AI Builder Academy Reviews 

Before working with Shaw, I had a decent structure for talking to Claude, but I knew Claude Skills existed and had never actually gotten around to building or using one.

Shaw walked me through the whole process — we picked a task I run often, built a skill around it together, and then refined it by testing it against real conversations I was having, updating it as we went based on what worked.

Since that session, I've kept building my own skills for the tasks I do most, and the difference has been noticeable — the quality of Claude's responses has gone up, and I'm getting through work faster and more effectively. If you want to go from just using Claude to really getting it to work for you, Shaw is who you want to learn from.

Shaw clearly knows what he is talking about. He approaches problems and opportunities with patience and a clear, step-by-step methodology, always ensuring solutions are grounded in solid business logic and technology. I'd definitely recommend Shaw if you're looking for help in clarifying strategies around AI and tech. It’s always a pleasure working with him!

I did a one-on-one Claude workshop with Shawhin because I wanted to understand how to use Claude in a way that could actually save me time every week.

As someone who is self-employed, creates content, works with brands, and coaches clients, so much of my business happens through email. Having a clear inbox brings me a lot of relief, but I hadn’t been successful in getting Claude to manage it.

Shawhin walked me through the process step by step and helped me think of Claude almost like an intern—something you train and develop into a scalable, automated system instead of overwhelming it with information and hoping it figures everything out.

By the end of the session, we had built a Claude skill that now clears and sorts my inbox every week. It pulls out important messages and archives everything else for later, all while I’m grocery shopping, filming, or doing something else.

It has been such a relief and completely kick-started how I use Claude across my client work, admin, and personal life. I genuinely couldn’t recommend these workshops more!!

It changed how I think about AI and showed me how it can transform not only your business, but your lifestyle too.

Shaw is exceptional at what he does. In a single 90-minute session, we automated a task that had been taking around 20 hours — built properly using Claude skills, not patched together.

What sets him apart is that he doesn't just hand you tools and wish you luck. He shows you how to put Claude skills to work and understand the system underneath, so you actually know what you've built and why it works. His AI and science background comes through in how clearly he thinks through problems.

The real value is what comes after. Because he builds reusable systems rather than one-off fixes, the same Claude skills and approach can be applied again and again across other areas. That's rare.

If you're serious about getting real leverage from AI and automation, spend the time with Shaw. Worth every minute.

Shaw is a master at his craft. His deep expertise, patience, and clear guidance make even complex AI topics practical and actionable. In our workshop, his straightforward, effective approach helped me streamline tasks that used to take hours into simple repeatable steps. If you’re looking for real AI adoption with tangible results, not pie in the sky promises, I highly recommend Shaw’s methodology.

I came in with a manual hiring workflow that was eating my week: copying contracts, cross-checking NDAs, swapping out parameters. Shaw and I built a Claude skill on the call itself that gave me ~3 hours back every week. The bigger win: I left with a clear framework for deciding what to automate as a skill, what to vibe-code as software, and what to keep doing by hand.