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Miss AI Podcast
Hosted by Keira Nesdale · EN
I sit down with founders, builders, and fascinating people to talk honestly about how AI is shaping their world and what's coming next.
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$500K in Debt to a $750K Offer - She Automated It All With AI
1w ago01:00:50Tap to summarizeShe went from $500,000 in debt and 80-hour weeks to a $750,000 buyout offer all by automating her business with AI. This is how.After selling sharks, sailing the Caribbean for 4 years, and running an e-commerce brand off a catamaran, Andrea Palacio bought a "boring" landscaping company that nearly destroyed her: a thieving seller, a manager who sabotaged the crew, revenue collapsing from $70K to $40K, and two babies at home. Closing the doors wasn't an option so she taught herself AI and automated the entire business task by task until it could run itself.Today she runs Crueless, building AI employees for service-based businesses, and acquires companies to automate them. In this conversation she breaks down EXACTLY how she did it, the tools, the mindset, and the sales lessons that took her to a $95K month.In this episode:→ The #1 thing most businesses refuse to see about AI→ How she taught herself automation (Make.com → n8n → Claude Code)→ Why "nobody actually buys AI" — and what to sell instead→ The exact tech stack behind her AI agents→ The skills AI can NEVER replace (sales & leadership)→ How to make your first $1,000 with AI — even with no business→ Why a human using AI will replace a human who doesn't⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00 Andrea's story: 35 countries, sailing & sharks01:23 The truth most businesses refuse to see about AI02:51 The $500K landscaping nightmare08:24 How she taught herself AI from zero09:01 Coding HTML vs. building with AI today13:24 Bringing automation into service businesses19:16 Handing systems to clients (data & privacy)23:29 Buy a boring business, automate it, sell it?26:19 Her AI tech stack: Claude Code, Retell, Nano Banana28:06 The skills her AI agents run on31:40 Why views don't equal revenue37:09 How a coach changed everything (mindset > strategy)42:37 The skills AI can never replace47:11 How to actually sell an AI solution53:58 How to make your first $1,000 with AI57:40 The one thing AI should never take away1:00:28 Where to find Andrea🔗 CONNECT WITH ANDREA PALACIOInstagram: @AndreaPalacio https://www.instagram.com/andreapalacio/Crueless: 🎙️ THE MISS AI PODCASTReal conversations about building, automating, and living with AI.👉 Subscribe so you never miss an episode: https://www.youtube.com/@realmissai📲 Follow Miss AI: https://www.instagram.com/realmissai/#AIautomation #AIagents #Entrepreneurship
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How One Person With No Team Built a 1.5 Billion View Business Using AI Animals
3w ago01:01:56Tap to summarizeJosh Gottsegen is not an AI creator. He is a creator who uses AI - and that distinction is everything.Before Tropland Universe existed, Josh spent 25 years in LA working on creative campaigns for Universal, Disney, Warner Brothers, Sony, Ferrari, the NFL, and the Vatican Museums. He wrote children's books, one of which became a bestseller on Amazon. He pitched a TV show for a decade and got rejected. Then in 2022, while most of the world was still figuring out how to spell ChatGPT, Josh went all in on AI and built a Digital Animal Kingdom from 20 years of storytelling.Today Tropland Universe is a registered trademark and real IP. Josh has over three million followers, reaches 50+ countries every day, and has passed 1.5 billion views. One video alone hit 280 million views. He is now in licensing talks to take Tropland from social media into physical products - figurines, merchandise, and tangible goods built on AI-generated art.In this episode, Josh breaks down:- Why joy is the only metric that actually matters in AI content- His full creative process from idea to reel - and why ambiguity in prompting sparks the best work- The dark side of AI content automation and where creativity dies- How he built a chief of staff, a boardroom of AI personas, and a personal operating system inside Claude Code and Obsidian- Why his billion views did not build the business - and what actually did- Seedance vs Kling vs the tools he actually uses every dayIf you have been chasing views instead of building something real, this episode will make you rethink everything.Chapters:[00:00] Intro: the man behind 1.5 billion AI animal views[02:35] SpongeBob, juice bars, and a decade of rejection[04:51] The lion snoring video that hit 280 million views[07:31] Death threats, AI purists, and why joy is still art[11:36] The Larry David method: logging small human moments[13:51] His creative process from idea to reel[16:35] The dark side of AI content automation[19:03] From digital IP to physical products - trademarks and licensing[23:52] His personal AI OS: chief of staff, personas, and boardroom meetings[34:42] Seedance, Kling, and grieving the loss of Sora[38:14] How far away is an AI film winning an Oscar[45:18] The moment he woke up to 12 million views overnight[50:15] The day OpenAI and Meta came knocking[51:30] How to turn views into a real business[57:12] What Josh hopes AI never takes from us🔗 Follow Josh:Website: https://www.troplanduniverse.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/troplanduniverse/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/troplanduniverse/🔗 Follow Keira:Website: https://realmissai.com/X: https://x.com/RealMissAILinkedIn: /keira-nesdale-b287899bInstagram: /realmissaiTikTok: /keiranesdale🔗 🔗 Subscribe for more conversations like this:/@realmissai🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0QIuSARzgY8AMRe8hs6qVT?si=46f589d2e5aa4e1a
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1 Person. $1M Business. Zero Team. 1 Killer App.
