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How I AISolo Episode: OpenClaw Explained, ChatGPT Shopping, and the Live Podcast EventI’m breaking down the OpenClaw moment and why people are losing their minds over AI agents right now. We’re officially shifting from “chat with AI” to “delegate to AI,” and that comes with both massive potential and massive safety tradeoffs.I also share my key takes from the Consumer Trends 2026 report. Then I zoom into what this means for ecommerce, including OpenAI’s Instant Checkout inside ChatGPT. I wrap with a live update on what I’m building in Miami right now including BRXStudio and my upcoming live podcast event February 24th.
2026-02-1714 min
How I AIHow a Former Teacher Uses AI to Make Shopify SEO Simple and SmartI sit down with Crystal Waddell, founder of Simple and Smart SEO, a longtime educator-turned-SEO strategist who helps Shopify sellers stop guessing and start getting found. Crystal’s story is wild and human. She went from teaching and coaching to building a maker business, and she shares how a major health wake-up call reshaped what “success” even means. In this conversation, we unpack how AI is changing search from “keywords and volume” to intent, trust, and semantic alignment. Crystal breaks down her exact podcast and client workflows plus why “context” matters more than conten...
2026-02-1043 min
How I AIHow a Product Leader Builds Enterprise AI AgentsI sit down with Anuj Jain, a seasoned product leader who’s been building AI products long before the current hype cycle and is now shaping how enterprise AI agents work in the real world.Anuj is the Head of Product at Nurix.ai, where he leads the development of advanced conversational and voice AI agents used by enterprises across customer support, sales, and internal operations. His background spans AI platforms, growth systems, and large scale enterprise tools, with early work leading AI product teams at Sprinklr during the first major deep learning wa...
2026-02-0339 min
How I AIHow a 14 Year Old Student is Building with AI at Alpha SchoolI sat down with Ali Romman, a 14-year-old freshman at Alpha School in Austin who’s already using AI like a co-founder. He’s vibe coding an MVP in public and building an AI-powered tool that helps people design and buy the right gaming PC, even if they know nothing about computers.This conversation is a real look at what kids are facing right now: AI in schools, cheating vs learning, what guardrails actually work, and why the new “gap” isn’t access to tools, it’s curiosity, initiative, and how fast you can learn.
2026-01-2730 min
How I AIHow an MIT Research Scientist Makes AI UsefulI sit down with Bryan Reimer, Ph.D., a Research Scientist at MIT who leads research on human-centered technology at the intersection of AI, human behavior, mobility, and public policy.Bryan has spent over two decades studying how people actually behave inside complex systems, especially in cars, organizations, and high-stakes environments where “automation” can help… or quietly make things worse.Topics we cover:Why companies rush into “AI strategy” without defining the use case or ROITech-first vs consumer-first thinking and how to design for real humansWhy observation beats assu...
2026-01-2030 min
How I AIHow a CTO and Founder Uses AI to Cut Cloud WasteIn this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Leon Kuperman, CTO and Co-Founder of CAST AI, right after his keynote at the Miami AI Summit during Art Basel Week.Leon brings over 20 years of experience across software engineering, cybersecurity, and infrastructure at scale. After selling his first company to Oracle, he now focuses on one of the most overlooked forces shaping the AI economy: how efficiently we run what we build.If you’re building with AI, scaling a product, or trying to understand what’s really happening unde...
2026-01-1333 min
How I AIOpen Source, Autonomy, and AI’s Next Wave (Live from Miami AI Summit)In this special episode of How I AI, I’m live from Miami during Art Basel week, reporting from the Tech Basel Miami AI Summit in partnership with eMerge Americas.This episode is a field report from the ground, pulling together the biggest themes shaping AI as we move into 2026, from open source infrastructure and autonomous systems to trust, storytelling, and real-world execution.I start by sharing my key takeaways from the opening and closing keynote talks. The opening keynote focused on why the future of AI is open source, featuring in...
2026-01-0744 min
How I AIHow AI is Transforming Biohacking (Live from Biohackers World Miami)I’m live from Biohackers World Miami, where I interview two health tech advocates working in the intersection of AI, performance, and personalized wellness.Biohackers World is a two-day conference and expo bringing together longevity experts, innovative technologies, and a community exploring the future of health, wellness, and human optimization.First, I sit down with David Korsunsky, founder of Heads Up Health, a platform that unifies fragmented health data from wearables, labs, and diagnostics into one clear dashboard so doctors and individuals can make more proactive, personalized decisions.Then, I’...
