The AI Why with Liam Lawson

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⚡️ Enterprise Training — upscaile.com🤝 Join the Newsletter — newsletter.theaireport.ai/subscribeIn this episode, we delve into AI in government transformation, digital innovation in the public sector, and the future of work in an AI-driven world. Our guest, Mia Jordan — a former Chief Information Officer (CIO) turned AI GTM Executive at Salesforce — reveals how artificial intelligence, automatio...

Connect with Saket Srivastava: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saket-srivastava-84069711/ 👉 Asana CIO Saket Srivastava joins Liam Lawson to unpack why the future is about **collaboration over autonomy** in AI. He shares how Asana’s Work Graph underpins AI features like Smart Chat, AI Studio, and the new **AI Teammates** (with human-in-the-loop checkpoints and enterprise controls), and explains the ev...

Connect with Josh Furstoss: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-furstoss/ Follow Josh on X: https://x.com/josh_furstoss 👉 In this episode, Liam Lawson sits down with Josh Furstoss — founder of Spinout Studios and former CEO of Incued — to unpack his journey from cleaning blood off walls in a grocery store meat department to building and exiting a data intelligence startup. Josh shares his wild early...

Connect with Cory: bluemoso.comlinked-agency.com 👉 In this conversation, Cory B shares his journey from early entrepreneurial ventures to founding BluMOSA, a LinkedIn agency dedicated to inspiring everyday individuals to find their voice and start their businesses. He reflects on the lessons learned from his early ventures, the importance of building strong team culture, and his approach to risk...

Connect with Sophie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-theodorou-89261b186/ Connect with Jett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jett-miller-b31041314/ 👉 In this roundtable-style conversation, Liam Lawson sits down with Sophie (@teach2ai) and Jett Miller to explore the intersection of AI, content creation, and education. Sophie shares her journey from teaching math and science during the pandemic to b...

Connect with Othmane Khadri: https://www.linkedin.com/in/othmane-khadri-b48162236/ 👉 Othmane Khadri shares his journey from working in startups to launching his own agency, emphasizing the importance of betting on oneself and the evolving landscape of AI and entrepreneurship. He discusses the challenges of marketing in a commoditized product environment, the significance of data in AI implementat...

Try breaker here: joinbreaker.ai/tair1 👉 In this conversation, Liam Lawson and Ben Billups dive into a wide range of topics—from the benefits of standing desks and coworking spaces to the impact of AI on technology and marketing. They discuss the transition from agency work to SaaS, the importance of email marketing and newsletters, and how AI is reshaping the future of communication. Ben also sh...

Connect with Manthan Patel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leadgenmanthan/ 👉 In this conversation, Manthan Patel shares his journey into AI and content creation, highlighting the role of altruism, self-improvement, and openness in building a meaningful career. He discusses his early experiences with AI, his work with Vector Shift AI, and the lessons learned from his mentor, Albert. Manthan also dive...

Connect with Sabahudin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabahudin-murtic/ 👉 In this conversation, Liam Lawson and Sabahudin Murtic discuss the impact of AI on critical thinking, the journey of entrepreneurship, and the importance of building a personal brand on LinkedIn. Sabahudin shares his experiences with AI tools, learning through experimentation, and the significance of community and networking...

Sign up to Orbit Flows here: orbitflows.com?via=theaireport Summary In this conversation, Ethan Reeves shares his journey from a young programmer to co-founder of Orbit Marketing, discussing the evolution of AI and its impact on marketing. He emphasizes the importance of email marketing, trust, and authority in building successful businesses. Ethan also delves into the challenges of navigating the...

🔗 Connect with Chris here In this podcast episode, Chris Raulf shares his extensive journey in the SEO industry, starting from his early days in 1996 to the present, where he emphasizes the transformative impact of AI on search engine optimization. He introduces the concept of Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and discusses the importance of E-E-A-T principles in creating valuable content. Chr...

🎯 Replace Influencers with AI? This Guy Already Did. This week on The AI Report, host Liam Lawson chats with Andrew DiLullo—performance marketer and founder of AdCrunch Digital—about how AI is transforming ad creative right now. Andrew walks us through his full stack: from pulling TikTok scripts to feeding ChatGPT, generating AI spokespeople with Arcads, and scaling UGC videos at $20 a pop. No fl...

