I’m so excited to be part of this community. I wanted to introduce myself and share a bit about why I’m here. To give you the quick backstory, I’m a hairstylist, wife, mom, and I’m also neurodivergent. Because my brain is wired to constantly look for systems and efficiencies, I fell absolutely head over heels for AI a while back. It has truly become my ultimate superpower for managing both my life and my business. On the everyday side, I lean on AI for everything from brainstorming marketing strategies for my styling business to organizing family schedules and meal planning. If I had to rate my skill level, I’d say I’m right around intermediate but moving fast. Right now, I’m tackling my biggest project yet: I am actually building an app specifically for hairstylists, and I’m using Claude Code to do it. It has been an amazing experience using AI to bridge the gap between my industry knowledge and the technical side of coding. I joined this group to level up, swap workflow ideas, and just geek out over tech with people who get it. If anyone else is using Claude Code or building apps with AI, I’d love to connect and hear how your process is going! What’s everyone else currently working on?

Tool: NotebookLM Why This Tool: NotebookLM is Google's AI-powered research assistant that turns your own documents, PDFs, videos, and links into an interactive knowledge base you can chat with, generate podcasts from, and transform into slide decks, infographics, and reports in minutes. Best For: Coaches and consultants who need to quickly synthesize client research and materials, content creators turning long-form content into multiple formats, solopreneurs managing information across multiple projects, business owners who want to prep for calls or pitches without reading everything manually, anyone who drowns in PDFs and browser tabs when doing research Cost: Free plan available (100 notebooks, 50 sources per notebook, 50 daily chats), paid plans via Google AI Plus ($7.99/month), Pro ($19.99/month), and Ultra tiers, check notebooklm.google.com for current rates Website: notebooklm.google.com Quick Win Prompt: "Go to notebooklm.google.com and create a new notebook. Upload a long PDF, paste in a YouTube link, or drop in a website URL related to your work or a topic you need to understand fast. Once your source loads, click Audio Overview in the Studio panel. In under two minutes, NotebookLM will generate a podcast-style conversation that breaks down everything inside that document. Listen to it on your next walk, commute, or coffee break. You just turned dense material into something you can actually absorb without sitting at a desk." Other Things NotebookLM Can Do: - Deep Research: Type a topic, select Deep Research, and NotebookLM automatically finds and imports dozens of web sources into your notebook in around six minutes, without opening a single browser tab manually - Slide Decks and Infographics: Generate a fully structured slide deck or visual infographic directly from your sources, with PPTX export available for further editing - Chat with Citations: Ask questions about your uploaded material and get answers with direct source citations, so every response is traceable back to something real - Mind Maps and Data Tables: Visualize the structure of your research as a mind map or organize key information into a formatted data table, both generated from your sources in one click