4w ago01:01:37Tap to summarizeAJ grew up in New Delhi with no roadmap. He failed grade 12. Not once, but twice, which in India gets treated like a death sentence. At 17 he moved to the United States alone, with broken English and no network. He wanted more.So he started building. From a single Google Doc and a Tumblr page, he grew Roomi from zero to 2.4 million users across more than 20 cities, all out of an underground studio in New York City. Then came Simplified, scaled to 20 million users and one of the first companies in the world to build on OpenAI's API. Along the way he raised over $29 million in venture capital and landed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.Then he walked away from the venture playbook entirely.Today AJ is the Vibe Founder. Over 300,000 followers on Instagram. 114,000 on LinkedIn. A newsletter closing in on 40,000 subscribers. Every Sunday he builds live in public, showing anyone who shows up that one person plus AI can now replace a whole company. His mission? Take a one-person business to $1 million in revenue, in public, by the end of the year, and give away the tools as he goes.In this episode, AJ breaks down:- Why he is building his own tool to kill the $1,000-a-month software he was paying for- His personal AI operating system: the local agents that run his brand deals, content, and research- How to build bulletproof skills, and why an agent is really just a stack of skills- Open source vs closed source, US vs Chinese models, and when to use the cheap one over the best one- The real math behind a one-person, million-dollar business (1,000 people paying $100)- How to make your first $1,000 with AI, and why distribution is the one thing that still needs a humanIf you have ever felt locked out of the AI conversation, this episode is the door in.CHAPTERS[00:00] Intro: building a one-person, $1M business[02:30] Why he is killing the $1,000 tool he was paying for[10:50] Open source vs closed source, US vs China[18:50] Beating AI fatigue by building in public[21:40] His personal AI operating system and agents[28:00] OpenClaw, skills, and what an agent really is[38:00] Chirper.ai and the road to your first $1,000[59:20] What AI should never take from us🔗 Follow AJ:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevibefounder/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thevibefounderNewsletter: https://letter.thevibefounder.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadavajay/X: https://x.com/thevibefounder🔗 Follow Keira:Instagram: /realmissaiX: https://x.com/RealMissAILinkedIn: /keira-nesdale-b287899bInstagram: /missaipodcastTikTok: /keiranesdale🔗 Subscribe for more conversations like this:/@realmissai🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0QIuSARzgY8AMRe8hs6qVT?si=46f589d2e5aa4e1a
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People Are Getting Rich Off Women Who Don't Exist
May 2701:01:32Tap to summarizeSesh grew up in Philly with no roadmap. He had a bachelor's degree, the highest grades in his school, and a list of accolades, but he watched his friends settle into a life of pity, distraction, and dead-end work. He wanted more.So he packed up everything, drove three days across America, slept in a car, then on the floor of his brother's shed in California. He set one goal: become the highest-paid private chef in the state. He hit it.Then COVID happened, he made a video about the stock market, and it went viral. He's been riding the wave ever since.Today Sesh is the self-styled A.I Prince. Over 125 million views on YouTube. Half a million followers on Instagram. Half a million subscribers on YouTube. He's a rapper, a #1 Yelp-ranked chef, an AI educator, and the GOAT of making money online. His message? Escape the matrix through mindset, manifesting, and AI.In this episode, Sesh breaks down:– His full journey from sleeping on a shed floor to becoming the A.I Prince– The perfect prompt — characters, scene, lighting, vibe — and the Higgsfield workflow that runs his content– How he and his team are building AI influencers, what they monetise, and where the market is going– The 2000-day meditation streak, manifesting without the tarot cards, and how he engineers his subconscious daily– Why he believes anyone ignoring AI right now will be "cooked in 12 months"If you've ever felt locked out of the AI conversation, this episode is the door in.CHAPTERS[00:00] Intro and escape the matrix[08:30] Philly to California: the full origin story[19:30] The perfect prompt: characters, scene, lighting, vibe[27:30] A day in the life, meditation, and manifesting[43:30] Inside the AI influencer business[01:02:00] What AI should never take from us🔗 Follow Sesh:Instagram: @thesessioncaYouTube: @thesessionca🔗 Follow Keira:Instagram: @realmissaiLinkedIn: /keira-nesdale-b287899bWebsite: https://www.aiconsultancy.co.nz/🔗 Subscribe for more conversations like this:/@realmissai#ai #artificialintelligence #podcast #aiprince #sesh #aiinfluencers #higgsfield #escapethematrix #aicreators #makemoneyonline #aientrepreneur #aitools #promptengineering #generativeai #manifesting #mindset #aimarketing #digitalart #futureofai #missaipodcast
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He Grew Up Broke on a Farm. Now Prints $$$ with AI Sales Calls
May 2001:01:32Tap to summarizeWhat if your best salesperson never got sick, never had a bad day, and worked 365 days a year across calls, texts, emails, and DMs? That's exactly what James, founder of Meditech AI and creator of RizDial, has built.In this episode of the Miss AI Podcast, Keira sits down with James to unpack how AI is completely transforming lead generation, marketing, and sales and how businesses of every size can plug into it.In this episode, we cover:What RizDial is and why it's become the go-to AI voice agent for medical practices, home services, HVAC, roofing, and moreHow James uses AI to scrape Reddit, X (Twitter), and comment sections to generate hyper-targeted ad hooks before spending a dollar on creativesThe "alphabet testing" method: how to flood Meta with low-cost static ads to find winning hooks fastWhy AI voice agents are outperforming human callers in real-world testsThe difference between OpenClaw and Claude and why James uses bothHis journey from knocking solar doors in Arizona heat to building a 100,000-call-per-month AI platformThe exact roadmap to your first $1,000 (and then $83K/month) as an AI consultantWhether you're AI-curious, building your first automation, or scaling an agency this episode is packed with actionable sauce.🔗 Connect with James: @aiguyofficial on Instagram🔗 Learn more: https://www.skool.com/evolving-ai-hub...Don't forget to like, subscribe, and drop your questions in the comments. New episodes weekly on the Miss AI Podcast with Keira Nesdale.
