This is not a "here are 10 AI prompts" post.

I don't do that. What I'm sharing here is what I'm actually using, in my real business, right now — three specific AI skills that have saved me hours every single week without overcomplicating my workflow or blowing up what was already working.

Because that's the thing nobody talks about when a shiny new AI tool shows up: you don't have to start over. You don't have to abandon what's working. You move slowly, test in parallel, and let tools prove themselves before you commit.

Here's what that looks like in practice.

Why I Pay for Both ChatGPT and Claude (And How I Use Them Together)

When I first heard about Claude, I did not blow everything up and start over. I moved slowly and intentionally — which is the same advice I'd give you.

I already had a custom GPT for podcast outlines that was working well. I kept using it. I opened Claude separately for brainstorming a new offer — and noticed the difference immediately. These two tools are not the same, and once I understood how they each work best, using them together became one of the highest-leverage moves I've made in my business.

Here's how I think about it:

ChatGPT is best for:

• Specific, repeatable tasks
• Situations with clear right answers — formats, checklists, templates
• Building GPTs you can share with clients or your team

Claude is best for:

• Nuance and back-and-forth thinking
• Brainstorming — it genuinely feels like it's thinking with you
• More personalized, complex tools and workflows

My actual workflow: Start the brainstorm in Claude. Get a concept, a direction, or copy I love. Bring it into ChatGPT to refine and finalize.

Claude thinks with me. ChatGPT executes for me.

The bigger takeaway here isn't really about which AI tool to use. It's this: don't blow up what's working because something new showed up. Migrate slowly. Test in parallel. Let tools prove themselves before you make them part of your core workflow. That's how you integrate AI in a way that actually saves time instead of creating more of it.

Meet Barb: The Custom AI Editor That Catches What I Miss

This is the skill I'm most excited to share, because it's changed how everything I write sounds — and it took about 30 minutes to build.

Barb is a custom Claude skill I created. Her one job: read my writing and tell me exactly where I gave myself away as an AI user. She is warm and direct. She does not let things slide. And she is absolutely not a yes-woman.

Here's how to build your own version of Barb, step by step.

Step 1: Give Her a Name and a Personality

When your AI tool has a defined character, the responses are more consistent. Name her. Describe how she leads — what's working first, then names the problem, then fixes it. A tool with a clear personality gives you actual feedback instead of vague notes.

Step 2: Build Your AI-Tell List

These are the phrases and patterns that signal AI-generated content to a reader, even if they can't name exactly what's off. Here are the ones I trained Barb to catch:

• Throat-clearing phrases ("It's worth noting..." / "It's important to consider...") — delete them and just say the point
• Constant contrast framing ("It's not about X, it's about Y") — just say the thing directly
• Fake cliffhangers ("The kicker?" / "The catch?") — infomercial language, cut it
• Corporate -ing verbs (leveraging, facilitating, optimizing) — swap for plain words
• Four-dollar vocabulary (utilize, execute, implement) — use, do, start
• Vague empathy ("I understand how challenging this can be") — replace with a real, specific moment
• Adjective stacking ("innovative, transformative, game-changing") — pick one or use none

Every one of these is a tell. Your readers feel them even when they can't name them. Barb flags every single one.

Step 3: Write Your Own Voice Rules

This is what makes Barb yours instead of generic. What does your writing actually sound like? What do you never say? What words, punctuation, and phrases are distinctly you?

Mine include: no em dashes, short sentences, story first, always "Anti-Social School™" with the trademark symbol. Those rules live inside Barb so she's editing toward my actual voice — not toward some polished, neutral AI default.

Step 4: Give Her a Process

Structure is what turns a custom tool into actual feedback. Here's the process I built into Barb:

• Phase 1 — Gut check: Overall read. What's working, what's not.
• Phase 2 — Flag the tells: Specific phrases, with a note on why each one is a flag.
• Phase 3 — Rewrite: She fixes the sections, and tells me exactly what she changed and why.

How I Use Barb in Real Life

Everything I record or write goes through Barb before it goes anywhere. In my last intro, she flagged three phrases I never would have caught on my own. Her rewrite sounded exactly like how I'd say it in conversation — not cleaned up, not polished into something unrecognizable. Just more me.

Your audience will feel the difference even if they can't name it. That's the whole point.

The 2-Minute Monthly Dashboard (Claude + Your Business Scorecard)

I say this in every Co-Op call: track your data. You cannot make good decisions running on vibes.

I keep a monthly scorecard — revenue, leads, email growth, open rates, downloads, conversions. For a long time, I'd open the spreadsheet, look at the numbers, and move on. Functional. Not inspiring. Not particularly strategic.

Here's what I do now instead.

The Setup

I open the Claude desktop app — desktop, not the browser, because it lets you upload files directly. I upload my monthly scorecard. And then I run this prompt:

"You are a UX/UI designer and business strategist. I'm uploading my monthly business scorecard. Please design a clean, visual dashboard overview that organizes my metrics into logical sections, highlights what's strong and what needs attention, includes 3 to 5 strategic insights based on the data, and uses a format I can review in under 5 minutes."

Notice I'm asking Claude to act as a designer — not a coach, not an analyst. A designer. That framing matters. It changes the output entirely.

