Christchurch · Saturday 23 May 2026

Your competitors are using AI to work faster and charge less. Here's how to catch up, in a morning.

A practical half-day workshop for Christchurch business owners who know AI matters and haven't found the time to figure it out.

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Sat 23 May 2026 · Half-day, hands-on · Max 15 people · Christchurch

Is this for you?

This is for you if

You run your own business and spend too much time on admin
You've heard about AI but haven't gotten real value from it
You tried ChatGPT, it was underwhelming, and you moved on
You feel like you're falling behind but don't know where to start
You want practical skills you can use on Monday morning, not theory
You're comfortable with everyday software but have no coding background

This isn't for you if

You're already using Claude daily and exploring its technical limits
You're a developer or software builder
You're deeply sceptical of AI and not open to being shown otherwise
You want someone to do it for you rather than learn it yourself

What you'll walk away with

Not "a better understanding of AI." Specific things you can use immediately.

A workflow that handles document-heavy tasks

Contracts, reports, long email threads, proposals. Feed Claude what you don't have time to read properly. Get back what actually matters, flagged and summarised.

A workflow you built yourself, on a real problem from your business

Not a demo you watched. Something you built during the session, on your actual work. You leave with it running and the understanding to take it further.

Prompts that produce useful output, not generic noise

Most people get mediocre results because they ask vague questions. You'll leave knowing exactly what makes the difference and how to fix it for any task.

A clear answer on what AI is actually worth to you

Not a general opinion. By the end of the session, you'll know whether it pays for itself in your specific work. Most people find it does, within the first week.

Bring your own problems

You come with a real problem from your own business. Not a hypothetical. Not a demo scenario someone else picked.

The session is spent working on it. Claude open, building a workflow that handles it, with someone in the room to course-correct when you go wrong.

You won't automate your business in a morning. But you'll leave with something working and a clear sense of how to keep building.

Small group. Maximum 15 people. You get hands-on time, not a seat in a lecture.

Why I know this works

Last year I spent several months working through a shortlist of properties to buy. For each one I needed to run the same assessment: cross-referencing council records, area data, local conditions, and a set of criteria I'd defined upfront.

I built a workflow in Claude to do this consistently. Each property went through the same process. Documents and data loaded in, cross-referenced against my criteria, gaps and red flags surfaced. Claude could weigh different pieces of information against each other and flag where things didn't line up. I still made every decision. The workflow just meant I didn't miss things because I was reading my sixth LIM report of the month.

Running the same thorough assessment ten times without it getting sloppy is harder than it sounds. That's what this kind of tool is genuinely good at.

About me

I'm Josh, based in Christchurch. I work as a land surveyor and have been using AI daily for the past couple of years: for research, analysis, writing, and building workflows that save me real time on real tasks.

I'm not an AI academic or a theorist. I'm someone who has spent a lot of time going deep on these tools so I can use them properly. I started building this workshop because I kept seeing the same thing: smart, capable business owners who knew AI was useful but couldn't find a practical way in.

This is a first cohort. I'll be upfront about that. The price reflects it, and so does my commitment to making it genuinely useful. Before the session runs, I'll send everyone a short questionnaire so I can tailor the content to the problems that matter most to the people in the room.

One morning. Real results.

Spots are limited to 15. Once you book, I'll send a short questionnaire to tailor the session to the real problems in the room.

Save my spot · $297 NZD

Secure checkout via Stripe. Full refund if you can't make it with at least 7 days' notice.

Date Saturday 23 May 2026

Location Christchurch, NZ

Format Half-day, hands-on

Group size Maximum 15 people

Price $297 NZD (founding cohort)

What to bring A laptop, charged

Common questions

You'll need a free account, which takes about two minutes to set up. The free tier is enough for the session. By the end you'll know whether the paid plan ($42 NZD a month) is worth it for your business. Most people find it pays for itself quickly.

Saturday 23 May 2026, in Christchurch. Venue details will be sent a couple of weeks before the session.

A laptop, charged. That's it. Setup instructions for Claude will be in your confirmation email.

$297 NZD, paid upfront via Stripe. Founding cohort pricing. The price will increase for future sessions. Full refund if you can't make it with at least 7 days' notice.

Yes. It's built for people who are comfortable with everyday software but have no coding background. If you can use email and a browser, you're more than qualified.

No. ChatGPT is where most people start and stop. This workshop uses Claude, which produces meaningfully better output for the kind of document-heavy, decision-support work that business owners actually need. The gap tends to surprise people who try it.