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🎙️ AI Transformation with Drew Thompson | How to Scale Smarter in 2026

Dec 13, 2025

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📝 AI Transformation is changing the way entrepreneurs and small businesses operate — and in this episode, AI expert and consultant Drew Thompson shares how you can unlock AI’s power without the overwhelm.

From small business automation to AI coaching strategies, Drew reveals how you can work smarter, tell better stories, and scale with intelligent systems — even if you’re starting with zero budget. If you’re searching for how to start using AI, how to stay relevant in the age of automation, or how to bring human connection into your brand strategy, this conversation is for you.

✨ Here’s what you’ll get in this episode:

Real-life frameworks to start your own $0 AI strategy
How to use tools like ChatGPT and Gemini Ultra to grow without hiring
Why your content is more valuable than your labor
A 14-day AI journaling practice that reveals emotional blind spots
Why voice cloning, AI avatars, and immortality tech are not sci-fi anymore

Whether you’re a solopreneur, coach, or agency owner, Drew shows you how to turn AI transformation into a business advantage. His background in storytelling, tech, and coaching gives him a rare ability to humanize complex tools — so you not only learn the what, but also the how and why behind it.

💡 By the end of this episode, you'll walk away with:

Clear next steps for using AI to grow
Tools to personalize your AI assistant to you
A vision of how you can scale with tech while staying human

⏱️ Timestamps (22:32)

00:00 - Intro: Who is Drew Thompson?

00:41 - From Child Actor to AI Consultant

02:00 - Dual Realities: Entertainment & Real Life Lessons

03:00 - Embracing AI & Starting Signal and Scale

04:00 - Why 2-Person Trillion-Dollar Companies Are Coming

05:05 - Who Drew Helps: From SMBs to Private Equity

06:00 - AI for Overwhelmed Entrepreneurs: Where to Start

07:30 - Talk, Don’t Type: Voice-First with ChatGPT

08:40 - The $0 AI Framework: Real-World Example 09:50 - 14-Day Challenge & The “Ayahuasca” Prompt

11:10 - Personal AI That Knows You (and Calls You Out)

12:05 - Storytelling Meets Sales: From Scripts to Connection

13:10 - Stop Selling, Start Sharing Your Journey

14:10 - Becoming Irreplaceable with AI-First Thinking

15:15 - Building Custom AI Assistants (Gyms) for Departments

16:30 - Multiplying Output: Revenue per Employee Strategy

17:25 - The Tools That Scale You for Pennies

18:15 - Inside the AI Revenue Lab Community

19:00 - Voice Cloning, Higgsfield, and Emotional AI

20:00 - Digital Immortality & Your AI Legacy

21:00 - Final Takeaways: Human Connection in an AI World

22:20 - Outro: Free Resources & Next Steps

🔖 Hashtags:

#AITransformation #ArtificialIntelligence #DrewThompson #ChatGPT #GeminiUltra #SmallBusinessAI #Automation #HumanConnection #FutureOfWork #AIRevenueLab #AItools #EntrepreneurAI #ContentOverLabor

Disclaimer: Not advice. Educational purposes only. Not an endorsement for or against. Results not vetted. Views of the guests do not represent those of the host or show.

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