Build With AI

Craig Hewitt, founder of the 7-figure SaaS Castos, breaks down how he uses Claude Code to run his entire content marketing operation. Despite not being a developer, Craig built his first Claude Code project in 45 minutes while waiting outside his son's basketball practice. In this episode, he walks through the exact system he uses, demonstrates live builds, and shares his free, open-source SEO Machine project that anyone can download and use today.YouTube: youtube.com/@thecraighewitt

Paul Noon ( aka The AI Professor) joins the show to give a full under-the-hood walkthrough of Google's NotebookLM. Paul's been using this tool daily in his business and personal life, and he breaks down exactly how it works, why it's different from ChatGPT or Gemini, and the real-world use cases that make it a must-have for any business owner. The best part? It's completely free.This episode was inspired by Paul's viral "Top 25 NotebookLM Tips" video on YouTube — this is the deeper dive.Check Paul’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheProfessor-AI

In this episode, Corey talks with AI automation strategist Ashley Gross about how businesses can build an AI agent that engages website visitors, answers questions, and books demos around the clock. Ashley walks through the workflow behind her own implementation — from capturing conversation data to syncing with CRM tools — and shares how automation helped her reclaim time and tie AI initiatives directly to revenue. They discuss practical ways small business owners can start using AI, including training agents on SOPs, integrating with existing tech stacks, and focusing on high-impact use cases first. The conversation also explores common mistakes to avoid, such as overwhelming agents with too much data, and how AI insights can inform content and marketing strategy. Grab Ashley's plug-and-play n8n blueprint free → https://return-my-time.kit.com/6e041f7506

Ryan Doser, a marketing pro and AI content creator with 10+ years experience and a large YouTube following. He reveals the six AI tools he keeps in rotation and why most others are unnecessary. He explains his daily use of Claude Code, bets on Google Gemini for media, and shows practical automations for social posts and meeting research.

Mark Kashef, AI practitioner and founder of Prompt Advisors with a decade in AI and prompt engineering. He demos Claude Cowork, explains compressed reusable "skills," and shows parallel agents building a PowerPoint and running an SEO audit. Practical tips on managing context, creating QA agents, and designing modular workflows are covered in concise, hands-on segments.

  In this conversation, Ritesh Verma shares his journey of building an AI app that garnered a $200,000 acquisition offer. He discusses his background in tech, the process of developing the app, understanding market needs, and the strategies he employed for customer acquisition and scaling the business. Ritesh emphasizes the importance of referrals, the app's value proposition for users, and provides insights into the acquisition process, highlighting the potential for lucrative outcomes in the software market. Take a look at Ritesh’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@rkumarv    

Alex Cinovoj grew his LinkedIn following from 500 to 33,000 in under 10 months—not by posting more, but by building smarter systems. In this hands-on episode, Alex shares his screen and walks through the exact Manus workflow he uses to wake up every morning with a curated industry report ready to turn into content. We also dig into his experience deploying 47 AI agents (half of which failed), why PDF-format content outperforms on LinkedIn, and his advice for overwhelmed business owners who don't know where to start with AI. If you want to see how someone actually builds and tests AI solutions in production—not just talks about them—this episode is for you. LinkedIn: Alex Cinovoj  

Brien Gearin breaks down the fundamental shift happening in local search: it's no longer about optimizing for Google—it's about building credibility signals that AI can actually find and trust. If your business isn't showing up when people ask ChatGPT or Claude for recommendations in your area, this episode explains exactly why (and what to do about it). Check Brien Gearing LinkedIn: Brien Gearin | LinkedIn

Most entrepreneurs think branding is a logo and a website. They're wrong. Patrick Hanlon, author of Primal Branding, breaks down the actual framework for building brands that create communities of fanatics—not just customers who'll ghost you for the next competitor. This is the 20th anniversary of Primal Branding, and the framework is more relevant today than when it was first published in 2006. We dig into the seven pieces of primal code, why having haters is actually essential to your brand, and how AI amplifies (but can't replace) human creativity in branding. If you're building something and want people who defend your brand instead of just buying from you, this conversation gives you the exact system. Explore Patrick’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1451655312  

Steve Rolle went from civil engineering in the military to building a $50 million hospitality soap business—then sold it, became CEO of the merged company, and is now launching the next generation of hotel amenities with AI at the core. This conversation breaks down how he's using AI to disrupt an industry still running on fax machines, his framework for building businesses that operate without you, and his bold predictions about the future of work, robotics, and business margins. Steve’s YouTube channel is @rollewithsteve.