Technology Ecosystem

① Build

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Claude Desktop

Cowork · Multi-Model AI

Multiple Claude models handle research and intelligence, asset creation, and day-to-day business management, including creating and updating Module Briefs

→ HTML Files

🖥 Staging Environment

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Desktop (MacBook Pro)

Storage, Staging & Review

Master library of module briefs, PDFs, and files, organized in folders on my MacBook Pro. This is also the staging area: files are previewed and reviewed here before they go live, and shared with co-consultants and guest speakers for content alignment and speaker prep.

→ Folders, Preview & Review

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Descript

Avatar-Led Presentations

Where the presentation videos get made. Each module becomes a video with my avatar and voice, and the voice generation is built right in.

→ Presentation Videos

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② Sign Up & Pay

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Google Forms

Individual Assessments

Pre-session assessment for 1:1 work, to learn about each person's experience, role, and goals, so sessions start from where they actually are.

→ Client Info

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Stripe

Payment Processing

Payment links for the workshop, subscriptions, and 1:1 work. 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction. Direct deposit to bank. Works globally for international customers.

→ Payments

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MailerLite

Email Templates & Automation

Creates the email templates and automates welcome, confirmation, and follow-up messages to participants.

→ Participant Emails

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Zapier

Connections & Automation

Makes the connections between tools and triggers the automations, like the welcome email that goes out the moment a new customer signs up.

→ Automations

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Gmail

Business Email

Runs my business email. It's where I write to people personally so they can sign up, and where their replies come back.

→ Personal Replies

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publish to subscribers

③ Deliver

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GitHub

Repos & Version Control

Separate repos for the website and the modules. Files pushed from the local device trigger automatic Netlify deploys: every change goes live in minutes.

→ Auto-Deploy

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Netlify

HTML File Host

Hosts all HTML Module Brief files: each gets a permanent public URL. Auto-deploys from GitHub on every push. Subscribers open modules instantly in their browser, no download needed.

🔗 michaelrichter-consulting.com

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Zoom

Live Sessions

How I deliver the workshops and small-group sessions, including the monthly live session for subscribers.

→ Live Delivery

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the result

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The Result

Self-Paced Modules, Kept Current: Built to Teach, Easy to Update

You open each module in any browser, on your own schedule. Every one pairs the tabbed brief with a short avatar-led presentation and a step-by-step walkthrough of the real tool. When a tool changes, I update the module in minutes with Claude Desktop and GitHub, so what you learned doesn't go stale. A new module arrives every month, along with a newsletter that filters the noise. Subscribers also join me on Zoom each month for a live small-group session.

Module Briefs Field Reports Avatar-Led Presentations UI Walkthroughs Monthly Newsletter