[AI Series] AI Tools That Transform Your Business With Nicole Donnelly

Nicole Donnelly is the Owner of AI Smart Ventures, a company dedicated to helping businesses leverage artificial intelligence through customized training, strategic consulting, and implementation services. Since 2013, she has helped over 20,000 people use AI to work smarter and save more than 10 million hours.

Nicole is also the Founder of AI Smart Marketing, an agency that uses AI-powered tools and emotion-driven experience design to grow brands and optimize marketing operations. With 18 years in marketing and three successful exits, her aim is to help leaders build sustainable, values-led growth with AI.

In this episode…

Artificial intelligence is changing the way businesses operate, from automating tedious tasks to unlocking entirely new levels of creativity and efficiency. But with so many AI tools launching daily, how can business owners separate the hype from the truly transformative solutions? Which technologies are actually helping teams save time, grow faster, and make smarter decisions?

According to Nicole Donnelly, a marketing innovator and AI educator, the key to harnessing AI lies in experimentation and integration. She explains that her team has spent nearly a decade testing tools like Gemini, Claude, Copilot, and Jasper to determine which deliver real results in content, design, and automation. Nicole highlights that consistent experimentation — such as testing prompts quarterly across different models — helps businesses stay ahead as the technology evolves. By weaving AI into workflows, from video creation and outreach to SEO optimization, she shows how even small teams can achieve enterprise-level productivity and creativity.

In this episode of the Inspired Insider Podcast, Dr. Jeremy Weisz sits down with Nicole Donnelly, Owner and Founder of AI Smart Ventures and AI Smart Marketing, to discuss AI tools that transform business operations. She reveals her top-tested platforms for design, outreach, and automation, and how to use AI for hyper-personalized marketing. Nicole also shares how companies can stay secure, compliant, and innovative while adopting new technologies.