The Automated Business Blueprint

Andrea Kinsey is a business automation strategist and the founder of WorkflowWise, a consultancy that helps small to midsize businesses design and implement AI‑powered workflows. Over the past twelve years, she has worked with more than 200 companies across e‑commerce, professional services, healthcare, and nonprofit sectors, guiding them from manual chaos to streamlined operations. Her clients have collectively recovered over 50,000 hours of lost productivity through targeted automation.

Andrea began her career as a project manager in a fast‑growing tech startup, where she first witnessed the power of automation when a single Zapier workflow cut her team’s weekly reporting time from eight hours to thirty minutes. That experience sparked a passion for helping others escape the “busy work” trap. She later earned a certification in AI for Business from Stanford Online and has since led workshops at industry conferences such as Automativate, Small Biz Tech Fest, and the No‑Code Summit.

A frequent contributor to *Forbes Business Council* and *Entrepreneur.com*, Andrea writes about the practical intersection of AI and everyday business operations. Her approach is grounded in realism: she believes that automation should serve people, not replace them, and that even the smallest business can benefit from one well‑designed workflow.

When she is not helping clients automate, Andrea runs a small online boutique that she uses as a living laboratory for testing new tools and processes. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her partner and two rescue dogs, and enjoys hiking, sketching, and experimenting with new recipes (ideally automated, like a slow‑cooker with a smart timer).