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AI in Focus with Stephen Robles

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AI in Focus, hosted by Stephen Robles, is a podcast exploring how thoughtful people can show up as their best selves in a world shaped by AI. We talk to founders, creators, and operators to cut through the AI hype and headlines, and uncover ways to work smarter and make space in our lives for what matters.

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Microsoft's VP of AI on Why Coding Is No Longer the Skill That Matters | AI in Focus 06.05.2026 57:45

In this episode of AI in Focus, Marco Casalaina, VP of Products for Core AI at Microsoft, reveals how the democratization of AI building is rewriting the rules of work and why planning, not coding, has become the most valuable skill of the AI era. Since 2011, Marco has been at the forefront of AI product development. Today he leads the teams building Microsoft's next generation of AI agents — the...

The AI tools every real estate agent needs in 2026 | Ryan Coyne (SERHANT.) | AI in Focus 29.04.2026 56:53

In this episode, Ryan Coyne, Chief Experience Officer at Serhant, reveals how his team uses AI personality profiling and agentic workflows to predict hires, simulate the next 36 months of business outcomes, and increase agent commission by 144%. We dig into why 70% of AI workflows fail, where AI breaks down in luxury real estate, the supply chain story nobody's watching, and the careers AI won't r...

Nir Eyal: AI Isn’t Making You Distracted, THIS Is | AI in Focus 22.04.2026 44:39

In this episode, bestselling author Nir Eyal (Hooked, Indistractable, Beyond Belief) joins Stephen Robles to break down why focus is the most valuable skill of the AI era and exactly how to reclaim it. If you feel hijacked by your phone, drowning in email, or anxious that AI is melting your brain, this episode is the playbook. Nir wrote Indistractable in 2019 before ChatGPT, before TikTok dominanc...

Hiten Shah: AI burnout, Google's death, and why smart people aren't worried (yet) | AI in Focus 14.04.2026 55:51

In this episode, our host Stephen Robles sits down with Hiten Shah to break down how AI is reshaping productivity, focus, and the way we work. From AI burnout and constant context switching to the illusion of efficiency, they explore where these tools are helping and where they’re quietly making things worse. They also get into Hiten’s hands-on approach to building with AI, why most productivity t...