Imagine AI Podcast

In this episode, Jerrod Lew breaks down which AI video tools are actually worth paying attention to and why local AI may end up mattering more than most people expect.

If you’re building, creating, or operating in AI, this episode is a reminder that the edge is no longer access.

It’s how fast you learn, how well you direct the tools, and whether you’re building while everyone else is still watching.

Want the deeper breakdown? It’s in Imagine AI Live.

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Chapters

0:00 Stay Curious in AI

0:33 Intro: Jerrod Lew on AI Video

1:43 Why OpenAI Shut Down Sora

3:13 Favorite Sora Videos and What Made It Special

4:14 Top AI Video Tools Right Now

5:43 Why Seedance 2.0 Is So Powerful

6:36 Kling 3.0 and Character Consistency

8:03 Luma Agents and Agentic Video Workflows

9:57 How Businesses Are Using AI Video

11:34 Training Teams vs Doing the Work for Them

12:48 Why Content Is His Portfolio

14:25 Has Sentiment Around AI Video Shifted?

16:13 How Good AI Video Will Get

17:46 Deepfakes, Misinformation, and Transparency

20:50 Personal AI and Running Models Locally

22:35 Is Local AI Useful Yet?

23:36 Final Advice: Stay Curious and Keep Experimenting

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Follow @JerrodLew for more on AI video, creator workflows, and where this space is actually heading.

If you’re trying to stay ahead, it’s in Imagine AI Live.

#AI #AIVideo #ImagineAILive #Builders #AIAgents 

In this episode of Imagine AI Live, Eric Vaughan breaks down what it actually means to build an AI-first company and what every employee, job seeker, and CEO needs to understand right now.

Chapters:

0:00 - Why AI leaders can’t get complacent

0:43 - Meet Eric Vaughan, CEO of IgniteTech

2:01 - The real story behind replacing 80% of staff

5:11 - What CEOs should do instead of waiting on AI

7:09 - Hiring for AI DNA

10:12 - How teams should amplify themselves with AI

12:00 - Advice for workers navigating AI disruption

13:44 - Agent orchestration and context engineering

16:25 - What skills are becoming obsolete

18:32 - Why most CEOs still misunderstand AI

21:57 - Why Eric Vaughan chose IgniteTech

23:39 - MyPersonas: AI clones with human-in-the-loop learning

28:12 - Eloquens® AI: multilingual email agents

32:08 - Adminio™ AI: an AI executive assistant for scheduling

38:15 - What great AI leadership looks like

40:56 - The hype to ignore and the CEO wake-up call

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Connect with Eric Vaughan: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thegenaiceo/

Follow Eric Vaughan & his company on socials:

YouTube:

@thegenaiceo

www.linktr.ee/ignitetech_

IgniteTech Products mentioned:

MyPersonas®: mypersonas.ai | Follow on YouTube: @My-Personas

Eloquens® AI: eloquens.ai | Follow on YouTube: @EloquensAI

Adminio™ AI: adminio.ai | Follow on YouTube: @AdminioAI

Follow Imagine AI Live: www.linktr.ee/imagineai.live

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#FutureofWork #IgniteTech #EricVaughan #JobSearch #ImagineAILive

Scroll through any AI community online and it's just: bro, bro, bro.Jessa is the exception — and her automations put most of them to shame.In this episode, Chris Madden sits down with Jessa, founding member of Imagine AI Live, to talk about what it actually looks like to build your life around AI agents in 2026.Not the theory. The execution.She breaks down the morning automation that reads her journal and knows what she struggled with the day before, why Obsidian beats Notion for AI agent memory, the real reason she stays model-agnostic, and what the Sora shutdown tells us about where OpenAI is actually headed.This isn't about tools. It's about building systems that work while you sleep.Want the deeper breakdown? It's in Imagine AI Live.___________________________________________Chapters:00:00 — The moment everything flipped: "I can't do my job without Claude" 00:32 — Meet Jessa: Founding voice of Imagine AI Live 01:47 — What Jessa is building with Cursor and Open Claw 02:27 — The morning companion automation that changed her life 04:17 — The most common AI prompts people are using right now 05:26 — Where to get your AI news (and how to filter the noise) 06:03 — How to get started with automations: the Obsidian vault method 08:23 — Top AI news: Anthropic usage limits and the backlash 10:20 — Sora is shutting down — Google ate OpenAI's lunch 13:28 — OpenAI's best product right now isn't what you think 14:00 — A message for women in AI 15:43 — How to work with Jessa___________________________________________Follow Jessa: YouTube: X/Twitter: @IversusAI Products: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jessa-‎-4b02148aIf you're trying to stay ahead, it's in Imagine AI Live.___________________________________________#ImagineAILive #AIAutomation #AIAgents #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfWork

Episode 150 of the Imagine AI Live Podcast is back — and so is the conversation that matters. 

After a season of building, shipping, and going deep into the world of AI agents, Chris Madden and Steve Metcalf reunite to catch up on everything that's changed, what they've been working on, and where Imagine AI Live is headed in 2026. 

From the rise of skills-based agents to AI voice cloning and what it really means to ship 20 pieces of content a day — this one is packed.

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Chapters

00:00 – The “Skillet” Idea & Turning AI Workflows Into Skills

00:36 – Episode 150: Imagine AI Live Returns & The Pace of AI

02:55 – The Future of Imagine AI Live (Community, Events & Flash Pods)

07:44 – AI Workflows, Keynotes Built With AI & The New Productivity

10:07 – Ad Legends: Building an AI-Native Advertising Platform

14:57 – The Modern AI Tech Stack (Claude Code, Codex, Vercel)

16:57 – Agents vs Automations & The Skills-First Framework

21:55 – AI Voice Cloning, Cliptastic & The New Creator Economy

26:43 – What’s Next for Imagine AI Live & The Community

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Follow Imagine AI Live: www.linktr.ee/imagineai.live

Follow Steve Metcalf on his socials:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-metcalf-bbj/https://x.com/BigBrother_Jane

Check out AdLegends here:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/adlegends/https://www.instagram.com/adlegends.ai/https://x.com/adlegendsai

Follow Chris Madden on his socials:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismadden365/https://www.instagram.com/chrismadden365/https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisMadden_https://www.tiktok.com/@chrismadden_https://x.com/chrismadden_

Check out Cliptastic:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/cliptastic/https://www.instagram.com/cliptastic365/https://www.youtube.com/@cliptastic365https://www.tiktok.com/@cliptastic365