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AI with Bry Podcast

AI with Bry Podcast

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AI with Bry – Scale Smarter with AI Tools & Strategies


AI with Bry is the go-to podcast for business leaders who want to harness the power of artificial intelligence to drive real growth. Hosted by Bryan Dennstedt, a Fractional CTO at TechCXO who scaled 45+ companies and built MDLIVE into a multibillion-dollar health tech platform, this show cuts through the hype and focuses on practical, real-world AI applications. If you’re a founder, entrepreneur, or marketer (especially at a company between $1M–$50M in revenue) looking to scale smarter, this podcast is your roadmap. Bry shares his 25+ years of technology leadership and insights so you can leverage AI tools, agents, prompts, and workflows to work smarter, not harder.


Each episode delivers clear, actionable ideas to integrate AI into your business. You’ll hear creative AI prompt ideas, step-by-step automation demos, and in-depth interviews with AI experts. Bry’s modern CTO perspective means every topic is rooted in real business needs – no fluff, no hype. Whether he’s exploring an agentic AI use case (like an AI agent for customer service) or showcasing the latest audio, video, and image generation tools, Bry always ties it back to startup strategy and practical outcomes. AI with Bry doesn’t just talk about shiny AI trends; it shows you how to use them to get results.



What You’ll Learn


Tune in to AI with Bry and discover how to unlock AI’s full potential for your business. In this podcast, you’ll learn about the latest AI tools for business, how to use ChatGPT and other generative AI models in your daily operations, and time-saving automation workflows powered by AI. We dive into advanced prompt engineering techniques that can make AI outputs dramatically more effective. You’ll also hear how to build and deploy AI agents to automate tasks autonomously, boosting efficiency across your organization.


Beyond the tools and tech, we explore big-picture applications: AI in marketing to boost campaign performance and personalize customer engagement, AI in healthcare drawn from Bry’s firsthand experience in health tech, and the latest trends in AI in tech startups. Whether you’re a tech founder or an operations lead, AI with Bry is one of the top AI podcasts for entrepreneurs looking to stay ahead of the curve. Each episode feels like a masterclass in AI for founders and innovators at small to mid-sized companies (AI for SMBs). It’s packed with insights on startup growth with AI, improving AI productivity, and forward-looking AI strategies to give your business a competitive edge.



Sample Topics & Episodes


  • Generative AI Demystified: How to use ChatGPT and other generative AI tools to create content and solve business problems.
  • Automation & AI Agents: Building autonomous AI agents and workflows to handle tasks like customer support, scheduling, or data analysis.
  • AI in Marketing: Boosting your marketing campaigns and customer engagement with AI-driven insights and personalization.
  • AI in Healthcare: How AI is improving patient care, streamlining operations, and what these innovations mean for businesses beyond healthcare.
  • Productivity Tools for SMBs: The best AI tools for business productivity, tailored for startups and small to mid-sized companies.
  • Interviews with AI Innovators: Candid conversations revealing real-world success stories and actionable strategies for applying AI in startups.
  • Modern CTO Insights: How to build an AI-ready tech stack and cultivate a team culture that embraces data and automation.


Ready to elevate your business with AI? Follow AI with Bry now so you never miss an episode. For deeper engagement, visit AIwithBry.com to access bonus content, resources, and more – all to help you scale smarter.

