The AVNI Interviews · now about AI
Business owners share their screen. You steal their AI tricks.
The podcast is back. Eric Bork sits down with founders and operators who open their laptop and walk through the exact AI workflow they use to run their business. Every tool, every prompt, live on screen.
Read our 20 best ads from last month. Find what the winning hooks have in common, then write five new ones in the same voice.
- Meta AdsTop 20 ads, last 30 days
- AIFinds the winning pattern
- Draft5 new hooks, same voice
- SlackSent to the creative team
Pattern found
The winners open on the customer’s problem, not the product.
Draft a reply to every new support email using our return policy and our tone of voice. Flag anything you are not sure about.
- InboxNew customer email
- AIDrafts a reply in your voice
- YouApprove or edit in one click
- SentThe customer gets an answer
Draft ready · 1 flagged
Reply written from your return policy. One warranty question flagged for a human.
Every Monday, pull last week's sales, ad spend and email revenue. Compare it to our monthly goal and tell me what changed and why.
- Shopify, Meta, KlaviyoLast week’s numbers
- AICompares it to the goal
- ReportWhat moved, and why
- SlackMonday, 8:00 AM
Report sent to #growth
Three things moved last week. Here’s what changed, and why.
The new format
One business. One screen. One trick you can copy.
Every episode is built around one AI workflow that’s already working inside a real business, shown start to finish on the guest’s own screen.
The intro
The business
Who you are, what you sell, and where AI fits into how you run it.
The main event
The screen
You share your screen and run the workflow live: the tools, the prompts and the output. No slides, no theory.
The takeaway
The steal
We break it down step by step, so anyone watching can set up the same trick.
CEO & co-founder · AVNI LabEric Bork
Your host
Same host. New question.
Eric spent 71 episodes asking people how they built the life they wanted. This time the question is simpler: how are you using AI?
- BeforeWent pro for Santa Cruz Skateboards at 20
- BuiltRan social for Nyjah Huston and Paul Rodriguez
- ScaleMedia for a top-5 brand at $100K+ a day in ad spend
- NowRuns AVNI Lab, where AI and human operators grow brands
Where it started
Started as a podcast. Turned into a sales machine.
Before AVNI Lab was an agency, it was The AVNI Interviews: 71 conversations with pro skaters, founders, athletes and operators about doing the work they want in the lifestyle they love. Every episode is still here.
- Episodes
- 71June 2018 to October 2019
- Hours of conversation
- 66Every episode, free to stream
- On video
- 42Full episodes on YouTube
- YouTube views
- 245KAcross the full episodes, as of October 2026
43 guests, most-watched first
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Chris Chann Danny Duncan Paul Rodriguez×2 Neen Williams Randall Pich George Gankas Mike Mo Capaldi Omar Elattar Chris “Drama” Pfaff Rachel Metz Kevion Stirdivant Josh Landan Vince Capaldi Brandon Schram Attach Louisa Nicola Barton Damer×2 Danny Morel Jesse Kay Bedros Keuilian Greg Harris Ben Ricciardi Blake Ricciardi Matt Coulter Greg Mountain Steve Weatherford Derek Porter Frank Downstar Jason Smith Anthony Hinojos Lucas Lindstrom Finn McKenty Oso Production Nick Comanici Amir Jafari Praze Partners Nate Sedgwick Stuart Faught×2 Fothright NYC Mizael Huante Matt Gresia Daniel Kasidi Taylor John Smith
Favorites
A few of our favorite interviews.
The archive
Every episode. All 71.
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91 minShould you start a podcast?
Eric Bork
Podcasts can be great, but they can also be a lot of work, and there are many different formats. Eric shares what he's learned, and what has and hasn't worked.
Building a niche agency as a side hustle
with Derek Porter
Derek Porter built his agency around one specialty: video motion graphics. Being that niche, he describes the same struggles most agency owners face.
Building an ecommerce company in a niche
with Frank Downstar
When the deposits from his online store outgrew his paychecks from Best Buy, Frank Downstar quit and went all in on selling bolts for rebuilding Honda engines.
