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Send us a textWhat if the gap between talking about AI and profiting from it is only one habit wide? We sit down with Kellen Coleman—PR strategist, government contracting pro, and builder of AI-powered tools—to unpack how creators and small teams turn brand visibility into real revenue. The throughline is simple: certificates don't close deals. Consistency, timing, and proof of work do.We start with the difference between AI literacy and AI leverage. Kellen traces how collecting knowledge means nothing without shipped projects, measurable outcomes, and rooms where decisions are made. From RFIs to RFQs, he explains why showing up early in procurement cycles creates unfair advantages, and how reputation flips outreach so that opportunities start finding you. We map the first AI moves for teams under ten: goal-led prompting, agent workflows for research and drafting, a shared prompt library, and a weekly rhythm that converts saved time into shipped work.Money is the next frontier. Rather than automating tasks only, we use AI to reshape financial behavior: budget baselines, debt payoff plans, 401k funding strategies, and clear monthly reviews that compound. Kellen's stance is direct—retirement should mean dignity—and the path runs through systems that beat impulse. We also tackle the minority-owned business edge in this AI moment. Certifications open doors, but outreach, delivery, and narrative depth close deals. If the playing field of information is now flatter, focus becomes the lever that moves markets.By the end, you'll have a clear, practical blueprint: pick one AI platform, ask it to refine your prompts, build something tangible this week, and measure output over hours. Think asset-first, not attention-first. Let your brand do the pre-selling, and let consistent work make you easy to recommend. If this conversation sharpens your plan, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs the push, and leave a review telling us the one AI step you'll take this week.Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Follow The Brand! We hope you enjoyed learning about the latest trends and strategies in Personal Branding, Business and Career Development, Financial Empowerment, Technology Innovation, and Executive Presence. To keep up with the latest insights and updates, visit 5starbdm.com. And don't miss Grant McGaugh's new book, First Light — a powerful guide to igniting your purpose and building a BRAVE brand that stands out in a changing world. - https://5starbdm.com/brave-masterclass/ See you next time on Follow The Brand!

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As men and their loved ones explore treatment options for prostate cancer, it's encouraging to know that ongoing innovation is shaping the management of this condition as technology advances. Today, we have the privilege of speaking with Dr. Mark Hong, a pioneer of an advanced treatment for men with prostate cancer and/or BPH, known as Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation, or TULSA. It is a minimally invasive MRI-guided procedure that destroys cancerous tissue while minimizing side effects. We're thrilled to partner with Profound Medical to introduce today's special guest. Dr. Hong is a board-certified urologist at Integrative Urology in Phoenix, Arizona, and a pioneer of MRI-guided TULSA-PRO incision-free surgery for prostate cancer. He completed his urology residency at Harvard Medical Center and earned selection as a national CAPTURE Scholar in prostate cancer. That allowed him to lead projects alongside world-leading scientists from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the University of California, San Francisco. He also completed a fellowship in robotic and minimally invasive surgery at George Washington University in Washington, DC. He has published in almost every major international urology journal, having authored publications on topics ranging from prostate cancer detection to healthcare policy. Dr. Hong joins us today to share more about TULSA-PRO for men with prostate cancer. Having completed over 200 procedures, he has performed more TULSA procedures as an independent urologist, in the absence of a radiologist, than any other urologist in the world. Stay tuned for more! Disclaimer: The Prostate Health Podcast is for informational purposes only. Nothing in this podcast should be construed as medical advice. By listening to the podcast, no physician-patient relationship has been formed. For more information and counseling, you must contact your personal physician or urologist with questions about your unique situation. Show Highlights: Dr. Hong clarifies what the TULSA procedure is How the TULSA procedure differs from other technologies, in terms of its delivery, advantages, and outcomes Who are the ideal candidates for the TULSA procedure? The potential risks associated with the TULSA procedure What patients undergoing the TULSA procedure can expect How the development of new technologies leads to better outcomes for men with prostate cance Links:  Follow Dr. Pohlman on Twitter and Instagram - @gpohlmanmd.  Get your free What To Expect Guide (or find the link on our podcast website)   Join our Facebook group  Follow Dr. Pohlman on Twitter and Instagram  Sign up for the Prostate Health Academy   You can access Dr. Pohlman's free mini-webinar, where he discusses his top three tips to promote men's prostate health, longevity, and quality of life here. Podcast Partner: Profound Medical TULSA-PRO: https://tulsaprocedure.com/     

Superpowers for Good should not be considered investment advice. Seek counsel before making investment decisions. When you purchase an item, launch a campaign or create an investment account after clicking a link here, we may earn a fee. Engage to support our work.Watch the show on television by downloading the e360tv channel app to your Roku, LG or AmazonFireTV. You can also see it on YouTube.Devin: What is your superpower?Joshua: Resilience.Millions of families with children suffering from rare diseases endure years of frustration and uncertainty, seeking answers from specialists who rarely collaborate. Joshua Resnikoff, CEO and Cofounder of Sunstone Health, has been there. His middle child's years-long fight for a diagnosis inspired him to tackle this systemic inefficiency with AI-powered innovation.Sunstone Health uses AI to analyze healthcare claims data, identifying children who may have genetic conditions, like pediatric epilepsy or autism, and accelerating their path to diagnosis and care. “On average right now, it takes seven years for a family to go from first symptom to a care path that works for them,” Joshua explained in today's episode. “We can take that seven-year process and condense it down into 12 weeks.”This groundbreaking approach provides a win-win solution for families and health plans alike. By identifying patterns in data, Sunstone Health not only helps families avoid the “diagnostic odyssey” of endless referrals but also reduces healthcare costs. “Ultimately, we are saving the plans, the insurance, the employers—whoever is the financial backstop for that family—a lot of money,” Joshua said.The company's innovative model charges health plans only when results are delivered, making it a no-risk decision for employers looking to improve care while managing costs. Sunstone Health has already touched the lives of nearly half a million people through partnerships with health plans, scaling rapidly since its pilot phase.In addition to changing lives, Sunstone Health is raising capital via regulation crowdfunding on Wefunder. This community round allows families and supporters to invest in the company's vision alongside professional investors. “We opened up a few hundred thousand dollars so families could join our mission,” Joshua shared. The campaign has been so successful that Sunstone Health has reopened the round to accommodate more investors.This episode highlights the power of technology and mission-driven innovation to solve seemingly intractable problems. With AI and dedication, Joshua and his team are transforming the lives of families navigating the challenges of rare diseases.tl;dr:Joshua shared how his personal experience inspired Sunstone Health's AI-powered diagnostic solution for rare diseases.Sunstone Health condenses the average 7-year diagnostic process into just 12 weeks for families.The innovative model benefits families and health plans by aligning financial incentives with better care.Sunstone Health is raising capital through regulation crowdfunding, welcoming families and investors to join its mission.Joshua's resilience, driven by optimism and grit, has been key to Sunstone's success and growth.How to Develop Resilience As a SuperpowerJoshua identified resilience—what he calls “grit”—as his defining superpower. He explained, “To do something like this, it just takes a lot of resilience and determination.” Building a company to tackle the systemic inefficiencies in healthcare required overcoming countless challenges. From skeptics who dismissed the problem as “too big to solve” to navigating obstacles in scaling Sunstone Health, Joshua's perseverance has been key. He shared, “There are going to be such deeply dark and frustrating times as a founder…you just have to stay optimistic.”Joshua's resilience was evident early in life when he taught himself to code in BASIC as a child, spending hours figuring out how to make things work. Later, while working full-time as a biomedical engineer at Harvard, he co-founded a company that unexpectedly went viral, selling eco-friendly travel mugs featured on Oprah's blog and in the New York Times. Despite juggling two demanding roles, he stayed determined and made both endeavors successful.Tips for Developing Resilience:Stay Optimistic: Focus on opportunities rather than obstacles, even in challenging situations.Pursue What You Love: Work on projects that deeply resonate with you to sustain motivation through tough times.Embrace Determination: Commit to pushing through difficulties with persistence and grit.Learn from Challenges: View setbacks as opportunities to grow and improve.By following Joshua's example and advice, you can make resilience a skill. With practice and effort, you could make it a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.Remember, however, that research into success suggests that building on your own superpowers is more important than creating new ones or overcoming weaknesses. You do you!Guest ProfileJoshua Resnikoff (he/him):CEO and Cofounder, Sunstone HealthAbout Sunstone Health: Sunstone Health is an AI-powered precision health platform designed to help families and health plans recognize developmental delay earlier—before uncertainty turns into years of fragmented care and unnecessary cost. By analyzing health system data to identify early patterns of developmental complexity, Sunstone helps guide children toward clearer next steps while supporting families through what is often a long and confusing journey. The result is earlier clarity for families, more coordinated care for clinicians, and meaningful cost reduction for employers—without disrupting existing care or asking families to wait when the signs are already there.Website: sunstonehealth.comCompany Facebook Page: facebook.com/SunstoneHealthOfficialCompany Twitter Handle: @Sunstone_HealthOther URL: wefunder.com/sunstone.healthBiographical Information: Biomedical engineer and entrepreneur in translational science and consumer products. 14 patents, work showcased in national news, and has scaled businesses to >3000x ROI. Focused on using business as a force for good.LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/joshuaresnikoffSupport Our SponsorsOur generous sponsors make our work possible, serving impact investors, social entrepreneurs, community builders and diverse founders. Today's advertisers include Crowdfunding Made Simple. 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Devin Thorpe, CEO and Founder of The Super Crowd, Inc., will lead a session on “From $10 to Impact: How Anyone Can Become an Impact Investor.” Drawing on his experience as an investment banker, impact investor, and community-building leader, Devin will explain how everyday people can start investing small amounts to support mission-driven companies while pursuing financial returns. In this session, he'll break down the basics of regulated investment crowdfunding, show how impact and profit can align, and share practical steps for identifying opportunities that create real-world change. As an added benefit, attendees can become an Impact Member of the SuperCrowd for just $4.58 per month to receive an exclusive private Zoom meeting invitation with Devin, free tickets to paid SuperCrowd events, and the opportunity to directly support social entrepreneurs, community builders, and underrepresented founders.SuperGreen Live, January 22–24, 2026, livestreaming globally. Organized by Green2Gold and The Super Crowd, Inc., this three-day event will spotlight the intersection of impact crowdfunding, sustainable innovation, and climate solutions. Featuring expert-led panels, interactive workshops, and live pitch sessions, SuperGreen Live brings together entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and activists to explore how capital and climate action can work hand in hand. With global livestreaming, VIP networking opportunities, and exclusive content, this event will empower participants to turn bold ideas into real impact. Don't miss your chance to join tens of thousands of changemakers at the largest virtual sustainability event of the year. Learn more about sponsoring the event here. Interested in speaking? Apply here. Support our work with a tax-deductible donation here.Demo Day at SuperGreen Live. Apply now to present at the SuperGreen Live Demo Day session on January 22! The application window is closing soon; apply today at 4sc.fun/sgdemo. 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For episode 665 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Chris Zhu, CEO & Founder of Donut (Donut Browser). Donut Browser is the world’s first agentic crypto browser built for trading. It integrates signal discovery, risk analysis, strategy generation and on-chain execution directly at the browser layer, allowing users to go from idea to live trade without switching tools.Donut Labs raised $22M to build the first agentic AI crypto browser for traders. Investors include BITKRAFT, Makers Fund, HSG, Sky9 Capital, MPCi, Altos Ventures, Hack VC, and others, with support from leaders across Solana, Sui, Monad, Jupiter, Drift, and DeFi App. With more than 160K users in their waitlist, Donut will offer a full product suite including a Chrome extension, web app, mobile app, and a Chromium based browser.

