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How Grant Hushek Helps Business Owners Leverage Automation

This week, I interviewed Grant Hushek, founder of GrandBot, a fast-growing agency that helps founders 10x their output using AI and automation.

Grant’s story is wild. He followed love to Europe, landed a job with Sam Parr and Joe Speiser at Hampton by cold DM’ing his way in, learned Zapier from scratch, and turned that experience into a thriving business—helping top operators automate their work, reduce grunt tasks, and build personal AI tools that actually get used.

How It Started: Zapier & Grit

While living in Spain, Grant saw Sam Parr tweet about Hampton. He wasn’t a fit for membership—but that didn’t stop him.

He offered to work for free, followed up monthly, and finally got a reply:

That one answer changed his life.

He became Hampton’s first employee and built hundreds of automations across Airtable, Stripe, HubSpot, and more—learning everything on the job.

The GrandBot Origin Story

After two years inside Hampton, Grant saw a pattern:
Founders had the same question: “What can I automate?”
So he built GrandBot to answer it.

GrandBot offers:

• Custom AI + automation audits

• One-off automations for agencies, SaaS teams, and creators

• 24-hour AI agents that create content, track revenue, or save you hours of grunt work

His personal agent listens to sales calls, finds insights, turns them into tweets and posts—and lets him approve or edit without writing from scratch.

The Panic Attack That Changed Everything

Like many founders, Grant didn’t leap without fear.

He worked long hours, burned out, and had multiple panic attacks while juggling Hampton and his side hustle.

The turning point?

• He got real about his limits

• Left the house and joined a coworking space

• Rebuilt his work habits to be sustainable

Within months, his agency bounced back stronger than ever.

Where GrandBot Is Going

• More "plug-and-play" AI agents customized per founder

• Usage-based pricing models that reward actual value

• A global, asynchronous team working autonomously

His goal? Help humans go faster—not get replaced.

Advice Worth Saving

When asked what he’d tell his 18-year-old self, Grant said:

Whether you’re a founder drowning in busywork or a solopreneur trying to scale—Grant’s story is proof that the right skills, people, and persistence can take you 10x further.

🤖 Explore his tools: grandbot.co
🔗 Connect with Grant on LinkedIn: Grant Hushek

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