In this episode of AI Banter: Father Daughter in the Loop, Vanessa and Rob explore what it means to add a digital teammate to your business. From voice AI like Maya to building custom GPTs that can actually work for your team, this episode is packed with insights and step-by-step takeaways.

✨ This isn’t about future theory—it’s about what you can do right now.

🚨 Plus: The AI news this week was wild — from the human-like Maya from Sesame, to the all-in-one AI platform Manus, to OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT 4.5. Is this the most game-changing week since ChatGPT launched? Vanessa thinks so.

🧠 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why Vanessa asked an AI (Maya) if it was mimicking her personality (and what it said)
• Why Custom GPTs are your first AI “hire”
• The step-by-step on building one with OpenAI
• Lessons we learned creating GPTs for this very podcast
• What SMBs should build first (and how to roll it out to their team)
• Alternatives to GPTs from Google, Microsoft, Claude, and more

👀 This episode is for anyone ready to stop dabbling and start building.

📩 Got questions? Email us at [email protected].

🎧 Listen now and learn how to build your first GPT!