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AI is moving fast. Most of the advice out there is written for developers, not for people actually running businesses. Early Adoptr is for founders and small business owners who want to use AI to get more done without needing a technical co-founder to explain it first. Each week, Jess and Kyle cut through the noise, test the tools, and show you what is actually worth your time. Practical, plain-English, and free of the hype.
Whether you're just getting started with AI or you're already using tools like ChatGPT and want to go deeper, Early Adoptr meets you where you are. From automation workflows that save you hours every week, to the latest AI tools for marketing, operations, and customer service, we cover what actually works in the real world, not just in theory.
Think of it as having two savvy friends who spend their weeks testing every new AI tool so you don't have to. Jess and Kyle bring together hands-on experience from the worlds of entrepreneurship, marketing, and technology to help you cut through the hype and find the innovations that move the needle for your business.
No jargon. No gatekeeping. Just actionable advice for entrepreneurs who want to stay ahead of the curve and make AI their unfair advantage.
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S1E56 Women and AI: What's Really Behind the Adoption Gap (w/ Nadia Koski and Stefanie Beach)
We've all seen the stats. Women are adopting AI tools at a 25% lower rate than men. 33% of men use AI daily at work versus 27% of women. Men are 23% more likely to be encouraged by their managers to…
S1E55 Claude for Small Business: What Is It and Is It Worth It?
Running a smaller business or start up means you're also doing payroll. And chasing invoices. And trying to figure out if last month closed in the black, while also building a proposal that's due…
Is AI Really Taking Jobs? What's Going on Behind the Headlines
AI layoffs are dominating the news, but the story being told isn't the full story. In this episode, Jess and Kyle break down what's really driving the cuts, and what it means for your job and your…
S1E53 Happy Birthday to Us: The AI Landscape Changed Completely in a Year, Here's What You Missed
A year in AI doesn't feel like a normal year, it feels like about five. In honour of Early Adoptr's first anniversary, we thought it was worth stopping to take stock of what's changed in the last…
S1E52 What Should You Actually Be Asking About AI?
Most people start their AI journey by asking how to save time. That is not a wrong question — but Anthropic's latest research, based on open-ended interviews with over 81,000 Claude users across 159…
S1E51 What It Really Takes to Move Your Team Forward With AI (w/ Rob Webster)
This is the second part of our interview with Rob Webster, who has spent over 20 years in media and marketing, ran data and technology at MediaCom for some of the world's biggest brands, built and…
S1E50 Stop Building AI Agents the Hard Way: Lessons from 25 Years in AI (w/ Rob Webster)
It's here! The culmination of our series on agents, and if you've ever wondered how to make the most of the AI agents in your business (without a huge budget or a team of developers), this is the…
S1E49 AI Agents Explained Through One Real Business Use Case
A new client signs...congrats, you're excited! And then the onboarding begins process with all the tedious tasks: folder creation, the welcome email, the kickoff scheduling, the project setup, the…
S1E48 AI Agent Frameworks Explained: The Five Things Every Agent System Needs
Most business owners have heard the word "framework" thrown around a lot lately and filed it under "probably technical, not my problem." In this episode, we make the case that it is your problem, not…
S1E47 What Is an AI Agent? A Plain-English Guide for Business Owners
"AI Agent" has become one of those phrases that means everything and nothing depending on who's using it. It gets attached to basic customer service bots, to tools running overnight making business…
S1E46 Claude Skills Explained: How to Stop Repeating Yourself in Every Session
Claude Skills is one of the most useful features available to Claude users right now, and solves something that you almost definitely have encountered.You start a new conversation, and Claude has no…
S1E45 Model Context Protocol (MCP): How to Connect AI to Your Business Tools Safely
MCP — Model Context Protocol — is the AI infrastructure that's quickly becoming the key layer underneath almost every serious AI setup. It's a big part of why AI is shifting from something where you…
S1E44 Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Business Owners: Pros, Cons and What It Is
MCP — Model Context Protocol — is the open standard that is quickly becoming the infrastructure layer underneath almost every serious AI tool you will encounter in 2026. It's one of the main reasons…
S1E43 How to Use OpenClaw Without Wrecking Your Digital Life: We Tested OpenClaw So You Don't Have To
OpenClaw is one of the biggest AI stories of the year, and it is generating equal parts excitement and concern. Unlike every other AI tool you have probably used, it does not just respond to…
S1E43 So You're Thinking of Breaking Up with ChatGPT: A Practical Guide to the Alternatives
The QuitGPT movement has been spreading across Reddit and Instagram, with people canceling their ChatGPT subscriptions for reasons ranging from political concerns to product frustration to simple…
S1E41 The AI Adoption Gap: Why Some Businesses Are Pulling Ahead and How to Catch Up
A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research made headlines with a blunt claim: AI has had no measurable impact on productivity. Kyle and guest co-host Sean (filling in for Jess) do what…
S1E40 Claude Cowork Explained: Can AI Really Organize Your Files and Data?
Claude Cowork is generating serious buzz as Anthropic's latest feature, but the name undersells what it actually does. This isn't collaboration software, it's a desktop AI agent that can read,…
S1E39 Understanding ChatGPT Apps: Where They Help, Where They Don’t, and Why
ChatGPT “apps” have been getting a ton of hype since OpenAI opened submissions in December. The pitch is simple: this is the iPhone App Store moment for AI — build once, tap into hundreds of millions…
S1E38 Market Research on a Startup Budget : When to Trust Synthetic Data
Synthetic data is often pitched as a shortcut around slow, expensive market research. In this episode, we break down when that promise holds, and when it falls apart.This week, we welcome our guest…
Synthetic Data Without the Hype: Practical Uses and Real Risks
Synthetic data is being pitched as the end of slow, expensive market research. And in some cases, it really can help: it’s useful for testing systems safely, generating options quickly, and reducing…
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