AI Readiness Project
Episodes
How to Trust the AI You've Built, with Sebastian Chedal
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sebastian Chedal has spent 25 years guiding organizations through digital transformation. These days, the question at the center of his work is one ev...
How to Score Better Ads Using Creative AI with Ben Jones
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In a world saturated with content, the difference between a global hit and a digital ghost is creative that's backed by data. We sit down with Ben Jon...
Stop Chasing Hacks: How to Build Repeatable AI Workflows, with Kate Marshall
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"𝘐𝘧 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦...
Why "Doing" is the Only AI Strategy That Matters, with Noelle Russell
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"AI readiness in my book is a set of principles, and those principles are pretty simple. One, you are now in a world where you can be a doer, not a ta...
From Principles to Practice: Daisy Thomas on the Politics of AI Readiness
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆This week on The AI Readiness Project, hosts Anne Murphy and Kyle Shannon talk with Daisy Thomas, Director of Advocac...
From Panic to Purpose: Navigating "The Great Repurpose"
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"𝘞𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯... 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪...
How to Protect Your Digital Identity in the AI Era, with Ken Griggs
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, hosts 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗵𝘆 ...
How Do You Know You Have an Ops Problem? with Danielle LaFleur
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁Danielle LaFleur is the Founder of Easy As Pie, where she and her team help organizations find operational gaps, clea...
Raising Capital with Clarity: Katie Dunn on Pitching, Investor Conversations, and Digital Twins
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁:𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗻 (𝘀𝗵𝗲/𝗵𝗲𝗿) is an angel investor and startup advisor who has f...
Reimagining Cinema: How AI is Opening New Worlds for Underrepresented Creators
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁:Kimberly Offord is an award-winning AI Filmmaker and creative visionary whose work sits at the intersection of music...
Sitting With the “Ick”: Building an AI Practice + Chris Vallone on Filmmaking Past Budget Walls
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮...
Empowering Community Through AI with Marline Paul
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 On this episode of The AI Readiness Project, we sit down with Marline Paul, a powerful voice for acc...
Spotlight on AI Festivus 2025: Voices Shaping the Future of Work
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special AI Festivus 2025 spotlight episode, Anne and Kyle sit down with five standout voices set to speak at this year’s AI Festivus gatheri...
Spotlight on AI Festivus 2025: AI in Practice
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special AI Festivus 2025 spotlight episode, Anne and Kyle sit down with five standout voices set to speak at this year’s AI Festivus gatheri...
From Survival Mode to the Growth Zone: Leading in the Intelligence Age with Jennie Blumenthal
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄So many leaders are stuck in survival mode—overloaded calendars, nonstop change, and constant press...
Building Income Resilience with AI: A Conversation with Trudy-Ann Armand
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄Layoffs, hiring freezes, reorgs — even women with “good jobs” are feeling how fragile a single ...
Built in an Hour: Gareth Hood's No-BS Approach to AI
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:Gareth Hood has built AI tools from scratch, helped over 100 artists turn their ideas in...
Creative Control: AI Production with Liz Miller Gershfeld
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:This week on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵...
Season 0 Wrap-up
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wrapping up Season 0 – We're almost ready to begin!
Building AI Readiness From the Ground Up with Jennifer Hufnagel
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: In this episode of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤...
From Gen Z Skepticism to Local AI Models: Jyunmi Hatcher on What's Next
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:In this week’s episode, Anne and Kyle welcome Jyunmi Hatcher to unpack a topic not often discussed...
Your Story, Your Superpower: Sid Hargro on Creative Confidence in the Age of AI
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:Hosts Kyle Shannon and Anne Murphy talk with Sid Hargro about how personal stories connect with AI t...
Why Your AI Strategy Starts with People, with Brian Maucere
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when someone who’s been a firefighter, CrossFit coach, nutrition entrepreneur and LinkedIn strategist finds his stride in AI? You get B...
When AI Moves Faster Than You Do: PJ Loughran on Readiness in Real Time
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI’s pace can feel overwhelming, especially when the skills you mastered last month suddenly feel outdated. What happens when even the most engaged ...
Samantha Swaim and Kristin Steele Ask: Can AI Actually Bring Us Closer Together?
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Overview:Anne and Kyle sit down with Sam Swaim and Kristin Steele for a refreshingly honest conversation about what it means to stay connected in...
Smarter Care, Better Ideas: H.T. Snowday on AI in Healthcare
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, hosts Kyle Shannon and Anne Murphy explore how A...
Creating a New Infrastructure for What’s Next with Sundee Williams
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:This week on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵...
AI Readiness Project with My Luu & Amber Trivedi: Building the “Life GPS”
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Overview:This week, Anne Murphy and Kyle Shannon welcome My Luu and Amber Trivedi to explore how AI can guide young people through life’s bigge...
