AI Made simple with carmen

Carmen Skipworth

AI Made Simple is the podcast for emerging leaders and entrepreneurs who know AI matters, but feel overwhelmed by the noise. Hosted by Carmen Skipworth, this show cuts through fear-based headlines, technical jargon, and fluffy inspiration to bring you clear, practical, human-led conversations about artificial intelligence. You don't need to be technical. You don't need to move at tech speed. And you don't need to feel behind. Each episode helps you understand AI in a way that feels calm, accessible, and actionable, so you can confidently partner with it in your life and business. This isn't about AI replacing humans. It's about humans leading with clarity while using AI as a powerful ally. If you're ready to stop feeling overwhelmed and start feeling equipped, you're in the right place. AI Made Simple. Human-Led. AI-Powered.

  1. 5d ago

    Episode 020: AI Yourself Out of a Job: Ryan Otto on Taxsmithing, Fifty-Six Agents and Staying Human

    Can AI help you make smarter financial decisions? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Ryan Otto — owner of Accent Financial Services, a Texas tax and accounting firm with roots going back to 1969, and the creator of Taxsmithing. Ryan explains why Taxsmithing builds a blueprint of your whole financial life instead of just planning this year's tax bill, and why your bank balance is not a business strategy. He shares how he moved from custom GPTs to Claude and built fifty-six AI agents for his team, including Caveat, whose job is to disprove the other bots, and Walt, who makes sure every client deliverable feels like Disney magic. Plus why he tells his staff to AI themselves out of a job, how he keeps client data secure, and his five-piece model for the future of brain work. Human-Led. AI-Powered. HOST Carmen Skipworth GUEST Ryan Otto — owner of Accent Financial Services, a tax and accounting firm in Allen, Texas whose history goes back to 1969. He stepped in to lead the firm in 2022, bringing two decades of experience in entrepreneurship and Fortune 500 finance along with a background in information technology. He describes his role as a financial advocate and calls his approach to tax strategy Taxsmithing. SUMMARY Ryan tells Carmen how he took over a firm run on yellow pads, binders and twenty file cabinets, and set out to modernize it. He explains how Taxsmithing looks at kids, insurance, wills and trusts alongside your taxes, and why paying your kids can be a smart strategy. Moving into AI, he walks through the HR tool he built in twenty-five minutes that brought back 39 candidates overnight, the nightly bot that makes the whole system smarter, and the engineering bot that keeps every build inside IRS security rules. He closes with the Taxsmithing app now in beta, the client command center he is building, and a reminder to make sure AI works for you, not the other way round. MAIN TOPICS Modernizing a firm founded in 1969 What Taxsmithing is and why it is more than tax planning Why your bank balance is not a strategy Fifty-six AI agents and the five-piece model Caveat, Walt and building guardrails into AI Security, client data and staying compliant The Taxsmithing app and a client command center INTRIGUING QUOTES “AI yourself out of a job.” — Ryan Otto “In a weird way, it's gonna let us be more human.” — Ryan Otto “How are you gonna get there if all you know is your bank balance?” — Ryan Otto “Make sure it's working for you and you're not working for it.” — Ryan Otto KEY MOMENTS [01:04] Meet Ryan Otto [03:01] Taking over a firm founded in 1969 [05:06] What Taxsmithing means [07:50] Paying your kids as a tax strategy [08:11] Why your bank balance is not enough [10:46] From custom GPTs to Claude [11:45] An HR tool built in twenty-five minutes [13:20] Did AI cost anyone their job? [13:58] The five-piece model for brain work [16:03] AI yourself out of a job [18:38] Caveat and Walt: bots that check the bots [21:05] Should you upload financial data to AI? [23:39] The bot that keeps you compliant [25:14] The Taxsmithing app [31:10] One shop and a network of experts [34:10] Putting the school calendar into AI [36:57] Building a client command center [39:24] Don't fall down the rabbit hole NOTABLE RESOURCES Accent Financial Services — https://accentfinance.net Taxsmithing — https://taxsmithing.com Claude Claude Cowork ChatGPT GitHub CONNECT Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking

