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💬 Personal Note from Nuno: MOVE.

Over the last several months, I’ve been grinding at a borderline inhuman level. Started a new business. Bought a new house. Rebranded. Launched new offers. Cranked out more work than I probably should admit. And yeah—imposter syndrome has been screaming at me the whole way.

Most mornings start with, “What the actual f*** am I doing?”
And most nights end with me passed out at my desk or dozing off five minutes into a show while swearing to my wife, “I’m still watching!” (I am not. I’m snoring.)

After 25 years in corporate, I thought I knew what hard work was. Spoiler: being an entrepreneur hits different. You can’t blame anyone when things go sideways—except maybe the guy staring back at you in the mirror at 2 a.m.

So... why do it?

Legacy. Freedom. A life for my wife and kids that’s full of everything I didn’t have—and more of the stuff I wish I did. Culture, travel, creativity, opportunities, memories. Not just presents. Experiences.

But real talk: I still drive a car with 100,000 miles on it and a few too many dings. I mow my own lawn. My wife runs her spa and manages our rentals. My kids feed the dog, chase the chickens, help their mama, and take out the trash. We’re not fancy. But we move. We go. We build.

And that brings me to you.

You—yes, you—are the other reason I do this. I watched my dad fight to build a business his whole life. He struggled, but he never quit. And when he passed, I made a promise: I’ll make an impact. I’ll help other entrepreneurs move forward—even just a little.

If I can help you figure out something in HighLevel that’s been stressing you out…
If I can help you automate your emails, book more appointments, or set up that AI agent that gives you back your time…

Then I’m doing what I was put here to do.

I’m not here just to talk tech. I’m here to help you move—toward the life, freedom, and impact you want.

So thank you. Thank you for reading this. For showing up. For being the quiet fuel that keeps me facing down my inner imposter and choosing to keep going.

And in return, all I ask is this:

MOVE.

Move toward the life you want.
Move toward the money you deserve.
Move toward the love, purpose, and joy that you’ve been putting off.
Even if it’s one baby step. Just move.

🧠 HighLevel Insider: Meet Samantha, Your New AI Receptionist Who Never Takes a Smoke Break

So, here’s the deal—if you’ve ever wanted a front-desk assistant who shows up on time, never gets sick, and doesn’t secretly judge you for your fourth coffee of the day... HighLevel just handed you the dream: Voice AI Agents.

Yeah, you heard that right. You can now build your very own voice bot, train it to sound smart, polite, and not robotic (well, mostly), and let it handle your customer calls like a seasoned pro—assuming you do the training part right.

Let’s break down how to build your AI receptionist from scratch—without losing your mind or setting your phone line on fire.

🛠️ TL;DR – What’s New & Why You Should Care

This isn't some half-baked beta. HighLevel’s new Voice AI Agent Builder is real, it’s live, and it’s actually kinda awesome.

Here’s what’s cookin’:

• You start by creating an AI agent—say hi to “Samantha.”
  (She’s friendly, articulate, and doesn’t need dental.)

• Pick from a list of voices. Samantha Teen 2F got the role this time because “Zone” is still ghosting us.

• Give your bot a solid intro line like:
  “Hi, I’m Samantha, your AI assistant. No, I’m not a human, and yes, I’m here to help.”
  Trust me—setting expectations early = fewer rage quits from callers.

• Flip on Advanced Mode and unlock the good stuff:

  • Custom prompts

  • Trigger workflows

  • Manager call transfers when Karen wants to speak to the real boss

• No direct booking yet, but you can cheat it by sending a calendar link. It’s 2025—we’re used to hacking the system.

🤯 But Wait, There’s Prompt Engineering

Here’s where most folks mess up: they think setting up the bot is the hard part. Nope. That’s the easy bit.
The real grind? Training it like a Jedi.

AI bots are painfully literal. Like, tell-it-to-tie-its-shoes-and-it-asks-which-foot first-level literal. So if you don’t write crystal-clear prompts, your bot might say things like, “Let me send you a list,” 27 times in a row. Fun for no one.

You’ll want to:

• Write your prompts in a doc you can edit and obsessively rewrite.

• Be specific AF. “Answer the question, then send the link” should be your new mantra.

• Use HighLevel’s Prompt Helper tool—it’s a total lifesaver (or at least a sanity-saver).

⚙️ Workflow Wizardry

Once Samantha’s speaking in full sentences and not just vibing, you’ll want to build out workflows.
Think of these as her superpowers:

• Send directions (via Google Maps link)

• Share services list (without listing all 47 treatments like a confused esthetician)

• Transfer the call to a human (when things get spicy)

• Collect contact info (without being awkward)

Bonus: All this ties into your existing automations—so when someone asks about laser facials, you’re ready to follow up like a pro.