What Makes Us Human: Reimagining Intelligence with Vanessa Chang
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SHOW OVERVIEW:Most AI systems still reflect a narrow picture of intelligence. In this conversation, Vanessa Chang invites us to widen that frame — a...
Writing the Future: AI, Education, and the Craft of Critical Thinking with Leon Furze
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our Guest:Leon Furze is a consultant, best-selling author, and PhD candidate with more than fifteen years in secondary and tertiary education. Based o...
Systems That Stick: Tam Nguyen on Practical AI for Teams
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our Guest: Tam Nguyen, Founder of Dawn Again AI, brings a rare mix of accounting, automation, and systems design to the table. Her work helps teams ad...
The AI Readiness Project Podcast with Guest Matt Karabinos: Where Does Education Need to Go in a World with AI?
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎧 About the Episode:Matt talks with Kyle Shannon and Gwyn Chafetz (standing in for Anne Murphy) about the real-world challenges teac...
Max, the Chaos Goblin, and Honest AI Conversations with Vikki Baptiste
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
👤 Our Guest:This week, we're joined by Vikki Baptiste — Chief Digital Alchemist at 3 Bees Digital, AI image wrangler, and creator of curious tech...
The AI Readiness Project with Guest Tyler Fisk
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝘆...
The AI Readiness Project: Turning Ideas Into Action with Tara Bonhorst
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The AI Readiness Project, hosts Anne Murphy and Kyle Shannon welcome Tara Bonhorst, founder of Do That Dave, a company dedicated to helpi...
The AI Readiness Project: The Magic of Branding with AI, with Marisol Rios
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you integrate branding, intuition, and automation without compromising your voice or values? In this episode of The AI Readiness Project, we we...
The AI Readiness Project with Anne Murphy and Kyle Shannon
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this no-guest episode of The AI Readiness Project, Anne Murphy and Kyle Shannon dig into the real obstacles keeping people from embracing AI—fear...
AI Readiness Project: Turning AI into Action with Christian Robins
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a dynamic episode of The AI Readiness Project with Christian Robins, Chief Creative Officer and co-founder of 11 Dollar Bill, and co-found...
AI Readiness Project producate with CJ Fletcher
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an inspiring show with CJ Fletcher, generative artist and improviser, as we explore the intersection of creativity, identity, and machine-...
AI Readiness Project podcast with Tracey "the Safety Lady" Hawkins
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a timely show featuring Tracey “the Safety Lady” Hawkins, a veteran safety educator and AI cybersecurity advocate, as we dive into how...
AI Readiness Project with Hunter Lee Canning: AI, Authenticity, and the Art of Showing Up
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a rich and refreshingly real conversation with Hunter Lee Canning, Chief Creative Officer of Plumwheel—the “production studio that fit...
AI Readiness Project with Michelle Muncy-Silva: Reconstructing Limitation, Rediscovering Play
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this deeply honest and energizing episode, Kyle Shannon and Anne Murphy sit down with Michelle Muncy-Silva—educator, podcaster, and founder of Em...
AI Readiness Project: Halima Muhammad on AI, Identity, and Creative Power
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the AI Readiness Project, we’re joined by Halima Muhammad , AI Artist, Technologist, and founder of byH, a creative agency helping arti...
AI Readiness Project: AI and Accessibility - Embracing Neurodiversity with Guest Angelina Martin
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI and Accessibility: Embracing NeurodiversityThis week on the AI Readiness Project, host Anne Murphy sits down with Angelina Martin, CEO of Online Me...
AI Readiness Project with Karl Yeh: How Construction and Manufacturing Are Using AI Today
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to get real results with AI in industries like construction and manufacturing—today? Join us for a candid show with Karl Yeh, Chie...
The AI Readiness Project with Kimberly Offord: Telling Untold Stories with AI
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the AI Readiness Project, hosts Kyle Shaman and Anne Murphy are joined by filmmaker, real estate agent, and creative force Kimberly...
The AI Readiness Project: AI Persona Dream Teams with Kay Stoner
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the AI Readiness Project, we're joined by Kay Stoner—creator of the AI Persona Dream Team.Kay brings a unique mix of counterculture cur...
The AI Readiness Project: Finding the JOY in AI with Mary Massey
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI isn’t just about automation—it’s about creativity, empowerment, and making life easier! In this episode of The AI Readiness Project, hosts Ky...
The AI Readiness Project: Curiosity, Creativity, and Culture Shift with Guest Adnan Iftekhar
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the 𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, hosts Kyle Shannon and Anne Murphy dive into the ra...
The AI Readiness Project: How to Integrate AI Into Your Workflow with Guest Josh Huston
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forget trying to keep up with AI—it’s moving too fast! Instead, let’s focus on adopting the right mindset and strategies to thrive in an AI-driv...
The AI Readiness Project with Guest Joy Purdy: So you think you're ready for AI?
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this launch episode of the AI Readiness Project, co-hosts Kyle Shannon and Anne Murphy take you on a bold new journey—one that ditches the overwh...