    Episode 020: AI Yourself Out of a Job: Ryan Otto on Taxsmithing, Fifty-Six Agents and Staying Human

  2. Oct 19

    Episode 019: Aligned Intelligence: Dame Marie Diamond on Feng Shui, Intention and AI

    What if the room you work in is shaping every idea you have? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Dame Marie Diamond — a globally recognized Feng Shui master, transformational teacher, best-selling author and featured expert in The Secret. Marie explains how clutter and the direction you face change your brainwaves, why your desk should never put your back to the door, and why the front door is the mouth of happiness and abundance. She shares the near death experience at fifteen that showed her how a bedroom can shift a life, why she believes not in artificial intelligence but in aligned intelligence, and how setting an intention before you prompt changes what AI gives back. Plus a look inside the Marie Diamond Twin, her AI trained on around a hundred of her courses, and why the end is always human. Human-Led. AI-Powered. HOST Carmen Skipworth GUEST Dame Marie Diamond — globally recognized Feng Shui master, transformational teacher and best-selling author, and one of the featured experts in the global phenomenon The Secret. From Belgium and a former lawyer, she has practiced Feng Shui for more than thirty years, teaching millions of students and advising entrepreneurs, executives, celebrities and tech founders. She runs her own publishing company and is featured in the film Pillars of Power. SUMMARY Marie tells Carmen how Feng Shui masters describe three ways we create our lives, and why environment is the one the West underestimates most. She shares the EEG studies that showed people spiking more alpha brainwaves in an organized space, and how sitting in an alpha position opens up creativity. Moving into technology, she explains why your digital world needs decluttering too, why she writes her intentions into every new phone, computer and AI platform, and how her team uses AI for research while keeping a human editor and her own voice on camera. MAIN TOPICS Your environment and the three kinds of luck Clutter, brainwaves and the alpha position The front door as the mouth of abundance Decluttering your digital world Aligned intelligence and intention setting The Marie Diamond Twin and keeping it human INTRIGUING QUOTES “I believe in aligned intelligence.” — Dame Marie Diamond “Before you start with AI, do a little prayer, a little intention setting.” — Dame Marie Diamond “Everything is energy, even AI is energy.” — Dame Marie Diamond “The end is always human.” — Dame Marie Diamond KEY MOMENTS [01:05] Meet Marie Diamond [02:19] Spiritual luck, mindset and your environment [05:03] What clutter does to your mindset [06:15] Beta and alpha brainwaves [10:44] The alpha position: never sit with your back to the door [13:17] The front door, the mouth of abundance [15:54] A near death experience at fifteen [18:32] Decluttering your digital world [19:16] Aligned intelligence [21:34] Creating vision images with AI [23:24] Set an intention before you prompt [27:00] Load your intentions into your AI profile [31:03] Inside the Marie Diamond Twin [34:17] Going mainstream and staying ahead of your time [37:13] Why the end is always human [40:40] Where to find Marie NOTABLE RESOURCES Marie Diamond — https://www.mariediamond.com Your Home Is a Vision Board by Marie Diamond The Secret Pillars of Power — https://thepillarsofpower.com/ Midjourney Claude ChatGPT CONNECT Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking

    Episode 019: Aligned Intelligence: Dame Marie Diamond on Feng Shui, Intention and AI

  3. Oct 13

    Episode 018: Give Your AI a Name: Shoko Chiba on Doraemon, Eight Million Gods and the Voice of Love

