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Lower business costs

35 people reported lower business costs after doing AI Mastery. Here is what they wrote.
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Jeff van Leenen

I went from using AI like a fancy Google search to building an ecosystem that is transforming my company and my team

Jeff van Leenen · Business Owner · Calgary, Canada
…After taking this Quest, I feel like I'm operating at a level I genuinely couldn't have imagined before. Not just professionally, everywhere. At work, I built an entire AI ecosystem from scratch. An Airtable hub tracking 31 KPIs as our company's single source of truth, n8n automation workflows generating significant annual cost savings, and autonomous AI agents handling routine operations. Things that used to take days take minutes. But more than that, I now think in systems. That came directly from this Quest. In how I lead…
Munaf Shaikh

I built and launched my first software product in 55 days with no coding background

Munaf Shaikh · Entrepreneur · Perth, Australia
…Real users. 55 days from first idea to deployed product. And then the awards came through. Runner-up in The Vibe Coding Builder. Runner-up in The AI Entrepreneur. I genuinely did not expect either. The reality is that what would have cost me 50 thousand to 100 thousand dollars in developer fees, I built for under 1 thousand dollars. What would have taken a development team months, I did in 55 days while working full time. But here is the thing. This is not the end for…
Yasamin Bahadorzadeh

I built two AI-powered businesses—and stopped feeling like a solo founder

Yasamin Bahadorzadeh · Entrepreneur · New York, United States
…SARV - my sustainable luxury jewelry brand, where AI became the backbone of the entire business. Through AI Mastery, I built a full interactive website experience that would traditionally cost around $50,000, created visual and content assets that could easily require $10,000+ in photography, and replaced thousands of dollars in accounting, consulting, and operational support by designing intelligent systems instead. But the deepest transformation wasn't what I built-it was how I think. I stopped thinking in tasks and started thinking in systems. That…
Lindsay J Berschauer

A layoff headline forced me to adapt — now I’ve built a second career in AI at 45

Lindsay J Berschauer · CEO · Portland, United States
…Through AI Mastery, I learned how to do much of this work myself using AI tools, and to do it in record time. I was blown away by the efficiency gains. The time savings alone were extraordinary, and the cost savings transformed my business model. Beyond efficiency, the course expanded what felt possible. Social media, email marketing, content creation-things that once felt stressful…
Himani Shah

Cut onboarding time and overhead costs with automated workflows

Himani Shah · Business Owner · West Lafayette, United States
…Improved Team Collaboration: The training enabled our team to collaborate effectively in real-time, ensuring seamless updates and accessibility from various locations. Streamlined Processes: We significantly reduced the onboarding time for new practices and streamlined our acquisition timeline through automated processes, which also cut down on overhead costs. Centralized Reporting: Automations and centralized data reporting across clinics have saved time and provided valuable insights, driving…
Karim Gallimore

I've already released 3 albums (on Spotify and other services) of my AI music

Karim Gallimore · Entrepreneur · East Gwillimbury, Canada
…3. I've transformed the way my team at works on projects with the creation of an AI agent that acts as a virtual teammate. 4. I've even done plumbing work on my own and saved hundreds of dollars. Top 3 Insights: - Use AI tools consistently-they become more intuitive with practice. - Stay curious, stay updated, and share knowledge…
Adrian M. Bollard

I built my AI app and became a published author

Adrian M. Bollard · Consultant · Calgary, Canada
…Thanks to this program, I learned to collaborate with AI in ways I never imagined possible. I was able to build a working GPT version of my Soulspace AI app at a fraction of the cost I'd been quoted before the course. But the real surprise was what happened next - I discovered that AI (notably Claude) could serve as a genuine creative partner for…
Fernanda Barcenas

I’ve saved hours of work, eliminated the need for an accountant, secured new clients, and developed exciting new projects

Fernanda Barcenas · Business Owner · Mexico City, Mexico
…It's about believing that AI is both a privilege and a responsibility, a tool to uplift and inspire the world around us. Thanks to Mindvalley, I've achieved more than I ever thought possible. I've saved hours of work, eliminated the need for an accountant, secured new clients, and developed exciting new projects. But most importantly, I've built lasting connections-with peers who inspire me, mentors who challenge me, and a partner who fills my life…
Sheetal Sujan

