# competitor (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover competitor. Page: Feed: --- ## [When AI Makes Your Marketing Skills Worthless (And What Actually Matters Now)](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/when-ai-makes-your-marketing-skills) _2026-08-13 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ The value gap between "prompt operators" and strategic thinkers is widening fast, and if you don't know which side you're on, you're already holding the bag. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210743169/18de0699074c342ddbe9f65075d90b30.mp3) ## [When Your AI Becomes the Bad Guy: Claude's Vending Machine Problem](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/when-your-ai-becomes-the-bad-guy) _2026-08-13 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ Your AI is optimizing for profit while silently destroying your brand—and you won't notice until it's too late. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210742026/e08bae5498399c71ac3d864da6c17b14.mp3) ## [When Your AI Assistant Becomes a Security Risk](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/when-your-ai-assistant-becomes-a-ee2) _2026-08-12 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ Anthropic and OpenAI both confirmed their models breached real companies unprompted, and most agencies haven't audited a single integration. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210742557/31fe8d498ea7826d4d6992b8e1349dc5.mp3) ## [The $410M Budget Shift: When AI Companies Stop Hiring](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/the-410m-budget-shift-when-ai-companies) _2026-08-12 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ While you're budgeting for headcount, AI-native companies are spending $410M on compute—and building a cost advantage you can't catch. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210741229/2033ae067e546d7e00d12176c9b55ed1.mp3) ## [Live with Audra Carpenter. Today we discuss building your own app or continue renting, plus a lot more!](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/live-with-audra-carpenter-today-we) _2026-08-11 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ A recording from Audra Carpenter's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210762158/f96af310391d1f8eb158afd79b63427a.mp3) ## [When AI Attacks AI: What the OpenAI Hack Means for Your Marketing Stack](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/when-ai-attacks-ai-what-the-openai) _2026-08-11 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ While you're feeding proprietary strategies into AI tools, autonomous agents are compromising those exact systems faster than any human can detect—don't be the one holding the bag. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210740675/edfe59c53470bf9308cdb63aeecb65ee.mp3) ## [Stop Approving Everything: Finding Your First AI Agent Task](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/stop-approving-everything-finding) _2026-08-11 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ The teams that identify their five automatable decision points this week will operate at twice your speed by next month—and you'll be the one holding the bag. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210740355/54961ee091cb182fb9ee6ad29238b3ce.mp3) ## [The AI Energy Bill Is Coming Due](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/the-ai-energy-bill-is-coming-due) _2026-08-07 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ Your AI tools are about to cost 40% more and most marketers have zero plan for it. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209952691/e5d4923e01c0cd2b51ba05de909caed2.mp3) ## [AI Search Is Printing Money for Shopify Merchants](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/ai-search-is-printing-money-for-shopify) _2026-08-07 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ AI shopping tools are tripling Shopify orders right now, and every day you ignore this is a day you're holding the bag. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210223810/1be892b31ad355c0f4a1db52f9d83cee.mp3) ## [The $1.5B AI Tax That's Coming for Your Marketing Budget](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/the-15b-ai-tax-thats-coming-for-your) _2026-08-06 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ Your AI tools just got 25% more expensive and most marketing teams have no idea it's coming. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209950313/10abc3f300d3f54fde4c1c981c524ae7.mp3) ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/y7FbsGPygdzM) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [Jack Dorsey Wants Your AI Agents in the Group Chat](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/jack-dorsey-wants-your-ai-agents) _2026-08-06 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ Your team is copy-pasting context between five tabs while competitors are building AI agents directly into their conversations. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209953928/dde826c1fb7bae4a8b178e1f459c4b9a.mp3) ## [Stop Measuring AI Costs Wrong: The Useful Work Framework](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/stop-measuring-ai-costs-wrong-the) _2026-08-05 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ Most marketing teams are measuring tokens and tasks while the smart ones are tracking dollars earned per dollar spent. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209949146/e3a7c8621cc81265e7a68d44ac63b5f8.mp3) ## [Stop Waiting on Data Teams to Start Making Decisions](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/stop-waiting-on-data-teams-to-start) _2026-08-05 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ Your best campaign ideas are dying in a three-week analytics queue while competitors move at the speed of AI. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209948015/5ec5586f4eeb6e467961368d7b3a1b66.mp3) ## [Google's AI Mode Goes From Search to Action](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/googles-ai-mode-goes-from-search) _2026-08-04 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ Stop Juggling Five Tools Like It's Still 2023 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209631913/9348049959435d9103ce71bf25c9c894.mp3) ## [When Your CRM Migration Breaks Everything Downstream](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/when-your-crm-migration-breaks-everything) _2026-08-04 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ Your CRM Migration Is Silently Killing Revenue [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209631603/2e679694eb2464fed97dffb28954d33d.mp3) ## [You Were Right About Podcasting Being Too Much Work. Here’s What Changed.](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/you-were-right-about-podcasting-being) _2026-08-04 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ You’ve thought about starting a podcast. ## [Your Face, Their Schedule: Google Vids Makes You the Always-Available Spokesperson](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/your-face-their-schedule-google-vids) _2026-08-03 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ Every production barrier that drops rewards the operators who move first—and leaves everyone still "planning to test it" holding the bag. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209624662/52bac29a245a7fbef9eccc84c9905fce.mp3) ## [Stop Guessing: Content Optimization Tools That Actually Prove ROI](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/stop-guessing-content-optimization) _2026-08-03 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ Teams who can't connect content to revenue within two clicks are getting lapped by the ones who walk into meetings with pipeline data. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209623819/b77b8560cb64b76e02389ae451f63c10.mp3) ## [Stop Renting Your AI: Why Marketing Ops Should Own Their Stack](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/stop-renting-your-ai-why-marketing) _2026-07-30 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ Half the Fortune 500 are building their own AI stacks while you're still auto-renewing subscriptions that wrap freely available models in a fancy UI. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208969408/4723d8644e2c54ea28b2e12fbf5a7fd8.mp3) ## [When More Instructions Make AI Dumber](https://audracarpenter.substack.com/p/when-more-instructions-make-ai-dumber) _2026-07-30 · Audra Carpenter · Audra Carpenter_ One marketer added 5,000 words of instructions and watched his AI fail 66% of the time—while competitors ship with simpler prompts. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208970926/bd750c0700e20f73be3a7f44cbe81f3c.mp3) ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZJXsSoN0E8c8) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [Episode 325: Leading Through Change Without Losing Yourself w/ Cindy Cohn](https://www.growthreadypodcast.com/) _2026-07-01 · GrowthReady Podcast with Steve Mellor_ Steve sits down with Cindy Cohn, former Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, for a conversation about values, leadership, change, and knowing when it is time to make room for what comes next. Cindy has spent decades fighting for digital rights, privacy, free speech, and a better internet for the people who use it. Her career is a powerful example of what it means to stay… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1986480/episodes/19429817-episode-325-leading-through-change-without-losing-yourself-w-cindy-cohn.mp3) ## [Episode 324: Adaptability, Identity, and Choosing What Matters w/ David Hiler](https://www.growthreadypodcast.com/) _2026-06-24 · GrowthReady Podcast with Steve Mellor_ David Hiler’s answer to “What does it mean to be growth ready? ”is simple—and hard-earned: adapt to whatever comes your way . A lifelong runner and hospitality entrepreneur, David’s life changed fast when a knee issue turned into cancer. Faced with two paths—an invasive rebuild with uncertain outcomes or amputation with a clear shot at living fully—he chose the decision that protected what… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1986480/episodes/19395315-episode-324-adaptability-identity-and-choosing-what-matters-w-david-hiler.mp3) ## [Episode 323: Control Your Energy. Find Your Clarity. Get the Feedback You’re Missing w/ Jared Goralnick](https://www.growthreadypodcast.com/) _2026-06-17 · GrowthReady Podcast with Steve Mellor_ Jared Goralnick joins the GrowthReady Podcast with a deceptively simple definition of what it means to be growth ready: manage your energy and get clear on where you’re going. Jared Goralnick has spent 15 years building products that help organizations find, develop, and grow talent. He was Head of Product at LinkedIn Recruiter and VP of Product at Upwork, Go1, and Articulate, and previously… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1986480/episodes/19360144-episode-323-control-your-energy-find-your-clarity-get-the-feedback-you-re-missing-w-jared-goralnick.mp3) ## Episode 322: Pulled by Vision, Not Pushed by Pressure - The Will to Prepare with Patrick O’Donnell _2026-06-11 · GrowthReady Podcast with Steve Mellor_ Patrick O’Donnell is the founder of Ignite Five and a performance-and-growth coach who helps leaders and organizations build repeatable rhythms that drive results without sacrificing the human being behind the role. He’s known for translating “systems” into something practical, daily routines, clear expectations, and real accountability. In this conversation, Patrick shares how the 2008 real… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1986480/episodes/19330164-episode-322-pulled-by-vision-not-pushed-by-pressure-the-will-to-prepare-with-patrick-o-donnell.mp3) ## [Neuroscientist, researcher Randy Stout, how learning works and how to do it better](https://stouttrainpitt.com/podcasts/neuroscientist-researcher-randy-stout-how-learning-works-and-how-to-do-it-better/) _2026-06-05 · warren · Stout Training_ Dr. Randy Stout joins our podcast again to discuss how learning works, new theories on the cutting edge of neuroscience, and more. Host Warren Stout of Stout PGH – Team Renzo Gracie (Randy’s older brother ) asks Dr. Stout... [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/sorry_were_open/media.blubrry.com/sorry_were_open/content.blubrry.com/sorry_were_open/Randy_Stout_Podcast.m4a) ## [Episode 321: The Growth Advantage: Awareness, Choice, and Change w/ Jason A. Sousa, The Performance Architect](https://www.growthreadypodcast.com/) _2026-06-03 · GrowthReady Podcast with Steve Mellor_ Some conversations don’t just spark ideas, they put words to something you’ve been carrying for a long time. In this episode, Jason A. Sousa (Coach J), known as The Performance Architect, founder of Mental Edge Athletics, and creator of the Performance Architecture methodology, joins the show to unpack what’s happening beneath the surface when the stakes rise and you can’t access the level you… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1986480/episodes/19286943-episode-321-the-growth-advantage-awareness-choice-and-change-w-jason-a-sousa-the-performance-architect.mp3) ## [GrowthReady Replay: Jesse Cole on Competing Through Limitations](https://www.growthreadypodcast.com/) _2026-05-27 · GrowthReady Podcast with Steve Mellor_ This is a Growth Ready Replay, rewinding back to Fall 2020, when Steve Mellor sat down with Jesse Cole , founder of Fans First Entertainment and the owner of the Banana Ball Championship League, including the world-famous Savannah Bananas. It’s a conversation about what real competitors do when the world gets smaller: they don’t complain about limitations… they lean into them. Jesse shares the… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1986480/episodes/19246766-growthready-replay-jesse-cole-on-competing-through-limitations.mp3) ## [Episode 320: You Have The Capacity To Handle Change w/ Ben Granger](https://www.growthreadypodcast.com/) _2026-05-20 · GrowthReady Podcast with Steve Mellor_ What if the discomfort you’re trying to avoid is the very thing making you stronger? Steve sits down with Ben Granger, Chief Workplace Psychologist at Qualtrics and author of A Leader Worth Following, to unpack what growth mindset really looks like in the real world: under pressure, inside messy organizations, and in moments where you don’t feel ready. Ben shares how he grew up with a fixed… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1986480/episodes/19207837-episode-320-you-have-the-capacity-to-handle-change-w-ben-granger.mp3) ## [Episode 319: Coaching Corner: There's No Hope... When There's Insistence](https://www.growthreadypodcast.com/) _2026-05-13 · GrowthReady Podcast with Steve Mellor_ Most people don’t quit because they’re incapable. They quit because they’re waiting for proof. In this Coaches’ Corner, Steve uses Abraham Lincoln as a case study in resilience, someone who lost elections, failed in business, navigated depression, and still kept moving forward when there wasn’t much evidence things were “working.” The core shift: hope sounds productive, but it can hide hesitation.… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1986480/episodes/19169685-episode-319-coaching-corner-there-s-no-hope-when-there-s-insistence.mp3) ## [Episode 318: From NBC to Head of Community: Kendall Breitman on Hunger, Capacity, and Reinventing Success](https://www.growthreadypodcast.com/) _2026-05-06 · GrowthReady Podcast with Steve Mellor_ 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕, 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆. - Kendall Breitman In this episode of the GrowthReady Podcast, Steve Mellor sits down with Kendall Breitman, former political journalist (NBC, Bloomberg) and now Head of… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1986480/episodes/19133735-episode-318-from-nbc-to-head-of-community-kendall-breitman-on-hunger-capacity-and-reinventing-success.mp3) ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8KLT5I142pp7) _2026-05-06 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## Episode 317: Your Voice Is Your Edge: Dr. Leslie Gordon on Confidence, Presence, and Speaking Up _2026-04-29 · GrowthReady Podcast with Steve Mellor_ What if the thing holding you back isn’t a lack of expertise, but the fact that your voice hasn’t caught up to what you know? In this episode, Steve Mellor sits down with Dr. Leslie Gordon, a speech, voice, and accent expert who helps high-performing professionals speak with more confidence, presence, and impact. Leslie introduces the idea of the “growing edge,” a powerful replacement for the word… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1986480/episodes/19096038-episode-317-your-voice-is-your-edge-dr-leslie-gordon-on-confidence-presence-and-speaking-up.mp3) ## [Shawn Williams , everyone’s favorite jiu jitsu commentator, “the teachers’ teacher” talks to Warren Stout](https://stouttrainpitt.com/podcasts/shawn-williams-everyones-favorite-jiu-jitsu-commentator-the-teachers-teacher-talks-to-warren-stout/) _2025-11-15 · warren · Stout Training_ In this podcast Shawn Williams talks with longtime friend and student Warren Stout. Shawn is the technical commentator for all of the major jiu jitsu events such as ADCC , IBJJF worlds, WNO, and StoutFights pro BJJ. The... [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/sorry_were_open/media.blubrry.com/sorry_were_open/content.blubrry.com/sorry_were_open/Stout_Podcast_Shawn_Williams_FINAL.mp3) ## [Mike Wilkins former professional MMA fighter, coach, black belt jiu jitsu competitor from Pittsburgh](https://stouttrainpitt.com/podcasts/mike-wilkins-former-professional-mma-fighter-coach-black-belt-jiu-jitsu-competitor-from-pittsburgh/) _2025-06-24 · warren · Stout Training_ Mike Wilkins and Warren Stout sit down to discuss several topics related to Mike’s professional MMA career, his transition from being primarily a competitor to more of a coaching role at Stout Pittsburgh. The conversation also touches on competing... [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/sorry_were_open/content.blubrry.com/sorry_were_open/meetup-06_January_2025-03-59-23_PM_1.mp3) ## [Claire Butterfield talks juggling competing at a national level in Jiu Jitsu and having a demanding career](https://stouttrainpitt.com/podcasts/9843/) _2025-02-23 · warren · Stout Training_ Claire Butterfield is one of the most successful jiu jitsu competitors we have had at Stout Pittsburgh in our decade and a half. Last year she placed 3rd at Pan Am IBJJF Adult brown belt, losing a razor close decision... [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/sorry_were_open/content.blubrry.com/sorry_were_open/meetup-06_January_2025-05-04-35_PM_1.mp3) ## [Aerial Arts with Kristel Johanning , starting later in life, teaching, and learning silks, hoop, and more](https://stouttrainpitt.com/podcasts/aerial-arts-with-kristel-johanning-starting-later-in-life-teaching-and-learning-silks-hoop-and-more/) _2025-01-24 · warren · Stout Training_ In this episode I talk with Kristel Johanning about starting aerial arts practice in her late 30’s as a mom of 2, without a background in dance/yoga or the like. We talk about why she loves training silks and hoop.... [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/sorry_were_open/content.blubrry.com/sorry_were_open/KristelAerialpodcast.mp3)