blast, 50 people showed up, and SD Networking Events was born. On AI, James owns the ego hit: a proud copywriter whose open rates jumped from 27% to 40% once ChatGPT wrote his subject lines. Now it's ChatGPT for the everyday, Claude for the heavy lifting — a 10-slide presentation that became 14 YouTube shorts — and Search Atlas driving the AEO push that made him number one in AI search results. His digital twin, AI James, wasn't ready: it called him a Chargers fan, and he's Patriots. His close says it all — the tools aren't replacing what you do, they're enhancing it.

MAIN TOPICS
From six gas stations to digital marketing
The girlfriend who became the top real estate agent in her office
COVID, an email list, and the first 50-person event
Breaking news: the Biergarden in Oceanside and 36 events a year
MySpace to AI: how marketing keeps changing
The bruised ego behind a 40% open rate
AEO vs SEO: six months to dominating AI search
Claude for the heavy lifting, ChatGPT for the everyday
Graphic design in under a minute
AI James: the digital twin that wasn't ready

INTRIGUING QUOTES
“AI search is the real deal.” — James Hickey
“It's not replacing what you're doing. It's enhancing what you're doing.” — James Hickey
“My ChatGPT knows and Claude knows. Don't talk to my Claude or my ChatGPT.” — James Hickey
“I don't need business cards anymore. I just say Google me.” — James Hickey

KEY MOMENTS
-From six gas stations to digital marketing
-An email list, COVID and the first event
-Breaking news: the Biergarden in Oceanside
-MySpace, ClickFunnels and the marketing evolution
-The subject lines that lifted open rates to 40%
-AEO vs SEO: dominating AI search with Search Atlas
-Graphic design in under a minute
-Claude, 10 perfect slides and 14 YouTube shorts
-AI James: the digital twin that wasn't ready
-Books by the pool: E-Myth and Alex Hormozi
-Just Google San Diego Networking Events

NOTABLE RESOURCES
ChatGPT
Claude
Search Atlas
Opus
The E-Myth by Michael Gerber
Books by Alex Hormozi
SD Networking Events — sdnetworkingevents.com
JMH Marketing Group

CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
advertising.
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      <author>carmen@leadwithcarmen.com (Carmen Skipworth)</author>
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      <itunes:summary>Search “best business networking group San Diego” and the AI answers with one name. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with James Hickey — founder of SD Networking Events and JMH Marketing Group — who went from owning six gas stations to running one of San Diego&apos;s fastest growing networking communities. James swore he&apos;d never let AI touch his emails, until one test lifted his open rate from 27% to 40%. Now he&apos;s six months into AEO — answer engine optimization — and dominating AI search, with more than half his website traffic arriving through AI. Plus breaking news dropped on air: a new monthly event at the Biergarden in Oceanside, taking him to 36 events a year. Human-Led. AI-Powered.

HOST
Carmen Skipworth

GUEST
James Hickey — founder of SD Networking Events, launched in 2021 to connect business owners, entrepreneurs, and startups through networking experiences across San Diego: mixers, expos, showcases, and summits. Also founder of JMH Marketing Group, the digital marketing agency he started in 2008, where he now works as a fractional CMO. Over 18 years in digital marketing and business development.

SUMMARY
James tells Carmen how six gas stations turned into a marketing career: Dan Kennedy and Bill Glazer at an auto repair boot camp, Michael Gerber&apos;s E-Myth, and a first client he made the top real estate agent in her office. Out of COVID he threw one event off a Facebook post and an email blast, 50 people showed up, and SD Networking Events was born. On AI, James owns the ego hit: a proud copywriter whose open rates jumped from 27% to 40% once ChatGPT wrote his subject lines. Now it&apos;s ChatGPT for the everyday, Claude for the heavy lifting — a 10-slide presentation that became 14 YouTube shorts — and Search Atlas driving the AEO push that made him number one in AI search results. His digital twin, AI James, wasn&apos;t ready: it called him a Chargers fan, and he&apos;s Patriots. His close says it all — the tools aren&apos;t replacing what you do, they&apos;re enhancing it.

MAIN TOPICS
From six gas stations to digital marketing
The girlfriend who became the top real estate agent in her office
COVID, an email list, and the first 50-person event
Breaking news: the Biergarden in Oceanside and 36 events a year
MySpace to AI: how marketing keeps changing
The bruised ego behind a 40% open rate
AEO vs SEO: six months to dominating AI search
Claude for the heavy lifting, ChatGPT for the everyday
Graphic design in under a minute
AI James: the digital twin that wasn&apos;t ready

INTRIGUING QUOTES
“AI search is the real deal.” — James Hickey
“It&apos;s not replacing what you&apos;re doing. It&apos;s enhancing what you&apos;re doing.” — James Hickey
“My ChatGPT knows and Claude knows. Don&apos;t talk to my Claude or my ChatGPT.” — James Hickey
“I don&apos;t need business cards anymore. I just say Google me.” — James Hickey

KEY MOMENTS
-From six gas stations to digital marketing
-An email list, COVID and the first event
-Breaking news: the Biergarden in Oceanside
-MySpace, ClickFunnels and the marketing evolution
-The subject lines that lifted open rates to 40%
-AEO vs SEO: dominating AI search with Search Atlas
-Graphic design in under a minute
-Claude, 10 perfect slides and 14 YouTube shorts
-AI James: the digital twin that wasn&apos;t ready
-Books by the pool: E-Myth and Alex Hormozi
-Just Google San Diego Networking Events

NOTABLE RESOURCES
ChatGPT
Claude
Search Atlas
Opus
The E-Myth by Michael Gerber
Books by Alex Hormozi
SD Networking Events — sdnetworkingevents.com
JMH Marketing Group

CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Search “best business networking group San Diego” and the AI answers with one name. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with James Hickey — founder of SD Networking Events and JMH Marketing Group — who went from owning six gas stations to running one of San Diego&apos;s fastest growing networking communities. James swore he&apos;d never let AI touch his emails, until one test lifted his open rate from 27% to 40%. Now he&apos;s six months into AEO — answer engine optimization — and dominating AI search, with more than half his website traffic arriving through AI. Plus breaking news dropped on air: a new monthly event at the Biergarden in Oceanside, taking him to 36 events a year. Human-Led. AI-Powered.

HOST
Carmen Skipworth

GUEST
James Hickey — founder of SD Networking Events, launched in 2021 to connect business owners, entrepreneurs, and startups through networking experiences across San Diego: mixers, expos, showcases, and summits. Also founder of JMH Marketing Group, the digital marketing agency he started in 2008, where he now works as a fractional CMO. Over 18 years in digital marketing and business development.

SUMMARY
James tells Carmen how six gas stations turned into a marketing career: Dan Kennedy and Bill Glazer at an auto repair boot camp, Michael Gerber&apos;s E-Myth, and a first client he made the top real estate agent in her office. Out of COVID he threw one event off a Facebook post and an email blast, 50 people showed up, and SD Networking Events was born. On AI, James owns the ego hit: a proud copywriter whose open rates jumped from 27% to 40% once ChatGPT wrote his subject lines. Now it&apos;s ChatGPT for the everyday, Claude for the heavy lifting — a 10-slide presentation that became 14 YouTube shorts — and Search Atlas driving the AEO push that made him number one in AI search results. His digital twin, AI James, wasn&apos;t ready: it called him a Chargers fan, and he&apos;s Patriots. His close says it all — the tools aren&apos;t replacing what you do, they&apos;re enhancing it.

MAIN TOPICS
From six gas stations to digital marketing
The girlfriend who became the top real estate agent in her office
COVID, an email list, and the first 50-person event
Breaking news: the Biergarden in Oceanside and 36 events a year
MySpace to AI: how marketing keeps changing
The bruised ego behind a 40% open rate
AEO vs SEO: six months to dominating AI search
Claude for the heavy lifting, ChatGPT for the everyday
Graphic design in under a minute
AI James: the digital twin that wasn&apos;t ready

INTRIGUING QUOTES
“AI search is the real deal.” — James Hickey
“It&apos;s not replacing what you&apos;re doing. It&apos;s enhancing what you&apos;re doing.” — James Hickey
“My ChatGPT knows and Claude knows. Don&apos;t talk to my Claude or my ChatGPT.” — James Hickey
“I don&apos;t need business cards anymore. I just say Google me.” — James Hickey

KEY MOMENTS
-From six gas stations to digital marketing
-An email list, COVID and the first event
-Breaking news: the Biergarden in Oceanside
-MySpace, ClickFunnels and the marketing evolution
-The subject lines that lifted open rates to 40%
-AEO vs SEO: dominating AI search with Search Atlas
-Graphic design in under a minute
-Claude, 10 perfect slides and 14 YouTube shorts
-AI James: the digital twin that wasn&apos;t ready
-Books by the pool: E-Myth and Alex Hormozi
-Just Google San Diego Networking Events

NOTABLE RESOURCES
ChatGPT
Claude
Search Atlas
Opus
The E-Myth by Michael Gerber
Books by Alex Hormozi
SD Networking Events — sdnetworkingevents.com
JMH Marketing Group

CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[What do you do when the FBI knocks down your door at 2:22 in the morning and the life you knew disappears? You take the next right step. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Edelmira Murrieta — transformational leader, co-founder of the MIRA System, and author of Starter Husband — who has just changed her name to Adele Vaz, because if you don't love something, change it. She shares how ChatGPT holds her voice, how AI planned her daughter's dream trip to the Himalayas in seconds, and how her Calm and Order Program pulls people out of chaos one right step at a time. Human-Led. AI-Powered.

HOST
Carmen Skipworth

GUEST
Edelmira Murrieta — transformational leader, coach, and co-founder of the MIRA System, home of the Calm and Order Program. Author of Starter Husband: A Journey of Love, Loss and New Beginnings, the true story of losing everything and rebuilding. Now going by the new name Adele Vaz. Based in Colorado.

SUMMARY
Edelmira tells Carmen the Calm and Order Program exists because overwhelmed people don't know where to start — and when you're calm, everything is better. On AI, she's playful but clear: ChatGPT holds her voice, saves her time, and writes Facebook posts so good she'd swear she said them herself, including one that hit three million views on TikTok. But connection stays human: everyone should have a mentor. Then the story turns. Eighteen years married, and at 2:22 AM the FBI knocked down the door — her Starter Husband was deported, the accounts frozen, and a housewife with three kids had to take the next right step. She went from $6,000 a year to $1.8 million, remarried her forever husband, and now wakes at four in the morning excited for a life she built. Her close: believe in yourself, you're the only person that can get in your own way.

MAIN TOPICS
If you don't love something, change it: becoming Adele Vaz
The Calm and Order Program: out of overwhelm, into organization
ChatGPT as a tool that holds your voice
Why everyone should have a mentor
The client who stopped listing reasons she couldn't
A dream trip to the Himalayas, planned by AI in seconds
2:22 AM: the FBI, Starter Husband, and starting over
From housewife with frozen accounts to $1.8 million
AI-written posts in her own voice
Three million TikTok views and Mr. Clean in the comments

INTRIGUING QUOTES
“If you don't love something, change it. Almost anything can be changed.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“I think AI and I are becoming friends.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“You don't need to restart your life. Just redraw the line you begin from.” — the AI-written post Edelmira shares on air
“Believe in yourself, you're the only person that can get in your own way.” — Edelmira Murrieta

KEY MOMENTS
[01:35] The Calm and Order Program: getting organized for the life you want
[02:37] "My name has changed to Adele Vaz"
[02:50] Playing with ChatGPT: it holds your voice and saves time
[05:47] Everyone should have a mentor: the trainer difference
[06:27] The client who bought her home by flipping the question
[07:43] AI plans a lifetime dream trip in seconds
[09:58] 2:22 AM: the FBI, Starter Husband, and starting over
[16:18] Not moving forward is moving backwards: the seven-minute mile
[17:27] From frozen accounts to $1.8 million
[23:26] Three million views on TikTok
[24:55] Final advice: believe in yourself

NOTABLE RESOURCES
ChatGPT
Starter Husband: A Journey of Love, Loss and New Beginnings by Edelmira Murrieta
The MIRA System — themiracenter.com
edelmiramurrieta.com
Edelmira on Facebook: facebook.com/edelmira.murrieta
Edelmira on TikTok: tiktok.com/@adde.murrieta
Email: adde.murrieta@gmail.com

CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
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      <itunes:summary>What do you do when the FBI knocks down your door at 2:22 in the morning and the life you knew disappears? You take the next right step. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Edelmira Murrieta — transformational leader, co-founder of the MIRA System, and author of Starter Husband — who has just changed her name to Adele Vaz, because if you don&apos;t love something, change it. She shares how ChatGPT holds her voice, how AI planned her daughter&apos;s dream trip to the Himalayas in seconds, and how her Calm and Order Program pulls people out of chaos one right step at a time. Human-Led. AI-Powered.

HOST
Carmen Skipworth

GUEST
Edelmira Murrieta — transformational leader, coach, and co-founder of the MIRA System, home of the Calm and Order Program. Author of Starter Husband: A Journey of Love, Loss and New Beginnings, the true story of losing everything and rebuilding. Now going by the new name Adele Vaz. Based in Colorado.

SUMMARY
Edelmira tells Carmen the Calm and Order Program exists because overwhelmed people don&apos;t know where to start — and when you&apos;re calm, everything is better. On AI, she&apos;s playful but clear: ChatGPT holds her voice, saves her time, and writes Facebook posts so good she&apos;d swear she said them herself, including one that hit three million views on TikTok. But connection stays human: everyone should have a mentor. Then the story turns. Eighteen years married, and at 2:22 AM the FBI knocked down the door — her Starter Husband was deported, the accounts frozen, and a housewife with three kids had to take the next right step. She went from $6,000 a year to $1.8 million, remarried her forever husband, and now wakes at four in the morning excited for a life she built. Her close: believe in yourself, you&apos;re the only person that can get in your own way.