🧠 Pro Tip

Keep convos short and sweet.
Long chats = higher costs and more chance for your bot to go full Shakespeare.
Train it to get to the point, trigger a workflow, and let your team (or another automation) handle the heavy lifting.

Why This Update is Kinda a Big Deal

You’re not just building a bot—you’re creating a scalable front desk that’s working while you sleep, shower, or doomscroll LinkedIn. This is a major level-up for any business that handles appointments, FAQs, or just gets asked way too often if they “do Botox.”

And sure, it’s not perfect out of the gate. But once you get the hang of it, it’s like having an ultra-reliable intern who actually listens.

🤖 AI Builds Corner: Manus AI – When Your AI Doesn’t Just Think, It Acts

So I got my hands on Manus AI, and folks… it wasn’t just impressive—it was “call-your-friends-and-show-them” level wild. This thing is basically if Jarvis from Iron Man freelanced for marketers.

Now, this wasn’t your typical chatbot situation. Manus is what’s called an autonomous AI agent. Translation: you give it a goal, and it doesn’t just respond—it actually does the work. Think of it as AI with a to-do list and a caffeine addiction.

Here’s what happened when I gave Manus three tasks and let it run wild.

🧪 Test #1: “Plan a Japan Trip for Me and My Kid”

I asked Manus to plan a 10-day Japan trip for me and my son. Interests: gaming, animals, and enough ramen to turn us into noodles. What did it do?

• Researched flights, points programs, and destinations like Super Nintendo World

• Built a day-by-day itinerary (yes, with meal suggestions)

• Crawled YouTube, Instagram, and Amex sites for real data

• Hit some bumps (terminal errors), but then fixed them on its own—like a little dev wizard

• Generated a PDF itinerary with all details, down to dinner suggestions and travel tips for May

💬 It literally said: “Don’t worry, I’ll resolve my own errors.”
I didn’t know whether to laugh, cry, or hire it.

🧪 Test #2: “Redesign My Website”

I gave it my YouTube and website links and told it, “Make this better.” That’s it. No wireframes, no specs, no lengthy briefs. Just “do your thing.”

And guess what?

• It scanned my banner to find hidden links (like some secret-agent-level stuff)

• Identified an SSL issue I didn’t even know I had

• Created an improvement plan… then built the actual HTML structure for a new homepage

• Kept my brand colors, reorganized sections, added better CTAs

• Output code I could literally copy into a preview tool to test on the spot

🚨 Yes, it even added “New videos every Thursday & Friday” based on my content schedule.
Creepy? Maybe. Useful? Absolutely.

🧪 Test #3: “Build Me a Full App”

At this point, I was already impressed—but I wanted to push it. So I gave it a complex app prompt to build a directory-style tool.

• Manus broke it into phases: schema design, database logic, frontend structure, even authentication layers.

• Wrote everything out in detail—code, file structure, explanations, the whole shebang.

• THEN... deployed a working mockup of the app live on its own platform.

• Complete with dark/light mode, mock user permissions, and a working UI

I mean, I’ve seen AI do cool things before… but this was bananas.
And yeah, it hit a few errors along the way. But every time, it refunded the task credit, fixed itself, and kept moving like it had somewhere to be.

🧠 Pro Tip

Use AI like a junior dev who’s hungry to impress.
Instead of giving it micro tasks like “write a paragraph,” give it goals: “Build me an app,” “Design a new homepage,” or “Plan a trip I’ll never forget.” Then let the agent work its magic.

Final Thoughts (aka the “This is Nuts” Moment)

We’ve hit a new level. Manus AI isn’t just a chatbot. It’s a dobot.
It takes your vague ideas, turns them into code, websites, documents—and executes. All with minimal hand-holding.

Sure, it’s in beta. And yeah, it hiccups sometimes. But if this is the early version?
🔥 The future of marketing automation just got way more interesting.

AI Update: ChatGPT Gets an Image Glow-Up (and Google Drops the Smartest Model on Earth)

Let’s just call it: this week was bananas for AI. ChatGPT got a visual superpower upgrade. Google casually dropped a million-token brain. Microsoft flexed its Excel muscles. And somewhere in the chaos, Studio Ghibli took over your feed.

Here's what went down—and why your marketing game might never be the same.

🎨 ChatGPT’s New Image Model = Photoshop Meets Pixar

OpenAI just made your Canva subscription nervous. Their new GPT-4o image generation tool can:

• Create high-quality images from text (finally catching up to MidJourney, Leonardo, etc.)