On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Dr. Shana Kelley, President of Bioengineering and Head of Biohub Chicago,  about AI-Powered Biology - what is it? And what could it mean for the future of research? Then, Dr. Harry Selker and Dr. Atul Deshpande of Immediate Therapeutics tell us how they've come up with a speedy intervention for heart attacks. And, what exactly differentiates the NIH, the FDA, and the CDC? We take a closer look at that, and what they have in common.

"The value you get out of Zucca and all the things it can do is far cheaper than what it would take to hire another person or hire an external consultant to do that work." —Karen Huh   Building a CPG product should not feel like juggling spreadsheets at midnight. Teams lose time, money, and clarity when formulas, costs, and decisions are scattered across multiple locations. This conversation confronts that reality head-on and addresses why speed and focus are crucial in the food, beverage, and supplement industries right now. Karen Huh shares how two decades in CPG at companies shaped her view of broken product development workflows. That experience led her to build Zucca, an AI-powered operating system designed to unify how CPG teams ideate, formulate, cost, and scale products. Listen to hear how modern CPG teams are using AI to work smarter and move faster. Building an AI-powered operating system for CPG product development Why product launches break down as brands grow How AI supports formulation, costing, and iteration Reducing time to scale-ready formulas Collaboration and single source of truth for CPG teams Using AI as a teammate, not a replacement What founders misunderstand about AI and speed The future of AI in food and beverage innovation   Meet Karen:  Karen Huh is the co-founder and CEO of Zucca, an innovative operating system for product development in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, powered by AI. With over 20 years of experience, Karen has held leadership roles at Starbucks and numerous venture-backed brands, building a strong track record in product innovation and business development. Drawing on her in-depth knowledge of CPG workflows, she is dedicated to streamlining and unifying product development processes through advanced technology. Karen leads a diverse, expert-driven team at Zucca, helping brands of all sizes create, manage, and scale products more efficiently. Website  LinkedIn   Connect with NextGen Purpose: Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn YouTube   Episode Highlights: 02:12 What Inspired Zucca 05:32 Early Exposure to AI  11:24 Challenges and Surprises in AI Development 16:30 Zucca's Unique Features and Benefits 19:02 User Experience and Implementation  24:59 Impact on CPG Companies 28:12 Customer Success Stories     30:47 Accessibility and Pricing   

Mike Vetri, Sr. Director of Security Operations at Veeva Systems, reflects on transforming SOC investigations through AI-powered data aggregation and building threat operations teams with the analytical mindset required for proactive defense. Mike introduces the C3 Matrix framework for prioritizing security efforts across centers of gravity, crown jewels, and capability enablers, and explains the seven Ds of cyber defense from discovery through deception operations.  Drawing from 10+ years of Air Force cyber intelligence experience, Mike details why threat operations requires fundamentally different system-two thinking than detection engineering, and how this discipline shift moves organizations from reactive firefighting to proactive threat anticipation. He covers practical examples of AI cutting investigation time by aggregating data from multiple tools, the importance of defense in personnel for operational resilience, and strategies for preventing analyst burnout while maintaining effective security operations.  Topics discussed: How AI transforms insider threat investigations by aggregating workstation logs, browsing history, and DLP alerts into single queries The C3 Matrix framework prioritizes security controls across centers of gravity, crown jewels, and capability enablers based on organizational impact and recoverability Why threat operations requires system-two analytical thinking fundamentally different from the engineering mindset The seven Ds of cyber defense: discover, detect, deny, disrupt, degrade, destroy, and deception operations for comprehensive threat mitigation How deception operations provide the most accurate intelligence by studying adversary behavior in controlled environments The distinction between threat intelligence and threat operations, and why mature SOCs need teams focused on proactive defense strategies Defense in personnel ensures multiple team members can handle each security capability, preventing single points of failure Time-sensitive investigation scenarios where AI delivers maximum ROI by eliminating the need to manually query dozens of security tools The evolution of cyber threats from technical attacks to psychological warfare using AI to challenge human judgment and decision-making Why security culture must extend beyond traditional boundaries as AI-powered threats increasingly target HR processes, financial operations, and business functions Listen to more episodes:  Apple  Spotify  YouTube Website

AI-driven attacks aren't coming; they're here. A Chinese state-sponsored group just ran cyber espionage operations that were 80 to 90 percent autonomous. What does this means for defenders? Your hosts are Kip Boyle, CISO with Cyber Risk Opportunities, and Jake Bernstein, Partner with K&L Gates.   Here's Anthropic's report -- https://www.anthropic.com/news/disrupting-AI-espionage  

What if the key to surviving today's toughest public health challenges is learning how and when to share smarter? In this Voices from the Field episode, Dr. Kristen Swain, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Journalism at the University of Mississippi, explores how emerging AI tools can transform the way health communication researchers connect, collaborate, and problem-solve. In this changing public health landscape, Dr. Swain makes a compelling case for using AI to break down silos, accelerate knowledge sharing, and build stronger cross-sector, interdisciplinary research partnerships.This conversation dives into how AI-powered collaboration can strengthen research networks, improve the translation of health information, and create more resilient systems for addressing complex public health issues. Whether you're a researcher, communicator, policymaker, or AI-curious professional, this episode offers practical insights and forward-thinking ideas at the intersection of technology, trust, and public health impact.If the future of health communication depends on collaboration, this is a conversation you don't want to miss.

SaaStr 836: The Step-By-Step Playbook for Building AI-Powered GTM Teams with Personio's CRO Philip Lacor, CRO of Personio, shares his company's journey to building an AI-powered go-to-market motion, including 5 critical lessons learned and 4 real-world use cases delivering measurable results. In this podcast, Philip breaks down: ✅ The 5 lessons for AI transformation: top-down + bottom-up motion, cross-functional teams, prioritization frameworks, building AI culture, and combining great stack with context  ✅ How to build AI-powered workflows that actually work (not just more tools to test)  ✅ Real use cases: Win/loss analysis, expansion SDR assistants, intent scoring, and AI chat ✅ Why their expansion SDRs went from 2 hours of research per day to 15 minutes while doubling pipeline per rep ✅ The truth about AI ROI: where it shows up and how long it takes  ✅ How to get your team excited about AI (not scared of it) Philip doesn't hold back on what's working, what's failed, and what questions they still haven't answered. If you're a CRO, founder, or GTM leader trying to figure out how to actually implement AI beyond the hype, this is the playbook.  --------------------- This episode is Sponsored in part by HappyFox: Imagine having AI agents for every support task — one that triages tickets, another that catches duplicates, one that spots churn risks. That'd be pretty amazing, right? HappyFox just made it real with Autopilot. These pre-built AI agents deploy in about 60 seconds and run for as low as 2 cents per successful action. All of it sits inside the HappyFox omnichannel, AI-first support stack — Chatbot, Copilot, and Autopilot working as one. Check them out at happyfox.com/saastr   ---------------------   Hey everybody, the biggest B2B + AI event of the year will be back - SaaStr AI in the SF Bay Area, aka the SaaStr Annual, will be back in May 2026.    With 68% VP-level and above, 36% CEOs and founders and a growing 25% AI-first professional, this is the very best of the best S-tier attendees and decision makers that come to SaaStr each year.     But here's the reality, folks: the longer you wait, the higher ticket prices can get. Early bird tickets are available now, but once they're gone, you'll pay hundreds more so don't wait.    Lock in your spot today by going to podcast.saastrannual.com to get my exclusive discount SaaStr AI SF 2026. We'll see you there. --------------------- More from SaaStr: https://www.saastr.com

