The Upgrade: Beyond the Hype

Ep. 18 – Unleashing AI in Video with Stacie Chan

July 04, 2024 Peter Bittner Episode 18
Ep. 18 – Unleashing AI in Video with Stacie Chan
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The Upgrade: Beyond the Hype
Ep. 18 – Unleashing AI in Video with Stacie Chan
Jul 04, 2024 Episode 18
Peter Bittner

Stacie Chan has worked as a television and voiceover actor, reporter in California, Google Product Partnerships Manager, and as the recently exited co-founder of the successful text-to-video startup Vidiofy.ai. But above all, Stacie considers herself a storyteller. That’s the mindset she brings to her new role as VP of Business & Growth at Haiper, a video-generation platform powered by AI. On this week’s episode of The Upgrade, host Peter Bittner talked with Stacie about launching a startup, the multiple use cases for producing video with AI, and a powerful argument for embracing AI as part of your workflow.

Show Notes:

(1:02) Stacie’s journey from actor to reporter to AI video entrepreneur

(3:38) Launching a tech startup in your mid-30s

(6:44) How Stacie and her team developed the product offering of their company VideoFi

(8:48) Stacie explains how Haiper, the new company she works with, generates videos with AI

(12:03) The business side of launching a video-oriented company

(15:47) An argument for how AI can help everyone

(16:46) As a former voiceover actress, Stacie share her concerns – and what excites her – about how AI will affect voice actors

(18:46) How to get over the fear many have about AI

(23:47) Stacie and Peter lay out how leaders and working professionals can incorporate AI into their workflow

(26:45) AI notetakers and how you can create your own virtual work universe 

Learn more about Stacie Chan:


Learn more about The Upgrade and our online courses

Connect on LinkedIn with Peter Bittner, The Upgrade’s founder and CEO

Special thanks to Mitch Walker for helping to design the podcast’s artwork

Show Notes

Stacie Chan has worked as a television and voiceover actor, reporter in California, Google Product Partnerships Manager, and as the recently exited co-founder of the successful text-to-video startup Vidiofy.ai. But above all, Stacie considers herself a storyteller. That’s the mindset she brings to her new role as VP of Business & Growth at Haiper, a video-generation platform powered by AI. On this week’s episode of The Upgrade, host Peter Bittner talked with Stacie about launching a startup, the multiple use cases for producing video with AI, and a powerful argument for embracing AI as part of your workflow.

Show Notes:

(1:02) Stacie’s journey from actor to reporter to AI video entrepreneur

(3:38) Launching a tech startup in your mid-30s

(6:44) How Stacie and her team developed the product offering of their company VideoFi

(8:48) Stacie explains how Haiper, the new company she works with, generates videos with AI

(12:03) The business side of launching a video-oriented company

(15:47) An argument for how AI can help everyone

(16:46) As a former voiceover actress, Stacie share her concerns – and what excites her – about how AI will affect voice actors

(18:46) How to get over the fear many have about AI

(23:47) Stacie and Peter lay out how leaders and working professionals can incorporate AI into their workflow

(26:45) AI notetakers and how you can create your own virtual work universe 

Learn more about Stacie Chan:


Learn more about The Upgrade and our online courses

Connect on LinkedIn with Peter Bittner, The Upgrade’s founder and CEO

Special thanks to Mitch Walker for helping to design the podcast’s artwork