Best April Stearns Podcasts (2025)

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Flash Memoir: My Body, My Choice with April Stearns 18:11

8d ago18:11

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In this episode you are going to hear a collection of short pieces we are dubbing “Flash Memoir” from our archives. These are little gems we’ve published in Wildfire Magazine, read for you by April Stearns. We have nine years of published stories in our archives that are just too good not to share. In the past we used to do a call for submissions f…

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202 | The Ultimate AI Showdown: Comparing Vibe Coding tools with Mark Kashef 30:37

1d ago30:37

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👉 Fill out the listener survey - https://services.multiplai.ai/lai-survey 👉 Learn more about the AI Business Transformation Course starting May 12 — spots are limited - http://multiplai.ai/ai-course/ Can you build custom software without hiring a dev team or learning to code? The short answer? Yes — if you understand Vibe Coding, the new AI-powered…

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201 | 70% of job skills changing by 2030, 22 all-new AI careers, OpenAI’s stealth Office rival, AI ROI revealed and more AI news for the week ending on June 27, 2025 57:39

4d ago57:39

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What if your next job title was “AI Taste Director”—or you were the last human left in your department? This week, Isar Meitis takes a sharp and provocative look at the future of jobs in the AI era. With headlines touting 70% of job skills changing by 2030, and executive surveys showing rising AI adoption—but lagging implementation—it’s time to sep…

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200 | The Ultimate AI Showdown: Comparing Data Analysis tools with Liza Adams 34:16

8d ago34:16

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Are you still guessing which AI tool is actually best for business? If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by the sea of tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini... and more on the horizon), you’re not alone. Most business leaders default to ChatGPT because it’s familiar — but is it really the right choice for strategy, research, or data visualization? In this m…

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199 | “OpenAI Files” bombshell, Google & Microsoft fight while Meta poaches talent, one-person startup scores $80M, Veo-3 in YouTube Shorts, and more crucial AI news for the week ending on June 20, 2025 ... 58:59

11d ago58:59

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👉 Fill out the listener survey - https://services.multiplai.ai/lai-survey 👉 Learn more about the AI Business Transformation Course starting May 12 — spots are limited - http://multiplai.ai/ai-course/ What happens when your closest tech partner morphs into a direct competitor—while regulators, watchdogs and Wall Street all look on? This week’s Weeke…

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198 | Build a Business-Boosting AI Agent That Books Calls While You Sleep-No Code w/ Carolina Posma 48:00

16d ago48:00

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🎉 Special Announcement: EPISODE 200 is coming June 17! We’re going live at noon ET with The Ultimate AI Showdown — 4 of the world’s top AI experts, 4 tool categories, and everything you need to know to pick the right solution for your team. 👉 Reserve your spot here: https://www.linkedin.com/events/theultimateaishowdown7338224988014977026/theater/ 👉…

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197 | Altman’s AI roadmap, and how to prep for it, Meta’s $14B new Exec, and OpenAI’s nonstop innovation. Meanwhile, Apple risks falling behind in the AI race and more AI news for the week ending on June ... 1:01:06

18d ago1:01:06

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🎉 Special Announcement: EPISODE 200 is coming June 17! We’re going live at noon ET with The Ultimate AI Showdown — 4 of the world’s top AI experts, 4 tool categories, and everything you need to know to pick the right solution for your team. 👉 Reserve your spot here. 👉 Fill out the listener survey - https://services.multiplai.ai/lai-survey 👉 Learn m…

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Decision Fatigue with Erika Giovanniello (explicit) 31:12

22d ago31:12

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Erika Giovanniello was diagnosed at 32 with breast cancer. She is a camper, backpacker, Frenchie dog mom, and a nurse anesthetist who has made the transition from healthcare provider to patient. In this episode, Erika reads her essay “Decision Fatigue” from the 2024 “Body” issue of Wildfire Journal. Her piece is about wanting to be a part of the li…

