Mind the Machine

In this episode of the Mind the Machine Podcast, Cheryl Goodman talks with Dr. Aadeel Akhtar, founder and CEO of Psyonic, about the company’s groundbreaking Ability Hand, a bionic prosthetic hand designed to restore dexterity, strength, and touch feedback for people with limb differences.
Dr. Akhtar shares the personal story that inspired him to pursue bionic limbs, the powerful moment that led him to commercialize the technology, and how Psyonic’s human prosthetic users are helping train robots to perform real-world tasks. The conversation covers touch sensors, nerve interfaces, industrial robotics, ABB and NVIDIA partnerships, physical AI, generative AI, and the future of human augmentation.
They also discuss how robotics may change the labor market, why dull, dirty, and dangerous jobs are likely to be automated first, and how future robots may become a normal part of everyday life.
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Follow Mind the Machine:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindthemachinepodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mindthemachinepodcastWebsite: https://findgood.tech/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/findgood-tech/Book Cheryl to speak at your company or community, she’s trained executives at Fortune 100 companies and has taught practical AI courses at 7 universities and has led a series of Hack-a thons for all levels of learners. You can submit a booking inquiry through FindGood.tech speaking contact page to discuss keynotes, panels, or corporate events. https://findgood.tech/speaking/AAE Speakers Bureau: You can check her availability and request fee information through All American Entertainment (AAE). They handle logistics, offer negotiations, and contractual assistance.Direct Contact: For general inquiries, her team can be reached at team@findgood.tech or via her LinkedIn profile. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ckgoodman

Liquid Death is one of the most talked-about brands in the world.In this conversation, Cheryl sits down with SVP of Marketing Daniel Murphy to learn how Liquid Death built a brand that people actually pay attention to — from using comedy as their core strategy, to creating marketing that goes viral.You’ll hear how they think about brand identity, attention, partnerships… and why most companies waste money on marketing that doesn’t work.Follow Mind the Machine:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindthemachinepodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mindthemachinepodcastWebsite: https://findgood.tech/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/findgood-tech/Book Cheryl to speak at your company or community, she’s trained executives at Fortune 100 companies and has taught practical AI courses at 7 universities and has led a series of Hack-a thons for all levels of learners. You can submit a booking inquiry through FindGood.tech speaking contact page to discuss keynotes, panels, or corporate events. https://findgood.tech/speaking/AAE Speakers Bureau: You can check her availability and request fee information through All American Entertainment (AAE). They handle logistics, offer negotiations, and contractual assistance.Direct Contact: For general inquiries, her team can be reached at team@findgood.tech or via her LinkedIn profile. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ckgoodman00:00 What “brand” actually is00:24 Show intro00:54 Founder background and early failures02:21 What makes Liquid Death different02:46 Entertainment-first marketing strategy03:28 Why comedy is their North Star04:00 Building a brand people share05:30 Product positioning and packaging strategy07:01 The cultural trends driving growth08:55 Creating conversation and social impact09:16 Why most marketing fails today10:40 Attention economy and entertainment vs ads12:00 Measuring success with shares12:27 AI and why it’s not the answer (yet)15:29 Left brain vs right brain marketing18:02 Why most companies kill bold ideas18:42 The real risk in marketing19:47 Leveraging partnerships and collaborations21:36 The hardest part of building a brand24:22 What makes a great CMO26:49 Origin of Liquid Death28:11 Marketing across the entire funnel31:24 How they approach partnerships32:48 Why brand matters more than product34:16 Final thoughts

What if you could clone yourself… digitally?

In this episode of Mind the Machine, Cheryl Goodman breaks down how to build your own AI-powered digital twin — a system that can think, write, and communicate like you.

You’ll learn what a digital twin actually is, how it’s different from tools like ChatGPT, and the exact steps to create one using tools available today.

More importantly, Cheryl walks through the most critical part of the process — how to structure your data, define your thinking, and train your AI so it actually reflects you.

If you’re a founder, creator, or professional looking to scale your time and output, this is one of the most practical applications of AI you can start using right now.

00:00 What is a Digital Twin?
00:53 Welcome + Episode Overview
01:46 What You’ll Learn
02:05 What is a Digital Twin? (Definition)
03:01 Operational vs Personal Twins
04:39 Step 1: Gather Your Data
06:13 Decision Framework
07:57 Organizing Your Data
08:20 Step 2: Choose Your Platform (Claude, GPT)
09:02 Starter vs Advanced Twins
11:36 Step 3: System Prompt (Most Important Step)
13:07 How to Think Like Your Twin
13:57 Iteration & Testing
14:18 Step 4: Upload & Organize Data
15:27 Maintenance + Updates
15:52 Privacy & Security
16:19 Step 5: Testing Your Twin
17:23 How to Use Your Twin
18:52 Why This Is Different From ChatGPT
19:43 Treat It Like a Living Asset
20:02 Common Mistakes to Avoid
21:42 Final Thoughts
22:06 Recap 
22:28 The Bigger Opportunity
23:11 Outro

What does AI actually change about how businesses operate?

In this conversation, Wiley Jones (co-founder and CEO of Doss) breaks down the real shift happening right now — and why most people are thinking about it the wrong way.

From the evolution of computing (mainframes → cloud → AI) to the rise of “AI-native” companies, this episode explores how work is being redefined… and what actually matters if you want to build something that lasts.

This isn’t about tools. It’s about how you think.

The IQ Era: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/recap-mwc-final-day-iq-era-cheryl-k-goodman-tsuic/

00:00 Opening: “You can’t escape who you are”
00:13 Intro to Wiley Jones and Doss  
01:06 What Doss does (explained simply)  
03:00 The architecture shift behind AI  
05:50 Should companies rebuild everything for AI?  
08:02 What actually matters in an AI-driven world  
10:06 What machines vs humans should focus on  
11:54 Why understanding your business matters more than AI  
13:30 Wiley’s path and early lessons  
15:17 Why great products still fail  
21:15 Finding your “thing” (the constellation idea)  
23:00 Why conviction matters in building anything  
25:08 The myth of “AI magic”  
28:10 How to actually start using AI today  
32:09 The truth about hallucinations and limitations  
37:54 The future of AI and society  
41:52 What Doss is building and who it’s for

AI is rapidly transforming how work gets done, but most people are only scratching the surface of what’s possible.

In this episode of Mind the Machine, we sit down with Jay Hack, Head of AI at ClickUp and co-founder of Codegen, to explore how AI is changing productivity, software, and the future of work. Jay shares his journey from studying AI at Stanford to building startups and eventually leading AI strategy at one of the fastest growing work platforms in the world.

We discuss common myths about AI, why hallucinations shouldn’t stop you from using it, and why learning AI today may be as important as learning to use the internet in the 1990s.

If you’re curious about where AI is headed and how it will reshape the way humans work alongside intelligent systems, this conversation offers a thoughtful and optimistic perspective.

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Timestamps

00:00 Introduction and why AI will shape everything we do
00:18 Meet Jay Hack, Head of AI at ClickUp
01:06 Jay’s background and early interest in AI
03:30 Learning AI as a student and early machine learning work
05:40 What AI looked like before ChatGPT
07:00 The biggest myths people believe about AI
08:30 Why AI hallucinations shouldn’t stop you from using it
12:30 Why AI will transform industries like medicine and law
15:30 What it means to build an AI-native company
18:20 The rise of AI agents and productivity tools
22:00 How ClickUp is integrating AI into work
26:00 AI tools people should explore beyond ChatGPT
29:40 Why the future of work will involve humans collaborating with AI
33:00 “A nation of geniuses in a data center” and what that means
36:00 Final thoughts on learning AI today