2025-12-3022 min
How I AIHow Chiropractors Use AI and Soundwave Technology for Pain ReliefIn this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Dr. Samantha Carney and Dr. Daniel Hulsey, co-founders of Atlas Clinics, a modern chiropractic and brain health clinic using soundwave technology and AI-supported insights to deliver highly personalized care.Both doctors came to this work as patients first. Dr. Sam after years of chronic migraines and post-concussion symptoms, and Dr. Dan after military service left him searching for solutions beyond medication and traditional care. Together, they’re rethinking how chiropractic, neurology, and technology intersect.This conversation explores how AI is al...
2025-12-2333 min
How I AIHow a Lawyer and Tech Founder Uses AI to Protect the Creator EconomyIn this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Kameron Monet, a lawyer, creator, and tech founder building tools at the intersection of law, AI, and the creator economy. As the founder of Social Docket and The Legal Tea, Kameron breaks down how AI is changing contract review, negotiations, and legal access for creators who are tired of signing deals they don’t fully understand.🔥 Topics we cover:How AI supports legal and research-intensive workflowsBalancing traditional platforms with modern AI toolsUsing automation to reduce cognitive load and context switchingWhere AI saves...
2025-12-1638 min
How I AIHow an SEO Trailblazer Prepares Brands for the Future of AI-Driven SearchIn this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Seth Besmertnik, the CEO behind Conductor, the company that has been shaping the organic marketing world for nearly two decades.Seth has led Conductor through every major shift in digital search, from its early days as the first enterprise SEO platform, and now he is steering the company into a new frontier focused on understanding how brands show up inside AI models.Seth breaks down how Conductor is generating synthetic prompts to mirror what customers might ask ChatGPT, how they evaluate the...
2025-12-1036 min
How I AIHow a National Security Leader Uses AI to Navigate Reinvention and Build a Purpose-Driven CareerIn this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Erica Shoemate, a former FBI intelligence leader turned AI policy strategist who sits at the intersection of national security, ethical innovation, and the future of work.Erica spent more than a decade inside federal intelligence and later led trust and safety, regulatory, and cybercrime initiatives at Twitter and Amazon. Today she runs EN Strategy Group, where she advises mission-driven organizations on AI policy, responsible innovation, and global regulatory trends. She also leads the Career Quantum Leap accelerator, helping women and professionals in transition pivot...
2025-12-0239 min
How I AIHow an IT Leader Turned 40 Years of Systems Thinking Into Better WorkflowsIn this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Colette Mason, a collaborative AI consultant with over 40 years of real-world systems experience across investment banking, the UK government, and large-scale public infrastructure. Today, she helps business owners build AI teammates that actually support their brains instead of overwhelm them.Colette brings a grounded, human-first lens to AI. We talk about her seven AI user archetypes, how your personality might be sabotaging your own AI results, and why training your assistant beats writing long prompts every time. She also shares the tools, frameworks, and...
2025-11-2539 min
How I AIHow a Chief AI Officer Is Driving Miami’s Rise as a Global AI HubMiami isn’t just having a moment. It has become one of the fastest growing AI hubs in the world, and this episode breaks down the real reason why.In this conversation, I sit down with Burhan Sebin, Chief AI Officer at eMerge and the creator behind Miami AI Hub. Burhan has supported more than 500 startups, helped scale a community from a handful of builders to thousands, and has a front-row seat to Miami’s rise as a global center for AI, robotics, and applied innovation.We talk about the forces pulling founders and...
2025-11-1825 min
How I AIThe Future of AI, Agents, and Creativity: What I Learned at Blockchain Futurist MiamiWelcome back to How I AI. In this solo episode, I’m sharing my full download from the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Miami, where I spent the day surrounded by founders, futurists, and creatives shaping the next wave of AI and Web3 innovation.From autonomous agents and AI-to-AI payments to digital identity, ownership, and creative collaboration, this episode breaks down the key quotes, takeaways, and insights that stood out most.This is a fast, honest breakdown of the ideas that matter most and why they’re going to shape how we build in 2025 and...
2025-11-1124 min
How I AIHow an 11-Year-Old is Building with AI and Making $10K a MonthIn this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Lucio Boccardi, he is eleven years old and a digital creator, innovator, and builder who’s already earning five figures a month online by experimenting fearlessly with AI.Lucio’s story is a reminder that learning through trial, curiosity, and persistence still matters. From building a math video game using an AI app builder to generating royalty income from custom GPTs, he’s showing what’s possible when creativity meets consistency.We talk about the rules he’s set for himself when using AI i...
2025-11-0438 min
How I AIHow an Emmy Award–Winning Director Continues to Create and Evolve with AIIn this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Michaela A. Ternasky-Holland. She is a Peabody-nominated, Emmy Award–winning director using immersive technology, animation, and AI to tell deeply human stories.Michaela has built a career at the intersection of creativity and innovation. She was also among the first filmmakers to premiere a short film created with OpenAI’s Sora at Tribeca Festival. We talk about how she’s evolving with new tools while staying grounded in story using AI to expand what’s possible for independent creators and small studios without re...
