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Don't Stop Us Now AI Edition

Claire Hatton & Greta Thomasdontstopusnow.co

Artificial Intelligence is the most transformative technology since the harnessing of electricity according to former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt. A world where personal AI agents anticipate our every need and are our closest companions is potentially just around the corner.


And that’s where Don’t Stop Us Now AI Edition comes in. Convinced about the mammoth impact of AI, we’re going all in on AI for the foreseeable future. Together with leading experts, we’ll explore how your job may change or what new skills you may want to develop to stay relevant. We’ll bring you the smartest of AI tools and tips you can try out now, and our impressive guests will paint vivid, and sometimes mind blowing, pictures of how their industries will change in the coming years.  


Keep listening for all you need to know and actionable insights.



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Episodes

Pulse Check on AI’s Global Rollout

We’re not long back from attending the AI Summit in London - the headline event for London Tech Week. And so this week’s episode is all about sharing the sometimes surprising key insights we took away. The Summit brought together an incredible cross-section of nationalities, perspectives, and industries, giving us what felt like a real-time pulse check of where AI stands right now. We were there on your behalf, identifying amazing leaders and securing some fantastic upcoming guests for the show....

Jun 27, 202521 minEp. 206

Demystifying Hiring in the Age of AI - Magdalena Orascanin

Ever wondered what really happens after you hit 'apply' on that dream job? We're pulling back the curtain on modern recruitment with Magdalena Orascanin, an international HR consultant and speaker who advises and trains HR teams globally on strategic AI implementation. Based in Switzerland and founder of Magnate HR, Magdalena has a wealth of HR experience, and a refreshingly honest perspective on how AI is actually being used in hiring and in HR today - spoiler alert: it's not what most people t...

Jun 11, 202542 minEp. 205

Women, AI Needs YOU! - Dr Nici Sweaney

In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr Nici Sweaney, founder of AI Her Way, who brings a powerful perspective on why women urgently need to engage with artificial intelligence - not just for their own personal productivity, but for the future quality of AI itself. Nici's journey into AI consulting and training began with a moment of clarity while rocking her toddler to sleep. As an academic, data scientist, and mother of four, she realised women, especially those juggling multiple responsibili...

May 20, 202544 minEp. 204

Reality Check - Isar Meitis

This week we share a thought-provoking episode of Don't Stop Us Now AI Edition, where we tackle head-on some of the most challenging realities of the AI revolution. Our guest, Isar Meitis, Founder of Multiplai AI, gives us a reality check, without the sugarcoating, explaining the potential disruption heading our way. As an entrepreneur, investor, podcaster and AI strategist who's deeply embedded in this space, Isar brings a refreshingly frank perspective about what's coming, perhaps sooner than ...

May 07, 202552 minEp. 203

How Others Are Using AI - Claire and Greta

Our episode this week tackles that quiet question many of us ponder: are others using AI more effectively than we are? We explore some fascinating new research just published by Harvard Business Review that reveals the top 100 AI use cases based on actual user reports. It shows some dramatic changes in how people are using AI compared with just one year ago. We know it will give you new insights on how you could be using AI right now too. What's particularly interesting is that the top five use ...

Apr 24, 202527 minEp. 202

Writing Authentically with AI - Anneli Knight

Can you imagine spending two decades working in a field you’re totally passionate about and then having an expert friend tell you that within 6 months AI would likely make your career redundant? Well that’s exactly what happened to our guest this week, Anneli Knight. Anneli is a strategic writing consultant, author and journalist. She regularly runs workshops helping executives write more effectively with her business, Eloquence Consulting. Writing isn't just Anneli’s profession but her passion,...

Apr 09, 202534 minEp. 201

Get AI Working For You – Meg Smith

Our guest this week, for our 200th episode, is a digital strategist, author, and purpose-driven entrepreneur. After spending a decade at Google, Meg Smith co-founded Cloverbase, a training company focused on AI literacy and tech enablement based in New Zealand. Meg's journey with AI began, like many of ours, with a genuine fear about what these powerful tools might mean for her career. While on maternity leave in November 2022, she had her first encounter with ChatGPT, which sparked concerns abo...

Mar 26, 202538 minEp. 200

Practical AI Use Cases You Can Try Today

This week's episode of Don't Stop Us Now AI Edition brings you something a little different as we share behind the scenes insights into the different ways we’re currently using and experimenting with AI to improve our productivity. AI tools are evolving so fast and we know how hard it is to try and keep up with it all. This is exactly why we’re sharing specific use case examples with you in this week’s episode. These practical use cases are all things you can try out for yourself today if you're...

Mar 11, 202526 minEp. 199

Cultivating Your Inner Data Scientist - Pinar Ozcan

In today’s world, data underpins almost everything—from the financial decisions we make to the way businesses and governments operate. What’s more, in the world of AI, data is the fuel and the ‘secret sauce’ that produces the time saving outputs and future potential breakthroughs. But while companies are collecting more data than ever before, many are still struggling to store it effectively, let alone make sense of it, and most of us are not equipped with the skills we all need personally to ha...

