Helping Founders Install an AI Operating System - Save Time, Think Clearer, Scale Smarter

Most founders know they must adopt AI — but are overwhelmed and not sure where to start.

Too many tools. Too little time. Zero clarity.

I help non-technical founders and CEOs to:

→ Cut through the AI noise
→ Install one high-impact system
→ Save 20+ hours a week
→ Build an AI co-founder that thinks like they do

Most founders waste months chasing tools. My clients learn how to harness the power of one simple tool!

If you’re ready to free up your time, make clearer decisions, and scale without growing your team, I’d love to connect.

👉 DM me "AI" if you’re ready to see how it works.

Devin Karpes 🧠

Grateful for these three.

They keep me grounded.
They keep me honest.
They keep me moving with intention.

Everything starts here.

I am also grateful for the people I get to work with.
Smart founders.
Committed teams.
Clients who push hard for better outcomes.

Purpose in the work has been the biggest gift this year.
Not the revenue.
Not the tools.
The purpose.

Thank you to everyone who trusted me with your business.
Thank you to everyone who let me be part of their growth.
It matters.

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

I registered my company at the kitchen table.
My kids were building Lego.
I was starting over.

Seven years poured into my last business.
Gone in one decision.

Income gone.
Certainty gone.
Comfort gone.

My instinct...
Save every dollar.
Play it safe.

Then a screen asked me to spend $1,200 I did not want to spend.
Fees.
Setup.
The first step back into the unknown.

No partners.
No safety net.
No one to blame if it failed.

I hovered over the button.
Fear hit hard.
Not fear for me.
Fear for them.

What if this was another wrong turn?
What if this path took us backward?
What if trying again was the bigger risk?

I almost closed the laptop.
But I didn’t.

I hit submit.
And that single choice rewired something in me.

Choosing uncertainty creates expansion.
You walk through fear.
You walk out different.

That day,
I stopped waiting for purpose to show up.
I decided to build it.
Purpose came from contribution.
Not success.
Not revenue.
Not applause.
Contribution.

Now I spend my days helping founders think clearly about AI.
The same fear.
The same uncertainty.
The same decision.

Move forward or stay stuck.

I am still learning.
Still building.
Still evolving.
But when the work is aligned,
risk feels like progress.
Not danger.

You never regret the leap you take.
You regret the one you avoid.

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Overwhelmed by AI?

I help you install an AI Operating System which makes your business easier to run.

YES, I'm looking at you!
You know who you are.
The one that’s using AI to “write better emails”

Wild choice, but here we are.

You open ChatGPT and just start typing.
No direction.
No structure.
No thought.

Your team does the same.
No shared rules.
No shared purpose.
No shared outcomes.

Then you wonder why everything feels the same.

They shrug.
You shrug back.
Your business keeps limping forward.
Maybe.

Meanwhile your operations suck.
Your decisions stall.
Your team drowns in busywork.

You’re sitting on a machine that can reshape how you operate but you’re steering it like it’s a grocery cart with a broken wheel.

Slow down and ask real questions.
Where are you slowing process.
Where is revenue leaking.
Where are decisions getting repeated.

If you can answer those, the system will carry the weight.

Start thinking clearly.
That’s the shift your mind needs.


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Overwhelmed by AI?

I help founders install an AI Operating System which makes their business easier to run.

You and I share the same problem.
We think discipline means doing more.
WRONG!

I spent the weekend looking at my own habits.
The scrolling.
The checking.
The tiny hits of dopamine that make me feel productive.
It looked like work.
It was not.

AI moves fast.
Everyone acts like every update is urgent.
I teach founders how to think clearly with AI.
Yet I still catch myself reacting instead of deciding.

It's embarrassing how easy it is to get pulled into nonsense.
It's also honest.
And human.

Your business does not care how informed you are.
It cares how disciplined you are.
It cares how you think.
It cares how you choose.
It only moves when you slow your mind.

Start here:

→ Close your tabs
→ Remove one distraction
→ Name the single outcome that matters today
→ Use AI to move it forward

Focus on intention over consumption.

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Overwhelmed by AI?

I help founders install an AI Operating System that makes your business easier to run.

You keep adding new AI tools.
Yet your thinking stays the same.
That's why nothing seems easier.

I spent the last year watching founders try to fix problems with subscriptions.
It never works.
Because the real shift happens in how you think.

In order to scale with AI you must have:
→ Clear problem statements
→ Clean inputs
→ Tight constraints
→ Ruthless prioritization

You read that list and think you already do.
You do not.
If you did, your business would feel lighter.

Here is what this actually looks like in the real world.
→ You define one outcome before opening ChatGPT
→ You simplify the problem
→ You force boundaries
→ You ask it to challenge your thinking

This is what removes AI as a distraction and creates your AI Operating System
I learned this the hard way.

When you get it right...
Decisions get clearer.
Execution gets faster.
You realize that tools won't save you!

You're avoiding it but this is the work that changes everything.


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Overwhelmed by AI?

I help founders install an AI Operating System which makes their business easier to run.

“My team is overwhelmed with AI.”
Your team is not overwhelmed.
They are under trained.

They have zero standards.
They have no repetition.
They have no expectations.

Overwhelm comes from uncertainty.
Uncertainty comes from leaders who never set the rules.

Better models will not fix this.
More tools will not fix this.
Cool features will not fix this.

Training will.
Reps will.
Clear expectations will.

If you want adoption, you need structure.
→ One workflow per team
→ One rollout plan
→ One weekly usage review
→ One owner who drives it

Usage grows when the path is obvious.
Teams follow what leaders enforce.
Not what leaders announce.

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Overwhelmed by AI?

