Episode 6 - Agency and AI: 'You can just do things now' - LISTEN

With Eric Bye (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericqbye/)

In this episode, Dad the Influencer sits down with AI consultant Eric Bye to unpack the idea of 'high-agency AI' and why the real bottleneck in AI adoption isn’t technology, but culture. They explore how businesses can move faster by shifting from long planning cycles to rapid experimentation using a build-measure-learn approach. The conversation also digs into where AI genuinely adds value today, where it still struggles, and why curiosity, critical thinking, and agency are becoming essential skills for the future of work. Along the way, they touch on hiring, vibe coding, legacy systems, and what leaders should be asking as AI reshapes entire industries.

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Date: 2026-02-28

Episode 5 - Redunancy a Blessing in Disguise? Part 3 of 3 - LISTEN

With Dave Power and Piotr Olszewski

Part 3: The Final Chapter (Nottingham) In the final episode of Redundancy: A Blessing in Disguise?, Ben and David meet in Nottingham for a wide-ranging, reflective conversation that goes beyond the experience of redundancy itself. With time, distance, and perspective on our side, we look back at what redundancy took from us — and what it unexpectedly gave us. This is a more philosophical episode, where we explore how the world of work is changing, and what that means for identity, purpose, and security. We talk openly about AI and its growing impact on jobs, creativity, and the future of employment, as well as the shifting relationship between art, value, and human effort. Along the way, we share what job hunting has really been like in the current climate — the frustrations, the small wins, and the lessons we didn’t expect to learn. Thoughtful, honest, and occasionally hopeful, this episode brings the series to a close with questions that don’t always have simple answers — but feel more important than ever.

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Date: 2026-01-10

Episode 4 - Redunancy a Blessing in Disguise? Part 2 of 3 - LISTEN

With Dave Power and Piotr Olszewski

A year after losing our jobs to redundancy at the end of 2023, we sit down for a candid and unfiltered conversation about what life has really been like since everything changed. In this penultimate episode of Redundancy: A Blessing in Disguise?, we reflect on the emotions that linger long after the initial shock has passed — the uncertainty, the relief, the grief, and the unexpected moments of clarity. We also talk openly about the year leading up to this recording: how we coped, what we learned, and the ways redundancy continued to shape our confidence, identity, and outlook. Honest, reflective, and sometimes uncomfortable, this episode captures the reality of rebuilding after a professional upheaval — not with neat conclusions, but with real feelings and hard-won perspective.This is the second episode in a three-part series, with the final instalment recorded a year later.

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Date: 2024-11-09

Episode 3 - Redunancy a Blessing in Disguise? Part 1 of 3 - LISTEN

With Dave Power and Piotr Olszewski

Redundancy: Blessing in Disguise? (Part 1 of 3) — Recorded in Dublin In this first episode of a three-part series, we explore redundancy from a tech job — and whether it might actually be a blessing in disguise. Recorded in Dublin imi 2023 in the immediate aftermath of being made redundant, I’m joined by Dave Power and Piotr Olszewski for an honest, real-time conversation about what we were thinking and feeling in those first days. We share our initial reactions, the uncertainty that comes with sudden change, and the different ways each of us is trying to make sense of what happens next. It’s raw, reflective, and grounded in the reality of that moment — not a polished “success story,” but a genuine look at the shock, the perspective shifts, and the possibility that redundancy can become the start of something new.

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Date: 2023-12-14

Episode 2 - AI Solopreneur - LISTEN

With Kalyan Jampana (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalyanjampana/)

In this episode, Dad the Influencer sits down with Kalyan Jampana to unpack his talk from the Nottingham Data Science & AI Meetup, “The AI Solopreneur: How to Bootstrap a Startup Using Generative AI.” Kalyan explains how generative AI is changing what it means to build a product solo — shifting from “hustle” to leverage — and why the modern solopreneur is more like an architect orchestrating AI systems than a lone developer writing every line of code. Using his real-world story of building an app to solve the admin chaos of running a badminton club, he shares a practical workflow (intent → thinking → structure → execution → tight loops), the importance of owning the problem, and why AI performs best when broken into atomic tasks. The conversation explores building without copy-paste prompting, reducing hallucinations with strong specs and artifacts, and how a personal tool can evolve into “accidental SaaS” — with insights relevant to anyone building startups, especially in complex industries like travel tech.

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Date: 2026-01-31

Episode 0 — Trailer 2 - LISTEN

With no guests

This is a calm and sensible introduction to Dad the Influencers and explains the vision of the podcast.

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Date: 2026-01-13

Episode 0 — Trailer 1 - LISTEN

With no guests

To call this a trailer is probably an insult to trailers, but I needed something to prove it all works end to end. Ever wonder what a software engineer with no sound experience sounds like when he gets his hands on some silly toys and starts playing with them? This trailer is your chance.

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Date: 2026-01-12