Emily Adams left the Amish community at 17 after growing up without electricity. Today, she works across tech, manufacturing, AI readiness, founder development, and innovation.

In this episode of Intelligence Resources, Samantha Viola Wilson and Brittany George talk with Emily about her path from learning computers for the first time to building companies, supporting founders, organizing Tampa Bay Tech Week, and helping businesses understand what it actually takes to implement AI.

We discuss AI tools, vibe coding, founder mistakes, pitch decks, token usage, clean data, manufacturing gaps, and why AI only works when the operational foundation is strong.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction
02:36 From the Amish community to tech
03:41 Emily’s first experience with a cell phone and computer
04:23 Feeling behind and becoming a high performer
06:00 Breaking into cybersecurity
07:42 Building Tampa Bay Tech Week
09:35 What people actually want to learn about AI
11:04 Emily’s first experience using ChatGPT
12:48 Building a human design platform
14:36 Vibe coding with Claude and when developers are still needed
16:41 Helping non-technical founders build tech companies
18:53 Funding, investors, and protecting founders
21:01 Founder mistakes, pitch decks, and market validation
23:04 AI slop and why vague pitch decks fail
24:21 How AI saves Emily 10 to 20 hours per week
27:44 The downside of AI overuse and burnout
30:15 Favorite AI tools: Claude, ChatGPT, Otter, Opus, and more
34:44 Bad AI product ideas and token usage problems
36:34 Using AI to evaluate business proposals
40:03 What Emily is building next
41:06 Manufacturing, AI readiness, and the data problem
43:26 Will AI replace manufacturing workers?
47:04 Using AI for YouTube and personal productivity
47:49 Where to find Emily Adams

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