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 AI is everywhere. Modern Workery's Founder Chevelle Bedra and Co-Founder Adam Espinosa break down what that actually means, from pop culture to the boardroom. No jargon, no hype, just real talk. Because AI'm just trying my best, and that's all we can ask for.© 2026 AI'm Just Trying My Best Economics Leadership Management Management & Leadership
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  • Episode #13- The OG of Enterprise AI

    Episode #13- The OG of Enterprise AI
    5 Nov 2026
    DescriptionThey do not call Chevelle Bedra the OG of AI for nothing.In this episode Adam puts on his old recruiter hat and interviews Chevelle about how she got here. She started as a bank teller, worked her way through nearly every corner of the business, and spent years running the voice of employee program for 77,000 people at PNC. Then she tried ChatGPT the week it came out, got what she calls AI pilled, and landed the job of leading Copilot adoption for the entire bank.What followed is the story behind Modern Workery. Approval took close to 18 months. Then the CTO announced from a stage that everybody was getting Copilot, and Chevelle had about six weeks and a team of one to get 77,000 people ready. She could not train them all herself, so she built a network of champions inside the business to carry it. The result was 93 percent adoption in two months, and a method she now brings to other organizations.Adam and Chevelle get into why PNC picked Copilot, why AI adoption never really ends, why employees were ahead of leadership on this one, and why the people closest to the work will beat an outside consultant every time. She also explains what Modern Workery actually does, how the champion powered adoption system works, and why the fanciest AI stack in the world turns into expensive shelfware when people are afraid to use it.Licenses sit. Champions move. Fear runs.In this episodeThe three legs of AI adoption, technology, business, and people, and why you need all threeWhat running employee listening for 77,000 people taught Chevelle about what workers actually wantThe moment AI clicked for her, and what being in the top 0.01 percent of ChatGPT users shows her about where organizations are headedWhy PNC chose Copilot and how a risk averse bank got it approvedHow a planned 2,000 person pilot became 77,000 people in about six weeksWhy champions carried the rollout and how that network got builtWhat a champion powered adoption system looks like inside a company, month to monthThe difference between a consultant who has read the book and one who has lived in your seatChapters00:00 Welcome, and Chevelle is chaperoning her son's first middle school dance02:45 Adam puts on his recruiter hat and the interview begins04:50 The three legged stool of AI adoption05:50 Starting as a teller and learning how a business really runs07:30 Voice of employee for 77,000 people, and why it was never about pay08:50 The day she tried ChatGPT and got AI pilled12:10 Life in the top 0.01 percent of ChatGPT users13:40 How she landed the Copilot adoption role at PNC16:40 Why PNC picked Copilot18:20 What AI adoption actually means, and why it never ends20:50 Employees drove the demand while approval took 18 months21:50 The CTO announcement and six weeks to reach the whole company23:40 Building the champion network that carried the rollout26:30 Why she started Modern Workery30:10 The champion powered adoption system, explained plainly35:10 She has actually done it, the difference from a traditional consultant37:40 How an engagement runs, built in six to eight weeks, then a monthly rhythm40:40 The 30 second pitch, why hire the OG of AI adoption42:55 So, did she get the jobAbout the hostsChevelle Bedra is the founder of Modern Workery and its Principal AI Strategist. She led Microsoft Copilot adoption for 77,000 users at PNC and now helps organizations build champion powered adoption systems with their own people.Adam Espinosa is co-founder of Modern Workery, where he leads development and client growth.AI'm Just Trying My Best is the Modern Workery podcast, real talk about getting people inside organizations actually using AI.Work with usBook a discovery call at modernworkery.com/bookLearn more at modernworkery.comThanks for listening to AI'm Just Trying My Best, the Modern Workery podcast with Adam Espinosa and Chevelle Bedra.Modern Workery helps organizations build a champion powered adoption system. Your own people, closest to the work, on a monthly rhythm that keeps finding the value. Chevelle led Microsoft Copilot adoption for 77,000 users at PNC and reached 93 percent adoption in two months. Now we help other organizations do the same thing with their own people.Licenses sit. Champions move. Fear runs.Work with usBook a discovery call at modernworkery.com/bookLearn more at modernworkery.comFollow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon Music so you never miss an episode. If an episode helped you, leave us a review and share it with one person who is trying to get AI moving inside their company.Modern Workery is a women owned Microsoft Partner.
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  • EP #12: AI Champions- The most important people that no one budgets for

    EP #12: AI Champions- The most important people that no one budgets for
    19 Oct 2026

    Are your AI licenses sitting unused? Ready to build AI champions inside your organization? Book a free discovery call with Modern Workery 👉 https://modernworkery.com/book

    Most organizations budget for AI licenses. Very few budget for the people who make those licenses worth it. In this episode, Adam and Chevelle make the case for AI champion programs, starting with a lesson from youth football about learning from people who have actually done it. They get into why AI is the hardest rollout Chevelle has seen in 20 years of change management, how to spot the naturally curious people already in your organization, and the two questions every employee asks about AI. They also cover why executives can chart the course but can't answer the how, why so many champion programs stall after launch, and how to make being a champion something people actually want to do. Plus a detour into the best corporate swag they've ever received.

