AI Queens: Elevate Your Business with...
The AI Queens podcast empowers women entrepreneurs to confidently leverage AI and cutting-edge technologies to elevate their businesses. Hosted by AI strategist and branding expert Erika Stanley, Branding and AI Strategist, each episode delivers quick wins, creative tools, and actionable strategies to help listeners explore AI as a playground for growth and innovation. Whether you're AI-curious or ready to rule your industry, AI Queens is your guide to rewriting the rules and making tech work for you.
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12 AI Hacks for Stress-Free Holidays: Travel, ...
From smarter route planning to boundary-setting scripts to capturing meaningful family stories, these 12 practical AI hacks will help you show up more present for what actually matters. Think of AI as your behind-the-scenes strategist, handling the friction so you can focus on connection, rest, and maybe even some fun.
11 min
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5 AI Projects I'm Building Right Now (Apps, Aut...
Ever wonder what happens when an AI strategist gets completely obsessed with building apps? This episode pulls back the curtain on exactly what Erika has been creating lately, from business tools that surprise and delight clients to a personal project that solves her book-hoarding problem.
23 min
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Using AI to Monetize Your Genius (5 Revenue Str...
What if the income security you've been searching for isn't in a promotion or a raise, but in the skills you already have? In this powerful conversation, Erika sits down with Trudy-Anne Armand, small business AI strategist and creator of the 5 to 9 Freedom Framework, to explore how women entrepreneurs can use AI to identify and monetize hidden revenue streams without burning out.
32 min
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Build Your First App With AI: The Queen's Guide...
What if you could build a custom app for your business in about an hour without writing a single line of code, hiring a developer, or having a massive budget? That's exactly what vibe coding makes possible.
29 min
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Stop Creating Lead Magnets That Collect Dust: H...
This episode is for you if you've been grinding away on content that nobody downloads, if you're curious about custom bots but don't know where to start, or if you're ready to make AI work smarter for your business without the tech bro BS.
34 min
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Your Brain Isn't Broken: How AI Supports ADHD E...
Your brain isn't broken. You just need tools that work with you, not against you. Ready to explore how AI can support your beautiful, chaotic, and brilliant mind? Listen now and discover what becomes possible when you stop fighting your brain and start designing systems around how you actually work.
35 min
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Season two is here!
This season isn't just about learning new tools. It's about preparing your business and your mindset for the next wave of tech, exploring AI through a lens that actually fits how your brain works, and using these tools for growth, creativity, and self-discovery.
3 min
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Google's Nano Banana Is Scary Good (And Complet...
The future of visual content is here, and it's available right now at gemini.google.com. Start simple, get messy, and watch what happens when you pair strategic thinking with powerful tools.
14 min
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GPT-5 Sucks! (No It Doesn't.) Here Are 4 Ways t...
This mini episode breaks down what changed, why it happened, and most importantly, how to reclaim that chatty, encouraging tone that actually helps you get stuff done.
10 min
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Replay: Your Personal BS Detector: 10 AI Ways t...
In this episode, Erika breaks down 10 practical ways to use AI to cut through the noise, verify what you're seeing, and stop sharing content that turns out to be complete BS. From screenshot fact-checking to reverse image searches, these tools will help you stay informed without getting played by the algorithm.
28 min
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From Custom GPTs to Agentic AI: The Systems Tha...
While everyone else is still figuring out basic prompting, Emanuel and I dove deep into the practical systems that are actually moving the needle for businesses right now.
22 min
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The Gender Gap in AI That's Costing Women Their...
If you've ever felt like you're behind on AI, or if you've been getting mediocre results and wondering what you're doing wrong, this replay is for you. It's time to stop sitting on the sidelines while others scale ahead.
41 min
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25: $6,000 in AI Failures - The Most Honest Sea...
Erika is sharing her most expensive AI failures: over $6,000 in combined costs and countless hours that could have been spent making money instead of chasing shiny AI objects like a squirrel with a credit card.
23 min
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24: GPT-5 Just Dropped: 4 Ways to Use ChatGPT L...
In this episode, Erika breaks down what's actually changed with GPT-5 and then delivers her four-step framework to stop using ChatGPT like everyone else and start making it work specifically for you and your business.
25 min
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23: ChatGPT is Lying to You: What Taylor Swift'...
Your expertise, real-world experience, and common sense are what make you irreplaceable in an AI-powered world. You don't have to avoid AI. You just need to know how to use it strategically while keeping your critical thinking skills sharp.
19 min
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22: How to Use AI as Your CFO, CMO + COO (Even ...
In this episode, Erika breaks down exactly how to create strategic AI advisors that think like seasoned executives and are available 24/7 for the cost of your monthly AI subscription. But here's the key: this only works if you have a solid strategic foundation first.
30 min
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21: The $20 AI Hack That Replaces a Whole Resea...
In this episode, Erika reveals how deep research capabilities in AI tools can give you the same competitive insights that Fortune 500 companies pay thousands for—all for the price of a monthly subscription you might already have. Plus, she introduces the upgraded Crown 2.0 prompting framework and announces some exciting new ways to work with her directly.
22 min
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20: 20 Real AF Questions Women Are Asking About...
Welcome back, queens! This is the second part of our milestone 20-question series, and we're diving deep into the career stuff that keeps you up at night. We're talking jobs, staying relevant, pricing your AI-enhanced services, and what's coming next that you absolutely need to know about.
26 min
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19: 20 Real Questions Women Are Asking About AI...
We're celebrating a big milestone as season one comes to an end! In this two-part series, Erika answers the real questions women business owners are asking about AI. No fluff here—just honest answers about using AI in your business.
27 min
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18: Build Your Email Empire: AI-Powered Storyte...
If you're tired of staring at blank email drafts, sick of sounding like everyone else, and ready to turn what you already know into emails that connect and convert without babysitting—this system is for you.
20 min
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17: From Boring Notes to Business Gold: 6 Ways ...
Every conversation you have is potential content and insights waiting to be discovered. Time to start mining that gold.
13 min
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16: Stop Getting Played: 10 AI Queens Tools to ...
In this episode, Erika breaks down 10 practical ways to use AI to cut through the noise, verify what you're seeing, and stop sharing content that turns out to be complete BS. From screenshot fact-checking to reverse image searches, these tools will help you stay informed without getting played by the algorithm.
25 min
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15: 5 AI Insights That Will Change How You Thin...
From transforming AI into your personal breakthrough coach to understanding why traditional SEO is dying (and what's replacing it), this episode reveals the strategies that creative powerhouses are using right now to stay ahead of the curve.
17 min
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14: Your AI Dream Team: The $91/Month Tech Stac...
If you're tired of subscription creep eating your profits while you're still manually grinding through tasks AI could handle, this episode will help you build an integrated AI arsenal that actually works for your business.
35 min
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13: Leading with AI: The Queen's Guide to Ethic...
A few months ago, I realized AI was handling over half of what I'd initially hired my VA to do. This forced me to confront an important question: was I being a responsible leader or slowly making her role obsolete? In this episode, I'm sharing exactly how to use AI as a leadership tool that elevates your team rather than replaces them.
20 min