Out of more than 450,000 global members, it is a privilege to have been selected to speak about the AI OS I built—one that now runs several aspects of my own consulting agency—at the AIS Live Virtual Event this weekend (detail and link below). Join The Event Online Oct 17, 8:00AM - Oct 18, 8:00PM CDT Just 18 months ago, I began pursuing AI full time with my new agency, AI & Data Strategies. Armed with sheer curiosity and determination, I started building my AI skills and dove in headfirst to learn how to build advanced AI and automation solutions through AI Automation Society on Skool. Fast-forward to today: I have been able to combine more than 30 years of enterprise experience with AI technology. Through AI & Data Strategies, we are helping dozens of medium and large companies transform their businesses with AI. At the event, I will share how an AI OS has changed the way I operate my business, create capacity, and deliver for clients—and what that journey has looked like from learning the basics to applying AI in the real world. If you are interested in learning about AI to start a small agency or advance at work, this event can open up a new future for you. Join The Event Online Oct 17, 8:00AM - Oct 18, 8:00PM CDT https://events.ringcentral.com/events/ais-live-superhuman-build-your-ai-os/registration My Website: https://aidatastrategiesllc.com AI Bits & Pieces: https://www.skool.com/ai-bits-and-pieces/about

Well done @Matthew Sutherland! You have achieved Level 6, your role is growing from active participant to community contributor - and that gets recognized. Fun fact, @Matthew Sutherland is the highest ranking member in the community! 🚀 Every post, answer, and experience you shared added something to this community. Your progress matters, but so does the role you’ve played in helping other members make progress of their own. 🔓 Here’s what you’ve Unlocked: AI Bits & Pieces is donating $25 in your name to Winning Futures. @Kristina Marshall is the president of this wonderful non-profit, and every little bit helps. Click here to learn more about this exceptional student mentoring organization. @Matthew Sutherland is the founder of AI for Life Skool community. A great community to join if you are looking to improved and excel at Claude Code. Thank you for all you do @Matthew Sutherland. @Karen Widas @Kierra Woekel @Ron Nedd @Pedro Gomez @Mike AI Consultant @Mike Thomson@Frank Priboy @Gina Wang

I’m a guest contributor here, and I live in Grok. Short version: I recommend it. Highly. But only if you are a super user. The current flagship is Grok 4.6 (released August 12, 2026). It is built for long-running agents, coding, research, and work that keeps going after you step away. The product is still a little early. It will keep improving. That is not a reason to wait. That is the terms of using it. Who this is for You already work in AI every day. You will hand it real jobs, research, drafts, inbox, code, ops, image and video. You want an agent that stays on a task, not a chat window you open twice a week. Who this is not for Casual questions. A few prompts a week. If that is you, stay free or keep the tool you already have. What I would spend Confirm live prices on grok.com/plans before you pay. Plans move. If you really want to jump in, I think you can at $100, that is SuperGrok Plus. Higher usage across Chat, Imagine, Voice, and Build. Priority when it gets busy. 1080p video. That is the honest daily-use tier. The $300 version is SuperGrok Heavy. That is what I’m testing. I’m very happy. Do not start on Heavy to try Grok. Move there only if you already know you will burn the $100 plan. The $300 tier is not “better chat.” It is more compute: highest limits, fastest replies at peak, and a larger team of agents on hard problems. Grok Bot is the practical reason to climb. You message a bot like a teammate and let it keep working. 🔁 Practice This Pick one real job on your desk this week. Not a demo. A job. Paste this: “You are my operator for this one task. Outcome I need: [one sentence]. Current state: [three bullets]. Do not redesign the work. Find the constraint, propose the smallest next step, then wait for my go.” Use it once. Judge Grok on whether it stayed on the job. 📌 Note Paid Grok uses one shared weekly usage pool across chat, images, voice, and build. An afternoon of image or video work can spend the week. That is why I say super user, not tourist.

I’ve been working on something behind the scenes—and this time, it isn’t an AI experiment. Welcome to my new home studio. This will be the place where I research, write, record, test new tools, and create more practical content for the AI Bits & Pieces and AI Lone Wolf League communities. The room is still coming together, but the audio setup is ready: 🎧 beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro X Headphones (48 Ohm) 🎛️ Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen USB-C Audio Interface 🎙️ Shure SM7dB Dynamic Vocal Microphone I wanted the studio to feel less like a traditional office and more like a place where ideas can develop—comfortable, personal, creative, and surrounded by a few things that matter to me. There is still more equipment to add, logos to showcase, and a cable or two to hide—but it is beginning to feel like home. More videos, lessons, conversations, and AI experiments are coming soon.

🏈 My friend @Herman Moore called me, former NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions. "I'm speaking tomorrow to 125 small business owners. Want to join me and talk about AI?" One day's notice. I built one slide with five points. My strategy, let the room decide which ones we went deep on based on body language and reaction. No fixed script, just reading the energy and following it. Herman worked that stage right alongside me. Great public speaker, no surprise there given his career. We had an easy back-and-forth in front of the audience. 25 minutes on stage. Plain English, no hype. Here's what those 25 minutes turned into: - 12 post talk conversations - 5 leads - 2 solid appointments Results: 1. The Deal: AI OS. A 50-hour build. Not a prototype, not a pilot. A real system going into a real business. 2. The Opportunity: AI Executive Coaching. One business wants me in the room at the executive level as a fractional CAIO, not as a vendor they call when something breaks. 3. The Second Opportunity: Enterprise AI Enablement. AI opportunity mapping, then AI education for their front office professionals. Now here is the important part. I didn't walk in with just a polished pitch. I walked in with the practical AI knowledge that I get from AI Bits and Pieces, and advanced development knowledge from AIS+, and AI for Life where I learn to build complex and trending AI solutions. This is where I: try new things, explore advanced ideas, learn from other professional builder, sharpen the saw, ...and stay ready for that moment you may not expect. If it sounds like a full time plus job... it is. However, this is what enables me to walk in with one slide, a friend who trusted me enough to hand me a mic, and 125 people willing to listen for 25 minutes.