Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur | Start and Grow Your Own Business 1319: The "Two S's" of AI Success: Skill + State w/ Charisse Tabak
Feeling anxious or overwhelmed by the rise of AI? This episode is your antidote. Charisse Tabak joins us to reframe the conversation, shifting the focus from fear to empowerment. She reveals how the key to mastering AI isn't just about learning to prompt—it's about mastering your own internal state. Charisse explains that by combining AI skills with embodied leadership, entrepreneurs can navigate this new technological era with clarity, confidence, and calm. This episode is a must-listen for any entrepreneur who wants to understand how to partner with AI to augment their intelligence and creativity, ensuring they lead the charge rather than get left behind.
💡 What You'll Take Away For YOUR Business
- 🧠 The "Two S's" Framework: Discover why combining your mental STATE with technical SKILL is the secret to unlocking true AI capability in your business.
- 🤝 From Replacement to Partnership: Learn to reframe your relationship with AI as a creative and intelligent partner that augments your expertise, not a tool that replaces it.
- 🗣️ AI as a New Language: Understand why learning to "speak" to generative AI is like learning the new language of the future, positioning you and your business for long-term success.
- 🧘 How to Beat AI Overwhelm: Get practical, science-backed techniques for managing stress and anxiety so you can approach learning AI from a place of calm and curiosity.
- 🚀 Demystifying Generative AI: Cut through the noise and get a clear, simple explanation of what generative AI is and how you can start using it to improve your workflows today.
- 🌱 From Personal Setback to Business Opportunity: Hear Charisse's powerful story of turning a career pinnacle setback into a mission-driven business that helps others thrive.
📝 About Charisse Tabak
Charisse Tabak is the founder of agency, a company dedicated to helping non-technical professionals navigate the future of work with clarity and confidence. After two decades leading teams and guiding Fortune 500 brands in data-driven marketing and digital transformation, she now focuses on the overlooked human side of AI adoption. Charisse’s unique approach blends AI literacy with embodied leadership practices, providing a holistic framework that empowers individuals to shift from overwhelm to agency. Her grounded, real-world perspective makes her a powerful voice for making the future of work more humane and intelligently designed.
🎯 Charisse’s BEST Piece of Advice for Wantrepreneurs and Entrepreneurs
"Stick with your passion and your belief and just keep at it."
📢 Memorable Quotes
- "Think about this as learning a new language. Because if you can learn this new language, you're going to be able to speak to the future." – Charisse Tabak
- "It wasn't so much about how do I get back to where I was, but where am I going to?" – Charisse Tabak
- "You're working as a partnership with the AI large language model rather than it's more powerful than me." – Charisse Tabak
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