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Welcome to the "Is It Just Me?" podcast with Layla K and MJ. This is the podcast about just about any topic where we ask the question, “Is It Just Me?"

Oct 29, 2025

Is it just me, or does buying furniture feel like is hasn't changed in decades, while nearly everything else has?

Today Layla K and MJ were joined by Gil Bar-Lev, founder and CEO of HomeRoots.co, who’s on a mission to drag the furniture industry into the 21st century - one algorithm at a time.

From his early days in...


Nov 6, 2024

On our last episode special guest Michael Bryan, Open Environments, explained the basics of AI, where it all came from, and a glimpse of where it is going. But he had so much more to share! In this episode Michael discusses how AI is now learning to reason for itself (!), and it might use that reasoning to give you some...


Oct 23, 2024

Is it just me, or is Artificial Intelligence (AI) just omnipresent? It seems that everywhere we turn, we're told an AI ability has been embedded. But when did all that start? And where is it going??

LaylaK and MJ ask industry pioneer and expert Michael Bryan, Partner at Open Environments (and full disclosure - a


Mar 27, 2024

Just what is NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) all about? Some college athletes are now earning more than their coaches - and it’s not stopping there! 

On today's episode, Mr. Deryk Gilmore, President & Owner of Day 1 Sports & Entertainment, an NFLPA Contract Advisor, breaks it down for all of us. We learned that it’s...


Mar 13, 2024

On today's episode, Mr. Deryk Gilmore, President & Owner of Day 1 Sports & Entertainment, an NFLPA Contract Advisor, shares the real behind-the-scenes perspective of life as a sports and entertainment agent.

Come for the glamour and celebrities, stay for lessons on hard work and hustle to get the job done. That "biggest...