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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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.
Brand Before Bots: The 3-Part Blueprint I Use With Every Client Before We Touch AI
If your AI output sounds generic, the fix isn't a better prompt. It's the foundation underneath it. Here's the 3-part framework I use with every client.
Stop Chatting, Start Building: Why Women Need to Build with AI
Most women using AI are still just chatting with it. Here's what happens when women entrepreneurs stop being AI consumers and start being AI builders, and how to join the next free Buildathon.
AI Doesn't Make You Dumber. Your Lack of Self-Awareness Does (with Vanessa Chang)
You're using AI every day and still spinning your wheels. Vanessa Chang, co-founder of Bernie, explains why self-awareness is the strategy you've been skipping.
Claude Runs My Day: How I Built a Morning Command Center to Stop Holding It All in My Head
If you're running a business, managing a household, and trying to keep up with everything in between, chances are your brain is doing a lot of heavy lifting that it shouldn't have to.
AI Won't Fix What's Already Broken: 3 Things to Do Before You Automate Anything (with Rachel Njiru)
If you've been thinking about adding AI to your business, this episode is your permission slip to slow down first.