Listen "Ep 1: The Custom GPT That Runs The AI Drive Marketer Podcast Pre-Production with Dan Sanchez"
Episode Synopsis
For our very first run, Brandon Redlinger sits down with Dan “Danchez” Sanchez—Senior AI Marketing Strategist at Social Media Examiner and host of The AI-Driven Marketer—to crack open one of the sharpest AI workflows in the game. Danchez walks us, click-by-click, through the custom GPT that now powers his entire podcast pre-production: crafting episode angles, swipe-worthy titles, thumbnail copy, and image briefs—all in about ten minutes. It’s fuzzy, flexible, and built exactly the way practitioners think. If you want a hands-on look at turning ChatGPT into a content-ops sidekick, grab a front-row seat.What you’ll learn in this episode:The step-by-step instructions Danchez used to build GPTsWhy fast, fuzzy dictation beats typing for ideationThe AI stack he uses to automate podcast post-productionWhy reference images matter more than resolution in thumbnail generationHow marketers can adapt this workflow for webinars, blog posts, and moreYou’ll also get a behind-the-scenes look at his thumbnail strategy, face-swap hacks, and the exact prompt template he’s giving away.Custom GPT Instructions for Podcasting – URL: myshowrunner.com/instructions – Includes: Step-by-step guide for building a GPT to run podcast pre-production, co-created with Susan Diaz.ChatGPT (Plus account) – Used as the base platform for creating and running his custom GPTs.HighLevel – Dan’s CRM of choice. Used for automating AI-driven communications, meeting booking, and personalized email flows.n8n – Advanced automation tool Dan uses for podcast post-production workflows. He recommends it only if you've built 12+ GPTs.Suno – AI music creation tool. Dan uses it for both personal music projects and to generate music for his podcast.Face Swap Tool – Tool for fine-tuning AI-generated thumbnails by swapping in his real face. – Example mentioned: Remake (likely referring to Remaker.ai) or a similar free online tool.Photo Booth (Mac App) – Used for quickly capturing reference photos for thumbnail generation.AI Explored (by Social Media Examiner) – Podcast for staying current with marketing-focused AI applications.The Artificial Intelligence Show (AI Marketing Institute) – Another podcast Dan listens to for high-level business AI trends.Matt Wolfe (YouTuber) – One of Dan’s go-to creators for staying ahead on AI experimentation.Connect with Dan at https://www.linkedin.com/in/digitalmarketingdan/Connect with Brandon at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonredlinger/Resources Mentioned In This Episode:For all resources and notes from this episode and to stay up to date with all future episodes, visit www.StackAndScale.ai.
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