In this episode of Eye on AI, Craig Smith sits down with Anurag Dhingra, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Cisco, to explore where AI is actually creating value inside the enterprise. Rather than focusing on flashy demos or speculative futures, this conversation goes deep into the invisible layer powering modern AI: infrastructure. Anurag breaks down how AI is being embedded into enterprise networking, security, observability, and collaboration systems to solve real operational problems at scale.  From self-healing networks and agentic AI to edge computing, robotics, and domain-specific models, this episode reveals why the next phase of AI innovation is less about chatbots and more about resilient systems that quietly make everything work better. This episodeis perfect for enterprise leaders, AI practitioners, infrastructure teams, and anyone trying to understand how AI moves from theory into production. Stay Updated: Craig Smith on X: https://x.com/craigss Eye on A.I. on X: https://x.com/EyeOn_AI (00:00) Why AI Only Matters If the Infrastructure Works (01:22) Cisco's Evolution (04:39) Connecting Networks, People, and Experiences at Scale (09:31) How AI Is Transforming Enterprise Networking (12:00) Edge AI, Robotics, and Real-World Reliability (14:18) Security Challenges in an Agent-Driven Enterprise (15:28) What Agentic AI Really Means (Beyond Automation) (20:51) The Rise of Hybrid AI: Cloud Models vs Edge Models (24:30) Why Small, Purpose-Built Models Are So Powerful (29:19) Open Ecosystems and Agent-to-Agent Collaboration (33:32) How Enterprises Actually Adopt AI in Practice (35:58) Building AI-Ready Infrastructure for the Long Term (40:14) AI in Customer Experience and Contact Centers (44:14) The Real Opportunity of AI and What Comes Next

Alaska courts have developed an AI-powered chatbot helpline to replace the helplines staffed by humans; the system ran into issues, one of which was that it hallucinated nonsensical answers. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Boost Your E-commerce with AI-Powered Conversion Tools from Optimonk Optimonk.com About the Guest(s): Krisztian Kiraly is a seasoned Senior E-commerce Growth Strategist and CRO (Conversion Rate Optimization) expert with over ten years of experience in digital marketing. He specializes in helping Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) brands increase revenue by optimizing their full sales funnels. His expertise has delivered impressive results, including a remarkable 86% conversion rate lift in a single month. Currently, Krisztian Kiraly is affiliated with OptiMonk, a leading B2B SaaS company that provides AI-driven CRO tools for enhancing e-commerce performance. Episode Summary: In this episode of The Chris Voss Show, Chris engages in a riveting conversation with Krisztian Kiraly, a leader in the e-commerce optimization space, where they delve into conversion rate optimization (CRO) techniques and tools crucial for modern online businesses. As Krisztian Kiraly articulates why CRO is becoming pivotal in the digital marketing domain due to ever-rising ad costs and heightened customer expectations, listeners will gain invaluable insights into improving online sales performance. This episode promises to unravel data-driven strategies, addressing the challenges Digital Commerce faces amidst increasing competition. Krisztian Kiraly further discusses the transformative role of AI in e-commerce optimization, specifically through their SaaS offering, OptiMonk. The podcast explores how OptiMonk’s AI-powered tools assist businesses in reducing cart abandonment, enhancing product visual appeal, and personalizing direct marketing outreach. This episode also dives deep into the importance of implementing systematic processes over isolated tactics in digital marketing, providing a comprehensive overview of how to effectively leverage technology to achieve more significant business outcomes. Key Takeaways: Conversion rate optimization is essential due to increasing online competition and rising advertising costs. OptiMonk’s AI-based tools offer solutions to enhance CRO by providing personalized and targeted customer experiences. For an e-commerce site to effectively use OptiMonk, it should have a substantial visitor flow to leverage the tool's full potential. AI can dynamically generate more compelling product images and descriptions, potentially transforming visitor interactions and increasing sales. Hyper-personalization in digital marketing campaigns can lead to enhanced customer experiences, crucial in earning robust ROI from ad spend. Notable Quotes: “I call it the hope marketing, which means I do some tactics without measuring anything, and I hope to get results.” “Conversion rate optimization will be one of the most important areas of digital marketing in the future.” “With OptiMonk, it’s possible to rescue the cart abandoners on-site, which is much more effective than just a normal automated email.” “AI does the heavy lifting, but you are in control.” “The future is in segmentation and hyper-personalization, creating a tailored customer experience from beginning to end.”

Vanitha Swaminathan, the Thomas Marshall Professor of Marketing and Director, Center for Branding at the University of Pittsburgh School of Business joins Enterprise Radio. … Read more The post Navigating the AI-Powered Marketing Revolution with Six Strategic Pillars appeared first on Top Entrepreneurs Podcast | Enterprise Podcast Network.

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AI psychosis became a thing in 2025. That's when a chatbot leads a user into a delusional spiral.The technology's tendency to affirm what people say can result in conversations that become untethered from reality and, in the worst cases, has ended with real-world harms. Kashmir Hill has been reporting on this phenomenon for The New York Times.Content warning: This episode includes mention of self harm and suicide.

AI psychosis became a thing in 2025. That's when a chatbot leads a user into a delusional spiral.The technology's tendency to affirm what people say can result in conversations that become untethered from reality and, in the worst cases, has ended with real-world harms. Kashmir Hill has been reporting on this phenomenon for The New York Times.Content warning: This episode includes mention of self harm and suicide.

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! AI-Driven Business Playbook: Scaling Your Startup with PiWelcome back, Scoobelievers! In this episode of Business Conversations with Pi, host Jesse (SKoob) and AI co-host Pi dive deep into how entrepreneurs can leverage Artificial Intelligence to gain a massive competitive advantage. Whether you're a first-time founder or a seasoned builder, this episode provides a tactical roadmap for integrating AI into your daily operations.Key Takeaways:Automate to Elevate: Learn how to hand off repetitive tasks like data entry and inventory management to AI tools.Master the Workflow: A 5-step process for choosing the right automation tools (like Zapier or UiPath) and refining your processes.Customer-Centric AI: Using predictive analytics and 24/7 chatbots to provide a personalized, seamless experience.The Scalability Factor: Why AI is the secret weapon for growing your business without exponentially increasing your headcount.[00:00:00] Introduction to Jesse and Pi.[00:01:00] How to gain a competitive edge using AI.[00:02:00] The 5-step framework to automate repetitive tasks.[00:03:00] The 5 major advantages of business automation.[00:04:00] Enhancing customer experience with personalization and predictive analytics.[00:05:00] Can your business survive without AI?[00:06:00] Top 5 book recommendations for AI-driven entrepreneurs.[00:07:00] Final words of wisdom for the Scoobelievers.Featured AI Business Books:"Competing in the Age of AI" by Marco Iansiti & Karim Lakhani"Human + Machine" by Paul Daugherty & H. James Wilson"Prediction Machines" by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, & Avi Goldfarb"AI Superpowers" by Kai-Fu Lee"The Future is Faster Than You Think" by Peter Diamandis & Steven KotlerFrequently Asked Questions (AEO):How can AI improve customer experience?AI enhances CX by providing 24/7 instant support through chatbots, deli Reclaim your "zone of genius" by letting Opus Clip automatically turn your long-form podcast into dozens of viral-ready shorts—start your free trial today at podnationopus.com For a 15% discount on your first purchase go RYZEsuoerfoods.com use code PODNA15 Thank you for being a Skoobeliever!! If you have questions about the show or you want to be a guest please contact me at one of these social mediasTwitter......... ..@djskoob2021 Facebook.........Facebook.com/skoobamiInstagram..... instagram.com/uepodcast2021tiktok....... @djskoob2021Email............... Uepodcast2021@gmail.com Skoob at Gettin' Basted Facebook PageAcross The Start Line Facebook Community Find out what one of the four hurdles of stop is affecting you the most!!Black Friday coaching Sale now!! 65% off original price! go to stan.store/skoob to book your appointment and take advantage of this limited time offer! On Twitter @doittodaycoachdoingittodaycoaching@gmailcom