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Episodios
  • Escape Velocity: How AI Is Replacing Research and Reshaping Execution
    Feb 18 2026
    In this episode of AI with Bry, we explore how AI is fundamentally reshaping research, product strategy, and execution. The conversation moves beyond surface level experimentation and into what happens when AI shifts from being an efficiency tool to becoming a true force multiplier. Organizations are no longer asking whether they should use AI. The real question is how fast they can integrate it without losing clarity, culture, or control.I am joined by Danny Mendoza and the team from Escape Velocity, a group working at the intersection of innovation, capital, and execution. Alongside Danny are Michael Heiser and Elijah Gutman, who bring deep experience in product strategy, AI systems, and venture acceleration. Together, they are helping founders move from idea to execution faster than ever before.We unpack what organizations are misunderstanding about AI today, why overwhelm is often the first barrier to adoption, and how leaders can shift from analysis paralysis to rapid experimentation. This episode dives into the recent leap from basic automation to agentic systems that can pilot software, build product roadmaps, and execute research workflows autonomously. We also explore how AI is compressing development timelines from months to weeks, replacing traditional research teams, reshaping capital deployment in investment banking, and redefining what talent looks like. This is not about replacing people. It is about amplifying execution and unlocking new levels of speed and access that were previously reserved for massive enterprise budgets.Whether you are a founder, executive, investor, or builder, this episode will challenge you to rethink how you plan, execute, and lead in a world where AI is replacing research and accelerating every stage of the product lifecycle.What You Will Learn in This EpisodeWhy AI overwhelm is the first barrier organizations must overcomeHow NotebookLM can instantly accelerate research and learningWhat changed with Claude Code and why it signals a major shiftWhat Model Context Protocol means for product strategyHow AI can build multi year product roadmaps autonomouslyWhy research heavy industries like investment banking are ripe for AI accelerationHow AI is democratizing access to enterprise level consultingWhy development timelines are compressing dramaticallyHow leaders can reduce AI theater and focus on real executionWhy talent definitions are shifting in the AI eraHow to rethink planning in a world where execution happens in daysConnect with Danny Mendoza and Escape Velocity TeamEscape Velocity: https://www.escapevelocity.us/Danny Mendoza LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-mendoza-hx/Michael Heiser LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-heiser-45458b13b/Elijah Gutman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elijah-gutman/Resources, Tools and Platforms MentionedAI Models and PlatformsChatGPT https://chat.openai.comClaude https://claude.aiResearch and LearningNotebookLM https://notebooklm.google.comAI Development and Agentic ToolsOpenClaw https://openclaw.ai/ElevenLabs https://elevenlabs.ioClaude Code https://www.anthropic.com/claudeMeeting and Knowledge ToolsGranola https://granola.aiOtter https://otter.aiFireflies https://fireflies.aiOrganizations MentionedEscape Velocity https://www.escapevelocity.us/Umergence https://www.umergence.com/1 Million Cups https://www.1millioncups.comY Combinator https://www.ycombinator.com3M https://www.3m.comWatch and Follow AI with BryFull episodes and show notes https://bry.net/aiYouTube https://www.youtube.com/@aiwithbryInstagram https://www.instagram.com/aiwithbryFacebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575757332333TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@aiwithbryThe future belongs to the leaders who move from research to execution. Learn, leverage, and lead.
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  • From Strategy to Execution: Leading with AI Without Losing Judgment
    Feb 6 2026
    In this episode of AI with Bry, we explore the widening gap between strategy and execution as AI accelerates how work gets done across organizations. While AI promises speed and efficiency, leaders are increasingly wrestling with a deeper question. Is moving faster actually making work better, or simply making everything louder, busier, and more disposable? This conversation examines how leaders can use AI to execute with clarity without surrendering judgment, creativity, or trust.I am joined by Michael Baer, fractional Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Growth Officer at TechCXO. Michael brings an operator first perspective shaped by decades of experience helping leadership teams translate strategy into real world outcomes. Rather than treating AI as a buzzword, Michael focuses on how leaders can use it responsibly to support thinking, decision making, and execution without replacing the human work that actually drives value.Michael and I unpack why AI’s first answer is rarely the best answer and why strong leadership still requires probing, challenging, and refining outputs rather than accepting speed at face value. We discuss how AI systems are designed to please users, why repeated prompting matters, and why good work sometimes requires intentional inefficiency. From writing and creativity to marketing performance, leadership decision making, and healthcare adoption, this episode highlights where AI helps and where leaders must slow down.We also explore how AI is reshaping creative workflows through image generation, curriculum design, and