AI Leadership

About AI Leadership

Welcome to The AI-Driven Leader, the podcast dedicated to helping you harness AI to build better leaders, better businesses, and better lives. Hosted byGeoff Woods, author of the #1 international bestseller The AI-Driven Leader.

Publisher

Geoff Woods

Category

business · education · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Dec 2023

Latest episode

27 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

16 of 19 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   27 Jul 2026

   The Hard Truth About AI and Jobs | Shane Driggers

   Geoff Woods interviews Shane Driggers, former Chief Talent Officer of T-Mobile, about T-Mobile's AI adoption, leadership training, and workforce transformation.

2. 

   20 Jul 2026

   How a Non-Technical CEO Made His Company AI Driven in 6 Months | Manuel Diez

   Geoff Woods interviews Manuel Diez, CEO of Grupo Diesco, as he shares how a non-technical leader transformed his company with AI in six months.

3. 

   13 Jul 2026

   How Herbalife's CEO Uses AI to Run a $5B Company | Stephan Gratziani

   Host Geoff Woods interviews Herbalife CEO Stephan Gratziani about leveraging AI as a thought partner to drive transformation and align global leaders in a $5 billion company.

4. 

   28 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   14. Season One Finale — From Curiosity to Courage

   Host [Host Name] interviews six executives who share their courageous journey from AI curiosity to leading transformative change.

5. 

   23 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   13. CRIT™: Harnessing Abraham Lincoln to Write Your AI Manifesto

   Host Geoff Gilmore, President, CEO, and Director of Worthington Steel, interviews industry experts on harnessing AI for strategic advantage and human potential, as demonstrated by a unique Abraham Lincoln-inspired AI manifesto.

6. 

   21 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   12. Shifting the Mindset of an Enterprise Workforce with Geoff Gilmore

   Host [Host Name] interviews Geoff Gilmore, President, CEO, and Director of Worthington Steel, about transforming an enterprise workforce's AI mindset in under six months.

7. 

   16 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   11. CRIT™: How to Reinvent Your Business Model with AI

   Host Dr. David J. Shaffer and guest Dr. John Smith explore how AI reinvents HireBetter's Strategic Talent Planning service, transforming it into a real-time copilot for continuous strategy updates.

8. 

   14 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   10. Building an AI-Driven Culture at HireBetter with Velveth Schmitz & Amy Ancira

   CEO Velveth Schmitz and CXO Amy Ancira discuss building an AI-driven culture at HireBetter, transforming skepticism into advocacy and efficiency.

9. 

   9 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   9. CRIT™: Building Your Leadership Playbook for Growth

   Brian Lang, CEO of UpsideCFO, shares how AI builds a scalable leadership playbook, revealing blind spots and transforming instinct into execution.

10. 

    7 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

    8. Scaling Your Leadership Team Using AI with Brian Lang

    Brian Lang, CEO of UpsideCFO, shares how he scales his leadership team using AI personas to drive significant business growth and personal impact.

11. 

    2 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

    7. CRIT™: Recruit Your Legendary Board with "Steve Jobs"

    Rusty Cagle interviews AI, role-playing as Steve Jobs, to recruit a legendary advisory board for his 100YearImpact.org movement.

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    30 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

    6. Burn the Ships, Build an AI-Driven Company with Rusty Cagle

    Rusty Cagle, CEO & Founder of ASE Private Wealth™, shares how he transformed his company into an AI-driven powerhouse, achieving significant cost savings and efficiency gains.

13. 

    25 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

    5. CRIT™: How to Build a CEO Succession Plan

    Host Josh Wand and AI discuss building a CEO succession plan, revealing how AI amplifies leadership by creating a new operating rhythm.

14. 

    23 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

    4. Becoming a Top Decile AI-Driven Leader with Josh Wand

    Most leaders fear AI will make them less human. But for one founder, the opposite proved true: “AI doesn’t make me less human, it makes me more human.” Imagine drafting a bulletproof LOI during your son’s soccer tournament in just 2.5 hours. Or compressing quarterly strategy into biweekly sprints — while still showing up fully present for both your team and your family. That’s what happens when you stop seeing AI as a hype tool and start using it as a thought partner. In this episode, you’ll hear how one leader used AI to sharpen decision-making, accelerate EOS planning, and even assess executive team fit with a blend of skill and cultural alignment. The result? A leadership rhythm that zooms out for clarity, zooms in for focus, and makes space for what matters most. Today’s AI-Driven Leader is Josh Wand, Founder & CEO of ForceBrands, PINATA, and the Family Fund & Founder Community.

15. 

    18 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

    3. CRIT™: Building a Product MVP in 20 Minutes with AI

    Imagine trying to track hundreds of grants spread across 500+ websites — each with its own windows, rules, and deadlines. For one leader, this was more than an administrative headache. It was millions in missed opportunities for clients, and a scaling problem that seemed impossible to solve. That’s when he brought the challenge into CRIT™. In less than 20 minutes, AI built the blueprint: scraping sites, matching opportunities with Salesforce data, and triggering alerts. What once took weeks of manual work was transformed into a national-scale playbook that freed his team to focus on winning grants and building funder relationships. The leader who shared this breakthrough? Todd Schmiedeler, Founder and President of Thumbprint Consulting.

