Real AI Use Cases Business Owners Roundtable

AI is transforming real businesses far beyond hype—and this roundtable gets brutally honest about what’s actually happening on the ground. Hosted by Elizabeth and Richard Gearhart, this episode of Real AI Use Cases: Business Owners Roundtable brings together entrepreneurs using AI every day in customer service, analytics, content, and strategy. You’ll hear James Thornton on fully AI‑powered custom...

Can you create an AI clone of yourself for your business? Which AI avatar platform is best? How do you train an AI assistant on your own knowledge? Those are the questions answered in this episode of Real AI Use Cases: Business Owners Roundtable . Hosts Elizabeth Gearhart and Richard Gearhart are joined by Dr. Patrick Porter , Lynn Rogoff , and Sherrill Mosee to discuss how businesses are using ar...

Episode 20: Real AI Use Cases – The Promise and Perils of AI in Business What happens when AI becomes your assistant, your creative partner, and potentially your replacement? In this episode of Real AI Use Cases , hosts Elizabeth Gearhart and Richard Gearhart are joined by etiquette expert Thomas Farley (Mr. Manners) , business strategist Lauren Paxton , and skincare educator Eva Kerschbaumer to d...

Real AI Use Cases: Business Owners Roundtable – Episode 19 Guest: Jace Graham, Founder of Rising Phoenix TL;DL (Too Long; Didn't Listen) The Big Idea: Stop guessing if your sales team is hitting their marks. Jace Graham shares how he built a custom GPT "AI Supervisor" that listens to sales calls, grades performance, and writes immediate, personalized follow-up emails. Roundtable Blitz: Amy Scruggs...

AI – 7 Use Cases for Real Growth What are businesses actually doing with AI right now — beyond the hype? In this episode of Real AI Use Cases: Business Owners Roundtable , entrepreneurs, marketers, engineers, podcasters, and innovators share real-world ways they’re using AI to increase productivity, improve operations, create content faster, scale businesses, and drive measurable growth. Hosts Eli...

AI Agents for Business Growth: Real AI Use Cases from Entrepreneurs, Marketers & Creators In this episode of Real AI Use Cases: Business Owners Roundtable , hosts Elizabeth Gearhart and Richard Gearhartsit down with business leaders using AI in practical, revenue-generating ways right now. From AI customer service agents and AI-powered marketing workflows to website SEO optimization, personal...

In this episode of Real AI Use Cases – Business Owners Roundtable , hosts Elizabeth Gearhart and Richard Gearhart sit down with Daniel Burrus, Mark Fox, and Dwight Heck to break down how real businesses are using AI right now—and what’s actually working. This isn’t theory. It’s practical, in-the-trenches use of AI tools across marketing, operations, product development, and decision-making. From A...

AI vs Authenticity: How Smart Business Owners Really Use AI Without Losing the Human Touch | Real AI Use Cases Ep. 15 Can artificial intelligence help your business grow without making your brand feel robotic? In this episode of Real AI Use Cases: Business Owners Roundtable , host Elizabeth Gearhart and co-host Richard Gearhart lead a candid discussion with entrepreneur Ken Davenport, podcast book...

Episode Summary: AI in Real Estate, Security, and Productivity This episode of Real AI Use Cases features a roundtable discussion on the practical deployment of artificial intelligence across various business sectors . Hosts Elizabeth Gearhart and Richard Gearhart interview Scott Harris (Magnetic Real Estate) and Greg Weir (Prudential Alarms) to explore how AI is shifting from a novelty to a criti...

AI: Harnessing the Power TL;DL (Too Long; Didn’t Listen) AI is already reshaping jobs—those who don’t use it risk falling behind The best results come from humans + AI working together , not replacement Businesses are using AI for documents, data analysis, tutoring, and decision-making —but accuracy and trust are still real challenges Description  How are real businesses actually using AI right no...

TL;DL (Too Long; Didn’t Listen) AI is powerful in business—but it can’t replace human judgment and critical thinking Business owners are using AI as a co-pilot to find blind spots, improve strategy, and analyze data The real advantage comes from asking better questions and validating AI outputs—not blindly trusting them What This Episode Covers In this episode of Real AI Use Cases – Business Owner...

