About this episode

Toni Toomey discusses how she uses AI as a second brain to manage her family's needs and her career.

AI might already be helping you with meals, trips, reminders here and there. But what if it could do more? What if AI could hold the whole context of your life, your family's food restrictions, your career goals, your startup pitch, even your partner's job search, so you don't have to carry it all in your head? Toni Toomey is the founder of Hone , a premium postpartum apparel brand launching this September, and a full-time healthtech professional at Virgo. She recently relocated cross-country from North Idaho to San Diego with her toddler daughter, and she uses AI as her second brain across every part of her life. In this episode, Toni walks through exactly how she does it. She explains her meal planning setup: a Saturday morning agent that pulls from a Notion recipe library, applies her family's real preferences and restrictions, and generates a ready-to-use grocery list. She shares how she built an automated job search system for her husband after a layoff, one that scored daily matches and delivered customized resumes and cover letters straight to his inbox. She talks about the founding of Hone, which started with a board meeting, a pump, and a dress that would not cooperate…

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Dooley

Guest: Toni Toomey

Topics covered

• AI
• parenting
• meal planning
• job search
• postpartum
• automation

Keywords

• AI
• meal planning
• job search
• postpartum apparel
• automation
• parenting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hone, Virgo

Places: North Idaho, San Diego

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