Live Workshop · Friday, April 24, 2026 · THRIVE Coworking, Snellville

Operate Smarter

From Foundations to Building with AI

After this workshop you will finally understand the foundation — decisions, security, and process — so you can approach AI with clarity and confidence.

Most people using AI every day are skipping the foundation. They are copying, pasting, and hoping. That is not a strategy. This workshop changes that.

Friday, April 24, 2026 · 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM · THRIVE Coworking, Snellville, GA · Seats Are Limited

Reserve My Seat — $300

Everyone Is Using AI.
Almost Nobody Has the Foundation.

You have been told to explore AI. You have watched the demos. You have tried a few prompts. But you still do not know what you are granting when you connect an app, what your profile settings actually control, or how to protect yourself and your clients when you use these tools every day.

The gap between people who use AI carefully and people who use it carelessly is widening. And most people do not know which side they are on.

This Is Not Another AI Hype Workshop.

× No vendor pitches
× No overwhelming tool lists
× No surface-level prompt tricks
× No theory without practice

What happens in the room

You Will Learn It. Then You Will Build It.

Every section moves from concept to hands-on practice. You leave with real deliverables — not notes you will never open again.

Understanding Your New Hire

You are using a tool you do not fully understand — and that gap is costing you time, credibility, and results.

Document Your Process First

You cannot hand off what you have never written down. Most people try to automate chaos — and wonder why it does not work.

Security and Settings

You have connected apps, granted access, and accepted terms without knowing what you agreed to. That exposure is silent — until it is not.

Build Your Assistant

You have heard about custom AI tools but never built one. You leave this session with one configured and ready — not a tutorial to watch later.

Set Up a Daily Briefing

You start every day reacting. This section gives you a system that briefs you before the noise starts — set up once, running every morning.

From Idea to Finished Asset

You spend hours creating presentations, graphics, and content that could take minutes. This section shows you what AI-assisted creation looks like in real time — and you will walk out having built one.

You will walk away with

Real Deliverables. Real Clarity.

This is a hands-on session. Every concept is practiced so you can apply it to your work immediately.

A clear understanding of how AI actually works — and where it fails

Not the hype. The reality. You will know exactly what is happening when you use these tools and why they sometimes get it completely wrong.

A documented process ready for AI implementation

Built live in the session using a process documentation prompt. One real task from your work — mapped, structured, and ready to hand off.

Correctly configured profile settings and security awareness

You will know what your settings mean, what you are granting when you connect tools, and how to protect yourself and your clients.

A custom AI assistant built for your role

Configured during the session — tailored to how you work, whether you are running a business or advancing a career.

A decision framework for every AI interaction going forward

A simple checkpoint you apply every time you use AI. Not a checklist. A habit. Built in, not bolted on.

30-day access to a curated resource

All workshop content — frameworks, prompts, and session materials — loaded into a private resource you can revisit, query, and reference for 30 days after the session.

A bonus Vision Prompt you cannot put a price on

Revealed at the close of the session. This one changes how you think about what AI can do for your life — not just your work.

Tools covered in this workshop

Four Tools. One Clear Strategy.

You will understand what each tool does best, when to use which one, and how to evaluate any new tool you encounter — today and two years from now.

Claude

Primary Focus · High-Context Strategist

Long-form thinking, nuanced reasoning, and complex document analysis. The benchmark for AI fluency and human accountability.

Google Gemini

Primary Focus · The Ecosystem Agent

Intelligence embedded in your existing environment — Gmail, Drive, Docs. Deep Research trains you to orchestrate, not just search.

ChatGPT

Covered · The Versatile Builder

Custom GPTs, everyday generative tasks, and the most widely adopted AI platform. You will build your Custom GPT here.

Perplexity

Covered · The Discovery Engine

Guided discovery that replaces search as a habit. The bridge to agentic behavior — AI that asks before it acts.

This Session Is Built For You If:

→You are an entrepreneur or small business owner who knows AI matters but has been building without a foundation
→You are a professional being asked to use AI at work without any real structure, security awareness, or guidance
→You have connected apps and granted access to tools without fully understanding what you agreed to
→You are using AI daily but skipping the verification step — and you know it
→You are building toward automation but have not documented your processes yet
→You are ready to stop experimenting and start operating with intention

Built From Real Operational Experience.
Not Tech Hype.

This workshop is built from 27 years in enterprise operations — where structure, governance, and execution determine results. Every framework taught here has been applied in real business environments across Fortune 500 companies and small businesses alike.

Security best practices incorporated from Nine Mile Security Group — an AI safety and cybersecurity advisory firm. What you learn here is not theoretical. It is what professionals building real AI systems do before they deploy anything.

AI isn't the advantage. Knowing when to use it is.

About Your Facilitator

Janice Richards

CEO & Founder — Clarity2Scale Consulting LLC

Janice helps entrepreneurs and professionals build structured systems that scale with AI — not chaos. With 27 years in enterprise operations and certifications in Anthropic AI Fluency, Google AI, and Salesforce Administration, she brings systems thinking to small business and professional challenges.

Her methodology is simple: Process first. Then automation.

She doesn't teach you tools. She teaches you when to use them.

This workshop gives you the foundation and the builds. If you decide you want to fully implement AI into your specific workflow after the session, that deeper work happens inside 1:1 consulting.

This workshop is about choosing wisely.

Consulting is about building intentionally.

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