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Experts in the Loop

Chris Sinclair and Mark Monfort

Experts the Loop brings you inside Australia’s AI frontier. Hosts Chris Sinclair and Mark Monfort sit down with founders, leaders and experts shaping the digital AI market, uncovering the products, journeys, and ideas driving AI adoption. Smart, unfiltered, and a little cheeky — it’s your backstage pass to the people redefining Australia’s tech future (and the world of course).Mark Monfort, the tech wizard behind the @AusDefi Association and NotCentralised, isn"t just a name—he"s a legend. With

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74:19

AI in 2025: The Real Wins, Real Fails, and What’s...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/12/22

**AI moved fast in 2025. The bigger story? The people building with it.** In this Year in Review, Chris & Mark recap the biggest themes from the last 13 episodes—what founders got right, where “AI strategy” goes wrong, and why *experts* (not just “humans”) need to be in the loop as tools get more powerful. We unpack the show’s pivot from a weekly AI news format into deeper interviews (shout out to Ned Warfield for helping trigger that shift), then revisit standout conversations across pr...

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68:05

AI Fixing Workplace Burnout, Emotion & Psychological...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/12/08

Can AI actually make us more emotionally intelligent instead of more robotic? In this episode of the Digital Nexus Podcast, we sit down with Dr Nathan Jones – musician, MTV/Nickelodeon voiceover artist turned psychologist, researcher and co-founder of Mood.ai, an emotional intelligence and psychological safety platform for workplaces. Nathan unpacks his journey from a shy minister’s kid in Adelaide, finding his voice through music and church piano, to winning development deals, doing TV prom...

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76:20

AI vs The Creative Industry: Why It’s Changing for...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/11/24

Can you shoot a Cannes-level ad with no cameras, a fraction of the budget and a 99% lower carbon footprint? That’s exactly what Kent Boswell and Marcus Tesoriero are doing with aiCandy, one of the first AI film production studios built for brands and agencies. In this episode of Digital Nexus, we unpack how they’re turning “impossible” ideas from old agency bottom drawers into fully realised films – including a United Nations climate piece set to Mad World by Gary Jules, crafted from real se...

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59:26

Stop Treating AI Like a Toy - Building real Workflows...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/11/17

In this episode of Digital Nexus, Chris and Mark are joined by Dr Tim Rayner — AI Philosopher, author of Hacker Culture and the New Rules of Innovation, and educator at UTS Business School — to unpack how AI can move from “smart autocomplete” to genuine teammates that help people think better, learn faster and build braver. If you’re a founder, product lead, educator or operator trying to make sense of AI beyond the hype cycle, this one goes deep into the human side of intelligent systems: ...

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47:38

The Loveable for Games - Tempest ai the one prompt...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/11/10

Can AI make game dev truly “prompt to play”? Jack Wakem (Founder, Tempest AI) breaks down how his team is building “Lovable for games” — a consumer platform where anyone can prompt, iterate, and ship, including a timeline that lets you scrub your build like a YouTube video. Tempest started as an AI-native RPG engine (RAG, context engineering, custom schemas) and evolved into a fast, consumer game-creation workflow. We dig into the hard parts (state, memory, assets), product pivots, and what ...

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53:29

How Relevance AI & Build Club Turn Demos into...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/11/03

Digital Nexus Ep 42: Annie Liao, From Community to Company: Building AI Products That Actually Ship What does it take to turn AI hype into shipped products? Annie Liao (Build Club / Relevance AI) joins us to unpack agentic workflows, community-led product discovery, and the mindset founders need to go from idea to MVP and revenue, fast. Annie shares the playbook behind The Builders Club AI and her work at Relevance AI, including how to validate problems, run lightweight experiments, and use...

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50:57

From Mental Health App to Indy Jeff Quach on Building...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/10/27

From hacking mainframes to building Haven (mental health) and now Indy, an AI co-pilot helping families navigate paediatric and developmental care, Jeff Quach shares a builder’s journey grounded in anthropology, trust, and real-world impact. We unpack when AI should support human care (not replace it), why guardrails matter, how to find the right co-founder, and the gritty reality of bootstrapping (“the desert walk”), plus practical tools and workflows you can use today. Time stamps 00:00 – ...

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37:05

AI Doom, Hope & the Builders Shaping Australia’s...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/10/20

AI isn’t the enemy, it’s the experiment of our lifetime. At SXSW Sydney 2025, we took Digital Nexus onto the floor and into the streets to ask a simple question: doom or hope? From late-night hackathons to founders shipping agentic workflows, this episode captures how Australians are actually building with AI. We go behind the scenes with builders and community leads from Build Club, hands-on teams using Relevance AI, Lovable, and Bolt.new, and ecosystem voices like the National AI Centre, p...

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63:36

How AI Could Heal a Generation Mental Health to AI...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/10/13

Can AI help understand our emotional state? Nicole Gibson, founder of Love Out Loud and co-founder of inTruth, shares how a recovery journey became a product mission, and how she’s using AI in mental health to scale evidence-based impact, leadership, and a love-led culture. Watch for: From anorexia recovery to national advocate → AI product leader The origin of Love Out Loud and community design that changes behaviour inTruth: AI ethics, data consent, and measurable outcomes in mental health...

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42:57

Ep 38 | Prompt Like a Product Pro in ChatGPT &...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/10/06

Want clearer, more consistent AI outputs? In this episode, we break down three prompting skills that help founders, PMs, and UX leads go from idea → clickable MVP fast—using ChatGPT and Claude. Guest Bastian Epskamp shares his 3-phase system (prepare → implement → learn), how to ship prototypes stupid fast with V0/vibe-coding, and a case study on building Auction Buddy (AI for buyer-side property decisions). What you’ll learn The 3 skills: framing, constraint design, and iterative prompting...

