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AI-Fueled Growth
by Growth Forge Studio
AI-Fueled Growth is the podcast for entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to work smarter—not harder—with AI. Hosted by Ryan Tungseth and Zach Abramson, each episode is a short, punchy conversation that unpacks how AI tools can help you build your brand, market your business, and stay ahead of the curve—without burning out or selling out. Whether you're just starting or scaling up, you'll get real-world use cases, prompts that work, and marketing strategies that actually save time. No hype. No fluff. Just helpful ideas you can apply today. Subscribe and grow with us—one smart idea at a time.
Episodes
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Building Why Run Today: Experiments, Cold Runs, and Growing a Channel
Why Run Today is one of the projects inside Growth Forge Studio, where we experiment with storytelling, filmmaking, and social media strategy.Instead of testing ideas on client work, we test them here first.This channel started with a simple idea: talk to runners and tell their stories.Over the...
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The First 3 Seconds Decide Everything
The first three seconds decide whether your video lives or dies.What you say and how you say it matters.Production quality matters.Your offer absolutely matters.But none of it gets a chance to work if people don’t stay past the first three seconds.In this video, I break down how we’re developing...
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How to Refine Your Marketing Ads Using AI (Data Audit Guide)
Stop posting and forgetting. If you are putting content or ads "out there" and just letting them sit, you are wasting the most valuable asset you have: Data. In this video, we break down the "Refine" stage of the Growth Forge process and show you how to use AI to actually fix what isn't working....
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3 ways we used AI without it seeming like AI.
Most marketing fails because it’s random. In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on Growth Forge Studio to show how we’re using AI, not as a shortcut for content volume, but as a collaborative tool for strategic clarity.We don’t experiment on our clients; we test these systems on our own...
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Why Your Ads Are Failing: The Marketing Flywheel Explained
If you don't have a system in place that you follow, your marketing is just random. In this episode of the AI-Fueled Growth vlogcast, we break down the Marketing Flywheel—the exact 5-step process we use to move away from "random" posts and toward measurable results.Most businesses make the…
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Stop Doing Random Marketing
Posting more. Boosting posts. Trying ads.If your marketing feels busy but never really works, this video is for you.Most business owners think they need better tactics.What they actually need is a system.In this video, I show why random marketing creates noise — not results — and walk through the...
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ChatGPT Gave Me Bad Marketing Ideas… So I Fixed Them
In this video, I walk you through exactly how to use ChatGPT to build real, usable marketing strategies, the kind you can take back to your shop, service business, or newsletter today.We start with a simple goal (grow an email list by 100 subscribers) and test what ChatGPT gives us. Spoiler: the...
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Before You Post or Run Ads, Watch (or listen to)This
Most business owners jump straight into marketing. They post on Facebook, boost a few things, try an ad, send an email, and hope something works. This video will save you hours of frustration. In this AI-Fueled Growth cinematic vlogcast, we show you the two steps most owners skip, and why these...
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How to Find the Message Your Customers Care About
Most businesses talk about what they do. The smart ones talk about what their customers feel.In this cinematic vlogcast, Ryan and Zach from Growth Forge Studio break down how to find the message your customers actually care about—one that connects, converts, and builds loyalty over time.They…
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Everyone Builds Marketing Plans Backwards
In our latest Cinematic Vlogcast, Ryan Tungseth and the Growth Forge Studio team break down how to build a marketing plan that actually gets results...without the jargon.You’ll learn:✅ Why every marketing plan starts with a clear goal✅ How to turn that goal into a simple, actionable strategy✅ The...
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6 Ways AI Turned One Podcast into a Content Machine
Ever feel like you’re spending way too much time creating content? We did too...until we built a system that turns one podcast into an entire week of marketing content. This week, we pull back the curtain on how AI helps us do it: ✅ Write better podcast headlines and descriptions ✅ Draft…
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Three Ways AI Has Transformed Our Business In The Last Year
After nine podcast episodes, we decided to make things more funner. Welcome to the first-ever cinematic vlogcast from AI-Fueled Growth — where we still sit and talk, it’s just prettier and stuff. In this episode, Ryan and Zach break down three real ways AI has transformed how we run our business...
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Sell First, Structure Later: Prompts To Get Your Side Project Off The Ground
This week, Ryan shares the Start Something Kit — a step-by-step framework built from years of starting businesses, helping entrepreneurs launch through the SBDC, and coaching founders on how to move from idea to income. Zach plays co-pilot as the two talk through: The mistake most people make…
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AI Video, Better Prompts, and the Question of Creativity
In this episode of AI-Fueled Growth, Ryan and Zach dive into the fast-changing world of AI-generated video and creative content. They reflect on how far tools like Nano Banana, V03, and Grok Imagine have come in just weeks—especially for visual storytelling—but also where they still fall short....
