Automate First – An Honest Take on AI, Zapier, and Smarter Systems

About the Episode

Automation doesn’t have to start with AI, it starts with a process you’re fed up with. Lindsey Mueller, co-owner of in Seattle, has been building Zapier workflows for over a decade, and her approach is refreshingly practical: find what wastes time or creates errors, then eliminate it. In this episode, Lindsey walks through her automation-first mindset, how she uses AI as a coding and brainstorming tool without handing over the wheel, and what she’d tell any trades business owner ready to start simplifying their operations.