MAIN TOPICS
If you don&apos;t love something, change it: becoming Adele Vaz
The Calm and Order Program: out of overwhelm, into organization
ChatGPT as a tool that holds your voice
Why everyone should have a mentor
The client who stopped listing reasons she couldn&apos;t
A dream trip to the Himalayas, planned by AI in seconds
2:22 AM: the FBI, Starter Husband, and starting over
From housewife with frozen accounts to $1.8 million
AI-written posts in her own voice
Three million TikTok views and Mr. Clean in the comments

INTRIGUING QUOTES
“If you don&apos;t love something, change it. Almost anything can be changed.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“I think AI and I are becoming friends.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“You don&apos;t need to restart your life. Just redraw the line you begin from.” — the AI-written post Edelmira shares on air
“Believe in yourself, you&apos;re the only person that can get in your own way.” — Edelmira Murrieta

KEY MOMENTS
[01:35] The Calm and Order Program: getting organized for the life you want
[02:37] &quot;My name has changed to Adele Vaz&quot;
[02:50] Playing with ChatGPT: it holds your voice and saves time
[05:47] Everyone should have a mentor: the trainer difference
[06:27] The client who bought her home by flipping the question
[07:43] AI plans a lifetime dream trip in seconds
[09:58] 2:22 AM: the FBI, Starter Husband, and starting over
[16:18] Not moving forward is moving backwards: the seven-minute mile
[17:27] From frozen accounts to $1.8 million
[23:26] Three million views on TikTok
[24:55] Final advice: believe in yourself

NOTABLE RESOURCES
ChatGPT
Starter Husband: A Journey of Love, Loss and New Beginnings by Edelmira Murrieta
The MIRA System — themiracenter.com
edelmiramurrieta.com
Edelmira on Facebook: facebook.com/edelmira.murrieta
Edelmira on TikTok: tiktok.com/@adde.murrieta
Email: adde.murrieta@gmail.com

CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>What do you do when the FBI knocks down your door at 2:22 in the morning and the life you knew disappears? You take the next right step. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Edelmira Murrieta — transformational leader, co-founder of the MIRA System, and author of Starter Husband — who has just changed her name to Adele Vaz, because if you don&apos;t love something, change it. She shares how ChatGPT holds her voice, how AI planned her daughter&apos;s dream trip to the Himalayas in seconds, and how her Calm and Order Program pulls people out of chaos one right step at a time. Human-Led. AI-Powered.

HOST
Carmen Skipworth

GUEST
Edelmira Murrieta — transformational leader, coach, and co-founder of the MIRA System, home of the Calm and Order Program. Author of Starter Husband: A Journey of Love, Loss and New Beginnings, the true story of losing everything and rebuilding. Now going by the new name Adele Vaz. Based in Colorado.

SUMMARY
Edelmira tells Carmen the Calm and Order Program exists because overwhelmed people don&apos;t know where to start — and when you&apos;re calm, everything is better. On AI, she&apos;s playful but clear: ChatGPT holds her voice, saves her time, and writes Facebook posts so good she&apos;d swear she said them herself, including one that hit three million views on TikTok. But connection stays human: everyone should have a mentor. Then the story turns. Eighteen years married, and at 2:22 AM the FBI knocked down the door — her Starter Husband was deported, the accounts frozen, and a housewife with three kids had to take the next right step. She went from $6,000 a year to $1.8 million, remarried her forever husband, and now wakes at four in the morning excited for a life she built. Her close: believe in yourself, you&apos;re the only person that can get in your own way.

MAIN TOPICS
If you don&apos;t love something, change it: becoming Adele Vaz
The Calm and Order Program: out of overwhelm, into organization
ChatGPT as a tool that holds your voice
Why everyone should have a mentor
The client who stopped listing reasons she couldn&apos;t
A dream trip to the Himalayas, planned by AI in seconds
2:22 AM: the FBI, Starter Husband, and starting over
From housewife with frozen accounts to $1.8 million
AI-written posts in her own voice
Three million TikTok views and Mr. Clean in the comments

INTRIGUING QUOTES
“If you don&apos;t love something, change it. Almost anything can be changed.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“I think AI and I are becoming friends.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“You don&apos;t need to restart your life. Just redraw the line you begin from.” — the AI-written post Edelmira shares on air
“Believe in yourself, you&apos;re the only person that can get in your own way.” — Edelmira Murrieta

KEY MOMENTS
[01:35] The Calm and Order Program: getting organized for the life you want
[02:37] &quot;My name has changed to Adele Vaz&quot;
[02:50] Playing with ChatGPT: it holds your voice and saves time
[05:47] Everyone should have a mentor: the trainer difference
[06:27] The client who bought her home by flipping the question
[07:43] AI plans a lifetime dream trip in seconds
[09:58] 2:22 AM: the FBI, Starter Husband, and starting over
[16:18] Not moving forward is moving backwards: the seven-minute mile
[17:27] From frozen accounts to $1.8 million
[23:26] Three million views on TikTok
[24:55] Final advice: believe in yourself

NOTABLE RESOURCES
ChatGPT
Starter Husband: A Journey of Love, Loss and New Beginnings by Edelmira Murrieta
The MIRA System — themiracenter.com
edelmiramurrieta.com
Edelmira on Facebook: facebook.com/edelmira.murrieta
Edelmira on TikTok: tiktok.com/@adde.murrieta
Email: adde.murrieta@gmail.com

CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[What if the secret to using AI well is knowing you're the boss of it? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Edelmira Murrieta — transformational leader, co-founder of the MIRA Center, and author of Starter Husband — who uses ChatGPT to clean up her content while keeping one rule firm: it has to sound like her, not the machine. Edelmira shares why she schedules self-care before anything else, how her Calm and Order program pulls burnt-out entrepreneurs off the hamster wheel, and why the best birthday gift she got this year was a song written with pen and paper — no AI required. Human-Led. AI-Powered.

HOST
Carmen Skipworth

GUEST
Edelmira Murrieta — transformational leader, coach, and co-founder of the MIRA Center, where she helps people reconnect with their self-worth and take the next right step. CEO of multiple businesses and author of Starter Husband: A Journey of Love, Loss and New Beginnings, the story of her own journey from having it all to losing everything and rebuilding. Based in Colorado.

SUMMARY
Edelmira tells Carmen the MIRA Center is about helping people take the next right step, because life is too short to get stuck — and everyone deserves a mentor. On AI, she's clear: ChatGPT saves her time and cleans up her content, but she guides it, checks it still sounds like her, and stays the boss. She sees AI companionship as a plus for lonely people, and trusts long-standing voices like Dean Graziosi and Tony Robbins. From there it goes deeper: we're born worthy, so stop trying to earn it. Her Calm and Order program builds faith days into the week — time to rest, create, and get clear instead of grinding toward burnout. She schedules self-care before work, takes the compliment instead of deflating it, and meets her soul sisters on Zoom every month. The episode closes with Starter Husband, her story of love, loss, and rebuilding — plus a laugh about Forbes Riley telling her to pick a simpler stage name.

MAIN TOPICS
Next right step: what the MIRA Center does
You're still the boss: using AI without losing your voice
ChatGPT and the lonely: companionship as a plus
Born worthy: you don't have to earn everything
The Calm and Order program and scheduling faith days
Self-care first: walks, nails, and something to look forward to
A birthday song with pen and paper — no AI
Soul sisters, Zoom dates, and the two-in-the-morning friend
Starter Husband: losing it all and rebuilding

INTRIGUING QUOTES
“You still have to guide it. Like you're still the boss.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“There's a lot of lonely people out there. And if it's helping them where they don't feel alone, then I see that as a plus.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“If you just take one step at a time, there's nothing going to stop you except for yourself.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“Having somebody you can call at two in the morning means more than having a zillion people that don't really know you.” — Edelmira Murrieta

KEY MOMENTS
[01:31] What the MIRA Center is: the next right step
[05:05] You're still the boss: guiding AI to sound like you
[06:46] Lonely people, ChatGPT, and trusting Dean and Tony
[09:45] Born worthy: reconnecting with self-worth
[11:15] The Calm and Order program and faith days
[13:00] Scheduling self-care before everything else
[15:33] The birthday song: pen, paper, no AI
[17:07] Soul sisters and the two-in-the-morning friend
[19:26] Starter Husband: having it all, losing it, rebuilding
[25:46] How to connect with Edelmira

NOTABLE RESOURCES
ChatGPT
Starter Husband: A Journey of Love, Loss and New Beginnings by Edelmira Murrieta
The MIRA Center — themiracenter.com
Edelmira Murrieta on Facebook

CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking
 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
advertising.
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      <itunes:summary>What if the secret to using AI well is knowing you&apos;re the boss of it? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Edelmira Murrieta — transformational leader, co-founder of the MIRA Center, and author of Starter Husband — who uses ChatGPT to clean up her content while keeping one rule firm: it has to sound like her, not the machine. Edelmira shares why she schedules self-care before anything else, how her Calm and Order program pulls burnt-out entrepreneurs off the hamster wheel, and why the best birthday gift she got this year was a song written with pen and paper — no AI required. Human-Led. AI-Powered.

HOST
Carmen Skipworth

GUEST
Edelmira Murrieta — transformational leader, coach, and co-founder of the MIRA Center, where she helps people reconnect with their self-worth and take the next right step. CEO of multiple businesses and author of Starter Husband: A Journey of Love, Loss and New Beginnings, the story of her own journey from having it all to losing everything and rebuilding. Based in Colorado.

SUMMARY
Edelmira tells Carmen the MIRA Center is about helping people take the next right step, because life is too short to get stuck — and everyone deserves a mentor. On AI, she&apos;s clear: ChatGPT saves her time and cleans up her content, but she guides it, checks it still sounds like her, and stays the boss. She sees AI companionship as a plus for lonely people, and trusts long-standing voices like Dean Graziosi and Tony Robbins. From there it goes deeper: we&apos;re born worthy, so stop trying to earn it. Her Calm and Order program builds faith days into the week — time to rest, create, and get clear instead of grinding toward burnout. She schedules self-care before work, takes the compliment instead of deflating it, and meets her soul sisters on Zoom every month. The episode closes with Starter Husband, her story of love, loss, and rebuilding — plus a laugh about Forbes Riley telling her to pick a simpler stage name.

MAIN TOPICS
Next right step: what the MIRA Center does
You&apos;re still the boss: using AI without losing your voice
ChatGPT and the lonely: companionship as a plus
Born worthy: you don&apos;t have to earn everything
The Calm and Order program and scheduling faith days
Self-care first: walks, nails, and something to look forward to
A birthday song with pen and paper — no AI
Soul sisters, Zoom dates, and the two-in-the-morning friend
Starter Husband: losing it all and rebuilding

INTRIGUING QUOTES
“You still have to guide it. Like you&apos;re still the boss.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“There&apos;s a lot of lonely people out there. And if it&apos;s helping them where they don&apos;t feel alone, then I see that as a plus.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“If you just take one step at a time, there&apos;s nothing going to stop you except for yourself.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“Having somebody you can call at two in the morning means more than having a zillion people that don&apos;t really know you.” — Edelmira Murrieta

KEY MOMENTS
[01:31] What the MIRA Center is: the next right step
[05:05] You&apos;re still the boss: guiding AI to sound like you
[06:46] Lonely people, ChatGPT, and trusting Dean and Tony
[09:45] Born worthy: reconnecting with self-worth
[11:15] The Calm and Order program and faith days
[13:00] Scheduling self-care before everything else
[15:33] The birthday song: pen, paper, no AI
[17:07] Soul sisters and the two-in-the-morning friend
[19:26] Starter Husband: having it all, losing it, rebuilding
[25:46] How to connect with Edelmira

NOTABLE RESOURCES
ChatGPT
Starter Husband: A Journey of Love, Loss and New Beginnings by Edelmira Murrieta
The MIRA Center — themiracenter.com
Edelmira Murrieta on Facebook

CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking
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      <itunes:subtitle>What if the secret to using AI well is knowing you&apos;re the boss of it? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Edelmira Murrieta — transformational leader, co-founder of the MIRA Center, and author of Starter Husband — who uses ChatGPT to clean up her content while keeping one rule firm: it has to sound like her, not the machine. Edelmira shares why she schedules self-care before anything else, how her Calm and Order program pulls burnt-out entrepreneurs off the hamster wheel, and why the best birthday gift she got this year was a song written with pen and paper — no AI required. Human-Led. AI-Powered.

HOST
Carmen Skipworth

GUEST
Edelmira Murrieta — transformational leader, coach, and co-founder of the MIRA Center, where she helps people reconnect with their self-worth and take the next right step. CEO of multiple businesses and author of Starter Husband: A Journey of Love, Loss and New Beginnings, the story of her own journey from having it all to losing everything and rebuilding. Based in Colorado.

SUMMARY
Edelmira tells Carmen the MIRA Center is about helping people take the next right step, because life is too short to get stuck — and everyone deserves a mentor. On AI, she&apos;s clear: ChatGPT saves her time and cleans up her content, but she guides it, checks it still sounds like her, and stays the boss. She sees AI companionship as a plus for lonely people, and trusts long-standing voices like Dean Graziosi and Tony Robbins. From there it goes deeper: we&apos;re born worthy, so stop trying to earn it. Her Calm and Order program builds faith days into the week — time to rest, create, and get clear instead of grinding toward burnout. She schedules self-care before work, takes the compliment instead of deflating it, and meets her soul sisters on Zoom every month. The episode closes with Starter Husband, her story of love, loss, and rebuilding — plus a laugh about Forbes Riley telling her to pick a simpler stage name.