Feb 27, 202530 minEp. 198

Our Chat with Chat - ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode

Drumroll . . .our episode this week features a world famous guest who needs no introduction. After detailed negotiations with their agent ;-) we’re thrilled to share that our guest is none other than ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode. Since launching in the 3rd quarter of last year, Open AI’s ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode has been transforming how people interact with AI. It's played countless roles – from life coach to confidant, knowledge companion to conversation practice partner. And now? We're addi...

Feb 11, 202524 minEp. 197

Leaning into AI - Julie Hood

What happens when AI transforms one industry? The ripple effects can reshape entire business ecosystems – from healthcare innovations forcing insurance companies to adapt, to retail transformations rippling through supply chains. In this episode, we dive deep into these cascading effects with someone who sees them firsthand. Through fascinating real-world examples, Julie Hood reveals how AI isn't just changing isolated business functions – it's creating a domino effect that no industry can ignor...

Jan 23, 202535 minEp. 196

AI for Human Flourishing - Nathalie Nahai

Our guest this week is an expert in psychology, persuasive technology, and human behaviour. Nathalie Nahai is also an author, international keynote speaker and artist. Nathalie has thought deeply about the impact of AI on humans and what she has to share with us in this episode is really thought provoking. In this episode we cover what it will mean to be human in the coming years as AI evolves around us. We talk about what happens if businesses just default to using AI to cut costs and roles, an...

Jan 06, 202535 minEp. 195

Working in the Future - Helen Mayhew

This week’s episode of Don't Stop Us Now AI edition is with a fascinating guest who has a box seat in understanding what’s going on with AI in businesses around the world. Helen Mayhew is a McKinsey & Company Partner and one of the leaders of its AI division, QuantumBlack. A Cambridge graduate, Helen has deep data analytics and AI expertise. Her day job is to guide leading organisations on their advanced analytics journeys and AI innovation and implementation. In this episode, Helen covers e...

Dec 08, 202435 minEp. 194

Building an Autonomous Business - Alexa Stathakis

Welcome to our very first episode of Don’t Stop Us Now AI Edition! Have you heard about the possibility of building a one person billion dollar company? Many experts believe it’s only a matter of time for a founder to harness AI and automation to be able to scale their business to unicorn status. Our guest today is well on her way to building an automated company. 29 year old Alexa Stathakis is co-founder of iced tea drinks business, Tea Industries, and we’re blown away by her focus and savvines...

Dec 01, 202436 minEp. 193

Trailer - Don't Stop Us Now AI Edition

We’re super excited to let you know that we are going ‘all in’ on AI and how it impacts us all. We’re convinced that the impact and influence of AI in our lives and our workplaces deserves attention, experimentation and our collective imagination. So today’s mini episode is a sneak preview sharing more about what we’ll be bringing you with our AI Edition episodes in the coming weeks and months. We’ve been scouting out some phenomenal AI talent from around the world to bring you executives from s...

Nov 22, 20242 minEp. 192

Purpose Powered Pioneer - Annie Crawford

Few people can say they've founded a non-profit that raises millions while creating a community that helps supporters achieve extraordinary physical challenges. Annie Crawford is one of those rare individuals. As the founder of CanToo, a high-profile Australian charity running for nearly two decades, Annie has revolutionised fundraising for cancer research. CanToo organises physical challenges like ocean swims and half marathons, where participants receive months of professional coaching in exch...

Oct 10, 202441 minEp. 191

Pursuing the Unknown - Jill Heinerth

Our guest this week is the most pioneering woman we’ve ever had on the show. Canadian Jill Heinerth is arguably the world’s greatest cave diver and underwater explorer. She’s also a writer, photographer and filmmaker. Jill literally goes places no human has ever gone before. She’s swum past the graves of more than 100 of her friends, as well as having some pretty close calls herself. Jill is the first Explorer in Residence for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, she’s also a recipient of Ca...

Sep 19, 202444 minEp. 190

Menopause Trailblazer - Dr Louise Newson

Our guest this week is known globally for kickstarting a menopause revolution. UK-based Dr Louise Newson is a physician, menopause specialist, businesswoman, educator and author. Not only that, she’s the founder of the award-winning Balance menopause app which has had more than one million downloads, and she hosts a weekly podcast as well! As you’ll hear, Dr Newson is also making big inroads into educating the medical profession about menopause and perimenopause, with more than 30,000 clinicians...

Aug 21, 202442 minEp. 189

Astronaut, Entrepreneur and Future-Maker - Anousheh Ansari

Ever wondered what it’s like to ride in a rocket, and we do mean literally? Today you get to hear first hand about space travel with our guest, the 44th female astronaut in history and the first Iranian and Muslim woman in space. Astronaut and Entrepreneur, Anousheh Ansari is also only the 4th self-funded person to travel to space and the International Space Station. We had the best time in this conversation with Anousheh, hearing her incredible stories about the experience of rocketing into orb...

Aug 08, 202446 minEp. 188

Recipe for Resilience and Growth - Dr Jacinta Jiménez

Here we are halfway through the year and if you’re anything like the amazing people we work with in our programs and coaching, many of you are feeling like it's been a real slog. Combine that with what’s going on in the world, and with the fact that hybrid working can make you feel more isolated and alone, we thought it timely to invite back on the show a very popular guest who happens to be a Stanford-trained psychologist, burnout expert, award winning author, and an amazing executive leadershi...

