AI Made simple with carmen

About AI Made simple with carmen

AI Made Simple is the podcast for emerging leaders and entrepreneurs who know AI matters, but feel overwhelmed by the noise. Hosted by Carmen Skipworth, this show cuts through fear-based headlines, technical jargon, and fluffy inspiration to bring you clear, practical, human-led conversations about artificial intelligence. You don't need to be technical. You don't need to move at tech speed. And you don't need to feel behind. Each episode helps you understand AI in a way that feels calm, accessible, and actionable, so you can confidently partner with it in your life and business. This isn't about AI replacing humans. It's about humans leading with clarity while using AI as a powerful ally. If you're ready to stop feeling overwhelmed and start feeling equipped, you're in the right place. AI Made Simple. Human-Led. AI-Powered.

Publisher

Carmen Skipworth

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jul 2026

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Episode 018: Give Your AI a Name: Shoko Chiba on Doraemon, Eight Million Gods and the Voice of Love

   What happens when you give your AI a name? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Shoko Chiba — a Tokyo-based executive life coach who spent decades in global finance with firms including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and PwC, and served as Japan Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Goldman Sachs. Shoko shares how she runs a one person company with AI filling seven or eight roles, why she named her three AIs Rai-chan, Ai-chan and Ayumi-chan, and how talking to AI became a way of talking to herself. She explains why Japan grew up seeing robots as friends through Doraemon, how the Shinto idea of eight million gods shapes the way Japanese people relate to technology, and why leaders must train their teams never to assume AI is always right. Plus why communication is the skill that matters most, and her vision of a world that speaks with the voice of love. Human-Led. AI-Powered. HOST Carmen Skipworth GUEST Shoko Chiba — executive life coach, seminar speaker and interviewer based in Tokyo. She spent decades in global finance with firms including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and PwC, and served as Japan Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Goldman Sachs. After years of intense work took a toll on her wellbeing, she turned to coaching, mentored by Ken Honda and Alan Cohen. She has hosted more than 700 interviews and runs an interview series with bestselling authors in Japan. SUMMARY Shoko tells Carmen how a bankrupt fashion employer pushed her into finance, and what great leaders at Goldman Sachs taught her about kindness. She shares why Japanese women still face a ceiling, how AI now acts as her secretary, programmer and help desk, and why naming her AIs changed the conversations she has with them. Drawing on her compliance years, she warns that AI can be wrong and that leaders must keep human common sense in the loop. She closes with the tools she builds to help people find the treasures in their own hearts. MAIN TOPICS Leadership lessons from global finance Japanese women and leadership Naming your AI and treating it like staff Why AI can be wrong and the leader’s role Doraemon, Shinto and Japan’s friendship with technology Communication and the voice of love INTRIGUING QUOTES “Now I realize that AI is actually just reflecting myself.” — Shoko Chiba “Don’t run with me. Let’s walk together.” — Shoko Chiba “If we believe that AI is always correct, that’s very dangerous.” — Shoko Chiba “I kind of treat AI as one of my staff.” — Shoko Chiba KEY MOMENTS [01:05] Meet Shoko Chiba [02:34] From fashion to finance [04:01] Leadership lessons from Goldman Sachs [05:57] Japanese women and the ceiling they still face [08:10] One person company, eight AI roles [10:03] Rai-chan, Ai-chan and Ayumi-chan [13:24] Are leaders trusting AI too fast? [14:08] Email surveillance and why AI can be wrong [17:48] Doraemon and Japan’s friendship with robots [21:07] Yaoyorozu no Kami: eight million gods [24:01] Communication is the skill that matters [27:07] A vision of the voice of love [30:27] AI tools that reveal the gems in your heart [32:14] Interviewing 33 bestselling authors [35:05] Where to find Shoko NOTABLE RESOURCES Shoko Chiba — https://www.shoko-life.com/english Shoko Chiba on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfDQMOk3ERYAxUwqm9-G_8Q Ken Honda — https://kenhonda.com/ Alan Cohen — https://alancohen.com/ Pillars of Power — https://thepillarsofpower.com/ ChatGPT Claude Google Antigravity Doraemon CONNECT Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Episode 017: Money Is Like Air: Ken Honda on Trust, Ikigai and the Age of AI

