Beyond The Prompt - How to use AI in your company
Beyond the Prompt dives deep into the world of AI and its expanding impact on business and daily work. Hosted by Jeremy Utley of Stanford's d.school, alongside Henrik Werdelin, an entrepreneur known for starting BarkBox, prehype and other startups, each episode features conversations with innovators and leaders to uncover pragmatic stories of how organizations leverage AI to accelerate success. Learn creative strategies and actionable tactics you can apply right away as AI capabilities advance exponentially.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 43
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
How Entrepreneurs Can Compete in the Age of AI: Henrik Werdelin & Nicholas Thorne on Their New Book Me, My Customer and AI
In a shift from the usual format, Henrik Werdelin steps into the guest seat—alongside Nicholas Thorne—for a live conversation with Jeremy Utley about their new book Me, My Customer, and AI. They expl…
Inside Zapier’s Code Red: How CEO Wade Foster Hit Pause to Reinvent for AI
Wade Foster, co-founder and CEO of Zapier, joins Henrik and Jeremy to talk about how AI is changing the company from the inside out. He shares the moment Zapier declared a “code red” on AI and the st…
Can AI Replace Me? Evan Ratliff on Letting an AI Clone Live His Life
In this episode, Evan Ratliff, journalist and creator of the podcast Shell Game, shares the wild and personal story behind his experiment in AI voice cloning. What began as curiosity turned into a si…
How the Chief Creative Officer of an Award-Winning Ad Agency Prompts the Perfect Pitch
In this episode, Jeff Benjamin, Global CCO of Tombras, shares how AI helps him get unstuck, build confidence, and push bold ideas forward—even when self-doubt creeps in. From romcom scripts to Arby’s…
Chief of Staff for the Masses: How Meta’s Joshua To Designs Wearables with AI
In this episode, Joshua To, VP of Product Design at Meta, shares how AI is reshaping how—and where—we interact with technology. He walks us through Meta’s evolving approach to AR and wearables, why n…
The AI Implementation Audit: What Section’s CEO Learned in 18 Months
In this episode, Greg Shove, CEO of Section and founder of Machine and Partners, joins us for a "where are they now" follow-up—and doesn’t hold back. Greg walks through the rise of Pro AI, his new AI…
Rebuilding from Inside: How John Waldmann Led an AI Shift Without Breaking His Team
In this episode, John Waldmann, CEO of Homebase, shares how the 10-year-old SaaS company blew up its roadmap and rebuilt around AI—from culture to code. He walks us through the shift from 20-page PRD…
Why HR not CTOs Will Lead AI Augmentation - with Joshua Wöhle
In this episode, Joshua Wöhle, co-founder and CEO of Mindstone, shares how AI can go beyond automation to truly augment thinking, strategy, and workflows. He walks us through the personal rituals and…
What AI Can't Replace – How The Atlantic Deals with Disruption
In this episode, Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic, shares a personal and expansive look at how AI is reshaping creativity, leadership, and human connection. From using ChatGPT in marathon train…
Prompting for Originality: How Devin McNulty Is AI-Enabling His Workshop Business
In this episode, Devin McNulty, founder of Funmentum Labs and creator of Funware, shares how he’s turning fun into a serious engine for creative work. After 15 years of running workshops for Fortune …
How Mihir Shukla Is Reimagining Work With 300 Million AI Agents (and Counting)
In this episode, Mihir Shukla, CEO and Chairman of Automation Anywhere, shares how he’s building an autonomous enterprise—where AI doesn’t just assist work, but performs it. With over 300 million AI …
Eric Porres is Rewiring Logitech’s Org for the AI Age. First; he trained 800 people himself.
In this episode, Eric Porres, Global Head of AI at Logitech, shares how he’s working to turn a 7,000-person company into an AI-fluent organization. From running a GenAI survey to personally training …
How Blair Vermette Went from AI Skeptic to a Pioneer of Viral AI Videos
In this episode, Blair Vermette, founder of Rabbit Hole, shares his journey from traditional TV production to becoming a pioneer in AI-powered storytelling. Once frustrated by the rise of AI in creat…
BONUS EPISODE: Boris Eldagsen: Why AI-Generated Images Aren’t Photography
Berlin-based artist Boris Eldagsen made headlines when he won—then refused—the Sony World Photography Awards after revealing that his winning image was AI-generated. In this special episode of Beyond…
Future-Proofing Your Career and Income in the Age of AI with Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek
AI is transforming careers, personal branding, and financial planning - so how can you stay ahead? Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek, entrepreneur, investor, bestselling author, and host of Your AI Roadmap, …
How to build a business with AI? Founder of Audos - Nicholas Thorne on the New Rules for Entrepreneurship
In this episode, Nicholas Thorne, co-founder of Audos, shares his mission to help a million entrepreneurs build sustainable, AI-powered businesses. He introduces the concept of the “Donkey Corn,” bre…
Why your organization needs to embrace AI—Or get left behind, with Brad Anderson
In this episode, Brad Anderson, President of the Product Group at Qualtrics and former Microsoft exec, shares how AI is transforming how businesses operate—from internal culture to customer experienc…
Reinventing Recruiting: Anvisha Pai on Using AI to Automate Hiring
Anvisha Pai, founder of Dover, takes us inside how her team is using generative AI to transform recruiting—automating everything from job descriptions to candidate outreach for over 500 companies. Sh…
How to make an AI-Driven Culture Transformation with Moderna’s Head of AI, Brice Challamel
In this episode, Brice Challamel, Head of AI Products and Platforms at Moderna, pulls back the curtain on how AI is transforming not just workflows but entire organizational cultures. Brice introduce…
How You Can Leverage AI for Big Decisions – Insights from Geoff Woods
In this episode, Geoff Woods, bestselling author of The AI Driven Leader and founder of AI Leadership, reveals how leaders can leverage AI to tackle big decisions and strategic challenges. Geoff intr…