In Episode #198 of the PricePlow Podcast, we sit down with Nora Khaldi, founder and CEO of Nuritas, the groundbreaking company revolutionizing ingredient discovery through artificial intelligence and peptide science. Nora’s journey from pure mathematician and computer scientist to pioneering AI-driven nutrition innovation represents a fascinating intersection of technology and human health. Most listeners know Nuritas from PeptiStrong, the natural anabolic peptide ingredient derived from fava beans that’s making waves in the sports nutrition industry. But there’s so much more to the Nuritas story. This episode explores how Nora, a mathematician, identified a fundamental problem in the supplement industry: an inability to create truly new ingredients to address rapidly evolving consumer health trends. Traditional ingredient development takes decades and costs hundreds of millions of dollars, making innovation nearly impossible for the nutrition sector. Nora explains how Nuritas spent seven to eight years building proprietary AI technology called Magnifier, which integrates machine learning, proteomics, peptidomics, and molecular biology to identify bioactive peptides in nature. The conversation covers the company’s entire peptide portfolio, including PeptiSleep, PeptiYouth, PeptiControl, and the upcoming PeptiPump, along with the clinical science, regulatory challenges, and manufacturing processes behind each ingredient. https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/nora-khaldi-nuritas-198 Video: Nora Khaldi on AI-Powered Peptide Discovery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ7Mmft2maA Detailed Show Notes: From Mathematics to Peptide Innovation (0:00) – Introduction: The Mathematician Who Revolutionized Peptide Discovery (0:30) – The Innovation Gap in Supplement Ingredients (2:30) – The Data Problem: Why AI Was Essential (4:45) – Timeline and Technology Development: Before ChatGPT (6:15) – Building Proprietary Data from Scratch (8:45) – Beyond Efficacy: The Complete Ingredient Development Equation (10:15) – What Is a Peptide? Understanding Nature’s Signaling Molecules (12:00) – PeptiStrong: From Discovery to Market (15:30) – Clinical Validation and Human Studies (18:45) – Manufacturing and Extraction Processes (22:00) – Regulatory Strategy and Patent Protection (25:15) – PeptiSleep: Addressing the Sleep Crisis (28:30) – PeptiSleep Mechanisms and Clinical Insights (32:00) – PeptiYouth: Beauty from Within (35:45) – PeptiProtect: Supporting Immune Function (39:15) – PeptiControl: Glucose Management Innovation (43:00) – The Future: PeptiPump and Beyond (46:30) – The Role of Early Adopters and Market Education (50:00) – Strength and Bone Density: Interconnected Health (53:30) – From Ideation to Market: The Complete Journey (57:15) – Supply Chain and Manufacturing Partners (1:00:45) – Market Trends: Beauty, Sleep, and Metabolic Health (1:04:15) – Holistic Health: The Future of Personalized Wellness (1:08:00) – Consumer Education and Scientifi… Read more on the PricePlow Blog

In this episode, Gene Hammett interviews AJ Cassata, founder of Revenue Boost, about AI-driven lead generation in B2B marketing. AJ emphasizes the collaborative use of AI in sales, warns against full outsourcing, and explains his "10-80-10 rule." He discusses the effectiveness of outbound strategies like cold emailing and LinkedIn messaging, stressing the importance of personalization and audience segmentation. AJ recommends tools like Clay.com for automating outreach and concludes with key factors for successful campaigns, urging listeners to embrace AI while maintaining human oversight and persistence. Episode Highlights & Time Stamps 1:15 The Power of AI in Sales 2:57 Challenges in B2B Sales 5:10 Email vs. LinkedIn Effectiveness 8:35 Standing Out on LinkedIn 11:24 Leveraging AI for Personalization 14:18 Common Mistakes in AI Outbound 17:13 The Future of AI in Outbound 20:33 Enhancing Sales with AI 21:57 Key Takeaways for CEOs AI in Modern Sales — Collaboration Over Automation Gene speaks with AJ Cassata, founder of Revenue Boost, about using AI in B2B outbound sales. AJ explains that AI should be treated as a collaborative partner rather than a replacement for human judgment. He cautions against fully outsourcing sales and marketing to AI due to its tendency to "hallucinate" or generate inaccuracies. AJ introduces his "10-80-10 rule," where humans control strategy and final review while AI handles execution at scale. Why Outbound Sales Still Works AJ breaks down why outbound sales, cold email, cold calling, and LinkedIn outreach remain a highly effective and cost-efficient lead generation channel. He emphasizes the importance of testing different approaches and targeting specific industries or companies to generate high-quality leads. The conversation compares email and LinkedIn outreach, noting LinkedIn's higher response rates but lower scalability versus email's broader reach and lower engagement. Personalization, Empathy, and Common Mistakes The discussion turns to practical outreach tactics, with AJ stressing the importance of deep personalization through prospect research and industry understanding. He advises focusing messaging on the prospect's needs rather than promoting services. AJ outlines common AI-powered outbound mistakes, including low outreach volume, generic messaging, and poor audience segmentation, reinforcing that tailored messaging is critical for resonance. Tools, Strategy, and Keys to Success AJ highlights tools like Clay.com that support AI-driven lead research and personalized outreach. He discusses AI's evolving role in sales, particularly for tasks like scheduling and qualification, while underscoring the continued need for human oversight. As the episode concludes, AJ shares five key drivers of outbound success: list quality, messaging, offer strength, outreach volume, and email deliverability. He encourages leaders to experiment, iterate, and remain patient when leveraging AI-powered outbound strategies to grow their sales pipeline. Key Takeaways AI is a force multiplier, not a replacement. AI delivers the best results when paired with human strategy, oversight, and decision-making rather than fully automating sales and marketing functions. Outbound sales remains a high-ROI growth channel. Cold email, cold calling, and LinkedIn outreach continue to produce quality leads at a lower cost compared to many inbound or paid marketing channels. Strategy should follow the 10-80-10 rule. CEOs should stay involved in setting direction and reviewing outcomes while leveraging AI for scalable execution in the middle. Personalization drives performance. Outreach that demonstrates understanding of a prospect's business and challenges consistently outperforms generic, AI-generated messaging. Volume and focus both matter. Effective outbound requires sufficient outreach volume paired with clear segmentation and targeted messaging to avoid diminishing returns. Technology enables scale, not shortcuts. Tools like AI-powered research and personalization platforms can accelerate outbound efforts, but poor inputs still lead to poor results. Human oversight reduces AI risk. AI can hallucinate or make incorrect assumptions, making review and refinement essential before deployment. Five factors determine outbound success. List quality, messaging clarity, offer strength, outreach volume, and email deliverability must all work together for consistent results. Iteration beats perfection. Sustainable outbound success comes from continuous testing, learning, and refinement rather than one-time campaign execution. Leadership mindset matters. CEOs who embrace AI experimentation while maintaining accountability and patience are better positioned to build predictable, scalable pipelines. Resources & Next Steps Ready to take your leadership energy to the next level? Explore free training and resources at training.coreelevation.com to help you identify energy leaks, strengthen your leadership presence, and elevate your team's performance. Explore More: training.coreelevation.com Listen to the Full Episode: Growth Think Tank Podcast

路加福音二22-35 聆聽聖言 按梅瑟的法律，一滿了他們取潔的日期，他們便帶孩子上耶路撒冷去獻給上主，就如上主的法律上所記載的：『凡開胎首生的男性，應祝聖於上主。』並該照上主法律上所吩咐的，獻上祭物：一對斑鳩或兩隻鶵鴿。 那時，在耶路撒冷有一個人，名叫西默盎。這人正義虔誠，期待著以色列的安慰，而且聖神也在他身上。他曾蒙聖神啟示：自己在未看見上主的受傅者以前，決見不到死亡。 他因聖神的感動，進了聖殿；那時，抱著嬰孩耶穌的父母正進來，要按著法律的慣例為他行禮。 西默盎就雙臂接過他來，讚美天主說：「主啊！現在可照你的話，放你的僕人平安去了！因為我親眼看見了你的救援，即你在萬民之前早準備好的：為作啟示異邦的光明，你百姓以色列的榮耀。」 他的父親和母親就驚異他關於耶穌所說的這些話。西默盎祝福了他們，又向他的母親瑪利亞說：「看，這孩子已被立定，為使以色列中許多人跌倒和復起，並成為反對的記號──至於你，要有一把利劍刺透你的心靈──為叫許多人心中的思念顯露出來。」 釋經小幫手 在今天的讀經中，我們遇到了一位正義虔誠的先知西默盎。他象徵我們內心深處對天主的渴望及對安慰的期待。天主並沒有讓他失望，他耐心的等待得到最豐盛的獎賞—天主親自顯現在他的眼前。那麼我們心中最深的渴望是什麼？是否渴望天主的啟示與救恩？西默盎一眼就認出自己懷中的嬰孩將成為一個引起爭議的標記：「看，這孩子已被立定，為使以色列中許多人跌倒和復起，並成為反對的記號」。今天，天主召叫我們像耶穌一樣，成為一個「反對的記號」。 在當今的世界，天主需要我們鼓起勇氣為真理奮鬥。天主正在尋找見義勇為的先知，勇敢把光明帶給異邦人，把信德帶給未信之人。你願意成為一個「反對的記號」嗎？比方說，當你的同事貪汙時，你是否有不同流合汙、堅持良心的勇氣？當同學都用AI寫報告時，你是否堅持願意多想一點，如何善用科技卻不作弊，並對自己的學習負責？當大家講八卦、說閒話時，你是否有勇氣拒絕參與？當大家都追求奢華、浪費美食時，你是否保持簡樸感恩的美德？當大家追求快速便利，你是否以減塑和使用環保餐具為環保盡一分力？當你與世界的潮流不一樣時，你就像是「反對的記號」，讓人們看到生活還有不一樣的選擇，不一樣的方式值得去思考，而不是盲從。讓我們祈求聖神引導我們和天主連心，讓我們為了祂成為世界「反對的記號」。 品嚐聖言 看，這孩子已被立定，為使以色列中許多人跌倒和復起，並成為反對的記號。 活出聖言 今天你可以如何為天主的價值作證，成為世界「反對的記號」嗎？ 全心祈禱 聖神，求祢增強我們對天主的渴望，使我們成為一個「反對的記號」。 Powered by Firstory Hosting

