Human-First AI Marketing Podcast by Avenue9
Turn your expertise into content, conversations, and clients with Human-First AI Marketing. Learn how and where to leverage AI without burning bridges, burning cash, or burning out your team.
For founders and marketing leaders at expert-led B2B firms, Mike Montague, founder of Avenue9, hosts weekly conversations with AI and marketing experts and other founders to learn how they use AI in marketing.
You'll hear practical ways to build thought leadership, leverage AI systems, tell scalable sales stories that travel, show up in AI answers with Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), and build workflows that amplify your team. Practical, candid, and a little funny.
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Episodes
113 episodes
The Future of Work: Distant Assistants with Jaime Jay
What happens when small business owners and marketing leaders stop trying to do it all themselves? In this episode of the Human First AI Marketing Podcast, host Mike Montague sits down with Jaime ...
The Unobvious Guide to Using AI in Marketing with David Berkowitz
What if AI wasn’t just another shiny object but a way to get back to what actually works in marketing? In this episode, Mike Montague sits down with David Berkowitz, founder of the
The Social Shift: Finding the Human Edge in AI Marketing with Katie Brinkley
In this episode of The Social Shift, Mike Montague (Avenue9) sits down with Katie Brinkley (Next Step Social and Podcast) to unpack how AI is changing social media and why the brands that...
Identifying the AIceberg of Cybersecurity with Alexander Schlager
In this episode of the Human First AI Marketing podcast, host Mike Montague sits down with Alexander Schlager, founder of Alceberg.ai, to unpack the hidden cybersecurity challenges lurkin...
Using AI to Prepare for Podcast Interviews with Mike Montague
In this episode of Podcasting Made Simple Live, special speaker Mike Montague, founder of Avenue9 and host of the Human First AI Marketing Podcast, shares how artificial intelligence can transform the way you prepare for podcast interviews. Dra...
Let the Robots Do the Work: Finding the Human Edge in AI Marketing with Chris Singel
In this episode, Let the Robots Do the Work: Finding the Human Edge in AI Marketing, Mike Montague sits down with Chris Singel, AI Optimist, Delta Digi...
Automating Your Business with AI featuring Dr. Bradford Carlton
What if you could automate 90% of your business without losing the human touch? In this episode, Mike Montague sits down with @BradfordSCarlton , founder o...
AI Growth Strategies: Closing the Loop on Automation with Dustin Jensen
In this episode of the Human-First AI Marketing Podcast, Mike Montague sits down with AI strategist and founder of AIaSystem.com, @dustinjensen0351 , to ex...
How Will AI Affect Sales and Marketing in the Future?
In this special episode celebrating #internationalpodcastday 2025, Mike Montague gathers top voices from the world of marketing, sales, tech, and strategy to answer one big question: What will sales and marketing look like 10 years from n...
Creating Your AI Digital Twin: The Next Competitive Edge for Business Owners with Manuj Aggarwal
What if you could clone your mindset, values, and decision-making style into an AI-powered version of yourself, one that never sleeps, doubts, or second-guesses? In this episode of the Human First AI Marketing podcast, host Mike Montague sits d...
AI Video Production & Creative CoPilots with Amer Tadayon
What happens when AI stops being a gimmick and starts being your creative partner? In this episode, Mike Montague chats with Amer Tadayon, founder of LuciHub, about how AI video tools are ...
AI Public Relations: Building Trust, Not Just Links with Chris Panteli and Nick Biggs
In this episode of the Human-First AI Marketing® podcast, we’re joined by Chris Panteli and Nick Biggs, founders of Linkifi, to talk about how digital PR is evolving in a world dominated by AI, LLMs, and se...
Human and Machine Learning: Coaching Sales Teams with Causal AIwith Owen Lawlor
In this episode of the Human-First AI Marketing® podcast, Mike Montague sits down with Owen Lawlor, VP of AI at CoachEm, to explore how AI can be used with humans, not against them. You’ll h...
Marketing Malpractice: Why AI Won’t Save You Without Strategy with David Poulos
In this episode of the Human-First AI Marketing® podcast, Mike Montague sits down with veteran CMO David Poulos to diagnose one of the most common but costly mistakes in small business marketi...
AI for Sales: Automate the Work, Keep the Connection with Chad Burmeister
In this episode of the Human-First AI Marketing Podcast, host Mike Montague sits down with @thechadburmeister , host of the AI for Sales Podcast and vetera...
AI Sales Roleplays with Michael Ocean
Most salespeople dread roleplay training. It’s awkward, unrealistic, and rarely reflects the real challenges they face with prospects. In this episode, Mike Montague sits down with Michael Ocean, founder of Sell Me This Pen AI, to talk about a ...
Sage Marketing Advice with James Hipkin
Too many SMBs think a new headline, a prettier design, or the latest AI tool will magically turn their website into a lead machine. In this episode, Mike Montague sits down with marketing veteran James Hipkin to explain why most underperforming...
Boring Marketing Is Your Biggest Competitor in the AI Era with Jay Schwedelson
If your marketing blends in, it’s already losing. In this episode, Mike Montague sits down with @schwedelson , CEO of Outcome Media, founder of SubjectLine.c...
Custom Apps & Data Science: Hunter Jensen on Winning the Last Mile
In this episode of the Human-First AI Marketing Podcast, host Mike Monague sits down with Hunter Jensen, founder and CEO of Barefoot Solutions, to explore how AI is transforming software d...
AI Podcasting: How to Turn Conversations Into Clients with Doug Sandler
What if your next client wasn’t in your funnel, but sitting in your guest seat? In this episode, Mike Montague chats with podcasting strategist Doug Sandler of Turnkey Podcast about how small business owners can stop chasing downloads and start...
The Future of SEO & AEO: Quality, Context, and Connection with Daniel Molina
What if SEO isn’t dead, it’s just grown up? In this episode, Daniel Molina of Red Palm Studios joins us to talk about the future of search in the age of AI overload. From "plumber near me" to advanced local ...
Outsmart, Not Outspend: The Small Business AI Advantage with Melissa Fors Shackelford
What if the AI revolution isn’t about replacing humans but finally giving small businesses the edge? In this episode of the Human-First AI Marketing® Podcast, Mike Montague talks with
Practical AI Literacy for Business Growth with Mark Andrews
In this episode of the Human First AI Marketing podcast, host Mike Montague sits down with Mark Andrews of AI Prophets to explore what AI literacy really means for small and medium-sized businesses. Together, they break down the myt...
Marketing Uses for Creative AI Video with Erich Archer
What’s really going on with AI video in 2025? In this episode of the Human-First AI Marketing Podcast, Emmy-winning producer Erich Archer joins Mike Montague for a refreshingly honest look at what AI can and can’t do for video creators, markete...
Simple Strategies for AI Marketing with Ali Schwanke
If AI has you feeling like you’re falling behind or drowning in prompts and platforms, this episode is your reset button. Mike Montague sits down with Ali Schwanke, CEO of Simple Strat and host of HubSpot Hacks, to unpack the real opportunities...