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How Stanley Productized 6.5 Years of Agency Knowledge Into a $200K/Month AI Business
May 2001:08:43Tap to summarizeStanley Henry built a 7-figure marketing agency on one rule: never pay for ads. Everything organic. 1.2 billion views. After 7 years of building that agency, he discovered AI and he burned the rulebook.In 30 days, he made $200,000 using Claude AI. He's now spending $3,500/day on Meta ads. He shut down parts of his agency, cut his team from 40 to 18, and replaced 11 project managers with AI.His message to business owners? Fire your marketing agency. Build with AI instead.In this episode, Stanley breaks down:– The exact AI system running his entire business (he calls it "Kevin")– How he productized 6.5 years of agency knowledge into digital products– Why he records every conversation and feeds it to Claude– The 50-60 "skills" that replaced an entire ops team– His Meta ads playbook (3:1 ROAS, scaling to the US and UK)– The "easily repeatable content series" formula behind viral growth– Why he tells AI to treat him like the stupidest person alive– How one time-lapse video made him $60K in a single month– The 4-brand distribution system (personal, company, employee, newsletter)– Why service businesses shouldn't run ads (but product businesses should)If you're a business owner sitting on years of knowledge wondering how to leverage AI, this episode is your playbook.CHAPTERS00:00 The $200K month using Claude03:15 Productizing 6.5 years of agency knowledge05:00 The viral content formula (it's annoyingly simple)11:00 Closing the studio, rebuilding with AI17:00 Inside Stanley's AI operating system ("Kevin")22:00 Where boomer business owners should start28:00 Why you don't need to be technical33:00 The AI slop debate (and the $7,500 typo carousel)38:00 Distributing across LinkedIn, IG, TikTok, YouTube43:00 F*ck/Marry/Kill: Social Platforms48:00 Why he's now spending $3,500/day on Meta ads57:00 Starting from zero in 202601:04:00 What AI should never take away🔗 Follow Stanley: / stanleychenry / stanleychenry https://www.attnseeker.com/🔗 Follow Keira: / realmissai / keira-nesdale-b287899b https://www.aiconsultancy.co.nz/🔗 Subscribe for more conversations like this: / @realmissai #ai #artificialintelligence #podcast #entrepreneurship #startup #claude #anthropic #multiagentsystems #agenticai #mindsetshift #businessautomation #businessgrowth
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He Refused the World's Biggest Photo Prize Because He Made It With AI
May 2001:15:59Tap to summarizeBoris Eldagsen has spent 25 years studying at the world's most prestigious art academies, photography in Mainz, conceptual art in Prague, fine art in India, philosophy at Cologne and Mainz. In April 2023, he won the Sony World Photography Award with an AI-generated image. Then on stage in London, he refused the prize.Today he's a Creative Partner of OpenAI, Runway, Higgsfield, Dreamina, and Hailuo. He advocates for the word "promptography." His message? AI doesn't suffer. AI can rant, but it can't bleed. The difference between human art and AI generation comes down to one thing, mortality.In this episode, Boris breaks down:– Why he refused the world's biggest photography prize (and why Sony's silence forced his hand)– The word "promptography" and why AI images are not photography– His full workflow for the Francis Bacon AI Art Rant (20 steps, 7 tools, 6 weeks)– Why he uses AI to attack AI in his installation "This Is Not Art"– The four