Tools I use

The AI tools I actually use.

These are the tools I use every week to run my businesses. No paid placements. Some links may be affiliate links, which costs you nothing extra and helps keep the content free.

AI assistant

Claude

My go-to for writing, long documents, website copy and building things. Projects keep your business info on hand.

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AI assistant

ChatGPT

The all-rounder. Great for quick questions, images, voice chats on the road and everyday admin.

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Websites and apps

Lovable

Describe a website, tool or app in plain English and it builds it. I use it for landing pages and internal tools.

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Design

Canva

Every social tile in our daily debrief is made in Canva. Brand Kit plus the AI tools makes it fast.

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Research

Perplexity

Search that answers the question and shows its sources, so you can check every fact.

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Meetings

Granola

Takes notes in my meetings and writes the follow-up, without a bot joining the call.

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Automation

Zapier

Connects thousands of apps so the boring copy-and-paste jobs happen on their own.

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Video

CapCut

Auto captions and quick edits for Reels and TikToks, straight from your phone.

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CRM and automation

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