The Ai Queens Podcast
Your AI Empire Starts Here
AI Queens is the podcast where women entrepreneurs finally get the real talk on using AI to scale their businesses without the tech bro BS. Host Erika Stanley breaks down how to actually use tools like ChatGPT and Canva AI to save time, make money, and reclaim your sanity—no coding required. If you're ready to stop feeling behind on tech and start using AI as your secret weapon for building an empire, this is your new obsession.
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AI Events for Women Entrepreneurs This Fall: Where to Learn, Build, and Meet Others
This week I'm coming to you from Austin, Texas with a short episode and a big invitation. I have a busy travel season ahead, and there are four chances this fall to learn with me, online or in person.
She Built an AI Brain So Her Company Runs Without Her (with Alisha Esmail)
Alisha and Erika talk about why AI only works when your systems already work, how to spot a client who is about to leave, and why human connection still matters in a business that runs on AI agents.
Stop Settling for the Number Two Seat: What an AI Founder Wants Women to Know (with Rebecca Liao)
Erika sat down with Rebecca expecting to talk about video game characters. Instead, they got into who gets to tell the story of AI, why the rooms where tech gets built still feel like a boys' club, and why so many talented women settle for the number two seat when they have what it takes to lead.
Even the Guys Building AI Are Scared: 3 Things You Need to Know Before You Panic
This episode breaks down what actually happened: a high-profile resignation, a CEO calling for the industry to slow down, and the major labs agreeing that guardrails need to happen at a global level, not company by company.
ChatGPT Recommended a Deodorant That Doesn't Exist: 4 AI Updates That Change How Your Business Gets Found
Queens, a marketer invented a deodorant brand that does not exist, and three weeks later ChatGPT was recommending it above real products.
Stop Treating AI Like a Search Engine: How to Build With It Instead (with Sarah Heeter)
Queens, if you're still using AI to check the weather or rephrase an email, you're leaving the good stuff on the table.
5 Apps I Built With Fable 5 That Cancelled $1,200 of Software
Queens, what if you could cancel $1,200 in software subscriptions — not by cutting corners, but by building the replacements yourself?
5 AI Connectors That Turn Claude From Chatbot to Second Brain
In this episode, I'm walking you through the five connectors that completely changed how I run my business and how you can set them up too.
Stop Creating Lead Magnets That Collect Dust: How AI Transforms Audience Engagement (Bonus Replay)
In this episode, Erika sits down with Sarah K. Heeter, CEO of Podfox Media and host of the Big Brave Business podcast, to talk about using AI to revolutionize how you attract and nurture your ideal clients.
Your Brain Isn't Broken: How AI Supports ADHD Entrepreneurs (Bonus Replay)
AI can be the executive function partner that neurodivergent entrepreneurs have been waiting for.
She Used a Claude Skill to Land This Episode: 3 Ways Women Are Building Their Own Rooms (with Janay Trevillion)
In this episode, Erika and Janay get into what it really means for women — and every underrepresented creator — to stop waiting for a seat at the table and start building their own rooms.
It's OK to Be Skeptical of AI: Why the Grey Area Is the Smartest Place to Stand
Erika walks through the loudest criticisms of AI, validates the ones that deserve it, and shows you how to draw your own lines on purpose instead of letting the internet pick a side for you.
Claude Command Center: Stop Drowning in Email, Slack, and To-Do Lists
Queens, this one is all about getting your whole day sorted before you even roll out of bed.
You In Danger, Girl: What 10 Days in NYC Taught Me About AI & The Future of Work
Queens, I just spent 10 days in New York City, and AI was not just in my phone like usual.
Build Your AI CMO: Turn One Blog Post Into 30 Pieces of Content (Part 2)
Erika walks you through building your AI Chief Marketing Officer. Think of her as a marketing powerhouse with decades of experience who just walked in on day one.
Stop Treating AI Like an Intern: How to Build an AI COO (Part 1)
You know you need systems. You've maybe even built a few SOPs. But what if you had a team member who actually ran those systems for you, handled the backend chaos, and never asked for a break?
AI Won't Kill Your Art. It Might Just Fund It (with Blume Bauer)
Queens, my guest today is Blume Bauer, a fine arts illustrator, creative business educator, and founder of The Yellow Studio, where she's spent 30 years teaching artists how to turn their craft into real income.
Stop Burning Through Claude: 12 Smarter Habits for Building with AI
In this episode, Erika breaks down what tokens really are (think fuel in a gas tank), why long conversations compound against you, and 12 habits you can start stacking today so you can stay in Claude and actually get your work done without bouncing back and forth like a pinball between Claude and other LLMs.
AI Can't Fix a Mess:How to Adopt AI Responsibly (Without Losing Sight of the People You Serve) with Jasmine Schwarz
This week, Erika sits down with Jasmine Schwarz, founder of Schwarz Strategic Services and an AI stewardship consultant who helps nonprofits adopt technology responsibly, ethically, and without losing sight of the people they serve.
What Real Businesses Are Actually Solving With AI Right Now (Live From SMMW)
Most entrepreneurs are using AI at 20% of what it can do. Here is the shift that changes everything — and what hundreds of women at AI Business World realized all at once.