How to build an agentic command center with Claude Cowork - with Laura Tobin

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Laura Tobin discusses her AI dashboard and how she transformed her workflow as a food blogger using Claude and Co-work.

You can build an AI dashboard so easily - even if you don't know how to code! In this episode, Laura Tobin from the Search Bar community shares the incredible system of AI agents she built using Claude and Co-work. As a food blogger facing the shifts in AI changing Search, Laura decided to pivot from fighting the technology to using it to become a "one-person content machine."She walks us through her "Command Center," a custom dashboard that manages her entire workflow, from post pipelines to client shoots. We also discuss the "uncanny valley" of AI content and why her audience rejected AI avatars, teaching us a valuable lesson on where AI belongs in your business.The discussion following the webinar is so good. We share the different avenues we are exploring in building an AI brain. Where to connect with Laura Tobin:A free 30 minutes exploratory session:https://calendly.com/laura-tobinfooddigital/30minEmail:Laura@tobinfooddigital.comLaura's Bloghttps://yourguardianchef.com/Laura's youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@yourguardianchefLaura's Instagram account:https://www.instagram.com/yourguardianchefJoin Marie's community, the Search Bar for…

People in this episode

Host: Marie Haynes

Guest: Laura Tobin

Topics covered

• AI dashboard
• content creation
• workflow management
• AI agents
• food blogging
• Search technology

Keywords

• AI dashboard
• Claude
• content machine
• workflow
• food blogging
• Search Bar
• AI content
• Google update

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Claude, Co-work, Search Bar, Google, yourguardianchef.com, YouTube, Instagram

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