Hi everyone! Thanks for your patience as I've been MIA for the last month+. Some of you may know, I had surgery and I've been recovering. Thanks to everyone who has provided me positive thoughts and well wishes! They've all made me want to get back on my feet ASAP. Now that I had some time off, I've been able to both physically and mentally heal. It's brought clarity into the direction I want to take Studio Spark next. The biggest change - Studio Spark's new mission is to teach 10,000 small businesses how to master AI Strategy. This goal of mine has been shaped by a lot of things: 1. A lot of clients I've been working with have noted a TON of AI tool overwhelm 2. A lot of clients also don't actually need highly-optimized, expensive automations that do everything everywhere all at once. They just need a simple agent that takes some load off their plate. 3. A lot of mom-and-pop places seem to be getting ignored. So, my goal is to do a lot more tailored education on the AI that actually gives them some real ROI. What this means - 1. We’re relocating our community home. Skool’s been great for testing ideas, but at $99/mo it’s not exactly friendly to the mom-and-pop shops we’re trying to serve. Substack is free, lets us post lessons, run discussions, and deliver everything straight to your inbox—no paywall, no extra log-ins. Win-win for everyone’s budget. 2. Expect a few emails as we make the move. I’ll migrate the best Skool threads, share fresh AI-Strategy walkthroughs, and send simple “click-here-to-join” links. You might see three-or-four messages over the next week; after that, it smooths out to our regular cadence. If something feels spammy, hit reply and let me know. Feedback keeps me honest. 3. Same mission, clearer focus. Everything I publish will answer one question: “How can a small business owner get real ROI from AI without drowning in tools or hype?” Think bite-sized playbooks, case studies, and live AMAs. The goal remains teaching 10,000 businesses (first 1,000 in the next 12 months) the exact strategies larger firms pay big bucks for.

Sorry everyone. Canclelling today’s coffee chat. In the hospital and I’ll be good in 2-3 days. . Looking forward to talking with everyone again soon!

After trying to get Studio Spark up and running over the last few months, I've made a ton of mistakes, learned a lot. Most importantly, I decided to steer Studio Spark into a more mission driven purpose - one where I can try to build out a business that is authentically me, provides me the freedom I seek, and allows me to take care of myself and my family. I want Studio Spark to be able to do the same for every business owner. So - much of the content and community discussions will revolve around that. Of course, AI and Automation and HUGE and KEY to making this a reality - so still TONS of AI and Automation related content to follow! Also - since I'm rebuilding this from the ground up, I'm recording every minute of it while I can. All the recordings so far are available in the Classroom under "Builder's Vault" Check it here: https://www.skool.com/studiospark/classroom/55cf5aae?md=f252074be19c40049263135f536b0804 Come laugh at me if you have the time! But I do hope that these recordings will be valuable to someone. I already have about ~10 Hours of recordings in there. I plan to keep recording for some time. More to come! Here's a quick overview of Day 1:

Hey Andy and Spark family, Totally got the time wrong for the ''cuppa coffee'' today, and I was so looking forward to it... SORRY! I'll definitely see you in Thursdays gathering... Wishing you all a blessed day. 🙏

Heyo! Welcome to the ⚡️Studio Spark Community! This community is designed to help ignite your creativity by using AI and Automation tools. Step 1: Introduce yourself in THIS THREAD below! (✄ copy/paste template 👇) - Where are you from? - What are you building? - What are you most excited about? Step 2: Read the rules and checkout our free courses Step 3: Checkout the calendar and add the Q&A call Looking forward to chatting more in the community! Andy