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Brand Voice Isn’t a Vibe—It’s a Strategy
Your brand voice isn’t just about sounding clever—it’s about being consistent, intentional, and strategic. In this episode, Ryan and Zach dig into how entrepreneurs and marketers can use AI to build and evolve a powerful brand voice. You’ll learn: How to audit your brand voice (with the right...
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Prompt Like a Pro (and Let AI Fix Your Code)
In this episode of AI-Fueled Growth, Ryan and Zach get tactical about the one thing most people overlook: how they structure their prompts. Ryan breaks down his full 7-part prompt structure—including role, task, audience, tone, constraints, examples, and CTAs—and explains when to use it (and when...
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Findability in the AI Era and What the Heck is Nano Banana?
Want more tips like these in your inbox? Subscribe to the free AI-Fueled Growth newsletter at aifueledgrowth.com for actionable prompts, smart tools, and ways to save time using AI.
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Let AI Help—But Don’t Let It Think for You
AI can save you hours—but only if you stay in the driver’s seat. In this episode, Ryan and Zach break down how they’re using AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok to streamline real work: from managing a brewery’s social media voice to building a new product with just five hours and fifty…
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Fix Your Google Ads with AI (Without Wasting Money)
Google and Meta ads are more confusing—and expensive—than ever. But with the right AI partner, you can run smarter campaigns without burning your budget. In this episode, Ryan shares exactly how he uses generative AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT to build and optimize Google Search campaigns step...
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AI Is More Than Just a Content Machine
Most people use AI to clean up emails or crank out content—but that’s just scratching the surface. In this episode, Ryan and Zach break down three powerful ways entrepreneurs can use AI to think smarter, plan better, and grow faster. They go beyond the usual “write my caption” prompts and show…
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Nobody Knows What You Do (And That’s a Problem)
You think everyone knows who you are. They don’t. In this episode, Ryan and Zach unpack why even your neighbors probably don’t know what your business actually does—and how to fix it without blowing your budget. They walk through how to use AI to increase visibility, generate dozens of posts from...
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3 AI Prompts Every Small Business Owner Should Steal
In Episode 6, Ryan and Zach break down three AI prompts that every small business owner should be using—but probably isn’t. Starting with the most underrated marketing tool (email), they explain how to use AI to generate value-driven messages that grow customer loyalty and boost sales. From…
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AI for the Average Business: Time-Saving Tools You Didn’t Know Existed
In Episode 5, Ryan and Zach shine a spotlight on the businesses AI often overlooks—Main Street small businesses that don’t have big budgets or dedicated marketing teams. From coffee shops to antique stores, this episode explores how AI can become the most valuable assistant you didn’t know you...
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AI Can’t Save Bad Ideas: Why Prompting Is a Creative Skill
Ryan and Zach open Episode 4 with a laugh—and a painfully bad AI-generated video. They reflect on their experiment using a text-to-video tool and how it failed to deliver anything close to usable content. Their takeaway? AI is powerful, but without a clear eye, thoughtful prompting, and creative...
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How to Stay Consistent With Your Marketing (Even When You’re Busy)
In this episode, Ryan and Zach dive into one of the most underrated growth strategies: consistency in marketing. They unpack how daily habits build momentum—whether it’s working out, reading scripture, or building a brand. The same principle applies to your marketing: post consistently, show up…
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Build a Real Marketing Plan (Without Wasting Your Budget)
Most small business marketing is pure chaos—random Facebook posts, last-minute ad buys, and no clear goals. In this episode, Ryan walks Zach (and you) through the 5-step framework they use at Growth Forge Studio to build strategic, AI-Fueled marketing plans that actually work. You’ll learn: Why...
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Brainstorming with Bots: Our Favorite AI Tricks (and Pet Peeves)
Welcome to the first-ever episode of AI-Fueled Growth — the podcast where smart entrepreneurs learn to grow faster with AI. Hosted by Ryan Tungseth and Zach Abramson from Growth Forge Studio, this quick-hit show helps business owners use AI to save time, spark ideas, and stay ahead of the curve.…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
AI-Fueled Growth is the podcast for entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to work smarter—not harder—with AI. Hosted by Ryan Tungseth and Zach Abramson, each episode is a short, punchy conversation that unpacks how AI tools can help you build your brand, market your business, and stay ahead of the curve—without burning out or selling out.
Whether you're just starting or scaling up, you'll get real-world use cases, prompts that work, and marketing strategies that actually save time. No hype. No fluff. Just helpful ideas you can apply today.
Subscribe and grow with us—one smart idea at a time.
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