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    16 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

    2. Todd Schmiedeler — Interview: How One CEO 3×’ed Revenue and Scaled Institutional Knowledge with Todd AI

    “What’s the business that could put you out of business—and why aren’t you building it first?” That simple challenge triggered a mindset shift that turned one leader’s entire model upside down. He realized he’d been treating AI like a glorified search engine, when what he really needed was a thought partner.The results speak for themselves: tripling revenue in the middle of a funding freeze, launching five new companies in just two months, weaving AI into the fabric of his culture, and even designing an AI clone of himself called Todd AI to exit day-to-day leadership of his company. Along the way, he discovered breakthroughs not just in business, but at home—like using a “seven-minute AI commute” to be more present with his family. Today’s AI-Driven Leader is Todd Schmiedeler, Founder and President of Thumbprint Consulting.

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    11 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

    1. Welcome to The AI-Driven Leader Podcast

    Welcome to the very first episode of The AI-Driven Leader, the podcast dedicated to helping you harness AI to build better leaders, better businesses, and better lives. I’m your host, Geoff Woods. If you’re like most people, you know AI is the future, but you may not know where to start or what to do next, and deep down, maybe you fear you are falling behind. But here’s my challenge: It’s time to start thinking differently. Because the future doesn’t wait, and neither should you. If that sounds like you, this is the podcast for you. In Season 1 of The AI-Driven Leader will take you inside the journey of six leaders who made the commitment to becoming AI-driven leaders, often before they felt qualified, or even knew what AI really was. With each guest, you’ll hear two things from them. First, their real journey as an AI-driven leader — how they went from hesitation to transformation, and what they learned along the way. And then, a CRIT™ session — a live exercise where we turn the tables and put their toughest challenges into our Context, Role, Interview, Task framework, and use AI to help us solve it in real time. What came out of these sessions were breakthroughs, innovations, and mindset shifts that these leaders could take straight back into their organizations. My belief is simple: AI is not something you can delegate to your IT department or to a consultant and hope they can “do it for you.” This is your job as a leader, but, what if you didn't have to become an AI expert? What if you just had to become an AI-driven leader - someone who knows just enough to harness the technology to cast a vision for the future, define your strategy for how you will win, and lead the change so you can eventually find the right people externally who can guide you along the way. This podcast is for the leaders who refuse to wait for someone else to figure it out — but instead choose to lead differently. If you’re ready to step into the role of an AI-Driven Leader, you’re in the right place. Up next is our very first conversation with the first of six AI-driven leaders who will inspire you to take the leap into your own AI journey, and, you’ll hear firsthand how I use AI to turn the tables and get AI to interview them to solve a major business problem for each and every one of them in our CRIT™ episodes. I’m looking forward to going on this AI-Driven Leadership journey with you. It’s time to start thinking differently. Because the future doesn’t wait, and neither should you.

18. 

    29 Dec 2023TRANSCRIPT

    0. Welcome To AI Leadership

    Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the business landscape, but its integration into your business is a puzzle many leaders like you are still trying to solve. ‘AI Leadership’ is your guide through this complex terrain, turning the challenge of adopting AI into a clear path for growth. As a leader, you might be grappling with concerns around security, privacy, and the impact of AI on your workforce. Our show tackles these fears head-on, offering a simple yet powerful framework to understand and leverage AI. Each episode demystifies AI in plain language, making it accessible to all. We delve into strategies for embedding AI into your business vision and business strategy, ensuring alignment with long-term goals. But it’s not just about the technology; it’s about the people. ‘AI Leadership’ provides insights on how to educate and empower your employees, enhancing their skills and job security in an AI-driven world. We also spotlight practical use cases that directly influence your bottom line. Join us on this journey to navigate the world of AI, transforming it from a daunting challenge into an engine for unprecedented growth and innovation.

19. 

    29 Dec 2023TRANSCRIPT

    0. Become The AI-Driven Leader

    Every leader knows AI is the future, but they don’t know where to start. The AI-Driven Leader Podcast teaches you how to harness AI to stop thinking tactically, and start acting strategically. Turn data into decisions, align your team with your vision, and accelerate growth–without the chaos. Learn more at aileadership.com (https://aileadership.com).

Inside a recent episode

14. Season One Finale — From Curiosity to Courage

Published 28 Oct 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Together, we map decision rights, build dashboards, design strategies, and surface non -onvy solutions that no one had considered before, not in months, in minutes. The lesson is clear, you don't have to be an AI expert to win. You just have to become an AI -driven leader, which means you know how to use this technology as a thought partner to cast your vision for the future, to define your strategy for how you're going to win, and just to start reading the change from legacy ways of working to AI -driven ways of working. Because as you start to do that, you then start to figure out where you have gaps in capabilities, and then you look for relationships externally to fill those gaps. […]

Who has been a guest on AI Leadership

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• Shane Driggers
• Manuel Diez
• Stephan Gratziani
• Geoff
• Geoff Gilmore

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

35 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

18 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 5 / 100

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Engagement

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