Anne-Cecile
@cecilegb.bsky.social
Strategy nerd turned AI coach. I help small businesses work smarter with practical automation & affordable tools—no tech overwhelm.Founder of simplifydigital.ai,
Chief Designer of https://sheersarcasm.etsy.com
Spent 20+ years in High Tech.
Chief Designer of https://sheersarcasm.etsy.com
Spent 20+ years in High Tech.
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It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and this year’s spotlight is on small businesses.
Two massive data breaches exposed millions of Social Security numbers. In my latest article, I break down what happened and how to protect yourself.
#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth #SecureOurWorld #SmallBusinesses
Two massive data breaches exposed millions of Social Security numbers. In my latest article, I break down what happened and how to protect yourself.
#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth #SecureOurWorld #SmallBusinesses
Your Social Security Number Has Been Hacked. Twice. The DOGE Social Security Data Breach & The National Public Data Hack: What You Need to Know
If you're an American, your Social Security number has likely been compromised. Not once, but twice in the last 18 months.
www.linkedin.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and this year’s spotlight is on small businesses.
Two massive data breaches exposed millions of Social Security numbers. In my latest article, I break down what happened and how to protect yourself.
#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth #SecureOurWorld #SmallBusinesses
Two massive data breaches exposed millions of Social Security numbers. In my latest article, I break down what happened and how to protect yourself.
#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth #SecureOurWorld #SmallBusinesses
New: Simplify in 3 - Lock Down Your Work & Money in 30 Minutes 🧵
Earlier I Shared my solicitor response strategy
Today: Got a phishing email from "eaportal.org" asking for payment
#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth #SecureOurWorld
👇
Earlier I Shared my solicitor response strategy
Today: Got a phishing email from "eaportal.org" asking for payment
#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth #SecureOurWorld
👇
October 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
New: Simplify in 3 - Lock Down Your Work & Money in 30 Minutes 🧵
Earlier I Shared my solicitor response strategy
Today: Got a phishing email from "eaportal.org" asking for payment
#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth #SecureOurWorld
👇
Earlier I Shared my solicitor response strategy
Today: Got a phishing email from "eaportal.org" asking for payment
#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth #SecureOurWorld
👇
Registering your business puts your contact info out there for anyone to find.
Week 2 after publication of the Fictitious Business Name my inbox gets flooded with "seo experts" or agencies promising leads to get me noticed.
99% from @gmail.com or @hotmail.com or @yahoo.com
Week 2 after publication of the Fictitious Business Name my inbox gets flooded with "seo experts" or agencies promising leads to get me noticed.
99% from @gmail.com or @hotmail.com or @yahoo.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Registering your business puts your contact info out there for anyone to find.
Week 2 after publication of the Fictitious Business Name my inbox gets flooded with "seo experts" or agencies promising leads to get me noticed.
99% from @gmail.com or @hotmail.com or @yahoo.com
Week 2 after publication of the Fictitious Business Name my inbox gets flooded with "seo experts" or agencies promising leads to get me noticed.
99% from @gmail.com or @hotmail.com or @yahoo.com
Here's Tool #3 from my daily stack: TidyCal – Simplified scheduling that just works
What I use it for:
- Client booking without email ping-pong
- Discovery calls and follow-up meetings
- Syncing with Google/Outlook calendars
- Branded booking experience
What I use it for:
- Client booking without email ping-pong
- Discovery calls and follow-up meetings
- Syncing with Google/Outlook calendars
- Branded booking experience
October 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Here's Tool #3 from my daily stack: TidyCal – Simplified scheduling that just works
What I use it for:
- Client booking without email ping-pong
- Discovery calls and follow-up meetings
- Syncing with Google/Outlook calendars
- Branded booking experience
What I use it for:
- Client booking without email ping-pong
- Discovery calls and follow-up meetings
- Syncing with Google/Outlook calendars
- Branded booking experience
Here's Tool #2: Descript AI-powered video editing that feels like editing a Google Doc
What I use it for:
- Editing Zoom recordings, podcasts, and workshop content
- Auto-removing filler words (um, uh, you know...)
