Hi everyone, Last week in The PlaySpace we hosted Build Your Own Customer Persona GPT. If you missed it, or want to revisit the ideas, here are the key resources: 📹 Watch the Replay See the full session recording here:Watch the Replay 📕 Download the Mini Playbook Grab the Customer Persona Playbook we shared during the session. It’s a quick, practical guide that’ll help you build your ideal customer profile in hours, not weeks:Get the Playbook This session also marked the launch of the EasySOP...

Hi everyone, We’ve got a hands-on Circles of AI session coming up next week, and you’re invited to co-build with us. Over the past year, we’ve seen a clear pattern across the Circles of AI community. People are curious about AI, they try a few tools, but then hit a wall. Not because they’re not interested, but because they don’t have time, structure, or a clear next step. That’s why we're building EasySOP, a new project developed by Circles of AI members James Rowe, Ryv Valiquette, and Tris...

Hi Everyone, We’ve got a bonus Circles of AI session this month, hosted by Ryv Valiquette, co-founder of Surrey AI Meetup! Join us for Smart Video Marketing for Busy Service Pros on Monday, June 23 from 6 to 7 PM PT / 9 to 10 PM ET. Want to get more leads from your content without spending hours editing? This hands-on workshop shows you how to turn long videos into weeks of scroll-stopping posts using Descript and ChatGPT, no editing experience required. WHEN:Monday, June 23, 2025 from 6 to 7...

Hi Everyone! We’re thrilled to invite you to the next session in the AI Adoption Forum series: 👉 Inside Enterprise Innovation: Lessons from the CTO Who Delivered a $100M Exit Join us Friday, June 20 from 12 - 1 PM PT / 3 - 4 PM ET for a behind-the-scenes conversation with veteran technology leader Tracy Huitika. Tracy has led transformation at scale, from modernizing ERP and scaling global R&D, to embedding analytics and aligning technical teams across international regions. This isn’t...

Hi Everyone! We’re thrilled to invite you to a special Circles of AI anniversary session, Reflections & Roadmaps: One Year of AI Growth Together happening Friday, May 23 from 12 - 1 PM PT / 3 - 4 PM ET. Whether you’ve joined one session or twenty, you’ve been part of something powerful: a growing community of founders, small business owners, and leaders exploring how to actually use AI in real business settings. Let’s celebrate one year of learning, growth, and momentum, together!...

Hi Everyone! We’re excited to invite you to a special event, the Official Launch of the AI Adoption Forum, happening Friday, April 25 from 12 - 1 PM PT / 3 - 4 PM ET. This is more than just a kickoff. It’s a real talk for anyone trying to make AI and innovation work inside a complex organization. Tales from the Trenches: Confessions of a Corporate Innovator brings together two battle-tested experts, James Rowe and John Bondoc, to share honest stories, hard lessons, and practical strategies...

Hi Everyone and Happy Wednesday! We are absolutely THRILLED to see how much the Circles of AI community has grown over the past year! What started as a few conversations has now blossomed into a thriving, supportive space where people from all backgrounds explore, experiment, and learn together. To keep the momentum going, we're launching several new Circles—each designed to offer focused, trusted spaces where you can ask questions, share ideas, and grow your AI skills and knowledge alongside...

Hi Everyone and Happy St. Patrick's Day!☘️ We’re EXCITED to invite you to our next PlaySpace session, "Creating Multilingual Videos with HeyGen – A Live Hands-On Workshop", happening THIS Friday, March 21st from 12 - 1 PM PT / 3-4 PM ET. Reaching international customers, partners, and vendors just got easier! Please join us for this week’s Circles of AI PlaySpace where we’ll show you how to create high-quality multilingual videos in minutes using HeyGen—no filming or editing skills required!...

Hi Everyone! 📢 New Format Announcement: Monthly Lunch & Learn Sessions! We’re changing things up! Going forward, our Circles of AI sessions will now be monthly Lunch & Learn sessions. These sessions will focus on practical AI applications for business leaders, giving you actionable insights in just one hour—perfect to fit into your workday. February’s Upcoming Session We’re EXCITED to invite you to our next PlaySpace session, "Google Gemini for Business: What’s New & How to Use It". This...

Hi Everyone and Happy Wednesday! We’re excited to invite you to our next PlaySpace session, one designed around YOU, the community. In this session, we’ll explore how AI can act as a strategic advisor to help small and medium-sized business leaders make smarter, data-informed decisions. This session will show you how to think through complex business challenges using AI reasoning models like ChatGPT-o1 and Gemini 2.0 Thinking. The PlaySpace: AI as Your Strategic Advisor for Smarter Business...