Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea! How Corey Ganim Reclaimed 5–10 Hours a Week Using AI Systems
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Mar 18, 2026 Corey Ganim, founder of ReturnMyTime.com and AI consultant who helps businesses automate and reclaim time. He explains the AOA sequence: Audit, Optimize, Automate. He contrasts AI agents, reusable skills, and chatbots. He highlights building a brand voice skill and high-impact reusable skills to save 5–10 hours weekly.
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Three Levers To Vet AI Investments
- Use the three levers of ROI—effectiveness, efficiency, and quality—to decide if an AI tool is worth implementing.
- Corey says if an AI doesn't move at least one lever, skip it to avoid chasing shiny objects and wasted effort.
Precall Summaries Cut Hours From Sales Routines
- Corey automated pre-call summaries via Claude Co-Work to read context five minutes before sales calls.
- That saved hours weekly by replacing 10–15 minute prep per call with a 30-second phone peek at a contextual Slack message.
Always Audit Then Optimize Before Automating
- Follow AOA: Audit your process, Optimize it to remove waste, then Automate the simplified version.
- Corey warns most people jump straight to automation; optimizing first can halve steps and improve reliability.