# Career Change: She enables people to use AI for financial empowerment, career resilience, and modern entrepreneurship. Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/career-change-she-enables-people-to-use-ai-for-financial-empowerment-career-resilience-and-modern-entrepreneurship Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/career-change-she-enables-people-to-use-ai-for-financial-empowerment-career-resilience-and-modern-entrepreneurship.md Podcast: [Money Making Conversations Master Class](https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829) Published: 2026-04-14T11:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://omny.fm/shows/money-making-conversations-master-class-1/tonya-edmonds-podcast Audio file: https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b1db7263-d1a3-4d00-8976-af62012aab44/335a5a17-7864-4007-9377-b42d01738e05/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=35a10561-3e1b-4d05-a529-af62012aab6a Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/episodes/career-change-she-enables-people-to-use-ai-for-financial-empowerment-career-resilience-and-modern-entrepreneurship Duration seconds: 1689 ## Resource Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily.  I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur.  Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed  Tonya Edmonds.  Podcast: Money Making Conversations Masterclass Host: Rushion McDonald Guest: Tonya Edmonds (Founder, Smart Growth AI) 1. Purpose of the Interview The purpose of the interview is to educate, motivate, and equip listeners—especially professionals, entrepreneurs, and women—with: A practical understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) without technical intimidation Strategies to reclaim time, increase productivity, and future‑proof careers Lessons on wealth building , including multiple streams of income and investing The importance of mentorship, partnerships, and adaptability Real-world insights from Tonya’s entrepreneurial and corporate journey At its core, the conversation connects AI adoption with financial empowerment , career resilience , and modern entrepreneurship . 2. Interview Overview Tonya Edmonds shares her transition from corporate roles (including work at Johnson & Johnson) to founding Smart Growth AI , a consulting and training firm that helps busy professionals and entrepreneurs reclaim 10+ hours per week by implementing practical AI systems. Rushion McDonald frames the discus… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/episodes/career-change-she-enables-people-to-use-ai-for-financial-empowerment-career-resilience-and-modern-entrepreneurship/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/career-change-she-enables-people-to-use-ai-for-financial-empowerment-career-resilience-and-modern-entrepreneurship.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.