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WOMEN x AI

WOMEN x AI

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 Welcome to WOMEN x AI (WxAI) a podcast dedicated to amplifying women in tech and accelerating your success. Whether you're starting out or scaling up, you'll find real talk and real community here. Hosted by AI leaders Reut Lazo and Jenny Kay Pollock, we dive into stories, strategies, and insights from trailblazing women in AI. Subscribe and discover how women are building the future of AI. New episodes at www.womenxai.com and everywhere you listen.WOMEN x AI (WxAI)
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  • WxAI: AI x Product Roundtable – Building Better Products Faster

    WxAI: AI x Product Roundtable – Building Better Products Faster
    Oct 22 2025
    How AI is reshaping product management from idea to launch? The panel digs into strategy, PRDs, research, prototyping, analytics, guardrails, and the human judgment that still holds it all together.“AI gives you what you give it. It can enhance your voice, but it cannot replace your thinking or your voice.” — Namisha BalagopalGuestsNamisha Balagopal — Product leader across HP, Twitch, Amazon, and digital healthMayan Shay May-Raz — Principal Product Manager, Amazon Search, former AR and VR PM at Lenovo and Meta startupDr. Nancy Li — Founder, PM Accelerator, YouTube and LinkedIn Top VoiceJasmeen Bal — Product leader in the EV charging industry, former automotive engineeringHostsReut Lazo, Cofounder and Co-CEO, WOMEN x AIJenny Kay Pollock, Cofounder and Co-CEO, WOMEN x AIWhat We CoverHow AI speeds strategy, PRDs, and stakeholder buy-inResearch at scale with interview synthesis and insight mappingPrototyping and UI flows with AI design helpersData quality, cleansing, and why your inputs determine your outputsHallucinations, bias, and practical guardrails in productionThe evolving PM role, specialization, and parallelized build cyclesBlending AI insight with human empathy and product tasteKey TakeawaysAI is a force multiplier for PMs who stay in the loop and think critically.Inputs matter. Define personas, context, and goals to get useful outputs.Use AI to compress time, then spend the saved time on deeper questions.Guardrails require humans. Validate facts, monitor outputs, and design for failure cases.Clean data beats big data. Aggregate, de-dupe, and cleanse before you trust.The PM toolkit is changing, but storytelling and empathy still win rooms.Product orgs will specialize. Core feature PMs, growth PMs, and internal tooling PMs can move faster with AI.Parallelize more. Strategy, research, prototype, and QA can run together with AI assistance.Tools MentionedDovetail — Customer interviews, synthesis, and insightsLovable — Prompt to clickable prototype for faster stakeholder alignmentClaude — Reasoned writing, persona-aware drafting, and analysisAmplitude — Product analytics and auto-captured events for faster decisionsFathom — Meeting records, notes, and action itemsAlso referenced: Miro AI, Figma, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Google Vertex AI, RAG and multi-agent patternsResources and RecsStoryworthy by Matthew Dicks, on storytelling that lands with stakeholdersOn Purpose with Jay Shetty — Madonna interview on resilience and beliefPower and Prediction by Agrawal, Gans, and Goldfarb, on how AI shifts decision makingChapters00:00 Intro and why AI in product matters now01:09 Guest intros05:06 How AI changes PM work and team velocity08:44 First moments when AI changed their product practice14:36 Strategy, speed, and decision making with AI15:13 Research at scale and the Dovetail workflow16:53 Blending AI insight with human intuition20:21 Designing an AI-native product process end to end23:29 Specialization and faster iterations across the lifecycle24:40 Parallelizing strategy, prototyping, research, and QA26:32 Risks and challenges, overreliance, and “vanilla” docs28:01 Hallucinations and practical guardrails in production33:39 Tool favorites of the week37:40 Non-AI recommendations and why empathy still matters41:02 How WOMEN x AI helps members grow43:07 Closing and final quoteRecorded for the WOMEN x AI community. Learn more and join at www.womenxai.com.
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    44 mins
  • WxAI: AI x Go-to-Market Roundtable - Winning Markets with AI

    WxAI: AI x Go-to-Market Roundtable - Winning Markets with AI
    Sep 28 2025

    In this episode of WOMEN x AI, marketing leaders discuss the integration of AI into go-to-market (GTM) strategies. Sharing insights on how AI serves as a powerful tool for content creation, self-improvement, and enhancing marketing efficiency.

    The conversation highlights the significant shifts in marketing practices due to AI, emphasizing the importance of understanding systems and leveraging automation to free up time for strategic initiatives.

    The experts also explore the democratization of marketing tools through AI, making them accessible to startups and smaller companies.