In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on my entire 2026 marketing strategy—a flywheel system designed to ethically "steal" other people's audiences to grow your own. The best part? It runs on a stack of five completely free AI tools that automate most of the heavy lifting. If you're a time-strapped solopreneur tired of shouting into the void on social media, this strategy will show you how to leverage collaboration and strategic partnerships to explode your reach and authority in your niche. Test your AI knowledge in under 60 seconds — take the assessment at ReturnMyTime.com/quiz  

What if healthcare could be free, instant, and powered by AI? In this episode of Vibe Science, host Ryan Alford sits down with Charles Nader, Founder & CEO of DOC.com, to explore a bold mission: delivering free basic healthcare worldwide using telemedicine, artificial intelligence, and a scalable pharmacy-driven business model. Charles shares how studying medicine in Mexico exposed a massive global healthcare access problem—and how that experience led him to build a platform that connects anyone to a doctor 24/7, with no insurance required. They break down how AI assists doctors before consultations, why most health issues can be solved in under 15 minutes, and how DOC.com monetizes ethically without compromising patient care. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why access—not doctors—is the real healthcare crisis How free telemedicine actually works How AI improves speed, accuracy, and scale Why preventative care beats specialization How DOC.com pays doctors while keeping care free Real stories of lives saved through telemedicine Why DOC.com is preparing for a NASDAQ listing This conversation dives into the future of AI in healthcare, telemedicine, preventative medicine, and how technology can fix a broken system. Keywords: AI healthcare, telemedicine, free healthcare, digital health, preventative medicine, medical AI, DOC.com, Charles Nader Learn more: DOC.comFollow: @doccomofficialHost: Ryan Alford | Vibe Science Podcast ⚠️ This episode is for educational purposes only and does not provide medical advice.  

What if the key to curing today's most complex diseases has been hiding in plain sight inside electronic health records all along?In this episode of Straight Out of Health IT, Vish Srivastava, CEO of Century Health, explores how artificial intelligence can unlock the vast potential of real-world healthcare data that has long been trapped inside electronic health records. He explains why traditional clinical trials, although essential, often fail to accurately reflect how treatments perform across diverse, real-world patient populations, and how this gap hinders innovation. Drawing from both his professional journey and the personal experience of losing his grandfather to Alzheimer's, Vish shares what motivates his mission to better understand disease progression and accelerate breakthrough treatments.Vish breaks down what real-world data actually is, why more than 80% of it remains unstructured, and how fragmented EHR systems have made research slow, expensive, and inaccessible. He describes how observational studies and patient registries can take years and cost millions due to manual chart abstraction, and how carefully validated AI can now automate this process, turning clinical notes, PDFs, and imaging data into high-quality research-ready insights. The conversation also highlights how this approach can broaden research beyond historically narrow clinical trial populations.Ultimately, the episode addresses the crucial issues of trust, bias, and patient privacy. Vish discusses how AI can either perpetuate or correct historical biases in healthcare data, why transparency and published validation are essential, and how strict de-identification and governance frameworks protect patient privacy. Together, these advances point toward a future where real-world data fuels faster, more inclusive, and more impactful medical research.Tune in to hear how AI is reshaping clinical research and bringing us closer to treatments that truly work for real patients in the real world!ResourcesConnect with Vish Srivastava on LinkedIn here.Follow Century Health on LinkedIn here and visit their website here.

On this episode of the Insurance Producers Podcast, host Cyrus Jaffery is joined by Landry Fields for a deep dive into what it really takes to thrive in a tech-driven insurance landscape.From AI ecosystems and competing platforms to the evolving role of the modern producer, this conversation explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping insurance sales, data management, and agency growth. Cyrus and Landry break down why presence and relationships still matter in a busy, automated industry—and how producers can leverage AI without losing the human edge.They also tackle the real struggles producers face today, including the fear of starting an agency, overcoming uncertainty, and adapting before technology leaves you behind. Whether you're an established agency owner or a producer thinking about leaping, this episode delivers practical insights and mindset shifts for competing—and winning—in the future of insurance.

AWS Morning Brief for the week of December 22, 2025, with Corey Quinn. Links:Automate java performance troubleshooting with AI-Powered thread dump analysis on Amazon ECS and EKSAmazon Threat Intelligence identifies Russian cyber threat group targeting Western critical infrastructureOptimize WordPress performance on Amazon EKS with Amazon FSx for OpenZFSAWS reduces publishing time for Carbon Footprint Data to 21 days or LessAWS Payment Cryptography reduces API pricing by up to 63% and introduces tiered key pricingKey Commitment Issues in S3 Encryption ClientsCoursera and AWS survey reveals how technology leaders navigate cloud and AI transformationAutomated extraction of compressed files on Amazon S3 using AWS Batch and Amazon ECSCryptomining campaign targeting Amazon EC2 and Amazon ECS

In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Jon Miller Schwartz, Co-Founder and CEO of Ultra, a Brooklyn-based robotics company focused on bringing AI-powered warehouse robots into operations. Ultra is tackling one of the most repetitive yet complex tasks in e-commerce fulfillment: order packing. Rather than building robots that rely on rigid programming, Ultra is applying modern AI models to enable greater flexibility, adaptability, and real-world deployment. During the conversation, Jon explains why advances in AI have unlocked tasks once considered impossible for robots, why packaging was the right starting point, and how Ultra's approach is reshaping throughput, predictability, and labor challenges in warehouses today. The discussion also explores ROI, workforce impact, and what the next generation of AI-powered warehouse robots can handle.See their robot in action right here.Learn more about The Brecham Group here. Follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube.Support the show

December 22, 2025 has arrived and so has this sonic edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. Many of the longer versions of stories are produced as if they are going to air on the radio, and for this edition two have already done so! The other two have not, but will be among the stories that may be chosen for the December 27 edition that will air on WTJU at 6 a.m. Between now and then the goal is to spend the holiday period combing through a backlog of potential topics. I'm Sean Tubbs, and I'm glad that this is what I do.In this edition:* Charlottesville Planning Commission seeks some changes to city's five year CIP (read the story)* Charlottesville ends use of Flock system (read the story)* Charlottesville transitions parking garages to AI-powered access management (read the story)* The Albemarle Planning Commission takes a look at a new tool to be used to measure how the county's growth area land is being used (read the story)Not quite in this edition but recently written all the same:* Board of Visitors names Darden Dean as next UVA president* Charlottesville City Council makes appointments (link to Substack)* Rezoning sought for between 22 and 110 more units in Hollymead in AlbemarleShout-out to Patreon-fueled shout-outs!Since the beginning of this newsletter, several organizations and one business have been supporters of Town Crier Productions with a $25 monthly contribution funded through Patreon or some other financial method! That system is slowly giving away to something different but I thought I would take this special Monday morning slot to thank the following for still sticking to it:* Alliance Francaise* Camp Albemarle* Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards* Charlottesville E-Bike Lending Library* Cville Jazz Society* Design Develop* Plant Virginia Natives* Re-Leaf* Rivanna Conservation Alliance* WTJUIf you have a moment, take a look at any of the ones that sound interesting to you. Learn something new!A new system of shout-outs will come into place in 2026 and if you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please drop me a line. I'm a one-person information outlet and for that number to go up, I have to continue to grow revenue. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to another can't-miss episode of Build a Better Agency! This week, host Drew McLellan explores a rapidly evolving strategy that has the potential to shake up the way agencies attract leads and position themselves as go-to experts. Joining Drew McLellan is returning guest Tom Schwab of Interview Valet, who brings groundbreaking insights on how artificial intelligence (AI) tools are influencing audience discovery and client acquisition. In this episode, Tom Schwab pulls back the curtain on how his team has leveraged AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity to turn them into top referral sources for his business and their clients. He explains the shift he's seen in lead quality, why AI-driven traffic outperforms traditional SEO, and how podcasts—especially guest appearances on third-party platforms—are being indexed as trusted resources by these bots. If you've ever wondered how to ensure your agency shows up as a credible source when prospects turn to AI for recommendations, you'll find tons of applicable guidance here. Drew McLellan and Tom Schwab also dig into tactical approaches, including how to diversify your podcast and content topics, strengthen your brand's point of view, and make strategic use of storytelling to engage both traditional listeners and AI "audiences." You'll discover tips on optimizing your show notes, leveraging tools like SparkToro to understand audience behaviors, and measuring the true impact of your podcast outreach—ahead of the curve in our search-evolving landscape.   Whether you're a podcast host, a guest on other people's shows, or simply interested in how AI is changing the marketing game, this episode is packed with actionable takeaways for agencies of all sizes. Tune in to hear how you can future-proof your thought leadership strategy and get found by the right prospects, right when they're searching for your expertise.   A big thank you to our podcast's presenting sponsor, White Label IQ. They're an amazing resource for agencies who want to outsource their design, dev, or PPC work at wholesale prices. Check out their special offer (10 free hours!) for podcast listeners here. What You Will Learn in This Episode: Leveraging AI as a modern referral source for agencies   Optimizing podcast and long-form content for AI indexing The growing importance of context, point of view, and clarity in content Varying topics and voices to increase authority and reach with AI and audiences Using tools like SparkToro to identify where your ideal audience is searching Repurposing interviews and resources for maximum impact across channels Embracing transparency and specificity to attract high-quality, pre-qualified leads