Created AI-generated branded anthems for company's 15th anniversary

Sheetal Sujan
…with company values - Enhanced emotional impact of the anniversary video - Increased audience engagement during the celebration - Facilitated interactive participation (sing-along/dance moments) - Reduced production costs compared to traditional commissioned music The music became a central experiential element of the event rather than background audio. Tools Used - Suno (AI music generation) - Prompt…
Jeff Van Leenen

Built the AI infrastructure to scale a homebuilder from $70M to $3B

Jeff Van Leenen
…Instead of paying, I built: BuildPro emails reports → n8n parses Excel → transforms data → pushes to Airtable → triggers dashboards. Same result. $24,000/year saved. More flexibility. No vendor lock-in. The Future Roadmap: • Automated Permit Applications - AI pre-fills municipal permit forms from project…
Jeff Van Leenen

Saved $24,000 a year and built seven automations to scale from 117 to 919 homes

Jeff Van Leenen
…Parses the spreadsheet data and transforms it for Airtable schema 4. Pushes data via Airtable API to update construction timelines 5. Dashboards automatically refresh with current build times The Impact: $24,000/year saved-with more flexibility than the vendor solution. I control the logic. I can modify it anytime. No vendor lock-in. Tools: n8n, Airtable API, Email parsing Automation #2: Meeting…
Jeff Van Leenen

Saved $24,000 and built an AI-powered organization in one year

Jeff Van Leenen
…Built an n8n workflow to intercept and parse the Excel attachments 3. Automated data extraction and transformation into Airtable 4. Created analysis dashboards from the synchronized data The Impact: $24,000/year saved-with more flexibility than the vendor solution would have provided. Futher, we have acutal insight into what the build times are as well as the point points. I can use Claude to analyze the data from…
Adrian Bollard

This course didn’t just save me a quarter-million dollars — it gave me the power to bring my vision to life

Adrian Bollard · Startup Founder · Calgary, Canada
…By week 4 of the AI Mastery course, I had already created my Soulspace GPT, live and ready to guide people around the world. This course didn't just save me a quarter-million dollars - it gave me the power to bring my vision to life, faster and more beautifully than I thought possible (all the while I could guide the creation process myself). The tutors are all authentic & genuinely helpful, you just can't avoid loving them.
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From no AI experience to training 400 employees and transforming a $10M operation

Danielle
…- Achieved annual call-volume forecasting accuracy within 2% of actuals, enabling precise staffing and revenue planning. - Reduced turnover by half year-over-year, contributing approximately $425,000 in savings across recruiting and support functions. - Supported customer satisfaction scores exceeding 94%, well above industry benchmarks. - Developed and presented a multi-year AI roadmap…
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Built two AI products and deployed them in our real estate company in five weeks

IRATXE RODRIGUEZ GARCIA
…LEARNINGS: The best B2B products come from operators who automate their own pain. AI collapses the cost of validating a venture - we got production pilots BEFORE spending a euro on developers, inverting the classic startup risk curve. In sales: a strategy re-planned weekly from real conversations beats a perfect annual plan - the market tells you what works every seven…
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Built an entire ecosystem that runs my working life in four months

Sophie Bertin
…I built a card-scanning pipeline where OCR reads the card and agents verify what was read before anything is saved. And I rebuilt the entire accounting of my two companies with Claude, Make, Box and Airtable. Building one working system might have been luck, but building three of them the same way is what convinced me I had found a method. Tools…
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Built a live SaaS product in 55 days for under $1,000 using AI

Munaf Shaikh
…The AI advantage is not just speed. It is the ability for a non-technical founder to build, iterate, and ship a production-quality product without a development team. What would have cost $50,000 to $100,000 in developer fees was built for under $1,000 in AI tool subscriptions. Business fundamentals are in place: free tier with watermark (conversion driver), paid tier with PDF keepsake and ZIP download, event…
Felipe Lacerda
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Transformed a free ticket into an unforgettable Barcelona experience

Felipe Lacerda
…I even found a Picasso head sculpted on the Sagrada Familia church that even the guide hadn't noticed! (see photo attached) The app helped me save hundreds of euros by selecting the best restaurants, visiting expensive museums on free days, and even having a life-changing experience! For the first time in our family's life, we rode separate bikes with our daughter on a 20km ride through the city. Thankfully, I had…
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