Supermanagers

About Supermanagers

This New Way (formerly Supermanagers) is a show hosted by Aydin Mirzaee (CEO of Fellow–#1 AI Meeting Assistant) about how real companies are using AI at work. No theory, no fluff — just straight talk with leaders who are testing, implementing, and learning as they go. What you’ll get: How leaders are integrating AI into their teams and processes Honest takes on what’s working, what’s not, and what’s changing Live AI tool demos 👉 Want episode summaries, AI workflow templates, and quick tips from guests? Subscribe to the newsletter: https://thisnewway.com/

Publisher

Fellow.ai

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Apr 2020

Latest episode

5 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

68 of 258 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   5 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   AI Reveals Competitor Content Strategies in Minutes with Chris Long

   Chris Long, co-founder of Nectiv Digital, interviews about using AI to reveal competitor content strategies and operational automation in minutes.

2. 

   19 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   AI Launches a Business in 40 Minutes with Samruddhi Mokal of Pace Labz

   This episode is a full “build a business in 40 minutes” demo showing how AI collapses what used to take teams (creative production + sales ops + support) into a handful of prompts. Samruddhi generates a high-production video ad in Google AI Studio using a JSON-style prompt framework, then spins up a working voice sales/support agent in Vapi via Claude Desktop + MCP—so the agent is created from a single prompt instead of clicking through the UI. The conversation also covers why “interfaces matter less” in an agent-first world, why workflow tools (like n8n) still have a role, and how memory layers like Mem0 unify context across channels (email/WhatsApp/etc.) so you can take actions without hunting. Timestamps 0:00 — “Single person billion-dollar company” belief + AI driving 10x execution speed 1:57 — Plan: create the ad in Google AI Studio (Veo 3.1) + build a voice agent using Vapi MCP via Claude Desktop 2:42 — Smithery: marketplace for MCP servers 3:39 — MCP for non-technical listeners: “like an API, but agents use it to talk to external services” 4:22 — Inside Vapi MCP: tool list = APIs the agent can choose from 5:06 — AI Studio setup: video generation playground + select Veo 3.1 6:16 — JSON prompting framework begins (structure → production-level output) 6:28 — Keys: description, style, camera, lighting, environment, elements, motion, ending, text 9:05 — Prompts/scripts can be AI-generated (humans provide guardrails) 10:41 — Need an API key to generate videos in AI Studio 10:54 — Ad review: strong realism; last segment looks AI-ish → iterate prompt 13:05 — Install Vapi MCP via npx from Smithery + add Vapi API key 13:46 — Claude Desktop: Vapi MCP appears under Connectors/Tools (not Claude web) 14:05 — Prompt the agent build: “Fresh Pause” + role, tasks, FAQs, call flows 18:23 — Testing: “Talk to assistant” starts a live call simulation 19:20 — Deployment: assign a phone number; Vapi provides free/test numbers (up to a limit) 21:57 — Mem0 / Supermemory: memory layer across apps/agents to keep context 24:13 — Why memory layers help: fewer MCPs → less slowdown/hallucination; no need to specify where to search 26:36 — MCPs + slide decks: mention of Gamma MCP via Claude 27:34 — Future of n8n/Zapier: they persist, but prompting increasingly generates workflows 31:38 — Prediction market trading algos (Kalshi/Polymarket) + AI improves speed/decision-making 36:02 — Closing vision: help orgs 10x execution speed, especially non-technical leaders (40+) with domain expertise Tools & technologies mentioned Google AI Studio (Video Generation Playground) — Generate an 8-second video ad. Veo 3.1 — Google video model used for “production-level” output. JSON Prompting Framework — Structured key/value prompts for story, visuals, camera, lighting, motion, ending frame. Claude Desktop — Runs connectors/tools (including MCP servers). MCP (Model Context Protocol) — Lets agents call external services/tools based on intent. Smithery — Directory/marketplace for MCP servers. Vapi — Voice agent platform; create agents + assign phone numbers. Vapi MCP Server — Enables Claude to operate Vapi via prompts (create/list/configure). npx — Installs MCP server quickly from the terminal. API Keys — Required for AI Studio generation + Vapi authentication. Mem0 / Supermemory — Cross-channel memory layer to retrieve context automatically. Knowledge Graph — Underlying structure for semantic retrieval across interactions. Glean — Referenced as a comparison point for search/context retrieval. Gamma MCP — Example of generating slide decks via MCP. n8n / Zapier — Workflow automation tools discussed in an MCP-first future. OpenClaw — Mentioned as agent tooling that can help with steps like obtaining API keys. Kalshi / Polymarket — Prediction markets referenced in the trading/AI speed discussion. Subscribe at⁠ thisnewway.com⁠ to get the step-by-step playbooks, tools, and workflows.

