Empowering Women in AI: Why We Belong in These Rooms
If you’re a woman running a wellness or heart-led business and you’re not using AI yet, it’s not because you’re “behind”, it’s because these rooms were never designed with us in mind.
In this episode, I’m sharing what happened when I intentionally stepped into the AI space after choosing to slow down for family, why I attended AI Business Summit, and what I learned from being in a room where leverage, scale, and future infrastructure are actively being built.
This is not about hustling harder.
This is about belonging, access, and abundance.
Why I Almost Didn’t Record This Episode
I had fully planned to skip this week’s episode.
After moving back to the U.S. in November and spending rare, sacred time with my mom, the first time in three years, the first Christmas together in 12, I chose presence over productivity. That choice mattered.
The summit only became possible because my mom’s flight left early the morning it began. I didn’t go in with expectations. I wasn’t planning to upgrade. I wasn’t trying to “keep up.”
I was simply peeking into the room.
What I found changed everything.
How I Found Alicia Lyttle (and Why I Paid Attention)
I’d heard Alicia Lyttle’s name floating around AI spaces, but I didn’t really know her. After registering for the free summit, curiosity turned into a rabbit hole, YouTube videos, reels, VSLs, and something stood out immediately:
She teaches AI without fear.
Without urgency.
Without shame.
Then I noticed the keynote lineup, Gary Vaynerchuk, Russell Brunson, Neil Patel, and asked the real question:
Who is this woman holding space in rooms like this?
Why Women Are Underrepresented in AI (The Reality)
Some numbers that matter:
- Women make up less than 30% of the global AI workforce
- Fewer than 20% of AI researchers and technical contributors are women
- Less than 15% of AI leadership roles are held by women
- Only about 18% of active AI tool users are women
Now narrow that down to women in wellness: empathic, heart-led, nervous-system-aware entrepreneurs, and the gap widens even more.
Not because we don’t belong.
But because the systems weren’t built for how we learn.
The 3 Biggest Money-Making Takeaways From the Summit
1. AI Multiplies Clarity - It Doesn’t Replace It
The people winning with AI aren’t the most technical. They’re the clearest. AI accelerates what already works.
2. Information Doesn’t Create Income - Implementation Does
Watching summits doesn’t make you money. Applying one insight does.
3. Early Adoption = Leverage
AI is infrastructure now. Women who learn it early gain time, consistency, visibility, and scale, without burning out.
Gary Vee’s Perspective That Shifted Everything
One of the most powerful moments came from Gary Vaynerchuk, who reminded us:
Every major technological leap has sparked fear, from guns to the internet to Y2K. Humanity adapts. We always have.
AI is no different.
Why I Chose Abundance Over Competition
I hesitated before joining the affiliate space, not because of Alicia, but because old conditioning tells women there’s only room for one.
That story ends here.
My primary AI and business coach is Molly Mahoney, a leader deeply committed to inclusivity, visibility, and human-centered AI.
Alicia and Molly do different but complementary work and both are opening doors for women who were never taught how to enter these rooms.
This isn’t competition.
This is collective elevation.
If Summits Overwhelm You — Read This
If the thought of a 3-day, 10-hour-a-day summit shuts down your nervous system, honor that.
Summits are one container, not the requirement.
You can learn AI:
- Slowly
- Gently
- In alignment with your life
That’s why I stay in the rooms when I can, so you don’t have to.
🔗 Links & Resources (For Captivate)
- AI Business Summit (Replays / Future Events): https://aibusinesssummit.com/?fpr=anacani28
- Molly Mahoney (AI + Visibility Education): https://mollymahoney.samcart.com/referral/aclub/jZCwuAFNxzlRpJwv
- Work With Me — Clarity Catalyst Call: https://empowerherwave.com/clarity
- Free Community – EmpowerHER Biz Collective: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empowerherbizcollective/
⏱ Episode Chapters
00:00 – Why women are falling behind in AI (and it’s not your fault)
01:52 – Choosing family, slowing down, and skipping a release
03:21 – How the AI Business Summit found me
05:17 – Why I upgraded (without pressure)
08:45 – What made this summit different
11:00 – Women in AI: the real numbers
13:03 – The 3 biggest money-making takeaways
16:30 – Gary Vee’s mindset shift on fear & tech
18:45 – Abundance over competition
21:00 – If summits overwhelm you, listen here
22:30 – How to move forward without burnout
23:30 – Heart-led closing
💗 How to Support the Podcast
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And as always…
Continue to be you.
Continue to be beautiful.
Continue leading from your heart.
I’ll catch you in the next episode.
