Torsion Talk - The Garage Door Industry Podcast We Built a Real AI Agent in 2 Days: Email, Calendar, Tasks & the Future of Business
In this episode of Torsion Talk, Ryan shares one of the most exciting AI breakthroughs he and Austin have built so far during a two-day hackathon. If you’ve been curious about AI agents, automation, productivity, and what this technology could actually do for your business right now, this episode is a must-listen.
Ryan opens with a few updates, including the upcoming IDA Expo, free hats for podcast subscribers, giveaways at the booth, and the completion of his new basement podcast studio. Then he dives into the real story: what happened during their internal AI hackathon and the tools they were able to build in just two days.
The first completed project was a payroll automation designed to handle complex commission plans and save more than 100 hours a year of office time. The second major initiative focused on simplifying the transition from one field management software platform to another, helping home service companies avoid painful software migrations. But the biggest breakthrough was the launch of Ryan’s own custom AI agent.
This AI assistant was built with security first and designed to manage real daily work. Ryan explains how it can drive his inbox to zero by the end of each day, archive marketing emails, sort important messages into folders, create actionable tasks in Todoist, assign them to his assistant, and help manage his calendar. He also built a master-agent system that can delegate to specialized sub-agents for specific jobs, from monitoring eBay for rare sports cards to delivering live updates from his daughter’s track meet.
Ryan believes this kind of AI automation can save him four hours a day, plus additional time for his assistant, creating massive gains in productivity for a fraction of the cost of another employee. He also reflects on what this means for business owners, marketers, garage door companies, and really any company trying to stay competitive in a world where AI is no longer coming in the future — it is already here.
This episode is part behind-the-scenes build log, part AI strategy session, and part warning about how quickly the world of business is changing. If you want to understand where AI agents are heading and how they could impact your company, your workflow, and your future, don’t miss this one.
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https://aaronoverheaddoors.com
https://markinuity.com/
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