I help founders install an AI Operating System that makes their business easier to run.

You’re about to spend your week reacting.
New features. New posts. New opinions.

Here is the uncomfortable truth.
The noise is not the threat.
Your lack of discipline is.

You don’t get overwhelmed because AI moves quickly.
You get overwhelmed because you treat every update like a directive.

You think staying informed is progress.
It’s not.
It’s avoidance.

I see founders do this every day.
I do it too.
We justify distraction by calling it “learning.”
But nothing meaningful in your business improves when you chase noise.

Your real job this week is simple.
Think.
Choose.
Execute.

Not scroll.
Not react.
Not panic because someone shared a screenshot with the urgency of BREAKING NEWS!

Your edge is clarity, not speed.
The creators hyping every feature are just doing their job.
Your job is different.
Your job is to build an operation that runs cleanly, even when the internet is losing its mind.

Start here:
→ Tighten one system
→ Find one bottleneck
→ Make one decision you’ve been avoiding
→ Use AI to help you figure it out!

This is how you win.
Not by keeping up with the noise, but by refusing to be controlled by it.

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Overwhelmed by AI?

I help founders install an AI Operating System, which makes your business easier to run!

You think AI adoption is about tools.
It's not!

Better models don't fix bad habits.
More tools don't fix unclear problems.
New features don't fix a team that never uses them.

Don’t let your AI dreams gather dust.

The gap is adoption.
The work is your mindset.
The risk is thinking AI will save you.

Here's the truth you're avoiding:

1 - Literacy
You cannot adopt what you don't understand.

2 - Alignment
Two leaders nodding is not buy-in.

3 - Accountability
Old habits win when no one owns the new ones.

4 - Measurement
If you do not track outcomes, you've lost!

Here's what you need to do:

→ Define why AI matters
→ Train your team
→ Remove friction
→ Set the rules
→ Track outcomes

You constantly chase new models.
The latest model doesn't matter if no one is using it.

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Overwhelmed by AI?

I help you install an AI Operating System which makes your business easier to run.

Kyle Cronk

South Sound YMCA

President/Chief Executive Officer

Olympic Peninsula YMCA

Advance our YMCA mission in the communities we serve, effectively led the organization to reach its strategic and fiscal objectives, and positioned the Y as the community leader in the areas of youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

Chief Executive Officer

YMCA of the USA (National Resource Office)

Effectively engaged 40 YMCA Associations to embrace Activate America, our bold approach to directly address our nation’s growing health crisis through advocacy of healthy lifestyles.

Activate America National Facilitator

YMCA of Greater Seattle

Spearheaded 38% growth in membership, 73% member retention, and 13% revenue growth over 6 year period. Led branch to achieve highest rating in the Association for overall membership satisfaction and beat national peer group by 17%. Consistently exceeded annual fundraising goal and was the first branch in the Seattle Association to surpass  500,000 in annual community support.

Branch Operations Director

Associate Executive Director

I Build Radical F*cking Leaders| Helping Executive Leaders & CEOs Win the Talent War

Most CEOs experience restless nights filled with concerns about team performance.

This is because they lack effective team leadership strategies – a direct symptom of weak team management skills and "old school" top-down leadership styles.

So, they dive into over-management to boost productivity but:

1) Spend 90% of their time in micro-management that doesn’t empower
2) Causing them to lose sight as an inspiring leader
3) Resulting in low team morale, decreased performance and burnout.

How can you focus on enhancing team performance if you’re caught up in every small detail?

The loop continues.

Feelings of frustration overshadow your confidence.

The worrying thought comes: "Am I really cut out for this CEO role?"

All of this goes away with a proven leadership strategy.

I emphasize a collaborative, people-centered approach because it’s the most effective way for CEOs to nurture teams and leverage their leadership and drive performance.

Here’s my 3-point blueprint that gives you an exceptional leadership edge:

1) A sustainable team empowerment framework
2) A quicker route to earning respect and trust
3) A tested method to lead through inspiration

You’ll eliminate 90% of ineffective micro-management + transform your team into proactive performers.

Leadership becomes rewarding. Doubts about your role as a CEO fade away. Team synergy improves.

DM me "RAD" if you're tired of feeling like just a manager and ready to be a true leader.

DEI being rolled back.

Equity conversations pushed underground.

People whispering what they used to say out loud.

But imagine, really imagine, being told you can’t:
Jog
Shop
Drive
Qualify
Breathe
Where and when you want to.

Anti-Black violence is real.

And in the middle of that reality, Black women still lead, build, heal, create, and carry entire communities on their backs.

If shouting them out makes someone uncomfortable…
maybe the discomfort isn’t the problem, maybe the truth is.

Five Signs Your Team Is Confused (But Afraid to Say It)

Most people and teams won’t tell you when they’re unclear. (they don't want look or sound dumb)

They’ll just work harder… on the wrong things.

Here are five signs your team is confused and how you can fix each one:

1. They ask for repeated clarification.
Fix: Repeat outcomes, not tasks.

2. Everyone is “busy,” but progress is slow.
Fix: Identify the three outcomes that matter this week.

3. You’re getting pulled into every decision.
Fix: Clarify decision-rights and ownership.

4. Priorities keep shifting.
Fix: Establish weekly priorities that don’t change unless absolutely necessary.

5. People stop offering ideas.
Fix: Create psychological safety by celebrating small wins and inviting input.

Confusion kills momentum.
EXTREME clarity creates initiative.

Leaders think teams need more pressure. What they actually need is clarity.

Before adding more meetings or tasks, ask
“Where might my team be unclear and how can I simplify the path?”

A little clarity goes further than you think.

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