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Empowered by AI: Women Entrepreneurs Leading the Way
Welcome to Empowered by AI, where women entrepreneurs capitalize on the power of AI to transform their businesses, break new ground, and lead confidently. Hosted by Michelle Muncy-Silva, founder of Innovation AI Studio, this podcast is your go-to resource for stories, strategies, and tools that help women combine creativity with cutting-edge technology to build the brands of tomorrow.
In this episode of Empowered by AI, Michelle Muncy-Silva talks with Natalie Benamou about how AI is reshaping leadership, portfolio careers, and women’s health. Natalie shares insights from her work supporting women in the second half of their careers, her experience interviewing hundreds of executives and board leaders, and her current work using AI to...
In this episode of Empowered by AI, Michelle Muncy-Silva talks with Ilise Benun about breaking the feast-or-famine cycle in small businesses and how AI can support clear positioning, consistent outreach, and relationship-based marketing. Ilise draws on nearly four decades of experience helping creatives and solopreneurs get better clients with bigger budgets. She explains why marketing...
In this episode of Empowered by AI, Michelle Muncy-Silva talks with Katie Milton Jordan about what real AI adoption looks like when you stop chasing tools and start investing in people, processes, and clarity. Katie shares her work helping economic development leaders operationalize AI responsibly, explains why “not knowing what you don’t know” is the...
What happens when curiosity beats perfection? In this opening episode of Season 6, Michelle sits down with Danielle LaFleur for an honest, grounded conversation about learning AI in public, letting go of “doing it right,” and using these tools without flattening your voice or values. This episode sets the tone for the entire season. Human-first....
One year ago, Empowered by AI launched with a single goal: amplify women’s voices shaping the future of artificial intelligence. The very first guest? Anne Murphy — Co-Founder of She Leads AI and the woman behind the CREATE Conference. Now, after 78 episodes, five seasons, and one unforgettable year, Michelle and Anne sit down again...
Host Michelle Muncy-Silva welcomes listeners to Empowered by AI: Women Entrepreneurs Leading the Way, setting the stage for a conversation with AI strategist and founder Lexi Gilbert. After decades in HR and leadership, Lexi has redefined her career in the AI era—helping businesses adopt AI ethically, humanely, and with resilience. [01:00–03:00] From HR Leader to...
What happens when a seasoned brand strategist decides to reinvent herself with AI? In this episode of Empowered by AI: Women Entrepreneurs Leading the Way, I sit down with Ellen Craven, founder of Brand Novus. Ellen’s career spans award-winning creative direction, global brand strategy, and now—AI-powered consulting that’s already shaking up the way companies think...
What happens when you finally reach the top of your career ladder and realize the view isn’t what you hoped? In this episode of Empowered by AI, I sit down with Carolina Migliaccio, founder of Soulful Moxie, to talk about the hidden costs of chasing external success, the courage it takes to reclaim your agency,...
The future of work isn’t about choosing between humans and AI. It’s about designing a workplace where the two strengthen each other. In this episode of Empowered by AI, I sit down with Gena Hoxha, People Operations and AI Transformation leader at Ignitium, to explore how leaders can adopt AI responsibly, keep culture intact during...
Welcome back to Empowered by AI! You asked, I delivered: this episode is all about NotebookLM, one of my absolute favorite free AI tools. Think of it as your digital brain — organizing the articles, posts, PDFs, and docs you keep meaning to revisit but never do. Instead of drowning in bookmarks and saved links,...