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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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
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12: How Can AI Make This Easier? Real-Life Uses...
AI isn't just for work anymore. In this episode, Erika explores how asking one simple question—"How can AI make this easier?"—can transform your approach to everyday challenges. From fixing appliances to planning travel, organizing meals, and curating reading lists, discover how the AI problem-solving mindset can save you time, money, and frustration in your personal life.
18 min
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11: Meet Your New AI Team: 5 Ways to Stop Dabbl...
Are you hesitant to use AI because you're not sure how to apply it beyond writing blog posts or Instagram captions? In this episode, Erika challenges you to make a fundamental mindset shift: stop treating AI like a one-off tool and start treating it like a legitimate member of your business team.
14 min
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10: The Ethics of AI: Exploring Bias, Climate I...
The future of AI will be shaped by those who participate in it thoughtfully—not those who hide from it. As women entrepreneurs, we have both an opportunity and a responsibility to bring our perspectives to this technological revolution.
11 min
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BONUS: Updates to ChatGPT Memories!
Queens, everything you thought you knew about ChatGPT's memory just changed! In this power-packed minisode, Erika breaks down the game-changing update that's revolutionizing how AI remembers you and your business.
6 min
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09: Build Your First AI Assistant: Custom GPTs ...
Building a custom AI assistant isn’t just for tech bros and data nerds. It’s for business queens who are done wasting time on repetitive tasks and ready to let AI carry some of the load—on their terms, in their voice, with zero compromise on brand. In this episode, I break down exactly how to create your first custom GPT (or Claude project) and use it like a trained team member who never takes a vacation.
23 min
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08: AI Content Repurposing: The Royal Method fo...
Tired of staring at blank screens and constantly creating content from scratch? In this game-changing episode, Erika reveals how to use her brilliant CROWN method to turn one piece of long-form content into a full month of social media posts. Say goodbye to content creation overwhelm and hello to working smarter, not harder – because that's what Queens do!
14 min
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07: The Human Touch: Where AI Fails (And Why Th...
Artificial intelligence is great for cranking out content and cutting down on time-sucking tasks—but it’s not your brain, and it never will be. In this episode, Erika Stanley digs into where AI falls short and why those limitations are actually a massive advantage for your business. Forget trying to make AI something it’s not and start using it to sharpen what makes you brilliant.
15 min