Gen ZEO Playbook

Your teen is forming their first AI relationship, and you might not even know it. In this eye-opening episode, I reveal what happens when teens turn to ChatGPT instead of their parents for emotional support. Using real AI conversations, I show you exactly how these relationships develop and what you can do about it. What You'll Learn: Why teens confide in AI chatbots instead of talking to you The...

What happens when a 20-year-old builds an AI that can "know anything about anyone"?? Michael Fanous didn't just create another AI startup, he built something that found Andrej Karpathy's secret Reddit account, shocking the entire AI community, the former Tesla AI director had been posting anonymously for years... until Nine AI found him. In this episode, Michael walks us through: How Nine AI's age...

When air pollution kills over 7 million people annually, most people complain. Akshaj Khetarpal decided to patent a solution at 18. In this episode of the AI Parenting Institute, we sit down with Akshaj Khetarpal , founder of MOSS X, a revolutionary air purification device that uses actual moss to clean air equivalent to 275 trees in just one square meter. Discover how this teen entrepreneur turne...

What happens when you leave home at 15, become the first in your family to graduate college, drop out of a physics PhD, and build a company that scales to 7 figures? Maruthi did exactly that. From a tier-2 city in India to University of Southampton, from physics research to building Almabase (the #1 alumni management software in the US), his journey is anything but conventional.   In this episode,...

From washing his hands after soccer practice to speaking at the United Nations, this is the incredible journey of Haaziq Kazi . At just 10 years old, Haaziq had a world-changing realization while watching water drain from a sink: what if we could pull plastic from the ocean the same way? That moment sparked the invention of a ship designed to clean millions of tons of plastic from our seas. By 11,...

Hassan Malik launched Faces of Agony at just 16 years old, turning raw emotion into wearable art. In this episode, he shares the real story behind building a fashion brand as a teenager from his first $0 investment strategy to balancing school with running a business.   What We Cover: - How Hassan went from reselling shoes to launching his own clothing brand - The truth about starting a business w...

What happens when an 18-year-old high schooler decides she's done waiting? She flies to California alone, builds an AI-powered startup incubator, and proves that age is just a number in entrepreneurship. In this episode of the AI Parenting Institute , I sit down with Isabelle , a founder who's been building since age 13. From creating NFTs at 14 and analyzing tech stocks at 15, to launching Foundi...

What does it take to build a space technology company at 20? Muhammad Hunain shows us how. Muhammad Hunain is the CEO of Melagen Labs, developing next-generation radiation shielding for NASA, astronauts, and satellites. His technology is launching to the International Space Station next year and he's doing it all before finishing college. KEY TAKEAWAYS: - Space radiation is 1,000x worse than Earth...

Is AI helping or hurting our kids? Education and technology expert Anya Kamenetz joins the AI Parenting Institute to cut through the fear and hype around artificial intelligence in childhood. In this eye-opening conversation, we explore: 1. The shocking story of a 9th grader's first AI relationship (and breakup) 2. Why generational justice matters more than ever in the AI age 3. How to balance scr...

From D1 Olympic hopeful to building apps with 175K+ downloads to Microsoft engineer, Matt Steel's journey proves discipline translates across domains.   In this episode, we dive into the real challenges of building responsibly, scaling products that matter, and preparing the next generation for the AI era.   What You'll Learn: 1. How competitive athletics prepares you for entrepreneurship 2. The t...

AI won’t replace you, but the people using it will. In this episode, I sat down with Pawel Huryn, one of the world’s top AI product thinkers, to break down how parents, teens, and professionals can prepare for the next decade of AI. We discussed: 1. Why “learning how to learn with AI” is the most valuable skill of the future 2. How parents can guide teens to use AI responsibly (without micromanagi...

“Safe is a fallacy.” That’s the mindset that turned Shamus Madan, a 19 year-old entrepreneur who started his first podcast at 15, into one of Gen Z’s most ambitious builders.   In this episode, we dive deep into how Shamus went from sending cold emails as a teenager to building a media company, landing interviews with billionaires like Mark Cuban, and now helping founders grow through AI-powered c...

AI isn’t just changing how we work, it’s changing how we feel, connect, and think. In this deep and eye opening conversation, Angelina Fomina (former Meta & BetterUp expert turned intuitive coach) joins us to reveal: 1. How AI is silently shaping teen mental health and human emotion 2. The hidden risks of AI companions and therapy chatbots 3. How to use AI for self-growth without losing your h...

What happens when kids grow up in a world where AI is their first habit? In this powerful conversation with Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Hooked and Indistractable, we dive deep into how AI is shaping parenting, learning, and the future of childhood.   From ChatGPT being seen as “the only one who listens” to whether AI can replace therapy, Nir shares eye-opening insights every parent, educator,...

Parents everywhere are asking the same question: Will AI make my kids dumb? In this episode of the AI Parenting Institute Podcast, I sit down with Satyajeet Salgar from Google, one of the minds shaping how billions use AI every day. We unpack the fears parents have, like whether AI kills curiosity or critical thinking, and explore the real opportunities AI brings, from 10x faster learning to spark...

In this episode of the AI Parenting Institute Podcast, host Rayyan Ali sits down with Linda Liukas , Finnish programmer, author, illustrator, and creator of the globally loved Hello Ruby series.   We explore how to teach kids coding not as dry grammar but as creative poetry, why hands-on play is essential for understanding AI, and how parents can shift from fear to confidence when introducing tech...

Welcome to the first episode of AI Parenting Institute!   Host Rayyan Ali sits down with Jeremy Shiffling , bestselling author of ChatGPT for Job Searching, founder of The Job Insiders, and AI trainer for over 300 top universities (including Google), to discuss how parents and teens can future-proof careers in the age of AI. From avoiding the FOMO trap to mastering storytelling and empathy in a wo...