AI with Kai

This week on AI with Kai, Kai sits down with Wills Moore, founder of Agilitas Consulting, to discuss how growing organizations can successfully navigate change, improve operational effectiveness, and prepare their teams for an AI-powered future.Wills shares lessons from working with business leaders across a wide range of industries, including why so many companies get stuck working in the business instead of on the business, how to identify AI champions inside your organization, and why learning agility may be one of the most valuable skills in the years ahead.In this episode:• Why growing companies often struggle to implement change• How AI can help organizations work smarter and scale more effectively• The importance of learning agility and internal AI champions• Anthropic’s new Mythos model and the debate around AI safety• New AI capabilities coming to Slack, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace• Visa’s vision for agentic commerce and AI-powered purchasing• How ChatGPT’s evolving memory systems are becoming more personalized• A practical AI Playbook for creating interactive presentations without traditional slide decksResources & LinksConnect with Wills Moorehttps://agilitashcc.comConnect with Kaihttps://motiveai.aiConnect with Timhttps://timscott.meMemorable Quotes“Everybody’s maxed out. Nobody has the capacity to take on new projects or manage change.”“Working in the business instead of working on the business.”“You’ve got to identify who’s going to be your champion.”Sponsored by Harris VacationsAI with Kai is sponsored by Harris Vacations.They manage vacation homes across Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Fort Morgan, helping families plan memorable Gulf Coast getaways.Plan your next stay at https://ourgulfshoresvacation.comAbout AI with KaiAI with Kai helps business leaders understand what matters in artificial intelligence through practical conversations, real-world examples, and actionable takeaways you can use right away.Hosted by Kai Gray with producer Tim Scott.Learn more at https://aiwithkai.com

This week on AI with Kai, we turn the interview around and put producer Tim Scott in the guest seat.Tim shares how he uses AI across real-world creative projects, from organizing large content libraries and producing podcasts to building social content, creating voiceovers, and launching a streaming radio station. Drawing from a career that includes national radio, Apple Music, and podcast production, Tim explains how AI has become a practical tool that helps him work faster, stay organized, and create more value for clients.The conversation also explores an important lesson for business owners: AI works best when paired with experience, creativity, and a willingness to experiment.In This EpisodeTim's journey from national radio production to Apple Music and podcastingHow AI helps organize large amounts of content and uncover themesUsing AI to create show notes, titles, and episode packagingTurning podcast episodes into stronger LinkedIn and social media contentWhy you should "fight back" instead of accepting AI's first draftUsing AI voiceovers for podcasts, ads, and production workflowsHow AI helped build Country Vibe RadioWhy AI can help experienced professionals expand their capabilitiesKai's Deep Research workflow for creating comprehensive reports and contentResources & LinksAI with Kai: https://aiwithkai.comCountry Vibe Radio: https://countryviberadio.comTim Scott Productions: https://timscott.meConnect with TimIf you're thinking about starting a podcast, need voiceovers or audio production for social media and marketing, or want to explore a custom streaming radio station for your website or brand, connect with Tim at https://timscott.me.Memorable Quotes"Fight back to get better content.""AI can help you turn the work you're already doing into content people actually might want to read.""It might take something from you, but I found that I gained a lot of skills I couldn't do before.""AI can help organize large libraries of information and speed up repetitive decisions."Sponsored by Harris VacationsAI with Kai is sponsored by Harris Vacations. They manage vacation homes across Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Fort Morgan, helping families plan memorable Gulf Coast getaways.Plan your next stay at https://ourgulfshoresvacation.com.About AI with KaiAI with Kai helps business leaders understand what matters in artificial intelligence through practical conversations, real-world examples, and actionable takeaways you can use right away.

What happens when a third-generation furniture retailer starts building an AI operating system for their business?In Episode 6 of AI with Kai, we break down the five biggest AI stories this week and then sit down with Gardner Malouf, owner and president of Malouf Furniture & Design, to talk about how AI is reshaping customer experience, operations, communication, and retail strategy.Gardner shares how his Gulf Coast furniture company is using AI tools like Claude, ElevenLabs, AI receptionists, and custom data systems to improve both employee and customer experience without losing the human side of the business.This episode is packed with practical insight for small business owners trying to move beyond disconnected AI experiments and toward real operational transformation.The Rundown: 5 AI Stories You Need to KnowAnthropic launches Claude for Small BusinessNew research shows most SMBs are still stuck in AI experimentationOpenAI upgrades ChatGPT image generationAI-generated marketing and design tools keep improvingVisita launches fully agentic AI for small business workflowsThe Spotlight: Gardner Malouf, Maloof Furniture & DesignGardner explains:Why employee experience comes before customer experienceHow COVID exposed communication problems in retailWhat it means to build an “AI operating system”Why most AI projects failHow they’re using ElevenLabs for voiceoversThe future of AI-powered retail experiencesWhy he believes AI should empower employees, not replace themLearn more about Maloof Furniture & Design:Malouf Furniture & DesignThe PlaybookKai breaks down “argumentative prompting,” a practical prompting technique that helps AI challenge ideas instead of simply agreeing with you.You’ll learn:Why AI tends to be overly agreeableHow to make AI argue both sides of an ideaHow argumentative prompting improves decision-makingBetter ways to validate business ideas with AIVisit AI with Kai for more episodes, tools, and practical AI insights for business leaders.

