Hosts:
Justin Shelley – https://www.phoenixitadvisors.com/
Mario Zaki – https://www.mazteck.com/
Bryan Lachapelle – https://www.b4networks.ca/
Joshua Holloway – https://7thdi.com/
A real AI agent watched a bid inbox, parsed attachments, filed everything, and cut 6 to 24 hours a week of manual work. Here is how they kept it from going off the rails.
In this episode, Justin Shelley, Bryan Lachapelle, Mario Zaki, and Joshua Holloway break down what “vibe coding” looks like when it is tied to an actual business bottleneck, not a demo. Josh shares a real client build: an agent that monitors mailboxes, reads emails and attachments, moves files into a consistent folder structure, and extracts key data into Excel as a transitional step toward a dashboard.
They also get candid about the risks. Models change, context breaks, and agents can misinterpret plain language. The group talks about guardrails, narrow task design, approvals, and why you should hard-code what you can so AI only handles the parts that truly need AI.
There is also a practical hiring angle: instead of filling a $95K to $125K role that was open for 6 to 12 months, the company can potentially hire a more junior person who can work with the system, while the business uses the agent to move faster, reduce mistakes, and take on larger opportunities.
What you’ll learn
Subscribe if you want practical, plain-English Cybersecurity and AI systems that reduce risk and save real time, not hype.
If you want help designing AI automations with the right Security boundaries, or figuring out where AI can remove bottlenecks in your business without creating new risks, Phoenix IT Advisors can help. Schedule a consult at PhoenixITAdvisors.com.
Links
Episode: https://unhackmybusiness.com/episode/95
https://PhoenixITAdvisors.com
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