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196 | How to Safely Run Powerful AI Agents (Like Manus & GenSpark) with no RISK 37:51

22d ago37:51

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Powerful AI tools like Manus and Genspark can supercharge your workflows — but how do you experiment with them safely, without risking your hardware or exposing sensitive credentials?** In this hands-on live session, I'll walk through exactly how to set up a safe environment to test and run these tools — no technical deep-dives, no unnecessary risk…

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195 | The AI business application battle is intensifying, Self improving AI, AI for early cancer detection, and more AI news you should know for the week ending on June 6, 2025 55:00

25d ago55:00

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Is your business ready for the next wave of AI — or about to be eaten by it? In this week’s episode of The Leveraging AI Podcast, Isar Meitis breaks down the latest tectonic shifts in the AI landscape. From OpenAI's aggressive move into enterprise applications to self-improving AI models and FDA-approved cancer detection tools, this isn’t just anot…

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194 | MCP Servers Demystified: The Simple Way to Supercharge AI for Your Business with Kate Shevchenko 34:30

30d ago34:30

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👉 Fill out the listener survey - https://services.multiplai.ai/lai-survey 👉 Learn more about the AI Business Transformation Course starting May 12 — spots are limited - http://multiplai.ai/ai-course/ You've heard the term "MCP server" floating around. Maybe even seen it trending on LinkedIn. But what is it really? And more importantly — how can you…

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193 | AI will eliminate 50% of entry jobs, AI Blackmailing it’s operators, Unauthorized AI usage is putting companies at risk and more important AI news for the week ending on May 30, 2025 58:55

1M ago58:55

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👉 Fill out the listener survey - https://services.multiplai.ai/lai-survey 👉 Learn more about the AI Business Transformation Course starting May 12 — spots are limited - http://multiplai.ai/ai-course/ Could your own AI tools be plotting against you — or just replacing half your team? This week’s AI headlines are straight out of a techno-thriller: AI…

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In Praise of Quiet Advocacy with Amy Austin 32:57

1M ago32:57

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Amy Austin returns to The Burn for a second visit. Amy was diagnosed with Stage IV de novo breast cancer at 34 after initially being misdiagnosed with a complex benign cyst. She is the third in a direct family line to be diagnosed with breast cancer without a known genetic link. In this episode Amy reads her poem “In Praise of Quiet Advocacy” from …

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192 | Create AI images like a pro! Using New ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Open Source with Luka Tisler 38:28

1M ago38:28

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👉 Fill out the listener survey - https://services.multiplai.ai/lai-survey 👉 Learn more about the AI Business Transformation Course starting May 12 — spots are limited - http://multiplai.ai/ai-course/ AI-generated visuals have become table stakes. But what if you're still playing checkers while others are playing 4D chess? In this session, we’re bre…

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191 | The craziest week in AI news history 🤯 Microsoft, Google, Anthropic and OpenAI major announcements, and more important AI news for the week ending on May 23rd, 2025 56:26

1M ago56:26

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👉 Fill out the listener survey - https://services.multiplai.ai/lai-survey 👉 Learn more about the AI Business Transformation Course starting May 12 — spots are limited - http://multiplai.ai/ai-course/ Is your business ready for the AI-powered arms race of the century? This wasn’t just another week in tech — it was the week. Microsoft revealed its pl…

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190 | Behind the Curtain: AI Image Generation That Actually Works for Business with Ross Symons 52:00

1M ago52:00

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👉 Fill out the listener survey - https://services.multiplai.ai/lai-survey Most business leaders know AI can generate stunning visuals. But turning that potential into real, consistent, on-brand creative? That’s where most teams get stuck. In this live session, we’re pulling back the curtain. Ross Symons will walk us through the exact workflows he t…

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189 | The end of the internet as we know it, Higher education AI crisis, AI avatars influencing court cases, and more important AI news for the week ending on May 16th, 2025 51:05

