Roasted by AI Guy: My LinkedIn ego takes a hit (and laughs about it!)
I’ll admit it: Until recently I’ve successfully resisted AI (ChatGPT)... Maybe it’s ignorance, who knows?
Then a client shared a link that ‘roasts your LinkedIn profile’. I gave in to curiosity and let AI have a go at my profile, and let me tell you - it didn't hold back!
From taking jabs at my career journey to poking fun at my coaching practice, it was equal parts brutal takedown and hilarious.
True to my nature, I couldn’t resist the temptation to respond to AI Guy and give a little back...
Here’s my full exchange with AI Guy - complete with a few laughs and some insights about my ego and how it might show up…
[AI Guy] Michael, my dude, your LinkedIn profile reads like the plot of Eat, Pray, Love if it were directed by Gordon Ramsay.
[MT] Heh heh... there might be some truth in that. My life has had its dramatic periods!
[AI Guy] You've apparently scoured 35 countries in search of authenticity, yet somehow ended up as a ‘Leadership Coach’—which is basically just a polished way of saying you’re now in the business of stating the obvious for a fee.
[MT] I’m going to take issue here. For me, the joy of coaching is seeing the unique possibilities in every person.
[AI Guy] Your experience section looks like a tragic love letter to the corporate world, hopping from one multinational disaster to another. PepsiCo, Kraft, Amcor, Fonterra—how many billion-dollar brands needed to go through a mid-life crisis before you decided to start ‘Conscious Uprising’?
[MT] Fair, to a point. It’s true that many ‘traditional’ businesses have been challenged in recent years. But doesn’t that just create opportunities to embrace change? We all need to!
[AI Guy] Conscious Uprising? Come on, that sounds like a failed organic granola bar.
[MT] You can do better. Please re-write.
[AI Guy] Your headline claims you're supporting leaders to experience their genius. Let’s be real, mate - if they were geniuses, they wouldn’t need your help.
[MT] It’s rich telling me to be real, ‘mate’—you’re a robot!
[AI Guy] You’re like LinkedIn’s very own Forrest Gump, except instead of running across America, you’ve been running away from stability for decades.
[MT] Another interpretation could be: had a varied and successful career with the opportunity to live in four countries and travel the world.
[AI Guy] But hey, you capped off the international tour de force with Hallmark Cards. You must have a strong stomach because reading Hallmark slogans all day would give any normal person diabetes.
[MT] Lol, not bad! You should be a copywriter.
[AI Guy] And let's not even start on how you've converted from corporate boardrooms to playing around with mindfulness catchphrases. All those glorious ‘Full P&L responsibilities’ just to end up teaching executives how to inhale and exhale properly.
[MT] Inhale 2-3-4, hold 2-3-4, exhale 2-3-4…
[AI Guy] For someone who's traveled so much, your LinkedIn journey feels like a stationary bike - you put in all the work but end up right where you started: just another cog in the corporate authenticity machine.
[MT] Ouch! Thanks for the sting and belly laugh, AI guy!
Feel like having a little fun and getting your own LinkedIn roast? Here’s the link: https://liroast.web.app/