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AI Explored
This is the podcast for marketers, creators, and business owners who want to know how to use AI. Join Social Media Examiner’s founder Michael Stelzner as he helps you discover practical and actionable ways to put AI to work.
Show notes at Socialmediaexaminer.com/aipod
Episodes
- AI Explored
Persistent AI Agents: How to Get Started (and What to Watch Out For)
Want an always-on AI agent that manages your email, calendar, and tasks without putting your business data at risk? I interview Jonathan Mast to learn how to…
- AI Explored
Autonomous AI: How to Get AI to Manage Itself
Wondering how to set up autonomous AI agents that complete work in the background without constant babysitting? I interview Rachel Woods to learn how to build…
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How to Get Recommended by AI: Being Found Isn't Enough
Wondering how to get your business recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools? I interview Vivienne Wagner to learn a four-step framework to get your…
- AI Explored
AI Landing Pages: From Project Plan to Published Page
Wondering how to use ChatGPT Codex to build a complete landing page with forms, email follow-up, and custom hosting? I interview Dan Sanchez to learn a…
- AI Explored
Claude Design: How to Create On-Brand Visuals With AI
Want to create professional-looking slides, websites, and animations without hiring a designer or learning complex software? I interview Jeff Sieh to learn how…
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How to Build Your Own AI Apps (No Coding Required)
Are you spending too much every month on software subscriptions that don’t actually fit the way your business works? I interview Erika Stanley to learn how to…
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How to Create Pro-Quality AI Videos With Gemini Omni
Want to create professional-looking video content without filming yourself or hiring a production crew? I interview Eve Whitaker to discover how to use…
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How to Think Like a Filmmaker: AI Video With Seedance
Want a repeatable workflow for turning a simple concept into polished AI video content using tools like Seedance? I interview Ross Symons to discover a…
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How to Get AI to Recommend Your Business
Wondering how to optimize your website so AI systems treat your business and content as a trusted source? I interview Liron Segev to learn how to create…
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How to Use AI to Dramatically Improve Your Quality
Want to improve AI output quality so your content, reports, and deliverables don't read like everyone else's? I interview Austin Marchese to discover how to…
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How to Build AI Employees to Get Work Off Your Plate
Wondering how to train AI to match your standards and schedule it to work autonomously? I interview Callan Faulkner to learn how to build, train, and schedule…
- AI Explored
Building an AI Creative Director: From Ideas to Finished Content With Claude
Want to build an AI-powered system in Claude that drafts threads, newsletters, video scripts, and carousels from a single source? I interview Nicky Saunders to…
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Why Your AI Images Look Like Everyone Else's (and How to Fix It)
Wondering how to create AI visuals that don’t look like everyone else’s? I interview Lauren deVane to discover a seven-pillar prompt framework for creating…
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How to Build AI Automations With Claude Cowork
Wondering how to start building real automations for your business? I interview Isar Meitis to learn how to use Claude Cowork to plan, build, and deploy AI…
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How Open-Weight AI Models Could Save Your Business Thousands
Curious whether there's a way to run capable AI models without paying premium subscription fees every month? I interview Chris Penn to learn about open-weight…
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How to Turn What You Know Into AI Tools People Will Pay For
Curious whether AI could turn your frameworks and processes into a product that generates recurring revenue? I interview Kelly Sinclair to learn how to…
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How to Train AI to Think Like You
Wondering what you need to make AI sound and reason like you instead of a generic robot? I interview Max Bernstein to discover a step-by-step framework to turn…
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Building Agentic Workflows with Manus
Looking for an agentic AI tool that will pass off multi-step processes to other tools without constant input from you? I interview Kate vanderVoort to discover…
- AI Explored
Building Powerful AI Image and Video Workflows for Marketers