- Creating short clips, reels, and YouTube Shorts
- Adding captions automatically
What I use it for:
- Editing Zoom recordings, podcasts, and workshop content
- Auto-removing filler words (um, uh, you know...)
- Creating short clips, reels, and YouTube Shorts
- Adding captions automatically
October 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Here's Tool #2: Descript AI-powered video editing that feels like editing a Google Doc
What I use it for:
- Editing Zoom recordings, podcasts, and workshop content
- Auto-removing filler words (um, uh, you know...)
- Creating short clips, reels, and YouTube Shorts
- Adding captions automatically
What I use it for:
- Editing Zoom recordings, podcasts, and workshop content
- Auto-removing filler words (um, uh, you know...)
- Creating short clips, reels, and YouTube Shorts
- Adding captions automatically
Here's Tool #1 from my daily stack: Claude by Anthropic – My writing + coding co-pilot
What I use it for:
- Editing Long-form content (proposals, client reports)
- Research & source verification
- Checking for jargon & repetition
- Technical Writing & clarity
What I use it for:
- Editing Long-form content (proposals, client reports)
- Research & source verification
- Checking for jargon & repetition
- Technical Writing & clarity
October 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Here's Tool #1 from my daily stack: Claude by Anthropic – My writing + coding co-pilot
What I use it for:
- Editing Long-form content (proposals, client reports)
- Research & source verification
- Checking for jargon & repetition
- Technical Writing & clarity
What I use it for:
- Editing Long-form content (proposals, client reports)
- Research & source verification
- Checking for jargon & repetition
- Technical Writing & clarity
From strategy consultant to founder: I'm in the Founder Institute Fall 2025 cohort 🧵
#WomenInTech #WomenInBusiness #SmallBusiness #AIforBusiness #Startup
#WomenInTech #WomenInBusiness #SmallBusiness #AIforBusiness #Startup
October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
From strategy consultant to founder: I'm in the Founder Institute Fall 2025 cohort 🧵
#WomenInTech #WomenInBusiness #SmallBusiness #AIforBusiness #Startup
#WomenInTech #WomenInBusiness #SmallBusiness #AIforBusiness #Startup
The secret to better AI results? Be polite. Like your grandma taught you.
Sounds weird. Works perfectly. There's a study that backs this approach.
I wrote about why prompt engineering is actually just... good communication in this LinkedIn Article.
#SmallBusiness #WomenInTech
Sounds weird. Works perfectly. There's a study that backs this approach.
I wrote about why prompt engineering is actually just... good communication in this LinkedIn Article.
#SmallBusiness #WomenInTech
The Secret to Better AI Results? Treat Them Like Your French Grand-mère Would Want You To
By Anne-Cécile Guillot Bellisario, Founder of Simplify with Digital and AI Bonjour! (Or: How My Grandmother Taught Me to Talk to AI) Here's my confession: I call my AIs by nicknames. ChatGPT is "Charlize," and Claude? Well, Claude is just Claude.
www.linkedin.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The secret to better AI results? Be polite. Like your grandma taught you.
Sounds weird. Works perfectly. There's a study that backs this approach.
I wrote about why prompt engineering is actually just... good communication in this LinkedIn Article.
#SmallBusiness #WomenInTech
Sounds weird. Works perfectly. There's a study that backs this approach.
I wrote about why prompt engineering is actually just... good communication in this LinkedIn Article.
#SmallBusiness #WomenInTech
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Tristan Harris in the Daily Show: "You're seeing now all of these companies release these AI companions. You know the number one use case for Chat GPT according to "Harvard Business School" is personal therapy.(...)"
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Tristan Harris – The Dangers of Unregulated AI on Humanity & the Workforce | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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October 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Tristan Harris in the Daily Show: "You're seeing now all of these companies release these AI companions. You know the number one use case for Chat GPT according to "Harvard Business School" is personal therapy.(...)"
youtu.be/675d_6WGPbo?...
youtu.be/675d_6WGPbo?...
