In this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Colette Mason, a collaborative AI consultant with over 40 years of real-world systems experience across investment banking, the UK government, and large-scale public infrastructure. Today, she helps business owners build AI teammates that actually support their brains instead of overwhelm them. Colette brings a grounded, human-first lens to AI. We talk about her seven AI user archetypes, how your personality might be sabotaging your own AI results,...
Miami isn’t just having a moment. It has become one of the fastest growing AI hubs in the world, and this episode breaks down the real reason why. In this conversation, I sit down with Burhan Sebin, Chief AI Officer at eMerge and the creator behind Miami AI Hub. Burhan has supported more than 500 startups, helped scale a community from a handful of builders to thousands, and has a front-row seat to Miami’s rise as a global center for AI, robotics, and applied innovation. We talk about the for...
Welcome back to How I AI. In this solo episode, I’m sharing my full download from the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Miami, where I spent the day surrounded by founders, futurists, and creatives shaping the next wave of AI and Web3 innovation. From autonomous agents and AI-to-AI payments to digital identity, ownership, and creative collaboration, this episode breaks down the key quotes, takeaways, and insights that stood out most. This is a fast, honest breakdown of the ideas that matter m...
In this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Lucio Boccardi, he is eleven years old and a digital creator, innovator, and builder who’s already earning five figures a month online by experimenting fearlessly with AI. Lucio’s story is a reminder that learning through trial, curiosity, and persistence still matters. From building a math video game using an AI app builder to generating royalty income from custom GPTs, he’s showing what’s possible when creativity meets consistency. We talk about ...
In this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Michaela A. Ternasky-Holland. She is a Peabody-nominated, Emmy Award–winning director using immersive technology, animation, and AI to tell deeply human stories. Michaela has built a career at the intersection of creativity and innovation. She was also among the first filmmakers to premiere a short film created with OpenAI’s Sora at Tribeca Festival. We talk about how she’s evolving with new tools while staying grounded in story using A...
In this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Chairman Elijah John Bowdre, a civic leader and Executive Director of the Miami-Dade Digital Commission, who has spent more than a decade at the intersection of blockchain, public policy, and financial innovation. As Chairman of the Miami-Dade Cryptocurrency Task Force, Bowdre has advised government leaders on the responsible adoption of emerging technologies helping shape frameworks for blockchain integration, digital identity, and crypto payments...
In this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Yemisi Egbewole, a powerful and globally recognized voice in policy, governance, and political communications who brings nearly a decade of experience at the heart of the U.S. federal government. As former Chief of Staff to the White House Press Office and Advisor to the White House Press Secretary under the Biden Administration, Yemisi helped shape the country’s most high-stakes narratives leading media engagement for the President, managing press...
In this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Jon Mest, a data scientist turned startup CEO who’s helping brands understand what visibility means in a world run by AI search. Jon is the founder of Just Reach Out, a digital PR platform that helps businesses pitch the media and earn organic coverage, and ChatRank, a new tool that tracks how your brand shows up across AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google’s AI Overviews. We trace the evolution of search from Ask Jeeves and AltaVista to the e...
Welcome to a Power Series episode of How I AI — a special format where I feature multiple guests, highlighting real people using AI in unique ways across different industries. This episode spotlights two powerful use cases for AI in consumer apps and creative production, featuring real-world insights from Maya Bundesen-Magier and Jessica Campbell. Maya Bundesen-Magier is the founder of MapMyMilk, a tool designed to help parents pinpoint their baby’s food sensitivities. She shares her journey ...
Welcome back to How I AI. In this solo episode, I’m diving into why custom GPTs are more than experiments and how they can act as real funnels for your business. I share my own journey building the How I AI Podcast Companion GPT and how it’s now a personal guide to the entire show, surfacing the right guest, story, or resource at the exact moment you need it. Along the way, I highlight insights from the Global Wellness Institute’s 2025 Micro-Trends report, share my take on tool fatigue from C...
