dreythomas
show & tell · 30 minutes

Hi, I'm Drey.
I build AI tools so you
can go viral without
burning out.

You're great at what you do — but the algorithm doesn't know it. Posting eats hours, leads dry up between sessions, and you don't have time to learn 12 new apps. So I make AI do the boring 80% — content, follow-ups, intake, research — so you can spend your hours on the human 20% that actually grows your business.

This talk shows you exactly how.

Drey Thomas ~30 min no laptop required Q&A at the end
the problemYou're invisible online — and posting feels like a second job.
the fixAI does the boring 80%. You stay human for the 20% that wins.
today's promiseYou leave with one thing you'll post or use Monday.
This whole talk lives at dreythomas.com/talk

The 3 floors of AI.

Most people only know floor 2. The other floors are where the leverage lives. Pick the floor that matches the job.

1
easiest · least power

Push-Button AI

What it is: You type one sentence, it does an entire project. Like hiring a junior employee who finishes in 15 minutes.

examples · Manus · Genspark · Lindy · Make.com agents

Use it for: "Build me a form, put it on a website, email the responses to me." One ask, one result.

consultant move"Pull every Trump-tariff article from this week, give me a 1-pager I can send clients."
2
most popular · daily driver

Chat-with-AI

What it is: You and the AI go back and forth in a chat window. The AI you actually talk to.

examples · Claude · Claude CoWork · ChatGPT · Gemini · Grok · Perplexity

Use it for: drafting emails, brainstorming, summarizing notes, explaining a hard concept in plain English.

founder move"Rewrite this onboarding email in plain English a teenager would understand."
3
superpowers · biggest leverage

Builder AI (the wild floor)

What it is: AI that opens your computer, writes code, runs commands, builds whole apps. You're directing a team of engineers, not chatting.

examples · Claude Code · Codex · OpenClaw · Hermes · Cursor

Use it for: Real tools. Real software. The Dottie / Pocket Drey / Life Dashboard stuff below. This is the floor where I built everything in the "Stuff I built" section.

coach move"Build me a private dashboard that tracks every client's weekly check-in and flags the ones I haven't heard from in 14 days."
Pick the floor that matches the job.

Make AI know you.

Generic AI gives generic answers. The single biggest unlock is teaching it who you are.

1

Take a few tests

Free or near-free. The point isn't a label — it's giving the AI raw material.

2

Paste the results

Drop the prompt below into your AI's "About me" / custom instructions.

3

AI thinks like you

Every reply, forever, fits how you actually decide and talk.

Step 1. Take these (free or near-free):

A

16Personalities (MBTI)

Free, 12 min. The classic. → 16personalities.com
B

Enneagram

Free version is enough. → truity.com
C

Big Five (OCEAN)

Free, science-backed. → bigfive-test.com
D

CliftonStrengths (free way)

The real test is ~$25, but you don't need it. Ask Claude/ChatGPT: "Run me through a CliftonStrengths-style assessment — ask one question at a time, then give me my top 5 themes." Same insight, $0.
E

VARK (how you learn)

Free, 16 questions. Tells you if you learn by Visual / Auditory / Reading / Kinesthetic. Huge unlock for AI: "explain this to me in my dominant style." → vark-learn.com
F

Risk Tolerance Check (do this in Claude/ChatGPT)

"Test me on how risk-averse I am. Ask 8–10 scenarios — money, time, reputation, comfort. After my answers, give me a 1–10 risk score and what it means for the kinds of decisions I should/shouldn't make alone."

Step 2. Paste your results into this prompt:

Drop this into your AI's profile or custom instructions — it'll use it on every conversation forever.

your AI profile You are my long-term thinking partner. Use the profile below on every reply. Don't restate it — just behave accordingly. WHO I AM - Name: - What I do for work (1 sentence): - Who I serve (clients / patients): - City / time zone: PERSONALITY (paste your test results) - 16Personalities (MBTI): e.g. ENTJ - Enneagram: e.g. 8w7 - Big Five (OCEAN): O __, C __, E __, A __, N __ - CliftonStrengths top 5: e.g. Achiever, Strategic, Command, Activator, Focus - VARK learning style: dominant __ / secondary __ (Visual, Auditory, Reading, Kinesthetic) - Risk tolerance score (1–10): __ — meaning: __ HOW I THINK / DECIDE - I make decisions: fast / slow / by data / by gut - When I'm stuck I usually: - I learn best by: seeing / hearing / reading / doing - My biggest blind spots: GOALS THIS QUARTER - 1. - 2. - 3. HOW TO TALK TO ME - Tone: direct / warm / playful / professional - Length: short bullets / full paragraphs - Always: front-load the answer, give 1 recommendation not 5 options, define jargon inline. - Never: hedge, flatter, suggest "you should research this" — research it for me and summarize. WORK CONTEXT - Tools I use daily: - Things I will NOT do: - People I trust to bounce ideas off (and how they think differently from me): BUSINESS RULES - My pricing / hourly value: - What I'm willing to outsource: - What I refuse to outsource:

Step 3. Where to paste it:

Update this once a quarter. Your AI gets sharper every time you do.

4 tools that cut your time in half.

The ones I'd buy on a consultant, coach, or founder's budget. Each one earns its keep in week 1.

C

Comet

An AI browser by Perplexity. Highlight anything on a webpage and ask it questions. It can also do things for you — fill forms, book appointments, summarize tabs.

Who it's for: consultants doing research, founders checking competitors, coaches researching prospects.

~1 hour/day on research & forms
→ get Comet
W

Wispr Flow

Hold a key, talk, watch your speech turn into typed text — anywhere on your computer. Faster than typing, and it cleans up the "ums" automatically.

Who it's for: founders writing updates, consultants writing proposals, coaches replying to clients.

~3× faster than typing
→ get Wispr Flow
S

SaneBox

An AI butler for your inbox. Sorts important from unimportant before you even open Gmail. Doesn't delete — just organizes.

Who it's for: anyone drowning in CCs, cold pitches, and "just following up" emails.

30–60 min/day reclaimed
→ get SaneBox heads up — I'm building a free version. Waitlist below.
▶

Speechify

Turns any text — PDFs, articles, contracts, books — into natural-sounding audio. Listen while you drive or walk.

Who it's for: commuters, gym people, anyone with a "to-read" pile that never shrinks.

~5 hrs/week of "reading" reclaimed
→ get Speechify
Pick 1, install today, use it for a week before grabbing the next.
?

Ask me anything.

Ten minutes. No question is dumb. If we run out of time, the waitlist below has a "what's eating your week" box — it goes straight to me.

Waitlist.

Pick the path that fits how you want to win with AI. I'll text or email you when there's a slot.

Pick your path:

No spam. I read every reply. — Drey

Stuff I built.

A map of the three apps I demo'd today. Each box is live — tap any one to open it.

None of this took a CS degree.