Learning AI From a 18-Year-Old Master

Listen to this episode from AI-Driven Marketer: Master AI Marketing To Stand Out In 2025 on Spotify. Watch: How to Be the Marketer AI Can't Replace: https://danchez.com/marketers-this-is-how-you-dont-get-replaced-by-ai-human-edge-framework/In this AI marketing podcast episode, Dan Sanchez interviews 18-year-old AI prodigy Gray Mitchell, a young entrepreneur who's already building advanced AI systems that rival those of veteran marketers. Gray shares his journey from launching a dropshipping business at 15 to founding a cold email agency and now leading an AI implementation firm. His story is packed with hustle, technical deep dives, and tactical insights that show exactly how AI can revolutionize marketing through personalized outreach, content automation, SEO, and ad creation.My Favorite AI Tools Tella (AI screen recording app I record all my solo episodes with) - https://danchez.com/tella High Level (My all in one marketing platform) - https://danchez.com/highlevel Zencastr (Best AI podcast tool) - https://danchez.com/podtools n8n (my favorite AI automation tool) - https://danchez.com/n8nResources Mentioned Gray's LinkedIn Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realgraymitchell/ Igress (Gray's AI implementation agency) - https://igris.com Clay (AI contact enrichment tool) - https://www.clay.comTimestamps 00:01:00 - Why Dan believes AI mastery is a marketer's survival skill 00:02:00 - Introducing Gray Mitchell: the teen AI prodigy 00:03:30 - Gray's entrepreneurial beginnings: TikTok dropshipping at 15 00:08:00 - Transitioning from D2C to B2B cold outreach 00:13:00 - Discovering AI and the early days of ChatGPT 00:16:30 - Scaling a cold email agency with AI automation 00:23:00 - Pivoting to a full-blown AI implementation agency 00:29:00 - Gray's learning process: n8n, YouTube, and hundreds of hours of study 00:35:00 - Automation vs agents: how Gray frames AI systems 00:46:00 - Real client results: AI SEO, ad creation systems, and more 00:55:00 - Custom tools vs SaaS: the future of AI marketing implementation 01:00:00 - Final thoughts on where AI in business is heading