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Michael Stelzner, Social Media Examiner · Technology

AI Explored

This is the podcast for marketers, creators, and business owners who want to know how to use AI. Join Social Media Examiner’s founder Michael Stelzner as he helps you discover practical and actionable ways to put AI to work. Show notes at Socialmediaexaminer.com/aipod

Episodes

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Personalizing AI for a Business: Turning Generic Tools into Customized Solutions

13 Jan 2026
43m
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The AI Explored podcast explores AI personalization, focusing on how businesses can customize AI to enhance work quality and efficiency. Taylor Radey, Director of Research at SmarterX, shares her journey into AI and highlights the misconception of using AI solely for efficiency, cautioning against generic outputs. She ...

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Human-First AI Adoption: Getting Your People Ready for Change

06 Jan 2026
44m
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Building a Team of AI Employees That Easily Scale Your Business

30 Dec 2025
43m
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In this episode of the AI Explored podcast, Michael Stelzner interviews Gemma Bonham-Carter, an AI business expert, about building a team of AI employees to scale businesses. Gemma shares her journey into AI, highlighting the importance of implementation over mere interest. She debunks the misconception that AI assista...

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The Future of AI and Marketing: What’s Coming and How to Prepare

23 Dec 2025
46m
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In this episode of the AI Explored podcast, Michael Stelzner interviews Jeremiah Owyang, an AI analyst and general partner at Blitz Scaling Ventures, about the future of AI and its impact on marketing and business. Owyang shares his journey into AI, the evolution of the AI scene in Silicon Valley, and addresses common ...

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How to Write High-Converting Copy with AI: A Strategic Framework

16 Dec 2025
43m
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Beyond Rigid Automation: How Custom GPTs Add Flexibility to Your Workflows

09 Dec 2025
47m
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Using Claude Projects to Develop Quality Content

02 Dec 2025
43m
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Setting the Stage for Agentic AI: A Practical Framework

25 Nov 2025
44m
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In this episode of the AI Explored podcast, host Michael Stelzner interviews Christopher S. Penn, Chief Data Scientist for Trust Insights, about agentic AI. They discuss the misconceptions surrounding agentic AI, defining it as AI that autonomously takes actions and delivers results. Penn introduces a framework of "don...

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AI Is Changing Human Behavior: How to Prepare

18 Nov 2025
44m
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Using AI to Automate Your Social Media and Your Marketing

11 Nov 2025
42m
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Building AI Agents: A Proven Process

04 Nov 2025
43m
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In this episode of the AI Explored podcast, Michael Stelzner interviews Sara Davison, co-founder of AI Build Lab, about AI agents and how businesses can deploy them effectively. Sara distinguishes AI agents from AI assistants, emphasizing the autonomy of agents to reason, plan, and execute tasks. She highlights the imp...

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Building an AI CMO That Becomes Your Strategic Marketing Partner

28 Oct 2025
42m
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In this episode of the AI Explored podcast, Michael Stelzner interviews Erika Stanley, an AI strategist, about how to create an AI Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for businesses. Erika shares her journey into AI and emphasizes the importance of using AI as a strategic partner rather than just an intern. She details the i...

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Advanced ChatGPT Features for Any Business

21 Oct 2025
40m
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3 Custom GPTs That Make You More Money and Free Your Time

14 Oct 2025
46m
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In this episode of the AI Explored podcast, Michael Stelzner interviews Wendy Breakstone, an AI strategist, about creating custom GPTs to save time and increase revenue for coaches, creators, and service-based businesses. Wendy dispels common misconceptions about custom GPTs, emphasizing that they are more about logic ...

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New AI Marketing Study: 60% Do This Daily...

10 Oct 2025
43m
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In this episode of the Social Media Examiner podcast, Michael Stelzner and Dan Sanchez delve into the findings of the 2025 AI Marketing Industry Report. They address misconceptions about AI's impact on job security, highlighting that while many marketers use AI daily, only a minority perceive it as a direct threat to t...

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Successfully Deploying AI for Traditional Businesses

07 Oct 2025
42m
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In this episode of the AI Explored podcast, Michael Stelzner interviews Karl Yeh, co-founder of 0260.AI, about how traditional businesses can successfully implement AI. Karl shares his journey into AI, starting in 2014, and discusses common misconceptions about AI adoption, emphasizing the importance of change manageme...

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AI Search: How to Get Recommended By AI

30 Sep 2025
47m
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In this episode of the AI Explored podcast, Michael Stelzner interviews Dr. Samantha North, an AI strategist with a PhD in data science, about AI search optimization. They discuss common misconceptions about AI search, such as the idea that traditional SEO is dead, and explore the potential upsides of effective AI SEO,...

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Entrepreneurial AI Pitfalls: Stop Making These 3 AI Mistakes

23 Sep 2025
46m
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Automating Lead Nurturing With AI Agents

16 Sep 2025
47m
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In this episode of the AI Explored podcast, Michael Stelzner interviews Noelle Russell, an AI business strategist, about using AI agents to nurture leads. Noelle discusses the benefits of AI agents, such as their 24/7 availability and ability to handle repetitive tasks, and addresses common misconceptions and fears abo...

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AI Operating Systems: The Next Level of AI for Business

09 Sep 2025
48m
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In this episode of the AI Explored podcast, Michael Stelzner interviews Dr. Nici Sweeney about building ethical and sustainable AI systems for businesses. Dr. Sweeney outlines a five-level AI maturity index, progressing from basic prompting to AI operating systems, and emphasizes the importance of ethical AI implementa...

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