Zero to AI: Season 1
You’ve spent years building expertise in your field. Now it’s time to multiply that expertise with AI. Over 12 weeks, you’ll move from “I don’t know where to start” to building working AI systems, dashboards, and assistants—hands-on, no fluff, designed for people who are already good at what they do.
Learn. Build. Grow.
Every episode of the Zero to AI podcast is more than a story — it’s a step in your journey.
Each week, you’ll listen to real conversations and reflections about learning AI as a mid-career professional, parent, or business owner. Then, you can go hands-on with the accompanying blog article, which contains the full verbatim transcript of the episode plus all the practical tools, code snippets, and templates to help you build your own AI systems — one step at a time.
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Zero to AI: Season 1
Season 1 is the foundation block—building AI literacy and practical capability from scratch. The journey starts with Episode 1 (“The Journey Begins”), where you understand why a mid-career professional would need to reinvent themselves with AI, then moves through core concepts: learning AI by doing rather than through traditional courses, building automated systems without code, creating a prompt generator as your single front door to consistent AI outputs, and understanding the human side of AI workflows. By week 8, you’ve gathered the essential Zero to AI toolkit; by week 9, you’re designing AI-powered dashboards for real work. Weeks 10–11 focus on depth—creating your own AI assistant and designing AI personas and expert panels that think alongside you. Episode 12 closes the block with reflection and a 90-day plan, turning 12 weeks of learning into actionable momentum. Throughout, the emphasis is hands-on: every episode pairs with a full transcript, copy-paste prompts, and step-by-step exercises you can implement the same day. By the end of Season 1, you won’t just understand AI tools—you’ll have proven to yourself that you can learn, build, and apply AI in real work, setting the stage for the proof-building journey ahead in Season 2.
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You can start at Episode 1 for the full journey or jump to any topic that matches your goals. Each episode stands alone and links to a companion blog post with the transcript, prompts, and resources. Most listeners skim the post first, then play the episode to go deeper.
Every episode has a matching blog article with the full transcript, copy-paste prompts, and any files or links mentioned. Open the episode card, click through to its page, and look for the “Resources” section near the top.
No. The show focuses on practical “learning by doing” with no-code or low-code options. When code appears, I explain the why, provide paste-ready snippets, and usually include a no-code path so you can get results fast.
We focus on career reinvention with AI: building confidence with prompts, automating small workflows, improving research and writing, and shipping useful outcomes at work. Episodes are hands-on, with stories, checklists, and examples you can try the same day.
Most episodes run 10–25 minutes so you can listen on a commute or break and immediately try the companion steps. Deeper topics may go longer when it helps you implement without guesswork.
Yes. Search “Zero to AI” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other major platforms. You can also play directly on the episode page if you prefer listening in the browser.
Yes—copy, adapt, and use them in your own work. If you share publicly, a quick credit to Zero to AI is appreciated. Please avoid reposting full transcripts; link to the original episode page instead.
The plan is a steady cadence, with each release paired to a companion post so you always get transcripts, prompts, and any example files. Subscribe on your podcast app or email to be notified when new episodes drop.
Use the contact form to propose an episode or ask a question you want answered on the show. I prioritise practical topics that help mid-career professionals apply AI to real work in simple, low-risk ways.
Why this is different from every other AI course
Most AI education is built for beginners who want a tidy introduction. Zero to AI is built for experienced professionals who need to integrate AI into work they’ve been doing for decades.
| Other Courses | Zero to AI |
|---|---|
| Built for beginners | Built for experienced professionals |
| Theory-first | Application-first |
| Tools that look impressive in demos | Tools that hold up in real work |
| No-code only | No-code by default, code when it genuinely helps |
| US/UK context | NZ-grounded, globally applicable |
| One-time course | Ongoing journey with new content every week |
