Follow The Yellow Brick Road12 Aug 2025

ChatGPT 5 Is Here! Here’s How I Trained It to Run My Business… and my Life!

“I trained ChatGPT 5 to think like me—and run my business.”

In this episode of Special Ops, Emma Rainville pulls back the curtain on her real-life workflow with “Lester,” her custom-trained ChatGPT 5 assistant. From late-night discovery of the new release to hands-on testing of its upgraded features, Emma shows exactly how she’s using thinking mode, agent mode, and memory control to get faster, sharper, and more personalized results.

You’ll hear the real differences between ChatGPT 4 and 5, how to decide when to turn memory on or off, and the tactical ways Emma uses projects vs custom GPTs to keep her business operations running without chaos. Plus, she reveals how she automates full email sequences, uses trigger words to “switch hats,” and even compares Grok AI and Gemini for different use cases. If you’re an entrepreneur looking to turn AI into your most efficient team member, this is your blueprint.

We cover:

ChatGPT 5 features vs ChatGPT 4 (thinking mode, multimodal input)
When to use memory on vs memory off
Projects vs custom GPTs: which to use when
Setting up prompts and trigger words for fast context switching
Using agent mode to automate full workflows
Comparing ChatGPT, Grok AI, and Gemini for entrepreneurs

Timestamps:

(0:00) Intro and why ChatGPT 5 had Emma up all night

(1:32) Key differences between ChatGPT 5 and ChatGPT 4

(3:08) Thinking mode vs non-thinking mode

(4:42) Projects vs custom GPTs

(6:10) Memory feature: on, off, and tactical use

(8:03) Trigger words and role-switching with AI

(9:55) Building a multi-role AI assistant

(12:10) Automating 21-day email sequences with agent mode

(14:05) Grok AI, Gemini AI, and where they fit

(16:20) Final thoughts and Visionary Vault invite

Access the free Visionary Vault to grab your AI Workflow Playbook, including prompt templates, automation tips, and a ChatGPT setup checklist → www.specialopspodcast.com

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Get in Touch with Emma Rainville:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@specialopspodcast

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emma_rainville512/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmarainvilleoperationsguru

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