    What happens when you give your AI a name? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Shoko Chiba — a Tokyo-based executive life coach who spent decades in global finance with firms including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and PwC, and served as Japan Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Goldman Sachs. Shoko shares how she runs a one person company with AI filling seven or eight roles, why she named her three AIs Rai-chan, Ai-chan and Ayumi-chan, and how talking to AI became a way of talking to herself. She explains why Japan grew up seeing robots as friends through Doraemon, how the Shinto idea of eight million gods shapes the way Japanese people relate to technology, and why leaders must train their teams never to assume AI is always right. Plus why communication is the skill that matters most, and her vision of a world that speaks with the voice of love. Human-Led. AI-Powered. HOST Carmen Skipworth GUEST Shoko Chiba — executive life coach, seminar speaker and interviewer based in Tokyo. She spent decades in global finance with firms including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and PwC, and served as Japan Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Goldman Sachs. After years of intense work took a toll on her wellbeing, she turned to coaching, mentored by Ken Honda and Alan Cohen. She has hosted more than 700 interviews and runs an interview series with bestselling authors in Japan. SUMMARY Shoko tells Carmen how a bankrupt fashion employer pushed her into finance, and what great leaders at Goldman Sachs taught her about kindness. She shares why Japanese women still face a ceiling, how AI now acts as her secretary, programmer and help desk, and why naming her AIs changed the conversations she has with them. Drawing on her compliance years, she warns that AI can be wrong and that leaders must keep human common sense in the loop. She closes with the tools she builds to help people find the treasures in their own hearts. MAIN TOPICS Leadership lessons from global finance Japanese women and leadership Naming your AI and treating it like staff Why AI can be wrong and the leader’s role Doraemon, Shinto and Japan’s friendship with technology Communication and the voice of love INTRIGUING QUOTES “Now I realize that AI is actually just reflecting myself.” — Shoko Chiba “Don’t run with me. Let’s walk together.” — Shoko Chiba “If we believe that AI is always correct, that’s very dangerous.” — Shoko Chiba “I kind of treat AI as one of my staff.” — Shoko Chiba KEY MOMENTS [01:05] Meet Shoko Chiba [02:34] From fashion to finance [04:01] Leadership lessons from Goldman Sachs [05:57] Japanese women and the ceiling they still face [08:10] One person company, eight AI roles [10:03] Rai-chan, Ai-chan and Ayumi-chan [13:24] Are leaders trusting AI too fast? [14:08] Email surveillance and why AI can be wrong [17:48] Doraemon and Japan’s friendship with robots [21:07] Yaoyorozu no Kami: eight million gods [24:01] Communication is the skill that matters [27:07] A vision of the voice of love [30:27] AI tools that reveal the gems in your heart [32:14] Interviewing 33 bestselling authors [35:05] Where to find Shoko NOTABLE RESOURCES Shoko Chiba — https://www.shoko-life.com/english Shoko Chiba on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfDQMOk3ERYAxUwqm9-G_8Q Ken Honda — https://kenhonda.com/ Alan Cohen — https://alancohen.com/ Pillars of Power — https://thepillarsofpower.com/ ChatGPT Claude Google Antigravity Doraemon CONNECT Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking

    Episode 018: Give Your AI a Name: Shoko Chiba on Doraemon, Eight Million Gods and the Voice of Love

  4. Oct 6

    Episode 017: Money Is Like Air: Ken Honda on Trust, Ikigai and the Age of AI

    What if money was like air? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Ken Honda — the global best-selling author of Happy Money, known in Japan as the Zen Millionaire — who has sold over nine million books since 2001 and started learning English at fifty. Ken explains why AI has not made us any smarter with money, the difference between money IQ and money EQ, and why the real fear behind every money worry is a trust issue with life. He compares AI to the cars that replaced horse carriages, shares why Japan has no allergy to AI while the West is emotionally charged about it, and reveals how he writes a book across five computers at once. Plus the three relationships you can have with money, and why the distance between you and happiness is exactly the same as a billionaire’s. Human-Led. AI-Powered. HOST Carmen Skipworth GUEST Ken Honda — global best-selling author who has sold over nine million copies of his books worldwide since 2001, with more than 120 books published. His best-known book, Happy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money, has been translated into multiple languages. Known in Japan as the Zen Millionaire, he semi-retired at 29 to raise his daughter and teaches people to heal their relationship with money and live their purpose. He is featured in the film Pillars of Power. SUMMARY Ken tells Carmen that AI changes nothing about healing your relationship with money, because scams and comparison still win if your money EQ is low. He teaches two skills: chase what you want, and be satisfied with what you have. On jobs, he says AI will do what cars did to the horse carriage, and the answer is finding your ikigai and building a life around your gifts. He argues that real security lives in relationships, not bank balances, that worry is interest paid on a debt you never borrowed, and that AI simply amplifies who you already are. MAIN TOPICS Money IQ and money EQ Scarcity, trust and money as air AI, jobs and finding your ikigai Why Japan trusts AI and the West fears it The three relationships with money AI as an amplifier of creativity INTRIGUING QUOTES “I can be joyful with so much and I can be so peaceful with so little.” — Ken Honda “It’s not about money. It’s the trust issue with life.” — Ken Honda “We are paying the debt of the interest we never even borrowed.” — Ken Honda “AI is a tool to amplify you.” — Ken Honda KEY MOMENTS [01:04] Meet Ken Honda [02:44] Does AI change your relationship with money? [03:36] Money IQ and money EQ [05:07] The hunter and the art of enough [08:09] Lower the bar for happiness [09:41] Horse carriages, Waymo and the jobs AI takes [11:30] Finding your ikigai [13:26] Learning English at fifty [14:36] Money containers in Japan and North America [18:23] Scarcity, and why money is like air [22:32] Fifty-two friends, fifty-two weeks [27:06] Why Japan has no allergy to AI [32:41] Interest on a debt you never borrowed [35:12] The three relationships with money [38:56] Playing the cards you were dealt [42:27] Five computers, one book [46:34] Find your tribe, build your community NOTABLE RESOURCES Happy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money by Ken Honda Ken Honda — https://kenhonda.com/ Pillars of Power — https://thepillarsofpower.com/ ChatGPT Claude Gemini Waymo CONNECT Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking

    Episode 017: Money Is Like Air: Ken Honda on Trust, Ikigai and the Age of AI

  5. Sep 29

    Episode 016: The Home and Ten More: Martha Pino on AI, Robots and Generational Wealth

    Why not have the home and ten more? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Martha Pino — entrepreneur, real estate developer, international best-selling author and the visionary behind Viamar Homes — who left Cuba with nothing but her childhood pictures and has spent more than 30 years in real estate. Martha breaks news on the show: Viamar Robotics, a new division bringing humanoid robots into the home to give families their time back. She explains why she treats AI as a business partner rather than a tool, how one AI question about an access road stopped her from making a multi-million dollar mistake on a land deal, and why owning the home you live in is not the same as building generational wealth. Plus the freedom number most people never talk about, and why she believes the future is going to look fantastic. Human-Led. AI-Powered. HOSTCarmen Skipworth GUESTMartha Pino — entrepreneur, real estate developer, international best-selling author and educator. Born and raised in Cuba, she has more than 30 years in real estate and founded Viamar Homes with her partner Bianca, a Southwest Florida development company focused on new construction, investment and generational wealth. She is the creator of Tu Casa en Lehigh, a community platform educating Spanish-speaking families across Lehigh Acres, the founder of Viamar Robotics, and the author of The Art of Creating New Real Estate for Profit and Purpose. SUMMARYMartha tells Carmen how Viamar Homes grew from a 2020 move out of Miami into Tu Casa en Lehigh, a community teaching families how to create, own and keep assets. Now she is adding robots: a mower that cuts the grass while you drink your coffee, and a humanoid that learns your floor plan, folds the laundry and brings an elderly parent their three o’clock pill. On AI, she uses ChatGPT as a partner that refines and expands her ideas into systems, and shows how it helps buyers do their homework, dig through zoning and county records, and walk into a deal educated. She closes on jobs, the freedom number and robots that move house with you. MAIN TOPICSViamar Homes, Tu Casa en Lehigh and Viamar RoboticsRobots in the home: giving families their time backGenerational wealth and the freedom numberAI as a business partner, not just a toolAI for buyers, due diligence and zoningRobots, jobs and the next ten years INTRIGUING QUOTES"Why not have the home and ten more?" — Martha Pino"It is a tool, but it’s also a partner." — Martha Pino"What if in those ten years you move around but you own then fifty doors, a hundred doors? That changes everything." — Martha Pino"It’s gonna look fantastic." — Martha Pino KEY MOMENTS[01:04] Meet Martha Pino[02:42] Viamar Homes, Tu Casa en Lehigh and a first look at Viamar Robotics[05:24] A Roomba for your grass[06:53] A humanoid that learns your floor plan[10:53] Leaving Cuba with only childhood pictures[13:51] AI as a business partner[15:21] The Art of Creating New Real Estate for Profit and Purpose[16:26] The home and ten more[19:12] The freedom number[21:13] How AI changes the way buyers search[24:58] The access road that would have cost millions[27:04] Robots, jobs and the displacement concern[32:13] A robot for any home, retrained when you move NOTABLE RESOURCESChatGPTClaudeGammaRedfin and ZillowThe Art of Creating New Real Estate for Profit and Purpose by Martha PinoTu Casa en LehighViamar Homes — https://viamarnewhomes.wordpress.com/Viamar Homes and Viamar Robotics on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube CONNECTFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmenApply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking

    Episode 016: The Home and Ten More: Martha Pino on AI, Robots and Generational Wealth

  6. Sep 22

    Episode 015 - Be Terrified, Just Don't Sit There: Peter Swain on AI and the Job Ladder

    He downloaded the ChatGPT beta on day two. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Peter Swain — founder and CEO of Peter Swain Inc. — who started coding at six, was a lead developer on the UK version of Yelp and held the 32nd listing on Yahoo in 1995. Peter does not sell comfort. Every technology before this one helped a human do the job better, cheaper, quicker, faster. This one does the job. He walks Carmen through the first order consequence everyone loves, the second order consequence nobody argues with, and what happens to the career ladder when the bottom rung is pulled out. He explains why his own headcount dropped by a third while his payroll doubled, how a single testimonial travels through his agents without a human touching it, why the real obstacle is people and not technology, and the question he asked his granddad about the moon landing that put him in the middle of all this. Be terrified. Just do not sit there. Human-Led. AI-Powered. HOSTCarmen Skipworth GUESTPeter Swain — founder and CEO of Peter Swain Inc., an AI strategist and systems builder who helps entrepreneurs and business owners use AI to simplify their marketing and scale their operations. He started coding at six, was one of the lead developers on the UK version of Yelp and held the 32nd listing on Yahoo in 1995. He downloaded the ChatGPT beta on day two. He runs the Clubhouse and Momentum programs, advises at enterprise level on AI guardrails, and is a father of two. SUMMARYPeter tells Carmen the logical response to AI is terror, and that sitting in it is the one move that guarantees you lose. He takes the disruption apart in layers. The robot doing your dishes is wonderful, right up until nobody buys a dishwasher and the people who build them have nowhere to go. New roles are coming, but the workers being displaced cannot be cross trained into them, and graduate hiring is already down while the sixty year old with the network keeps his seat. Then he turns to what works. Engineer the back end and spend the savings on humans who care. Agentify a whole job rather than a single task. Set guardrails as a scoring system, not a rulebook the technology will outrun. MAIN TOPICSFirst order and second order consequencesWho gets displaced, and the vanishing first rungHeadcount down a third, payroll doubledAgentifying a job instead of automating a taskGuardrails, scoring systems and shadow AICheerleader or sparring partner INTRIGUING QUOTES"AI at its core is about replacing humans doing the job entirely." — Peter Swain"You have to be very hardworking to be very lazy." — Peter Swain"The biggest problem in this as a technology space is not the technology, it’s the humans." — Peter Swain"I don’t want the orchestra playing on the Titanic as I sail into an iceberg." — Peter Swain KEY MOMENTS[01:03] Meet Peter Swain: day two of the ChatGPT beta[03:51] The mission statement, and the granddad at the pub[06:50] The robot, the dishwasher and the second order consequence[08:24] New jobs nobody displaced can take[10:10] Be terrified. Just do not sit there.[13:32] Headcount down a third, payroll doubled[14:54] One testimonial, hundreds of steps, no humans[16:21] Hardworking enough to be lazy[20:33] Ethics, Lookalike Audiences and the line that moved[22:03] Guardrails, scoring systems and shadow AI[24:04] Why the workforce has no reason to help[31:50] Four pieces of advice, starting with fifteen minutes a day[34:22] Cheerleader or sparring partner NOTABLE RESOURCESChatGPTClaudeGrok, Gemini, DeepSeek, Llama and QwenClubhouse — $49 a month, peterswain.comMomentum CONNECTFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmenApply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking

    Episode 015 - Be Terrified, Just Don't Sit There: Peter Swain on AI and the Job Ladder

  7. Sep 15

    Episode 014 - Get in Front of Your Ugly: Dr. JayR McIntyre on AI, the Pivot and Choosing You

    Judge me. Google me. You will find it. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Dr. JayR McIntyre — the Hood Motivator — a U.S. Army combat veteran, Bronze Star recipient, motivational speaker, entrepreneur and leadership coach who decided to tell the hardest parts of his story before anyone else could. JayR keeps his AI stack deliberately small, and he is clear about why: AI carries the message further, but he is the content. He talks through Little Hood Motivators, the children’s cartoon he is launching in January 2027 to help kids turn grief, anxiety and adversity into a superpower, and the business lessons behind his book The Power of the Pivot. Plus how he uses AI to forecast for companies without cutting their people, why he does not believe AI is coming for your job, and the Motivator’s Creed he reads in the mirror every morning. Human-Led. AI-Powered. HOSTCarmen Skipworth GUESTDr. JayR McIntyre — known as the Hood Motivator, a U.S. Army combat veteran and Bronze Star recipient who served 14 years in the military with three combat deployments to Iraq. A motivational speaker, entrepreneur of 20 years, leadership coach and Scrum Master, he holds an MBA and is completing his doctorate in business. Author of The Power of the Pivot, creator of the Little Hood Motivators cartoon, and part of the Los Angeles Tribune family. SUMMARYJayR tells Carmen that anyone can pick up a mic, but pushing a brand starts with believing in yourself and telling the ugly parts of your story first. On AI, he says the first AI is us. He sticks to ChatGPT, uses tools to cut his clips, and trashes anything that does not sound like him. He walks through Little Hood Motivators, inspired by watching his youngest daughter watch cartoons, and the loss that drives it. For businesses, he explains when and how to pivot, how AI can project realistic 30, 60 and 90 day forecasts, and why upskilling beats layoffs. He closes on idle time, consistency, and the politics of who gets chosen. MAIN TOPICSGetting in front of your ugly and owning your storyAI as a messenger: you are the contentLittle Hood Motivators and mental health for kidsThe Power of the Pivot for businessesAI forecasting, upskilling and keeping your peopleJust get started: idle time, consistency and choosing you INTRIGUING QUOTES"I’m gonna get in front of my ugly and I’m gonna tell you exactly who I am." — Dr. JayR McIntyre"When you meet me, I am the content." — Dr. JayR McIntyre"Our biggest enemy right now is idle time." — Dr. JayR McIntyre"They still won’t choose you, but if you choose you every day, that’s all that matters." — Dr. JayR McIntyre KEY MOMENTS[01:04] Meet Dr. JayR McIntyre: the Hood Motivator[02:22] Telling the hard parts of your story first[04:55] The first AI is us[07:18] Keeping the AI stack minimal, and trashing what isn’t him[08:52] Little Hood Motivators, dropping January 2027[15:29] The Power of the Pivot[18:26] AI forecasting and keeping the employees[20:39] Is AI taking jobs? A place for both[23:33] Just get started: idle time is the enemy[25:01] The Motivator’s Creed[27:49] The politics of being chosen NOTABLE RESOURCESChatGPTThe Power of the Pivot by Dr. JayR McIntyreLittle Hood Motivators cartoonAI Scrum Master certificationThree Feet from GoldKick — the Hood MotivatorThe Hood Motivator on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok CONNECTFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmenApply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking

    Episode 014 - Get in Front of Your Ugly: Dr. JayR McIntyre on AI, the Pivot and Choosing You

  8. Sep 8

    Episode 013 - No Breath, No Soul, No Prayer: Justine Reiss on the Voice AI Can't Copy