MAIN TOPICS
Next right step: what the MIRA Center does
You&apos;re still the boss: using AI without losing your voice
ChatGPT and the lonely: companionship as a plus
Born worthy: you don&apos;t have to earn everything
The Calm and Order program and scheduling faith days
Self-care first: walks, nails, and something to look forward to
A birthday song with pen and paper — no AI
Soul sisters, Zoom dates, and the two-in-the-morning friend
Starter Husband: losing it all and rebuilding

INTRIGUING QUOTES
“You still have to guide it. Like you&apos;re still the boss.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“There&apos;s a lot of lonely people out there. And if it&apos;s helping them where they don&apos;t feel alone, then I see that as a plus.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“If you just take one step at a time, there&apos;s nothing going to stop you except for yourself.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“Having somebody you can call at two in the morning means more than having a zillion people that don&apos;t really know you.” — Edelmira Murrieta

KEY MOMENTS
[01:31] What the MIRA Center is: the next right step
[05:05] You&apos;re still the boss: guiding AI to sound like you
[06:46] Lonely people, ChatGPT, and trusting Dean and Tony
[09:45] Born worthy: reconnecting with self-worth
[11:15] The Calm and Order program and faith days
[13:00] Scheduling self-care before everything else
[15:33] The birthday song: pen, paper, no AI
[17:07] Soul sisters and the two-in-the-morning friend
[19:26] Starter Husband: having it all, losing it, rebuilding
[25:46] How to connect with Edelmira

NOTABLE RESOURCES
ChatGPT
Starter Husband: A Journey of Love, Loss and New Beginnings by Edelmira Murrieta
The MIRA Center — themiracenter.com
Edelmira Murrieta on Facebook

CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking
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      <description><![CDATA[Never, ever, ever use AI to do your taxes. That's the warning from the man who calls himself Human AI. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Albert Corey, founder of Corey & Associates and Amazon bestselling author, who has spent close to four decades helping small business owners — over 60,000 of them. Albert uses ChatGPT every day to write client emails so good they answer themselves, and he wrote his latest book with AI in two weeks. But when it comes to your tax return, he draws a hard line: AI can't ask you the whys. Along the way — why AI took jobs decades ago (press one for English), and the three little pigs of business. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
Albert Corey — founder of Corey & Associates, a Hialeah, Florida tax and accounting firm helping small business owners since 1985 — with a live person answering the phone, always. He has trained with Grant Cardone, Tony Robbins, Anik Singal, and Forbes Riley, spoken on the stages of Bill Walsh and the Women's Prosperity Network, and is the Amazon bestselling author of The Art of Perception.
SUMMARY
Albert tells Carmen how he built his practice on old-fashioned AI: talking to people. This year he became a ChatGPT fiend, using custom prompts to write client emails so polished that half need no reply, and he wrote his fourth book, Profit Increaser, in two weeks by feeding in eight hours of audio and his CFO in a Box worksheets. But hallucinations mean everything gets reread three times, and on tax returns his answer is never, ever — no matter how much AI knows you, it can't ask the questions a human asks. Albert argues AI has been taking jobs since press one for English and the toll booth, with new back-office jobs created behind each wave. He closes with The Wolf, his three little pigs model of business, and the $800,000 house sale that shows what happens when you make money but don't know what to do with it.
MAIN TOPICS
Old-fashioned AI: 60,000 business owners and the power of talking
Becoming a ChatGPT fiend to write perfect client emails
Hallucinations: why every AI email gets reread three times
Never, ever use AI for your taxes
Press one for English: the jobs AI already took
Toll booths, Walmart checkouts, and the jobs AI creates
Writing Profit Increaser with AI in two weeks
The cheap bookkeeping secret
The Wolf: the three little pigs of business
The $800,000 house and the middle pig's mistake
INTRIGUING QUOTES
"I am AI. Human AI, darlin', they can't replace me." — Albert Corey
"No matter how much AI chat knows Carmen Skipworth, I still have to ask you the questions." — Albert Corey
"Broke people can't do shit. You gotta have money." — Albert Corey
"She made the money, but she didn't know what to do with it." — Albert Corey
KEY MOMENTS
[01:03] Meet Albert Corey: four decades and 60,000 business owners
[04:15] "I am AI": the human they can't replace
[05:03] The ChatGPT email system that answers itself
[07:29] Never, ever use AI for your taxes
[09:31] Press one for English: the jobs AI already took
[13:36] Writing his fourth book with AI in two weeks
[16:40] The cheap bookkeeping secret
[17:57] The Wolf and the three little pigs of business
[22:40] The $800,000 house and the middle pig's mistake
[25:14] How to connect with Albert
NOTABLE RESOURCES
ChatGPT
Claude
The Art of Perception by Albert Corey
Profit Increaser by Albert Corey
CFO in a Box
Corey & Associates — CoreyBiz.com
Text PROFITS to 26786
CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking
 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
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      <itunes:summary>Never, ever, ever use AI to do your taxes. That&apos;s the warning from the man who calls himself Human AI. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Albert Corey, founder of Corey &amp; Associates and Amazon bestselling author, who has spent close to four decades helping small business owners — over 60,000 of them. Albert uses ChatGPT every day to write client emails so good they answer themselves, and he wrote his latest book with AI in two weeks. But when it comes to your tax return, he draws a hard line: AI can&apos;t ask you the whys. Along the way — why AI took jobs decades ago (press one for English), and the three little pigs of business. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
Albert Corey — founder of Corey &amp; Associates, a Hialeah, Florida tax and accounting firm helping small business owners since 1985 — with a live person answering the phone, always. He has trained with Grant Cardone, Tony Robbins, Anik Singal, and Forbes Riley, spoken on the stages of Bill Walsh and the Women&apos;s Prosperity Network, and is the Amazon bestselling author of The Art of Perception.
SUMMARY
Albert tells Carmen how he built his practice on old-fashioned AI: talking to people. This year he became a ChatGPT fiend, using custom prompts to write client emails so polished that half need no reply, and he wrote his fourth book, Profit Increaser, in two weeks by feeding in eight hours of audio and his CFO in a Box worksheets. But hallucinations mean everything gets reread three times, and on tax returns his answer is never, ever — no matter how much AI knows you, it can&apos;t ask the questions a human asks. Albert argues AI has been taking jobs since press one for English and the toll booth, with new back-office jobs created behind each wave. He closes with The Wolf, his three little pigs model of business, and the $800,000 house sale that shows what happens when you make money but don&apos;t know what to do with it.
MAIN TOPICS
Old-fashioned AI: 60,000 business owners and the power of talking
Becoming a ChatGPT fiend to write perfect client emails
Hallucinations: why every AI email gets reread three times
Never, ever use AI for your taxes
Press one for English: the jobs AI already took
Toll booths, Walmart checkouts, and the jobs AI creates
Writing Profit Increaser with AI in two weeks
The cheap bookkeeping secret
The Wolf: the three little pigs of business
The $800,000 house and the middle pig&apos;s mistake
INTRIGUING QUOTES
&quot;I am AI. Human AI, darlin&apos;, they can&apos;t replace me.&quot; — Albert Corey
&quot;No matter how much AI chat knows Carmen Skipworth, I still have to ask you the questions.&quot; — Albert Corey
&quot;Broke people can&apos;t do shit. You gotta have money.&quot; — Albert Corey
&quot;She made the money, but she didn&apos;t know what to do with it.&quot; — Albert Corey
KEY MOMENTS
[01:03] Meet Albert Corey: four decades and 60,000 business owners
[04:15] &quot;I am AI&quot;: the human they can&apos;t replace
[05:03] The ChatGPT email system that answers itself
[07:29] Never, ever use AI for your taxes
[09:31] Press one for English: the jobs AI already took
[13:36] Writing his fourth book with AI in two weeks
[16:40] The cheap bookkeeping secret
[17:57] The Wolf and the three little pigs of business
[22:40] The $800,000 house and the middle pig&apos;s mistake
[25:14] How to connect with Albert
NOTABLE RESOURCES
ChatGPT
Claude
The Art of Perception by Albert Corey
Profit Increaser by Albert Corey
CFO in a Box
Corey &amp; Associates — CoreyBiz.com
Text PROFITS to 26786
CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking
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HOST
Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
Albert Corey — founder of Corey &amp; Associates, a Hialeah, Florida tax and accounting firm helping small business owners since 1985 — with a live person answering the phone, always. He has trained with Grant Cardone, Tony Robbins, Anik Singal, and Forbes Riley, spoken on the stages of Bill Walsh and the Women&apos;s Prosperity Network, and is the Amazon bestselling author of The Art of Perception.
SUMMARY
Albert tells Carmen how he built his practice on old-fashioned AI: talking to people. This year he became a ChatGPT fiend, using custom prompts to write client emails so polished that half need no reply, and he wrote his fourth book, Profit Increaser, in two weeks by feeding in eight hours of audio and his CFO in a Box worksheets. But hallucinations mean everything gets reread three times, and on tax returns his answer is never, ever — no matter how much AI knows you, it can&apos;t ask the questions a human asks. Albert argues AI has been taking jobs since press one for English and the toll booth, with new back-office jobs created behind each wave. He closes with The Wolf, his three little pigs model of business, and the $800,000 house sale that shows what happens when you make money but don&apos;t know what to do with it.
MAIN TOPICS
Old-fashioned AI: 60,000 business owners and the power of talking
Becoming a ChatGPT fiend to write perfect client emails
Hallucinations: why every AI email gets reread three times
Never, ever use AI for your taxes
Press one for English: the jobs AI already took
Toll booths, Walmart checkouts, and the jobs AI creates
Writing Profit Increaser with AI in two weeks
The cheap bookkeeping secret
The Wolf: the three little pigs of business
The $800,000 house and the middle pig&apos;s mistake
INTRIGUING QUOTES
&quot;I am AI. Human AI, darlin&apos;, they can&apos;t replace me.&quot; — Albert Corey
&quot;No matter how much AI chat knows Carmen Skipworth, I still have to ask you the questions.&quot; — Albert Corey
&quot;Broke people can&apos;t do shit. You gotta have money.&quot; — Albert Corey
&quot;She made the money, but she didn&apos;t know what to do with it.&quot; — Albert Corey
KEY MOMENTS
[01:03] Meet Albert Corey: four decades and 60,000 business owners
[04:15] &quot;I am AI&quot;: the human they can&apos;t replace
[05:03] The ChatGPT email system that answers itself
[07:29] Never, ever use AI for your taxes
[09:31] Press one for English: the jobs AI already took
[13:36] Writing his fourth book with AI in two weeks
[16:40] The cheap bookkeeping secret
[17:57] The Wolf and the three little pigs of business
[22:40] The $800,000 house and the middle pig&apos;s mistake
[25:14] How to connect with Albert
NOTABLE RESOURCES
ChatGPT
Claude
The Art of Perception by Albert Corey
Profit Increaser by Albert Corey
CFO in a Box
Corey &amp; Associates — CoreyBiz.com
Text PROFITS to 26786
CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking
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      <title>Your Job Won&apos;t Disappear, It Evolves with Pranav Jajapur</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Will AI take your job? Pranav Jajapur has a clearer answer than the headlines. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with the founder of Prospexia OS, an AI diligence platform for venture investors, about how AI is reshaping hiring, coding, and marketing without replacing the humans behind them. From a hiring platform that throws out the resume entirely to why AI-generated content fails to convert, Pranav brings a grounded, insider view of what AI can and cannot do. Calm, practical, and refreshingly honest. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Pranav Jajapur — founder of Prospexia OS, an AI diligence platform for venture investors. Through an enterprise strategic partnership with Try Ikigai.ai, he also helps companies staff smarter by matching talent to roles based on fit, intent, and values. His background spans sales and venture capital, where he performed diligence on early-stage startups at a $3 billion firm.
SUMMARY
 Carmen sits down with Pranav Jajapur, who goes by PJ, to unpack his journey from solar sales to venture capital and the two AI ventures that grew out of it. PJ explains how Try Ikigai.ai replaces the resume with a simple audio conversation, turning unstructured rambling into a structured dossier that employers use to ask better interview questions. The conversation moves to the big fear: will AI make jobs obsolete? PJ's answer is that jobs evolve rather than disappear, and the people who integrate AI tools will be held to a higher standard. He shares why vibe coding hits a wall without real expertise, why AI-generated marketing content converts at a fraction of human-made content, and how he uses different AI tools for different jobs. His simplest advice: treat AI as a thinking partner to bounce ideas off, not something that runs your life.
MAIN TOPICS
 From solar sales to venture capital: PJ's path into AI
 How Try Ikigai.ai matches talent without a resume
 Turning unstructured conversation into structured hiring data
 Will AI take your job, or evolve it?
 Why vibe coding hits a wall without coding expertise
 AI slop: why AI-generated content struggles to convert
 Choosing the right AI tool for the right job
 Using AI as an idea-bouncing partner, not an autopilot
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 "Your job doesn't certainly get removed, your job evolves." — Pranav Jajapur
 "It'll take the job, but the jobs will also be held to a higher standard, is the way I see things." — Pranav Jajapur
 "Humans will always come up on top because you can relate to that person." — Pranav Jajapur
 "It's a tool. It's not something that can automate your entire life." — Pranav Jajapur
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:19] PJ's journey from solar sales to venture capital
 [03:19] How Try Ikigai.ai works: no resume, just talk
 [10:20] Should we be fearful of AI taking our jobs?
 [12:58] Where vibe coding hits a wall
 [14:42] AI slop and the truth about conversion rates
 [17:27] The right AI tool for the right job
 [20:24] AI as a thinking partner
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 Prospexia OS
 Try Ikigai.ai
 Claude
 Claude Code
 ChatGPT
 Google Gemini
 Base44
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>Will AI take your job? Pranav Jajapur has a clearer answer than the headlines. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with the founder of Prospexia OS, an AI diligence platform for venture investors, about how AI is reshaping hiring, coding, and marketing without replacing the humans behind them. From a hiring platform that throws out the resume entirely to why AI-generated content fails to convert, Pranav brings a grounded, insider view of what AI can and cannot do. Calm, practical, and refreshingly honest. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Pranav Jajapur — founder of Prospexia OS, an AI diligence platform for venture investors. Through an enterprise strategic partnership with Try Ikigai.ai, he also helps companies staff smarter by matching talent to roles based on fit, intent, and values. His background spans sales and venture capital, where he performed diligence on early-stage startups at a $3 billion firm.
SUMMARY
 Carmen sits down with Pranav Jajapur, who goes by PJ, to unpack his journey from solar sales to venture capital and the two AI ventures that grew out of it. PJ explains how Try Ikigai.ai replaces the resume with a simple audio conversation, turning unstructured rambling into a structured dossier that employers use to ask better interview questions. The conversation moves to the big fear: will AI make jobs obsolete? PJ&apos;s answer is that jobs evolve rather than disappear, and the people who integrate AI tools will be held to a higher standard. He shares why vibe coding hits a wall without real expertise, why AI-generated marketing content converts at a fraction of human-made content, and how he uses different AI tools for different jobs. His simplest advice: treat AI as a thinking partner to bounce ideas off, not something that runs your life.
MAIN TOPICS
 From solar sales to venture capital: PJ&apos;s path into AI
 How Try Ikigai.ai matches talent without a resume
 Turning unstructured conversation into structured hiring data
 Will AI take your job, or evolve it?
 Why vibe coding hits a wall without coding expertise
 AI slop: why AI-generated content struggles to convert
 Choosing the right AI tool for the right job
 Using AI as an idea-bouncing partner, not an autopilot
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 &quot;Your job doesn&apos;t certainly get removed, your job evolves.&quot; — Pranav Jajapur
 &quot;It&apos;ll take the job, but the jobs will also be held to a higher standard, is the way I see things.&quot; — Pranav Jajapur
 &quot;Humans will always come up on top because you can relate to that person.&quot; — Pranav Jajapur
 &quot;It&apos;s a tool. It&apos;s not something that can automate your entire life.&quot; — Pranav Jajapur
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:19] PJ&apos;s journey from solar sales to venture capital
 [03:19] How Try Ikigai.ai works: no resume, just talk
 [10:20] Should we be fearful of AI taking our jobs?
 [12:58] Where vibe coding hits a wall
 [14:42] AI slop and the truth about conversion rates
 [17:27] The right AI tool for the right job
 [20:24] AI as a thinking partner
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 Prospexia OS
 Try Ikigai.ai
 Claude
 Claude Code
 ChatGPT
 Google Gemini
 Base44
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:summary>
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HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Pranav Jajapur — founder of Prospexia OS, an AI diligence platform for venture investors. Through an enterprise strategic partnership with Try Ikigai.ai, he also helps companies staff smarter by matching talent to roles based on fit, intent, and values. His background spans sales and venture capital, where he performed diligence on early-stage startups at a $3 billion firm.
SUMMARY
 Carmen sits down with Pranav Jajapur, who goes by PJ, to unpack his journey from solar sales to venture capital and the two AI ventures that grew out of it. PJ explains how Try Ikigai.ai replaces the resume with a simple audio conversation, turning unstructured rambling into a structured dossier that employers use to ask better interview questions. The conversation moves to the big fear: will AI make jobs obsolete? PJ&apos;s answer is that jobs evolve rather than disappear, and the people who integrate AI tools will be held to a higher standard. He shares why vibe coding hits a wall without real expertise, why AI-generated marketing content converts at a fraction of human-made content, and how he uses different AI tools for different jobs. His simplest advice: treat AI as a thinking partner to bounce ideas off, not something that runs your life.
MAIN TOPICS
 From solar sales to venture capital: PJ&apos;s path into AI
 How Try Ikigai.ai matches talent without a resume
 Turning unstructured conversation into structured hiring data
 Will AI take your job, or evolve it?
 Why vibe coding hits a wall without coding expertise
 AI slop: why AI-generated content struggles to convert
 Choosing the right AI tool for the right job
 Using AI as an idea-bouncing partner, not an autopilot
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 &quot;Your job doesn&apos;t certainly get removed, your job evolves.&quot; — Pranav Jajapur
 &quot;It&apos;ll take the job, but the jobs will also be held to a higher standard, is the way I see things.&quot; — Pranav Jajapur
 &quot;Humans will always come up on top because you can relate to that person.&quot; — Pranav Jajapur
 &quot;It&apos;s a tool. It&apos;s not something that can automate your entire life.&quot; — Pranav Jajapur
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:19] PJ&apos;s journey from solar sales to venture capital
 [03:19] How Try Ikigai.ai works: no resume, just talk
 [10:20] Should we be fearful of AI taking our jobs?
 [12:58] Where vibe coding hits a wall
 [14:42] AI slop and the truth about conversion rates
 [17:27] The right AI tool for the right job
 [20:24] AI as a thinking partner
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 Prospexia OS
 Try Ikigai.ai
 Claude
 Claude Code
 ChatGPT
 Google Gemini
 Base44
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[Will AI take your job? Pranav Jajapur has a clearer answer than the headlines. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with the founder of Prospexia OS, an AI diligence platform for venture investors, about how AI is reshaping hiring, coding, and marketing without replacing the humans behind them. From a hiring platform that throws out the resume entirely to why AI-generated content fails to convert, Pranav brings a grounded, insider view of what AI can and cannot do. Calm, practical, and refreshingly honest. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Pranav Jajapur — founder of Prospexia OS, an AI diligence platform for venture investors. Through an enterprise strategic partnership with Try Ikigai.ai, he also helps companies staff smarter by matching talent to roles based on fit, intent, and values. His background spans sales and venture capital, where he performed diligence on early-stage startups at a $3 billion firm.
SUMMARY
