Just sent out my first SOW for Gulf Coast Tech & AI. Felt great to finally get the MVP in front of a real prospect. The Solution: ReconAssist I’m solving the "Book Reconciliation Nightmare" for a local firm. It’s not a financial tool; it’s a guidance layer to help them close books 5x faster. The Stack: * n8n (The Engine) • Airtable (The Database/Portal/Mobile Ingestion) • Gemini 2.5 Flash (OCR & Logic) • PDFMonkey (Formatting) • O365/Google Suite (Email & Storage) • QuickBooks Online (Fiscal System of Record for Expenses) The Reality Check: Tech hurdles are real. My Google Meet/Screen share struggled (new PC is officially on the 2026 debt-paydown reward list), but the demo held up. Offered a "Founders Credit" for the first 6 months to get that initial case study locked in. What’s Next: Switching gears to Real Estate. Looking at streamlining pitch decks for high-net-worth listings and social media automation for a top-tier local realtor. If you’re building in the "unsexy" automation space or want to see the deck I used for the pitch, let’s chat in the comments. [Link to www.gulfcoasttechai.com]

As we close out 2025, I just want to say thank you. This community showed up. Builders shared real work. People helped each other without gatekeeping. And we proved that learning + shipping beats waiting every time. None of this works without you showing up, experimenting, asking questions, and helping others level up. That’s the culture we’re building here—and it’s special. 🚀 Looking ahead to 2026 Let’s be intentional about it. • Set clear goals • Share what you’re building • Hold each other accountable • Grow skills, income, and ownership • Build leverage, not just resumes Drop one goal for 2026 below 👇 It can be technical, business, personal, or all three. Let’s make this a year of execution, not just ideas. Appreciate every one of you. Let’s grow. 🤝

Just added GHL to my Stack to help remove framer and provide a source for client portals (right now 50% off) anyone leveraging GHL? I gotta figure it out as I’m trying to close a few deals one with real estate prospect and the other with Pool Sevices.

One thing many businesses struggle with is messy data. People type names differently, emails come with spaces, phone numbers come in random formats, and duplicates pile up. Over time, this leads to confusion, bad reporting, and wasted manual clean-up. Recently, I built an automation that cleans and standardizes data before it even enters the client’s system. Here’s what it did: Whenever a new entry came in from a form Google Form Typeform or a website The automation checked for missing fields Fixed formatting issues like name casing email spacing and phone number style Validated the email to make sure it was real Removed duplicates by comparing new data with existing records Tagged and organized entries before sending them to the CRM or Google Sheet All of this happened automatically in the background. The client didn’t need to open spreadsheets or correct errors manually. Every new record was clean consistent and ready to use the moment it arrived. This might not sound flashy but data quality is the backbone of any good system. Bad data breaks automations but clean data powers smooth workflows. If you want I can write another totally different automation topic.

Today I created an automation that keeps my inbox clean without me touching anything. The workflow automatically scans Gmail for unread emails older than 7 days, checks if they match certain categories (newsletters, promos, low-priority messages), and then does three things: Summarizes the email using AI Labels it with “Low Priority – Auto Managed” Archives it instantly The best part? The summary is sent to a Google Sheet so I can quickly review what I missed without reading the whole email. A clean inbox, less stress, and more control. Automation is truly a superpower. #n8n #AutomationExpert #EmailAutomation #InboxZero #Productivity #WorkflowAutomation