Ep 1: The Custom GPT That Runs The AI Drive Marketer Podcast Pre-Production with Dan Sanchez
For our very first run, Brandon Redlinger sits down with Dan “Danchez” Sanchez—Senior AI Marketing Strategist at Social Media Examiner and host of The AI-Driven Marketer—to crack open one of the sharpest AI workflows in the game. Danchez walks us, click-by-click, through the custom GPT that now powers his entire podcast pre-production: crafting episode angles, swipe-worthy titles, thumbnail copy, and image briefs—all in about ten minutes. It’s fuzzy, flexible, and built exactly the way practitioners think. If you want a hands-on look at turning ChatGPT into a content-ops sidekick, grab a front-row seat.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
* The step-by-step instructions Danchez used to build GPTs
* Why fast, fuzzy dictation beats typing for ideation
* The AI stack he uses to automate podcast post-production
* Why reference images matter more than resolution in thumbnail generation
* How marketers can adapt this workflow for webinars, blog posts, and more
You’ll also get a behind-the-scenes look at his thumbnail strategy, face-swap hacks, and the exact prompt template he’s giving away.
1. Custom GPT Instructions for Podcasting – URL: https://myshowrunner.commyshowrunner.com/instructions [http://myshowrunner.com/instructions] – Includes: Step-by-step guide for building a GPT to run podcast pre-production, co-created with Susan Diaz.
2. ChatGPT (Plus account) – Used as the base platform for creating and running his custom GPTs.
3. HighLevel – Dan’s CRM of choice. Used for automating AI-driven communications, meeting booking, and personalized email flows.
4. n8n – Advanced automation tool Dan uses for podcast post-production workflows. He recommends it only if you've built 12+ GPTs.
5. Suno – AI music creation tool. Dan uses it for both personal music projects and to generate music for his podcast.
6. Face Swap Tool – Tool for fine-tuning AI-generated thumbnails by swapping in his real face. – Example mentioned: Remake (likely referring to Remaker.ai) or a similar free online tool.
7. Photo Booth (Mac App) – Used for quickly capturing reference photos for thumbnail generation.
8. AI Explored (by Social Media Examiner) – Podcast for staying current with marketing-focused AI applications.
9. The Artificial Intelligence Show (AI Marketing Institute) – Another podcast Dan listens to for high-level business AI trends.
10. Matt Wolfe (YouTuber) – One of Dan’s go-to creators for staying ahead on AI experimentation.
Connect with Dan at https://www.linkedin.com/in/digitalmarketingdan/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/digitalmarketingdan/]
Connect with Brandon at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonredlinger/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonredlinger/]
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