Authentic and Agentic with Jayson Manship

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AI is reshaping the world at a pace humanity has never seen, and the real challenge is not simply understanding the technology. It is learning how to remain deeply human while everything around us accelerates. Authentic & Agentic is the place where leaders come to make sense of that tension. Hosted by serial entrepreneur Jayson Manship, the show pairs clear analysis with honest conversation and real examples you can put into practice. Every episode looks at how AI shows up in the real world, from boardrooms to classrooms to kitchen tables, and explores what it means to build, lead and love in a time shaped by algorithms. The hard things are yet to come. It is time to lean in.

  1. Oct 8

    Jayson Manship on the Noblesville school referendum, property tax math and NotebookLM

    Host Jayson Manship explores how artificial intelligence can analyze complex local civic issues on this episode of Authentic and Agentic. Manship breaks down Public Question 3, the Noblesville schools operating referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot, examining why competing groups cite three radically different cost estimates for the same median $350,000 home. He details the official state ballot warning of $955 a year, the school district's estimated net increase of $1.88 a month and the opposition group's projection of about $19 a month. The episode explains the financial mechanics behind the measure, which asks voters to replace an expiring 37-cent tax rate with an authorized ceiling of up to 57 cents per $100 of net assessed value through 2034. Manship outlines how the referendum funds 20 percent of the district's operating budget, while examining a school board resolution pledging to cap the 2027 rate at 38.5 cents. Manship also tests how artificial intelligence handles political polarization. He demonstrates experiments using Google NotebookLM to reveal how feeding a tool only pro-referendum materials produced an echo-chamber summary, while adding opposition documents brought out state audit data on $45.9 million in cash reserves and $54.1 million in fund transfers. Using Claude to calculate his personal tax bill and ChatGPT voice mode to steel-man both sides of the debate, Manship outlines a five-step guide for voters to evaluate ballot measures using AI.

    Jayson Manship on the Noblesville school referendum, property tax math and NotebookLM

  2. Sep 29

    LM Products CEO Tyler Mechem on AI for manufacturing, super intelligence and america.gov

    Host Jayson Manship breaks down the latest artificial intelligence developments and sits down with leather manufacturer Tyler Mechem on this episode of Authentic and Agentic. In the news segment, Manship analyzes the presidential directive changing the term artificial intelligence to super intelligence in federal documents, alongside Mark Zuckerberg adopting the phrase for Meta products. He details the White House launching america.gov as a single portal for federal services, led by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, and examines U.S. Census Bureau data showing low AI adoption among small businesses. Mechem, president of LM Products in Anderson, Indiana, joins the podcast to discuss running a third-generation factory that produces 250,000 guitar straps a year out of a 1920s department store basement. He shares how a camping trip conversation inspired him to use Claude and ChatGPT to code custom scheduling software and labor tracking applications for his 30 employees. The conversation explores how small business owners can use artificial intelligence to optimize factory operations without replacing human workers. Mechem also reflects on his past career as a touring musician in Charleston, South Carolina, and shares the story of his grandfather making a custom guitar strap for Dolly Parton.

    LM Products CEO Tyler Mechem on AI for manufacturing, super intelligence and america.gov

  3. Sep 22

    ONOW Ascent CEO Matt Wallace on the Day Two app, ChatGPT in Word and data center tax breaks

    Host Jayson Manship breaks down the latest artificial intelligence news and sits down with philanthropic entrepreneur Matt Wallace on this episode of Authentic and Agentic. In the news segment, Manship details ChatGPT being integrated directly into Microsoft Word and compares it to Anthropic consolidating Claude tools into a single desktop application. He analyzes contrasting approaches to AI in education, comparing student bans in New York City and Los Angeles with Indiana's balanced guidance model and bipartisan social media restrictions. He also discusses the Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission approving a $240 million tax abatement for a Decatur Township data center shortly after voting to pause data center construction. Wallace, co-founder of ONOW Ascent, joins the podcast to discuss his 15 years in Myanmar leading small business coaching in frontier markets across Southeast Asia and Africa. He breaks down how AI collapses the cost of organizing financial data and introduces Day Two, a context-driven app that helps micro-entrepreneurs turn receipts, voice notes and spreadsheets into usable financial records without relying on an empty chat box. The episode concludes with Wallace reflecting on raising his family overseas, relocating to Carmel and building software that serves 300 million invisible small businesses globally.

    ONOW Ascent CEO Matt Wallace on the Day Two app, ChatGPT in Word and data center tax breaks

  4. Sep 14

    Jayson Manship on the Indianapolis data center pause, Claude math proofs and workforce trends

    Host Jayson Manship returns from hiatus to share operational updates and analyze major technological shifts on this episode of Authentic and Agentic. Manship explains his brief absence, detailing a family vacation to Amsterdam, a keynote address at a San Antonio restoration conference and severe flooding in his hometown of Noblesville. He shares how his wife Amanda is stepping back from day-to-day operations at Moonshot, leading the business to implement Gino Wickman's Entrepreneurial Operating System with a custom AI backend. He also announces expanded show operations, including a second studio and additional catch-up episodes.In the news segment, Manship analyzes rapid model releases from Google and OpenAI, alongside Anthropic's Claude generating a 13-million-line computer-checked proof of Fermat's last theorem. He breaks down a Stanford study on shrinking entry-level opportunities, a six-to-zero vote by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission to pause data center development and a TechPoint survey showing 78% of surveyed Indiana workers use AI daily despite a lack of formal employer training.

