Human Side of AI

Human Side of AI

Hosted by: Flora Mercury

Flora Mercury and Jam Anderson explore how AI and technology fuel success, sharing real stories, simple strategies, and smart tools to help entrepreneurs and curious minds achieve personal growth and business wins.

Episodes

The Zero to Claude Sprint: Rediscovering the Human Element

Season #3

What actually happens when you spend six weeks learning Claude from the ground up? In this episode, our AI hosts do a full recap of the Zero to Claude Sprint โ€” Club Jam's flagship training program where members go...
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From $32K in Debt to Dr. AI: How Jonathan Built a Digital Company of One

Season #3

In this episode, Flora sits down with Jonathan, known online as Dr. AI, a Southern California-based automation strategist and educator who went from $32,000 in debt and two months behind on rent to empowering over 500...
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Jess Pischel Says AI Should Be Boring on Purpose. Here's Why That's the Smartest Thing You'll Hear This Week.

Season #3

Jess Pischel didn't plan to be an AI consultant. She spent years in corporate learning and development, had a few babies, stepped back from the road-warrior consulting life, and eventually found her way back to the...
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The Social Media Strategy for Small Business Owners Who Are Over It

Season #3

Every Monday on The Human Side of AI, I hand the mic to our AI hosts so I can show up fully for the things only a human can do. And this week's topic hit close to home. Friday's guest, Katherine Gruenberg of AI...
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Your Home Has a CEO Problem (And AI Just Fixed It) -- with Katherine Gruenberg

Season #3

What if your home could run like a well-managed business โ€” without you having to be the one running it all the time? In this episode, Flora Mercury sits down with Katherine Gruenberg, founder of AI Powered Social and...
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From AT&T to All In: Angie Smith on Coaching, Books, a TEDx Talk, and Learning AI from Scratch

Season #3

Angie Smith spent nearly 25 years at AT&T before finding herself at a turning point. Instead of searching for another corporate role, she launched Angie Smith Summit Consulting and went all in on three things she...
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The AI Time Reclamation Act: Reclaiming Your Humanity

Season #3

We talk a lot about using AI to save time. This episode asks a harder question: what are you actually saving it for? The AI Time Reclamation Act flips the usual productivity conversation on its head. Instead of asking...
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Advising Students, Marketing a Network, and Learning AI Along the Way: A Conversation with Jennifer Browning

Season #3

Jennifer Browning has spent 12 years at Austin Community College, the last five and a half of them as a Senior Area Study Advising Specialist. She also serves as the elected VP of Marketing and Communications for...
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Zero to Claude: The Six-Week AI Integration Roadmap

Season #3

Most people try AI once, get a weird robotic answer, and go back to doing things the hard way. This episode is about what happens when you stop dabbling and actually build something. Today we break down Zero to...
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From Lab Bench to Mars: How Charlotte Habegger Rebuilt Everything Using AI, Grit, and the Science of Connection

Season #3

What do you do when your entire career gets derailed by domestic violence? If you're Charlotte Habegger, you rebuild from scratch, raise three kids, homeschool them for a decade, and quietly build nine businesses,...
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How to Stop Chatting with AI and Start Working with It: Abi Odedeyi on Building AI Systems for Real Business

Season #3

How to Stop Chatting with AI and Start Working with It: Abi Odedeyi on Building AI Systems for Real Business All Episodes April 17, 2026 AI consultant and CodeFreeIQ founder Abi Odedeyi joins The Human Side of AI to...
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The Human Side of AI: AI Video Creation Tools for Business Owners in 2026

Season #3

Not sure which AI video tool is right for your business? We got you covered. Club Jam member Juanita Carpenter asked a great question about AI video tools, and since our monthly challenge is all about creating video,...
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