AI for Solopreneurs: The AI Hat Podcast

AI for Solopreneurs: The AI Hat Podcast

Are you an established solopreneur, creator, or micro-business owner who's hit a ceiling? You're successful, but you're trapped—drowning in administrative tasks, struggling to keep up with marketing, and realizing that your income is directly tied to the hours you work. You know AI is the answer, but you're overwhelmed by the hype and don't know where to start. "The AI Hat Podcast" is your practical guide to escaping the grind. This isn't another show about abstract AI theory. This is a workshop for building your AI-powered operational engine, piece by piece. Join your host, Mike Allton—a fellow solopreneur and AI architect—as he provides step-by-step "AI Workflow Teardowns" designed to solve your biggest bottlenecks. You’ll learn how to: Reclaim 15+ hours a week by identifying and automating the repetitive tasks that consume your day. Build custom "AI Agents" that act as your social media manager, content assistant, and operations coordinator. Achieve true scalability by designing systems that grow your business without requiring you to hire more staff. Apply the H.U.M.A.N. Framework to ensure AI augments your unique creativity and expertise, rather than replacing it. This show is for the ambitious Growth Architect who is ready to move from operator to owner. Start your journey to scalability now by downloading our free Scalability Audit at TheAIHat.com/download/scalability/. And join the conversation with Mike on Instagram @mike.allton at https://www.instagram.com/mike.allton/, where he shares daily tips and behind-the-scenes looks at building an AI-powered business.

Episodes

Tired of Flying Solo? How to Build Your AI Co-Founder with Mike Allton

August 26, 2025 • 23 mins
Ever feel like you're trapped in your own business success? In this solo episode, Mike shares his recent automation disaster in a St. Louis medical center waiting room and reveals why that frustration led to a breakthrough framework for building an AI Co-Founder that actually works. Discover the three "missing partners" every solopreneur needs, learn from Mike's Zapier experiment gone wrong, and get the exact 4-step process for bu...
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The Creative-Efficiency Sweet Spot: AI Prompts for Business Breakthrough with Jason Keath

August 19, 2025 • 34 mins
What if I told you that the secret to unlocking your team's creative potential isn't working harder—it's asking better questions? Here's the problem: Most business leaders are getting mediocre results from AI because they're playing it safe. They're asking vanilla questions and getting vanilla answers, then wondering why their competitors seem to be pulling ahead. You've invested time learning AI tools, maybe even paying for premi...
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Stop Being a Commodity: The Solopreneur’s Guide to Becoming Irreplaceable with AI with Mike Allton

August 12, 2025 • 16 mins
What if the biggest threat of AI isn't that it will take your job, but that it will trap you in the wrong job?I see solopreneurs everywhere using AI like a faster typewriter... trying to do their old work quicker instead of building a completely different kind of business. In this episode, I reveal how to escape the "Commodity Trap" that keeps you billing by the hour and competing on price, and transform into an irreplaceable strat...
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Trailer: AI for Solopreneurs - Stop Being the Bottleneck in Your Business

August 10, 2025 • 1 min
Tired of being the most overworked employee in your own business? You're not alone. Join Mike Allton on AI for Solopreneurs: The AI Hat Podcast, where we cut through the AI hype to show you exactly how to reclaim 15+ hours per week and scale without hiring staff. This isn't about robots or complex theory—it's about practical AI systems that handle the grunt work so you can focus on growth. Every episode features real implementatio...
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Cut Your Support Time in Half: Real Results with Salesforce's Agentforce with Aaron Godby

August 5, 2025 • 41 mins
What if you could double your customer support team's effectiveness without hiring a single new employee? Sounds too good to be true, right? But that's exactly what businesses are achieving with Salesforce's Agentforce platform. Every day, support teams are drowning in tickets, burning out their best agents, and watching their customer satisfaction scores take a nosedive. The cost of scaling support teams traditionally is skyrocket...
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How AI Search Is Rewriting the SEO Playbook (And What You Must Do Now) with Ben Jacobson

July 29, 2025 • 35 mins
des, we've mastered the art of SEO—keywords, backlinks, page rankings. We've built entire marketing strategies around getting to the top of Google's search results. But here's the uncomfortable truth: AI is fundamentally changing how people discover brands and information. When someone asks ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity for business recommendations, traditional SEO rankings mean little. Your perfectly optimized website might be in...
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Why AI Will Make Your Agency Indispensable: The NYT Magazine Article Every Owner Must Read with Robert Capps

July 22, 2025 • 44 mins
What if the technology that's keeping you up at night could actually become your biggest competitive advantage? Here's what's happening right now: Business owners everywhere are watching AI generate content, create designs, and handle tasks that used to require human expertise. The fear is real because the question feels existential – if your clients can do this themselves, what happens to your value? But what if you're looking a...
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Stop Being the Bottleneck: How to Build an AI Second Brain for Your Agency with Mike Allton

July 15, 2025 • 20 mins
Every successful agency owner faces the same maddening paradox: you built a business to create freedom, but now you're more trapped than ever. You can't take a real vacation because everything runs through you. Every proposal needs your touch, every creative decision requires your approval, and every client crisis demands your personal attention. You've become the bottleneck in your own operation, and traditional solutions like hir...
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Unlocking AI's Potential: Success Stories from Growing Businesses with Sara Davison