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   5 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How AI Transformed Content Marketing: The Secrets Behind Updating 100+ Posts in a Week

   Manuela Barcenas breaks down how marketing work has flipped from “writer + editor” to “manager of agents.” She shares two concrete workflows: (1) using Claude Projects to reposition and modernize 100 legacy blog posts in a week (including updated product messaging, AI-forward advice, and internal links), and (2) using Fellow’s “Ask Fellow” to mine anonymized customer-call transcripts for original quotes and pain points—then turning those insights into publish-ready integration/use-case articles in hours, not weeks. The throughline: output is easy now; taste, judgment, and review are the differentiators. Timestamps 0:00–0:00 - Intro 1:18–2:54 Early Fellow days: one blog/week, months-long ebooks, craftsmanship vs scale 3:06–3:26 Scale expectations now: Amazon’s ebook upload limit anecdote (3/day) 3:40–4:30 Fellow previously managing an “army of writers” → now mostly AI/agents 4:36–5:00 “Taste” as the differentiator: what good content is + standing out 5:53–7:12 The 100-post update explained: not link swaps—full repositioning + modernized advice 7:25–9:36 Switching from ChatGPT to Claude; LinkedIn poll results + “context retention” theme 9:48–10:21 Claude Projects setup: separate projects to maintain context and instructions 14:43–15:29 Prompt versioning: internal links, new features, and repeated refinement cycles 18:55–19:20 Demo: paste URL → Claude fetches page → follows checklist automatically 19:26–20:24 Manuela’s QA: she reads/edits everything; “taste” = final layer (like editing writers) 21:38–23:17 Claude Skills discussion: turning repeated workflows into reusable MD “skills” (personal vs company-wide) 25:42–26:26 SEO myth: focus isn’t “AI penalty,” it’s originality and substance (quotes, stats, real insight) 26:38–28:39 Original content engine: Ask Fellow pulls anonymized customer-call insights by feature/integration 28:39–31:21 Building documents from transcripts (pain points, best practices, FAQs, quotes) → export to Doc/PDF 31:21–33:29 Feed exported insights into Claude Project to draft a tight article rich with customer quotes 33:29–36:06 Why it works: management loop (outcomes → constraints → review → feedback) at faster cadence 36:18–37:30 What’s next: Claude Code / Claude “co-work”; projects as “mini employees” 37:02–38:06 Personal brand workflow: Claude analyzes best LinkedIn posts → style guide + voice-based drafting (Whisper Flow) 38:28–39:12 Wrap: AI speed is real; staying current requires constant learning Tools & technologies mentioned (with brief descriptions) Claude (Anthropic) — LLM used for higher-quality long-context writing, structured rewrites, and content systems. Claude Projects — Workspace feature to keep persistent instructions/context per workflow (e.g., content optimization agent). Claude Skills — Reusable capabilities packaged as uploaded markdown files (personal or org-wide) to standardize output. Claude Code / Claude “co-work” — Anthropic workflows/webinars referenced for deeper automation beyond writing (emerging). ChatGPT — Baseline comparison model; Manuela notes switching due to Claude’s perceived context + output quality. Excel + Claude — Mentioned via finance demo: using Claude in Excel to build financial models. Fellow.ai — AI meeting assistant used for transcripts, summaries, action items, and cross-tool integrations. Ask Fellow — Fellow feature that queries meeting knowledge (calls/transcripts) to generate anonymized insight docs. Anonymization (in Fellow) — Removes identifying customer details while preserving job titles/quotes for safe content use. Integrations (examples named) — Slack, Asana, HubSpot, Salesforce, Linear, Jira, Confluence (tools Fellow connects with). Whisper Flow — Voice-to-text capture tool used to speak ideas, then convert into styled writing (e.g., LinkedIn drafts). Subscribe at⁠ thisnewway.com⁠ to get the step-by-step playbooks, tools, and workflows.

Inside a recent episode

AI Reveals Competitor Content Strategies in Minutes with Chris Long

Published 5 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So like things, like I said, I'm more comfortable sharing them with like, see sweet level people. I might refine this one a little bit, but like based on that clustering, now I've kind of, you know, in 30 minutes time, not only found the keywords I needed, but figured out what are the themes, who's winning in each one, and then visualize that in a way that I can really more form a better comprehensive strategy. So like, it's nice for the multi -competitor piece, and it's also really nice for like, hey, go in like, go in like, analyze this large data set, and then aggregate all that information for me in a really quick way. […]

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• Chris Long
• Ethan Hochberg
• Alex Lee
• Tom Crawshaw
• Rob Williams

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