Unlocking Your Business Potential with Custom GPTs
This is a paid event ($950 per person) and your ticket helps reserve your spot in the class. This is a small class so space is limited.
Event Details:
Dates: Jan 7th, 14th, 21st
Time: 6 - 8:30 pm
Location: 110 E. Houston St.
Parking: Street parking is free after 5 pm and the city parking garage next door is also free after 5 pm.
You will need to take the 1st class in order to attend the 2nd and 3rd.
Unlocking Your Business Potential with Custom GPTs is a 3 day hands-on workshop designed to empower entrepreneurs and small business owners with the skills to create tailored AI solutions that elevate their operations. In this interactive session, you'll learn how to leverage GPT technology to streamline processes, boost productivity, and craft AI assistants specific to your business needs. Whether you're looking to automate customer service, generate content, or enhance decision-making, this workshop will show you how to build custom GPTs that add real, tangible value to your business.
Through a combination of demonstrations, practical exercises, and expert guidance, you'll gain the confidence to design and implement AI-powered tools that save time, improve efficiency, and enhance the customer experience. The course focuses on simplicity and creativity, breaking down the complexities of AI into easy-to-understand concepts, ensuring that you can integrate this cutting-edge technology seamlessly into your workflow.
Why You Should Take This Course:
Save Time: Automate repetitive tasks, allowing you to focus on what really matters.
Increase Productivity: Develop GPTs that support your daily operations, enhancing efficiency.
Boost Customer Satisfaction: Personalize interactions and provide better support with AI-driven solutions.
Stay Competitive: Equip yourself with the latest AI tools to outpace competitors in your industry.
Future-Proof Your Business: Gain the skills to adapt to an increasingly AI-driven business world.
Who Should Take This Workshop:
Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners: Anyone looking to leverage AI for business growth.
Content Creators: Writers, marketers, and bloggers who want to automate content generation.
Customer Service Managers: Professionals seeking to automate and personalize customer interactions.
Tech-Savvy Professionals: Individuals who want to integrate AI into their business strategies.
Anyone Curious About AI: No prior coding experience needed—just bring your ideas, and we’ll show you how to make them work.
Project Managers: Managers who are responsible for large teams and big projects that need to know how to automate a lot of their work processes.
By the end of this workshop, you’ll walk away with a custom-built GPT tailored to your business, ready to streamline your operations and solve real-world challenges. You'll leave with the knowledge and tools to continue developing and refining AI solutions, giving you a competitive edge and empowering you to unlock the full potential of AI in your business. Join us, and transform the way you work with AI!
Day 1: Introduction to Custom GPTs for Business (Jan 7th, 2025)
Duration: 2.5 hours
Session Focus:
Understanding the power of GPTs and how they can be customized for specific business needs.
Outline:
Welcome and Icebreaker (15 min)
Brief introductions and what participants hope to learn.
What Are GPTs and Why Should You Care? (30 min)
Overview of GPT technology and its applications.
Benefits of using AI for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Real-world examples of GPTs in various industries.
Identifying Opportunities for GPTs in Your Business (30 min)
Brainstorming session: What tasks in your business can be automated or enhanced using GPTs?
Group discussion on pain points and opportunities for AI implementation.
Overview of Building a Custom GPT (45 min)
Introduction to the process of creating and customizing GPTs.
Basic principles of training, fine-tuning, and deployment.
Hands-On Activity (30 min)
Participants explore basic GPT models through a user-friendly platform.
Guided walkthrough: Basic customization features and options for GPT applications.
Q&A and Wrap-Up (15 min)
Address questions and set expectations for the next session.
Overview of homework (research current business needs that could be addressed with GPTs).
Day 2: Customizing Your GPT for Specific Business Functions (Jan14th, 2025)
Duration: 2.5 hours
Session Focus:
How to customize GPTs for specific business functions like customer service, content creation, and marketing.
Outline:
Recap and Setting Expectations (15 min)
Quick review of Day 1.
Sharing insights and reflections from homework assignments.
Deep Dive: Creating GPTs for Key Business Areas (60 min)
Customer Support: How to create a GPT that automates FAQs, handles inquiries, and personalizes responses.
Content Creation: Building a GPT for generating blog posts, social media content, or marketing copy.
Marketing & Sales: Using GPTs to create personalized marketing messages, write product descriptions, and more.
Interactive Demo (45 min)
Live demo on customizing GPTs for a sample customer service or marketing function.
Hands-on session: Participants choose a focus area and start customizing GPTs for their own needs.
Group Work: GPT Customization in Action (45 min)
Participants break into small groups to work on building a specific GPT for a business function.
Groups present their GPT customizations and receive feedback from peers and instructors.
Q&A and Wrap-Up (15 min)
Open Q&A session.
Assignment for Day 3: Prepare a plan to integrate your GPT into your business workflow.
Day 3: Refining, Deploying, and Optimizing Your Custom GPT (Jan 21st, 2025)
Duration: 2.5 hours
Session Focus:
Refining the GPT you’ve built, deploying it in real business scenarios, and learning how to optimize and maintain it.
Outline:
Recap and Setting Expectations (15 min)
Recap of Day 2 customizations.
Share feedback on Day 2 activities.
Refining Your GPT (45 min)
Best practices for refining GPT responses and ensuring accuracy.
Personalizing the tone, language, and response style for different business types.
Troubleshooting common issues in custom GPT development.
Deploying Your GPT (45 min)
Introduction to deployment options: Using GPTs in live environments (website, CRM, social media).
Best practices for monitoring and maintaining GPT performance.
Demonstrating deployment tools and integrations.
Optimization Strategies (30 min)
How to continuously optimize your GPT: Collecting data, tracking usage, and fine-tuning over time.
Adjusting GPT settings for better response accuracy and alignment with business goals.
Hands-On Activity: Deployment Plan (30 min)
Participants prepare a deployment plan for their own GPT.
Work individually or in pairs to map out the next steps for integrating GPT into their business.
Final Q&A and Wrap-Up (15 min)
Final open Q&A session to address any lingering questions.
Review the skills learned and how to continue refining custom GPTs beyond the workshop.
Outcome:
By the end of the 3-day workshop, participants will have a functional custom GPT tailored to their business needs, whether it’s for customer service, content creation, or marketing. They will walk away with the knowledge and practical experience to further refine, deploy, and optimize their GPTs, making AI a seamless part of their business operations. They'll also leave with an action plan to integrate GPT technology into their daily work and a solid foundation for continuous improvement in their AI-driven processes.
Sign-up today to secure your spot!