The Dumb Monkey Show - Simplifying AI for business leaders
The Dumb Monkey Show is your unapologetically candid AI-in-business podcast for leaders who want results, not hype. Hosted by Aamir Qutub—CEO, AI strategist, and bestselling author—and Davina Montgomery—communications pro at Deakin’s Applied AI Institute—this show cuts through the jargon to bring you real stories, practical frameworks, and witty banter. From boardroom strategy to frontline operations, we unpack how artificial intelligence is reshaping business, the pitfalls to avoid, and the bananas you should grab along the way. No tech-splaining. No fluff. Just smart, clear conversations that make AI useful, usable, and maybe even a little fun. 🐵🍌 New episodes every week. Whether you’re a CEO, founder, or curious leader, you’ll leave with ideas you can use today—and a smile you didn’t see coming.
Episodes
AI is already inside your business, even if nobody “owns” it.
In this episode, board director Mark Edmonds shares what he’s seeing across organisations: CTO says “not me”, CIO says “not me”, and AI adoption stalls while everyone stays busy.
We talk practical AI for business:
- How to create quick wins that prove value
- Why Copilot/Microsoft 365 and Teams note-takers can expose more than you expect
- How to reduce hallu...
AI adoption fails when leaders treat it like an IT rollout instead of a business shift. In this episode, Barwon Water’s GM of Digital Business, Wayne Pales, explains why AI only works when senior leaders get their hands dirty, make mistakes in public, and lead the conversation.
We unpack how Barwon Water rolled out Copilot to 500 staff, tackled shadow AI without locking everything down, and built a culture obsessed w...
Most AI rollouts don’t fail because of the tech, they fail because people were never brought along. In the first episode of 2026, leadership and culture expert Tiffany Gray breaks down why simply “flicking on” Copilot or mandating AI use creates resistance, fear, and silos.
We unpack what cultural integration really means, why most people can’t articulate their own role, and how unconscious competence blocks automati...
In the final episode of 2025, we reflect on the moment AI stopped being a novelty and quietly became part of everyday life. Amir shares how he booked an entire family holiday — flights, hotel, seats and itinerary — without opening Booking.com or Skyscanner, simply by chatting to ChatGPT like a travel agent who’d already been there.
We unpack why conversational, voice-first AI beat typing and searching this year, espe...
Most businesses think the AI gold rush is about building smarter tech. It’s not. It’s about how you actually use it.
In this episode, Aamir Qutub and Davina Montgomery sit down with Alex Papli, founder of Hypergen AI, to cut through the hype around AI agents, automation, Copilot, and ChatGPT. They unpack the real difference between workflows and truly agentic AI, why “getting your data in order” is often the wrong st...
Your best people won’t stay forever—but their knowledge can.
In this episode, I reveal how to build an “AI brain” that captures your organisation’s most valuable asset: human expertise. This isn’t just about plugging in ChatGPT. It’s about designing systems that store structured data, unstructured files, and even tacit knowledge—so that when people leave, their know-how stays.
Here’s what I cover:
- How to extract an...
Most businesses rushed to adopt AI — but skipped the one thing that could’ve protected them: governance.
In this episode, I sit down with Davina to unpack why AI governance should’ve been the very first conversation leaders had. From shadow AI and privacy risks to policies that actually work, we break down what good governance looks like — and why most businesses are still getting it wrong.
You’ll learn:
- What AI go...
Most businesses have no idea their website is becoming invisible.
In this episode of The Dumb Monkey Show, Davina and I unpack one of the biggest shifts happening right now. People are no longer finding businesses through Google searches. They are asking AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Search to find the best person for the job. Customers may never even visit your website. The AI makes the recommenda...
Are we at the beginning of an AI-driven jobs apocalypse?
In this episode, Aamir Qutub and Davina Montgomery unpack one of the biggest questions of our time: what happens when AI doesn’t just help humans work — it replaces them?
From Amazon’s 30,000 layoffs to mass cuts across banking, government, and manufacturing, the shift is real and accelerating. Aamir warns that unlike past revolutions, AI isn’t just a tool. It’s...
When your clients start using GPT — you know the game has changed.
