CLAUDE and the MATRIARCHY

Hi Reader,
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With any AI these days, but with Claude Code in particular, I find myself angling for agency. I want to be in control of how data is gleaned, used, and deployed on my watch. I want my words to be MINE again, not the gauzy version that barely eeks through a chatbot's personality. I want to feel confident that when I am using AI, my own lived experience is a critical component of our success.
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This is why I love working in the Claude Code terminal. It feels powerful — like I'm close to the action. At ugly as the terminal is, I prefer it right now.

Along the way, I've gotten to know alllllll the Claudes. :) I gathered everything I've learned the hard way and a bunch of stuff from AI thought leaders and Sheila (my AI Chief of Staff) weighed in, too.

GRAB THE GUIDE:

​The Claude Stack - your guide to all the Claudes.
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The Claude Stack is a companion guide to the four Claude products and how they work together — what each does best, when to reach for it, and how Skills, Projects, Memory, and MCP stitch them into a single system.

This is the reference I wish someone had handed me about six months ago!

And if you would rather not sort it all out, on June 11, Sarah Mary and I run Actually Using Claude, a 90-minute working session.

​REGISTER FOR THE WORKSHOP LINK HERE ​

You bring your laptop. You leave with a Claude Business Brain built for your business — your voice, your offers, your ideal client — plus a finished deliverable we make together, live.

Use code MATRIARCHY at checkout for the $97 early-bird rate through tomorrow, June 2. Ten percent of every ticket goes to OUR Rescue.
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Claude Code for the win for me right now. What's your favorite Claude?
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Warmly,
Anne
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P.S. Here's a story time about our the Claude Code adventures in our company/house (bc they are the same). While you're there, follow me! There's an awesome neighborhood of women in AI on TikTok!

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