    Jayson Manship on the Indianapolis data center pause, Claude math proofs and workforce trends

  5. Jul 22

    Best of Authentic and Agentic: Eli Lilly AI, Notre Dame ethics and the Reset Act

    Host Jayson Manship looks back at the most impactful conversations on artificial intelligence, business and education in this special best-of episode of Authentic and Agentic. The episode begins with leaders from Eli Lilly detailing how the global pharmaceutical company built a foundational artificial intelligence strategy focused on experimentation, governance and upskilling executives. They highlight a specific partnership with Purdue University that requires senior leaders to complete hands-on technology capstone projects. Manship then revisits a conversation with Megan Sullivan and Adam Kronk from the Institute for Ethics and the Common Good at Notre Dame University. The two philosophers explore the cognitive risks of outsourcing human tasks to technology, comparing reliance on AI to using GPS for navigation. They also warn against the moral dangers of anthropomorphizing tools and treating chatbots like real people. The second half of the episode focuses on protecting children in the digital age. Indiana Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner breaks down state efforts to require parental permission for social media users under the age of 16 and eliminate addictive app features designed for dopamine hits. Finally, U.S. Congresswoman Erin Houchin shares her personal experiences as a parent and discusses her federal legislative push to regulate AI chatbots and update 1996 internet age restrictions through the Aware Act, Safe Bots Act and Reset Act.

    Best of Authentic and Agentic: Eli Lilly AI, Notre Dame ethics and the Reset Act

  6. Jul 16

    The midyear AI space race, Claude for coding and Perplexity's Comet browser

    Host Jayson Manship breaks down the six major artificial intelligence models currently dominating the market on this solo episode of Authentic and Agentic. Manship reviews ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity, offering a practical guide to help listeners choose the best tool for their specific workflows. The episode explores a massive five-week period of midyear updates, including Anthropic releasing Claude Fable 5, the $1.25 trillion merger between X AI and SpaceX to ship Grok 4.5, and OpenAI launching ChatGPT 5.6. Manship analyzes data from the Stanford AI index and blind voting leaderboards, highlighting how automated agents have improved their success rates on real-world tasks to 77% over the past year. He also notes that the artificial intelligence quality gap between the United States and China has shrunk to 2.7%. Manship shares his personal recommendations for the best tool for every job, advising business leaders to avoid tribal loyalty and rent rather than marry their software. He explains why Anthropic's Claude remains the undisputed leader for software coding, why Grok is best for real-time news and how the new Perplexity Comet agentic browser is paying content publishers through a revenue share pool. The episode concludes with a preview of next week's best-of episode while Manship takes a family trip to a Magic the Gathering convention in Amsterdam.

  7. Jul 7

    How to build a custom AI supply app with Claude Co-work

    Host Jayson Manship steps away from the standard interview format for a hands-on solo episode of Authentic and Agentic. Manship walks listeners through the real-time process of building a custom artificial intelligence application to solve a specific operational problem for his business, Moonshot Games. Using Claude Co-work and the new Fable 5 model, Manship codes a web application to manage supply reordering across the company's Noblesville and Plainfield locations. The episode details how to use voice dictation to outline a project scope and let automated software agents connect a Supabase database, Google authentication, Netlify hosting and a GitHub repository. Manship breaks down the technical hurdles of the build, including troubleshooting GitHub deployment errors and configuring Slack webhooks. He emphasizes that business leaders do not need an engineering degree to create custom software, demonstrating how taking screenshots of errors can help AI agents fix their own code in just over an hour.

    How to build a custom AI supply app with Claude Co-work

  8. Jul 1

    Entrepreneur John Hurley on AI token pricing, Exact Target and the AI jobs rhetoric

    Host Jayson Manship breaks down the latest artificial intelligence news on this episode of Authentic and Agentic. In the news segment, Manship explores an Axios report detailing how technology executives are backtracking on claims that artificial intelligence will cause a white-collar worker bloodbath. He also discusses Anthropic's new Claude Sonnet 5 model and highlights a bipartisan coalition led by former Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo aimed at preparing the American workforce for an automated economy. Serial entrepreneur John Hurley joins the podcast to share his 20-year business journey. Hurley details his early days building websites in 1999, a path that led him to create the first database for Angie's List and take equity in Exact Target before it became Salesforce. He also opens up about the difficult lessons he learned from building and eventually selling a massive technology-focused pickleball facility in Fishers. The conversation dives into Hurley's newest venture, Walleta, a platform designed to help artificial intelligence startups manage tokenization and usage-based pricing. Hurley explains how the software connects with upstream providers like ElevenLabs and AWS to show developers their true cost of goods sold, helping business owners avoid massive unexpected API bills. The episode concludes with Hurley comparing the AI revolution to accountants adopting computers, emphasizing how the technology will ultimately level the playing field for small businesses

    Entrepreneur John Hurley on AI token pricing, Exact Target and the AI jobs rhetoric
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AI is reshaping the world at a pace humanity has never seen, and the real challenge is not simply understanding the technology. It is learning how to remain deeply human while everything around us accelerates. Authentic & Agentic is the place where leaders come to make sense of that tension. Hosted by serial entrepreneur Jayson Manship, the show pairs clear analysis with honest conversation and real examples you can put into practice. Every episode looks at how AI shows up in the real world, from boardrooms to classrooms to kitchen tables, and explores what it means to build, lead and love in a time shaped by algorithms. The hard things are yet to come. It is time to lean in.

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