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AI, applied
to your business —
in one hour.

AI tools
that actually
ship.

One hour, live on Zoom. We set up Claude Cowork and OpenAI Codex in your business — two AI agents that take action on real work. You leave with both tools running and a free setup guide so you can rebuild it any time.

One hour. We install Claude Cowork and OpenAI Codex on your machine, run them on real tasks while you watch, and you leave with both agents working — plus the setup guide so you can do it again Monday.

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Free — First Cohort
Free — First Cohort · 25 max · filling now
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50+
Tools tested over 6 months
10–16h
A day building, not just talking
$3K/mo
Employee replaced in my own biz
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$ tools_tested: 50+
$ employee_replaced: $3,000/mo (lighting biz)
$ brightly_ai_cost: ~$80/mo · vs human: $3–5k/mo
$ build_hours_per_day: 10–16
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The session
DateFriday, May 8, 2026
Time12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MT
FormatLive on Zoom
Group size25 owners max
What you bringLaptop · the messy task
First cohort Free / then $297
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Who's running this

I run a lighting business in Utah where I replaced a $3,000/month employee with AI. Now I build Brightly AI, a CRM that texts every lead in 90 seconds. I work with this stuff 10–16 hours a day — and Friday, I'm spending an hour getting two AI agents running in your business.

The hour §02 / agenda

You don't watch.
You install. One hour. Two agents — installed and running on your machine.

Most "AI workshops" are a stranger reading slides. This isn't that. We set up Claude Cowork and OpenAI Codex on your machine, run them on real work, and you leave with both tools live and a written setup guide.

Step 1STEP.010101
Install Cowork
Claude Cowork running on your machine. By minute 20 it's reading your files and doing real work.
Step 2STEP.020202
Install Codex
OpenAI Codex running too. I show you when to use which agent — they have different strengths.
Step 3STEP.030303
Watch them work
Live demo on a real business problem. Both agents open apps, click through tools, finish the task.
Step 4STEP.040404
Take the guide
Free written setup guide so you can rebuild it later, plus the recording.
Friday, May 8 · 12pm MT · Free
Free for the first cohort. Then $297. 25 max — filling now.
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what you bring
A laptop. Zoom. The messy parts of your business — the task you keep meaning to fix but never do.
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01 — Start here §03 / starter_pack

Ten tools to
try this week. 10 tools to try this week.

All free or freemium. Pick two. Don't try ten at once — that's how nothing changes. Start with Claude or ChatGPT, then layer in one more once it's a habit.

all free or freemium
01
Claude★ My #1// claude.ai
My #1 for everything — writing, research, brainstorming, problem solving.
My #1 02
ChatGPT// chat.openai.com
The one everyone knows. Huge plugin ecosystem, image gen built in.
Freemium 03
Perplexity// perplexity.ai
AI search with real sources. Answers in seconds instead of 10 Google tabs.
Freemium 04
Zapier// zapier.com
Connect your tools. "New lead → spreadsheet → email." Runs forever.
Freemium 05
Grammarly// grammarly.com
Catches typos everywhere you write. Install once, forget about it.
Free 06
Canva// canva.com
Design social posts, presentations, flyers. AI handles the hard parts.
Freemium 07
Calendly// calendly.com
Share a link, they pick a time. No more scheduling back-and-forth.
Freemium 08
Otter.ai// otter.ai
Auto-transcribes meetings and generates summaries. Stop taking notes.
Freemium 09
NotebookLM// notebooklm.google.com
Upload your docs, chat with an AI that only knows YOUR stuff.
Free 10
Loom// loom.com
Quick video messages instead of long emails. People actually watch these.
Freemium
02 — Everything else §04 / by_intent

Organized by what you're trying to do. Everything else, organized by what you're trying to do.

