AI solutions since 2019.
Before it was a dinner table conversation.

I'm Lea Thomas. I've created solutions using AI and machine learning since 2019, years before ChatGPT made it a dinner table conversation.

My background is in marketing strategy. Fifteen years across B2B SaaS, enterprise, non-profit, and small business. That means I evaluate AI the way a business operator does. Does it save time? Does it produce results? Does the ROI justify the cost?

I run AI Development Systems LLC, focused on AI development, training, and coaching. I've spent thousands of hours testing AI tools, workflows, and prompts across every major chat and agentic platform. Yes, including OpenClaw 🦞.

I started this newsletter because I watched smart professionals struggle with AI. Not because they weren't capable. Because the ecosystem can be overwhelming.

Too many tools. Too much hype. Pricing that's confusing. Features that change daily. And a flood of content that tells you AI will change everything without telling you specifically what to do on Monday morning.

Every newsletter issue ships with copy-paste prompts. Every product is a complete system, not a collection of tips. Every strategy session ends with a plan you can execute the same week. That's the standard. If it doesn't meet it, I don't ship it.