Interactive throughout — live polls, live demos and Q&A woven in
rather than saved for the end.
If you're wearing five hats and AI feels like one more thing you don't
have time for — that's exactly who this is for.
Restaurants & cafés
Menus, promos, reviews, and the same ten
questions every day.
Salons & barbershops
Rebooking messages, content calendars,
client education.
Retail shops
Product descriptions, seasonal campaigns, supplier
comparisons.
Fitness & wellness
Class promos, onboarding emails, win-back
messages.
Real estate & property
Listings, tenant notices, follow-up
sequences.
Services & trades
Quotes, job descriptions, SOPs and
checklists.
Founder of aiThiago, based in Sherman Oaks, building AI tools and agents
for independent local businesses across the San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angeles.
He works with owner-operated businesses every day — the kind where the owner is also the
marketer, the scheduler and the person answering the phone. That's the perspective the
workshop is taught from: no jargon, no hype, and a clear-eyed view of what AI can and
can't do for a small business right now.
Part 1 — AI 101
Understanding AI and the practical ways to use
it: content, customer messages, research and admin. This is the August 27 session.
Part 2 — AI Automation
AI that answers your phone, books
appointments and follows up while you run the business. Dates announced to Part 1
attendees first.
Host a session
Available for chambers, BIDs, merchant
associations and business centers across LA — virtual or in person, customized to your
members' industries.
Do I need tech experience?
No. Everything is taught in plain
English, and every tool demonstrated has a free version that runs in a browser or on
your phone.
What does it cost?
Nothing. It's delivered in partnership with
the LA BusinessSource Center, which provides no-cost assistance to LA entrepreneurs.
Is it recorded?
Yes — plus the companion page with every slide,
the prompt builder and a recap you can download.
Will you sell me something?
It's education, not a pitch. You'll
leave with skills you can use on your own either way.