Jul 22, 202420 minEp. 187

Celebrating 6 Years: Epic Global Birthday Special

Holy Dooley - we are now 6 years old!!! To celebrate this epic milestone for the show, we are taking the equivalent of a First Class Round the World ticket to hear from the most amazing, impactful and wise guests - all in this one episode! From the UK’s House of Lords, to the woman who has been declared as being responsible for creating the most exciting constitutional democracy in the world. From a global design icon and author to an internationally recognised and lauded Social Entrepreneur fro...

Jun 06, 202424 minEp. 186

Wondering What Next? Greta’s Unique Listening Tour

Our episode this week looks at an under-appreciated concept for reflecting on, and gaining new insights for your next career step or business idea. We go on a journey with Claire to learn about a ‘World Listening Tour’ that Greta did some years back. She had decided to leave her intense role at (RED) and wasn’t sure what she wanted to do next, nor even which country she should live in! This dilemma about what next prompted Greta to put together her very own listening tour to learn what had been ...

May 22, 202425 minEp. 185

Creative Journeyer - Elizabeth Eastland

Our episode this week features a woman who has one of the most unique backgrounds and skill sets we’ve come across. Elizabeth Eastland is a full time artist these days, however her career prior to the last few years centred around leadership roles in global corporates and academia focussed on technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. Liz is a Canadian Australian now based in Sydney, however her career has taken her from North America to Australia and Paris and back to Sydney. She’s been a CEO...

May 02, 202440 minEp. 184

AI Visionary - Lee Yearsley

Every now and then we meet with a guest who blows us away by the scale and worthiness of their vision. And there’s no doubting this week’s guest is one of those. Lee Yearsley is an AI veteran and entrepreneur with a unique track record that speaks to her skill of anticipating the future. Raised in Zimbabwe and South Africa, Lee sold her last AI company 10 years ago to IBM. It was the first company in the world to deploy AI in businesses such as banks, insurance companies and health care. And now...

Apr 11, 202432 minEp. 183

How to Manage Up

Ever had a boss who made life difficult? We have good news as this week’s show is one of our regular ‘How To’ episodes where we focus on a common career challenge; and our episode this week is all about How to Manage Up. Many of us have been there, that experience of frustration with a manager who just doesn't seem to get it for whatever reason. Maybe they're a little too hands-off and leave you floundering for direction, or maybe they're the complete opposite, a controlling micromanager who wan...

Mar 28, 202431 minEp. 182

Woman in a Hurry - Marisa Warren

If you’ve got a dream but don’t think you’re qualified to get there, think again. Our amazing guest today, venture capitalist Marisa Warren, is best described as a driven woman in a hurry. She’s never let a lack of experience stop her from chasing her goals. Marisa is co-founder and Managing Partner of a unique venture capital firm called Aliavia. Aliavia is a California based firm focused on early stage investments backing female founders in both the U.S. and Australia. Marisa has grown up in t...

Mar 02, 202432 minEp. 181

Stewarding the Man United Brand - Ellie Norman

We are back!! Yes, we know, we’ve had a long and awesome holiday :-)! We hope your year has got off to a great start too. We have a blockbuster episode to leap into 2024 and it’s all about someone who stewards equally blockbusting brands. Ellie Norman runs marketing, communications and fan engagement at one of the world’s biggest sporting brands, the famed football club, Manchester United. Our minds were officially blown when Ellie told us she has to market to 1.1 billion fans around the world. ...

Feb 14, 202440 minEp. 180

What We Loved in 2023

And just like that… 2023 is coming to a close! We hope everyone’s enjoying the Holiday season. In our final episode for the year, we reflect on the best and most loved books, experiences, and habits and hacks we’re taking away from this year. We made a deliberate choice to focus on all things positive and constructive to help counter all the negative news in the world. We send our love and thoughts to anyone who’s doing it tough right now . . . it can be a difficult time for many people. In this...

Dec 27, 202332 min

Not Your Everyday Lawyer - Sarah Davis

Our guest this week is someone who’s never been one to sit around and rest on her laurels. What’s more, Sarah Davis is not what you’d describe as your everyday lawyer. Sarah’s high profile career in the UK has seen her garner much recognition for her legal career including being shortlisted for the Black British Business Awards and the UK’s Hot 100 Lawyers to name a few. London-based Sarah, has a broad non executive board career these days and also advises other organisations as a General Counse...

Dec 06, 202334 minEp. 178

Compassion + Contribution - Dr Lineo Thahane

If you’re anything like us and fed up with all the bleak news, then this week’s episode may be just what you need; a guaranteed dose of positivity, progress and inspiration! We're joined by the humble and impressive Dr Lineo Thahane. Lineo is a paediatrician and is Executive Director of a major medical clinic in the Kingdom of Lesotho called the Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation Lesotho. Lesotho, a tiny country in southern Africa, is ranked number two in terms of the countries wit...

Nov 17, 202337 minEp. 177
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