This week on The AI Report, Liam Lawson is joined by Eric Sui—indie hacker, AI builder, and creator of Agents Playbook—to talk about designing with agents instead of apps. Eric breaks down how he moved from casual GPT-3 experimentation to building structured AI workflows that solve real problems. They dig into agent UX, why many AI tools fall short, and how indie builders can actually move faster...

This week on The AI Report, Liam Lawson is joined by Quinn Favret, co-founder and COO of Tavus, to explore how digital humans are reshaping communication across industries. Quinn shares how Tavus is building AI agents that can engage in real-time, emotionally intelligent conversations—complete with facial expressions, dynamic tone, and personalized responses. The goal isn’t just automation. Its pr...

This week on The AI Report, Liam Lawson sits down with Gordon Wintrob, co-founder and CTO of Newfront, to talk about bringing AI into one of the slowest-moving industries: insurance. Gordon shares how Newfront is redesigning the broker experience with automation and AI—from parsing 200-page policies in seconds to helping HR teams save weeks of work. They discuss building AI tools that clients actu...

On this episode of The AI Report, Liam Lawson is joined by Frey Chu—a directory builder, SEO educator, and creator focused on building long-term, high-leverage digital assets. Frey shares how he builds directories that actually work, why so many fail to get traction, and how to combine AI workflows, structured data, and strong SEO fundamentals to make evergreen content that ranks and converts. The...

This week on The AI Report, Liam Lawson is joined by Peter, a startup coach and product strategist who’s helped dozens of early-stage founders avoid one of the most costly mistakes in tech: building before validating. Peter explains why most startup ideas fail not because the tech doesn’t work, but because there’s no real demand. He shares the “sandwich method” he uses to get honest, useful feedba...

This week on The AI Report, Liam Lawson talks with Nick Jain, former IdeaScale CEO and founder of Content Hurricane, about how he used AI to completely replace traditional marketing and scale his funnel 50x. Nick shares how a $25 AI agent outperformed his in-house team, created content that outranked McKinsey on Google, and helped him build one of the most efficient B2B funnels in SaaS. He breaks...

This week on The AI Report, Liam Lawson is joined by Lindsay Rosenthal, founder of Synnc and one of the leading voices in the B2B creator economy. Lindsay shares how she went from building a presence on LinkedIn to launching a software platform that connects brands and professionals for high-leverage collaborations. She breaks down what’s changing in B2B marketing, why creators are becoming critic...

This week on The AI Report, Liam Lawson sits down with Celeste Yamile, a personal brand strategist who went from selling Fiverr gigs to building a six-figure business, powered by AI and a loyal LinkedIn audience of 20,000+. Celeste breaks down how she bootstrapped her business using content, systems, and ChatGPT. She shares why most creators fail to connect, how she builds content with her own voi...

This week on The AI Report, Liam Lawson is joined by Jake George, founder of Agentic Brain, to cut through the noise on AI agents. Jake shares why most AI agent projects fail, what everyone gets wrong about automation, and why a generalist chatbot will never run your sales team. With experience training agents to act like departments complete with project management, team roles, and reasoning mode...

This week on The AI Report, Liam Lawson is joined by journalist Kate Farmer to discuss a growing trend in mental health: the rise of AI therapy apps. Kate recently published an investigative piece on Wysa, Woebot, and other mental health platforms that use AI to simulate therapy conversations. In this episode, she shares what it was like to interact with these tools firsthand, what users are actua...

This week on The AI Report, Liam Lawson is joined by Matthew Cohn, the founder of Future Flow, to talk about one of the most practical applications of AI today: voice agents. Matt doesn’t write code. He’s not a machine learning engineer. But he’s built a thriving business that automates sales, lead qualification, and customer follow-up using tools like Vapi, N8N, and custom GPT agents. In this epi...

On this episode of The AI Report, Liam Lawson sits down with Avi Hacker, founder of the AI Consulting Network and one of the most prolific solo operators in the AI world. Avi doesn’t know how to code, but that hasn’t stopped him from building a business powered entirely by custom GPTs, Airtable workflows, Make.com automations, and a relentless commitment to experimentation. He’s automated everythi...