    0:00 Welcome and a late night with a new AI tool
    1:00 What youth football teaches us about AI adoption
    3:00 Why we lean on people we trust
    3:50 Why AI is the hardest rollout yet
    4:30 Finding AI talent when experts are purple unicorns
    5:00 The curious people already in your organization
    6:00 Scaling from your cubicle mate to 50 people
    7:00 How to spot your champions
    8:00 Look in every corner, not just leadership
    8:45 Adam's early Copilot experience and generic training
    10:00 Corporate jargon detox
    10:45 The two questions every employee asks about AI
    11:45 Teach them to fish
    12:50 The adoption gap and the problem of scale
    14:15 Why leaders can't be your only champions
    15:15 How the work really gets done vs the SOP
    16:45 Why organizations rarely budget for champion programs
    18:20 Where to start, and why not to over-engineer it
    19:30 Launching is easy, sustaining is hard
    20:45 Why champion programs stall
    21:45 Keeping champions current as AI keeps changing
    22:15 Protect your champions' time and make it easy
    23:45 Recognition, certificates, and what champions get in return
    25:45 Swag people actually want
    28:00 Reward your champions

    ABOUT MODERN WORKERY
    Modern Workery is a Metro Detroit-based AI adoption and strategy firm and official Microsoft Partner. We help small and midsize businesses roll out AI tools like Microsoft Copilot in a way their people actually use, through strategy, training, and ongoing support.

    🌐 Website
    https://modernworkery.com

    💼 Modern Workery on LinkedIn
    https://www.linkedin.com/company/modern-workery/

    MEET THE HOSTS
    Chevelle Bedra, Founder and Principal AI Strategist
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/chevellebedra/

    Adam Espinosa, Co-Founder and VP of Development and Client Growth
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamespinosa2019/

    LISTEN ON
    🎧 Apple Podcasts
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id6798381232

    🎧 Spotify
    https://open.spotify.com/show/03421I71FQOF81FjIdaacB

    🎧 Amazon Music
    https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/629d33cb-6b17-43bd-8fd5-cf1d3f60a1f7

    #AIAdoption #AIChampions #MicrosoftCopilot #Leadership #claude #Muse #Copilot #AI #Anthropic #OpenAI #ChatGPT #Futureofwork #AIpodcast #Modernworkery
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  • Episode #11-The Wonder and Worry of AI: Why People React So Differently

    Episode #11-The Wonder and Worry of AI: Why People React So Differently
    9 Oct 2026

    Bought Copilot. Nobody uses it? Modern Workery helps organizations build AI Champion networks and gives champions the practical support to keep adoption moving.

    Book a fit call 👉 https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/book/ModernWorkeryDiscoveryCall@ModernWorkery.com/s/3OSHFvPMm0eRGXe97ckzkg2

    Turn on the news or scroll social media and AI is either saving the world or ending it. Inside your organization, people feel both. Adam and Chevelle dig into the wonder and the worry of AI, why it hits so much harder than learning a new spreadsheet tool, and why research shows the more people use AI, the less they worry overall and the more specific their concerns become. They share the stories that never make the headlines, from an employee whose work life turned around with Copilot to Microsoft's Seeing AI app to a washer and dryer saga that saved Adam real money. Then they get practical about what leaders can do. Acknowledge real concerns, be clear about your intentions, give people a place to share their AI wins, and walk side by side with your team through the change. That's exactly the kind of local, trusted support a champion network is built to provide.

    0:00 Welcome and corporate speak at home

    1:40 The wonder and the worry of AI

    2:00 Why AI is more emotional than learning Excel

    4:20 Work, identity, and the fear of being replaced

    7:50 Why we only hear the bad news (the Tesla example)

    10:15 Using AI without knowing what a prompt is

    11:10 How reactions to AI have evolved

    12:15 The more you use AI, the more specific your worries get

    13:20 When a networking event turned into a cage match

    15:00 Y2K and our history of fearing change

    15:50 In the absence of knowledge, we create our own narrative

    17:15 "What do you do?" and being seen as part of the problem

    18:30 How Copilot changed one employee's work life

    20:00 Microsoft Seeing AI and the stories we don't hear

    22:00 Adam's washer and dryer Copilot win

    23:15 AI as a homework helper for parents 24:50 How leaders can balance worry and wonder

    27:30 Don't pile on more work, celebrate the wins

    28:15 Walking through the haunted forest together

    ABOUT MODERN WORKERY

    Modern Workery helps organizations build and empower AI Champion networks. We give leaders a practical operating model and give champions the playbooks, coaching, and ready-to-use resources to help colleagues apply AI to real work. Process first. Small wins first. Then build from there. Practical AI. Real work. Real results.

    🌐 Website https://modernworkery.com

    💼 Modern Workery on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/modern-workery/

    MEET THE HOSTS

    Chevelle Bedra, Founder and Principal AI Strategist Chevelle brings experience leading a large enterprise Microsoft Copilot rollout. 77,000 users. 93% adoption. 2 months. https://www.linkedin.com/in/chevellebedra/

    Adam Espinosa, Co-Founder and VP of Development and Client Growth https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamespinosa2019/

    LISTEN ON

    🎧 Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id6798381232

    🎧 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/03421I71FQOF81FjIdaacB

    🎧 Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/629d33cb-6b17-43bd-8fd5-cf1d3f60a1f7

    #AIChampions #MicrosoftCopilot #Leadership

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