On this industry-sponsored episode, host Praveen Ranganath is joined by guest Dr. Pete Tomlins, Head of Innovation, Caristo Diagnostics, to discuss the FAI-Score, a novel imaging marker that enables doctors to see coronary inflammation, the previously invisible underlying driver of heart attacks and stroke. Tune in to learn about:Pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) imaging - a ‘biosensor' for invisible coronary inflammationFAI-Score – transforming PCAT imaging into a standardized clinical measure of coronary inflammationThe future of cardiac risk assessment – combing invisible inflammation with visible plaque on CCTAThis episode is sponsored by Caristo Diagnostics. References to a specific product, process, or service by speakers in this podcast episode do not constitute or imply an endorsement by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. The views and opinions expressed in do not necessarily reflect those of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

Sales professionals are facing a seismic shift as LinkedIn and AI converge. Richard Bliss, acknowledged LinkedIn authority and business media strategist, sits down with Mark Hunter to dissect the platform's latest AI-driven overhaul. Together, they unpack why personal branding and topic authority have become crucial for anyone hoping to rise above the noise. This episode explores the inner workings of LinkedIn's algorithm changes, challenging salespeople to move beyond fluffy posts and demonstrate true expertise through their profiles and contributions. The conversation reveals how AI now judges every aspect of your LinkedIn presence, from your "About" section to the way you interact in the comments. Richard Bliss uncovers the risks of treating LinkedIn like just another social network and pushes listeners to embrace a more intentional, business-focused approach. Tune in to learn what top professionals must do to survive and thrive in LinkedIn's era of business media.

Sleep is one of the most critical functions of the brain, yet one in three adults gets an unhealthy amount of sleep, affecting performance, recovery, mental health, and long-term neurological well-being. In this episode of Marni On The Move, Marni is joined by Tim Rosa, CEO of SOMNEE, a company transforming sleep and unlocking peak neurological health to improve the human experience.Built on decades of neuroscience research, SOMNEE uses advanced EEG+ brain sensing and tACS neurostimulation technology to personalize sleep optimization—going far beyond traditional sleep trackers by working directly with the brain. Tim shares his journey from Fitbit to leading the next generation of sleep technology, and how SOMNEE collaborates with elite athletes and organizations, including the NBA, to support cognitive performance, recovery, and readiness. You may already know SOMNEE co-founder Matthew Walker, along with the company's world-class founding scientific team, including: Dr. Robert T. Knight, Dr. Rich Ivry and Dr. Ram Gurumoorthy Together, their work represents decades of leadership in neuroscience, sleep science, cognitive research, and biomedical engineering. This episode delivers science-backed insight and actionable takeaways for athletes, executives, creatives, and anyone looking to improve sleep, brain health, and daily performance. Topics We Cover: Why sleep is one of the brain's most critical biological function The science behind EEG+ and tACS neurostimulation How SOMNEE personalizes sleep at the brain level Understanding insomnia and common sleep challenges Sleep optimization for athletic and cognitive performance Partnerships with elite organizations like the NBA Research and development informed by decades of neuroscience Surfing, movement, and their impact on sleep quality Practical sleep hygiene strategies for better rest SOMNEE's vision for the future of neurological health and human performance Tim Rosa's personal health and wellness routines CONNECT Somnee On Instagram Marni On The Move Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, or YouTube` Marni Salup on Instagram and Playlist on Spotify SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER Sign up for our monthly newsletter, Do What Moves You, for Marni on the Move updates, exclusive offers, invites to events, and exciting news! SUPPORT THE PODCAST Leave us a five stars and a review on Apple, it's easy, scroll through the episode list on your podcast app, click on five stars, click on leave a review, and share what you love about the conversations you're listening to. Tell your friends the episodes you are listening to on your social. Share a screen shot of the episode in your stories, tag us, we will tag you back!  

Rick Pierce, Co-Founder and CEO of Decoy Therapeutics. is using AI and machine learning to accelerate drug discovery and is developing broad-acting antivirals using peptide conjugates that target a shared invasion mechanism of hundreds of viruses.  The company is using small language models and a high-speed peptide synthesizer to dramatically reduce drug creation time. Rick predicts that the future of drug discovery will combine AI-driven design with advanced biological models, such as organoids, to better predict drug toxicity and efficacy. Rick explains, "Decoy Therapeutics was founded years ago, during the COVID era. And what we've learned during that was that in order to develop drugs rapidly and scale up their manufacturing, we needed to use machine learning and AI. And the drugs that we're looking at developing today as a result of that are broad-acting antivirals that can be used against multiple viruses. So one drug can be used against multiple viruses like Flu, COVID, and RSV." "So we chose antivirals as a space because viruses have what is called polypharmacology, and in plain layman's terms, what that means is that about 250 of these viruses share the same invasion machinery, meaning the way the virus enters the healthy cells is shared across all those viruses. It's slightly different in each of those viruses, but effectively for drug development, very similar."   "That allows us to use peptides, which are also alpha helices, to be able to design drugs with AI and machine learning that physically block the invasion machinery and thus basically the virus from binding to a healthy cell. Peptides are uniquely positioned as drugs for this set of viral targets. Again, it's a rich set of targets among 250 viruses across multiple viral families."   #DecoyTherapeutics #PeptideConjugates #BroadSpectrumAntiviral #AIinBiotech #NextGenMedicine   decoytx.com Download the transcript here  

Rick Pierce, Co-Founder and CEO of Decoy Therapeutics. is using AI and machine learning to accelerate drug discovery and is developing broad-acting antivirals using peptide conjugates that target a shared invasion mechanism of hundreds of viruses.  The company is using small language models and a high-speed peptide synthesizer to dramatically reduce drug creation time. Rick predicts that the future of drug discovery will combine AI-driven design with advanced biological models, such as organoids, to better predict drug toxicity and efficacy. Rick explains, "Decoy Therapeutics was founded years ago, during the COVID era. And what we've learned during that was that in order to develop drugs rapidly and scale up their manufacturing, we needed to use machine learning and AI. And the drugs that we're looking at developing today as a result of that are broad-acting antivirals that can be used against multiple viruses. So one drug can be used against multiple viruses like Flu, COVID, and RSV." "So we chose antivirals as a space because viruses have what is called polypharmacology, and in plain layman's terms, what that means is that about 250 of these viruses share the same invasion machinery, meaning the way the virus enters the healthy cells is shared across all those viruses. It's slightly different in each of those viruses, but effectively for drug development, very similar."   "That allows us to use peptides, which are also alpha helices, to be able to design drugs with AI and machine learning that physically block the invasion machinery and thus basically the virus from binding to a healthy cell. Peptides are uniquely positioned as drugs for this set of viral targets. Again, it's a rich set of targets among 250 viruses across multiple viral families."   #DecoyTherapeutics #PeptideConjugates #BroadSpectrumAntiviral #AIinBiotech #NextGenMedicine   decoytx.com Listen to the podcast here  

Aden Bahadori and Brett Granstaff join Travis to unpack how AI is about to change the economics of filmmaking and content creation. Aden is an award‑winning editor, post‑production engineer, and longtime Adobe advisor who has cut music videos, TV, and features; Brett is a veteran producer, writer, and actor, and the president/founder of Ridge Rock Entertainment Group with two decades in independent film. Together, they're building Tachi‑AI, a human‑centric tool that automates the most tedious parts of editing so creatives can spend more time actually telling stories. On this episode we talk about: How Aden went from working for free on music videos to six figures by year two, and how Brett parlayed ADR gigs and “distressed” studio scripts into a producing career What producers actually do, why there are so many different producer credits, and the real split between creative vs. financial producers The origin of Tachi‑AI: Aden's 2012 dream of an “auto‑edit” button, an early proof of concept (Fast Track), and why now is the moment to bring AI into post‑production How Tachi‑AI ingests raw footage and a script to generate multiple assembly edits—saving editors from hours of slogging through dailies and freeing them to focus on nuance, performance, and story Why they see AI as a creative utility (like AutoCAD for architects), the democratization of filmmaking, and how lower technical barriers can make story—not budget—the real differentiator Top 3 Takeaways The biggest immediate impact of AI in film will be in post‑production, where automating assembly edits and other technical grunt work gives editors and directors more time and energy for true creative decisions. As tools like Tachi‑AI spread, high‑quality visual storytelling will no longer be reserved for massive studio budgets; independent creators will be able to prototype and finish projects faster and cheaper than ever. AI will not replace filmmakers; it will reward those who learn to wield it—by treating it as an assistant that expands their capacity, not a shortcut that replaces taste, judgment, or original stories. Notable Quotes “Our goal isn't to replace editors; it's to give them their time and mojo back by killing the most tedious, technical parts of the job.” “Think of it like AutoCAD for filmmakers—the software doesn't design the building for you, it just lets you explore way more options, way faster.” “As AI democratizes the creative process, the thing that wins isn't the biggest budget anymore; it's the strongest story and the most original point of view.” Connect with Tachi‑AI: Website: https://tachi-ai.com  ✖️✖️✖️✖️

In this episode of the ONEder Podcast, workplace leaders and planners gain a front-row seat to how AI is redefining the modern office. Host CCB speaks with Elena Beloshapkova, Founder and CEO of InSpace, on turning workplace data into actionable insight, improving employee experience at scale, and designing environments that truly support hybrid work. This conversation offers practical, forward-looking perspectives for anyone shaping strategy, space, and culture in today's workplace.

