Agentic AI: Build Your "Micro-Agency" of One

Most people are still "chatting" with AI. They put in a prompt, they get an answer, and they move on. But while the rest of the world is dabbling, the top 1% of marketers are building Agentic Workflows. They aren't just using AI to write; they are using it to act.Today, I’m joined by Matt Collette, founder of Sequencr.ai. Matt has a background at Ogilvy and Edelman, and he’s here to show us how to move from being an AI novice to an AI architect. We’re talking about the "Micro-Agency of One"—a way to use autonomous agents to scale your output and strategy without ever hiring a team.Tune in to discover:The Expert Gap: Why 80% of marketers are "dabblers" and how to join the expert tier.Instruction Layering: The secret to using separate files to hardcode logic into your AI agents.Autonomous Research: Why tools like Manus.im are the new gold standard for deep business analysis.The Synthetic Audience Hack: How to use the Code Interpreter to "game out" your marketing strategy across dozens of segments in seconds.Key Highlights:[08:15] Why most users are severely under-utilizing Gen AI.[16:40] Chat Hygiene: How to prevent your AI from getting "confused" over time.[22:10] Creating "If-Then" logic for reliable marketing execution.[36:20] Using Code Interpreter to scale your message testing 50x.[42:15] The 2026 Edge: How to maintain strategic differentiation in an AI world.Guest Links:Sequencr.aiConnect with Matt on LinkedInLearn More:Buy Digital Threads: https://nealschaffer.com/digitalthreadsamazonBuy Maximizing LinkedIn for Business Growth: https://nealschaffer.com/maximizinglinkedinamazonJoin My Digital First Mastermind: https://nealschaffer.com/membership/ Learn about My Fractional CMO Consulting Services: https://nealschaffer.com/cmoDownload My Free Ebooks Here: https://nealschaffer.com/books/Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/nealschafferAll My Podcast Show Notes: https://podcast.nealschaffer.com