2M ago51:05

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👉 Fill out the listener survey - https://services.multiplai.ai/lai-survey Is the internet as we know it about to vanish? Recent data shows a dramatic shift—9 out of the top 10 websites are losing traffic while AI tools like ChatGPT are skyrocketing. The era of web browsing is transforming, and if your business relies on old-school web traffic, you …

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My Side with Shelley Moreno 30:22

2M ago30:22

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Shelley Moreno returns to The Burn for a second visit. Shelley was diagnosed in 2012 with Triple Negative breast cancer. She is a writer, speaker and intuitive healer for pets and people. Shelley is currently writing a book and gives animal communication and intuitive coaching sessions. She lives in Los Angeles with her son Kai and their beloved ca…

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188 | AI Agents in Action: How to Build a Business-Ready Agent W/out Writing Code with Pooja Jain 47:54

2M ago47:54

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Everyone’s talking about AI Agents, But few are showing how to actually use it in a way that saves time, uncovers real insights, and drives business decisions. In this live episode of Leveraging AI, Pooja Jain — founder of PowerUp AI and one of LinkedIn’s rising AI educators — is going to take you step-by-step through the exact process she uses to …

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187 | Sam Altman’s Senate Testimony, Companies Leveraging AI for cross industry expansion, OpenAI Will NOT become a for-profit, and other important AI news for the week ending on May 9th, 2025 49:51

2M ago49:51

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👉 Fill out the listener survey - https://services.multiplai.ai/lai-survey 👉 Learn more about the AI Business Transformation Course starting May 12 — spots are limited - http://multiplai.ai/ai-course/ Save $100 with promo code LEVERAGINGAI100 Are U.S. companies ready to lead the AI revolution? Sam Altman's testimony before the U.S. Senate just set t…

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187 | How Top Creators Use AI to Create Scroll-Stopping LinkedIn Content with MJ Jaindl 47:19

2M ago47:19

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👉 Fill out the listener survey - https://services.multiplai.ai/lai-survey 👉 Learn more about the AI Business Transformation Course starting May 12 — spots are limited - http://multiplai.ai/ai-course/ Save $100 with promo code LEVERAGINGAI100 What if you could create LinkedIn content that looks like it was designed by a pro—and you didn’t even open …

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186 | Background check for AI Agents, AI work force benefits challenged, AI risks mounting, and more important AI news for the week ending on May 2nd 2025 55:26

2M ago55:26

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👉 Fill out the listener survey - https://services.multiplai.ai/lai-survey 👉 Learn more about the AI Business Transformation Course starting May 12 — spots are limited - http://multiplai.ai/ai-course/ Save $100 with promo code LEVERAGINGAI100 Is your AI assistant more trustworthy than your last hire? From agent background checks to economic stagnati…

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For Now is As Good As Forever: Dating with Advanced Breast Cancer with Deltra James (Explicit) 30:23

2M ago30:23

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Deltra James was diagnosed at 33 with de novo Stage IV, Triple Negative MBC. She is a New England based mama, poet, patient advocate, and co-host of the Empowered Intimacy podcast. In this episode Deltra reads her piece “For Now is As Good As Forever: Dating with Advanced Breast Cancer” from the 2024 “MBC: Advocacy” issue of Wildfire Journal. Her e…

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185 | Boost Sales With an AI Agent That Researches, Reports & Preps Sales Calls with Ashleigh Stearn 42:17

2M ago42:17

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👉 Fill out the listener survey - https://services.multiplai.ai/lai-survey 👉 Learn more about the AI Business Transformation Course starting May 12 — spots are limited - http://multiplai.ai/ai-course/ AI agents that do the heavy lifting in the sales process sound amazing “… but how do I actually do this?” If you asked yourself this question - this s…

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184 | AI “Frontier Companies” Replacing Traditional Companies, AI Education Outpacing College Degrees, Risks of Not Using AI and Using AI Are Growing, and More Must-Know AI News for the Week Ending on ... 53:26