In this episode of The Dumb Monkey Show, Aamir Qutub and Divina Montgomery sit down with Simon Quirke, CEO and Founder of Graceview, a RegTech startup using AI to make compliance effortless.
Simon shares how his journey from lawyer to entrepreneur led him to tackle one of the hardest problems in business: keeping up with constantly changing regulations...
Are you trusting what you see online?
In this episode, Aamir Qutub and co-host Davina Montgomery explore how AI-generated content is reshaping trust, creativity, and business — and what happens when companies rush into automation without preparation.
From OpenAI’s new Sora 2 model that creates ultra-realistic videos to a $440,000 AI-written government report gone wrong, this conversation dives deep into the balance ...
Are you stuck spending hours on emails, scheduling, or manual follow-ups that AI could easily handle for you?
In this episode, Aamir Qutub and co-host Davina Montgomery go hands-on with the best AI automation tools that are changing how businesses work — no coding required. From managing your inbox with Fixer.ai to connecting entire workflows using Make and n8n, they show how to turn everyday tasks into self-running ...
AI automation isn’t just for tech giants anymore — it’s the new superpower for every business.
In this episode, Aamir Qutub and Davina Montgomery dive into the real-world automations transforming marketing, sales, and everyday operations. From using ChatGPT and Claude to run entire content workflows, to setting up no-code agents in Make.com and N8N, they unpack how smart leaders are saving hours, cutting co...
In this episode of The Dumb Monkey Show, Aamir Qutub and Davina Montgomery break down exactly how AI lets anyone start and scale a real business—whether you’re freelancing, consulting, or building a product. From landing your first clients to auto-writing press releases and prepping investor pitches, we map the steps and the stack.
What’s inside:
- The 3 levels of AI businesses: gigs → expert services → product/star...
Are you stuck doing repetitive, boring tasks that could easily be automated? In this episode, Aamir Qutub and co-host Davina Montgomery explore how AI-powered automation is freeing businesses from “robot work” and delivering measurable savings.
From sales pipelines and proposals to content creation and customer updates, they show how tools like Make and n8n let you build workflows that run themselves — without needin...
AI isn’t just answering questions anymore — it’s doing the work. In this episode, Aamir Qutub and co-host Davina Montgomery unpack the rise of AI agents: digital teammates that can plan, decide, and act across your business.
We explore how agents are being used in real companies — from safety bots trained on OHS manuals, to HR advisors, to a LinkedIn post-builder that learns your voice. You’ll learn how to train and ...
Most people think AI is dumb. In reality, their prompts are dumb.
In this episode, we break down prompt engineering for business leaders — showing you how to turn ChatGPT (and any AI tool) into a consultant that gives clear, useful, and tailored answers.
👉 What you’ll learn:
- Why AI gives generic, fluffy answers (and how to stop it)
- 4 prompt frameworks you can steal today: S.C.O.R.E, T.E.A.C.H, R.A.F.T, S.T.A.R
- How t...
Elon Musk’s Grok AI comes with “Spicy” and “Unhinged” modes — including flirty voice chats, foul-mouthed rants, and even celebrity deepfakes. Aamir and Davina put it to the test… then ask the harder question: what happens when businesses start using unregulated models like this at work?
Along the way we dig into:
• What’s new with GPT-5 (and why its “PhD-level” reasoning is a genuine leap forward)
• Austral...
Creative director Ben Cook (Recreate Australia) reckons there’s “no excuse not to be a millionaire” if you learn to wield AI—then proves it. We dig into how his team slashed pre-production time, turned meeting notes into proposals, and undercut competitors without cutting corners. Expect practical tactics: recording in Fathom, summarising in Gemini/ChatGPT, dropping into Canva, sending via PandaDoc, plus when to use...
Perplexity isn’t just another AI tool — it’s quickly becoming a business research assistant for leaders who need clear answers fast. In this Dumb Monkey Podcast deep dive, Aamir Qutub explains the Perplexity Ladder: how the Free, Pro, Enterprise, and Max (Comet) versions each unlock new capabilities for business.
From simple searches to deep research, dashboards, and privacy controls, we explore how executives and pr...
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