In this episode, I sit down with Callan Faulkner, founder of The Uncommon Business and the world's leading voice on AI education for entrepreneurs, for a jaw-dropping conversation about how AI is completely reshaping the way we build, scale, and lead our businesses. Callan is scaling to $40-50 million in revenue this year with just 40 humans and over 150 AI employees, and she's here to show us that AI isn't just for tech founders or seven-figure businesses. It's for stay-at-home moms, coaches, plumbers, steel manufacturers, and every woman in between who is ready to stop drowning in manual work and start actually building the business she was meant to build.
We break down the exact difference between using AI and building systems with AI, what an "AI employee" actually is (spoiler: it starts with a Claude skill), and how to identify the low-hanging fruit in your business right now. Callan walks us through real examples—from an AI employee that manages school emails and meal plans to Instacart, to the ones that write podcast pitches, run recruiting, and draft content in your voice. We tackle the biggest objections, including "will this replace my human assistant?", "isn't AI going to steal my creativity?", and "what about my data?" If you've ever felt stuck in the weeds of your business, this is your invitation to see what's actually possible—and it all starts with her AI Employee Bootcamp this fall.
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KEY POINTS:
00:00 Welcome to Woman of Influence
00:49 Meet Callan
02:21 Why AI Matters Now
03:26 Influence and AI Co-Creation
06:33 From Prompts to Systems
07:29 AI Employee Examples
10:50 Do You Need Seven Figures
11:58 Life Automation Meal Planning
13:36 Boot Camp Behind the Scenes
15:12 What Is an AI Employee
17:22 Skills Connectors Scheduling
20:41 Creativity and Privacy Concerns
21:52 Human Touch vs AI
22:22 Authenticity Over Volume
23:11 Privacy and Data Reality
23:33 Ethics Anthropic vs OpenAI
24:44 Will AI Replace Assistants
27:45 Elevating Humans to Strategy
30:09 Training AI to Your Voice
34:08 Better Editing Workflows
34:47 AI Employee Bootcamp Overview
38:40 VIP Hot Seat Coaching
41:25 Final Invite and Wrap
QUOTABLES:
“ Humans should be doing irreplaceable work, relationship building, using their intuition, gut checking.” - Callan Faulkner
“ I don't care if you are running an eight-figure coaching business, if you have an Etsy shop, or if you are about to go on maternity leave you need AI employees.” - Julie Solomon
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