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The Queen of Automation

Meghan Donnelly

Optimize your business operations. Tune in to hear how we help founders & business owners build simple, streamlined systems & digital experience operations that scale.

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26:06

Chronically Automated - Episode #17 No Dopamine, No...

The Queen of Automation ·

2025/09/23

In the latest episode of Chronically Automated, Anthony and I basically turned a chaotic morning into content therapy. I forgot my own intro, my kid had a dentist emergency, dopamine was at zero, and that’s exactly why this conversation needed to happen.We ended up talking about what it’s really like trying to run a business when your brain isn't cooperating. Like how when dopamine drops, everything feels harder, slower, and less worth doing. Even the systems I usually love felt heavy, until we

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32:45

Chronically Automated - Episode #16 Automation Isn’t...

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2025/09/18

This episode of Chronically Automated hit hard in all the right ways. Anthony and I dove into one of the most misunderstood and misapplied tools in the entrepreneurial toolbox: the morning routine. But this wasn’t your typical "5 AM club" nonsense.We unpacked why traditional morning routines just don’t work for founders, solo entrepreneurs, and especially those of us navigating chronic illness, neurodivergence, or shifting mental/physical baselines. Spoiler alert: rigid systems don’t serve

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11:50

Episode #62 - Cool Is Not a KPI: Stop Buying Useless...

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2025/09/16

You don’t have a tech stack. You have a graveyard of good intentions.You keep signing up for new tools thinking this one will fix the chaos, but all you’re doing is layering bandaids over bad decisions and calling it “streamlining.” You’re wasting time, energy, and money on software that looks good but does nothing. And you know it.In this quick and dirty episode of The Queen of Automation, I’m breaking down the exact 3-question filter I use to shut down shiny object syndrome before it costs you

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32:22

Chronically Automated - Episode #16 You Can’t...

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2025/09/11

In the latest episode of Chronically Automated, Anthony and I had a really honest conversation about what it actually means when people start losing their jobs to AI. This wasn’t hypothetical or clickbait. We’re talking about 4,000 real people laid off from Salesforce because their AI platform is now handling over half of their customer service work. Same output, fewer humans. That’s the new reality.We talked about what it feels like to face the idea of being replaced, especially when your value has

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31:14

Episode #61 - Stop Posting, Start Operating: Real...

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2025/09/09

On the latest episode of The Queen of Automation, I sat down with Kevin Brunnock, a real estate professional redefining how client connection and content intersect in one of the toughest markets in the world, New York City.Kevin operates out of Manhattan as part of R New York, a fast-growing, family-run brokerage known for delivering high-touch service combined with sophisticated market strategy. He specializes in helping both buyers and sellers of condos, co-ops, townhouses, and multi-family

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31:31

Chronically Automated - Episode #15 - The Unsexy...

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2025/09/04

In this episode of Chronically Automated, Anthony and I dive into something that’s way too familiar for a lot of entrepreneurs: those days when your body and brain just won’t cooperate, but your business still needs you to show up.I recorded this episode in real time, while hopped up on Claritin-D, Sudafed, and way too much espresso. My allergies were in full attack mode, my brain was foggy, and I felt completely out of it, but I showed up anyway. And that’s exactly what we talked about, how to know

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29:53

Episode #60 - Your Brain Is the Bottleneck: Evan...

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2025/09/02

On the latest episode of The Queen of Automation, I sat down with Evan Marks, the founder of M1 Performance, and let me just say, this one went deep.Evan’s not your typical coach. He’s a mental performance specialist who’s disrupting the hustle-obsessed leadership culture by helping high-performing execs and founders rewire their mindset, literally. We talked about what it means to build a mental operating system that supports sustainable performance, longevity, and actual fulfillment. That hit

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24:41

Chronically Automated - Episode #13 Why High...

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2025/08/28

This episode got personal, fast. Anthony and I peeled back the layers on something most high-performing entrepreneurs won’t admit out loud: how deeply uncomfortable it feels to rest when you're wired to go full throttle.We started by joking about how he recorded our last episode from a literal closet while on vacation. Funny, yes, but also a perfect lead-in to a bigger point: even when we say we’re “taking a break,” we’re often just shifting our hustle to a different room. Because rest, real rest,

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17:02

Episode #59 - Your Team Is Waiting On You to Get Out...

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2025/08/26

In this episode, I’m taking you behind the curtain of my own business to show you four systems that I’ve personally implemented, systems that finally got me out of the weeds, out of my team’s way, and back into actually enjoying what I do again. If you’re stuck being the bottleneck in your own company, if nothing moves forward without your sign-off, if you’re overwhelmed and low-key terrified to take time off because you think everything’s going to break down without you, this episode is for you.I

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27:48

Chronically Automated - Episode #12 If You Need to Be...

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2025/08/21

On this new episode of Chronically Automated, Meghan and Anthony unpack a conversation that hits home for founders who are done building businesses around unrealistic expectations. Broadcasting from a literal closet in Long Beach Island, Anthony shares how he’s managing to blend vacation and work, thanks to systems and automation that actually support real life, not some productivity fantasy.The big idea in this episode is battery-based business planning. That means designing your operations,

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25:57

Episode #58 Marc Lawrence on Why Real Networking...

