I'll be honest; I've spent months calling my ChatGPT dumb. It ignores me, promises spreadsheets it never makes and generally acts like it went to a different school than everyone else's. Then I talked to my friend Lenor... and realized the dummy in that situation might be me.

In this episode I catch up with my longtime balloon buddy Lenor of Lights Camera Selfies / Elevate Your Skills, who runs balloons and photo booths out of Hollywood, Florida, and has quietly turned AI into her most reliable assistant. She's not a tech person shouting at you to optimize your life; she's a one-woman show who just wanted her creative time back.

We get into the exact ways she uses ChatGPT to track her real balloon costs, fix her helium math, prep for a city commission meeting and even measure a room when she forgets her tape measure.

Lenor is becoming a certified AI counselor and launching an intro AI class built for balloon and photo booth pros, so this one is packed with beginner-friendly tips you can actually use. If AI has felt overwhelming or a little icky to you, this conversation meets you right where you are.

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