What if you could have a PR expert on call 24/7 — one that already knows your story, your angles, and your voice?

That's exactly what Nicole Pearl built. And I got to watch it happen in real time.

Nicole is a journalist and PR coach with 25 years of media experience, and she's one of the founding creators on wAIv.

What she built there, the Pearl Pitch Desk, is one of the clearest examples I've seen of what expert-backed AI actually looks like in practice. Not generic. Not a shared ChatGPT link. A full bot squad designed to get her clients onto TV shows and podcasts using Nicole's exact frameworks, journalist eye, and hard-won industry knowledge.

It even landed her a TV segment that had a producer saying “this is the best segment idea ever!”

This conversation gets into the real difference between AI-generated pitches (which, yes, major PR agencies are sending and journalists are immediately flagging) versus pitches built on actual expert thinking. We also talk about why this approach is helping Nicole prevent burnout, serve more clients, and create a delivery model that grows with her business instead of threatening to replace her.

What you'll learn in this episode:

Why AI-generated pitches are getting founders blacklisted, and what to do instead
How Nicole designed a six-bot squad that takes clients from intake to finished pitch without losing her personal touch
The difference between using a generic LLM and using expert-backed AI to produce client work
Why building on a single LLM was keeping Nicole stuck, and how wAIv changed that
How expert knowledge embedded in AI actually removes client objections to doing the work
Why the "choose your own adventure" approach to a bot squad creates a better client experience

>>Meet Nicole

Nicole Pearl is a journalist, PR coach, and on-air professional with 25 years in media. She helps small business founders land TV and podcast features through relationship-led pitching, her signature media messaging framework, and the Pearl Pitch Desk — a wAIv-powered bot squad built entirely on her expertise.

Connect with Nicole:@NicolePearlBeautyGirl on Instagram (DM for her PR tips close friends list)

Pearl Pitch Desk: https://nicolepearl.com

Free AI Media Matchmaker: Grab it here

>>Resources Mentioned

Bot Squad Bootcamp (doors close June 28, kickoff July 6): https://graviastudio.com/bootcamp
Book a 20-minute fit call with Kelly
Another case study of wAIv with Dr. Michelle Mazur
Questions? Email kelly@graviastudio.com

>>Introducing wAIv

This episode is brought to you by wAIv—our brand-new platform built for online experts who want to securely build and sell AI tools powered by YOUR thinking, YOUR frameworks and YOUR methodology.

wAIv helps you create Bot Squads—a suite of AI tools that work together to help your clients implement your expertise faster and with better results than ever before.

>>Your Next Steps:

🤖See what an AI tool built on your expertise actually looks like. Explore wAIv

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