What does AI look like when it moves from buzzword to everyday work?In Episode 5 of AI with Kai, we break down the latest AI stories business leaders should be watching, including what happens when AI agents are given too much access, how privacy filters could protect sensitive information, and why workplace AI agents are becoming more practical for teams.Then Kai sits down with Marie Kline, a global tech HR executive at Amazon, trained Amazon Bar Raiser, founder of She Leads AI, and founder of a new AI startup called Client Intelligence. Marie shares her journey from Robertsdale, Alabama to working inside one of the world’s most important AI environments, and why she believes AI is not here to replace people, but to enhance what they can do.🔹 The Rundown: 5 AI Stories You Need to KnowA Claude-powered AI agent reportedly wipes a startup’s database and backupsOpenAI releases a privacy filter model to help redact personally identifiable informationChatGPT Workspace Agents bring team-based agents closer to everyday business useChatGPT Images 2.0 adds reasoning for more complex image creationWhy AI agents need clear permissions, guardrails, and deployment hygiene🔹 The Spotlight: Marie Kline, Amazon / She Leads AIMarie works in global tech HR at Amazon supporting ads and core AI organizations. She is also a trained Amazon Bar Raiser and the founder of She Leads AI, a Lower Alabama community helping women, moms, business owners, and busy professionals learn how to use AI in practical ways.In the conversation, Marie talks about:Her path from Robertsdale, Alabama to AmazonWhat an Amazon Bar Raiser does in the hiring processHow AI is changing HR, hiring, onboarding, compliance, and productivityWhy AI should be viewed as an enhancer, not a replacementHow busy professionals can use AI tools to simplify their work and personal livesThe story behind launching She Leads AIWhy people who refuse to learn AI may be at a disadvantageOne of the strongest takeaways:“You won’t be replaced by AI. You’ll be replaced by somebody who knows how to use AI.”🔹 The Playbook: Map Your Data SourcesBefore you try to add AI to your business, you need to know where your business information actually lives.This week’s move:List every place your business stores dataInclude databases, spreadsheets, apps, CRMs, emails, project tools, documents, and internal systemsLook for hidden or scattered sources of informationStart thinking about what data AI would need in order to actually help your businessMost businesses think they have one main data source. Once they start looking, they often find many more.That matters because AI is only as useful as the information it can access and understand.🔗 Links & ResourcesShe Leads AI Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1346686614147749She Leads AI on Instagram: @sheleadsai_AI with Kai: https://www.aiwithkai.com/🎯 Key TakeawayAI is not just a tool for technical teams.It can help with hiring, HR, compliance, business operations, productivity, and everyday decision-making.The opportunity is not just in having access to AI.The advantage goes to the people who actually learn how to use it.

What does AI actually look like inside a real business?In Episode 4 of AI with Kai, we break down the five biggest AI stories this week and then go beyond the headlines with Blake Martin, Director of Coaching & Performance at Telomere and Co-founder of Connexus Clinic.Blake shares how he’s using AI inside a growing healthcare business to save time, clean data, and make better decisions without adding complexity.🔹 The Rundown: 5 AI Stories You Need to KnowMicrosoft rolls out “vibe working” with Copilot agent modeGoogle makes Gmail and Drive searchable by conversationSalesforce adds AI to all SMB plans for freeMicrosoft Teams flags AI bots in meetingsShopify releases an open-source AI toolkit🔹 The Spotlight: Blake Martin (Telomere / Connexus Clinic)Blake is working at the intersection of health, performance, and data and using AI in practical ways that immediately save time.Here’s how he’s using it:Running competitor analysis across multiple websites in minutesCleaning messy spreadsheets instantly instead of hours of manual workSupporting marketing and decision-making with AI insightsTesting tools like Claude vs ChatGPT to find what works bestOne of the most practical takeaways:“Instead of visiting 10 different websites… I’m plugging them into Claude and it’s doing the analysis for me, saving me hours.”🔹 The Playbook: Use Projects (Game Changer)If you’re asking AI the same thing over and over, you’re missing one of the most powerful features.This week’s move:Create a Project in ChatGPT, Claude, or PerplexityLoad it with context, documents, and goalsLet AI build memory around your workExamples:A podcast project (like this show)A business workflowEven a personal/home projectOnce you start using projects, AI becomes far more useful and consistent.🔗 Links & ResourcesConnexus Clinic: https://www.theconnexusclinic.com/AI with Kai: https://www.aiwithkai.com/Connect with Blake: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-martin-64087631/🎯 Key TakeawayAI isn’t about replacing people.It’s about removing the repetitive work that slows you down.The advantage goes to the people who actually use it.