Emil is a white-glove AI executive assistant service. We build and configure a custom AI EA for your business — handling morning briefings, inbox management, calendar management, and ad-hoc requests 24/7 via email and text.

How do I get started with Emil?

Reach out for a quote. We schedule a 30-minute onboarding call to understand your workflow, then build your custom Emil instance. Your first morning briefing arrives within 48 hours.

How does Emil compare to a human executive assistant?

Emil ramps in 48 hours (vs 3–6 months for a human EA), works 24/7 (vs business hours), never turns over, and requires zero management — at a fraction of the cost. The tradeoff: Emil handles digital tasks only.

What exactly does Emil do?

Emil is your AI executive assistant. Every morning, you wake up to a briefing with your inbox triaged, calendar reviewed, and priorities updated. Throughout the day, text or email Emil to draft replies, reschedule meetings, look up past conversations, or handle any admin task a human EA would do — digitally.

How is this different from ChatGPT or Claude?

Those are chatbots — they wait for you to ask. Emil is proactive: it reads your inbox overnight, categorizes everything, catches calendar conflicts, and surfaces what matters before you even open your phone. It also has persistent memory of your business, contacts, and preferences that compounds over time.

Is my email data safe?

Yes. Emil connects via Google's official OAuth — we never see your password. Access tokens are encrypted at rest (AES-256-GCM). We only read emails to triage them and never send anything without your explicit approval. Draft-only mode is the default.

What can Emil actually do with my email?

Read and categorize incoming emails, archive noise, draft replies (saved to your Gmail drafts for your approval), track follow-ups, and remind you when you haven't replied to something important. Emil never auto-sends — you always approve.

How does calendar management work?

Emil syncs your Google Calendar, detects conflicts, and includes your day's schedule in every morning briefing. You can text Emil "move my dentist to next week" or "schedule a call with Mike Tuesday afternoon" and it handles it.

How much does it cost?

Pricing depends on the complexity of your setup — number of inboxes, calendar accounts, team size, and workflow depth. Reach out for a custom quote. Most clients are fully operational within 48 hours of onboarding.

How does this compare to hiring a human VA?

A human EA from Belay or Athena costs $2,200–$3,600/month, takes 3–6 months to ramp, works business hours only, and turns over every 18 months. Emil ramps in 48 hours, works 24/7, and never quits — at a fraction of the cost. The tradeoff: Emil handles digital tasks only.

What if Emil gets something wrong?

Emil operates in draft-only mode by default — it suggests, you approve. For email drafts, they're saved to your Gmail drafts folder. For calendar changes, Emil confirms before acting. After 30 days, you can optionally enable auto-mode for low-stakes actions.

How do I interact with Emil day-to-day?

Primarily via SMS or email reply. Text Emil like you'd text your EA: "Draft a reply to the Sequoia email," "What did I tell Mike about pricing?", "Move tomorrow's standup to 2pm." Emil replies in seconds.

What happens after I reach out?

We schedule a 30-minute onboarding call to understand your workflow, priorities, and preferences. Then we build your custom Emil instance, connect your Gmail and Google Calendar, and your first morning briefing arrives within 48 hours.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. No long-term contracts required. Your data is exportable in standard formats. Though after 30 days, most clients find Emil too valuable to leave — it knows too much about their business by then.

Physical tasks (booking restaurants, picking up dry cleaning), anything requiring a phone call, and high-stakes legal or financial decisions. For those, Emil will draft instructions to forward to the right person.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Emil, your AI executive assistant.

Still have questions?

Reach out at hello@heyemil.com and we'll get back to you within 24 hours.