10 AI Tools Every Executive Should Use

Hello AI Superhumans,

Week 2 of the CAIO program was a game-changer! We went all in on GenAI and AI Agents 🤖, mastering tools that supercharge research, strategy, content creation, and automation. From AI-driven brainstorming to launching our own podcast station, we pushed the limits of what’s possible.

Now, we’re revealing our internal AI playbook—the must-have tools for any executive. Our Top 10 AI tools power research, marketing, sales, and operations 🤫, and we’ll be rolling out a weekly Top 5 edition to keep you ahead of the curve.

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(1) LLMs: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini and now Deepseek

LLMs are the backbone of AI agents, transforming research, content creation, and strategic execution—but choosing the right one is crucial. ChatGPT excels in summarization, brainstorming, and content generation, while Perplexity is built for evidence-based research and fact-checking. Claude offers strong reasoning and long-context processing, Gemini integrates deep web search with multimedia capabilities, and DeepSeek specializes in structured data and analytics. Each serves a distinct purpose, and executives must align their choice with their specific needs. Whether streamlining workflows, enhancing decision-making, or driving innovation, mastering the right LLM isn’t optional—it’s a competitive advantage.

(2) Midjourney: Elevating Our Visual Content Creation

Midjourney is redefining visual content creation, transforming simple text prompts into stunning, high-quality images. While artists and designers use it for creative expression, executives and content teams are leveraging it to streamline branding, marketing, and storytelling. Its ability to generate artistic, engaging visuals without extensive design resources makes it a game-changer. Whether enhancing presentations, crafting compelling social media content, or elevating reports and podcasts, MidJourney brings ideas to life with unmatched speed and creativity. In a world where visual impact matters, mastering AI-driven design isn’t just an advantage—it’s essential.

(3) OpenAI's Sora: AI-Powered Video Creation

OpenAI's Sora is an AI-powered video generation model that transforms text, image, and video inputs into new video outputs. Launched in December 2024, Sora enables users to create videos up to 20 seconds long with resolutions up to 1080p, offering various aspect ratios including widescreen, vertical, and square. Integrated into ChatGPT subscriptions, Sora provides features such as storyboards for frame-by-frame input specification, image-to-video conversion, and video remixing capabilities. To address ethical concerns, OpenAI has implemented safeguards like watermarks and metadata to identify AI-generated content, and has restricted certain prompts to prevent misuse.

(4) Motion AI: Boost Productivity by 137%

Motion is an innovative AI-powered tool designed to optimize your time and productivity. By automatically planning your work, syncing calendars, prioritizing tasks, and resolving scheduling conflicts, Motion helps individuals and teams stay on track and consistently meet deadlines. Leveraging advanced algorithms, it adapts to changing priorities and provides real-time insights to boost efficiency—helping you get 25% more done.

Seamlessly integrating with tools like Google Calendar and Zoom, Motion offers intelligent task automation, customizable booking links, and high-adrenaline engagement that users describe as almost robotic in precision. Whether you're managing personal projects or professional commitments, Motion ensures success by giving you the tools to focus on what matters while it handles the rest.

(5) Voiceflow: Simplifying Customer Support with Conversational AI

Voiceflow is a no-code platform for designing, prototyping, and deploying conversational AI across voice and chat platforms. We’re using it to build AI agents that streamline customer service, thanks to its intuitive design canvas that’s perfect for creating smart support workflows. With competitive pricing and advanced features like real-time collaboration and AI Assist, Voiceflow stands out as a cost-effective alternative to its competitors.

While we’re still exploring its full potential, we’re excited to share some hacks soon to help you make the most of this powerful tool for customer support and beyond! Feel free To reach out to our team if you need help with developing a customer support agent with Voiceflow :)

(6) VEED: Simplifying Video Editing for Social Media

Veed is an AI-powered, browser-based video editing platform that makes creating professional Video content quick and easy. With its intuitive interface, you can cut, crop, add subtitles, and adapt videos for various social media channels effortlessly. Advanced features like auto-subtitles, text-to-video, and AI avatars take your editing to the next level.

With competitive pricing starting at $12 per month and collaboration tools for teams, VEED is a powerful tool for anyone looking to create impactful video content. We’re exploring more of its features and will share tips and tricks soon!

(7) Canva: The Design Tool We Can’t Live Without

We absolutely love Canva—it’s like having a full design team at your fingertips, minus the drama! For us, it’s a lifesaver when it comes to creating professional-quality graphics, presentations, and social media content without the stress of managing traditional design processes.

Canva’s intuitive interface, endless templates, and smart features let us produce stunning visuals faster than ever. It’s way better than juggling requests with human graphic designers who might not always get our vision—or our timelines.

Whether it’s branding, social media, or internal assets, Canva gives us the freedom to create what we need, exactly when we need it. And don’t worry—we’ll be sharing some of our favorite Canva tricks with you soon!

(8) ElevenLabs: The Voice Behind Our AI Podcast

We’re excited to explore ElevenLabs as the backbone for launching our AI podcast. With its cutting-edge text-to-speech capabilities, ElevenLabs allows us to create high-quality, lifelike audio content that’s perfect for sharing ideas and discussions from our community.

Why ElevenLabs? It makes the process seamless and efficient, sparing us the need for traditional recording setups. Whether it’s generating voices for intros, segments, or full episodes, the tool ensures our content sounds professional and engaging. We’re just getting started with it, and we can’t wait to share more insights and hacks as we bring this project to life! Stay tuned.

(9) Lovable: The AI Engineer That Builds for You

Lovable is a superhuman full-stack AI that turns your ideas into fully functional apps in seconds. Whether you need an e-commerce page, a dashboard, or a portfolio, simply describe your vision, and Lovable will handle the rest—design, development, and deployment—all without writing a single line of code.

For product teams, founders, designers, and developers, Lovable accelerates software creation, making it 20x faster than traditional coding. It offers live editing, GitHub integration, and seamless back-end support, ensuring full control over your code. With instant rendering, intuitive UI/UX, and one-click deployment, Lovable is the fastest way to bring your ideas to life.

(10) Gemini 2.0: The AI Assistant Redefining Productivity

Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental (by Deep Mind) is a powerful AI tool that helps executives work faster and smarter. It can handle research, create content, generate images and speech, and even assist with planning and decision-making. With its fast performance and advanced capabilities, it makes complex tasks easier and delivers useful, high-quality results.

By using Gemini 2.0, executives can save time, improve communication, and create more engaging content. Its ability to understand and generate different types of media makes work more efficient and impactful. Whether it’s simplifying decision-making or enhancing creativity, Gemini 2.0 is a valuable tool for any leader looking to get ahead.

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