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07/15/2026

This Friday, we're kicking off our Summer Automation Series!

Each week, we'll be discussing one of the seven levels of automation in detail:

The Seven Levels of Automation
- Level 1: Software Tools & Data Integrations (7/17/2026)
- Level 2: Scripts & Macros (7/24/2026)
- Level 3: Workflows (7/31/2026)
- Level 4: AI Workflows (8/07/2026)
- Level 5: Custom Software (8/14/2026)
- Level 6: AI Agents (8/21/2026)
- Level 7: Computer Use (8/28/2026)

As part of our free weekly AI workshop, AI Friday, which happens every Friday at 9:00am (PST), hope to see you there!

➡️ Event details: https://luma.com/annovation

05/28/2026

Tomorrow is AI Friday! AI Friday is a weekly AI workshop where we discuss how to use AI in business!

This week’s Topic: AI Security 🔒

Have you heard the term "prompt injection"? If not, this is a session that you need to attend because if you are using AI for any automations, you need to know how to keep it secure. In this session, we'll discuss the best practices to use AI safely.

Agenda:
- What's New In AI
- AI Topic of the Week
- How would you use it in your Business
- The Weekly AI Challenge

Join us tomorrow at 9:00 am for AI Fridays!
➡️ Sign Up: https://luma.com/eq7sdw03

02/26/2026

Join us tomorrow for AI Fridays, where we discuss different ways to use AI in business!

This week’s topic is AI in Your Inbox 📨
We meet virtually at 9:00 AM (PST)

One of your most-used apps is likely your email. AI email management can transform your inbox using intelligent filters to prioritize high-value emails while drafting (and even sending) context-aware responses automatically. However, a lot of important information flows through your inbox. Is AI ready for this task? Let's talk about it!

Agenda:
- What's New: The AI news that actually matters.
- The Weekly Topic: A business application of AI.
- Discussion: How to use this in your business.
- The Weekly Challenge: A practical task to help you use AI in your work.

➡️ Click my link in bio or go here to get the meeting invite: https://luma.com/zlu2urct

Hope to see you there!

01/29/2026

Join us for AI Fridays tomorrow at 9:00am!

This weeks topic: Knowledge Sources 🧠

To truly use AI in your business, you need knowledge sources. These are the documents, guides, and data that allow AI to effectively work for you. In this AI Fridays, we'll discuss what they are, how to make them, and why they are an essential piece of your AI strategy.

Agenda:
- What's New In AI
- AI Topic of the Week
- How would you use it in your Business
- The Weekly AI Challenge

➡️ Sign up: https://luma.com/9b4ns7ze
Hope to see you there!

01/28/2026

Last week, we discussed AI Influencers, but it went much deeper into a business strategy that been around for over a century: the mascot.

How does AI reshape this strategy, and will this strategy become a key element of any brand in the future?

Read the full post on my Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/annovation/p/who-is-your-mascot

And comment below or send me a message to let me know what you think!
😁👍

01/07/2026

Let's play Bingo! How many will I get right? 🎯

From AI movies going viral to Apple smart glasses finally being announced, I put together my tech and AI predictions for the year.

What's your favorite one from the card, and what do you think will happen in 2026?

12/30/2025

There are people out there who probably said it more times than me, but this was my most-used word of 2025! 🤖
No surprises here.

If you're a small business owner trying to figure out how AI fits into your work, you're in the right place.
2025 was the year AI went mainstream, and 2026 is when it becomes your competitive edge.

Join us for AI Fridays for practical AI tips every week (link in bio), and get ready for a lot more posts in 2026! 🚀

12/10/2025

We will be live tomorrow for our December Monthly AI Update, covering AI News for Small Businesses.

We know AI news is overwhelming, so we take an hour each month to break down the most important stories of the month that we think you should know about and discuss them.

Join us live: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7394875618716348417/

We also answer some listener questions, so if you have questions about AI, you can submit them here or in the Annovation Community: https://stan.store/annovation

Here is the recording from last month!
https://youtu.be/iz2v6etxKBo?si=TkYWKsA8YvtXVSdt

11/11/2025

Still not sure how to use AI in your work or business?

Join us for AI Fridays! 🤖
➡️ This week's topic: Power-Up Your Prompts!

Learn how to take your prompts to the next level so that you can get AI to do what you want it to do.

Learning AI is like learning any skill and requires consistent practice, planned and up-to-date lessons, and a community to support your learning.

Don't worry if you are a beginner, this is an event for all AI skill levels!

Sign up here 📝: https://luma.com/sxaeqso2

Watch last week's meeting on CustomGPTs, and learn how you can use them to level up your work here: https://www.skool.com/annovation/ai-fridays-11072025-rag-and-customgpts

For personalized AI coaching to help you learn how to use AI in your work: https://stan.store/annovation

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