Your Host
Frank Sheeder is a lawyer, competitive sailor, and serial builder of tech products. He races a J/88 named BLUE out of Eastport Yacht Club in Annapolis, builds AI-powered learning platforms and healthcare compliance tools, and practices law. Sometimes all in the same week.
The common thread across everything Frank does: a deep curiosity about how things work and a compulsion to build something once he figures it out.
The Podcast
FrankVentures is a two-voice conversational podcast. Each episode features Frank in conversation with a guest, exploring topics at the intersection of business, sailing, technology, law, and whatever else catches our interest.
The stories are drawn from real events, real people, and real experiences, then shaped and embellished for maximum entertainment value. Think of it as narrative nonfiction for your ears.
How It's Made
Every episode is produced using AI from script to final audio. That is not a secret; it is the whole point.
The production pipeline works like this:
Story Development
Frank writes a story summary based on real events. Claude develops the narrative outline and conversation script.
Script Generation
The AI creates a natural-sounding two-voice conversation with delivery directions, pacing notes, and topic transitions.
Voice Production
ElevenLabs generates speech for both voices. Frank's voice is cloned; guests are drawn from a roster of 50+ distinct AI voices.
Audio Mixing
The final episode is assembled with variable pauses, natural overlaps, room tone, and compression for a polished listening experience.
The result is a podcast that sounds like a real conversation, because the underlying stories are real. The AI handles production; Frank handles truth (mostly).
What We Talk About
Get in Touch
Have a story suggestion or want to collaborate? Reach out at frank@frankventure.com