 Carmen sits down with Pranav Jajapur, who goes by PJ, to unpack his journey from solar sales to venture capital and the two AI ventures that grew out of it. PJ explains how Try Ikigai.ai replaces the resume with a simple audio conversation, turning unstructured rambling into a structured dossier that employers use to ask better interview questions. The conversation moves to the big fear: will AI make jobs obsolete? PJ's answer is that jobs evolve rather than disappear, and the people who integrate AI tools will be held to a higher standard. He shares why vibe coding hits a wall without real expertise, why AI-generated marketing content converts at a fraction of human-made content, and how he uses different AI tools for different jobs. His simplest advice: treat AI as a thinking partner to bounce ideas off, not something that runs your life.
MAIN TOPICS
 From solar sales to venture capital: PJ's path into AI
 How Try Ikigai.ai matches talent without a resume
 Turning unstructured conversation into structured hiring data
 Will AI take your job, or evolve it?
 Why vibe coding hits a wall without coding expertise
 AI slop: why AI-generated content struggles to convert
 Choosing the right AI tool for the right job
 Using AI as an idea-bouncing partner, not an autopilot
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 "Your job doesn't certainly get removed, your job evolves." — Pranav Jajapur
 "It'll take the job, but the jobs will also be held to a higher standard, is the way I see things." — Pranav Jajapur
 "Humans will always come up on top because you can relate to that person." — Pranav Jajapur
 "It's a tool. It's not something that can automate your entire life." — Pranav Jajapur
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:19] PJ's journey from solar sales to venture capital
 [03:19] How Try Ikigai.ai works: no resume, just talk
 [10:20] Should we be fearful of AI taking our jobs?
 [12:58] Where vibe coding hits a wall
 [14:42] AI slop and the truth about conversion rates
 [17:27] The right AI tool for the right job
 [20:24] AI as a thinking partner
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 Prospexia OS
 Try Ikigai.ai
 Claude
 Claude Code
 ChatGPT
 Google Gemini
 Base44
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
advertising.
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HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Pranav Jajapur — founder of Prospexia OS, an AI diligence platform for venture investors. Through an enterprise strategic partnership with Try Ikigai.ai, he also helps companies staff smarter by matching talent to roles based on fit, intent, and values. His background spans sales and venture capital, where he performed diligence on early-stage startups at a $3 billion firm.
SUMMARY
 Carmen sits down with Pranav Jajapur, who goes by PJ, to unpack his journey from solar sales to venture capital and the two AI ventures that grew out of it. PJ explains how Try Ikigai.ai replaces the resume with a simple audio conversation, turning unstructured rambling into a structured dossier that employers use to ask better interview questions. The conversation moves to the big fear: will AI make jobs obsolete? PJ&apos;s answer is that jobs evolve rather than disappear, and the people who integrate AI tools will be held to a higher standard. He shares why vibe coding hits a wall without real expertise, why AI-generated marketing content converts at a fraction of human-made content, and how he uses different AI tools for different jobs. His simplest advice: treat AI as a thinking partner to bounce ideas off, not something that runs your life.
MAIN TOPICS
 From solar sales to venture capital: PJ&apos;s path into AI
 How Try Ikigai.ai matches talent without a resume
 Turning unstructured conversation into structured hiring data
 Will AI take your job, or evolve it?
 Why vibe coding hits a wall without coding expertise
 AI slop: why AI-generated content struggles to convert
 Choosing the right AI tool for the right job
 Using AI as an idea-bouncing partner, not an autopilot
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 &quot;Your job doesn&apos;t certainly get removed, your job evolves.&quot; — Pranav Jajapur
 &quot;It&apos;ll take the job, but the jobs will also be held to a higher standard, is the way I see things.&quot; — Pranav Jajapur
 &quot;Humans will always come up on top because you can relate to that person.&quot; — Pranav Jajapur
 &quot;It&apos;s a tool. It&apos;s not something that can automate your entire life.&quot; — Pranav Jajapur
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:19] PJ&apos;s journey from solar sales to venture capital
 [03:19] How Try Ikigai.ai works: no resume, just talk
 [10:20] Should we be fearful of AI taking our jobs?
 [12:58] Where vibe coding hits a wall
 [14:42] AI slop and the truth about conversion rates
 [17:27] The right AI tool for the right job
 [20:24] AI as a thinking partner
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 Prospexia OS
 Try Ikigai.ai
 Claude
 Claude Code
 ChatGPT
 Google Gemini
 Base44
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Will AI take your job? Pranav Jajapur has a clearer answer than the headlines. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with the founder of Prospexia OS, an AI diligence platform for venture investors, about how AI is reshaping hiring, coding, and marketing without replacing the humans behind them. From a hiring platform that throws out the resume entirely to why AI-generated content fails to convert, Pranav brings a grounded, insider view of what AI can and cannot do. Calm, practical, and refreshingly honest. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Pranav Jajapur — founder of Prospexia OS, an AI diligence platform for venture investors. Through an enterprise strategic partnership with Try Ikigai.ai, he also helps companies staff smarter by matching talent to roles based on fit, intent, and values. His background spans sales and venture capital, where he performed diligence on early-stage startups at a $3 billion firm.
SUMMARY
 Carmen sits down with Pranav Jajapur, who goes by PJ, to unpack his journey from solar sales to venture capital and the two AI ventures that grew out of it. PJ explains how Try Ikigai.ai replaces the resume with a simple audio conversation, turning unstructured rambling into a structured dossier that employers use to ask better interview questions. The conversation moves to the big fear: will AI make jobs obsolete? PJ&apos;s answer is that jobs evolve rather than disappear, and the people who integrate AI tools will be held to a higher standard. He shares why vibe coding hits a wall without real expertise, why AI-generated marketing content converts at a fraction of human-made content, and how he uses different AI tools for different jobs. His simplest advice: treat AI as a thinking partner to bounce ideas off, not something that runs your life.
MAIN TOPICS
 From solar sales to venture capital: PJ&apos;s path into AI
 How Try Ikigai.ai matches talent without a resume
 Turning unstructured conversation into structured hiring data
 Will AI take your job, or evolve it?
 Why vibe coding hits a wall without coding expertise
 AI slop: why AI-generated content struggles to convert
 Choosing the right AI tool for the right job
 Using AI as an idea-bouncing partner, not an autopilot
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 &quot;Your job doesn&apos;t certainly get removed, your job evolves.&quot; — Pranav Jajapur
 &quot;It&apos;ll take the job, but the jobs will also be held to a higher standard, is the way I see things.&quot; — Pranav Jajapur
 &quot;Humans will always come up on top because you can relate to that person.&quot; — Pranav Jajapur
 &quot;It&apos;s a tool. It&apos;s not something that can automate your entire life.&quot; — Pranav Jajapur
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:19] PJ&apos;s journey from solar sales to venture capital
 [03:19] How Try Ikigai.ai works: no resume, just talk
 [10:20] Should we be fearful of AI taking our jobs?
 [12:58] Where vibe coding hits a wall
 [14:42] AI slop and the truth about conversion rates
 [17:27] The right AI tool for the right job
 [20:24] AI as a thinking partner
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 Prospexia OS
 Try Ikigai.ai
 Claude
 Claude Code
 ChatGPT
 Google Gemini
 Base44
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Skynet&apos;s Idiot Cousin: The Real Risks of AI in Your Business with Graeme Rudd</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Fire 50% of your workforce and replace them with agents by year's end? Graeme Rudd calls that snake oil, and he has the stories to prove it. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with the Green Beret turned AI governance expert and co-founder of Assessed Intelligence about what happens when businesses adopt AI without a plan. Graeme shares how agents have burned a year's token budget in weeks, how an attorney was sanctioned over AI-hallucinated citations, and why over 70% of frontier AI logins happen on personal accounts, not corporate ones. Shaped by a decade field-testing frontier technology in the military, his advice is simple: understand what a tool actually does before you bet your business on it. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Graeme Rudd — co-founder and COO of Assessed Intelligence, a firm focused on secure and responsible AI adoption. He spent over a decade in the US Army as a Special Forces Green Beret, serving as both a medical sergeant (18D) and intelligence sergeant (18F) in the 10th and 19th Special Forces Groups. He holds a BS in Health Science from George Washington University and a JD from Lewis & Clark Law School.
SUMMARY
 Graeme walks Carmen through the path that took him from Green Beret to AI governance: a decade assessing close to 350 frontier technologies, AI among them, in field exercises for a Department of Defense lab, followed by law school before he realised the same problems he'd seen in the field were now playing out across AI. He unpacks what he calls snake oil, the overpromising that tells businesses they can fire half their staff and hand the work to agents. The risks are already here: agents burning a year's AI budget in weeks, one caught mining cryptocurrency on the side, an attorney sanctioned after an AI tool silently rewrote his citations, and a Meta employee who lost her email irreversibly to OpenClaw. Graeme argues these are organisational failures, not technology failures, leadership adopting powerful tools without educating anyone on their limits. He lays out what Assessed Intelligence does, audit, advisory, and fractional governance work, and closes with the one policy every business needs before using AI.
MAIN TOPICS
 From Green Beret to AI governance
 Testing 350 frontier technologies for the DoD
 Calling out AI's snake oil and overpromised job replacement
 Real incidents: burned budgets and a rogue crypto-mining agent
 The attorney sanctioned over AI-hallucinated citations
 Why OpenClaw is more dangerous than it looks
 Inside Assessed Intelligence and the ARISE framework
 The one policy every business needs before using AI
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 "I genuinely want to see a world where we're not beholden to Skynet's idiot cousin." — Graeme Rudd
 "They have this really powerful tool that's customizable, but nobody has told them how to use it." — Graeme Rudd
 "If you are operating the way you did under a software as a service era, you are wildly out of your depth." — Graeme Rudd
 "Over 70% of logins to frontier models were in people's personal accounts." — Graeme Rudd
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:05] Meet Graeme Rudd: Green Beret to AI governance
 [04:41] Testing 350 frontier technologies for the DoD
 [12:52] Calling out AI's snake oil problem
 [19:10] Burned budgets and a rogue crypto-mining agent
 [20:47] The attorney sanctioned over hallucinated citations
 [23:10] Why OpenClaw is more dangerous than it looks
 [27:52] Inside Assessed Intelligence and the ARISE framework
 [31:13] The one policy every business needs before using AI
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 Assessed Intelligence
 ARISE Framework
 OpenClaw
 Verizon DBIR Report
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
advertising.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>Fire 50% of your workforce and replace them with agents by year&apos;s end? Graeme Rudd calls that snake oil, and he has the stories to prove it. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with the Green Beret turned AI governance expert and co-founder of Assessed Intelligence about what happens when businesses adopt AI without a plan. Graeme shares how agents have burned a year&apos;s token budget in weeks, how an attorney was sanctioned over AI-hallucinated citations, and why over 70% of frontier AI logins happen on personal accounts, not corporate ones. Shaped by a decade field-testing frontier technology in the military, his advice is simple: understand what a tool actually does before you bet your business on it. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Graeme Rudd — co-founder and COO of Assessed Intelligence, a firm focused on secure and responsible AI adoption. He spent over a decade in the US Army as a Special Forces Green Beret, serving as both a medical sergeant (18D) and intelligence sergeant (18F) in the 10th and 19th Special Forces Groups. He holds a BS in Health Science from George Washington University and a JD from Lewis &amp; Clark Law School.
SUMMARY
 Graeme walks Carmen through the path that took him from Green Beret to AI governance: a decade assessing close to 350 frontier technologies, AI among them, in field exercises for a Department of Defense lab, followed by law school before he realised the same problems he&apos;d seen in the field were now playing out across AI. He unpacks what he calls snake oil, the overpromising that tells businesses they can fire half their staff and hand the work to agents. The risks are already here: agents burning a year&apos;s AI budget in weeks, one caught mining cryptocurrency on the side, an attorney sanctioned after an AI tool silently rewrote his citations, and a Meta employee who lost her email irreversibly to OpenClaw. Graeme argues these are organisational failures, not technology failures, leadership adopting powerful tools without educating anyone on their limits. He lays out what Assessed Intelligence does, audit, advisory, and fractional governance work, and closes with the one policy every business needs before using AI.
MAIN TOPICS
 From Green Beret to AI governance
 Testing 350 frontier technologies for the DoD
 Calling out AI&apos;s snake oil and overpromised job replacement
 Real incidents: burned budgets and a rogue crypto-mining agent
 The attorney sanctioned over AI-hallucinated citations
 Why OpenClaw is more dangerous than it looks
 Inside Assessed Intelligence and the ARISE framework
 The one policy every business needs before using AI
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 &quot;I genuinely want to see a world where we&apos;re not beholden to Skynet&apos;s idiot cousin.&quot; — Graeme Rudd
 &quot;They have this really powerful tool that&apos;s customizable, but nobody has told them how to use it.&quot; — Graeme Rudd
 &quot;If you are operating the way you did under a software as a service era, you are wildly out of your depth.&quot; — Graeme Rudd
 &quot;Over 70% of logins to frontier models were in people&apos;s personal accounts.&quot; — Graeme Rudd
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:05] Meet Graeme Rudd: Green Beret to AI governance
 [04:41] Testing 350 frontier technologies for the DoD
 [12:52] Calling out AI&apos;s snake oil problem
 [19:10] Burned budgets and a rogue crypto-mining agent
 [20:47] The attorney sanctioned over hallucinated citations
 [23:10] Why OpenClaw is more dangerous than it looks
 [27:52] Inside Assessed Intelligence and the ARISE framework
 [31:13] The one policy every business needs before using AI
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 Assessed Intelligence
 ARISE Framework
 OpenClaw
 Verizon DBIR Report
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Fire 50% of your workforce and replace them with agents by year&apos;s end? Graeme Rudd calls that snake oil, and he has the stories to prove it. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with the Green Beret turned AI governance expert and co-founder of Assessed Intelligence about what happens when businesses adopt AI without a plan. Graeme shares how agents have burned a year&apos;s token budget in weeks, how an attorney was sanctioned over AI-hallucinated citations, and why over 70% of frontier AI logins happen on personal accounts, not corporate ones. Shaped by a decade field-testing frontier technology in the military, his advice is simple: understand what a tool actually does before you bet your business on it. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Graeme Rudd — co-founder and COO of Assessed Intelligence, a firm focused on secure and responsible AI adoption. He spent over a decade in the US Army as a Special Forces Green Beret, serving as both a medical sergeant (18D) and intelligence sergeant (18F) in the 10th and 19th Special Forces Groups. He holds a BS in Health Science from George Washington University and a JD from Lewis &amp; Clark Law School.
SUMMARY
 Graeme walks Carmen through the path that took him from Green Beret to AI governance: a decade assessing close to 350 frontier technologies, AI among them, in field exercises for a Department of Defense lab, followed by law school before he realised the same problems he&apos;d seen in the field were now playing out across AI. He unpacks what he calls snake oil, the overpromising that tells businesses they can fire half their staff and hand the work to agents. The risks are already here: agents burning a year&apos;s AI budget in weeks, one caught mining cryptocurrency on the side, an attorney sanctioned after an AI tool silently rewrote his citations, and a Meta employee who lost her email irreversibly to OpenClaw. Graeme argues these are organisational failures, not technology failures, leadership adopting powerful tools without educating anyone on their limits. He lays out what Assessed Intelligence does, audit, advisory, and fractional governance work, and closes with the one policy every business needs before using AI.
MAIN TOPICS
 From Green Beret to AI governance
 Testing 350 frontier technologies for the DoD
 Calling out AI&apos;s snake oil and overpromised job replacement
 Real incidents: burned budgets and a rogue crypto-mining agent
 The attorney sanctioned over AI-hallucinated citations
 Why OpenClaw is more dangerous than it looks
 Inside Assessed Intelligence and the ARISE framework
 The one policy every business needs before using AI
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 &quot;I genuinely want to see a world where we&apos;re not beholden to Skynet&apos;s idiot cousin.&quot; — Graeme Rudd
 &quot;They have this really powerful tool that&apos;s customizable, but nobody has told them how to use it.&quot; — Graeme Rudd
 &quot;If you are operating the way you did under a software as a service era, you are wildly out of your depth.&quot; — Graeme Rudd
 &quot;Over 70% of logins to frontier models were in people&apos;s personal accounts.&quot; — Graeme Rudd
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:05] Meet Graeme Rudd: Green Beret to AI governance
 [04:41] Testing 350 frontier technologies for the DoD
 [12:52] Calling out AI&apos;s snake oil problem
 [19:10] Burned budgets and a rogue crypto-mining agent
 [20:47] The attorney sanctioned over hallucinated citations
 [23:10] Why OpenClaw is more dangerous than it looks
 [27:52] Inside Assessed Intelligence and the ARISE framework
 [31:13] The one policy every business needs before using AI
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 Assessed Intelligence
 ARISE Framework
 OpenClaw
 Verizon DBIR Report
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fire 50% of your workforce and replace them with agents by year's end? Graeme Rudd calls that snake oil, and he has the stories to prove it. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with the Green Beret turned AI governance expert and co-founder of Assessed Intelligence about what happens when businesses adopt AI without a plan. Graeme shares how agents have burned a year's token budget in weeks, how an attorney was sanctioned over AI-hallucinated citations, and why over 70% of frontier AI logins happen on personal accounts, not corporate ones. Shaped by a decade field-testing frontier technology in the military, his advice is simple: understand what a tool actually does before you bet your business on it. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Graeme Rudd — co-founder and COO of Assessed Intelligence, a firm focused on secure and responsible AI adoption. He spent over a decade in the US Army as a Special Forces Green Beret, serving as both a medical sergeant (18D) and intelligence sergeant (18F) in the 10th and 19th Special Forces Groups. He holds a BS in Health Science from George Washington University and a JD from Lewis & Clark Law School.
SUMMARY
