Build With AI

Tom Nassr, co-founder and CEO of X-Ray, walks us through building a Zapier Agent from scratch in under 10 minutes. He demonstrates a practical use case: creating an AI agent that scans Gmail for specific emails and delivers a weekly summary to Slack. You'll learn the key difference between Zapier Agents and traditional Zaps, when to use each, and how to think about deterministic vs. non-deterministic automation.

Check Tom's youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@xrayautomation

Resources Mentioned:

• Zapier: https://zapier.com/

• X-Ray Website: https://xray.tech/

• X-Ray Search Tool (free): https://search.xray.tech/

In this episode I put two of the hottest AI agent tools head-to-head: Perplexity Computer ($200/mo) vs. Claude Cowork ($20/mo). After running both through three identical real-world tasks, he reveals which tool delivers better outputs, which one goes above and beyond, and whether the 10x price difference is actually justified. Spoiler: the winner might surprise you.

Grab the Google doc with the 3 test cases + full prompts here: https://return-my-time.kit.com/389d61df6a

Tools Mentioned:

• Perplexity Computer (Max plan): $200/mo - perplexity.ai

• Claude Cowork (Pro plan): $20/mo - claude.ai

• Zoho Invoice: zoho.com/invoice

• Invoice Ninja: invoiceninja.com

• Invoice Sherpa: invoicesherpa.com

Craig Hewitt, founder of the 7-figure SaaS Castos, breaks down how he uses Claude Code to run his entire content marketing operation. Despite not being a developer, Craig built his first Claude Code project in 45 minutes while waiting outside his son's basketball practice. In this episode, he walks through the exact system he uses, demonstrates live builds, and shares his free, open-source SEO Machine project that anyone can download and use today.

YouTube: youtube.com/@thecraighewitt

Paul Noon ( aka The AI Professor) joins the show to give a full under-the-hood walkthrough of Google's NotebookLM.

 Paul's been using this tool daily in his business and personal life, and he breaks down exactly how it works, why it's different from ChatGPT or Gemini, and the real-world use cases that make it a must-have for any business owner. The best part? It's completely free.

This episode was inspired by Paul's viral "Top 25 NotebookLM Tips" video on YouTube — this is the deeper dive.

Check Paul’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheProfessor-AI

In this episode, Corey talks with AI automation strategist Ashley Gross about how businesses can build an AI agent that engages website visitors, answers questions, and books demos around the clock. Ashley walks through the workflow behind her own implementation — from capturing conversation data to syncing with CRM tools — and shares how automation helped her reclaim time and tie AI initiatives directly to revenue.

They discuss practical ways small business owners can start using AI, including training agents on SOPs, integrating with existing tech stacks, and focusing on high-impact use cases first. The conversation also explores common mistakes to avoid, such as overwhelming agents with too much data, and how AI insights can inform content and marketing strategy.

Grab Ashley's plug-and-play n8n blueprint free → https://return-my-time.kit.com/6e041f7506

Ryan Doser breaks down the AI tools he actually uses daily after testing hundreds of options. With 10+ years in marketing and 31,000+ YouTube subscribers, Ryan cuts through the noise to share what's worth your time and why 95% of AI tools are just white-labeled wrappers you don't need.

Check Ryan's you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@RyanDoserAI

Mark Kashef joins the show to demo Claude Cowork and break down how "skills" work compressed, reusable knowledge that Claude can invoke just-in-time without bloating your context window. We watch him build a PowerPoint presentation live using multiple AI agents and discuss how to get started with this powerful new tool.Mark Kashef joins the show to demo Claude Cowork and break down how "skills" work compressed, reusable knowledge that Claude can invoke just-in-time without bloating your context window. We watch him build a PowerPoint presentation live using multiple AI agents and discuss how to get started with this powerful new tool.

YouTube: @Mark_Kashef

In this conversation, Ritesh Verma shares his journey of building an AI app that garnered a $200,000 acquisition offer. He discusses his background in tech, the process of developing the app, understanding market needs, and the strategies he employed for customer acquisition and scaling the business. Ritesh emphasizes the importance of referrals, the app's value proposition for users, and provides insights into the acquisition process, highlighting the potential for lucrative outcomes in the software market.

Take a look at Ritesh’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@rkumarv

Alex Cinovoj grew his LinkedIn following from 500 to 33,000 in under 10 months—not by posting more, but by building smarter systems. In this hands-on episode, Alex shares his screen and walks through the exact Manus workflow he uses to wake up every morning with a curated industry report ready to turn into content.

We also dig into his experience deploying 47 AI agents (half of which failed), why PDF-format content outperforms on LinkedIn, and his advice for overwhelmed business owners who don't know where to start with AI.

If you want to see how someone actually builds and tests AI solutions in production—not just talks about them—this episode is for you.

LinkedIn: Alex Cinovoj

Brien Gearin breaks down the fundamental shift happening in local search: it's no longer about optimizing for Google—it's about building credibility signals that AI can actually find and trust.

If your business isn't showing up when people ask ChatGPT or Claude for recommendations in your area, this episode explains exactly why (and what to do about it).

Check Brien Gearing LinkedIn: Brien Gearin | LinkedIn