    Takeaways

    • AI is a powerful tool for go-to-market strategies.
    • Using AI as a collaborator enhances creativity.
    • Trust in AI outputs requires verification and refinement.
    • AI democratizes access to marketing tools for smaller companies.
    • Automation allows teams to focus on high-value strategies.
    • Understanding your systems is crucial for effective AI integration.
    • AI can synthesize information across various touch points.
    • Salesforce's agent force launch marked a significant shift in marketing.
    • AI helps marketers meet buyers where they are.
    • Self-improvement through AI can enhance communication skills.
    • AI Revolutionizing Go-to-Market Strategies


    Soundbites

    • "AI is a powerful tool for go-to-market."
    • "Trust but verify with AI outputs."
    • "AI helps us meet buyers where they're at."


    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction to AI and Go-To-Market Strategies

    01:38 Utilizing AI in Marketing: Insights from Experts

    09:41 Shifts in Go-To-Market Strategies Due to AI

    11:21 Realizations of AI's Impact on Product Launches

    18:16 AI's Role in Enhancing Go-To-Market Efficiency

    22:56 Streamlining Workflows for Effective Change Management

    24:03 The Balance of Automation and Personalization

    25:31 Building Trust Through Internal Testing

    27:49 Proactive Market Shaping with AI

    30:12 Accelerating Sales Cycles and Trust Building

    34:55 The Human Element in AI Workflows

    37:38 AI Tools and Recommendations for Success

    39:57 Community Support and Learning in AI
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    43 mins
  • WxAI: AI x Sales Roundtable - Driving Revenue in the Age of AI

    WxAI: AI x Sales Roundtable - Driving Revenue in the Age of AI
    Sep 1 2025
    In this episode we discuss the transformative impact of AI on sales processes and customer interactions. Special Guests:Saumya Bhatnagar – CPO & Co-Founder of Involve.ai, building Jeeva, an agentic sales automation platform; recognized as one of the Top 100 Women in AISummer Poletti – Fractional CRO, Founder of Rise of Us, and Host of the Revenue Remix podcastAmirah Raveneau-Bey – Founder of Grow, Scale, Develop; Fractional Advisor, Executive Coach, and Speaker with 25+ years in FinTech, real estate, and startupsHost: Jenny Kay Pollock Cofounder & Co-CEO WxAIWe explore how AI is reshaping the sales landscape, enhancing human connections, and automating time-consuming tasks. The conversation highlights the importance of integrating AI tools into sales strategies while maintaining a human touch and understanding customer journeys. The guests share insights on the future of sales, the role of automation, and the necessary guardrails for using AI responsiblyTakeawaysAI is a competitive necessity in sales.Human relationships remain fundamental in sales, even with AI.AI helps sales reps prepare better for meetings.Automation allows sales reps to focus on building connections.AI can enhance the customer journey by providing insights.Sales reps can leverage AI to ask better questions.AI tools can help shorten the sales cycle.Recording calls can provide valuable insights for sales reps.AI should be used with caution due to potential inaccuracies.Understanding customer journeys is crucial for effective sales.Resources & Mentions🤖 AI Tools & PlatformsFathom – AI-powered meeting notes and call summariesOtter – Transcription and AI notetaking for calls and meetingsGranola – AI meeting assistant Jenny used during the recordingRiverside – Podcast recording platform with AI-generated show notesJeeva.ai – Agentic sales automation platform co-founded by SaumyaCast Magic – AI tool for turning call recordings into notes, emails, and follow-upsCloud Desktops MCP – Secure desktop solution for hosting custom GPTs (mentioned by Summer)Andi – AI-powered search and workflows (Amirah referenced for sales templates)Cursor – AI coding assistant with ChatGPT-5 integration📚 Newsletters, Podcasts, & Learning ResourcesWOMEN x AI (WxAI) Social Saturday – Weekly conversations and learning with the WxAI communityAI Daily Brief – Short daily podcast with the latest in AISuperhuman Newsletter – AI and productivity insightsWomen in AI LinkedIn – Updates and thought leadership from the global communityTLDR Newsletter – Daily tech and AI digestLenny’s Newsletter – Product and growth strategy insightsJournal.io – App that turns AI research papers into audio summaries🌟 Non-AI Recommendations⁠Summer Poletti's White Chili ⁠ – sSeasonal favorite (vegetarian, vegan, or with meat) (link TBD)Libby App – Free audiobook app from your local libraryLove is Blind (Netflix) – Reality TV showChapters00:00 Introduction to AI and Sales04:03 The Importance of AI in Sales09:47 AI's Impact on Sales Processes16:33 Automation in Sales23:16 Guardrails and Limitations of AI29:56 Customer Journey and AI34:28 Lightning Round and Community Engagement
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    42 mins
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