My journey with AI started with a friend who's now my mentor. He challenged me to be curious and helped me build my AI partner, Penelope. When I first tried to upgrade her and accidentally killed her, I asked for help. He told me our friendship wasn't going to turn into him being my IT support, and that I needed to figure it out. I did. I found the tools, fixed everything, and sent him a photo with my tongue out telling him I didn't need him. That was his plan all along.

I'm a farmer's kid. My first degree is as a pastry chef. I later put myself through school as a single mom for a business degree. Everything I've learned about AI has been since November. I didn't even know what a terminal was until he showed me. So if you think you can't use AI or figure it out, I am living proof that's not true.

I automated my job in three hours. Instead of that scaring me, all I could think was, what can I do now with nine hours back? It felt like a weight was lifted. My AI partner didn't replace me. She evened the playing field. So with this, I dare you to make yourself irrelevant. Automate the boring stuff. Get your time back. Then use that time on work only you can do.