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2025/08/19

This episode was a bit different from the usual tech-deep-dives I love, but in the best possible way. I brought on someone who, in my opinion, embodies one of the most overlooked systems in business today: real, human networking. Not the transactional kind. Not the mass-DM spam kind. I'm talking about the kind that actually builds relationships and drives opportunity over time.Marc Lawrence joined me for this episode, and if you don’t know him yet, you should. He’s a former litigator, real estate

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35:47

Episode #57 From Patterns to Profits: Bill Fanter’s...

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2025/08/12

In the latest episode of The Queen of Automation, I sat down with Bill Fanter, a live trading educator who makes the stock market feel a whole lot less intimidating. Bill is based in Las Vegas, ironically, he doesn’t gamble, and instead focuses on helping people “be the house” in the market by trading with discipline and strategy.We dove into the psychology behind trading, why 80% of success comes from mindset and only 20% from technical skills, and how greed and fear move the markets. Bill shared

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32:29

Chronically Automated - Episode #11 - The Lie We Tell...

The Queen of Automation ·

2025/08/07

On this episode of Chronically Automated, Anthony and I dive deep into something that hits way too close to home for so many of us: automation shame. That feeling like you’re cheating or being lazy for wanting help, for not wanting to do everything manually, for leaning on systems, tools, AI, or people to lighten the load. Spoiler alert: it’s bullshit.I’m here to say it loud: you are not broken for needing help. You’re not weak. You’re not lazy. You’re just human. And if you’re neurodiverse like us,

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24:53

Episode #56 Cut the Fees, Keep the Cash: Sarah Blesi...

The Queen of Automation ·

2025/08/05

In this episode, I sat down with Sarah Blesi from Simple Clear Payments to talk about one of the most ignored, boring-but-critical pieces of the operations puzzle: payment processing. And before you roll your eyes, hang on. If you’re still using Stripe or PayPal just because it was easy to set up, and you’ve never looked at what it’s actually costing you, you need to hear this.Sarah is one of those people who makes “unsexy” operations feel powerful. She’s not just cutting people’s fees. She’s giving

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27:16

Episode #55 If You’re Still Thinking Like an...

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2025/07/29

In the latest episode of The Queen of Automation, I sit down with the incredible Paulina Tillman for a raw and real conversation that hits close to home for so many of us who’ve walked away from corporate life to build something on our own terms. Paulina is a mindset strategist who’s all about helping ex-corporate junkies rewire their thinking and start fresh, not just with what they do, but with who they are.In this episode, Paulina shares the exact transformation process she guides her clients

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39:25

Chronically Automated - Episode #9

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2025/07/24

In this episode of Chronically Automated, I got real with Anthony about something a lot of founders and fast-moving entrepreneurs don’t talk about enough: using crisis mode as a business strategy, and why that mindset will quietly burn you out.We dove into the reality of feeling calm only when everything’s on fire. I opened up about how my ADHD brain thrives in urgency, how that clarity under pressure is addicting, and how for years I unintentionally created chaos just so I could jump in and fix it

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35:11

Episode #54 The Brutal Truth About Scaling, Burnout,...

The Queen of Automation ·

2025/07/22

In this episode, I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Mariana Polic from Shift Intelligence. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because I interviewed her husband Ivan last year, and now, we’re bringing things full circle with Mariana. We dug into the evolution of their business from "Jumpstart Your Exit" to "Shift Intelligence," and why that change reflects a much deeper shift in the way they serve high-growth founders and 7- to 8-figure business owners.We explored how critical it is to

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28:23

Chronically Automated - Episode #8 The ADHD...

The Queen of Automation ·

2025/07/17

In this episode of Chronically Automated, I pull back the curtain on what I call “parallel universe planning.” If you’re neurodivergent like me, you’ll get this immediately. I’ve got one brain that’s a high-functioning, strategic, growth-hacking machine, the part of me that people love to hire, that solves massive problems in minutes and builds systems that scale. And then there’s the other one. The impulsive, emotionally reactive, chaotic version that shows up uninvited and wrecks all the carefully

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30:35

Episode #53 The Human Cost of Scaling: Alexandra...

The Queen of Automation ·

2025/07/15

In this episode of The Queen of Automation, I had the pleasure of talking with Alexandra, a fractional Chief Wellness Officer who is all about bringing the human element back into business. What I loved most about our conversation was her unapologetic focus on people over productivity. She’s out here reminding all of us that businesses don’t run without humans, and humans don’t run well when they’re burned out.Alexandra and I got real about what it means to run a company in a world that’s obsessed

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28:46

Chronically Automated - Episode #7 Designing Systems...

The Queen of Automation ·

2025/07/10

This episode was a really raw one for me. I opened up about something I see over and over again with my clients, and if I’m being honest, with myself too. It’s that feeling that our systems are broken, when in reality, what’s actually off is how we see ourselves.Anthony and I talked through how chronically ill and neurodiverse entrepreneurs (hi, that’s us) often build schedules and systems for the version of ourselves we wish we were instead of the version we are right now. So then what happens

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