Build Your FirstAI Employee
How to Scale Your Business Without Adding Headcount
The playbook for deploying AI employees that handle your busywork while you focus on growth.
What's Inside
A practical, no-fluff guide to building AI employees that actually work
Find Your Biggest Time Drain
The 30-minute audit that reveals exactly where to start automating
Build Your First AI Employee
Step-by-step blueprint for receptionist, sales rep, support agent, and more
Train It Like a Real Employee
How to give your AI the knowledge, voice, and boundaries it needs
Scale Without Hiring
Add more AI employees as you grow—without the headcount headaches
Is This Book For You?
This book IS for you if:
- You're a business owner drowning in leads, admin, or customer questions
- You've thought about hiring but dread the cost and management
- You're curious about AI but don't know where to start
- You want to scale without sacrificing quality or your sanity
This book is NOT for you if:
- You're looking for get-rich-quick schemes
- You want to replace all humans with robots
- You're not willing to put in the work to implement
The HummingAgent Method
The proven 5-step framework for deploying AI employees
MAP
Find where your business is bleeding time
BUILD
Design your workflow blueprint
SELECT
Choose your tools and approach
TRAIN
Onboard your AI with knowledge and boundaries
SCALE
Measure results and expand your AI team
About the Author
Shawn Kercher
Ex-Comcast Labs • AI Automation Expert
Shawn spent 13 years at Comcast Labs building AI and automation systems at national scale. He's evaluated startups for Comcast Ventures, launched six internal products still running today, and helped businesses automate tens of thousands of support tickets.
After serving as CTO at an AI startup, he founded HummingAgent to bring enterprise-grade AI automation to businesses of all sizes. This book is the playbook he wishes he'd had when he started.
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