How Women Use AI

What does it look like to go from dismissing AI as just another hype cycle to calling it the biggest gamechanger of your career? Deepika Channamolu is a tech leader, yoga teacher, and working mom who figured out how to use AI without losing herself in it. In this episode she shares why women are better positioned for AI than they think, what happened when she almost sent an email AI had no busines...

What if the overwhelm you feel about AI isn't a problem to solve, but data to pay attention to? Zena Collins is an emotional intelligence practitioner, change strategist, author and co-founder of Grand Strategy Consulting. In this episode she introduces her SUMMS framework, explored further in her book Stop Wasting Time with AI, a science-based approach that treats your emotions as intelligent...

What happens when AI is built without women in the room? Host Mercy sits down with Louise Humpington, lawyer, international development specialist and AI ethics advocate, for a conversation that is equal parts eye-opening and surprisingly practical. Louise brings a perspective too often missing from AI spaces: one shaped by human rights, lived experience, and a firm belief that this conversation b...

What does it look like to use AI on your own terms, as a starting point, not a final answer? In this episode, Mercy sits down with Romita, an energy professional and advocate who has been around AI longer than most of us and still has a healthy love-hate relationship with it. She uses it for research, but always goes back to the source. She appreciates what it can do, but won't let it touch her vo...

What happens when AI goes from something distant and intimidating to something you can actually experiment with in your own hands? In this episode of How Women Use AI , Mercy sits down with Kavita for a candid conversation about navigating overwhelm, job uncertainty, and the surprising confidence that comes from simply trying things out. Kavita shares how no‑code tools, small experiments, and a wi...

What happens when AI stops feeling theoretical and starts showing up in the everyday moments that actually matter? In this episode of How Women Use AI , Mercy sits down with Sohna for a candid conversation about the real‑life ways women are using AI, from updating a long‑stalled business plan to planning a seamless city tour. Together, they explore the mix of curiosity and caution many women feel...

What happens when a healthcare advocate and "AI-curious" consultant starts peeling back the curtain on the algorithms shaping our careers and our care? In this episode of How Women Use AI , Mercy sits down with her friend Elisa for a refreshingly candid look at the intersection of high-tech tools and human advocacy. Elisa shares her journey of navigating a "saturated" job marke...

What does it actually feel like to stand at the edge of the AI wave - interested, but not quite ready to jump? In this inaugural episode of How Women Use AI , the host, Mercy, sits down with her good friend Yasmine for a refreshingly candid conversation about what it's like to be an AI skeptic in a world that can't stop talking about it. Yasmine, a data professional and self-described mini...