levels of how art affects us — and why authenticity is overrated– His honest take on whether AI is unfairly exploiting the work of human creatorsIf you're an artist, photographer, or creative wondering where you fit in the AI revolution, this episode is for you.CHAPTERS[00:00] The refusal that stopped the world[04:00] Why AI is forcing us to define what's human[07:00] How much of "The Electrician" was AI vs 25 years of being a photographer[10:00] Where Boris draws the line between AI generation and art[13:40] Promptography and why the world needed a new word[14:45] Mortality, suffering, and what AI can never have[17:30] The four stages of how art affects us (and why authenticity is a myth)[23:50] Should AI-generated work be labelled?[26:30] When will an AI movie win an Oscar?[34:45] How do you know when an AI artwork is finished?[37:20] Inside the workflow of "This Is Not Art"[51:55] The contradiction, critiquing AI while being a Creative Partner of OpenAI[55:30] Where to start if you want to make AI art[01:02:45] The biggest lesson from 25 years as an artist[01:09:50] What AI should never take from us🔗 Follow Boris:Instagram: /boriseldagsenYouTube: /@boriseldagsenWebsite: https://www.eldagsen.com/🔗 Follow Keira:/realmissai/keira-nesdale-b287899bhttps://www.aiconsultancy.co.nz/🔗 Subscribe for more conversations like this:/@realmissai#ai #artificialintelligence #podcast #aiart #promptography #boriseldagsen #openai #aiethics #photography #generativeai #aiandcreativity #futureofart #digitalart #aicreators #contemporaryart
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How to Build AI Agents That Make Money While You Sleep
May 2001:16:11Tap to summarizeChase Haynes is an American creative tech founder running Blok Blok Studio out of Berlin, and for the past 44 days he has been publicly documenting his journey to $10,000 a month using Claude and OpenClaw. In this episode we go deep on what it actually looks like to build a multi-agent system from scratch, how Chase set up his AI agent Cortana, why he structured his whole business around an agent hierarchy, and what the real difference is between Claude and OpenClaw. We also get into skills versus tools, cron jobs, email warmups, lead scrapers, GitHub boilerplates, voice agents, context windows, compute costs, and why Chase thinks the biggest mistake people make is building agents without a structure. If you have been curious about AI agents but did not know where to start, this is the episode for you.**In this episode we get into:What Claude actually is versus what OpenClaw actually is and why people keep confusing themHow Chase structured his entire agency as an agent hierarchy with a COO, department heads and sub-agents all working while he sleepsThe difference between a skill and a tool and why getting this wrong costs you time and moneyWhy your context window is quietly draining your compute budget and what to do about itWhy being a little bit delusional is actually a requirement for hitting big goals**Timestamps00:00 Introduction01:33 Chase's Backstory06:43 Claude vs OpenClaw10:30 Meet Cortana18:00 Skills vs Tools23:00 Sub-Agent Team Setup25:00 Working While You Sleep31:25 AI Voice Agents43:23 Where to Start01:04:30 The $10K Roadmap**Find Chase:Instagram: / haynes2va LinkedIn: / chase-haynes Studio: www.blokblokstudio.com/callFind Miss AI:Website: https://www.realmissai.com/Instagram: / realmissai LinkedIn: / keira-nesdale-b287899b TikTok: / keiranesdale Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0QIuSAR...
