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Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner

Kary Oberbrunner

The Most Valuable Companies in the World Leverage a Powerful Secret. Do you? The majority of entrepreneurs don’t think they have any intellectual property. Truth is, they just don’t know how to find it. The few who do, don’t know how to protect it. Over 90% of your company’s value is linked to your IP. Unless you value your IP, your clients, competitors, and collaborators won’t truly value you. Kary Oberbrunner and Katherine Rubino team up to help you identify your ideas and protect them the

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34:18

S4 Ep99: AI Is Stealing From Podcasters — And the...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/09/29

Your podcast may be more than a collection of episodes. It could be a valuable library of intellectual property—and AI is changing what happens to that content once it enters the public world. Guest hosted by Ella Maiuri, this episode features Kary Oberbrunner and Katie Rubino as they explore an important question: Is AI stealing your podcast?Kary and Katie explain what can happen to podcast content after an episode is published, including how AI models may scrape, process, and reproduce publicly

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28:25

S4 Ep98: You Used AI. But Who Owns the IP?

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/09/22

Everybody is using AI. But few people are asking the question that could determine whether their next big idea is actually theirs: Who owns the intellectual property?If AI helps you write a book, design a product, develop software, create a brand, or invent something new, are you still the author or inventor? Does the AI platform have rights? Could your employer, client, or collaborator claim ownership?In this timely conversation, Dr. Kary Oberbrunner and intellectual property attorney Katherine

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9:02

S4 Ep97: The First Book Revealed Your IP. The Second...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/09/16

Why write a second book in the You Are an IP Company series?Because understanding intellectual property is not the same as activating it.In this episode, Ella Maiuri sits down with bestselling author and Instant IP founder Kary Oberbrunner and top intellectual property attorney Katie Rubino to reveal the story behind the You Are an IP Company Activation Guide.The original book established the foundation. It helped entrepreneurs, creators, authors, and business owners recognize that their ideas,

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36:31

S4 Ep96: He Built It. COVID Nearly Broke It. Chef...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/09/15

What happens when everything you’ve built suddenly disappears? Chef Guy Vaknin shares the remarkable story behind his rise from a 280-square-foot restaurant with just $1,000 to building a thriving vegan restaurant brand. From Shark Tank and Beyond Sushi to the devastating impact of COVID, Guy reveals how adversity forced him to rethink everything—and ultimately became one of the greatest turning points of his entrepreneurial journey. Discover the power of creativity, resilience, reinvention, and

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29:38

S4 Ep95: Cedarville University Announces New...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/09/08

Should entrepreneurs drop out of college—or is college actually one of the best places to develop an entrepreneurial mind?In this thought-provoking conversation, Kary Oberbrunner and Jim Stevenson explore what entrepreneurship really means, why creative problem identification may matter more than problem-solving, and how exposure to different disciplines, people, and ideas can spark breakthrough opportunities. They also unpack Cedarville University’s new Bachelor of Science in Innovation and

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28:23

S4 Ep94: AI Is Stealing Your IP — And Most Website...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/08/25

Your website may contain some of your business’s most valuable intellectual property—and you may not even realize what you’re putting at risk.Hosted by Ella Maiuri, this episode features Kary Oberbrunner and Katie Rubino in a timely conversation about protecting the ideas, frameworks, original content, and proprietary knowledge published online in the age of AI.Together, they explore what business owners may be overlooking on their websites, what public accessibility does—and does not—mean for

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22:55

S4 Ep93: Why I Trademarked My Name

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/08/11

Trademarking your own name might sound like an act of ego. In reality, it can be an act of stewardship.In this episode, Kary Oberbrunner and intellectual property attorney Katie Rubino unpack why your name may be one of the most valuable pieces of intellectual property you own. Whether you are an entrepreneur, author, speaker, athlete, actor, artist, employee, or emerging creator, you are already building a reputation that carries recognition, trust, and economic value.You may not think of yourself

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29:12

S4 Ep92: Educators and IP: Protecting the Magic You...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/08/04

Educators, coaches, and mentors are creating valuable intellectual property every day—but too often they don't recognize, name, or protect it. In this powerful conversation, Kary Oberbrunner and Tunji Adebayo explore why the frameworks, lessons, stories, and systems you create are part of your legacy—and how failing to protect them can mean losing ownership of your own brilliance. Discover the power of framing, naming, and stewarding your ideas so you can champion your work, create greater impact,

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24:13

S4 Ep91: Anthropic pays $1.5 Billion to Authors...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/07/28

In this eye-opening episode, Kary Oberbrunner and Katie Rubino unpack the landmark copyright battle involving Anthropic, the growing risks of AI and intellectual property theft, and why creators must think differently about protecting what they create. They explore why you should protect before you promote, how AI can become both a powerful thinking partner and a potential liability, and why intellectual property may be the most overlooked asset in your business.From trademarks and patents to AI,

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19:50

S4 Ep90: AI Is Stealing From Creators. Here’s How to...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/07/17

AI is changing the creator economy forever.Videos, posts, podcasts, courses, artwork, music, scripts, newsletters, frameworks, photos, captions, and original ideas can now be copied, scraped, trained on, and repurposed faster than ever before.For creators, this creates both a massive opportunity and a massive risk.That is why Instant IP® is launching Protect the Creatorᴵᴾ, a new campaign designed to help creators document, timestamp, and protect their original work before it becomes someone else’s