coaching frameworks. Michael shares how he uses AI to build structured programs, workshops, and strategic exercises that would previously have required large teams or months of work. At the same time, we confront the risks of AI generated content saturation, declining trust, and the growing need for leaders who can think beyond automation.Whether you are a founder, executive, marketer, or healthcare leader navigating AI adoption, this episode will help you rethink AI as an execution amplifier rather than a strategy replacement, and why leadership judgment has never mattered more.What You Will Learn in This EpisodeWhy AI’s first response is rarely the right oneWhy repeated prompting and human guidance still matterHow efficiency can undermine creativity if left uncheckedWhy good writing and original thinking stand out more than everHow AI is changing marketing performance and audience trustWhy leaders must separate value creation from AI hypeHow AI can support coaching, workshops, and curriculum designWhy healthcare adoption requires trust, not just automationHow AI impacts jobs while increasing demand for strategic leadershipWhy judgment, not speed, is the real leadership advantageResources, Tools and Platforms MentionedAI Models and PlatformsChatGPT https://chat.openai.comOpenAI https://openai.comClaude https://claude.aiAnthropic https://www.anthropic.comCreative and Media PlatformsSpotify https://www.spotify.comNano Bananas https://nanobanana.io/Organizations and Technology ReferencesTechCXO https://www.techcxo.comXeroxIBM Selectric TypewriterWatch and Follow AI with BryFull episodes and show notes https://bry.net/aiYouTube https://www.youtube.com/@aiwithbryInstagram https://www.instagram.com/aiwithbryFacebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575757332333TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@aiwithbryRemember, the future does not wait. Learn, leverage, and lead.
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  • AI as a Leadership Lever: Driving Real Impact
    Jan 30 2026
    In this episode of AI with Bry, we explore how leaders can turn AI from a noisy buzzword into real operational leverage. As AI accelerates product development, compresses timelines, and reshapes how teams work, the difference between success and chaos comes down to leadership, structure, and clarity. AI does not replace judgment. It amplifies it. And without the right controls, it can just as easily magnify confusion as it can performance.I am joined by Paul King, Principal at Tech CXO, where he works hands on with founders, CEOs, and executive teams to bring operational discipline, scalable systems, and execution clarity to growing organizations. Paul has spent his career helping companies move from ambition to reality, making him uniquely positioned to cut through AI hype and focus on what actually works inside real teams.Paul and I unpack what leaders often misunderstand about large language models, why AI is not “thinking” but still incredibly powerful, and why context and control matter more than speed. We explore real examples of hallucinations, fabricated features, and misleading outputs, not as reasons to avoid AI, but as reasons leaders must stay engaged and intentional. This conversation dives into how AI fits into product development, architecture decisions, testing, and quality assurance, and why the role of developers is shifting from writing code to guiding, validating, and structuring systems.We also discuss how effective AI leverage goes far beyond small productivity gains. From autonomous coding agents and parallel development to better visibility for executives and stronger accountability across teams, this episode shows how AI can transform how organizations operate when leaders rethink processes instead of just installing tools. Paul shares why companies that refuse to engage with AI will fall behind, and why those that only use it as a chatbot are leaving massive value on the table.Whether you are a founder, executive, or technology leader trying to navigate AI adoption without losing control, this episode will help you think more clearly about leverage, leadership, and how to build organizations that can move faster without breaking themselves in the process.What You Will Learn in This EpisodeWhy AI is not thinking and why that distinction mattersHow hallucinations happen and how leaders should manage themWhy context and framing determine AI output qualityHow AI is changing the role of developers and engineersWhy leverage is about systems, not shortcutsHow leaders can gain real visibility into product developmentWhy junior and senior talent must learn AI differentlyHow autonomous agents accelerate development cyclesWhy small productivity gains are not real AI leverageHow leadership decisions determine whether AI creates growth or chaosResources, Tools and Platforms MentionedAI Models and PlatformsChatGPT https://chat.openai.comClaude https://claude.aiGemini https://gemini.google.comDeveloper and Coding ToolsClaude Code https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-codeGitHub Copilot https://github.com/features/copilotCursor https://www.cursor.shAdvisory and LeadershipTech CXO https://techcxo.comWatch and Follow AI with BryFull episodes and show notes https://bry.net/aiYouTube https://www.youtube.com/@aiwithbryInstagram https://www.instagram.com/aiwithbryFacebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575757332333TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@aiwithbryRemember, the tools will keep changing. Strong leadership never goes out of style. Learn, leverage, and lead.
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    32 m
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