July 8, 2025 • 43 mins
Now, I know what you're thinking. "Mike, we've heard about AI. We get it. It's revolutionary." But here's the million-dollar question: Are you actually seeing those eye-popping results in your own business? Are you doubling your qualified leads or saving tens of thousands of dollars with a single automation? If you're shaking your head, don't worry. You're not alone. And that's exactly why today's episode is going to be a game-cha...
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How Smart Business Leaders Are Creating AI Sales Reps That Never Sleep with Natalie de Groot

June 28, 2025 • 46 mins
Have you ever wished you could clone your best sales rep? Imagine having a team member who never sleeps, never takes vacation, and consistently delivers your perfect pitch to prospects 24/7. Sounds too good to be true, right? The challenge facing most business leaders today isn't just about growing their sales - it's about scaling their team's expertise and maintaining quality customer relationships while expanding their reach. Tr...
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The Human Behind the Algorithm: Amy Landino's Approach to AI-Enhanced Content Creation

June 21, 2025 • 40 mins
Are you struggling to create consistent content for your YouTube channel because scripts and outlines take forever to produce? You're not alone. Most creators hit this wall, trying to balance quality with production speed, while wondering if AI could help without making their content feel generic or robotic. Today you'll discover exactly how to use AI for content creation while keeping your authentic voice intact. I'm excited to w...
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Why Latina Voices Are Critical for the Future of AI with Dr. Nayana Guerrero

June 14, 2025 • 49 mins
Have you ever wondered why some of the most innovative AI solutions still miss the mark for large segments of the population? The answer might lie in who's actually building and implementing these technologies. Today, we're diving into a crucial conversation about representation in AI - specifically, why having Latina voices at the table isn't just about diversity metrics, it's about creating better, more effective AI solutions for...
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Scale Like PayPal: Simple AI Strategies That Actually Work for Small Business with Mike Todasco

June 7, 2025 • 41 mins
Are you spending countless hours trying to figure out how to make AI work for your business, while bigger companies seem to have it all figured out? What if you could learn how one of the world's most innovative companies actually implements AI, and discover how to scale those same strategies in your business - without the enterprise budget? The truth is, most small businesses are drowning in AI tools and possibilities, unsure whi...
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No Code, No Problem: Revolutionizing Marketing with AI Tools with Mike Russell

May 31, 2025 • 38 mins
Have you ever felt left behind in the marketing tech race because you don't know how to code? Maybe you've watched colleagues implement amazing automation or create sophisticated workflows, while you're still struggling with basic tools. What if I told you that the coding barrier in marketing is crumbling, thanks to artificial intelligence? The truth is, marketers everywhere are facing increasing pressure to be more technical, mor...
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Inside LinkedIn's AI Marketing Strategy: A Senior Leader's Perspective with Hava Maloku

May 24, 2025 • 34 mins
Have you ever wondered how the world's largest professional network approaches artificial intelligence in their marketing? We all see the innovations and changes happening on LinkedIn's platform, but what's happening behind the scenes? How are they actually implementing AI in their marketing strategies, and what can we learn from their approach? The truth is, most businesses are struggling to effectively integrate AI into their ma...
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From Disaster to Digital Recovery: A Business Owner's AI Journey with Judi Fox

May 17, 2025 • 39 mins
What would you do if your business suddenly faced a catastrophic disruption tomorrow? For most of us, that's a terrifying thought we'd rather not consider. But the reality is, business emergencies don't wait for the perfect moment - they strike without warning, forcing us to adapt or risk losing everything we've built. That's exactly what happened to today's guest when a devastating house fire in July 2023 threatened to derail her ...
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Making AI Your Most Valuable Team Member: A Leaders Guide with Liza Adams

May 10, 2025 • 46 mins
What if your next star employee never needed a coffee break, could work 24/7, and actually made your human team more creative and productive? That's not science fiction - it's the reality of properly implemented AI in today's business environment. But here's the challenge: most business leaders either overthink AI integration, making it more complicated than necessary, or underutilize it, missing out on incredible opportunities for...
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Gemini for Leadership: AI-Powered Decision-Making with Mike Allton

May 7, 2025 • 18 mins
In this episode, I explore how leaders can leverage Gemini to make smarter, faster, and more data-driven decisions. I share my own experience using Gemini to navigate a major business rebrand and provide a practical framework for integrating AI into your leadership workflow. Discover how Gemini can assist with rapid market analysis, data-driven risk assessment, and performance optimization, empowering you to lead with greater clar...
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AI Digital Clone: How to Augment Your Team's Expertise with George B. Thomas

May 3, 2025 • 49 mins
Imagine if your top expert—maybe even you—could be available 24/7, across multiple languages, without burning out. Sounds like science fiction? For many SMB leaders, the knowledge held by key individuals becomes a bottleneck, limiting growth and overwhelming crucial team members. But what if AI offered a way not to replace, but to amplify that irreplaceable human expertise? Today, I'm talking with George B. Thomas, widely known as...
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Gemini Prompt Engineering: Get the Results You Want with Mike Allton

April 30, 2025 • 15 mins
In this episode, I unlock the secrets to crafting powerful prompts that get you the exact results you need from Gemini and other large language models (LLMs). I introduce the RICCE framework, a practical system designed to help you communicate effectively with AI and achieve optimal output. Think of RICCE as your training wheels for prompt engineering. By mastering these techniques, you'll gain the confidence and skills to harness...
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