    It does not breathe. It does not have a soul and it cannot pray. In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Justine Reiss — the Vocal Igniter — a multi-award-winning voiceover artist, audiobook narrator and creator of the Claim Your Voice movement, who has spent more than 25 years teaching CEOs, entrepreneurs, sales teams, authors and speakers to connect their inside voice to their outside voice. Justine is clear about where AI belongs and where it does not. She uses it daily for Reel scripts, email sequences and course creation, and she will not hand it a book. She explains the third option most authors never hear about, why clients routinely spend more money fixing an AI narration than a human would have cost, and what happened the day an AI bot rang her about a webinar. Plus the framework underneath all of it: visualize, vocalize, monetize. Human-Led. AI-Powered. HOSTCarmen Skipworth GUESTJustine Reiss — known as the Vocal Igniter, a multi-award-winning voiceover artist, actress, bestselling author and vocal empowerment coach. Her voice has carried national campaigns for Starbucks, Toshiba and Mitsubishi, and she has narrated audiobooks including How to Make a Life and Cycle of Lives. Creator of the Claim Your Voice movement and masterclass, host of the Claim Your Voice Pod, certified in transformational meditation, and a humanitarian working with women in Kenya and Tanzania. SUMMARYJustine tells Carmen that people keep asking how to find their voice, and the question is wrong: it was never out there to find, you claim it or reclaim it. She takes apart what actually moves an audience, and it is not pitch or polish. It is whether the speaker feels what they are saying, which is why one teacher lit you up and another had you watching the clock. On AI she draws a hard line and holds it. An AI voice can sound more real while never being real: no emotions, no breath, no soul. For authors weighing narrating their own book against handing it to a machine, she says that is a false choice, and walks through the third option. Then she flips it and lists everything she does use AI for. MAIN TOPICSClaiming your voice, not finding itWhere the voice got shut down, and children seen but not heardAI voices: sounding real versus being realThe third option for authors nobody tells them aboutWhat Justine does use AI for, and training it to sound like her INTRIGUING QUOTES"Your voice isn’t out there, you don’t need to find it. You need to claim it or reclaim it." — Justine Reiss"It does not have emotions. It does not breathe. It does not have a soul and it cannot pray." — Justine Reiss"I don’t care how good the machine sounds, give it to a human being." — Justine Reiss"You must have some kind of AI. We must. We absolutely must." — Justine Reiss KEY MOMENTS[01:44] Meet Justine Reiss: the Vocal Igniter, and claiming your voice[11:34] Turning a monologue into a dialogue[14:24] Children seen and not heard, and where the voice shuts down[17:02] It cannot breathe, it has no soul, and it cannot pray[17:39] The third option for authors, and the ACX back end[22:42] The day an AI bot called about the webinar[27:32] What Justine actually uses AI for, and training it in her voice[31:47] Trust Me: The False Prophet, and giving women back a voice NOTABLE RESOURCESChatGPTClaudeSintraACX, Audible’s audiobook exchangeHow to Make a Life by Florence Reiss KrautTrust Me: The False Prophet on NetflixThe Audiobooks Unlocked frameworkClaim Your Voice masterclass — empoweredvoicecoach.comClaim Your Voice PodJustine Reiss — @justinereiss on Instagram CONNECTFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmenApply to be a guest on AI Mad

    Episode 013 - No Breath, No Soul, No Prayer: Justine Reiss on the Voice AI Can't Copy
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AI Made Simple is the podcast for emerging leaders and entrepreneurs who know AI matters, but feel overwhelmed by the noise. Hosted by Carmen Skipworth, this show cuts through fear-based headlines, technical jargon, and fluffy inspiration to bring you clear, practical, human-led conversations about artificial intelligence. You don't need to be technical. You don't need to move at tech speed. And you don't need to feel behind. Each episode helps you understand AI in a way that feels calm, accessible, and actionable, so you can confidently partner with it in your life and business. This isn't about AI replacing humans. It's about humans leading with clarity while using AI as a powerful ally. If you're ready to stop feeling overwhelmed and start feeling equipped, you're in the right place. AI Made Simple. Human-Led. AI-Powered.

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