Using AI at Work: AI in the Workplace & Generative AI for Business Leaders

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Panos Siozos, CEO and co-founder of LearnWorlds, to explore how AI at work is changing the way we learn, teach, and build real expertise. Panos explains why access to information is no longer the challenge and why critical thinking, judgment, and structured learning matter more than ever in an AI-driven world. The conversation breaks down the difference...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Tim Cakir , founder of AI Operator, to talk about why most companies feel overwhelmed by AI and how leaders can move past tool overload to real productivity at work. Tim shares his experience training teams across industries and explains why AI adoption fails when organizations chase tools instead of outcomes. The conversation focuses on building human...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Mohamed Yousuf , founder of Smart Workforce AI, to explore how AI in the workplace can dramatically improve workforce scheduling, planning, and operational efficiency across industries. Drawing on more than a decade of experience in airlines, healthcare, hospitality, and large scale operations, Mohamed explains how AI powered forecasting and scheduling...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Patrick Leung to explore how AI is being applied inside modern marketing and revenue teams to drive efficiency, consistency, and scale. Patrick shares real examples of how teams are using AI in the workplace to support go to market execution, internal knowledge sharing, and decision making without overwhelming non technical leaders. The conversation cov...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Zak Ali , General Manager at Finder, to unpack how search is evolving as people move from traditional search engines to large language models like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Zak explains why SEO is not dead, how LLMs decide which brands to surface, and why trust signals like authority, recency, and editorial rigor matter more than ever. He shares how...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Geoff Gibbins, strategy and AI transformation expert and author of "Critical Intelligence," to explore how companies can redesign their workflows and help their teams develop stronger thinking skills in the age of AI. Geoff shares what he has learned from working with major enterprises on AI transformation, including why so many AI pilots fail...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Michael Stelzner , founder of Social Media Examiner and host of the Social Media Marketing Podcast , to explore how AI is transforming content creation, audience building, and the future of media businesses. Michael shares how he and his team use AI to brainstorm, repurpose, and accelerate production—without losing the human connection that drives trust...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Etan Polinger , founder of Raize Digital, to discuss how AI is transforming marketing, customer journeys, and brand strategy. Etan shares how he helps companies implement AI tools that simplify operations, enhance personalization, and generate consistent creative output without replacing human insight. They explore how to design AI systems that support...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Peter Cappelli , Professor of Management at the Wharton School, to explore how AI is changing how companies hire, train, and manage people. Peter breaks down the myths around job displacement, explains why most organizations misunderstand what AI can and cannot automate, and shares how leaders can adapt workforce strategies for the AI era. They discuss...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Chris Duffy , AI strategist and fractional Chief AI Officer, to talk about how companies can adopt AI in a way that is responsible, practical, and centered on people. Chris explains why most organizations do not need more tools. They need clarity, governance, and leadership alignment. They discuss how to identify true bottlenecks in a business, how to d...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Allen Martinez , founder of Noble Digital and Chief Growth Officer at Noble Vision, to talk about how AI is reshaping creative strategy, storytelling, and business growth. Drawing on his experience with global brands and data-driven campaigns, Allen explains how teams can use AI to enhance creativity, speed up decision-making, and find stronger brand-to...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Chris Daigle is joined by Kristin Ginn, founder of trnsfrmAItn, to discuss the real reason most companies fail with AI adoption. Spoiler: it is not the technology. It is the humans. Kristin breaks down why AI productivity gains at the individual level rarely translate into measurable organizational outcomes and how to close that gap by activating employees through...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Zac Engler , Chief AI Officer and author of Turning On Machines , to discuss how organizations can adopt AI responsibly and practically while preparing their teams for a transformed future of work. Zac shares his framework for helping companies move through the Crawl → Walk → Run stages of AI adoption, from getting every employee comfortable with large...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Maria Elena Duron, fractional Chief AI Officer and marketing strategist, to explore how small and mid-sized businesses can successfully adopt AI without overwhelming their teams. Maria shares her experience helping businesses bridge the gap between awareness and real application — from her years training entrepreneurs on Google tools to guiding leaders...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Jim Curry, co-founder and investor at BuildGroup, to explore how AI is reshaping business strategy and organizational design. Jim breaks down why SaaS companies have unique advantages in the AI era, and how AI adoption mirrors past infrastructure shifts like the rise of cloud and open source. He explains why most businesses shouldn’t chase AI-native hyp...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Bruce Clay, widely regarded as the Father of SEO, to discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping search, rankings, and content strategy. With more than 30 years pioneering SEO, Bruce shares why AI isn’t replacing SEO but instead changing how businesses must approach visibility. He explains how Google’s AI Overviews still rely on strong SEO signals,...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Jeff Greenfield, CEO of Provalytics, to uncover how AI-driven attribution is transforming marketing measurement in the age of privacy. Jeff shares his journey from building one of the first multi-touch attribution companies to creating Provalytics, a platform built to solve one of marketing’s oldest challenges: “Half of my ad spend is wasted — I just do...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Peter Swimm, founder of Toilville, to explore how conversational AI and local models are transforming the way we work. With over 25 years in tech, including time at Microsoft designing Copilot products, Peter shares how he built an AI-first workflow that replaced dozens of SaaS tools with personalized, voice-driven automation. He talks about his week-lo...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Steff Vanhaverbeke, author of Being Replaced: The Five Human Skills AI Cannot Automate, to explore how professionals and businesses can thrive in an AI-powered world. Steff introduces her Cognitive Agility Framework, highlighting the uniquely human skills, like critical thinking, creativity, emotional intelligence, collaboration, intuition, and innovati...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Jay Feldman, known as LeadGenJay, to explore how AI and automation are reshaping lead generation, sales, and marketing. From his journey from medicine to running multi-million-dollar agencies, Jay reveals how AI-powered cold email, omnichannel outreach, and automated personalization can create scalable client-getting systems that outperform traditional...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Oren Michaels, founder of Barndoor.ai, to explore the rise of AI agents in the workplace and why governance and security matter just as much as innovation. From defining what makes an AI agent different from ChatGPT, to tackling the risks of the new Model Context Protocol (MCP), Oren explains how executives can unlock real productivity gains while avoid...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with David Martelli, founder of Guildhall Studios, to reveal how executives, business leaders, and educators can harness AI in the workplace and generative AI at work. From non-technical AI leadership to real-world AI applications, David shares strategies for creating AI-powered learning environments that prepare both students and executives for the future o...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Diane Hammons, Director of Digital Engagement at WG Content, to explore how small teams can harness AI without getting lost in the noise. Diane shares the story behind WG Content’s “AI Pathfinders” group, a volunteer-based council that tackles adoption, governance, and practical business cases for generative AI—starting from small wins like summarizatio...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle dives into an insightful conversation with Debra Andrews, President of Marketri, a strategic B2B marketing consultancy. Debra shares how her team has adopted AI over the past two years—starting with content creation and evolving into analytics, client communications, and even generative engine optimization (AIO). Learn how Marketri builds trust with clients by transpa...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Using AI at Work, Chris Daigle sits down with Andrew Amann, CEO of NineTwoThree, a seasoned engineer and product builder who’s been working with AI since 2016. Andrew shares insights from building over 150 AI products and discusses the critical importance of systems thinking, workflow-level automation, and enterprise readiness for AI integration. They explore wh...