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Welcome to Mind the Machine, the podcast that uncovers the rapidly advancing world of technology and its profound connections with human kind. Hosted by Cheryl Goodman, author of How to Win Friends & Influence Robots
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Why Great Brands Will Survive the AI Revolution (opens the original)
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What separates a great brand from one that disappears in the age of AI?Ben Stubbington has spent 25 years helping build and shape major brands including Arc’teryx, Lululemon, and Theory. In this conversation, he explains why the future of branding depends on something AI can’t replicate: the soul of a brand. Ben shares how he helped transform Lululemon’s men’s business by identifying what male customers actually wanted instead of simply copying what was already working in the market. He explains
The Biggest Mistake Companies Are Making With AI (opens the original)
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Max Krueger, CEO of Backland Labs and Claude Ambassador, joins Mind the Machine to talk about what actually happens when businesses begin adopting AI.From AI agents and enterprise adoption to personal productivity and the future of work, Max explains why AI isn’t necessarily eliminating work. Instead, it’s moving the bottleneck. As AI takes over tasks like writing code or handling repetitive administrative work, humans shift toward reviewing, planning, managing, and solving bigger problems.Max a
How OLIPOP Became a Half-Billion-Dollar Brand (opens the original)
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Stephen Vigilante, OLIPOP’s first employee and one of the marketers behind its rapid growth, joins Cheryl to explain how the company evolved from an emerging soda startup into a business exceeding half a billion dollars in revenue.Stephen shares OLIPOP’s early bets on influencer marketing, podcasts, and TikTok; the science behind the product; its expansion into entertainment and licensing; and how AI is changing product discovery. He also explores the next wave of creator marketing and why speed
AI Actualized: The Blueprint for Businesses in 2026 (opens the original)
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Welcome to Season 2 of Mind the Machine!This season shifts from talking about AI in theory to showing how businesses are actually using it today.In this kickoff episode, Cheryl Goodman introduces the 4 T’s of AI:• Tools – Choosing the right AI platforms for your business• Tips – Building repeatable AI workflows that evolve over time• Tokens – Understanding the real cost of AI implementation• Time Saved – Measuring the productivity gains that actually matterYou’ll also learn:* What it means to be
The Bionic Hand That Can Actually Feel (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Mind the Machine Podcast, Cheryl Goodman talks with Dr. Aadeel Akhtar, founder and CEO of Psyonic, about the company’s groundbreaking Ability Hand, a bionic prosthetic hand designed to restore dexterity, strength, and touch feedback for people with limb differences. Dr. Akhtar shares the personal story that inspired him to pursue bionic limbs, the powerful moment that led him to commercialize the technology, and how Psyonic’s human prosthetic users are helping train robots
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