Stop Chasing AI Tools. Start Solving Problems
From Small Business Talk For Coaches With Cathy Smith by Cathy Smith
May 21, 2026 · 14 min · Season 1 · Episode 348
About this episode
Cathy Smith discusses how coaches should focus on solving problems rather than chasing AI tools.
🎧 Are you using AI all wrong? Most coaches are chasing shiny AI tools, buying subscriptions they do not need and still feeling overwhelmed. After attending 2 major AI events, Cathy Smith shares the real shift coaches and small business owners need to make before AI becomes useful. Because the smartest businesses are not starting with the tool. They are starting with the problem they want solved. If AI feels exciting, confusing or slightly terrifying, this episode is a must listen. 🎉 Press play before you buy another AI subscription.
People in this episode
Host: Cathy Smith
Topics covered
- AI tools
- coaching
- problem-solving
- small business
- technology
Keywords
- AI
- coaches
- small business
- subscriptions
- technology
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