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Is Your Company Being Left Behind by AI?
With the advance of AI software, there are two types of companies today: Those that are already integrating AI into their processes and teams, and those being left behind due to fear. Which one is yours?
In this essential episode of the Speak In Flow podcast with Melinda Lee, AI expert and 3x founder Anna Stepura dissects the top fears paralyzing leaders, from job replacement anxiety to decision fatigue.
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
The 3 Root Causes of AI Resistance
Why fear of job replacement, belief that "AI isn't good enough yet," and overwhelming decision fatigue are paralyzing teams and leaders, and how to move past each one.
From Task Worker to Strategic Orchestrator
“It actually amplifies your job… You can serve 10 clients instead of 1.”
How AI shifts the human role from manual execution to high-level strategy and decision-making, turning individual contributors into invaluable strategists.
The 10% Experimentation Rule
“You have to have at least 10% of your time, capacity, or budget for experimenting.”
Why the most innovative leaders aren’t making million-dollar bets, but are running small, smart experiments with existing tools to find their highest ROI use cases.
The New Pace of Progress
“We would have more events in our lives… We would live a few lives compared to previous generations.”
As AI accelerates business cycles and life events, Anna and Melinda discuss why protecting time for silence, reflection, and nervous system recalibration is not a luxury but a leadership necessity.
BLOG:
We use countless tools at work today, and they collect a large amount of data. AI is being implemented to decipher hidden patterns in this data. But can we trust it?
Read our latest article, "How to Unify Data with AI for Strategic Decisions."
About the Guest:
Originally from Ukraine, Anna Stepura is a Silicon Valley–based 3x founder and AI marketing expert focused on building agentic AI systems for growth. She is the founder and CEO of Adlyse, an AI ads manager that acts like an AI worker for Google Ads. Through her consultancy, Forsify, she helps B2B tech companies systematize demand generation with AI-powered workflows across content. An alum of the prestigious Alchemist Accelerator, Anna previously founded and exited HireGPT, an AI-driven recruitment product.
Social Handles:
Website (startup): adlyse.com
Website: forsify.com
LinkedIn: Anna Stepura https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-stepura/
YouTube: Anna Stepura https://www.youtube.com/@AnnaStepura
Fun Facts:
- 🤸♀️ Practiced competitive gymnastics for 15 years; now a devoted gym and active-lifestyle enthusiast.
- 📚 A serious pescatarian and performance-habits devotee, always deep in a self-development book.
- 🤖 Lives by the product philosophy: “Build an AI teammate, not just a tool.”
- ✈️ Has jumped with a parachute without an instructor.
About Melinda:
Melinda Lee is a Presentation Skills Expert, Speaking Coach, and nationally renowned Motivational Speaker. She holds an M.A. in Organizational Psychology, is an Insights Practitioner, and is a Certified Professional in Talent Development as well as Certified in Conflict Resolution. For over a decade, Melinda has researched and studied the state of “flow” and used it as a proven technique to help corporate leaders and business owners amplify their voices, access flow, and present their mission in a more powerful way to achieve results.
She has been the TEDx Berkeley Speaker Coach and has worked with hundreds of executives and teams from Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Caltrans, Bay Area Rapid Transit System, and more. Currently, she lives in San Francisco, California, and is breaking the ancestral lineage of silence.
Website: https://speakinflow.com/
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/speakinflow
Instagram: https://instagram.com/speakinflow
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mpowerall
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By Melinda LeeWith the advance of AI software, there are two types of companies today: Those that are already integrating AI into their processes and teams, and those being left behind due to fear. Which one is yours?
In this essential episode of the Speak In Flow podcast with Melinda Lee, AI expert and 3x founder Anna Stepura dissects the top fears paralyzing leaders, from job replacement anxiety to decision fatigue.
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
The 3 Root Causes of AI Resistance
Why fear of job replacement, belief that "AI isn't good enough yet," and overwhelming decision fatigue are paralyzing teams and leaders, and how to move past each one.
From Task Worker to Strategic Orchestrator
“It actually amplifies your job… You can serve 10 clients instead of 1.”
How AI shifts the human role from manual execution to high-level strategy and decision-making, turning individual contributors into invaluable strategists.
The 10% Experimentation Rule
“You have to have at least 10% of your time, capacity, or budget for experimenting.”
Why the most innovative leaders aren’t making million-dollar bets, but are running small, smart experiments with existing tools to find their highest ROI use cases.
The New Pace of Progress
“We would have more events in our lives… We would live a few lives compared to previous generations.”
As AI accelerates business cycles and life events, Anna and Melinda discuss why protecting time for silence, reflection, and nervous system recalibration is not a luxury but a leadership necessity.
BLOG:
We use countless tools at work today, and they collect a large amount of data. AI is being implemented to decipher hidden patterns in this data. But can we trust it?
Read our latest article, "How to Unify Data with AI for Strategic Decisions."
About the Guest:
Originally from Ukraine, Anna Stepura is a Silicon Valley–based 3x founder and AI marketing expert focused on building agentic AI systems for growth. She is the founder and CEO of Adlyse, an AI ads manager that acts like an AI worker for Google Ads. Through her consultancy, Forsify, she helps B2B tech companies systematize demand generation with AI-powered workflows across content. An alum of the prestigious Alchemist Accelerator, Anna previously founded and exited HireGPT, an AI-driven recruitment product.
Social Handles:
Website (startup): adlyse.com
Website: forsify.com
LinkedIn: Anna Stepura https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-stepura/
YouTube: Anna Stepura https://www.youtube.com/@AnnaStepura
Fun Facts:
- 🤸♀️ Practiced competitive gymnastics for 15 years; now a devoted gym and active-lifestyle enthusiast.
- 📚 A serious pescatarian and performance-habits devotee, always deep in a self-development book.
- 🤖 Lives by the product philosophy: “Build an AI teammate, not just a tool.”
- ✈️ Has jumped with a parachute without an instructor.
About Melinda:
Melinda Lee is a Presentation Skills Expert, Speaking Coach, and nationally renowned Motivational Speaker. She holds an M.A. in Organizational Psychology, is an Insights Practitioner, and is a Certified Professional in Talent Development as well as Certified in Conflict Resolution. For over a decade, Melinda has researched and studied the state of “flow” and used it as a proven technique to help corporate leaders and business owners amplify their voices, access flow, and present their mission in a more powerful way to achieve results.
She has been the TEDx Berkeley Speaker Coach and has worked with hundreds of executives and teams from Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Caltrans, Bay Area Rapid Transit System, and more. Currently, she lives in San Francisco, California, and is breaking the ancestral lineage of silence.
Website: https://speakinflow.com/
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/speakinflow
Instagram: https://instagram.com/speakinflow
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mpowerall
Thanks for listening!
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