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The Google Whistleblower
May 2001:45:30Tap to summarizeWhat happens when an ex-Google Executive Coach, elite athlete, and AI entrepreneur sits down to talk about the one thing most people get wrong about AI?AK Ikwuakor spent years inside Google coaching sales teams through the launch of Bard - right as ChatGPT was reshaping the world. He watched the anxiety unfold in real time. And he came away with a conclusion that might surprise you: the AI race is not a tech problem. It's a human behaviour problem.In this episode we get into:What it was really like inside Google when ChatGPT launchedWhy 95% of AI companies are not making moneyHow your social media feed is the most dangerous algorithm on the planetWhy task-oriented thinking is what gets replaced - not youThe shift from high performer to "aligned performer"Why slowing down is the ultimate AI strategyHuman connection as the one thing AI should never replaceAK is the founder of LeadLyft and The Next Right Move Consulting, a former three-time All-American athlete at the University of Oregon, and someone who has coached over 40,000 people across 30 countries. He also did a five-day darkness retreat in Mexico. You'll want to hear that story.This one goes deep. Enjoy.---Find AK: Website: https://akikwuakor.com/Instagram: / ak.ikwuakor LinkedIn: / akikwuakor ---Find Miss AI: Website: https://www.realmissai.com/Instagram: / realmissai LinkedIn: / keira-nesdale-b287899b Spotify: TikTok: / keiranesdale Miss AI is a podcast for anyone curious about how AI is already shaping the way we live, lead, and work. New episodes weekly.Subscribe so you don't miss the next one.
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The AI Strategy That Gets 15 M Views
May 2001:06:34Tap to summarizeShe Used AI to Go From 0 to 15 Million Views 🚀Shinjini is a top 10 LinkedIn motivational speaker, CEO of Das Media Group, and she's generates over 15 million views across all social platforms every year.In this episode, we dive into:► How she uses ChatGPT to create platform-specific content► The shift from "positivity" to targeting audience pain points► Why knowing your one ideal follower changes everything► How to make AI-generated content sound like YOUR voiceShinjini shares raw, practical insights on building a personal brand in the AI era, no tech jargon, just real talk.🎯 Key Takeaway: "Whatever you want to do, are you in forward motion?"Timestamps:0:00 — Intro1:30 — Shinjini's origin story4:30 — First time on stage at 148:00 — What is a "go-getter"?13:00 — Using AI to connect with audience pain17:00 — Finding her audience & niche down22:00 — Platform-specific content strategy27:00 — AI-generated content vs authentic voice👋 Follow Shinjini: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speakershin...X: https://x.com/SpeakerShinjiniLinkedIn: / shinjinidas 👋 Follow Miss AI: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmissai/...TikTok: / keiranesdale X: https://x.com/RealMissAILinkedIn: / keira-nesdale-b287899b #Podcast #AI #MotivationalSpeaker #PersonalBrand #AIForBusiness #ContentStrategy #GoGetter #LinkedIn #XTwitter #SocialMediaGrowth
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