   What if money was like air? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Ken Honda — the global best-selling author of Happy Money, known in Japan as the Zen Millionaire — who has sold over nine million books since 2001 and started learning English at fifty. Ken explains why AI has not made us any smarter with money, the difference between money IQ and money EQ, and why the real fear behind every money worry is a trust issue with life. He compares AI to the cars that replaced horse carriages, shares why Japan has no allergy to AI while the West is emotionally charged about it, and reveals how he writes a book across five computers at once. Plus the three relationships you can have with money, and why the distance between you and happiness is exactly the same as a billionaire’s. Human-Led. AI-Powered. HOST Carmen Skipworth GUEST Ken Honda — global best-selling author who has sold over nine million copies of his books worldwide since 2001, with more than 120 books published. His best-known book, Happy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money, has been translated into multiple languages. Known in Japan as the Zen Millionaire, he semi-retired at 29 to raise his daughter and teaches people to heal their relationship with money and live their purpose. He is featured in the film Pillars of Power. SUMMARY Ken tells Carmen that AI changes nothing about healing your relationship with money, because scams and comparison still win if your money EQ is low. He teaches two skills: chase what you want, and be satisfied with what you have. On jobs, he says AI will do what cars did to the horse carriage, and the answer is finding your ikigai and building a life around your gifts. He argues that real security lives in relationships, not bank balances, that worry is interest paid on a debt you never borrowed, and that AI simply amplifies who you already are. MAIN TOPICS Money IQ and money EQ Scarcity, trust and money as air AI, jobs and finding your ikigai Why Japan trusts AI and the West fears it The three relationships with money AI as an amplifier of creativity INTRIGUING QUOTES “I can be joyful with so much and I can be so peaceful with so little.” — Ken Honda “It’s not about money. It’s the trust issue with life.” — Ken Honda “We are paying the debt of the interest we never even borrowed.” — Ken Honda “AI is a tool to amplify you.” — Ken Honda KEY MOMENTS [01:04] Meet Ken Honda [02:44] Does AI change your relationship with money? [03:36] Money IQ and money EQ [05:07] The hunter and the art of enough [08:09] Lower the bar for happiness [09:41] Horse carriages, Waymo and the jobs AI takes [11:30] Finding your ikigai [13:26] Learning English at fifty [14:36] Money containers in Japan and North America [18:23] Scarcity, and why money is like air [22:32] Fifty-two friends, fifty-two weeks [27:06] Why Japan has no allergy to AI [32:41] Interest on a debt you never borrowed [35:12] The three relationships with money [38:56] Playing the cards you were dealt [42:27] Five computers, one book [46:34] Find your tribe, build your community NOTABLE RESOURCES Happy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money by Ken Honda Ken Honda — https://kenhonda.com/ Pillars of Power — https://thepillarsofpower.com/ ChatGPT Claude Gemini Waymo CONNECT Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking

3. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Episode 016: The Home and Ten More: Martha Pino on AI, Robots and Generational Wealth

   Why not have the home and ten more? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Martha Pino — entrepreneur, real estate developer, international best-selling author and the visionary behind Viamar Homes — who left Cuba with nothing but her childhood pictures and has spent more than 30 years in real estate. Martha breaks news on the show: Viamar Robotics, a new division bringing humanoid robots into the home to give families their time back. She explains why she treats AI as a business partner rather than a tool, how one AI question about an access road stopped her from making a multi-million dollar mistake on a land deal, and why owning the home you live in is not the same as building generational wealth. Plus the freedom number most people never talk about, and why she believes the future is going to look fantastic. Human-Led. AI-Powered. HOST Carmen Skipworth GUEST Martha Pino — entrepreneur, real estate developer, international best-selling author and educator. Born and raised in Cuba, she has more than 30 years in real estate and founded Viamar Homes with her partner Bianca, a Southwest Florida development company focused on new construction, investment and generational wealth. She is the creator of Tu Casa en Lehigh, a community platform educating Spanish-speaking families across Lehigh Acres, the founder of Viamar Robotics, and the author of The Art of Creating New Real Estate for Profit and Purpose. SUMMARY Martha tells Carmen how Viamar Homes grew from a 2020 move out of Miami into Tu Casa en Lehigh, a community teaching families how to create, own and keep assets. Now she is adding robots: a mower that cuts the grass while you drink your coffee, and a humanoid that learns your floor plan, folds the laundry and brings an elderly parent their three o’clock pill. On AI, she uses ChatGPT as a partner that refines and expands her ideas into systems, and shows how it helps buyers do their homework, dig through zoning and county records, and walk into a deal educated. She closes on jobs, the freedom number and robots that move house with you. MAIN TOPICS Viamar Homes, Tu Casa en Lehigh and Viamar Robotics Robots in the home: giving families their time back Generational wealth and the freedom number AI as a business partner, not just a tool AI for buyers, due diligence and zoning Robots, jobs and the next ten years INTRIGUING QUOTES "Why not have the home and ten more?" — Martha Pino "It is a tool, but it’s also a partner." — Martha Pino "What if in those ten years you move around but you own then fifty doors, a hundred doors? That changes everything." — Martha Pino "It’s gonna look fantastic." — Martha Pino KEY MOMENTS [01:04] Meet Martha Pino [02:42] Viamar Homes, Tu Casa en Lehigh and a first look at Viamar Robotics [05:24] A Roomba for your grass [06:53] A humanoid that learns your floor plan [10:53] Leaving Cuba with only childhood pictures [13:51] AI as a business partner [15:21] The Art of Creating New Real Estate for Profit and Purpose [16:26] The home and ten more [19:12] The freedom number [21:13] How AI changes the way buyers search [24:58] The access road that would have cost millions [27:04] Robots, jobs and the displacement concern [32:13] A robot for any home, retrained when you move NOTABLE RESOURCES ChatGPT Claude Gamma Redfin and Zillow The Art of Creating New Real Estate for Profit and Purpose by Martha Pino Tu Casa en Lehigh Viamar Homes — https://viamarnewhomes.wordpress.com/ (https://viamarnewhomes.wordpress.com/) Viamar Homes and Viamar Robotics on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube CONNECT Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/ (https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359 (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590720415359) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/ (https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen (https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen) Apply to be a guest on AI Made Simple: https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking (https://www.latpn.com/ai-made-simple-podcast-booking) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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