816 | She Built 11 AI Agents and Cut 80% of Her Workload (Here’s How) | Ashley Gross
Mon Jan 19 2026
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🎯 AI automation isn’t about doing everything faster. It’s about deciding what shouldn’t require a human at all. 🎯
In this episode, we sit down with Ashley, AI operator and founder of AI workforce Alliance, who cut her workweek from an unsustainable 80 hours to 25 hours, by systematizing the exact workflows that quietly drain most modern businesses.
It’s a real breakdown of the 5 workflows Ashley automated first, and the 11 AI-agent “workforce” she built next.
If your team is:
• Drowning in inbox + follow-ups
• Spending hours repurposing content
• Doing the same research before every call
• Losing deals after hours (and weekends)
• Struggling to define what “sales-ready” actually means
This episode will give you a clear playbook for what to automate first and what to protect as human-only work.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:• The 5 workflows Ashley automated.
• 11 agents that act as 80% of her operational muscle
• How to build a content engine that only costs $75
• How to automate your inbox without automating relationships
• How to build an after-hours AI agent that qualifies, enriches, and books meetings
• How to use an AI CFO persona to stress-test pitch, offer, and closing hook
• A simple 3-question filter for deciding what to automate first
• Why 2026 will be messy and how to build foundations before you build agents
KEY CONCEPTS COVERED IN THIS VIDEO AI workflow automation
Content repurposing systems
Inbox triage + drafted responses
Lead qualification + CRM enrichment
After-hours AI agents (chat + voice)
SOPs, SLAs, and knowledge bases
Renewal prep + relationship intelligence
Client sentiment tracking (“happiness meter”)
AI CFO roleplay for sales enablement
The automation-to-agents autonomy spectrum
2026 readiness: foundations → automations → agents
CONNECT WITH ASHLEY GROSS:💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/theashleygross/
🌐 aiworkforcealliance.com/
CONNECT WITH VENDASTA:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vendasta/
X: https://x.com/vendasta
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vendasta/
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ABOUT VENDASTA:Vendasta is an AI-powered customer acquisition and engagement platform that helps businesses get more customers—and keep them. Our platform unifies fragmented tools across marketing, sales, and operations, and uses AI assistants plus proprietary SMB data to automate busywork, streamline workflows, and amplify the humans on your team.
We help digital agencies, franchisors, and MSPs scale profitably, deliver better outcomes for local businesses, and grow long-term revenue with less manual effort.
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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube 🎯 AI automation isn’t about doing everything faster. It’s about deciding what shouldn’t require a human at all. 🎯 In this episode, we sit down with Ashley, AI operator and founder of AI workforce Alliance, who cut her workweek from an unsustainable 80 hours to 25 hours, by systematizing the exact workflows that quietly drain most modern businesses. It’s a real breakdown of the 5 workflows Ashley automated first, and the 11 AI-agent “workforce” she built next. If your team is: • Drowning in inbox + follow-ups • Spending hours repurposing content • Doing the same research before every call • Losing deals after hours (and weekends) • Struggling to define what “sales-ready” actually means This episode will give you a clear playbook for what to automate first and what to protect as human-only work. What You’ll Learn in This Episode:• The 5 workflows Ashley automated. • 11 agents that act as 80% of her operational muscle • How to build a content engine that only costs $75 • How to automate your inbox without automating relationships • How to build an after-hours AI agent that qualifies, enriches, and books meetings • How to use an AI CFO persona to stress-test pitch, offer, and closing hook • A simple 3-question filter for deciding what to automate first • Why 2026 will be messy and how to build foundations before you build agents KEY CONCEPTS COVERED IN THIS VIDEO AI workflow automation Content repurposing systems Inbox triage + drafted responses Lead qualification + CRM enrichment After-hours AI agents (chat + voice) SOPs, SLAs, and knowledge bases Renewal prep + relationship intelligence Client sentiment tracking (“happiness meter”) AI CFO roleplay for sales enablement The automation-to-agents autonomy spectrum 2026 readiness: foundations → automations → agents CONNECT WITH ASHLEY GROSS:💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/theashleygross/ 🌐 aiworkforcealliance.com/ CONNECT WITH VENDASTA: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vendasta/ X: https://x.com/vendasta Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vendasta/ Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode 💜 💬 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast 🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0KWXAOn ABOUT VENDASTA:Vendasta is an AI-powered customer acquisition and engagement platform that helps businesses get more customers—and keep them. Our platform unifies fragmented tools across marketing, sales, and operations, and uses AI assistants plus proprietary SMB data to automate busywork, streamline workflows, and amplify the humans on your team. We help digital agencies, franchisors, and MSPs scale profitably, deliver better outcomes for local businesses, and grow long-term revenue with less manual effort. 👉 Transform Your Agency with Vendasta – Book a Demo https://www.vendasta.com/request-demo/