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I'm Mike Fox from Lone Wolf Unleashed , Do you want to earn MORE CASH as a solo operator? Ever wonder why your calendar is packed but your wallet isn’t? In this episode of Lone Wolf Unleashed, I expose the trap most solo operators fall into—underpricing... and how it sabotages your profit, your free time, and even your ability to build those simple, lean systems you keep hearing about. Hear why do...

I'm Mike Fox from Lone Wolf Unleashed , are you a solo operator? Swamped in platforms, still dreaming of a one-app-to-rule-them-all? This week on Lone Wolf Unleashed, Speaker A shreds the myth that you can cram your whole business into a single system—especially when it comes to CRMs that promise the moon and deliver a messy tool sprawl. You'll get the straight-up reality on why multi-platform sta...

Most business owners have two documents where they should have one. I'm Mike Fox from Lone Wolf Unleashed , and in this episode I'm walking you through a technique I've been developing with teams managing upwards of 140 document templates — embedding the procedural knowledge directly inside the template itself. Here's the problem: your procedure sits in one place and your template sits in another....

AI is supposed to make you faster. So why are you more buried than ever? I'm Mike Fox from Lone Wolf Unleashed — and in this episode, I'm talking about something I'm living right now: AI burnout. Not the kind where you're exhausted from using AI, but the kind where AI has moved so fast through the front end of your processes that you've become the bottleneck. Multiple clients. All at the same stag...

Lots of people are handing work to AI agents and crossing their fingers. This episode is about doing it properly. Hi, I'm Mike , host of Lone Wolf Unleashed . This week I walk you through the controlled, step-by-step method for transitioning your work into an AI agent team — so you stay in control, your quality holds, and you don’t end up with an agent deleting your production database. The short...

Everything will still be here when we get back to AI... Hi, I'm Mike , host of Lone Wolf Unleashed . This week I'm doing something a little different — zooming out from all the systems, the tools, and the tech to talk about the thing that actually underpins everything in your solo business: you. If you're a solo founder, you know the feeling. Work coming from every direction. Kids getting sick. Cl...

AI isn't taking your job. It's taking one layer of it — and most people are getting that distinction wrong. In this episode of Lone Wolf Unleashed, I walk through a three-layer framework for understanding where AI actually fits in your business: information routing, judgement, and signals. AI is excellent at the first layer. It can't do the other two. We cover why mass layoffs are misreading the b...

Most AI agent content is hype. This isn’t. I’m Mike , host of Lone Wolf Unleashed. This week I walk you through how I implemented my first AI agent team using Paperclip — an open-source multi-agent platform — and more importantly, the methodical approach that made the result controllable rather than chaotic. The short version: I started with a target operating model in Obsidian, not with the tool....

Are your AI tools burning through tokens faster than ever? You're not alone — and in this episode I'm sharing the framework that's changed how I manage knowledge and query AI at scale. I'm Mike from Lone Wolf Unleashed — I help solo founders build business systems so they can switch off sooner and live larger. Today I'm walking through Andrej Karpathy's wiki methodology, how to implement it in Obs...

Your AI tool isn't broken. It's just full. Hi, I'm Mike Fox, host of this podcast, " Lone Wolf Unleashed ." I help solo founders systemise their businesses so they can switch off sooner and live larger. This week I'm pulling back the curtain on a real data project: 103,000 rows, a client locked into Microsoft Copilot, and a categorisation task that would've taken weeks to do manually. Here's what...

Running your own business shouldn’t feel like a never-ending marathon. If you’re clocking 60-hour weeks and dreaming about hiring your first employee just to claw back some sanity, this episode is for you. Hi, I'm Mike Fox, host of this podcast, " Lone Wolf Unleashed ." In this episode I'm tackling the not-so-glamorous reality of delegation—why just deciding “I’ll get someone in to handle my marke...

Most people building dashboards start in the wrong place. They worry about charts, colours, and layouts — when the real work happens long before any of that. Hi, I'm Mike Fox, host of this podcast, " Lone Wolf Unleashed ." In this episode, I walk you through what actually needs to happen before a dashboard can tell you anything useful. Drawing on a real client scenario — a growing business moving...

Writing procedures has always been the part of business systemisation that nobody wants to do. It's time-consuming, it's dry, and most of the time what you end up with is a document that's too vague for anyone to actually follow. Hi, I'm Mike Fox, host of this podcast, " Lone Wolf Unleashed ." In this episode, I walk you through the Claude SOP skill I've built inside my Obsidian workspace — a five...

