Date: 2026-10-05 1:30 PM EDT Granola: https://notes.granola.ai/d/0d9cb324-bbd0-42f3-9ecf-3c3e314b8373 Note: Duplicate capture also exists (ac3c2ef5, captured by Blake Stewart); this file is authoritative (captured by Michael).
Attendees
- Michael Houck (Rye Valley)
- Blake Stewart (Foundingjourney / Megaphone)
- Blake Emal (Megaphone)
Summary
Weekly ops sync covering platform migration from Notion to the new Studio system, client updates across Adam, Haz, Tim, and Michelle, Mantis renewal, and Slack/Hermes noise complaints. New AEO/GEO/SEO blog and AI Blake YouTube content now going live daily.
Decisions Made
- Content board drag-and-drop, editing, and column scroll are broken - fix is priority post-call (likely permissions issue from weekend migration).
- Clients only have access to the “Client Review” column - pre-work privacy concern is resolved.
- “Promote” button label to be renamed to “Send to Backlog” or similar.
- Megaphone Slack channel to be restructured: split human conversation and Hermes automations into separate channels. Michael to ask Hermes for a channel-split proposal.
- Hermes outputs flagged as too long, too broad, hard to parse - tighten formatting.
- Adam’s bio options (LinkedIn + other platforms) to be drafted by Blake Emal after this call. Michael handling banner as part of social assets.
- Adam’s full funnel (website, lead magnet, products) to go live end of week or Monday/Tuesday.
- Michael will send Blake a funnel summary with how products should be referenced in content.
- Michael joining tomorrow’s Mantis call to confirm Jeffrey’s satisfaction before closing call.
- Mantis renewal deadline: October 22.
Action Items
| Owner | Item |
|---|---|
| Michael (Hermes) | Fix content board permissions and drag-and-drop functionality |
| Blake Emal | Draft bio options for Adam (LinkedIn + other platforms), skip full audit |
| Michael | Send Adam a funnel summary by end of week (products, brand guide) |
| Michael | Join tomorrow’s Mantis call; move to closing call after |
| Michael | Ask Hermes to propose Megaphone Slack channel restructure |
| Michael | Share client-side walkthrough video so team sees what clients see |
| Blake Emal | Provide feedback on Michelle’s banner photo |
Client Status
- Adam (Hiya): Week 2 underway, approved nearly all content. Funnel going live end of week. Goal: drive signups for mastermind/coaching offer.
- Haz (Pally): Kickoff done, intake not yet completed, session shorter as a result. Strategy still unclear (followers-only vs. 50/50 vs. investor-facing). Weekly calls planned.
- Tim (Draper): Call went well, wide-ranging. Enough content for now; another call likely in ~a month before holidays.
- Michelle (Draper): Banner photo feedback needed - current one doesn’t surface her face or identity clearly.
- Mantis (renewal): Accidentally contacted 4 times last week (two email accounts). Janali replied, checking with Jeffrey. Michael joining tomorrow’s call. Renewal Oct 22.
Notable Excerpts
“I’m starting to find it very difficult to manage the Megaphone Slack channel because it is everything all the time in one channel, and I’m having a really hard time finding stuff.” - Blake Emal
“I find Hermes’s outputs to be extremely difficult to read… it’s just big blocks of texts and texts and lists and stuff… it does bog the channel down a little bit too.” - Blake Emal
“I think it makes sense to split it up into a couple channels… maybe we keep the core Megaphone channel to be like human talk.” - Michael
“As of yesterday, we now have our AEO, GEO, SEO flavored work going live daily with a new blog post going on the site and a new YouTube video of AI Blake going along with it.” - Michael
Full transcript available in Granola.