Plot twist: Inbox Zero isn't the goal.
Inbox Peace is.
You don't need a perfect system.
You need YOUR system.
What's your work style?
A) Speed demon - reply fast, done
B) Batch processor - filters + set times
C) Scorched earth - unsubscribe everything
Drop your letter. I'll reply with a tip
Inbox Peace is.
You don't need a perfect system.
You need YOUR system.
What's your work style?
A) Speed demon - reply fast, done
B) Batch processor - filters + set times
C) Scorched earth - unsubscribe everything
Drop your letter. I'll reply with a tip
October 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Plot twist: Inbox Zero isn't the goal.
Inbox Peace is.
You don't need a perfect system.
You need YOUR system.
What's your work style?
A) Speed demon - reply fast, done
B) Batch processor - filters + set times
C) Scorched earth - unsubscribe everything
Drop your letter. I'll reply with a tip
Inbox Peace is.
You don't need a perfect system.
You need YOUR system.
What's your work style?
A) Speed demon - reply fast, done
B) Batch processor - filters + set times
C) Scorched earth - unsubscribe everything
Drop your letter. I'll reply with a tip
Inbox Zero isn't the goal.
Inbox Peace is.
You don't need a perfect system.
You need YOUR system.
What's your email style?
A) Speed demon - reply fast, done
B) Batch processor - filters + set times
C) Scorched earth - unsubscribe everything
Reply with your letter 👇
#WomenInTech #SmallBusiness
Inbox Peace is.
You don't need a perfect system.
You need YOUR system.
What's your email style?
A) Speed demon - reply fast, done
B) Batch processor - filters + set times
C) Scorched earth - unsubscribe everything
Reply with your letter 👇
#WomenInTech #SmallBusiness
October 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Inbox Zero isn't the goal.
Inbox Peace is.
You don't need a perfect system.
You need YOUR system.
What's your email style?
A) Speed demon - reply fast, done
B) Batch processor - filters + set times
C) Scorched earth - unsubscribe everything
Reply with your letter 👇
#WomenInTech #SmallBusiness
Inbox Peace is.
You don't need a perfect system.
You need YOUR system.
What's your email style?
A) Speed demon - reply fast, done
B) Batch processor - filters + set times
C) Scorched earth - unsubscribe everything
Reply with your letter 👇
#WomenInTech #SmallBusiness
Hot take: You're using the 2-minute rule backwards.
It's not "do tasks under 2 min now"
It's "make decisions under 2 min now"
Fast decisions, not fast actions.
Stopped being paralyzed by "what should I do with this email?" Saved 90 min this week. What's paralyzing you?
#WomenInTech #SmallBusiness
It's not "do tasks under 2 min now"
It's "make decisions under 2 min now"
Fast decisions, not fast actions.
Stopped being paralyzed by "what should I do with this email?" Saved 90 min this week. What's paralyzing you?
#WomenInTech #SmallBusiness
October 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hot take: You're using the 2-minute rule backwards.
It's not "do tasks under 2 min now"
It's "make decisions under 2 min now"
Fast decisions, not fast actions.
Stopped being paralyzed by "what should I do with this email?" Saved 90 min this week. What's paralyzing you?
#WomenInTech #SmallBusiness
It's not "do tasks under 2 min now"
It's "make decisions under 2 min now"
Fast decisions, not fast actions.
Stopped being paralyzed by "what should I do with this email?" Saved 90 min this week. What's paralyzing you?
#WomenInTech #SmallBusiness
I'm Anne-Cécile, I help small business owners and service providers use practical AI automation and affordable tools—no bloated enterprise software with features you'll never use. Whether you've been here a while or just joined, I'm glad you're here.
October 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I'm Anne-Cécile, I help small business owners and service providers use practical AI automation and affordable tools—no bloated enterprise software with features you'll never use. Whether you've been here a while or just joined, I'm glad you're here.
