On this 184th episode of Biz-Souls, hosts Rona Lewis and Jeffrey Hansler roll out the red carpet for Dr. Albert Bramante — psychology professor, certified hypnotist, AI educator, and talent agent. With more than 20 years of guiding Broadway actors, mentoring students, and coaching creators, Albert knows that the toughest role you’ll ever play… is being your authentic self.

Albert shares his knowledge about the challenges facing actors and how his talents as an agent support an actor’s success. Here are a few of the areas he focuses on with actors:

• Casting Confidence — Proven psychological strategies to overcome imposter syndrome and step into the spotlight with presence and poise.

• Rewriting Your Mental Script — How hypnosis and NLP can help you ditch self-sabotaging lines and improvise a better performance in life and work.

• AI as Your Creative Co-Star — Smart ways to use ChatGPT and other AI tools to boost productivity and creativity—without losing your unique voice.

• Encore Moments — Lessons from Broadway to business on building clarity, resilience, and confidence in any role you take on.

With Albert’s insights (and plenty of laughs from Rona and Jeffrey), this episode shines a spotlight on how psychology, performance, and tech combine to create a standing-ovation life.

Listen, follow, and share with your friends on your path to success.

PS - Speaking of success or lack of, Biz-Souls wasn’t published last week because of technical difficulties with Adobe Premiere. With all their resources, Jeffrey is surprised they don’t have an AI analysis tool for what made the program criminally slow for editing. Is this the first stage of failure for Adobe’s Premiere Pro?

So, after a week off, let’s see if Biz-Souls can do another streak of 183 episodes in the future.

Stop data being harvested and start sharing your story.

Grab your coffee (or goat latte, if you're fancy) and settle in—Biz Souls is back, and this time we're diving headfirst into the brave new world of AI with the one and only William Welser.

Forget robot overlords—and believe William when he says, “Believe me, large language modules aka AI, do not understand you!” AI might be a shiny tool, but it’s not in the right hands yet.

In this episode, hosts Rona Lewis and Jeffrey Hansler wander the story-scapes of data: what we’re tracking now, what we should be tracking, and how we can regain control.

Welser dissects the tech driven chaos and hands you a blueprint: your personal story is your new wealth. He riffs on his upcoming book, “The Story Economy: How Sharing Your Truth Can Be Your Most Valuable Asset,” revealing why you—not algorithms—will shape the ethical, economic, and emotional contours of our next era.

So, turn on, tune in, and claim your future—one story after another.

Grab your backpack, sharpen your pencils, and do not forget your sense of humor, because you’re going back to school! But this is not your average lecture hall with squeaky chairs and bad coffee. Nope. This time, it’s Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center, and your professor is none other than Dr. Drew Davidson.

Dr. Drew had our Biz-Souls hosts, Rona Lewis and Jeffrey Hansler, so giddy with enthusiasm about play that they nearly turned the studio into a giant ball pit. (We’re still waiting for the invoice on the clean-up.)

So, who is this Drew Davidson wizard of play?

He’s a professor, producer, and player of interactive media. He doesn’t just talk games — he lives them. From comics to games to transformational experiences, Dr. Drew is out here showing us how play isn’t just fun and games… it’s a tool for collaboration, creativity, healthier lifestyles, and maybe — just maybe — saving the world.

And yes, we can all thank the classic CD-ROM game Myst for sparking Drew’s obsession with the deep power of play. (Raise your hand if you spent hours trapped in that world and loved every second!)

Tune in, laugh a little, learn plenty, and discover why play just might be the most serious business strategy of all.

Warning: Listening to this episode may result in spontaneous bursts of joy, increased collaboration, and uncontrollable urges to gamify your next staff meeting.

And subscribing may result in a longer and happier life.

Find out more about Dr. Drew Davidson at:

https://playstorypress.org/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewdavidson/