--- title: "The AI Automation Journey | Aspen" description: "Automation is not a tool, it is a journey from manual entry to systems that run without you. Here are the five stages: foundation, connected stack, focus on growth, hyper-personalization, and scale." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Get Aspen", "url": "https://getaspen.com", "logo": "https://getaspen.com/apple-touch-icon.png", "description": "AI implementation firm for financial advisors. Strategy, content, automation, and growth executed by operators who become your AI team.", "sameAs": [ "https://www.linkedin.com/company/getaspen" ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "name": "Get Aspen", "url": "https://getaspen.com" }, { "@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is Get Aspen?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Get Aspen is an AI implementation firm for financial advisors. 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Here are the five stages: foundation, connected stack, focus on growth, hyper-personalization, and scale.", "articleBody": "Start with your foundation\n\nIt starts with your foundation. Clean up your data and do the organization it takes to create value from the data you already have.\n\nWithout a clean foundation, every automation you build on top of it inherits the mess.\n\nConnect your stack\n\nNext, connect your stack: your email platform, your automation platform, your CRM, and your website.\n\nEnsure it is all connected so there is no manual intervention, and you get to enable automation the way it is supposed to work.\n\nFocus on what drives growth\n\nLet the automations handle all the ancillary work, and let yourself focus on what truly drives growth: relationship building.\n\nYour time should go to the work only you can do, not the busywork a system can run.\n\nPersonalize the system\n\nNow that you have systems in place, you get to start personalizing them. This is hyper-personalization for each email, customizations inside the sales process, the booking links, and the notifications.\n\nPersonalization at scale is what makes automated touchpoints still feel built for the individual client.\n\nScale without adding headcount\n\nWithin 90 days of setting this up, you are going to notice a huge difference.\n\nIt allows advisors to scale to the next 100 million in AUM without having to hire additional staff. 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Clean up and organize your data so the automations you build on top of it create real value instead of inheriting a mess." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Which tools should be connected in an advisor's automation stack?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Your email platform, automation platform, CRM, and website should all be connected so there is no manual intervention between them." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How quickly do advisors see results from automation?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Within 90 days of setting it up you should notice a huge difference, allowing you to scale to the next 100 million in AUM without hiring additional staff." } } ] } ] --- [aspen ](#top) [Approach](#work)[Operators](#operators)[Work](#approach)[Resources](/resources) [Book a Demo](https://calendly.com/d/3rs-82d-kpc) [← Resources](/resources) Videos # The AI Automation Journey 2 min watch Automation is not a tool, it is a journey from manual entry to systems that run without you. Here is what that journey looks like, stage by stage. ## Start with your foundation It starts with your foundation. Clean up your data and do the organization it takes to create value from the data you already have. Without a clean foundation, every automation you build on top of it inherits the mess. ## Connect your stack Next, connect your stack: your email platform, your automation platform, your CRM, and your website. Ensure it is all connected so there is no manual intervention, and you get to enable automation the way it is supposed to work. ## Focus on what drives growth Let the automations handle all the ancillary work, and let yourself focus on what truly drives growth: relationship building. Your time should go to the work only you can do, not the busywork a system can run. ## Personalize the system Now that you have systems in place, you get to start personalizing them. This is hyper-personalization for each email, customizations inside the sales process, the booking links, and the notifications. Personalization at scale is what makes automated touchpoints still feel built for the individual client. ## Scale without adding headcount Within 90 days of setting this up, you are going to notice a huge difference. It allows advisors to scale to the next 100 million in AUM without having to hire additional staff. That is the AI Automation journey. ## Frequently asked questions What is the AI automation journey for financial advisors? It is the progression from manual data entry to connected systems that run without you: starting with a clean data foundation, connecting your stack, focusing on growth, personalizing, and scaling. Where should advisors start with automation? Start with your foundation. Clean up and organize your data so the automations you build on top of it create real value instead of inheriting a mess. Which tools should be connected in an advisor's automation stack? Your email platform, automation platform, CRM, and website should all be connected so there is no manual intervention between them. How quickly do advisors see results from automation? Within 90 days of setting it up you should notice a huge difference, allowing you to scale to the next 100 million in AUM without hiring additional staff. Aspen partnership ## See what Aspen can automate for your firm. [Book a Demo](https://calendly.com/d/3rs-82d-kpc) aspen An AI implementation firm for modern financial advisors. 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