2M ago53:26

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👉 Fill out the listener survey - https://services.multiplai.ai/lai-survey 👉 Learn more about the AI Business Transformation Course starting May 12 — spots are limited - http://multiplai.ai/ai-course/ Are you ready for the AI-powered business revolution — or will you be left managing a ghost town of outdated workflows? In this weekend episode, host …

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183 | 15 Mind-Blowing Use Cases for the New ChatGPT Image Generation with Isar Meitis 49:11

2M ago49:11

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👉 Fill out the listener survey - https://services.multiplai.ai/lai-survey 👉 Learn more about the AI Business Transformation Course starting May 12 — spots are limited - http://multiplai.ai/ai-course/ AI image generation just got a major glow-up — and if you’re a business leader, it’s time to stop sleeping on it. ChatGPT’s new image generation capab…

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182 | Sam Altman’s Vision of the AI Future, ChatGPT Goes All-In on Vibe Coding, Enterprise AI Disruption & more Top AI News form the week ending on Apr 18 53:48

2M ago53:48

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Is the AI race moving too fast for its own good? In this episode of Leveraging AI, we unpack Altman’s revealing TED Talk, OpenAI’s silent safety rollback, and why ChatGPT just went all-in on vibe coding, enterprise disruption, and social media dominance. This week’s AI news is anything but boring — and has massive implications for business leaders.…

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Putting Flat Closure on the Map with Sondra Price 34:44

3M ago34:44

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This week we’re sharing a favorite episode from the archives as we take a pause from our regular podcast schedule to enjoy a spring break with our loved one. Production assistant Monica Haro selected this episode from January 2022 to reshare. Enjoy! Sondra Price was diagnosed at 20, 24, and 28 with malignant phyllodes tumors that led to two lumpect…

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181 | How to Ideate, Generate, and Animate Scroll Stopping Images and Videos with Arminas Valunas 43:00

3M ago43:00

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Creating content with AI sounds great — until you're staring at a blank prompt wondering what to do next. In this power-packed live session of Leveraging AI, AI visual wizard Arminas Valūnas will walk you through a clear, repeatable process to turn business ideas into eye-catching images and videos using AI — all without needing a design degree. Yo…

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180 | Will AI get out of control by mid 2027? Super-Agent is showing off amazing results, Google AI is taking center stage, and many more important AI news for the week ending on April 12, 2025 49:52

3M ago49:52

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Could your job—or your entire company—be replaced by a million AI-powered robots by 2027? This week’s episode of Leveraging AI is packed with breakthroughs that business leaders can’t afford to ignore. From Google's jaw-dropping AI showcase at Cloud Next to sobering predictions of superintelligence spinning out of control, we cover the AI headlines…

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179 | Beyond the Buzz: How to create AI Agents that provide Real Business value with Tom Winter 52:36

3M ago52:36

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AI Agent hype is everywhere—but what does it actually take to build an AI agent that delivers results? Not just one that chats back in clever text, but one that does real, meaningful work inside your business processes. In this live, tactical session, we’re walking you through the step-by-step method to combine workflows and agents into real-world …

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178 | AI is storming into higher education, Vibe Everything (not just coding), How to Learn AI, AI finds diamonds in Minecraft, and more AI news you need to know for the week ending on April 4, 2025 50:32

3M ago50:32

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Is your business ready for a world where AI not only learns on its own—but teaches others to do the same? From top universities using AI to teach students critical thinking, to self-spawning AI agents, to a digital brain finding diamonds in Minecraft, this episode is your all-access pass to what just happened in AI—and how it affects your business …

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Where does the story end? with Emily Voreas 29:31

3M ago29:31

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Emily Voreas was diagnosed at 33 with Stage IIIb breast cancer, and also carries the BRCA2 gene. Emily has a Masters in Elementary Education and currently works as a reading interventionist. In this episode she reads her poem “Where does the story end?” from the 2024 “Family” issue of Wildfire Journal. Her poem is about four generations of women an…