In this episode of the Transform Sales Podcast, Dave Menjura ☁, Marketplace Specialist at CloudTask, is joined by Mojan Butler, VP of Strategic Partnerships at CoPilot AI. They explore how CoPilot AI's advanced sales assistant leverages artificial intelligence to automate and enhance outreach efforts on LinkedIn. Mojan highlights how CoPilot AI helps sales teams efficiently manage prospect engagement, streamline follow-ups, and improve lead quality through targeted, personalized messaging and sophisticated audience insights. This innovative tool addresses common LinkedIn outreach challenges, enabling sales professionals to significantly boost their productivity and effectiveness in generating meaningful conversations and qualified opportunities. Try CoPilot AI here: https://software.cloudtask.com/copilot-ai-6a9e78 #LinkedInOutreach #SalesAutomation #Cloudtask

What happens when survey-based consumer research gets replaced by real-time, AI-orchestrated insight? At GroceryShop 2025, host Kirat Anand sits down with Trevor Sumner, CEO of iGenie.ai, to unpack how the company is redefining a $35B insights industry. They explore: - Why traditional surveys fail — and why 70% of responses are unusable - How iGenie analyzes billions of real consumer signals across search, social, video, and reviews - How AI-driven insight accelerates innovation cycles from 18 months to 2–3 months Join the conversation with our global retail community at www.globalretailleaders.com

For episode 651 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Andrew Sobko, CEO of Argentum AI, an Enterprise level ready AI-powered compute marketplace.Andrew Sobko is a serial entrepreneur with a background in building transformative marketplaces. He founded one of the fastest-growing companies in America, recognized by the Financial Times and honored by Goldman Sachs' Builders & Innovators award. Andrew has raised over $200 million from leading global investors including Sequoia Capital, Brookfield, and others. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) SUMSUB(0:44)  Introduction(0:53) Who is Andrew Sobko?(5:50) Argentum Marketplace(9:28) Advantages of Argentum(13:58) Trust & validation for Argentum clients(14:37) SUMSUB(16:00) Argentum Token(18:50) How to contribute compute(19:42) Future of Enterprise AI(22:05) Argentum roadmap for 2026(25:03) Events & conferences(25:30) Website & socials 

In this episode, I share how AI tools can transform homework into more engaging and supportive learning experiences. You'll also hear how to use AI to create study guides, interactive games, instant feedback, and creative resources for students. If you want to harness AI for homework help to boost student independence and make learning more accessible, this episode has you covered! Show notes: https://classtechtips.com/2025/12/09/homework-help-349/ Sponsored by my quick reference guide Using AI Chatbots to Enhance Planning and Instruction: https://amzn.to/42Xzds0 Follow Monica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classtechtips/  Take your pick of free EdTech resources: https://classtechtips.com/free-stuff-favorites/   

In this episode, Doug Proctor, COO and Co-founder of Candid Health, discusses how AI, machine learning, and configurable automation are reshaping revenue cycle performance. He shares insights on building a strong data foundation, choosing the right problems to solve, and creating scalable, high impact AI workflows that improve collections, reduce costs, and strengthen long term operational strategy.This episode is sponsored by Candid Health.

AI coaching is reshaping how employees learn, grow, and navigate their careers — but the real story is what it means for the humans at the center of it all. Theresa Fesinstine, AI educator and founder of peoplepower.ai, sits down with host Nicole Belyna, SHRM-SCP, to explore how HR can use AI coaching to personalize development, support diverse learning styles, and make growth more accessible across the workforce.  This podcast is approved for .5 PDCs toward SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification. Listen to the complete episode to get your activity ID at the end. ID expires January 1, 2027.  Subscribe to Honest HR to get the latest episodes, expert insights, and additional resources delivered straight to your inbox: https://shrm.co/voegyz   ---  Explore SHRM's all-new flagships. Content curated by experts. Created for you weekly. Each content journey features engaging podcasts, video, articles, and groundbreaking newsletters tailored to meet your unique needs in your organization and career. Learn More: https://shrm.co/coy63r 

What if you could test your business strategy in days instead of months? That's what Kate O'Keeffe, CEO and Co‑Founder of Heatseeker, makes possible. From building the first AI‑powered platform for market experimentation to helping companies validate strategy, positioning, and buyer demand at lightning speed, Kate's career is all about turning bold ideas into measurable results. Former BCG Partner and Silicon Valley innovator, she's here to show how AI is rewriting the rules of testing ideas — fast, smart, and with real data. What You'll Learn How AI and Heatseeker enable companies to validate strategy, positioning, and buyer demand in days instead of months Why traditional surveys and panels are unreliable and how real-time experimentation can replace them The importance of starting experimentation early in the funnel to uncover hidden customer desires How to balance speed and rigor when testing ideas and avoid misleading results Ways to foster a culture of experimentation where data informs thousands of daily marketing micro-decisions Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (00:38) Why AI is changing brand strategy (01:41) Heatseeker explained and the problem with traditional surveys (05:17) Common mistakes in testing and the role of AI (10:23) Balancing speed with rigor in experiments (14:12) Creating a culture of experimentation without chaos (19:42) The future of AI-driven market experimentation (23:53) A brand that made Kate smile recently and how to connect Kate O'Keeffe is the CEO and Co-Founder of Heatseeker, the first AI-powered platform for market experimentation that helps companies validate strategy, positioning, and buyer demand in days instead of months. She spent a decade in Silicon Valley founding CHILL, Cisco's global co-innovation lab, and launching high-impact ventures for Fortune 100 companies at startup speed. A former Partner at BCG, Kate has advised executives and boards on innovation, growth, and digital transformation, delivering hundreds of millions in business value. She also serves on the board of Birchal and as a non-executive director for Naked Ambition and CircleOf, Inc. What Brand Has Made Kate Smile? L'Oreal impressed Kate with its recent work in the refill movement, turning sustainability into a movement people want to join. She loved how the brand tapped into the human need to feel like part of something bigger and clever messaging that invites consumers to “be a recycler” rather than simply recycle. Links & Resources Connect with Kate on LinkedIn. Check out the Heatseeker website. Watch or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon/Audible, TuneIn, and iHeart. Rate and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help others find the show. Share this episode — email a friend or colleague this episode. Sign up for my free Story Strategies newsletter for branding and storytelling tips. On Brand is a part of the Marketing Podcast Network. Until next week, I'll see you on the Internet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Andrei Craciunescu, founder and CEO or RiskCube about why the next generation of insurance will be built like software; adaptive, transparent, and embedded into every business platform. They also talk about how AI and data are transforming the role of the broker from middleman to intelligent orchestrator, and what the insurance experience of 2030 could look like when protection becomes invisible and trust becomes the new currency. KEY TAKEAWAYS What companies want from the insurance market is fast underwriting, not to talk with humans so much any more, especially startups, they want a quote in minutes not months. This is how we got into the segment where we offer business insurance for startups – mainly venture backed startups. There are some providers that already offer what we are doing, but there is no comparison. Every founder needs to go to every insurance company separately and ask for a quote, which often vary a lot – sometimes 40% difference between quotes. They spend a lot of time investigating these quotes which is expensive and hard to understand. RiskCube is an AI insurance agency for startups where founders can buy and manage insurance online. We looked at what an agency traditionally does; they have different processes in place like application for insurance, renewal, cancellation and claims. We tried to map out all these processes to see which can be done by AI agents. AI cannot solve the whole insurance value chain, but we see a huge adoption on the claims and applications processes. Generally, most founders don't really care which insurance company they're with, they care that they have somebody that really understand them as a customer. We want startups to come to us because they trust the system which provides a fast experience that works for them. It's not very complicated, what we do for them at the beginning, we provide a smooth process where we can say they have high, medium or low risk then evaluate different quotes for them. BEST MOMENTS  ‘Everybody's pushing on the AI front, but the insurance market is also evaluating if it's really necessary, it's not all in which is impressive.'  ‘We build the firm first and then embedded the technology inside the firm, this will make us defensible in the future because we will own the data in our agency and use it to train our own model.' ‘People are using a lot of AI nowadays, but nobody really understands where the data is going or hosted.' ‘Insurance companies tend to adapt AI for themselves, not for the whole market. We want to bring them all together in one channel.' ABOUT THE GUEST Andrei Craciunescu is redefining risk management with RiskCube, an AI-powered platform revolutionising insurance by streamlining risk assessments, accelerating quote processes, and providing real-time insights to help businesses secure coverage faster and smarter. LinkedIn ABOUT THE HOST Sabine is a corporate strategist turned entrepreneur. She is the CEO and Managing Partner of Alchemy Crew a venture lab that accelerates the curation, validation, & commercialization of new tech business models. Sabine is renowned within the insurance sector for building some of the most renowned tech startup accelerators around the world working with over 30 corporate insurers, accelerated over 100 startup ventures. Sabine is the co-editor of the bestseller The INSURTECH Book, a top 50 Women in Tech, a FinTech and InsurTech Influencer, an investor & multi-award winner. Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook  TikTok Email Website This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/

