Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Janey Park, founder of The Digital Runway and global marketing strategist, to explore how AI is reshaping the fashion industry — from the design studio to your shopping cart.

In this episode, they dig into fashion's long history of failed tech experiments (remember Google's touch-sensitive Levi's jacket?), the Vogue controversy over AI-generated models, virtual try-on tools that create a digital version of you from a selfie, and whether AI can actually have good taste. Janey brings more than 20 years of experience at brands like LVMH, Elizabeth Arden, and Nordstrom, and breaks down what's hype, what's real, and what every consumer should be paying attention to.

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Podcast Notes & Links

• The Digital Runway Newsletter — Janey Park
• AI Models in Vogue: Your Favorite Model May Not Be Real — CNN
• AI Has Officially Entered the Fashion Week Conversation — Vogue
• Fashion AI Expo Debuts During Paris Fashion Week 2026 — Fashion Week Online
• CFDA and OpenAI Launch Innovation Hub — WWD
• AI's Big Shopping Breakthrough — Business of Fashion
• Google's AI Try-On Feature Now Works With Just a Selfie — TechCrunch
• AI Is Shaking Up Fashion's Workforce — Business of Fashion / McKinsey State of Fashion 2026
• Meta Sued Over Smart Glasses Privacy Concerns — TechCrunch
• Think Twice Before Buying or Using Meta's Ray-Bans — EFF
• Google + Levi's Project Jacquard — Levi Strauss & Co.

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Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Marcus Penny, VP of Technology and Digital Services at Bruce Bolt and founder of boutique AI consulting firm Techabo, to dig into one of the most talked-about — and least understood — tools in tech right now: OpenClaw.

In this episode, they unpack what OpenClaw actually is, why it feels so different from anything we’ve seen before, and what it really means when an AI can wake up on its own schedule, manage a team of other AIs, and take actions on your behalf — whether you’re watching or not. Marcus brings a practitioner’s eye: real workflows, real failures, and a clear-eyed take on where the hype ends and the genuine opportunity begins.

Podcast Notes & Links

• OpenClaw
• OpenClaw Security Fears Lead Meta, Other AI Firms to Restrict Its Use – Ars Technica
• After All the Hype, Some AI Experts Don’t Think OpenClaw Is All That Exciting – TechCrunch
• Apple Mac Mini Is Having a Moment Thanks to the OpenClaw Craze – Business Insider
• Personal Computer – Perplexity
• OpenAI Hires OpenClaw Creator Peter Steinberger – Fortune
• What Is Moltbook, the Viral Social Media Platform for AI Agents? – Mashable

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Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Andy Quick, former Chief AI Officer at Entergy, to explore what it actually means to lead AI inside a Fortune 500 company.

In this episode, they unpack what a Chief AI Officer actually does inside a Fortune 500 company. Andy shares what it takes to align AI with business outcomes in a regulated utility, how to plan when models evolve faster than enterprise cycles, and why process maturity matters.

• Chief AI Officers Made Enterprise Inroads in 2024 – CIO Dive / Altrata
• Frequent Use of AI in the Workplace Continued to Rise in Q4 – Gallup
• The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025 – MIT Project NANDA / Fortune
• Project Vend: Phase Two – Anthropic

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