From the mind of Mike Ashie
Â
The world runs on data.
Leaders run on judgment.
See what others miss.
Analog Intelligence is a framework for leaders who refuse to outsource their thinking. Five books. One practice. A movement for the clear-minded.
Â
Everyone has access to information.
Most don't have clarity.
Â
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 disappearing. Analog Intelligence is the practice of getting it back.
Mike built this work from decades of leadership, failed ventures, and the kind of lessons that only come from doing the work, not watching from the sidelines.
Books
5 books published
Hard-won lessons on opportunity, judgment, and leading with conviction — written from experience, not theory.
Â
Leadership
Decades of experience
Real frameworks for real leaders — shaped by years of teaching, mentoring, and learning what actually works.
Â
Ventures
AI company acquired
From failed businesses to founding an acquired AI company — where hard lessons meet emerging technology.
The Framework
Analog Intelligence
Five disciplines. One practice. The operating system for leaders who think for themselves.
See what others miss. Choose wisely. Think clearly. Move decisively. Reflect honestly.
Explore the FrameworkThe Books
Five books. One framework.
Your leadership operating system.
Â
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
The book that started it all. Learn to spot what everyone else walks past.
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.
As Featured In
"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.
Check out the Youtube channel
About
Mike Ashie
Strategist. Author. Co-founder of two AI companies, including OneCliq (acquired). Mike doesn't just write about judgment — he's built businesses on it.
Through his books, speaking, and leadership platform, he explores how the timeless skills — observation, restraint, clarity — are the competitive edge machines will never replicate.
Read Full BioWork 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.
Â
Stay Sharp
Get ideas that make you
think differently.
Join leaders who receive Mike's writing on judgment, leadership, and Analog Intelligence. No spam. No fluff. Just signal.