53 tools · 9 categories
AI Models & Assistants01
GeminiFreemium
Google's AI. Plugs into Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Meet.
Claude Sonnet 4.6Best value
98% of the top model quality at a fraction of the cost.
DeepSeekFree tier
Surprisingly good at reasoning. Cheapest option by far.
Microsoft CopilotFreemium
Built into Word, Excel, Outlook. Best if you're already in Microsoft.
GrokFree tier
xAI's model. Real-time access to everything on X/Twitter.
Meta AIFree
Free. Built into WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook. No extra app needed.
Automation02
MakeFreemium
Visual automation builder. More powerful than Zapier for complex workflows.
N8NOpen Source
Open source. More technical but way more powerful long-term.
Brightly AI$60/mo
Automates lead follow-up end-to-end. Text, qualify, book — no human needed.
Content, Video & Images03
Opus ClipFreemium
Turns long videos into short clips for social automatically.
DescriptFreemium
Edit video by editing text. Delete a sentence, it cuts the video.
ElevenLabsFreemium
AI voice generation that sounds real. Clone your own voice.
Midjourney$10+/mo
Highest quality AI images. The go-to for marketing visuals.
Remove.bgFree tier
One click removes any photo background. Product shots, headshots.
RunwayFreemium
Text-to-video and image-to-video. Hollywood-quality AI generation.
HeyGenFreemium
AI avatar videos. Record once, translate to 40+ languages automatically.
SynthesiaPaid
AI spokesperson videos without a camera. Great for training content.
Leonardo.aiFreemium
AI image generation with fine control. Great for consistent brand visuals.
Adobe FireflyFreemium
Adobe's AI image gen. Commercially safe — trained on licensed content.
IdeogramFree tier
Best AI tool for text in images. Logos, posters, social graphics.
AI Writing04
JasperPaid
AI copywriting built for marketing teams. Templates for every format.
Copy.aiFreemium
AI marketing copy. Blog posts, ads, emails, product descriptions.
WritesonicFreemium
AI writing and chatbot builder. Blog posts to customer support.
LexFreemium
AI writing editor. Like Google Docs but the AI helps you draft and edit.
GeminiFreemium
Google's AI for writing. Connects to your Docs and Gmail for context-aware drafts.
PerplexityFreemium
AI research assistant. Write with real sources — no hallucinated facts.
Email & Social05
MailchimpFreemium
Default email marketing. AI subject lines. Free up to 500 contacts.
BufferFreemium
Simplest social scheduler. Write posts, pick times, done.
BeehiivFreemium
Build a newsletter with monetization baked in.
TaplioPaid
LinkedIn growth tool with AI writing. Schedule posts, track analytics.
InstantlyPaid
AI cold email at scale. Warm-up, sequences, deliverability built in.
Predis.aiFreemium
AI social media content generator. Creates posts, carousels, videos.
Brightly AI$60/mo
Automated email and SMS follow-up sequences. Keeps leads warm without lifting a finger.
Productivity & Scheduling06
NotionFreemium
Docs, projects, wikis with AI. All-in-one workspace.
WhisperFlowPaid
Voice-to-text anywhere on your computer. Talk instead of type.
GammaFree tier
AI presentations. Describe your topic, get a full deck.
Motion$19/mo
AI auto-builds your daily schedule around tasks and meetings.
tl;dvFreemium
Records Zoom and Meet calls. AI summaries, searchable transcripts.
Fireflies.aiFreemium
AI meeting notes. Auto-joins calls, transcribes, extracts action items.
Reclaim.aiFreemium
AI calendar that auto-schedules tasks, habits, and focus time.
MemFreemium
AI-powered notes that organize themselves. Ask questions about your notes.
AI Website Builders07
FramerFreemium
AI website builder. Describe what you want, get a real site you can publish.
Bolt.newFreemium
AI full-stack app builder in the browser. Describe it, deploy it.
v0Free tier
AI UI generator by Vercel. Describe a component, get production code.
LookaFreemium
AI logo and brand kit generator. Name your biz, get a full identity.
CRM & Sales08
Brightly AI$60/mo
AI CRM that texts every lead in 90 seconds and books appointments automatically. I built this.
AirtableFreemium
Spreadsheet-meets-database. Build custom CRM views, project trackers, anything.
NotionFreemium
Docs, wikis, and lightweight CRM in one. Good starting point if you don't need automation.
AI Customer Support09
Brightly AI$60/mo
AI-powered SMS and email follow-up. Responds to leads in 90 seconds, books appointments.
IntercomPaid
AI customer support that resolves issues instantly. Learns from your docs.
TidioFreemium
AI chatbot for small business. Live chat plus automated responses.
ChatbaseFreemium
Custom AI chatbot trained on your data. Embed on any website.
Something I built §05 / built_by_me

Brightly
AI.

AI-powered CRM that texts every new lead within 90 seconds, carries natural SMS and email conversations, qualifies prospects, and books appointments automatically. I built this for my own business and use it every single day. It replaces a $3–5k/month human appointment setter.

Visit brightlyai.app → brightlyai.app →
capabilities[]
●01AI SMS in 90 seconds
●02Natural conversation engine
●03Auto lead qualification
●04Appointment booking
●05Email follow-up sequences
●06Lead scoring & priority
●07TCPA / compliance built in
●08Multi-org architecture
●09Pipeline management
●10AI personality per business
●11Human escalation guardrails
●12Real-time analytics
03 — How I build §06 / my_stack

The stack behind
the custom work. What I use to build custom tools.

You don't need any of this. It's what I use when a client wants something custom — automations, internal dashboards, the kind of work I did on Brightly AI.

// you don't need this — it's what I do for clients
Claude Code
AI coding agent. My #1. This is how I build so fast.
My #1
Codex
Second AI coding agent. Two agents checking each other = fewer bugs.
Paid
Supabase
Database + auth + storage in one. Open source, generous free tier.
Free tier
Railway
Backend hosting. Simple deployment, scales when needed.
Freemium
Vercel
Frontend hosting. Push code, auto-deploys. Free for most projects.
Free tier
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Leave with a plan. Show up Friday.
Leave with a plan that
actually ships.

One hour, on Zoom, with up to 24 other Utah owners. Two AI agents installed in your business, plus the written setup guide. Free for the first cohort.

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