Tomer Cohen is the longtime chief product officer at LinkedIn, where he's pioneering the Full Stack Builder program, a radical new approach to product development that fully embraces what AI makes possible. Under his leadership, LinkedIn has scrapped its traditional Associate Product Manager program and replaced it with an Associate Product Builder program that teaches coding, design, and PM skills together. He's also introduced a formal “Full Stack Builder” title and career ladder, enabling anyone from any function to take products from idea to launch. In this conversation, Tomer explains why product development has become too complex at most companies and how LinkedIn is building an AI-powered product team that can move faster, adapt more quickly, and do more with less.We discuss:1. How 70% of the skills needed for jobs will change by 20302. The broken traditional model: organizational bloat slows features to a six-month cycle3. The Full Stack Builder model4. Three pillars of making FSB work: platform, agents, and culture (culture matters most)5. Building specialized agents that critique ideas and find vulnerabilities6. Why off-the-shelf AI tools never work on enterprise code without customization7. Top performers adopt AI tools fastest, contrary to expectations about leveling effects8. Change management tactics: celebrating wins, making tools exclusive, updating performance reviews—Brought to you by:Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security: https://vanta.com/lennyFigma Make—A prompt-to-code tool for making ideas real: https://www.figma.com/lenny/Miro—The AI Innovation Workspace where teams discover, plan, and ship breakthrough products: https://miro.com/lenny—Transcript: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/why-linkedin-is-replacing-pms—My biggest takeaways (for paid newsletter subscribers): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/i/180042347/my-takeaways-from-this-conversation—Where to find Tomer Cohen:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomercohen• Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-one-with-tomer-cohen/id1726672498—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction to Tomer Cohen(04:42) The need for change in product development(11:52) The full-stack builder model explained(16:03) Implementing AI and automation in product development(19:17) Building and customizing AI tools(27:51) The timeline to launch(31:46) Pilot program and early results(37:04) Feedback from top talent(39:48) Change management and adoption(46:53) Encouraging people to play with AI tools(41:21) Performance reviews and full-stack builders(48:00) Challenges and specialization(50:05) Finding talent(52:46) Tips for implementing in your own company(56:43) Lightning round and final thoughts—Referenced:• How LinkedIn became interesting: The inside story | Tomer Cohen (CPO at LinkedIn): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-linkedin-became-interesting-tomer-cohen• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com• Cursor: https://cursor.com• The rise of Cursor: The $300M ARR AI tool that engineers can't stop using | Michael Truell (co-founder and CEO): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-rise-of-cursor-michael-truell• Devin: https://devin.ai• Figma: https://www.figma.com• Microsoft Copilot: https://copilot.microsoft.com• Windsurf: https://windsurf.com• Building a magical AI code editor used by over 1 million developers in four months: The untold story of Windsurf | Varun Mohan (co-founder and CEO): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-untold-story-of-windsurf-varun-mohan• Lovable: https://lovable.dev• Building Lovable: $10M ARR in 60 days with 15 people | Anton Osika (co-founder and CEO): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/building-lovable-anton-osika• APB program at LinkedIn: https://careers.linkedin.com/pathways-programs/entry-level/apb• Naval Ravikant on X: https://x.com/naval• One Song podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8-%D7%90%D7%97%D7%93-one-song/id1201883177• Song Exploder podcast: https://songexploder.net• Grok on Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/support/grok• Reid Hoffman on X: https://x.com/reidhoffman—Recommended books:• Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Nations-Fail-Origins-Prosperity/dp/0307719227• Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity: https://www.amazon.com/Outlive-Longevity-Peter-Attia-MD/dp/0593236599• The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World: https://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Infinity-Explanations-Transform-World/dp/0143121359—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. To hear more, visit www.lennysnewsletter.com

Live from the Amazon Warehouse in Robbinsville, in this episode of The Speed of Culture podcast, Matt Britton speaks with Amanda Doerr, Vice President of Core Shopping at Amazon, for a deep and practical look at how Amazon AI shopping is reshaping the entire buying journey. From the launch of Rufus AI shopping assistant and breakthroughs in AI review summarization to the rise of conversational commerce, voice commerce, and mobile-first e-commerce, Amanda shares how Amazon is solving customer friction and building the foundation for the future of e-commerce 2026.Follow Suzy on Twitter: @AskSuzyBizFollow Amanda Doerr on LinkedInSubscribe to The Speed of Culture on your favorite podcast platform.And if you have a question or suggestions for the show, send us an email at suzy@suzy.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we welcome Congressman August Pfluger from Texas, a key figure in shaping conservative policies in Congress. Congressman Pfluger discusses his groundbreaking legislation, the Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act, aimed at addressing the threats posed by AI in the realm of terrorism. He also shares insights on the current state of health care legislation, the importance of affordable housing, and the need for regulatory reform to enhance economic growth. Later, we dissect the recent COP 30 climate summit held in Brazil, where the absence of the Trump administration raised eyebrows. Mark Morano from climatedepot.com brings firsthand insights from the event, revealing how the summit turned into a chaotic spectacle, from clear-cut forests to inadequate facilities. We discuss the shifting narratives around climate change and how recent articles suggest that the climate movement may be losing momentum. Finally, we explore the evolving landscape of journalism at the Pentagon with Jerry Dunleavy, chief investigative correspondent for Just the News. As the Pentagon opens its doors to new reporters, Dunleavy shares insights on the critical military issues facing the U.S., including the ongoing discussions about Venezuela and the implications of recent military movements.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Anand Oswal, Executive Vice President at Palo Alto Networks, joins Johna Johnson and John Burke for a wide-ranging exploration of two emerging focal points of enterprise risk: cryptographically relevant quantum computing, and browser-mediated agentic AI. The looming arrival of quantum computers that can break legacy encryption has already created the threat of “harvest now, decrypt... Read more »

Jeanne DeWitt Grosser built world-class GTM teams at Stripe, Google, and, most recently, Vercel, where she serves as COO and oversees marketing, sales, customer success, revenue operations, and field engineering. She transformed Stripe's early sales organization from the ground up and advises founders on GTM strategy.We discuss:1. Why GTM is becoming more strategically important in the AI era2. The rise of the GTM engineer3. A primer on segmentation4. How to build a sales org that engineers and product teams respect5. The changing calculus of build vs. buy for go-to-market tools in the AI era6. Why most customers buy to avoid pain rather than to gain upside—Brought to you by:Datadog—Now home to Eppo, the leading experimentation and feature flagging platform: https://www.datadoghq.com/lennyLovable—Build apps by simply chatting with AI: https://lovable.dev/Stripe—Helping companies of all sizes grow revenue: https://stripe.com/—Transcript: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/what-the-best-gtm-teams-do-differently—My biggest takeaways (for paid newsletter subscribers): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/i/179503137/my-biggest-takeaways-from-this-conversation—Where to find Jeanne DeWitt Grosser:• X: https://x.com/jdewitt29• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannedewitt—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction to Jeanne DeWitt Grosser(05:26) Defining go-to-market(08:43) The evolution of go-to-market roles(11:23) The rise of the go-to-market engineer(14:21) Implementing AI in sales processes(15:28) Optimizing sales with AI agents(23:47) Defining sales roles: SDRs and AEs(26:04) When to hire a GTM engineer(29:04) Hiring and scaling sales teams(30:50) The ideal go-to-market engineer(34:24) The go-to-market tool stack(40:39) Advice on building a great sales bot(44:34) Vercel's unfair advantage(46:37) Go-to-market as a product(47:04) Innovative sales tactics at Stripe(52:38) Effective go-to-market tactics(01:00:37) Segmentation strategies(01:09:31) Building a sales org that engineers love(01:14:00) Thoughts on PLG and pricing(01:16:44) Sales compensation and hiring(01:19:24) Lightning round and final thoughts—Referenced:• Vercel: https://vercel.com• Stripe: https://stripe.com• Rosalind Franklin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_Franklin• Ben Salzman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bensalzman• SDK: https://ai-sdk.dev/docs/introduction• Gong: https://www.gong.io• Lyft: https://www.lyft.com• Instacart: https://www.instacart.com• DoorDash: https://www.instacart.com• “Sell the alpha, not the feature”: The enterprise sales playbook for $1M to $10M ARR | Jen Abel: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-enterprise-sales-playbook-1m-to-10m-arr• A step-by-step guide to crafting a sales pitch that wins | April Dunford (author of Obviously Awesome and Sales Pitch): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/a-step-by-step-guide-to-crafting• Kate Jensen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateearle• Lessons from scaling Stripe | Claire Hughes Johnson (former COO of Stripe): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/lessons-from-scaling-stripe-tactics• Atlassian: atlassian.com—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. To hear more, visit www.lennysnewsletter.com