AI Is The Answer
Zuryna: Welcome to another
edition of operations, unfiltered.
The podcast that takes you
behind the scenes and into the
operation and logistics side of
influencer and talent management.
I'm your host is arena.
On episodes when I'm not joined
by a special guest, I'll be doing
a deep dive into topics or events
that have caught my attention.
Of course, through the lens of
operations, project management.
For now we'll call it ops talk,
but don't hold me to that name.
I might change it.
Top of mind for me this week.
Outsourcing.
But not just any outsourcing,
outsourcing for efficiency.
So without further ado.
Let's get started and to this
week's operations unfiltered.
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In today's economy, it's almost
criminal not to have more
than one stream of income.
For me, that looks like maintaining
my full time corporate job.
I'm also a fractional project
manager, consultant, talent
manager, aspiring PR representative,
and now a new podcast host.
In my personal life, I'm a wife and
mom to a two year old, this often means
that I'm the house manager, vacation
planner, everything rolled into one.
So wearing all these hats made
me realize two things, burnout
is real and AI is the answer.
No, I'm not talking about Allen Iverson.
Shout out to all my sports enthusiasts.
You'll get the joke.
I'm talking about artificial intelligence.
Now if you just groaned and said,
Oh no, not another podcast about AI.
Yes, it's another podcast about AI,
over the past few weeks, I've been
searching for ways to outsource both
personally and professionally, and.
AI is it.
Professionally, there are a few tools
that have helped minimize my stress,
maximize my time, increased efficiency.
Those tools include ChatGPT and an
AI note taker app called Fathom.
Don't worry.
I'll link it all in my podcast notes.
Starting with ChatGPT, I use
ChatGPT to improve efficiencies
for my own internal processes.
More specifically, I use it for help with
writing prompts or for idea generations.
Learning the writing prompts for ChatGPT
has proven to be incredibly beneficial
for me, so I highly recommend learning
how to write prompts for ChatGPT.
The AI note taker app that I
mentioned called fathom has
been a complete lifesaver.
based on my calendar settings, my AI
Notetaker joins the meetings, films the
entire call, and immediately after it
spits out key takeaways along with a
bulleted summary of what was discussed.
It even generates action items with
hyperlinks to the direct portion
of the video for extra contents,
again, a complete lifestyle.
I can't tell you how much time I've gained
back to my day to day by outsourcing
simple things such as note taking.
If only I could get my corporate
job to allow AI note takers.
I definitely could save
some time there, right?
I mean, I'm sure we've all been on
calls that we spaced out, started doing
laundry, started focusing on other
things, and come back and someone says
our name and we're like, what's happening?
Multitasking during meetings, that's
a conversation for a different day,
but with AI and AI note takers,
we could surely be more efficient
and make better use of our time.
So many of my fellow entrepreneur
friends have told me that they
could benefit from a VA, a virtual
assistant, someone to help make those
day to day tasks easier for them.
One big piece of advice.
I can give you as you start your
search for a virtual assistant.
Outline in detail, what you need.
Start small, maybe one or two
items that you need them to
complete and go from there.
This might surprise you, but up until
just a few days before starting my search
for my own virtual assistant, I truly
had no idea what I needed help with.
So, I set aside a 15 minute Timebox.
Meaning, I set a timer for 15 minutes,
and in that 15 minutes, I documented
everything that I needed help with
for my business, canva presentations,
social media posts, scheduling, social
media posts, responding to emails.
Later on , I set another 15
minutes where I re prioritized.
What tasks do I need her to do this
week, next week, and so on and so forth?
Again, I highly recommend that
if you're new to your journey of
looking for some assistance, write
down what you need help with.
Prioritize that list so you're
not spinning your wheels trying to
figure out what I need help with
when it's time for you to hire.
Outsourcing in my personal life
absolutely means that I need to
invest in a cleaning company.
I have realized that as a small
business owner, a wife, a mom, a
full time employee, sometimes I just
don't have the energy to clean up.
The amount of hours that I spend
trying to scrub my oven, my
microwave and my refrigerator.
Those are billable hours that could
be spent ideating for a podcast
securing a podcast interview.
Uh, securing deals for my clients.
The list goes on and on.
So yes, I will be investing in my
mental health, my productivity, and
investing in a cleaning service.
So if you are in the Baltimore County
area, please send your information my way.
Another way that I'll be outsourcing in my
personal life is investing in child care.
A nanny.
Date nights have been suffering.
New moms, I know you can understand.
When you have a baby,
you become that identity.
I'm a mom first.
And yes, I'm still a mom, but
mom needs a self care day.
Mom needs a date night.
Mom needs a girl's night.
So in 2024 and beyond, I'll be
investing in my mental health and
wellness by investing in a nanny.
So again, if you're in the Baltimore
County area and you know, some
nannies or, you know, in any
agency, please send them my way.
Moral of the story, outsourcing
for efficiency is key to success,
not only in your professional
life, but personal life as well.
How are you going to be
outsourcing this week?
Are you going to invest in that nanny?
Are you going to get an AI notetaker?
Let me know in my comments on Instagram
at LiveMoreAgency, or send me a message
at OpsUnfiltered at LiveMoreAgency.
co.
Until next time.
And remember, make it a great day or not.
The choice is yours.
