EP52 - I'm Training AI to Replace My Own Business

What happens when a consultant starts training AI to replace his own business? If AI can give advice, what's left for the people who give advice for a living? Dan Boyles of Hello AI is deliberately building AI that can do his job. In this episode, James O'Regan and Gerjon Kunst ask him what that means for consulting, and why he thinks the real value is shifting to experience, mistakes made and human connection rather than knowledge. They talk about why most businesses are less ready for AI than they think (but more ready than they're scared of), why handing AI to your IT team is a recipe for failure, and why "the demo isn't adoption." Dan shares his biggest mistake since launching, how a company was spending six figures a month on Claude for the wrong reasons, and why productivity is the floor while client experience is the ceiling. They also discuss how to build a company-wide second brain and how the traditional consulting model is breaking down. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 How Hello AI went global in under two years 02:27 Why 90% of businesses still run on Microsoft 05:28 Hiring Arsenal's stadium: the Hello AI Summit 08:40 How ready are businesses really for AI? 20:47 The biggest AI myths: "It's an IT project" 25:00 Dan's biggest mistake: leading with technology 29:12 Productivity is the floor, client experience is the ceiling 31:40 Building a second brain for your business 32:48 Could Hello AI exist without AI? 42:16 The future of consulting and human intelligence 48:47 Where to find Dan 🔗 Connect with Dan Boyles LinkedIn:   / danhelloai   Website: https://danboyles.ai #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Copilot #Microsoft365 #AIAdoption #Consulting #FutureOfWork #Podcast