️ Episode 11: The AI-First Mentality – Winning in the New Era of Business What does it really mean to run your business with an AI-first mindset ? In this episode of Real AI Use Cases – Business Owners Roundtable , host Elizabeth Gearhart and co-host Richard Gearhart are joined by futurist Kevin Surace and business leaders Tyler Dunnigan and Jen Millard to break down how AI is transforming product...

Real AI Use Cases – Episode 10: How Small Business Owners Are Using Artificial Intelligence Right Now Artificial intelligence is no longer just for tech companies. In this episode of Real AI Use Cases Business Owners Roundtable — part of the Passage to Profit podcast — host Elizabeth Gearhart and co-host Richard Gearhart sit down with four guests who share exactly how they are using AI tools in th...

Real AI Use Cases — Business Owners Roundtable | Episode 9 Guest: Saahil Mehta | Host: Elizabeth Gearhart & Richard Gearhart TL;DR Four business owners share how they are using AI  right now  — from building a personal AI chatbot trained on your own content, to automating ad copy, streamlining mortgage origination, and even losing weight with AI meal tracking. The consensus: AI won't eliminate...

Welcome to the Business Owners Roundtable , where we move beyond the hype to discuss how real companies are leveraging artificial intelligence today. In this episode, hosts Elizabeth Gearhart and Richard Gearhart sit down with a diverse panel of entrepreneurs to explore practical AI applications across marketing, dating, automation, and legal sectors. From uncovering "environmental hypocrites" usi...

In this episode of the Real AI Use Cases business owners' roundtable, hosts Dr. Elizabeth Gearhart and Richard Gearhart sit down with a diverse group of entrepreneurs to discuss the practical—and sometimes surprising—ways AI is reshaping their industries. From instant high-end media production to automating standard operating procedures, our guests share the tools that are saving them thousands of...

In this episode of Real AI Use Cases , hosts Elizabeth and Richard Gearhart dive into practical applications of AI with a panel of business owners. The discussion covers everything from AI-driven "digital immortality" and automated content generation to using AI for pattern recognition in sales calls and advanced market research. The group also tackles critical concerns around data security betwee...

TL;DL (Too Long; Didn't Listen) If you only have a minute, here are the high-level takeaways from this episode: AI as an Executive Assistant: Business owners are moving away from treating AI as a "glorified search engine" and are using it as a tireless assistant for research, sales coaching, and drafting complex documents. The Power of Recording: A key strategy shared is recording all professional...

In this episode of Real AI Use Cases – Business Owners Roundtable , we go beyond theory and show how real business owners are using AI right now to think better, move faster, and scale without burning out. Recorded with entrepreneurs from the Passage to Profit show, this roundtable explores how AI is being used as: A personal advisor and mentor A content and research accelerator A decision-making...

Discover real-world AI in Business. Learn how Berkeley Skydeck automates diligence and Braydan Young scales revenue per employee. Practical AI for SEO and growth strategies for entrepreneurs. TL;DL (Too Long; Didn't Listen) Don’t have time for the full episode? Here are the  top 4 takeaways  on how real companies are using AI right now: AI as a Filter, Not a Finisher:  Berkeley Skydeck uses AI to...

Episode 2: Real-World AI Use Cases Across Research, Accessibility, Data, and Operations TL;DL (Too Late; Didn’t Listen) AI search beats the old way  of scrolling through results—because it helps you find the  right  answer faster, not just “more links.” AI can interpret complex signals and data  (including technical readouts) and turn them into insights you can actually use. The winning mindset is...

TL;DL (Too Late; Didn’t Listen) Episode summary for how does AI give business owners more time? AI is saving time immediately  by drafting client emails, proposals, and follow-ups in a professional (even humorous) voice. Private/internal AI bots  can summarize meetings, create timelines, and even “pre-vet” decisions using your company’s own transcripts and data. The winners won’t be the most techn...