200+ emails/morning used to drown me. Now? 15 minutes.
Secret: automated decisions for small business inboxes.
Full system Thursday (free newsletter).
Your situation?
💀 Morning chaos
🔥 Afternoon panic
🏳️ Surrendered
#WomenInTech #SmallBusiness
Secret: automated decisions for small business inboxes.
Full system Thursday (free newsletter).
Your situation?
💀 Morning chaos
🔥 Afternoon panic
🏳️ Surrendered
#WomenInTech #SmallBusiness
October 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
200+ emails/morning used to drown me. Now? 15 minutes.
Secret: automated decisions for small business inboxes.
Full system Thursday (free newsletter).
Your situation?
💀 Morning chaos
🔥 Afternoon panic
🏳️ Surrendered
#WomenInTech #SmallBusiness
Secret: automated decisions for small business inboxes.
Full system Thursday (free newsletter).
Your situation?
💀 Morning chaos
🔥 Afternoon panic
🏳️ Surrendered
#WomenInTech #SmallBusiness
200+ emails every morning used to drown me for hours.
Now? 15 minutes. Done.
The secret: make decisions automatic.
New Simplify in 3 drops Thursday 9am.
Which inbox hell are you in?
💀 Morning drowning
🔥 Afternoon chaos
🏳️ Surrendered to infinity
Full system Thursday.
Now? 15 minutes. Done.
The secret: make decisions automatic.
New Simplify in 3 drops Thursday 9am.
Which inbox hell are you in?
💀 Morning drowning
🔥 Afternoon chaos
🏳️ Surrendered to infinity
Full system Thursday.
October 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
200+ emails every morning used to drown me for hours.
Now? 15 minutes. Done.
The secret: make decisions automatic.
New Simplify in 3 drops Thursday 9am.
Which inbox hell are you in?
💀 Morning drowning
🔥 Afternoon chaos
🏳️ Surrendered to infinity
Full system Thursday.
Now? 15 minutes. Done.
The secret: make decisions automatic.
New Simplify in 3 drops Thursday 9am.
Which inbox hell are you in?
💀 Morning drowning
🔥 Afternoon chaos
🏳️ Surrendered to infinity
Full system Thursday.
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Being “busy” isn’t the same as being productive.
Real progress comes from focus, sustainability & meaningful work.
I cover this in The Essential Guide to Slow Productivity, a framework to help you do less, better.
www.simplifydigital.ai/blog/slow-pr...
#SlowProductivity #WorkSmart #FutureOfWork
Real progress comes from focus, sustainability & meaningful work.
I cover this in The Essential Guide to Slow Productivity, a framework to help you do less, better.
www.simplifydigital.ai/blog/slow-pr...
#SlowProductivity #WorkSmart #FutureOfWork
The Essential Guide to Slow Productivity:
Discover the power of slow productivity and how solopreneurs, executives, and professionals can work better—not faster. Learn practical tools to reduce burnout and focus deeply—and
www.simplifydigital.ai
September 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Being “busy” isn’t the same as being productive.
Real progress comes from focus, sustainability & meaningful work.
I cover this in The Essential Guide to Slow Productivity, a framework to help you do less, better.
www.simplifydigital.ai/blog/slow-pr...
#SlowProductivity #WorkSmart #FutureOfWork
Real progress comes from focus, sustainability & meaningful work.
I cover this in The Essential Guide to Slow Productivity, a framework to help you do less, better.
www.simplifydigital.ai/blog/slow-pr...
#SlowProductivity #WorkSmart #FutureOfWork
Let them shutdown, get concessions and don't fold after a week.
Rep. Aguilar: Democrats are ready to negotiate a bipartisan spending deal that protects Americans' health care. But we will not be complicit in passing any legislation that takes away health care from the American people. It's our responsibility to put our differences aside and bring down costs
September 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Let them shutdown, get concessions and don't fold after a week.
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September 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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