Lunch Break Lesson: Automations That Protect Your Time Total Runtime: ~16 minutes Module 1: What Automation Is Really For (2 min) A clear reframing of automation as a way to protect time and opportunity—not just scale—especially in service-based businesses. Module 2: The First Thing to Automate — Access (3 min) Why automating how people reach you matters more than emails or invoices, and how self-service and vetting improve client experience. Module 3: Social Media Lead Capture (ManyChat) (4 min) How comments and DMs can be automated to move conversations forward while keeping your brand voice and personality intact. Module 4: Website Leads & Client Qualification (VSCO/Tave) (5 min) Using intake forms and scheduling flows to pre-qualify clients, flag red alerts, and streamline inquiries before live conversations. Module 5: Automation Before Hiring + Action Step (2 min) Why systems should come before staff and one simple task students can implement immediately.

Most entrepreneurs don’t struggle because they aren’t working hard — they struggle because they keep building systems for survival instead of sustainability. In this Lunch Break Lesson, Britney Hoskins breaks down how to stop “fixing it later” and start building systems that support the business you actually want — even while you’re still in the trenches. This is not a long course or a deep technical training. It’s a short, practical session designed to shift how you think and give you tools you can use immediately. You’ll learn: Why “I’ll fix it later” quietly breaks growing businesses How to stop training from memory and start training with systems How Loom helps you record once instead of repeating yourself How Google Classroom can organize team training How AI can support your systems without replacing you You’ll leave with clarity, practical next steps, and a framework you can revisit as your business grows. Short. Practical. Built for busy entrepreneurs.