2025-10-2854 min
How I AISmart Cities, Blockchain, and AI: A Mayoral Candidate’s Vision for the Future of MoneyIn this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Chairman Elijah John Bowdre, a civic leader and Executive Director of the Miami-Dade Digital Commission, who has spent more than a decade at the intersection of blockchain, public policy, and financial innovation.As Chairman of the Miami-Dade Cryptocurrency Task Force, Bowdre has advised government leaders on the responsible adoption of emerging technologies helping shape frameworks for blockchain integration, digital identity, and crypto payments across public systems. From his early ventures in China’s tech ecosystem to authoring Florida’s state bill for virt...
2025-10-2233 min
How I AIHow a Former White House Press Leader Bridges Policy and InnovationIn this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Yemisi Egbewole, a powerful and globally recognized voice in policy, governance, and political communications who brings nearly a decade of experience at the heart of the U.S. federal government.As former Chief of Staff to the White House Press Office and Advisor to the White House Press Secretary under the Biden Administration, Yemisi helped shape the country’s most high-stakes narratives leading media engagement for the President, managing press operations, and coordinating international briefings during moments that defined our na...
2025-10-1538 min
How I AIHow a Startup CEO Uses AI to Help Brands Stay Visible in the Age of AI SearchI sit down with Jonathan Mest, a data scientist turned startup CEO who’s helping brands understand what visibility means in a world run by AI search.Jon is the founder of Just Reach Out, a digital PR platform that helps businesses pitch the media and earn organic coverage, and ChatRank, a new tool that tracks how your brand shows up across AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google’s AI Overviews.We trace the evolution of search from Ask Jeeves and AltaVista to the era of conversational agents, where the algorithms deciding what...
2025-10-0847 min
How I AIHow AI Is Powering Founders and Creatives: From Parenting Apps to Executive ProductionWelcome to a Power Series episode of How I AI — a special format where I feature multiple guests, highlighting real people using AI in unique ways across different industries.This episode spotlights two powerful use cases for AI in consumer apps and creative production, featuring real-world insights from Maya Bundesen-Magier and Jessica Campbell.Maya Bundesen-Magier is the founder of MapMyMilk, a tool designed to help parents pinpoint their baby’s food sensitivities. She shares her journey wrapping and packaging an app for the store, navigating platforms like Bolt and Reddit, and the...
2025-10-0138 min
How I AISolo Episode: Turning Content Into Funnels: Building a Custom GPT for Your BusinessIn this solo episode, I’m diving into why custom GPTs are more than experiments and how they can act as real funnels for your business. I share my own journey building the How I AI Podcast Companion GPT and how it’s now a personal guide to the entire show, surfacing the right guest, story, or resource at the exact moment you need it.Along the way, I highlight insights from the Global Wellness Institute’s 2025 Micro-Trends report, share my take on tool fatigue from Cien Solon, and talk through experiments with Eleven Labs Music for YouTub...
2025-09-2416 min
How I AIConscious Co-Creation and Leadership with AI (Live from Miami)Welcome back to How I AI. I’m your host, Brooke Gramer. Today I’m sharing something special.. a panel recorded live in Miami on August 7th at an event I co-hosted and moderated called Conscious Co-Creation and Leadership with AI. This wasn’t your typical tech talk. The panel opened with my co-host, Marian Bacol, leading the room through a somatic breathing exercise and introducing her new project, the Nervana app: A tool designed to regulate the nervous system in an age where AI is moving faster than our bodies can keep up....
2025-09-161h 00
How I AIHow AI Is Transforming Legacy Industries: Finance and Memorial ServicesWelcome to a Power Series episode of How I AI — a special format where I feature two or more shorter conversations, highlighting real people using AI in unique ways across different industries. If you’re curious about how AI is quietly transforming traditional industries and how people with deep domain expertise are guiding that shift than this episode is for you.This episode spotlights two powerful use cases for AI in financial advisory and funeral services, featuring real-world insights from Daniel Yoo and Walker Posey. Walker Posey is a fourth-generation funeral director who is in...
2025-09-0950 min
How I AIHow Community Founders Use AI to Build Global EcosystemsIn this episode, I share my own journey into AI, what it’s been like to transition back into entrepreneurship, and why I joined an AI community called the Collective. You’ll hear from co-founders Jonathan Foltz and Umer Hadeed on what it means to be an AI integrator, the role of community, and their vision of being “AI Enhanced.”For me, The Collective has been more than a network.. it’s been a space to learn, connect, and expand alongside other visionaries. This conversation explores why community matters right now, especially as we integrate AI into da...
2025-09-0227 min