Most solo founders think an org chart doesn't apply to them — because it's just them. In this episode, I'm going to change your mind on that. Hi, I'm Mike Fox, host of this podcast, " Lone Wolf Unleashed ." In this episode I'm breaking down the three layers of work that exist in every business — Run, Serve, and Change — and explaining why understanding them now, before you hire your first person,...

I've had enough of the AI Bros on LinkedIn — and in this episode, I'm calling them out. Hi, I'm Mike Fox, host of this podcast, " Lone Wolf Unleashed ." In this episode I'm taking direct aim at the wave of self-proclaimed 'gurus' claiming to have fired their entire operations teams overnight and replaced them with AI bots. It's hype. It's harmful. And if you follow that advice, it could wreck your...

Most solo founders want to use AI to save time — but have no idea where to start. In this episode, Mike breaks down his 5P Framework: a step-by-step documentation system that helps you build an AI backlog so you can hand off the right tasks to AI and automation with confidence. Here's what we cover: → Why listing tasks randomly won't build a scalable AI system → The 5Ps: Persona, Profile, Process,...

Most people are still using AI like a chatbot. They're leaving capability on the table. Hi, I'm Mike Fox, host of this podcast, " Lone Wolf Unleashed ." In this episode, I break down the three layers that separate a chatbot from an actual agent — one that can do your work, not just talk about it. You'll learn the exact framework for building AI agents that integrate with your tools, follow your wo...

Most people think work falls through the cracks because people are busy, distracted, or unreliable. More tools. More check-ins. More chasing. This episode doesn’t blame people. It points to something simpler. The handoff. When work moves from one task to the next. From one person to another. From “done” to “ready for the next step”. That moment is where most businesses slow down. Hi, I'm Mike Fox,...

Most people think saving time in their business means automation, software, or hiring help. New tools. New systems. More complexity. This episode doesn’t do that. Because the fastest win is simpler. Stop rewriting the same things. Standardise what doesn’t need thinking. Get your evenings back. Hi, I'm Mike Fox, host of this podcast, " Lone Wolf Unleashed ." In this episode, I break down why templa...

Most people talk about AI agents like they’re some big technical project. New tools. New workflows. New jargon. This episode doesn’t do that. Because the real win is simpler. Stop doing repeat work. Get your time back. Hi, I'm Mike Fox, host of this podcast, " Lone Wolf Unleashed ." In this episode, I walk through a real use case from my program. A not-for-profit leader trying to email politicians...

Most business advice about going solo sounds the same. Quit the job. Take the leap. Freedom awaits. This episode doesn’t do that. Because sometimes the opposite is true. Hi, I'm Mike Fox, host of this podcast, " Lone Wolf Unleashed ." In this episode, I share a real conversation that stuck with me. A retired dental technician. His former colleague who went solo. And the moment one of them realised...

Most business advice about the new year sounds the same. Set bigger goals. Push harder. Stay motivated. This episode doesn’t do that. Because the real problem usually isn’t ambition. It’s follow-through. Hi, I'm Mike Fox, host of this podcast, " Lone Wolf Unleashed ." In this first episode of 2026, I’m talking about why so many business owners quietly abandon their goals by February and what actua...

Most business events promise clarity, big goals, and bold plans. This one did too. But something unexpected happened. Instead of talking about five-year visions or aggressive growth targets, people kept coming back to small things. Walking the dog more. Finishing work earlier. Feeling less permanently behind. Hi, I'm Mike Fox, host of this podcast, " Lone Wolf Unleashed ." In this episode, I’m unp...

This episode started with something simple — teaching my 7-year-old how to vacuum the house. Hi, I'm Mike Fox, host of this podcast, " Lone Wolf Unleashed ." And in all truth, it wasn’t simple at all. It turned out to be one of the clearest lessons I’ve ever had on delegation, systems, and letting go of tasks I should never have been doing in the first place. If you’re a solo operator who’s convin...

In this episode, I’m digging into something most solopreneurs avoid until it’s too late. Accountability. Hi, I'm Mike Fox , host of this podcast, " Lone Wolf Unleashed ." When I talk about accountability, I don't mean the fluffy “how are you feeling this week?” kind… the real kind. The kind that checks whether you actually finished the thing you swore you’d do, whether you're using the systems you...