Want to know how marketers are turning today's AI image and video tools into reliable content systems? I interview Jerrod Lew to discover how to build AI image…
- AI Explored
The Future of AI and Selling: How One Workflow Closed a $12K Deal
Wondering how AI can help you close a client in the first meeting? I interview Etan Polinger to discover an AI workflow to research a prospect, match their…
- AI Explored
Building AI Agents: The System That Automates 60% of One Entrepreneur's Workload
Have you experimented with building one-size-fits-all AI agents and been disappointed with the results? I interview Keith Moehring to discover how to build a…
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Applying AI to Marketing and Business: Lessons From the Trenches
What happens when a media company goes all-in on AI for 2.5 years? In this special episode, Michael Stelzner and Ali Kelly, Director of Memberships at Social…
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Getting Started with Codex by OpenAI: The Future of Business
Wondering how to set Open AI’s Codex up and connect it to your tech stack? I interview Karl Yeh to discover how to use Codex to automate business workflows, no…
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AI for Better Ad Creative: 3 Steps to Better Results
Struggling to combat ad fatigue without burning out your design team? I interview Fraser Cottrell to discover a three-step system for using AI to produce…
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The Outlier Video Method: Using AI to Study What Works and Create Your Own
Want to use AI to scale video content research and production? I interview Sandy Lee to discover how to use Claude Code to create an AI system that will…
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Building Portable AI Workflows That You Can Take Anywhere
Is your entire AI workflow built around one platform? I interview Nicole Leffer to discover how to build AI workflows that aren't tied to any single platform…
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Upscaling Your People: Advanced AI Training
Have you invested in AI training only to watch people quietly go back to their old habits within weeks? I interview John Munsell discover a structured…
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Claude Code for Everyone: How to Get Started
Want to build your own custom AI tools and automations, but don’t have coding or developer experience? I interview Tyler Reed to discover how to set up Claude…
- AI Explored
Intro to Claude Cowork: How to Get Started
Are you looking for a way to get actual work done with AI without micromanaging every step of in chat? I interview Dan Nestle about using Claude Cowork. 4…
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Getting Started With OpenClaw: Step-by-Step to Your First Bot
Want to build custom AI agents and bots, but worried the process is too technical? I interview Mike Russell about how to use OpenClaw to build AI agents and…
- AI Explored
Advanced AI Deep Research: Uncover Insights Your Competitors Are Missing
Are you spending days trying to keep up with everything happening in your industry? Wondering how to make faster, better-informed decisions without drowning in…
- AI Explored
AI Video Editing: Save Time and Create Better Videos
Are you avoiding video because you think the production is too time consuming or expensive? Want to use AI video tools to create and edit quality marketing…
- AI Explored
How to Gain Superpowers With AI
Tired of not seeing real results from AI experiments in your day-to-day work? Wondering how to use AI to fundamentally change the way you work? To discover the…
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How Real-Time Data Unlocks 100X AI Performance
Are you still manually copying data into your AI tools every time you need an analysis? Do you keep uploading the same files to Claude or ChatGPT only to find…
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How to Sell AI Services Without Selling Your Soul
Are you sitting on genuine AI expertise but unsure how to turn it into actual revenue? Wondering whether you need to know everything about artificial…
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The AI Tool Stack That Saves Creators Hours Every Week
Are you wasting time chasing every new AI tool that drops, only to feel more overwhelmed and less productive than before? Wondering which tools deliver real…
- AI Explored
Clone Your Knowledge: Getting AI to Truly Sound Like You
Have you ever wished you could clone yourself to handle more clients or create more content? What if AI could actually capture your unique expertise and…
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Will AI Take Your Marketing Job? Here's What Two AI Experts Are Seeing
Are you worried AI will replace you? Do you wonder which marketing skills will actually matter in an AI-powered future? To discover what skills are becoming…
- AI Explored
AI Video Mastery: Creating Videos That Sell
Are you spending thousands of dollars on video production when you could create professional content yourself? Do you think AI video requires extensive…
