The ideas of Mike Ashie
The world runs on data.
Leaders run on judgment.
Today’s leaders are overwhelmed with data, noise, and pressure to move fast.
Analog Intelligence is a leadership practice that helps people slow down, see clearly, and make better decisions.
Everyone has access to information.
Very few have clarity.
Leaders today are flooded with dashboards, updates, opinions, and pressure to move faster than feels comfortable.
AI can summarize, predict, and generate.
But it can’t tell you what actually matters.
It can’t read the room.
It can’t feel when something is off.
That’s a human skill, and it’s quietly disappearing.
Analog Intelligence is the practice of getting it back.
The Practice
Analog Intelligence is not a productivity system or a leadership hack.
It is a discipline developed through observation, reflection, and experience.
Each book explores a different stage in learning to see clearly, act wisely, and lead with judgment.
The Practice
Analog Intelligence
An operating system for leaders who think for themselves.
Five perspectives that shape how judgment is built.
Explored through writing, reflection, and real-world experience.
See what others miss. Choose wisely. Think clearly. Move decisively. Reflect honestly.
Explore the PracticeMike built this work from decades of leadership, hard won startup experience, and the kind of lessons that only come from doing the work, not watching from the sidelines.
Books
Five perspectives. One framework.
Hard-won lessons on opportunity, judgment, and leading with conviction. Written from experience, not theory.
Leadership
Decades of experience
Real frameworks for real leaders. Shaped by years of teaching, mentoring, and learning what actually works.
Ventures
AI company acquired
From failed businesses to founding an acquired AI company. Where hard lessons meet emerging technology.
The Books
Five books. One framework.
Your leadership operating system.
Each book builds on the last. Together, they teach you to see, decide, think, act, and grow... on your own terms.
Catchin' Frogs
Business, Instinct, and the Art of Seeing What Others Miss
Before leaders make better decisions…
they must first see what others miss.
- This stage is about:
- developing awareness
- recognizing quiet opportunities
- trusting instinct before proof
- noticing patterns hiding in plain sight
Transformation:
From reactive operator → observant thinker
This is the awakening stage.
Catch and Release
Learning when to let go of control, outcomes, and the need for certainty.
Second Look
Learning to reinterpret situations and see possibility where others see closure.
Each book is paired with The Analog Intelligence Workbook, practical exercises to train observation, judgment, and clear thinking.
The books explain the philosophy. The workbooks help you practice it.
About
About Mike
Mike Ashie is a strategist and author focused on the leadership skill most people overlook: judgment.
He has spent over two decades leading teams and co-founded two AI companies, including OneCliq, which was later acquired.
Mike doesn’t just write about judgment.
He has built businesses on it.
Through his books, speaking, and leadership platform, he explores how timeless human skills - observation, restraint, and clarity - remain the true competitive edge in a world increasingly shaped by machines.
Why This Work Exists
Long before dashboards and AI models, Mike first learned about opportunity catching frogs as a kid... noticing movement others ignored.
Years later, after leading teams and working inside the AI world, he saw the same pattern again.
Technology could generate answers instantly.
But it couldn’t replace judgment.
Analog Intelligence grew from that realization and continues to evolve through his writing, teaching, and leadership work.
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"The best insights rarely come from the loudest voices... they come from the ones paying the closest attention."
-Mike Ashie-
Leadership
Good leaders manage.
Great leaders see what's coming.
Mike has spent decades leading teams, teaching leadership, and learning the hard way what actually works when the pressure is real.
His YouTube channel, Leadership with Mike, is followed by tens of thousands of leaders around the world who want practical advice... not motivational fluff.
Work With Mike
Bring clarity to
your team or audience.
As seen on Dr. Phil, Forbes, Success Magazine, and Yahoo. Mike is available for the right opportunities.
Keynotes & Conferences
Bring Analog Intelligence to your stage, talks on leadership, judgment, and clear thinking in a noisy world.
Workshops & Training
Hands-on sessions for leadership teams who want to sharpen decision-making and build real judgment.
Podcasts & Media
Conversations about AI, human instinct, failed ventures, and what most leaders get wrong on a day to day.
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