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23:09

S4 Ep89: AI Is Stealing Music. Here’s How Singers and...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/07/15

AI is changing the music industry forever.Songs, melodies, lyrics, vocal performances, demos, recordings, beats, arrangements, hooks, and even an artist’s voice can now be copied, scraped, trained on, and repurposed faster than ever before.For singers, songwriters, musicians, producers, and composers, that creates both a huge opportunity and a serious threat.That is why Instant IP® is launching Protect the Songᴵᴾ, a new campaign designed to help creators protect their songs, performances, and

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16:24

S4 Ep88: Your Balance Sheet Is Missing Your Biggest...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/07/14

Intellectual property may be one of the most misunderstood drivers of business value. Most entrepreneurs think IP only means patents, trademarks, or copyrights, but the truth is much bigger. Your frameworks, methods, content, client processes, proprietary systems, brand assets, data, and trade secrets can all influence how investors, buyers, partners, and acquirers perceive your company.In this episode, Kary Oberbrunner and Katie Rubino unpack how IP impacts business valuation, seed rounds,

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20:47

S4 Ep87: AI Companies Are Getting Rich Off Artists....

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/07/13

AI is changing the art world forever.Paintings, illustrations, digital art, photography, designs, sketches, concepts, characters, styles, portfolios, and creative processes can now be scraped, copied, trained on, and repurposed at massive scale.For artists, this is not just a technology issue. It is an ownership issue.Many creators are discovering that their original work may be used to train AI models without permission, attribution, or compensation. The result is a world where artists create the

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12:50

S4 Ep86: AI Is Stealing Nonprofit Ideas. Here’s How...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/07/10

AI is not just scraping businesses, brands, authors, artists, and filmmakers. It is scraping nonprofit ideas too.Nonprofits, NGOs, ministries, foundations, and mission-driven organizations create valuable intellectual property every day. Their programs, curriculum, strategies, donor campaigns, training materials, frameworks, videos, grant language, impact models, and original content often become the engine behind their mission.But in the age of AI, that work can be copied, scraped, summarized,

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19:36

S4 Ep85: AI Stole My Bestselling Books. Now I’m...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/07/08

AI is changing the publishing world forever.Books, manuscripts, chapters, outlines, frameworks, titles, stories, characters, courses, articles, and author brands can now be copied, scraped, trained on, and repurposed faster than ever before.For authors, writers, publishers, speakers, coaches, and creators, this is no longer a future concern. It is happening now.Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Kary Oberbrunner knows this personally. After discovering that his books had been used

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25:45

S4 Ep84: AI Is Building Billion-Dollar Companies on...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/07/07

Katie Rubino and Kary Oberbrunner unpack one of the biggest intellectual property stories of the year.A new investigation revealed that millions of songs were included in datasets used to develop AI music generators, allowing artists to search whether their own music appears in those collections. The discovery raises difficult questions about ownership, consent, attribution, licensing, and the future of creativity.In this episode, Kary and Katie explore:• What this discovery means for musicians,

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21:50

S4 Ep83: Tom Wheelwright Interviews Kary Oberbrunner...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/07/06

Intellectual property is no longer just a legal issue. It is becoming one of the most overlooked asset classes in business.At WealthAbility’s 2026 Annual Tax Conference, Kary Oberbrunner, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author and founder of Instant IP®, will join WealthAbility founder Tom Wheelwright, CPA, for a live interview on how entrepreneurs, investors, business owners, and advisors can leverage intellectual property to create enterprise value.Tom Wheelwright is widely known as

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21:52

S4 Ep82: AI Is Stealing Hollywood. Here’s How...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/07/03

AI is changing the film industry forever.Scripts, story concepts, performances, footage, voices, likenesses, characters, and entire creative worlds can now be copied, scraped, trained on, and repurposed faster than ever before. For actors, producers, directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, and independent filmmakers, this creates a massive opportunity, but also a serious risk.That is why Instant IP® is launching Protect the Filmᴵᴾ, a new campaign designed to help filmmakers protect

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19:22

S4 Ep81: AI Is Stealing Teachers’ Lesson Plans....

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/07/01

Teachers are some of the most important people on the planet. They shape the next generation with lesson plans, curriculum, creativity, care, and original ideas.But in the age of AI, those ideas are at risk.AI tools can scrape, train on, and repurpose teacher-created content, including lesson plans, worksheets, curriculum, classroom frameworks, assessments, presentations, and educational materials. The result? Teachers may lose control of their own intellectual property while others benefit from

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25:59

S4 Ep80: The Superscript IP Revolution: Why a Tiny...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2026/06/23

What if the most powerful innovation in intellectual property isn’t a new law, platform, or technology, but a tiny symbol?In this episode, Kary Oberbrunner and Katie Rubino unpack the rise of ᴵᴾ and why they believe it represents a fundamental shift in how creators, entrepreneurs, authors, speakers, and businesses protect their ideas in the age of artificial intelligence.For decades, people have relied on ™ to signal ownership. But does a trademark symbol actually protect an idea, process,

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