 Graeme walks Carmen through the path that took him from Green Beret to AI governance: a decade assessing close to 350 frontier technologies, AI among them, in field exercises for a Department of Defense lab, followed by law school before he realised the same problems he'd seen in the field were now playing out across AI. He unpacks what he calls snake oil, the overpromising that tells businesses they can fire half their staff and hand the work to agents. The risks are already here: agents burning a year's AI budget in weeks, one caught mining cryptocurrency on the side, an attorney sanctioned after an AI tool silently rewrote his citations, and a Meta employee who lost her email irreversibly to OpenClaw. Graeme argues these are organisational failures, not technology failures, leadership adopting powerful tools without educating anyone on their limits. He lays out what Assessed Intelligence does, audit, advisory, and fractional governance work, and closes with the one policy every business needs before using AI.
MAIN TOPICS
 From Green Beret to AI governance
 Testing 350 frontier technologies for the DoD
 Calling out AI's snake oil and overpromised job replacement
 Real incidents: burned budgets and a rogue crypto-mining agent
 The attorney sanctioned over AI-hallucinated citations
 Why OpenClaw is more dangerous than it looks
 Inside Assessed Intelligence and the ARISE framework
 The one policy every business needs before using AI
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 "I genuinely want to see a world where we're not beholden to Skynet's idiot cousin." — Graeme Rudd
 "They have this really powerful tool that's customizable, but nobody has told them how to use it." — Graeme Rudd
 "If you are operating the way you did under a software as a service era, you are wildly out of your depth." — Graeme Rudd
 "Over 70% of logins to frontier models were in people's personal accounts." — Graeme Rudd
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:05] Meet Graeme Rudd: Green Beret to AI governance
 [04:41] Testing 350 frontier technologies for the DoD
 [12:52] Calling out AI's snake oil problem
 [19:10] Burned budgets and a rogue crypto-mining agent
 [20:47] The attorney sanctioned over hallucinated citations
 [23:10] Why OpenClaw is more dangerous than it looks
 [27:52] Inside Assessed Intelligence and the ARISE framework
 [31:13] The one policy every business needs before using AI
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 Assessed Intelligence
 ARISE Framework
 OpenClaw
 Verizon DBIR Report
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
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      <itunes:summary>Fire 50% of your workforce and replace them with agents by year&apos;s end? Graeme Rudd calls that snake oil, and he has the stories to prove it. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with the Green Beret turned AI governance expert and co-founder of Assessed Intelligence about what happens when businesses adopt AI without a plan. Graeme shares how agents have burned a year&apos;s token budget in weeks, how an attorney was sanctioned over AI-hallucinated citations, and why over 70% of frontier AI logins happen on personal accounts, not corporate ones. Shaped by a decade field-testing frontier technology in the military, his advice is simple: understand what a tool actually does before you bet your business on it. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Graeme Rudd — co-founder and COO of Assessed Intelligence, a firm focused on secure and responsible AI adoption. He spent over a decade in the US Army as a Special Forces Green Beret, serving as both a medical sergeant (18D) and intelligence sergeant (18F) in the 10th and 19th Special Forces Groups. He holds a BS in Health Science from George Washington University and a JD from Lewis &amp; Clark Law School.
SUMMARY
 Graeme walks Carmen through the path that took him from Green Beret to AI governance: a decade assessing close to 350 frontier technologies, AI among them, in field exercises for a Department of Defense lab, followed by law school before he realised the same problems he&apos;d seen in the field were now playing out across AI. He unpacks what he calls snake oil, the overpromising that tells businesses they can fire half their staff and hand the work to agents. The risks are already here: agents burning a year&apos;s AI budget in weeks, one caught mining cryptocurrency on the side, an attorney sanctioned after an AI tool silently rewrote his citations, and a Meta employee who lost her email irreversibly to OpenClaw. Graeme argues these are organisational failures, not technology failures, leadership adopting powerful tools without educating anyone on their limits. He lays out what Assessed Intelligence does, audit, advisory, and fractional governance work, and closes with the one policy every business needs before using AI.
MAIN TOPICS
 From Green Beret to AI governance
 Testing 350 frontier technologies for the DoD
 Calling out AI&apos;s snake oil and overpromised job replacement
 Real incidents: burned budgets and a rogue crypto-mining agent
 The attorney sanctioned over AI-hallucinated citations
 Why OpenClaw is more dangerous than it looks
 Inside Assessed Intelligence and the ARISE framework
 The one policy every business needs before using AI
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 &quot;I genuinely want to see a world where we&apos;re not beholden to Skynet&apos;s idiot cousin.&quot; — Graeme Rudd
 &quot;They have this really powerful tool that&apos;s customizable, but nobody has told them how to use it.&quot; — Graeme Rudd
 &quot;If you are operating the way you did under a software as a service era, you are wildly out of your depth.&quot; — Graeme Rudd
 &quot;Over 70% of logins to frontier models were in people&apos;s personal accounts.&quot; — Graeme Rudd
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:05] Meet Graeme Rudd: Green Beret to AI governance
 [04:41] Testing 350 frontier technologies for the DoD
 [12:52] Calling out AI&apos;s snake oil problem
 [19:10] Burned budgets and a rogue crypto-mining agent
 [20:47] The attorney sanctioned over hallucinated citations
 [23:10] Why OpenClaw is more dangerous than it looks
 [27:52] Inside Assessed Intelligence and the ARISE framework
 [31:13] The one policy every business needs before using AI
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 Assessed Intelligence
 ARISE Framework
 OpenClaw
 Verizon DBIR Report
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Fire 50% of your workforce and replace them with agents by year&apos;s end? Graeme Rudd calls that snake oil, and he has the stories to prove it. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with the Green Beret turned AI governance expert and co-founder of Assessed Intelligence about what happens when businesses adopt AI without a plan. Graeme shares how agents have burned a year&apos;s token budget in weeks, how an attorney was sanctioned over AI-hallucinated citations, and why over 70% of frontier AI logins happen on personal accounts, not corporate ones. Shaped by a decade field-testing frontier technology in the military, his advice is simple: understand what a tool actually does before you bet your business on it. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Graeme Rudd — co-founder and COO of Assessed Intelligence, a firm focused on secure and responsible AI adoption. He spent over a decade in the US Army as a Special Forces Green Beret, serving as both a medical sergeant (18D) and intelligence sergeant (18F) in the 10th and 19th Special Forces Groups. He holds a BS in Health Science from George Washington University and a JD from Lewis &amp; Clark Law School.
SUMMARY
 Graeme walks Carmen through the path that took him from Green Beret to AI governance: a decade assessing close to 350 frontier technologies, AI among them, in field exercises for a Department of Defense lab, followed by law school before he realised the same problems he&apos;d seen in the field were now playing out across AI. He unpacks what he calls snake oil, the overpromising that tells businesses they can fire half their staff and hand the work to agents. The risks are already here: agents burning a year&apos;s AI budget in weeks, one caught mining cryptocurrency on the side, an attorney sanctioned after an AI tool silently rewrote his citations, and a Meta employee who lost her email irreversibly to OpenClaw. Graeme argues these are organisational failures, not technology failures, leadership adopting powerful tools without educating anyone on their limits. He lays out what Assessed Intelligence does, audit, advisory, and fractional governance work, and closes with the one policy every business needs before using AI.
MAIN TOPICS
 From Green Beret to AI governance
 Testing 350 frontier technologies for the DoD
 Calling out AI&apos;s snake oil and overpromised job replacement
 Real incidents: burned budgets and a rogue crypto-mining agent
 The attorney sanctioned over AI-hallucinated citations
 Why OpenClaw is more dangerous than it looks
 Inside Assessed Intelligence and the ARISE framework
 The one policy every business needs before using AI
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 &quot;I genuinely want to see a world where we&apos;re not beholden to Skynet&apos;s idiot cousin.&quot; — Graeme Rudd
 &quot;They have this really powerful tool that&apos;s customizable, but nobody has told them how to use it.&quot; — Graeme Rudd
 &quot;If you are operating the way you did under a software as a service era, you are wildly out of your depth.&quot; — Graeme Rudd
 &quot;Over 70% of logins to frontier models were in people&apos;s personal accounts.&quot; — Graeme Rudd
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:05] Meet Graeme Rudd: Green Beret to AI governance
 [04:41] Testing 350 frontier technologies for the DoD
 [12:52] Calling out AI&apos;s snake oil problem
 [19:10] Burned budgets and a rogue crypto-mining agent
 [20:47] The attorney sanctioned over hallucinated citations
 [23:10] Why OpenClaw is more dangerous than it looks
 [27:52] Inside Assessed Intelligence and the ARISE framework
 [31:13] The one policy every business needs before using AI
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 Assessed Intelligence
 ARISE Framework
 OpenClaw
 Verizon DBIR Report
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
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      <description><![CDATA[AI was supposed to give us more time. So why do we feel more overwhelmed than ever? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with wellness and resilience coach Sarah Jordan-Ross about what constant connection is doing to our nervous systems, how to recognise when you're stuck in survival mode, and the simple practices that bring you back into balance. From the brain dump technique to knowing when to close the laptop and talk to an actual human, this is a grounded conversation about using AI without losing yourself in it. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Sarah Jordan-Ross — wellness and resilience coach, speaker, and host of Taboo Talk with Sarah, where she leads honest conversations about resilience, burnout, and staying human in challenging times. With over 25 years in the wellness industry and a background in bioscience and sociology, her work focuses on nervous system regulation and helping people move out of survival mode so they can think clearly and lead effectively.
SUMMARY
 Speaking from Tasmania, Sarah explains why the body can't tell the difference between an email backlog and a saber-toothed tiger, and why being on all the time keeps our nervous systems locked in fight or flight. She breaks down the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems in plain language, shares the warning signs of survival mode, and walks through her brain dump practice: write everything down, breathe deeply, then sort it into do, dump, and delegate. The conversation covers why high performers burn out trying to master everything, why we're more connected yet more disconnected than ever, and where AI helps as a sounding board versus where it can't replace human connection. Sarah closes with how she uses AI in her own podcast workflow and the story behind Taboo Talk with Sarah.
MAIN TOPICS
 Why AI-speed life leaves us more overwhelmed, not less
 Fight or flight versus rest and repair, explained simply
 The signs you're stuck in survival mode
 The brain dump: do, dump, delegate
 Why you don't need to master every AI tool
 Connected but disconnected: social media and the highlight reel
 Can AI replace a friend or a therapist?
 One daily habit to stay grounded while using AI
 Inside Taboo Talk with Sarah
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 "The body can't tell the difference between a psychological or emotional threat and a physical one." — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 "I don't need to know how it works. I just need to know that it does." — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 "It's only as good as what we train it to do." — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 "There's nothing wrong with hanging out with your AI friends, but make sure you also spend time with your human friends." — Sarah Jordan-Ross
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:35] Why faster technology means more overwhelm
 [04:03] The signs you're in survival mode
 [05:35] The coffee cognac state and the nervous system seesaw
 [07:38] The brain dump: do, dump, delegate
 [11:10] The car analogy: you don't need to know everything
 [12:23] Connected but disconnected
 [14:13] Can AI replace a friend or therapist?
 [18:28] One habit to stay grounded
 [25:01] The story behind Taboo Talk with Sarah
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 ChatGPT
 Taboo Talk with Sarah — available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Sarah Jordan-Ross — wellness and resilience coach, speaker, and host of Taboo Talk with Sarah, where she leads honest conversations about resilience, burnout, and staying human in challenging times. With over 25 years in the wellness industry and a background in bioscience and sociology, her work focuses on nervous system regulation and helping people move out of survival mode so they can think clearly and lead effectively.
SUMMARY
 Speaking from Tasmania, Sarah explains why the body can&apos;t tell the difference between an email backlog and a saber-toothed tiger, and why being on all the time keeps our nervous systems locked in fight or flight. She breaks down the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems in plain language, shares the warning signs of survival mode, and walks through her brain dump practice: write everything down, breathe deeply, then sort it into do, dump, and delegate. The conversation covers why high performers burn out trying to master everything, why we&apos;re more connected yet more disconnected than ever, and where AI helps as a sounding board versus where it can&apos;t replace human connection. Sarah closes with how she uses AI in her own podcast workflow and the story behind Taboo Talk with Sarah.
MAIN TOPICS
 Why AI-speed life leaves us more overwhelmed, not less
 Fight or flight versus rest and repair, explained simply
 The signs you&apos;re stuck in survival mode
 The brain dump: do, dump, delegate
 Why you don&apos;t need to master every AI tool
 Connected but disconnected: social media and the highlight reel
 Can AI replace a friend or a therapist?
 One daily habit to stay grounded while using AI
 Inside Taboo Talk with Sarah
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 &quot;The body can&apos;t tell the difference between a psychological or emotional threat and a physical one.&quot; — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 &quot;I don&apos;t need to know how it works. I just need to know that it does.&quot; — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 &quot;It&apos;s only as good as what we train it to do.&quot; — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 &quot;There&apos;s nothing wrong with hanging out with your AI friends, but make sure you also spend time with your human friends.&quot; — Sarah Jordan-Ross
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:35] Why faster technology means more overwhelm
 [04:03] The signs you&apos;re in survival mode
 [05:35] The coffee cognac state and the nervous system seesaw
 [07:38] The brain dump: do, dump, delegate
 [11:10] The car analogy: you don&apos;t need to know everything
 [12:23] Connected but disconnected
 [14:13] Can AI replace a friend or therapist?
 [18:28] One habit to stay grounded
 [25:01] The story behind Taboo Talk with Sarah
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 ChatGPT
 Taboo Talk with Sarah — available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>AI was supposed to give us more time. So why do we feel more overwhelmed than ever? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with wellness and resilience coach Sarah Jordan-Ross about what constant connection is doing to our nervous systems, how to recognise when you&apos;re stuck in survival mode, and the simple practices that bring you back into balance. From the brain dump technique to knowing when to close the laptop and talk to an actual human, this is a grounded conversation about using AI without losing yourself in it. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Sarah Jordan-Ross — wellness and resilience coach, speaker, and host of Taboo Talk with Sarah, where she leads honest conversations about resilience, burnout, and staying human in challenging times. With over 25 years in the wellness industry and a background in bioscience and sociology, her work focuses on nervous system regulation and helping people move out of survival mode so they can think clearly and lead effectively.
SUMMARY
 Speaking from Tasmania, Sarah explains why the body can&apos;t tell the difference between an email backlog and a saber-toothed tiger, and why being on all the time keeps our nervous systems locked in fight or flight. She breaks down the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems in plain language, shares the warning signs of survival mode, and walks through her brain dump practice: write everything down, breathe deeply, then sort it into do, dump, and delegate. The conversation covers why high performers burn out trying to master everything, why we&apos;re more connected yet more disconnected than ever, and where AI helps as a sounding board versus where it can&apos;t replace human connection. Sarah closes with how she uses AI in her own podcast workflow and the story behind Taboo Talk with Sarah.
MAIN TOPICS
 Why AI-speed life leaves us more overwhelmed, not less
 Fight or flight versus rest and repair, explained simply
 The signs you&apos;re stuck in survival mode
 The brain dump: do, dump, delegate
 Why you don&apos;t need to master every AI tool
 Connected but disconnected: social media and the highlight reel
 Can AI replace a friend or a therapist?
 One daily habit to stay grounded while using AI
 Inside Taboo Talk with Sarah
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 &quot;The body can&apos;t tell the difference between a psychological or emotional threat and a physical one.&quot; — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 &quot;I don&apos;t need to know how it works. I just need to know that it does.&quot; — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 &quot;It&apos;s only as good as what we train it to do.&quot; — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 &quot;There&apos;s nothing wrong with hanging out with your AI friends, but make sure you also spend time with your human friends.&quot; — Sarah Jordan-Ross
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:35] Why faster technology means more overwhelm
 [04:03] The signs you&apos;re in survival mode
 [05:35] The coffee cognac state and the nervous system seesaw
 [07:38] The brain dump: do, dump, delegate
 [11:10] The car analogy: you don&apos;t need to know everything
 [12:23] Connected but disconnected
 [14:13] Can AI replace a friend or therapist?
 [18:28] One habit to stay grounded
 [25:01] The story behind Taboo Talk with Sarah
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 ChatGPT
 Taboo Talk with Sarah — available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[AI was supposed to give us more time. So why do we feel more overwhelmed than ever? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with wellness and resilience coach Sarah Jordan-Ross about what constant connection is doing to our nervous systems, how to recognise when you're stuck in survival mode, and the simple practices that bring you back into balance. From the brain dump technique to knowing when to close the laptop and talk to an actual human, this is a grounded conversation about using AI without losing yourself in it. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Sarah Jordan-Ross — wellness and resilience coach, speaker, and host of Taboo Talk with Sarah, where she leads honest conversations about resilience, burnout, and staying human in challenging times. With over 25 years in the wellness industry and a background in bioscience and sociology, her work focuses on nervous system regulation and helping people move out of survival mode so they can think clearly and lead effectively.
