Ep. 191: Why I Stopped Using Claude Like a Chatbot (and What I Do Instead)

About this episode

Lauren Lappin discusses her use of Claude AI to enhance her business operations in the salon and coaching sectors.

Save Your Spot - Tickets to the Beauty Business AI Masterclass. In this week's episode Lauren dives deep into how she is using AI (specifically Claude) to automate, improve and expand her business systems and practices in 2026 - both in the salon and in her coaching business. If you want to hear how Claude AI can save you time, stress, and even some money in your business, this is the episode for you. Sharing AI experiences [01:44]. Lauren's background in IT and the Web [03:44]. Early adoption of ChatGPT [06:10]. Creating brand guidelines [10:19]. Building a link in bio page [13:39]. Building a teleprompter [21:17]. Creating a carousel maker [22:49]. Using Claude for transcription and coaching summaries [26:46]. The Upcoming Masterclass on Claude AI [34:00]. .... Follow the Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/salongoals_podcast Rate and Review the Show in Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-lash-business-lounge/id1609510128 Rate the Show in Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xvJ8MNZM9cbjYBGcMDtb8?si=b23764e4d0ed4b59 Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenlappin_ Jennifer Lay Lashes - For 10% off full priced items (including LUVER LED Adhesive) use…

People in this episode

Host: Lauren Lappin

Topics covered

• AI in business
• automation
• salon practices
• coaching
• technology adoption
• business systems

Keywords

• Claude AI
• business automation
• salon management
• coaching
• AI tools
• technology in beauty
• business efficiency

Sponsors

Jennifer Lay Lashes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JCAL Media Group, Claude

Products: LUVER LED Adhesive

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