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AI Video Made Easy: How to Create High Quality Content That Grows Your Business
Are you avoiding video marketing because you think you need professional equipment and video production skills? Do you struggle to keep up with the constant…
- AI Explored
Rethinking Prompting: Getting AI to Work for You
Are you copying and pasting prompts from the internet only to get mediocre results? Do you feel like AI tools are powerful but you're not getting the…
- AI Explored
Becoming AI Ready: How to Creatively Secure Your Future
Are you worried that AI will replace your job? Wondering how to stay relevant as technology rapidly evolves? To discover how to become AI-ready through a…
- AI Explored
AI Images for Business: Tools, Prompts, and Strategy
Do you feel like using AI images is cheating or lacks true creativity? Are you looking for a way to produce high-quality brand assets without a six-figure…
- AI Explored
AI Voice Agents: How to Get Started
Wondering if AI voice agents could improve and scale your customer service? Want to know what it takes to implement AI voice assistants in your business? To…
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Personalizing AI for a Business: Turning Generic Tools into Customized Solutions
Are you tired of getting generic outputs from AI tools? Wondering how to make AI actually understand your business and work the way you need it to? To learn…
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Human-First AI Adoption: Getting Your People Ready for Change
Do you feel like your investment in AI tools isn't yielding the organizational productivity gains you expected? Are you struggling to move beyond individual…
- AI Explored
Building a Team of AI Employees That Easily Scale Your Business
Do you feel like AI tools produce generic content that simply doesn't sound like your brand? Are you looking for a way to scale your business operations…
- AI Explored
The Future of AI and Marketing: What’s Coming and How to Prepare
Do you feel overwhelmed by the rapid pace of AI development and how it might impact your business stability? Are you wondering how autonomous software might…
- AI Explored
How to Write High-Converting Copy with AI: A Strategic Framework
Do you feel like your AI-generated copy sounds robotic, generic, or just doesn't sound like you? Are you looking for a way to leverage tools like ChatGPT to…
- AI Explored
Beyond Rigid Automation: How Custom GPTs Add Flexibility to Your Workflows
Wondering why your AI initiatives aren't delivering the results you expected? Struggling to move beyond basic chatbot experiments to real business…
- AI Explored
Using Claude Projects to Develop Quality Content
Want to create high-quality, on-brand blog posts, YouTube descriptions, or eBooks at scale? Wondering how to set up a reliable, efficient, and replicable…
- AI Explored
Setting the Stage for Agentic AI: A Practical Framework
Struggling to understand what agentic AI actually means? Wondering how to cut through the hype and start implementing agentic AI that truly works for your…
- AI Explored
AI Is Changing Human Behavior: How to Prepare
Is AI fundamentally changing human behavior in ways that might surprise you? Wondering whether you should delegate AI to people who are more savvy with the…
- AI Explored
Using AI to Automate Your Social Media and Your Marketing
Are you overwhelmed by repetitive marketing tasks that eat up your entire day? Wondering how AI automation could give you back time to focus on what really…
- AI Explored
Building AI Agents: A Proven Process
Are you struggling to understand what AI agents actually are? Wondering how they differ from chatbots or AI assistants, and whether they can truly transform…
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Building an AI CMO That Becomes Your Strategic Marketing Partner
Are you treating AI like an intern when it could be your chief marketing officer? Wondering how to transform AI from a basic task assistant into a strategic…
- AI Explored
Advanced ChatGPT Features for Any Business
Wondering if there's more to ChatGPT than just writing assistance? Curious how ChatGPT's hidden features could eliminate your most time-consuming tasks? To…
- AI Explored
3 Custom GPTs That Make You More Money and Free Your Time
Custom GPTs don't just save you time, they can actually make you money. People say that custom GPTs deliver generic results, but is that really true? To…
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New AI Marketing Study: 60% Do This Daily...
A groundbreaking new study just revealed that 60% of marketers are now using AI every single day. But here's what's really interesting—the insights aren’t just…
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Successfully Deploying AI for Traditional Businesses
Finding it difficult to get AI to work in your business? Wondering how to avoid common mistakes that can derail your AI adoption efforts? To explore how…