A 40K-a-month agency
with Jason Smith, Spotlight Media
Jason Smith worked 14 years at the LAPD before he found out you could run a digital agency from home. He breaks down how a Facebook Ads course and a few clients became Spotlight Media.
Alibaba & product sourcing in Asia
Eric Bork
Should you use Alibaba or source direct from a factory? Recorded in Xiamen, China, while producing a digital product for Nate Sedgwick of Sourcing Mojo.
Flipping burgers to agency owner
with Anthony Hinojos
He was a manager at In-N-Out Burger. Eleven months after quitting, Anthony Hinojos had moved out of his mom’s house and built an agency of his own. He breaks down how.
Can your purpose be selfish?
Eric Bork
When you talk about your “why,” does it always have to contribute? When is it OK to be selfish versus selfless?
Creating your best process
Eric Bork
Some people thrive in one environment and fail in another. Eric shares the seven-step process he used as a pro skater to film video parts, and how to apply it to business.
20-year-old makes 10K in month two
with Lucas Lindstrom
At 20, Lucas Lindstrom was making $500 a month from his parents’ business. After our agency program, he made over 10K in his second month. He explains exactly what he did.
Building a 4K membership site
with Finn McKenty
Known in the hardcore music scene as a YouTuber, Finn McKenty turned out to be an operator obsessed with systems, business and marketing.
Should I quit my job, or transition?
with Oso Production
Quit now or transition into your own company? Oso, who runs the production agency Oso Production, shares how he made the leap.
Finding your voice
Eric Bork
Letting go of one passion to take on a new one, and why there need to be more conversations about money and finances.
Getting to 50+ clients
with Amir Jafari, Five Spot Marketing
How do you get to 50+ clients? The founder of Five Spot Marketing, Amir Jafari, gives the rundown.
An extra revenue stream for agencies & creatives
with Praze Partners
Why review software is an easy service to add for creatives whose clients have Google listings, and how the Praze agency partner program works.
Quality sourcing overseas
with Nate Sedgwick, Sourcing Mojo
How do small brands source products overseas without breaking the bank? Nate Sedgwick’s team of 14 in China oversees products from factory to delivery.
7 money principles & mistakes not to make
Eric Bork
The seven money mistakes not to make, and the principles that matter while building wealth.
Sales mastery
with Stuart Faught
Why sales is one of the most valuable skills you can have, with strategies from expert salesman Stuart Faught, founder of Praze.
A 500K ecommerce business restoring furniture
with Fothright NYC
A $20 ad that sold a $2,500 chair started it. Justin Montanari and Eric Ryalls break down their business, from free Craigslist finds to overcoming a lawsuit.
Know your value
Eric Bork
A four-step process for knowing your value: personally, in your product and in your business.
When to run Facebook ads yourself
with Mizael Huante
Our Facebook and Instagram ads expert on when to run ads yourself versus hiring someone, and how to optimize them.
7 lessons from April
Eric Bork
The first of a monthly recap: what actually went on in our businesses this past month.
A young founder builds a profitable ecom brand
with Matt Gresia
Matt Gresia built a profitable ecommerce business with no paid advertising, while donating to cancer research.
Recurring revenue by licensing review software
with Stuart Faught
Stuart Faught founded Praze, review software that helps local businesses get reviews on Google and other popular review sites.
A business built out of shoelaces
with Daniel Kasidi, Rastaclat
Daniel Kasidi turned his spare shoelaces into woven bracelets. Almost ten years later, Rastaclat is profitable, with no funding and 35 employees.
How to get good on camera
Eric Bork
One technique: ask a question and answer it, to the point, in 15 to 60 seconds. We test ourselves on questions from the audience.
Creating a digital content strategy
Eric Bork
How to build a social media and digital content strategy for personal brands and product brands.
Making it as an actor
with Taylor John Smith
Taylor John Smith starred in HBO’s Sharp Objects with Amy Adams and Hunter Killer with Gerard Butler. He joins us to talk about making it as an actor.
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