SUMMARY
 Speaking from Tasmania, Sarah explains why the body can't tell the difference between an email backlog and a saber-toothed tiger, and why being on all the time keeps our nervous systems locked in fight or flight. She breaks down the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems in plain language, shares the warning signs of survival mode, and walks through her brain dump practice: write everything down, breathe deeply, then sort it into do, dump, and delegate. The conversation covers why high performers burn out trying to master everything, why we're more connected yet more disconnected than ever, and where AI helps as a sounding board versus where it can't replace human connection. Sarah closes with how she uses AI in her own podcast workflow and the story behind Taboo Talk with Sarah.
MAIN TOPICS
 Why AI-speed life leaves us more overwhelmed, not less
 Fight or flight versus rest and repair, explained simply
 The signs you're stuck in survival mode
 The brain dump: do, dump, delegate
 Why you don't need to master every AI tool
 Connected but disconnected: social media and the highlight reel
 Can AI replace a friend or a therapist?
 One daily habit to stay grounded while using AI
 Inside Taboo Talk with Sarah
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 "The body can't tell the difference between a psychological or emotional threat and a physical one." — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 "I don't need to know how it works. I just need to know that it does." — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 "It's only as good as what we train it to do." — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 "There's nothing wrong with hanging out with your AI friends, but make sure you also spend time with your human friends." — Sarah Jordan-Ross
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:35] Why faster technology means more overwhelm
 [04:03] The signs you're in survival mode
 [05:35] The coffee cognac state and the nervous system seesaw
 [07:38] The brain dump: do, dump, delegate
 [11:10] The car analogy: you don't need to know everything
 [12:23] Connected but disconnected
 [14:13] Can AI replace a friend or therapist?
 [18:28] One habit to stay grounded
 [25:01] The story behind Taboo Talk with Sarah
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 ChatGPT
 Taboo Talk with Sarah — available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
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      <itunes:title>Episode 004 - Staying Human in an AI-Powered World with Sarah Jordan-Ross</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>AI was supposed to give us more time. So why do we feel more overwhelmed than ever? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with wellness and resilience coach Sarah Jordan-Ross about what constant connection is doing to our nervous systems, how to recognise when you&apos;re stuck in survival mode, and the simple practices that bring you back into balance. From the brain dump technique to knowing when to close the laptop and talk to an actual human, this is a grounded conversation about using AI without losing yourself in it. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Sarah Jordan-Ross — wellness and resilience coach, speaker, and host of Taboo Talk with Sarah, where she leads honest conversations about resilience, burnout, and staying human in challenging times. With over 25 years in the wellness industry and a background in bioscience and sociology, her work focuses on nervous system regulation and helping people move out of survival mode so they can think clearly and lead effectively.
SUMMARY
 Speaking from Tasmania, Sarah explains why the body can&apos;t tell the difference between an email backlog and a saber-toothed tiger, and why being on all the time keeps our nervous systems locked in fight or flight. She breaks down the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems in plain language, shares the warning signs of survival mode, and walks through her brain dump practice: write everything down, breathe deeply, then sort it into do, dump, and delegate. The conversation covers why high performers burn out trying to master everything, why we&apos;re more connected yet more disconnected than ever, and where AI helps as a sounding board versus where it can&apos;t replace human connection. Sarah closes with how she uses AI in her own podcast workflow and the story behind Taboo Talk with Sarah.
MAIN TOPICS
 Why AI-speed life leaves us more overwhelmed, not less
 Fight or flight versus rest and repair, explained simply
 The signs you&apos;re stuck in survival mode
 The brain dump: do, dump, delegate
 Why you don&apos;t need to master every AI tool
 Connected but disconnected: social media and the highlight reel
 Can AI replace a friend or a therapist?
 One daily habit to stay grounded while using AI
 Inside Taboo Talk with Sarah
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 &quot;The body can&apos;t tell the difference between a psychological or emotional threat and a physical one.&quot; — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 &quot;I don&apos;t need to know how it works. I just need to know that it does.&quot; — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 &quot;It&apos;s only as good as what we train it to do.&quot; — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 &quot;There&apos;s nothing wrong with hanging out with your AI friends, but make sure you also spend time with your human friends.&quot; — Sarah Jordan-Ross
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:35] Why faster technology means more overwhelm
 [04:03] The signs you&apos;re in survival mode
 [05:35] The coffee cognac state and the nervous system seesaw
 [07:38] The brain dump: do, dump, delegate
 [11:10] The car analogy: you don&apos;t need to know everything
 [12:23] Connected but disconnected
 [14:13] Can AI replace a friend or therapist?
 [18:28] One habit to stay grounded
 [25:01] The story behind Taboo Talk with Sarah
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 ChatGPT
 Taboo Talk with Sarah — available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>AI was supposed to give us more time. So why do we feel more overwhelmed than ever? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with wellness and resilience coach Sarah Jordan-Ross about what constant connection is doing to our nervous systems, how to recognise when you&apos;re stuck in survival mode, and the simple practices that bring you back into balance. From the brain dump technique to knowing when to close the laptop and talk to an actual human, this is a grounded conversation about using AI without losing yourself in it. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Sarah Jordan-Ross — wellness and resilience coach, speaker, and host of Taboo Talk with Sarah, where she leads honest conversations about resilience, burnout, and staying human in challenging times. With over 25 years in the wellness industry and a background in bioscience and sociology, her work focuses on nervous system regulation and helping people move out of survival mode so they can think clearly and lead effectively.
SUMMARY
 Speaking from Tasmania, Sarah explains why the body can&apos;t tell the difference between an email backlog and a saber-toothed tiger, and why being on all the time keeps our nervous systems locked in fight or flight. She breaks down the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems in plain language, shares the warning signs of survival mode, and walks through her brain dump practice: write everything down, breathe deeply, then sort it into do, dump, and delegate. The conversation covers why high performers burn out trying to master everything, why we&apos;re more connected yet more disconnected than ever, and where AI helps as a sounding board versus where it can&apos;t replace human connection. Sarah closes with how she uses AI in her own podcast workflow and the story behind Taboo Talk with Sarah.
MAIN TOPICS
 Why AI-speed life leaves us more overwhelmed, not less
 Fight or flight versus rest and repair, explained simply
 The signs you&apos;re stuck in survival mode
 The brain dump: do, dump, delegate
 Why you don&apos;t need to master every AI tool
 Connected but disconnected: social media and the highlight reel
 Can AI replace a friend or a therapist?
 One daily habit to stay grounded while using AI
 Inside Taboo Talk with Sarah
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 &quot;The body can&apos;t tell the difference between a psychological or emotional threat and a physical one.&quot; — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 &quot;I don&apos;t need to know how it works. I just need to know that it does.&quot; — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 &quot;It&apos;s only as good as what we train it to do.&quot; — Sarah Jordan-Ross
 &quot;There&apos;s nothing wrong with hanging out with your AI friends, but make sure you also spend time with your human friends.&quot; — Sarah Jordan-Ross
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:35] Why faster technology means more overwhelm
 [04:03] The signs you&apos;re in survival mode
 [05:35] The coffee cognac state and the nervous system seesaw
 [07:38] The brain dump: do, dump, delegate
 [11:10] The car analogy: you don&apos;t need to know everything
 [12:23] Connected but disconnected
 [14:13] Can AI replace a friend or therapist?
 [18:28] One habit to stay grounded
 [25:01] The story behind Taboo Talk with Sarah
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 ChatGPT
 Taboo Talk with Sarah — available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Episode 003 - Hijack Your Stress in Three Minutes with Xavier Duport</title>
      <description><![CDATA[What if you could reset your nervous system in three minutes, no cold plunge required? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with Xavier Duport, founder of X Factor Coaching, about why AI has become one of today's biggest sources of stress and what to do about it. Xavier shares the X-Reset, his three-minute technique for clearing a stressed mind, explains why vague questions get vague answers from AI, and reveals where he draws the line between what AI does in his business and what stays completely human. Practical, grounded, and refreshingly honest. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Xavier Duport — founder of X Factor Coaching, a mental fitness coaching practice helping high-performance founders break the survival patterns keeping them stuck in reactive mode. Before launching his practice, Xavier spent 12 years in corporate leadership, including nine years at L'Oreal. He has coached over 80 clients, combining neuroscience-backed mental fitness training with nervous system work and one-on-one coaching. Originally from France, he is based in Southern California.
SUMMARY
 Xavier shares the two turning points behind X Factor Coaching: losing his mother to pancreatic cancer at 24 and a divorce at 37 that forced him to reassess everything. He walks Carmen through the X-Reset, a three-minute full-body technique that creates a controlled stress response, then triggers a parasympathetic rebound that delivers deep rest and clarity of thought. The conversation turns to AI as a modern stressor: why the noise overwhelms entrepreneurs, how Xavier meets clients wherever they are on the AI curve, and why the biggest mistake people make is asking AI vague questions without context. Xavier explains how he uses Claude Code to build client avatars and tailor his marketing, how he loads the knowledge bases of marketers he trusts into Claude, and why the coaching itself stays one-on-one and fully human.
MAIN TOPICS
 The two turning points that created X Factor Coaching
 The X-Reset: a three-minute nervous system reset
 Why AI has become a trendy source of stress
 Meeting clients where they are on the AI curve
 Why context is everything when you ask AI a question
 Building client avatars with Claude Code
 Loading trusted knowledge bases into Claude for marketing
 Where AI stops and human coaching begins
 Trusting your gut when AI sounds so sure
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 "You actually hijack your nervous system into creating a fake but real stress response." — Xavier Duport
 "I think it's a trendy source of stress." — Xavier Duport
 "The main issue that people have with AI is they don't contextualize properly." — Xavier Duport
 "Each of these answers can be right for the person who will respond, but that doesn't mean they will be right for the person who asked the question." — Xavier Duport
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:12] The story behind X Factor Coaching
 [03:04] The X-Reset explained
 [06:13] AI as a trendy source of stress
 [08:10] Meeting clients where they are with AI
 [09:41] Building client avatars with Claude Code
 [12:04] What stays human and never goes to AI
 [13:22] Why context is everything when asking AI
 [19:38] Loading marketer knowledge bases into Claude
 [21:30] Who Xavier works with and how to reach him
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 ChatGPT
 Claude
 Claude Code
 X Factor Coaching: https://xfactor.coach
 Email Xavier: mail@xfactor.coach
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
advertising.
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>What if you could reset your nervous system in three minutes, no cold plunge required? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with Xavier Duport, founder of X Factor Coaching, about why AI has become one of today&apos;s biggest sources of stress and what to do about it. Xavier shares the X-Reset, his three-minute technique for clearing a stressed mind, explains why vague questions get vague answers from AI, and reveals where he draws the line between what AI does in his business and what stays completely human. Practical, grounded, and refreshingly honest. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Xavier Duport — founder of X Factor Coaching, a mental fitness coaching practice helping high-performance founders break the survival patterns keeping them stuck in reactive mode. Before launching his practice, Xavier spent 12 years in corporate leadership, including nine years at L&apos;Oreal. He has coached over 80 clients, combining neuroscience-backed mental fitness training with nervous system work and one-on-one coaching. Originally from France, he is based in Southern California.
SUMMARY
 Xavier shares the two turning points behind X Factor Coaching: losing his mother to pancreatic cancer at 24 and a divorce at 37 that forced him to reassess everything. He walks Carmen through the X-Reset, a three-minute full-body technique that creates a controlled stress response, then triggers a parasympathetic rebound that delivers deep rest and clarity of thought. The conversation turns to AI as a modern stressor: why the noise overwhelms entrepreneurs, how Xavier meets clients wherever they are on the AI curve, and why the biggest mistake people make is asking AI vague questions without context. Xavier explains how he uses Claude Code to build client avatars and tailor his marketing, how he loads the knowledge bases of marketers he trusts into Claude, and why the coaching itself stays one-on-one and fully human.
MAIN TOPICS
 The two turning points that created X Factor Coaching
 The X-Reset: a three-minute nervous system reset
 Why AI has become a trendy source of stress
 Meeting clients where they are on the AI curve
 Why context is everything when you ask AI a question
 Building client avatars with Claude Code
 Loading trusted knowledge bases into Claude for marketing
 Where AI stops and human coaching begins
 Trusting your gut when AI sounds so sure
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 &quot;You actually hijack your nervous system into creating a fake but real stress response.&quot; — Xavier Duport
 &quot;I think it&apos;s a trendy source of stress.&quot; — Xavier Duport
 &quot;The main issue that people have with AI is they don&apos;t contextualize properly.&quot; — Xavier Duport
 &quot;Each of these answers can be right for the person who will respond, but that doesn&apos;t mean they will be right for the person who asked the question.&quot; — Xavier Duport
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:12] The story behind X Factor Coaching
 [03:04] The X-Reset explained
 [06:13] AI as a trendy source of stress
 [08:10] Meeting clients where they are with AI
 [09:41] Building client avatars with Claude Code
 [12:04] What stays human and never goes to AI
 [13:22] Why context is everything when asking AI
 [19:38] Loading marketer knowledge bases into Claude
 [21:30] Who Xavier works with and how to reach him
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 ChatGPT
 Claude
 Claude Code
 X Factor Coaching: https://xfactor.coach
 Email Xavier: mail@xfactor.coach
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>What if you could reset your nervous system in three minutes, no cold plunge required? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth talks with Xavier Duport, founder of X Factor Coaching, about why AI has become one of today&apos;s biggest sources of stress and what to do about it. Xavier shares the X-Reset, his three-minute technique for clearing a stressed mind, explains why vague questions get vague answers from AI, and reveals where he draws the line between what AI does in his business and what stays completely human. Practical, grounded, and refreshingly honest. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Xavier Duport — founder of X Factor Coaching, a mental fitness coaching practice helping high-performance founders break the survival patterns keeping them stuck in reactive mode. Before launching his practice, Xavier spent 12 years in corporate leadership, including nine years at L&apos;Oreal. He has coached over 80 clients, combining neuroscience-backed mental fitness training with nervous system work and one-on-one coaching. Originally from France, he is based in Southern California.
SUMMARY
 Xavier shares the two turning points behind X Factor Coaching: losing his mother to pancreatic cancer at 24 and a divorce at 37 that forced him to reassess everything. He walks Carmen through the X-Reset, a three-minute full-body technique that creates a controlled stress response, then triggers a parasympathetic rebound that delivers deep rest and clarity of thought. The conversation turns to AI as a modern stressor: why the noise overwhelms entrepreneurs, how Xavier meets clients wherever they are on the AI curve, and why the biggest mistake people make is asking AI vague questions without context. Xavier explains how he uses Claude Code to build client avatars and tailor his marketing, how he loads the knowledge bases of marketers he trusts into Claude, and why the coaching itself stays one-on-one and fully human.
MAIN TOPICS
 The two turning points that created X Factor Coaching
 The X-Reset: a three-minute nervous system reset
 Why AI has become a trendy source of stress
 Meeting clients where they are on the AI curve
 Why context is everything when you ask AI a question
 Building client avatars with Claude Code
 Loading trusted knowledge bases into Claude for marketing
 Where AI stops and human coaching begins
 Trusting your gut when AI sounds so sure
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 &quot;You actually hijack your nervous system into creating a fake but real stress response.&quot; — Xavier Duport
 &quot;I think it&apos;s a trendy source of stress.&quot; — Xavier Duport
 &quot;The main issue that people have with AI is they don&apos;t contextualize properly.&quot; — Xavier Duport
 &quot;Each of these answers can be right for the person who will respond, but that doesn&apos;t mean they will be right for the person who asked the question.&quot; — Xavier Duport
KEY MOMENTS
 [01:12] The story behind X Factor Coaching
 [03:04] The X-Reset explained
 [06:13] AI as a trendy source of stress
 [08:10] Meeting clients where they are with AI
 [09:41] Building client avatars with Claude Code
 [12:04] What stays human and never goes to AI
 [13:22] Why context is everything when asking AI
 [19:38] Loading marketer knowledge bases into Claude
 [21:30] Who Xavier works with and how to reach him
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 ChatGPT
 Claude
 Claude Code
 X Factor Coaching: https://xfactor.coach
 Email Xavier: mail@xfactor.coach
CONNECT
 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
 Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Episode 002 - Using AI Without Losing Your Voice with Alana Cahoon</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Can AI help you meditate without losing your soul? Carmen Skipworth talks with mindfulness coach and energy healer Alana Cahoon about using AI as a marketing tool without letting it speak for you. Alana shares how she uses ChatGPT while protecting her own voice, why she's still cautious about AI a decade in, and the daily meditation practice that keeps her grounded. Human-Led. AI-Powered.

HOST
 Carmen Skipworth

GUEST
 Alana Cahoon — mindfulness coach, energy healer, and speaker who helps high-achieving professionals align their careers with their soul purpose. Former tech startup incubator director turned holistic coach. Bestselling author of Meditation Made Simple, host of the Creating Abundance podcast, with a new book of the same name on the way, foreword by Moe Rock, CEO of the Los Angeles Tribune.

SUMMARY
 Carmen and Alana trace her path from actress and tech startup incubator director to mindfulness coach, and the cosmic moment that pushed her into holistic work. Alana explains how daily meditation keeps self-doubt in check, and tells the story behind Meditation Made Simple, written during a nine-day silent retreat at Kripalu that was cut short when COVID-19 was announced mid-retreat. On AI, she uses ChatGPT mainly for marketing, introduced by a Zen Buddhist teacher, and stays deliberate about keeping her own voice in anything it touches. She shares a prompting tip: ask AI to answer as a specific trusted teacher rather than a generic chatbot. The conversation closes with a preview of her upcoming book Creating Abundance, a client success story, and three takeaways: meditate first thing in the morning, build it into your routine, and stay authentic with AI.

MAIN TOPICS
 From actress to tech incubator to mindfulness coach
The cosmic moment that pushed Alana into holistic coaching
Managing self-doubt behind a confident exterior
Writing Meditation Made Simple during a pandemic lockdown at Kripalu
Using AI for marketing without losing your own voice
Asking AI to answer as a trusted teacher, not a generic bot
Three takeaways: morning meditation, routine, and authenticity

INTRIGUING QUOTES
 “I literally had one of those cosmic moments where I felt a hand on my back saying, it's time. This is what you're meant to do.” — Alana Cahoon
“When using AI, be clear and authentic about who you are and what you need and what your intentions are.” — Alana Cahoon
“Authenticity, maintaining that authenticity throughout all of your work with AI, is key.” — Alana Cahoon

KEY MOMENTS
 [01:07] Introducing Alana Cahoon
[03:46] The cosmic moment that changed everything
[10:16] Writing Meditation Made Simple during lockdown at Kripalu
[15:35] Using AI for marketing without losing her voice
[20:48] Ask AI to answer as a trusted teacher, not a bot
[25:47] Three takeaways: morning, routine, authenticity

NOTABLE RESOURCES
 ChatGPT
Meditation Made Simple by Alana Cahoon
Creating Abundance by Alana Cahoon (upcoming, foreword by Moe Rock)
Creating Abundance podcast
alanacahoon.com


CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
advertising.
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HOST
 Carmen Skipworth

GUEST
 Alana Cahoon — mindfulness coach, energy healer, and speaker who helps high-achieving professionals align their careers with their soul purpose. Former tech startup incubator director turned holistic coach. Bestselling author of Meditation Made Simple, host of the Creating Abundance podcast, with a new book of the same name on the way, foreword by Moe Rock, CEO of the Los Angeles Tribune.

SUMMARY
 Carmen and Alana trace her path from actress and tech startup incubator director to mindfulness coach, and the cosmic moment that pushed her into holistic work. Alana explains how daily meditation keeps self-doubt in check, and tells the story behind Meditation Made Simple, written during a nine-day silent retreat at Kripalu that was cut short when COVID-19 was announced mid-retreat. On AI, she uses ChatGPT mainly for marketing, introduced by a Zen Buddhist teacher, and stays deliberate about keeping her own voice in anything it touches. She shares a prompting tip: ask AI to answer as a specific trusted teacher rather than a generic chatbot. The conversation closes with a preview of her upcoming book Creating Abundance, a client success story, and three takeaways: meditate first thing in the morning, build it into your routine, and stay authentic with AI.

MAIN TOPICS
 From actress to tech incubator to mindfulness coach
The cosmic moment that pushed Alana into holistic coaching
Managing self-doubt behind a confident exterior
Writing Meditation Made Simple during a pandemic lockdown at Kripalu
Using AI for marketing without losing your own voice
Asking AI to answer as a trusted teacher, not a generic bot
Three takeaways: morning meditation, routine, and authenticity

INTRIGUING QUOTES
 “I literally had one of those cosmic moments where I felt a hand on my back saying, it&apos;s time. This is what you&apos;re meant to do.” — Alana Cahoon
“When using AI, be clear and authentic about who you are and what you need and what your intentions are.” — Alana Cahoon
“Authenticity, maintaining that authenticity throughout all of your work with AI, is key.” — Alana Cahoon

KEY MOMENTS
 [01:07] Introducing Alana Cahoon
[03:46] The cosmic moment that changed everything
[10:16] Writing Meditation Made Simple during lockdown at Kripalu
[15:35] Using AI for marketing without losing her voice
[20:48] Ask AI to answer as a trusted teacher, not a bot
[25:47] Three takeaways: morning, routine, authenticity

NOTABLE RESOURCES
 ChatGPT
Meditation Made Simple by Alana Cahoon
Creating Abundance by Alana Cahoon (upcoming, foreword by Moe Rock)
Creating Abundance podcast
alanacahoon.com


CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
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      <itunes:subtitle>Can AI help you meditate without losing your soul? Carmen Skipworth talks with mindfulness coach and energy healer Alana Cahoon about using AI as a marketing tool without letting it speak for you. Alana shares how she uses ChatGPT while protecting her own voice, why she&apos;s still cautious about AI a decade in, and the daily meditation practice that keeps her grounded. Human-Led. AI-Powered.

HOST
 Carmen Skipworth

GUEST
 Alana Cahoon — mindfulness coach, energy healer, and speaker who helps high-achieving professionals align their careers with their soul purpose. Former tech startup incubator director turned holistic coach. Bestselling author of Meditation Made Simple, host of the Creating Abundance podcast, with a new book of the same name on the way, foreword by Moe Rock, CEO of the Los Angeles Tribune.

SUMMARY
 Carmen and Alana trace her path from actress and tech startup incubator director to mindfulness coach, and the cosmic moment that pushed her into holistic work. Alana explains how daily meditation keeps self-doubt in check, and tells the story behind Meditation Made Simple, written during a nine-day silent retreat at Kripalu that was cut short when COVID-19 was announced mid-retreat. On AI, she uses ChatGPT mainly for marketing, introduced by a Zen Buddhist teacher, and stays deliberate about keeping her own voice in anything it touches. She shares a prompting tip: ask AI to answer as a specific trusted teacher rather than a generic chatbot. The conversation closes with a preview of her upcoming book Creating Abundance, a client success story, and three takeaways: meditate first thing in the morning, build it into your routine, and stay authentic with AI.

MAIN TOPICS
 From actress to tech incubator to mindfulness coach
The cosmic moment that pushed Alana into holistic coaching
Managing self-doubt behind a confident exterior
Writing Meditation Made Simple during a pandemic lockdown at Kripalu
Using AI for marketing without losing your own voice
Asking AI to answer as a trusted teacher, not a generic bot
Three takeaways: morning meditation, routine, and authenticity

INTRIGUING QUOTES
 “I literally had one of those cosmic moments where I felt a hand on my back saying, it&apos;s time. This is what you&apos;re meant to do.” — Alana Cahoon
“When using AI, be clear and authentic about who you are and what you need and what your intentions are.” — Alana Cahoon
“Authenticity, maintaining that authenticity throughout all of your work with AI, is key.” — Alana Cahoon

KEY MOMENTS
 [01:07] Introducing Alana Cahoon
[03:46] The cosmic moment that changed everything
[10:16] Writing Meditation Made Simple during lockdown at Kripalu
[15:35] Using AI for marketing without losing her voice
[20:48] Ask AI to answer as a trusted teacher, not a bot
[25:47] Three takeaways: morning, routine, authenticity

NOTABLE RESOURCES
 ChatGPT
Meditation Made Simple by Alana Cahoon
Creating Abundance by Alana Cahoon (upcoming, foreword by Moe Rock)
Creating Abundance podcast
alanacahoon.com


CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
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GUEST
 Jeff Ross — international speaker, customer value journey strategist, and digital marketing leader with over 17 years in online business, social selling, and influence-based marketing. Creator of the HeroMakers movement and author of the upcoming book You Don't Need to Shout.
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MAIN TOPICS
 Why AI feels overwhelming and how to cut through the noise
 The fourth industrial revolution and the fear of being replaced
 AI as an amplifier, not a replacement
 Where beginners should start: define the objective first
 Finding the bottlenecks in your job that AI can remove
 Writing a book in four days as a partnership with AI
 Producing a music video with ChatGPT, Suno, and Google Veo 3
 Using AI as a troubleshooting partner
 The agentic AI wars and the future of search
 You Don't Need to Shout: going from invisible to influential
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 "Well, first off, I like to say to people, AI saved my marriage." — Jeff Ross
 "AI is really just an amplifier." — Jeff Ross
 "I was able to write that book in four days versus probably doing it in four months." — Jeff Ross
 "So yes, AI will take jobs away, but it will also, it'll create space for the new jobs to come up, just like any technology has in any day of history." — Jeff Ross
KEY MOMENTS
 [00:52] How AI saved Jeff's marriage
 [03:06] The tractor analogy and AI as an amplifier
 [07:32] Where to start: get clear on your objective
 [11:19] The $200 music video built in ten hours
 [13:04] Troubleshooting a disabled iMessage with ChatGPT
 [16:50] The agentic AI wars and where search is heading
 [18:14] Inside You Don't Need to Shout
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 ChatGPT
 Claude
 Suno
 Google Veo 3
 Final Cut Pro
 Google Gemini
 Perplexity
 You Don't Need to Shout by Jeff Ross (coming soon)

CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Jeff Ross — international speaker, customer value journey strategist, and digital marketing leader with over 17 years in online business, social selling, and influence-based marketing. Creator of the HeroMakers movement and author of the upcoming book You Don&apos;t Need to Shout.
SUMMARY
 Carmen opens the show with the mission behind AI Made Simple: cutting through the noise for people who know AI matters but feel overwhelmed by it. Jeff explains how dictating to AI removed the friction his dyslexia created in content writing, and why treating AI as a teammate rather than a shortcut is the difference between getting stuck and getting results. He walks through where beginners should start, how he wrote his book in four days, how he and his business partner produced a full animated music video in ten hours for around $200, and how ChatGPT helped him troubleshoot a disabled iMessage account in two days instead of a week. The conversation closes with Jeff&apos;s take on the future of search and his upcoming book.
MAIN TOPICS
 Why AI feels overwhelming and how to cut through the noise
 The fourth industrial revolution and the fear of being replaced
 AI as an amplifier, not a replacement
 Where beginners should start: define the objective first
 Finding the bottlenecks in your job that AI can remove
 Writing a book in four days as a partnership with AI
 Producing a music video with ChatGPT, Suno, and Google Veo 3
 Using AI as a troubleshooting partner
 The agentic AI wars and the future of search
 You Don&apos;t Need to Shout: going from invisible to influential
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 &quot;Well, first off, I like to say to people, AI saved my marriage.&quot; — Jeff Ross
 &quot;AI is really just an amplifier.&quot; — Jeff Ross
 &quot;I was able to write that book in four days versus probably doing it in four months.&quot; — Jeff Ross
 &quot;So yes, AI will take jobs away, but it will also, it&apos;ll create space for the new jobs to come up, just like any technology has in any day of history.&quot; — Jeff Ross
KEY MOMENTS
 [00:52] How AI saved Jeff&apos;s marriage
 [03:06] The tractor analogy and AI as an amplifier
 [07:32] Where to start: get clear on your objective
 [11:19] The $200 music video built in ten hours
 [13:04] Troubleshooting a disabled iMessage with ChatGPT
 [16:50] The agentic AI wars and where search is heading
 [18:14] Inside You Don&apos;t Need to Shout
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 ChatGPT
 Claude
 Suno
 Google Veo 3
 Final Cut Pro
 Google Gemini
 Perplexity
 You Don&apos;t Need to Shout by Jeff Ross (coming soon)

CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking </itunes:summary>
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HOST
 Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
 Jeff Ross — international speaker, customer value journey strategist, and digital marketing leader with over 17 years in online business, social selling, and influence-based marketing. Creator of the HeroMakers movement and author of the upcoming book You Don&apos;t Need to Shout.
SUMMARY
 Carmen opens the show with the mission behind AI Made Simple: cutting through the noise for people who know AI matters but feel overwhelmed by it. Jeff explains how dictating to AI removed the friction his dyslexia created in content writing, and why treating AI as a teammate rather than a shortcut is the difference between getting stuck and getting results. He walks through where beginners should start, how he wrote his book in four days, how he and his business partner produced a full animated music video in ten hours for around $200, and how ChatGPT helped him troubleshoot a disabled iMessage account in two days instead of a week. The conversation closes with Jeff&apos;s take on the future of search and his upcoming book.
MAIN TOPICS
 Why AI feels overwhelming and how to cut through the noise
 The fourth industrial revolution and the fear of being replaced
 AI as an amplifier, not a replacement
 Where beginners should start: define the objective first
 Finding the bottlenecks in your job that AI can remove
 Writing a book in four days as a partnership with AI
 Producing a music video with ChatGPT, Suno, and Google Veo 3
 Using AI as a troubleshooting partner
 The agentic AI wars and the future of search
 You Don&apos;t Need to Shout: going from invisible to influential
INTRIGUING QUOTES
 &quot;Well, first off, I like to say to people, AI saved my marriage.&quot; — Jeff Ross
 &quot;AI is really just an amplifier.&quot; — Jeff Ross
 &quot;I was able to write that book in four days versus probably doing it in four months.&quot; — Jeff Ross
 &quot;So yes, AI will take jobs away, but it will also, it&apos;ll create space for the new jobs to come up, just like any technology has in any day of history.&quot; — Jeff Ross
KEY MOMENTS
 [00:52] How AI saved Jeff&apos;s marriage
 [03:06] The tractor analogy and AI as an amplifier
 [07:32] Where to start: get clear on your objective
 [11:19] The $200 music video built in ten hours
 [13:04] Troubleshooting a disabled iMessage with ChatGPT
 [16:50] The agentic AI wars and where search is heading
 [18:14] Inside You Don&apos;t Need to Shout
NOTABLE RESOURCES
 ChatGPT
 Claude
 Suno
 Google Veo 3
 Final Cut Pro
 Google Gemini
 Perplexity
 You Don&apos;t Need to Shout by Jeff Ross (coming soon)

CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
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