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How to Network Without Feeling Fake: What to Say at Networking Events, Networking Tips, and How to Follow Up with Nicki Ketcham
Practical networking tips from Nicki Ketcham and Dani Raschel Chou: how to prepare, start conversations, network as an introvert, make meaningful connections, exit gracefully, and follow up afterward.

Dani Raschel Chou
Oct 638 min read


Vibe Coding Gone Wrong, All About AI Agents, and Rules for Your Data with Dr. Yeshwant Muthusamy
TL;DR Dr. Yeshwant Muthusamy trained his first artificial neural network in 1989, holds seven U.S. patents, and uses AI every day, which is exactly what makes his one hard rule worth hearing: somebody has to read the code before it ships. In this episode of the With Hat and Cattle AI Literacy Series, host Dani Raschel Chou asks him what vibe coding actually is, what happened when a startup shipped an app nobody had checked, whether her own health data is safe in a chatbot, an

Dani Raschel Chou
Aug 2038 min read


Communication Tips and More Networking for Introverts, Extroverts, & Ambiverts - Ely Delaney (Pt. 2) (The Transcript)
Marketing strategist Ely Delaney moves from tactics to the philosophy underneath them: how the seven virtues of Bushido — the code of the samurai — shape his business and his life. He calls it “ancient intelligence, the other AI,” and makes a surprisingly practical case that respect and kindness are skills, not soft ideals. Host Dani Raschel Chou and Ely cover the three questions to ask before you hit send, how to disagree without losing yourself, and other communication tips

Dani Raschel Chou
Jul 3129 min read


Networking for Introverts: How to Work Any Room - Author and "People Whisperer" Ely Delaney (Pt. 1) (The Transcript)
TL;DR E-mail marketing strategist and author Ely Delaney, known as “The People Whisperer", joins host Dani Raschel Chou for Part 1 of a two-part conversation about how connection actually works. An introvert who once worked a 600-person event without stepping into the room, Ely breaks down how to network without faking extroversion, why mastering one skill beats being okay at ten, and how the same principles that make a good email make a good relationship. Along the way: arch

Dani Raschel Chou
Jul 2432 min read


The Contact Sport of Business - Mike Nurre on 35 Years of Showing Up (The Transcript)
Mike Nurre has spent 35+ years as a business broker and community organizer in Dallas, and his philosophy is deceptively simple: give first, show up in person, and know when to walk away.

Dani Raschel Chou
Jun 437 min read


You’re Asking the Wrong Question About AI (Historian, Chaplain, AI Leader Explain) - The Transcript
A historian, a hospital chaplain, and an AI strategist sit down to ask what AI means for work, faith, and being human.

Dani Raschel Chou
Apr 930 min read
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