<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Eleodor's Substack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turn AI buzz into value: your weekly field guide with battle‑tested blueprints, plug‑and‑run templates, and measurable wins you can deploy by Friday]]></description><link>https://www.thia.io</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TZF_!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F045bc8d8-815f-42f4-8dff-40254982c4c2_1280x1280.png</url><title>Eleodor&apos;s Substack</title><link>https://www.thia.io</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:37:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thia.io/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Eleodor Sotropa]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[eleodors@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[eleodors@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Eleodor]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Eleodor]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[eleodors@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[eleodors@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Eleodor]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[AI Over Forty]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI Over Forty turns confusing AI into practical &#8220;do this today&#8221; playbooks for people 40+ who want real results without jargon.]]></description><link>https://www.thia.io/p/ai-over-forty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thia.io/p/ai-over-forty</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eleodor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 16:45:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TZF_!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F045bc8d8-815f-42f4-8dff-40254982c4c2_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thia.io/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.thia.io/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h4>About me</h4><p>I lead the AI Accelerator for a Fortune 50 company&#8217;s Global Business Services (GBS) organization &#8212; <strong>a hands-on team of builders, data scientists, and data engineers scaling Generative AI</strong> across a 7,000-person shared services operation.</p><p>Global Business Services is <strong>where transactional work gets done: </strong>Finance, Purchasing, HR, Supply Chain, R&amp;D, Consumer Support, and Design. My job is to <strong>make AI real</strong> inside that engine&#8212;moving fast from prototype to production, embedding intelligence into daily workflows, and delivering measurable value.</p><p>Right now, I&#8217;m running a portfolio of <strong>80+ AI projects</strong> (with <strong>20+ already in production</strong>). That means I spend my days in the messy middle: adoption, governance, data readiness, tool sprawl, change management, and the gap between what AI <em>can</em> do and what teams <em>actually</em> use.</p><p>So why start <strong>AI Over Forty</strong>&#8212;and why now?</p><p>Because AI is no longer optional, but most advice online is either hype, overly technical, or disconnected from real life. If you&#8217;re over forty, you&#8217;re likely juggling a real workload, real responsibilities, and a very limited tolerance for nonsense. You don&#8217;t need &#8220;AI content.&#8221; You need <strong>practical moves</strong> that save time, sharpen thinking, and make you more effective&#8212;starting this week.</p><h4>What to expect</h4><p><strong>AI Over Forty</strong> is a practical newsletter about using AI in the real world&#8212;without jargon, hype, or endless threads.</p><p>You&#8217;ll get:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Simple, repeatable workflows</strong> you can use at work and at home. <strong>Copy-paste prompts</strong> and &#8220;prompt patterns&#8221; that hold up in practice</p></li><li><p><strong>Tool recommendations</strong> (and what to ignore) &#8212; with honest pros/cons</p></li><li><p><strong>Real examples</strong>: writing, research, planning, decision support, and light automation</p></li></ul><p><strong>Posting cadence:</strong> Once per week.<br>Every issue aims to deliver a clear takeaway: <em>one thing you can do immediately that makes your week easier.</em></p><div><hr></div><h4>Subscribe + share</h4><p>If you want practical AI you can actually use:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Subscribe</strong> to get new posts delivered to your inbox</p></li><li><p><strong>Share</strong> this with a friend or colleague who keeps saying, &#8220;I should probably learn AI&#8230; but I don&#8217;t have time.&#8221;</p></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thia.io/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading <strong>AI Over 40</strong>! 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