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34:33

Ep 37 | 5 Product Traps Killing AI Projects (and What...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/09/22

Build Real AI Products (Fast): Product Manager to Community Builder with Kurt Yang (Fintech & EdTech, RAG, Embedded Finance) From banker to PM to community catalyst, Kurt Yang shares how non-engineers are shipping functional AI prototypes, validating with customers, and turning meetups into massive and strong ecosystems. Chapters: 4:17 – Community lessons for PMs 8:34 – De-risking AI with stakeholders 12:50 – Tooling spotlight: Lovable in practice 17:07 – Prototyping workflows that scal...

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43:07

Ep 36 | The CEO Who Cloned Herself To Run The Company...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/09/15

Michelle Gilmore (CEO & Co-founder, Juno) built a digital twin of herself to scale her business. Juno conducts high-quality, qualitative interviews—turning Michelle's 20+ years, and 10,000+ research projects into an AI “listening engine.” We dive into how Juno runs real conversations at scale, why expertise-in-the-loop beats checkbox surveys, and how a digital twin lets a CEO focus on strategy while the AI handles the heavy lifting. Guest & company: Michelle Gilmore, CEO & ...

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49:50

Ep 35 | Stop Using Spam Cannons The B2B Playbook That...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/09/02

From IBM strategist to startup founder, Serena Lam is building Fuzzy AI to reshape B2B sales with hyper-personalized outreach. In this candid conversation, she shares her founder journey, lessons from building in AI, and where sales tech is heading next. 👉 Expect practical founder advice, the realities of building with limited resources, and insights into how design thinking and AI workflows are changing the game. ⏱️ Chapter Timestamps 0:00 – Intro & why Serena flew budget class from

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00:42:54

Ep 34 | Aussie AI (Reality Check): From POCs to...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/08/25

In this episode of Digital Nexus, we sit down with Sha-maybe Chan, Co-founder of Friyay and Wakey Wakey Sales, to unpack how AI is reshaping startups, SMEs, and big business in Australia.We cover:🚀 How startups can now build products without a tech co-founder📱 The story behind Wakey Wakey, an AI SMS sales assistant helping small businesses scale🏦 Why big corporates are finally moving past endless POCs and into real AI adoption🛠️ The rise of agentic workflows vs. AI agents — and what that means

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58:56

Episode 32 - ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/06/10

In Episode 32 of Digital Nexus, we go from the bush to the boardroom. Kev the Yowie returns as we unpack the latest in AI trends, Google’s Gemini V3, OpenAI’s new business features, and Perplexity’s research mode. We dive into AI adoption in Australia, explore how Perplexity outperforms in real-world research comparison tests, and showcase our entry into the world’s largest AI hackathon. Plus, we reveal how ambient agents and agentic workflows are quietly reshaping knowledge work and how busi...

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56:27

Ep 31 | Claude, OpenAI and Perplexity strike back...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/06/03

🚀 Episode 31 Post-Google I/O Shockwave, Agentic AI Chaos & a $1M Hackathon? 🎙️ Hosted by Chris & Mark | Witty, high-energy, and absolutely packed with insights Still catching your breath from Google I/O? So is the entire AI industry. In this episode, the boys sift through the aftershocks—and unearth gold from the companies overshadowed by Google’s tidal wave. 🔥 Highlights this week: 🧠 AI Whiplash Google’s I/O left everyone reeling—VO3, NotebookLM mobile, and that wild try-on

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69:22

Ep 29 | Research says AI isn't improving anything!

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/05/12

In this episode of Digital Nexus (#29), we dive into the latest in AI tools, prototyping trends, and productivity myths. We explore how Australians are using AI, updates from OpenAI and Claude, and why most people are still prompting AI wrong. We break down MVPs vs prototypes, share insights from MBA teaching sessions, and unpack Google’s move into Figma-style tools. Plus: what “vibe coding” really means, why you still need to understand your dev process, and how to stay employable in an AI-d...

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59:12

Ep 28 | Accelerating AI Innovation - Google, Claude...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/05/06

In the latest Digital Nexus podcast, we talk about all things AI from the national radio station using undisclosed AI announcers and the low levels of trust in AI among Australians. We also cover the necessity of AI education contrasted by recent AI policy changes and their potential impacts on journalism and news accuracy. We also cover an upcoming UX and AI course from Chris, and some highlights on revamped the Sike knowledge management tool from Mark. TIMELINE 0:00 - Intros and wra...

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46:52

Ep 30 | Google's AI Shockwave, Claude 4 & Agentic AI...

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/05/05

📍 New studio. Bigger ideas. Massive week in AI. Mark & Chris celebrate the “Dirty 30” of Digital Nexus in style—recording from a new space powered by FEX Global—and dive headfirst into the wildest week of AI news we’ve seen yet. 🔥 In this episode: Google’s AI Overload from I/O: Gemini’s supercharged updates, life-like video generation with Veo, try-on AI in Google Shopping, new coding tools & search redefinedOpenAI's big moves: Codex evolution, a creative collab with design lege...

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58:27

Ep 26 | Real-World AI Use Cases with Ned Moorfield

Experts in the Loop ·

2025/04/07

In this episode of Digital Nexus, we explore groundbreaking AI news and practical applications with tech entrepreneur Ned Moorfield from Product Edge AI. Ned, a veteran of Google, Eventbrite, and co-founder of GoCatch, shares insider insights into AI strategies transforming businesses. 🔔 Subscribe for more updates! AI news, Anthropic Claude, XAI, OpenAI modules, Google Gemini 2.5, ChatGPT image generation, deepfakes, Apple AI, AI in business, AI adoption strategies, Ned Moorfield, Product

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