Welcome back to How I AI. I’m your host, Brooke Gramer. Today I’m sharing something special.. a panel recorded live in Miami on August 7th at an event I co-hosted and moderated called Conscious Co-Creation and Leadership with AI. This wasn’t your typical tech talk. The panel opened with my co-host, Marian Bacol, leading the room through a somatic breathing exercise and introducing her new project, the Nervana app: A tool designed to regulate the nervous system in an age where AI is movi...
Welcome to a Power Series episode of How I AI — a special format where I feature two or more shorter conversations, highlighting real people using AI in unique ways across different industries. If you’re curious about how AI is quietly transforming traditional industries and how people with deep domain expertise are guiding that shift than this episode is for you. This episode spotlights two powerful use cases for AI in financial advisory and funeral services, featuring real-world insights fr...
In this episode, I share my own journey into AI, what it’s been like to transition back into entrepreneurship, and why I joined an AI community called the Collective. You’ll hear from co-founders Jonathan Foltz and Umer Hadeed on what it means to be an AI integrator, the role of community, and their vision of being “AI Enhanced.” For me, The Collective has been more than a network.. it’s been a space to learn, connect, and expand alongside other visionaries. This conversation explores why com...
In this episode of How I AI, Dr. Alex Kihm, founder of POMA, explains a practical way to make AI more accurate while using less compute and energy. We talk about his path from early plug-in hybrid work in Germany to building tools that reduce waste and deliver more reliable results in everyday workflows. 🔥 Topics We Cover: How thoughtful data prep and retrieval improve answer quality with fewer tokensWhy “made-up answers” happen and simple ways to curb themWhen smaller models can ...
Welcome back to How I AI! In this solo episode, I unpack some of the biggest conversations in AI right now and share my perspective as a creator, moderator, and consultant working at the frontlines of this evolving space. 🔥 Topics We Cover Leadership lessons from Noelle Russell from her book Scaling Responsible AI: From Enthusiasm to ExecutionSam Altman’s viral interview with Theo Von and what it reveals about creativity and adaptabilityThe Vogue AI model controversy and what it shows about f...
Welcome back to How I AI! In this episode, I’m joined by Tianna Robinson, fractional Chief Communications Officer, award-winning publicist, founder of Intertwined Agency, and creator of AI for PR. Tianna has built her career representing culture-shifting talent and brands at the intersection of entertainment, sports, social impact, and technology. Now, she’s pioneering ways for communicators and small business owners to integrate AI into their PR and marketing workflows. We talk about t...
This week on How I AI, I am joined by Dr. Akash Parvatikar, a computational pathologist and medical imaging scientist who works at the intersection of AI and healthcare. Akash earned his Ph.D. through the joint Carnegie Mellon–University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Computational Biology and has been developing advanced AI workflows that support doctors in analyzing medical images and improving diagnostic accuracy. We explore how large language models (LLMs), Python, and agentic workfl...
This week on How I AI, I’m joined by Kyle Binder, the founder of PetLovers, an international e-commerce brand in the pet hair removal niche that now brings in $10 million a year in revenue. Kyle started with just $2,000 and a student grant. What began as a simple lint roller listing on Amazon has grown into a lean, data-driven business operating in multiple countries. Kyle gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how he's using AI to run and scale his operations more efficiently than ever. We tal...
This week on How I AI, I’m joined by James Jones, a Hollywood sculptor turned award-winning AI filmmaker and the creative force behind Satire AI. With credits on X-Men, Pirates of the Caribbean, Spider-Man, and Into the Wild, James brings decades of practical effects and storytelling experience to the world of generative cinema. Now, he’s using AI to create surreal shorts, reconstruct childhood memories, and explore social commentary through tools like Runway, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion...
In this episode of How I AI, I’m sharing key updates, must-know AI news, and a personal reflection on what I would do differently if I were starting my AI journey today. You’ll hear about a powerful research paper on the future of work with AI agents, why the U.S. government just invested hundreds of millions into AI companies, and the viral YouTube interview that breaks down which jobs are at the highest risk of automation. This solo episode is for anyone who feels behind, overwhelmed, or un...