Leah Remillét
When every other tech giant is throwing money at AI… what does Netflix purchasing Warner Brothers for seventy-two billion dollars have to do with you, your goals, and that calling that’s on your heart? You are going to be shocked to realize that actually, it has to do a ton with you—and it is proof that what you are meant to do is right. So let’s dig into it, because this is a must-listen episode for every woman who is trying to build wildly meaningful work while keeping what matters most sacred.

Leah Remillét
I’m Leah Remillét, and today we are talking about something that grabbed my attention immediately as someone who is completely into business strategy and big-picture moves. I don’t know if you saw this, but Netflix—yeah, Netflix, the one we have running in the background while we fold laundry—they just bought Warner Brothers for seventy-two billion dollars. Seventy-two billion.

Now, if that number feels impossible to wrap your brain around… Do you remember the absolute hoopla when Disney bought the Star Wars franchise back in 2012? I remember this. People were losing their minds—there were debates and essays and think pieces. It felt like the biggest entertainment deal ever.

Okay, to put that into perspective: Netflix just spent eighteen times more than that. Eighteen. If Disney buying Star Wars was a mic drop, then Netflix just rolled the entire sound system off the stage.

And here’s what’s making this even more fascinating: With every tech giant in the world throwing money at AI—cloud servers, data centers—when all of that is happening, Netflix made the biggest move in their history by doubling down on something very old-school: human connection, human stories, and human creativity.

Leah Remillét
This seventy-two-billion-dollar check is Netflix saying: people will always love and value the human connection that comes through story.

And as someone who uses AI every single day but is also deeply committed to community, connection, and our callings, I have thoughts. So let’s talk about what this means for you, for your dream, for motherhood, and for the women who rise best through relationship—not isolation.

Okay, so the first and obvious thing is that Netflix did not spend billions on futuristic tech. This is old school. They bought the entire HBO library—thousands of iconic shows and films. This is Netflix saying: technology will evolve, but connection is eternal. That’s what I want us to focus on.

There is so much fear around AI, and I get it. I am hearing these conversations all the time:
What does this mean for my job?
What does this mean for my industry?
Will that industry even exist by the time my kids get out of college?

This is one I’ve heard a lot because I happen to have a senior in high school plus two college-age kids. I can’t tell you how often a friend has said, “They’re in this space… I don’t even know if that’s going to exist. AI might take it over.”

So when we’re having these questions about: What about my creativity? Is everything about to be automated?—these conversations are real, and they can start to feel really heavy.

But here’s the truth: AI can absolutely duplicate tasks—and it’s really good at it. But AI cannot duplicate you.

It can speed up workflows—man, does this make my heart happy. It can reduce friction—again, makes me happy. Literally, AI helped me write and plan and outline this very episode that I am recording.

And do you want to know how long it took me to get this all going? About five minutes.

I came up with the idea. I verbalized everything I was thinking about. I gave it the newsletter and the articles that I had read. I gave it all of my thoughts—I mean, I just spilled it all out—and then said, “Okay, create me an outline.” And now I’m using that outline to record this.

It took five minutes—where when I was first doing this podcast, it would have taken me a couple of hours to get this all together.

So yes, AI can help things go a lot smoother and a lot faster, but it cannot replace your story, your wisdom, your life and lived experiences, your humanity, the way that God wired and created you, the way that you connect with other women.

You were never meant to compete with machines. And I know it kind of feels like that’s what we’re supposed to be doing right now. But that’s not what we’re meant to do. And if we look at it that way, it might feel like we’re going to lose.

We were meant to lead with our humanity.

What I need us to hear is that when we utilize AI to support us, it can help us—the essence of who we are—it can help us get that out there stronger. It can help us be more visible. It can help us expand our reach.

That’s where I love to use AI—but it is not to replace us. You can tell, just like I can tell, some of those newsletters where you’re like, “This was clearly written by ChatGPT.” We are going to notice that more and more, and we’re going to reject it. We’re not going to want it because we want human connection.

And that is the gamble and the investment Netflix just made—to the tune of seventy-two billion dollars.

Leah Remillét
Okay, so after almost two hundred episodes of conversations I’ve had on this podcast—with everyone from Harvard doctors about menopause, to financial founders about crypto, to anxiety, marriage… literally every single topic—there is not a single episode I can think of where they did not mention community, connection, talking to other women.

I did not expect to learn that lesson.

Every guest has said some version of: we rise when we do it together. We get better results together. Together is the key.

So what is the biggest lesson I have learned through all these episodes?

Connection is the currency of transformation.

Women grow when they talk to each other. They share their stories. They push one another forward. They don’t feel alone—and they feel seen.

AI can help you work faster—I love AI for helping me. That’s why I literally built a mini masterclass on how to turn AI into your personal assistant. We’ve all had those experiences where we look back and think, “I don’t even know how I did that.” That’s how I feel when I think about how I ran my business before AI… or when I didn’t know how to use it properly.

So yes, AI can help you work faster. But connection helps you rise higher.

And let’s be honest: moms with a calling don’t have the luxury of ten-hour workdays. We are making dinner, helping with homework, managing calendars, caring for kids, picking kids up, dropping kids off, turning around because they forgot something, supporting our marriages, and squeezing our dreams into the margins.

So we have to be smart. And that’s where AI makes the work easier. Connection makes the journey meaningful. And we need both.

And I just love that Netflix made this big, bold statement that said: we believe in connection, and we’re putting our money where our goals are.

So here’s how to use AI without losing yourself. These are the micro shifts:

1. Use AI for speed, but not identity.
Let AI lighten the workload, but let your voice lead.

2. Prioritize one simple connection each week.
A voice memo, a text, a check-in, a conversation. Because women rise together.

3. Choose visibility strategies that don’t steal your life.
Use tools that help you shine faster—not tools that demand more from you.

This is why I walked away from social media for a year and a half. Because it’s one of those tools that demands you show up every day, multiple times a day… and for what? Very little ROI.

So we want to use tools that help us shine faster, help us get our voice and message out.

As AI races forward and the whole world tries to predict what’s next, remember this: Netflix—one of the biggest tech powers on earth—is betting billions of dollars that creativity, connection, and humanity still matter.

And from everything I’ve learned with incredible women—and just in my bones as a woman—I know that they are right.

AI can help us be more efficient. But connection is what makes you unstoppable.

This month, I hope you lean into both—because it is a crazy month, and we need every trick to make things run smooth. The tools that support you, and the relationships that lift you. We want both.

As modern women who have dreams on our hearts but also want to live in our most important purpose—as women of faith, as mothers, as wives, as daughters, as friends—we need both.

And as we head toward the end of this year, I want to tell you something just between you and me. If you’re on this podcast, I am talking to you: something new is coming that I cannot wait to share with you. I’m not quite ready to share it all, but it is coming so soon and I’m so excited.

We are rising into something beautiful together—and that makes me giddy.

I’ll see you next week.

show less