• Actually spell things correctly in images (IYKYK)

• Edit images with just a prompt ("make it brighter," "change the background," "add a GTA 5 vibe")

• Mash up two images into one

• Remove backgrounds and export transparent PNGs

• Let you style-swap yourself into literally anything—Minecraft, South Park, pixel art, you name it

And yes, people have been absolutely Ghibli-fying every selfie, cat pic, and awkward vacation shot they can find.

Even thumbnails got a glow-up:

You don’t need Photoshop anymore. You need a vibe and a good prompt.

💡 Pro Tip

Marketers, start playing with this NOW.
Imagine generating YouTube thumbnails, product ads, Instagram content, or sales visuals with one prompt. You’re no longer designing—you’re directing.

🧠 Meanwhile, Google Dropped Gemini 2.5… And It’s a Genius

While everyone was distracted by the Studio Ghibli memes, Google quietly released Gemini 2.5, their smartest and most powerful AI yet.

It’s currently destroying the leaderboard on everything from:

• Code editing

• Long-context reasoning

• Visual analysis

• Scientific and mathematical tasks

Oh—and did I mention it has a 1 million token context window? That’s about 750,000 words of input/output. You can literally paste an entire book into this thing and have it break it down like a college TA on Red Bull.

And yes, it’s:

• Free to use inside Google AI Studio

• Insanely fast

• Not saving your chats yet (boo), but it will soon

One creator even threw in a 4-hour YouTube transcript and got a full, step-by-step breakdown in 62 seconds.
Not bad for a free tool hiding in plain sight.

🧩 Microsoft: Quietly Becoming the AI Analyst of Your Dreams

While OpenAI and Google were busy showing off, Microsoft dropped a new Researcher/Analyst inside 365 Copilot. It's built for:

• Deep data analysis (think messy Excel sheets → clean visual insights)

• Chain of Thought reasoning (it “thinks” through your problems)

• Python execution under the hood (but don’t worry, you don’t need to write code)

Need customer insights? Product strategy? Competitive research? This thing can do the homework and write the report.

🖼️ Oh Yeah, Even More Image Models Dropped

Just in case you thought image gen was slowing down:

• Reeve came out of nowhere and is currently dominating in realism and style editing. (Try it at preview.re.art)

• Idiogram 3.0 dropped and absolutely nails typography in images.

• Luma AI released “Magic Doodles” for animated kid-drawn creations (adorable and amazing)

• Pika continues to evolve into the meme-making tool of your dreams (with “flashback” animations and real-to-cartoon transitions)

AI video, AI animation, AI thumbnails—it’s all coming together like Voltron.

🧠 Pro Tip #2

The design barrier is gone.
If you’ve got ideas but not the Adobe skills, tools like GPT-4o, Reeve, and Idiogram just made you dangerous.

Real-World AI Is Also Getting... Real

• Earth AI is finding gold, copper, and critical minerals using AI that geologists missed. Actual treasure hunting. But make it tech.

• Boston Dynamics robots are now running, rolling, and doing weird ninja flips. We’re not saying Skynet, but… we’re watching.

The TL;DR

In one week:

• ChatGPT became a graphic designer with vibes.

• Google gave us a million-token brain for free.

• Microsoft built a data analyst into Word and Excel.

• And image/video AI just went from “cool trick” to “serious design workflow.”

If you’re in marketing, design, strategy, content, or even just trying to look smart on LinkedIn... this is your moment.

A $682 Hustle That Made Over $1M: Why I Love This Story

Okay, look—it’s not about AI. It’s not about HighLevel. But it is one of my favorite stories right now because it’s about something we don’t talk about enough: momentum.

Evan from Scorch Marker didn’t wait for the perfect manufacturer. He didn’t raise a round or build a flashy pitch deck. He bought a $682 drill press, a piston filler, some plastic jars, and started making stuff. In his garage.

He built a DIY production line that could push out over 1,000 units a day. By hand. In a literal garage. With a mixing bucket and a glorified syringe setup. And it worked.

Here’s why this hits so hard:

• He launched before he had it all figured out. (That’s the move, by the way.)

• His garage setup became his proof of concept. Real sales, real demand, real learning.

• He used that momentum to partner with a co-packer later—who now makes 50,000+ units a month.

• It cost him less than a new iPhone to get started.

The whole thing reminds me: sometimes the smartest play is the scrappiest one. You don’t need VC money or a fancy launch. You need a weekend, a problem to solve, and a refusal to wait.

Evan’s not just selling craft glue—he’s building community. He’s making videos to find his people. To say “Hey, if you’re out here trying to build something too, you’re not alone.”

That’s what being an entrepreneur really is: figuring it out, sharing what you learn, and pulling others along with you.

So yeah, I’m officially Team Garage Setup.
Whether you’re mixing glue or building automations or writing a newsletter (😉), the lesson’s the same:

Start small. Start messy. Just start.

Be good to Future You.

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