What It Built Me

A real visual dashboard. Color-coded sections. Grouped metrics. Strategic next steps based on the actual numbers — not generic business advice, but insights drawn from my specific data.

Then I saved it as my template. Every month I open the same conversation, paste in the new numbers, and say "update the dashboard." Under two minutes. Current numbers. Clear trends. What to focus on.

How to Set This Up for Your Business

Step 1 — Define your metrics first. Write down the 8 to 12 numbers you track every month. Don't have a scorecard yet? Start with five: revenue, leads, email list growth, one conversion rate, and one platform metric. That's enough to start making data-driven decisions.

Step 2 — Use Claude's desktop app. The desktop version lets you upload files directly. That's what makes this workflow possible.

Step 3 — Run the designer prompt. Let it build the first version. Then adjust. Want revenue highlighted first? Want a trend column? Want a one-sentence summary at the top? Just ask for it. Iterate until the format works for how your brain reads data.

Step 4 — Save your prompt. Write down exactly what got you the result you loved. Next month: paste new numbers, same prompt, done.

Step 5 — Use it during CEO time. Pull it up. Read the insights. Push back if something doesn't feel right. The women who grow consistently know their numbers. This system makes that easier and faster than anything else I've tried.

The Bigger Picture: AI Should Simplify, Not Add To Your Plate

Here's the through-line across all three of these skills.

AI is not about doing more. It's about doing the right things faster, in a way that actually supports your life and your business. When I added Claude to my workflow, I didn't start over. When I built Barb, I solved a specific problem — content that was losing my voice. When I connected my scorecard to a visual dashboard, I turned a task I dreaded into something I actually look forward to.

None of this is complicated. All of it compounds.

The businesses that are quietly growing right now aren't doing more. They're doing deeper, with better systems behind them. AI is one of the best tools we have for building those systems — if we use it intentionally.

Your Action Plan: Three Things to Do This Week

One: Don't abandon what's working. If you're already using ChatGPT for something that's working well, keep using it. Open Claude alongside it for brainstorming. Let them work together. ChatGPT for repeatable tasks. Claude for thinking through complexity. Test in parallel before you commit.

Two: Build your Barb. Set aside 30 minutes. Name her. Build your AI-tell list. Write your voice rules. Give her a three-phase process. Run your next piece of content through her before you publish. You will catch things you would have missed.

Three: Upload your scorecard to Claude. If you don't have a scorecard yet, build one this week with five metrics. Then run the designer prompt. Design the dashboard once. Paste new numbers every month. Done in under two minutes.

Frequently Asked Questions About Using AI as a Female Entrepreneur

Should I use ChatGPT or Claude for my business?

The most effective approach is using both — for different things. ChatGPT excels at specific, repeatable tasks: formatting, checklists, templates, and building custom GPTs you can reuse or share with your team. Claude excels at nuanced, back-and-forth thinking — brainstorming, working through complex decisions, and building more personalized tools. Rather than choosing one and abandoning the other, use them in combination: start in Claude for thinking and ideation, then bring the output into ChatGPT for refinement and execution. Don't blow up what's already working just because something new showed up.

What is a custom AI editor and how do I build one?

A custom AI editor is a tool you build inside an AI platform — like Claude — that's trained on your specific voice, your common AI tells, and a structured editing process. To build one, start by defining a name and personality for the tool so its responses stay consistent. Then create an AI-tell list: the phrases and patterns that make writing sound generated rather than human (throat-clearing openers, contrast framing, vague empathy, adjective stacking). Add your personal voice rules — what you always say, what you never say, what punctuation and sentence structure is distinctly yours. Finally, give the tool a phased process: gut check, flag the tells, rewrite. The result is an editor that catches what you'd miss and rewrites toward your actual voice, not a polished AI default.

How do I use AI to analyze my business data?

The most effective approach is uploading your data directly to Claude's desktop app and prompting it to act as a designer, not an analyst. Ask it to build a visual dashboard that organizes your metrics into logical sections, highlights strengths and areas of focus, and surfaces three to five strategic insights — all in a format you can review in under five minutes. The designer framing produces a more useful, scannable output than asking for a data analysis. Once you have a dashboard format you like, save the prompt and reuse it every month with updated numbers. The whole process takes under two minutes once the template is set.

How do I integrate AI into my business without getting overwhelmed?

Move slowly and intentionally. The mistake most entrepreneurs make is treating every new AI tool as a reason to start over from scratch. Instead, identify one specific problem in your workflow — content that doesn't sound like you, data you're not reviewing regularly, a task that takes longer than it should — and build one AI solution for that problem. Test it in parallel with what you're already doing. Let it prove itself before you make it part of your core process. One well-built AI workflow that you actually use consistently will do more for your business than ten tools you adopted quickly and abandoned.

What metrics should female entrepreneurs track in a monthly business scorecard?

Start with five: revenue, leads generated, email list growth, one conversion rate (like lead-to-client or open-to-click), and one platform metric relevant to your primary marketing channel. Once you're comfortable tracking those consistently, expand to eight to twelve metrics that give you a complete picture of your business health. The goal isn't a perfect scorecard — it's a habit of reviewing real numbers regularly so your decisions are based on data instead of how you feel on any given day. You cannot make good strategic decisions running on vibes. A monthly scorecard, even a simple one, changes that.