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177 | Building High-Impact Video Awareness Campaigns with AI with Margarida Barreto 45:28

3M ago45:28

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Ever wondered how to create awareness campaigns that not only grab attention but make a real impact? Margarida Barreto and I are going live to show you how it’s done—step by step. -✨ Margarida will share her expert workflow for building awareness videos using cutting-edge AI tools like ChatGPT, MidJourney, and more. This isn’t just theory. We’ll ta…

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176 | ChatGPT’s Change Everything (Again) with a New Image Generator, AI Boosts productivity by 37%, Capabilities Doubling Every 7 Months, AI Doctors & Teachers Will Be as Common as Cellphones – and more ... 55:57

3M ago55:57

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Is your business ready for an AI teammate who works faster, costs less, and never takes a sick day? This week, the AI landscape didn’t just evolve—it exploded. From Harvard-backed research showing AI-powered individuals outperform entire teams, to OpenAI’s shockingly good new image generator, the future of business just took another quantum leap. A…

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Flash Memoir: Dear Pre-Cancer Me 18:29

3M ago18:29

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In this episode you are going to hear a collection of short pieces we are dubbing “Flash Memoir” from our archives. These are little gems we’ve published in Wildfire Magazine, read for you by April Stearns. We have 9 years of published stories in our archives that are just too good not to share. In the past we used to do a call for submissions for …

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175 | Stop Wasting Time! Automate Repetitive Tasks with Custom GPTs with Isar Meitis 29:32

3M ago29:32

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Are you still manually repeating the same tasks in your business? Repetitive work slows you down, drains your team, and steals time from high-value strategy. But what if you could automate those tasks with AI—without hiring a developer? In this episode of Leveraging AI, Isar Meitis breaks down how business leaders can build powerful, no-code AI aut…

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174 | NVIDIA's big announcements, The US-China AI war intensifies, Microsoft-Open AI frenemies relationship evolves and more important AI news for the week ending on March 21, 2025 46:57

3M ago46:57

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What happens when AI outpaces the systems we built to control it? In this AI news episode of Leveraging AI, we’re unpacking a whirlwind week in tech—from Nvidia’s trillion-parameter dreams to robots doing backflips, AI wars with China, and Claude finally learning to Google. We break down the strategic moves, global tensions, and bleeding-edge break…

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The Power of No with Chelsee Wilson 32:10

4M ago32:10

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Chelsee Wilson was diagnosed at 29 with Stage IIIa, Triple Positive breast cancer. She is now 5+ years out from diagnosis. Chelsee lives in Oklahoma with her husband and loves baking, crocheting, reading and writing. In this episode she reads her essay “The Power of No” from the 2022 “Identity & Aftermath” issue of Wildfire Magazine. Her story is a…

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173 | ChatGPT vs. Google Colab in the ultimate data analysis showdown with Isar Meitis 33:23

4M ago33:23

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Data-driven decisions = better business results. But what if you don’t have a data science team or technical skills? That’s where AI comes in. In this hands-on webinar, we’ll show you two powerful ways to analyze business data—using ChatGPT and Google Colab—without writing a single line of code, or having any technical background. Whether it’s fina…

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172 | AI agents are taking over, Google is on fire with AI releases, using AI to talk to animals, and many more important AI news for the week ending on March 14, 2025 44:08

4M ago44:08

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The AI revolution isn’t slowing down—if anything, it’s sprinting forward. This week, we’re diving into the latest AI breakthroughs, including Google’s relentless AI releases, the rise of Manus—China’s viral AI agent—and OpenAI’s latest play to dominate the industry. Oh, and we might just be on the verge of using AI to talk to animals. (Yes, really.…

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A Letter to My Greatest Guru with Bethany Adair 46:31

