# 99: How Ruth Poundwhite Balances AI with Staying Authentic Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/empowered-business-1376682/99-how-ruth-poundwhite-balances-ai-with-staying-authentic Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/empowered-business-1376682/99-how-ruth-poundwhite-balances-ai-with-staying-authentic.md Podcast: [Empowered Business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/empowered-business-1376682) Published: 2025-08-28T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2453947/episodes/17724972-99-how-ruth-poundwhite-balances-ai-with-staying-authentic.mp3 Audio file: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2453947/episodes/17724972-99-how-ruth-poundwhite-balances-ai-with-staying-authentic.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/empowered-business-1376682/episodes/99-how-ruth-poundwhite-balances-ai-with-staying-authentic Duration seconds: 2580 ## Resource AI is changing the way we run our businesses, but here’s the truth—it’s not a magic button that can replace your unique voice, perspective, or expertise. In this episode of the Empowered Business Podcast®, I sit down with Ruth Poundwhite, author, coach, and host of the Soulful Sales Show, to talk about how we can use AI as a support tool without losing the human connection that makes our work stand out. Together, we explore the balance between speed and authenticity, why self-trust is more im... ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/empowered-business-1376682/episodes/99-how-ruth-poundwhite-balances-ai-with-staying-authentic/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/empowered-business-1376682/99-how-ruth-poundwhite-balances-ai-with-staying-authentic.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.