South Carolina · Free · Open to Everyone

AI That Works
for Real Businesses

We bring practical, no-hype AI education to small businesses, nonprofits, and solopreneurs across South Carolina — free, in-person, and built for people who aren't tech experts.

Who We Serve

AI Isn't Just for Big Companies

We exist to close the gap between enterprise AI adoption and the businesses that actually drive South Carolina's economy. If you run a business, lead a nonprofit, or work for yourself — this is built for you.

Small & Midsize Businesses

From $1M to $100M, we help business owners and their teams understand which AI tools will actually move the needle — and how to implement them without disrupting what's working.

Nonprofits

Do more with the team you have. We show nonprofits how to use AI to stretch their capacity, improve communications, and spend less time on administrative work.

Solopreneurs

When you're the whole company, AI can be your marketing team, your analyst, and your assistant. We help you figure out where to start and what actually works.

What We Do

Every Event Is Built the Same Way

No vendor pitches. No tech jargon. Every workshop starts from zero and ends with something you can use on Monday morning.

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Back-to-Basics (15 min)

Every event opens with a quick-start on ChatGPT — account setup, prompting basics, Projects, Canvas. New to AI? You'll leave with your first real win.

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Deep Dive on One Topic

We go deep on one tool, one use case, or one workflow. Specific, practical, and demonstrated live so you can follow along and replicate it yourself.

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Real People, Real Businesses

Our guest presenters are SC business owners who are already using AI — not consultants talking theory. They show you exactly what they built and how.

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Open Q&A

Always open to questions. Always willing to go off script. If you're stuck on something specific in your business, bring it and we'll work through it together.

Past Events

What We've Covered

27 workshops across South Carolina, covering everything from AI video creation to live automation demos from local business owners.

Video & Content

AI Video Creation: A Month of Content from One Interview

We explored Opus Clips and Cast Magic to show how a single recorded conversation becomes a full month of video content — social posts, clips, transcripts and all.

Automations

From Zero to AI in 90 Days: An $8M Business Owner's Playbook

Andy runs an $8M import/export business with 10 remote employees. He shared step-by-step how he went from never using AI to building and launching MVPs with it — in under 90 days.

Live Demo

Gemini Labs: Talk to Your Apps

We demonstrated Gemini 2.0's screen-sharing and voice capabilities live — opening an app, sharing the screen, and having Gemini walk through it verbally in real time.

Platform Deep Dive

Everything OpenAI: One Platform, Every Tool

Google Deep Research, SORA, updated Canvas, ChatGPT Projects — we covered the full OpenAI suite and showed how to use it as your primary business AI platform.

Coming Up

What's Next

Our upcoming workshops are built around what SC businesses are actually asking about. All events are free and open to everyone.

Claude Cowork: Your AI Chief of Staff

How to use Claude as a real operational partner — not just a chatbot. Built for business owners who want more than answers.

Coding for Non-Developers

You don't need to know how to code. Claude Code can build tools, automations, and workflows for your business — we'll show you how to direct it.

Automate Your LinkedIn: Content Without the Grind

How to use AI to write, schedule, and optimize your LinkedIn presence — without spending hours every week doing it yourself.

The Google AI Suite: AI for the Google Workspace Team

Already living in Google Docs, Gmail, and Sheets? We'll show you how Gemini's platform supercharges everything you already use.

What Can't OpenAI Do? One Platform. Everything You Need.

A practical tour of the full OpenAI ecosystem — where it excels, where it falls short, and how to get the most from a single subscription.

Notable Attendees

Who's Been in the Room

Some of the notable professionals, executives, and community leaders who have attended our workshops.

Jeff Bradley Chair, SC AI & Cybersecurity Committee
Tyler Robertson CEO, Diesel Laptops
Amit Sheth, Ph.D. Founder, AI Institute at USC
Ken Walker The Ken Walker Show
Our Team

Who We Are

Practitioners, not theorists. We use these tools every day in real businesses and bring that experience into every workshop.

Kevin Schumacher

Kevin Schumacher

AI Tools Master

Kevin has run AI workshops across South Carolina for the past two years, helping business owners at every level understand and implement AI tools that actually work.

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Les Aker

Les Aker

AI Cyber Strategist

Les brings a deep understanding of AI security and strategy, helping organizations think clearly about where AI fits — and where the risks are.

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Mark Lefebvre

Mark Lefebvre

Automations Guru

Mark is a software architect and automation specialist who builds the AI workflows that other people only talk about. He brings technical depth without the tech-speak.

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