4M ago46:31

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Bethany Adair was diagnosed at 34 with Stage II breast cancer, and is now living with Stage IV metastatic disease. She is a mindset coach, speaker, MBC thriver and author of My Guru Cancer. In this episode, Bethany reads her piece “A Letter to My Greatest Guru” from Wildfire Magazine’s 2023 “MBC: Lesson Learned” issue. Her essay is about viewing a …

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171 | The Ultimate Battle of Deep Research: (ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Perplexity vs Grok vs YOU) 36:56

4M ago36:56

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Deep research tools are changing the game for business professionals, but which one truly delivers? ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok-3, and You.com each take a different approach—so how do they compare? In this episode of Leveraging AI, we put these tools to the test! We analyzed real-world business use cases, compare their strengths and weaknesse…

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170 | AGI and ASI are coming and we are NOT READY, Is GPT 4.5 better than 4o? And more AI news for the week ending on March 8th, 2025 41:13

4M ago41:13

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Are we truly on the brink of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? Or are we underestimating how unprepared we are for what’s coming? In this episode of Leveraging AI, we dive into the latest AI breakthroughs, the geopolitical arms race for AI supremacy, and the government’s struggle to keep up. With insights from top AI policy advisors and newly …

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How is Your Body Today? 32:26

4M ago32:26

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Meaghan Calcari Campbell returns to The Burn for another episode. Meaghan was diagnosed at 32 with Stage II, Triple Positive breast cancer in 2012. And then again in 2015 with DCIS and the ATM+ gene. Meaghan works in philanthropy and ocean conservation, and is a proud member of the Bay Area Young Survivors. Meaghan’s writing has been published in t…

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169 | AI-Powered Lead Gen: Automate Hyper-Personalized Content That Grows Sales with Lanny Heiz 42:05

4M ago42:05

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Without clients you do not have a business. With the right clients you have a thriving business with much higher margins, AI is a game-changer for sales and marketing. But how do you actually implement AI to create high-impact, personalized content and automate lead generation at scale? In this episode of Leveraging AI, we have Lanny Heiz who share…

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168 | When it rains it pours, 3 leading models in one week, AI training is critical, Alexa+ release, and more AI news you need to know for the week ending on Feb 28th 43:58

4M ago43:58

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Is AI innovation moving too fast for its own good? This past week has been nothing short of an AI whirlwind. In just a matter of days, we’ve seen three major AI model releases—Claude 3.7, GPT-4.5, and Alibaba’s latest breakthrough—each with game-changing implications. But is OpenAI’s latest move a sign of strength or just a response to competitive …

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Revenge with Jen Pogue 31:54

4M ago31:54

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Jen Pogue returns to The Burn for another episode. Jen is an actor and producer living in Toronto, Canada. She was diagnosed at 37 with de novo Stage IV Triple Negative metastatic breast cancer. Jen reads her story “Revenge” from Wildfire Magazine’s 2024 “MBC: Advocacy” issue. Her essay is about being overlooked by a doctor and the importance of sh…

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167 | Build an AI Dream Team That Works for You In Different Role & Personalities with Kay Stoner 48:09

4M ago48:09

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AI isn’t just a tool—it can be your dream team. Jim Collins says that having the right people in the right seats is the most important factor in business success. What if you could build your AI dream team? Define the roles and personalities of each AI participant that would complement and balance each other. In this hands-on webinar, AI expert Kay…

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166 | Grok-3 is No. 1 on the AI Leaderboard, ChatGPT 4.5 and 5 and Claude 4 are around the corner, AI impact on the workforce and other important AI news for the week ending on February 21, 2025 50:23

4M ago50:23

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Is Grok-3 officially leading the AI race? In this episode of Leveraging AI, we break down how Elon Musk’s latest model just outpaced OpenAI—and why it matters for your business. Plus, get the latest on upcoming releases like ChatGPT 4.5, GPT-5, and Claude 4, and what these advancements mean for your competitive edge. We also dive into how AI is res…

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