A year ago, I was copying and pasting between AI and my tools. 

Now I'm running a six-figure business with AI embedded into everything. Here's the framework that changed it.

Episode Summary

- The shift from dabbling to building: Why working harder isn't the answer — getting strategic is 

- Chat mode vs. real AI systems: How to tell if you're stuck (spoiler: you probably are) 

- The STACK Method — the five-step framework I use with every founder: 

- Strategy: What's your actual business goal for 2026? 

- Tools: What are you working with and is your IP accessible to AI? 

- Actions and AI: Pick ONE workflow to automate, not everything 

- Checkpoints: The one everyone skips (and why your systems fail without it) - Keep iterating: Treat AI like a team member, not a tool you installed and forgot 

- Why 2026 is different: AI isn't a competitive advantage anymore — it's the baseline. The question is whether you'll use it strategically or keep copying and pasting while everyone else builds real systems 

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